Recreation

The Lower Brule Indian Reservation offers recreation opportunities year-round, including shore fishing, hiking, picnicking, camping, boat launching, horseback riding, ATV, snowmobile and dirt bike riding, cross-country skiing, wildlife viewing and photography. Recreational access permits are required for all non-tribal members using tribal lands. The Season Guide, Regulations and Map, as well as recreation permits and hunting and fishing licenses, are available from the Lower Brule Wildlife, Fish and Recreation Department. Please call 605-473-5666.

Hunting

Whether it's mule deer, white-tail deer, prairie chickens, sharp-tailed grouse, geese, ducks, wild turkeys, elk or buffalo and, of course, pheasants, the Reservation offers some of the best hunting in central South Dakota.  Packaged hunts are available for a wide range of species that include deer, elk and buffalo.  Package hunts often begin before the regular rifle-hunting season and an experienced guide is provided.  

Fishing

Some of the best fishing in South Dakota can be found on Lake Sharpe.  Walleye, Northern Pike, Trout, White Bass, Crappie, Perch and all Catfish species as well as non-game fish can be fished year round – by boat or, in the winter, ice fishing.

Boating

Modern boat ramps providing access onto Lake Sharpe are located at South Iron Nation, Good Soldier Creek and Right Tailrace (near the Big Bend Dam).  There are primitive boat ramps at North Iron Nation and Little Bend. 

Hiking and Wildlife Observation

There are many areas on the Reservation that offer wildlife viewing and hiking opportunities.  Guides are recommended, however information and recreational permits can be obtained at our Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Department at 605-473-5666.  

The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) nests in abandoned prairie dog burrows on the Reservation. At almost any time between dawn and dusk, from its usual perch on the mound of soil thrown up by the burrow, or from a fencepost, the burrowing owl catches mice, ground squirrels, beetles and grasshoppers, and small birds. It will also eat the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. 

Contact us: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Tourism Office, 187 Oyate Circle, Lower Brule, South Dakota 57548. 

Phone 605-473-0561 or 888-323-2260.