Hunting on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation is sure to make fond memories.  The reservation provides sportsmen an ideal place to fish, camp, relax and hunt. The Lower Brule Sioux Reservation boasts healthy populations of pheasants, grouse, Mule deer, White tailed deer, wild turkey, waterfowl, bison, antelope, and even prairie dogs.  Sportsmen enjoy a place like this where there is still more wildlife than people.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Department of Wildlife, Fish and Recreation has an important role in ensuring this area remains a "paradise".  The department is responsible for habitat management on the reservation, as well as stewardship of the wildlife.  Last year the department planted over 80,000 native trees and shrubs, 1,000 acres of native prairie grasslands, and 117 foodplots.

 

The department not only works to provide great wildlife habitat, but also to make it accessible to those that want to enjoy it.  Last year 50,000 acres of land were enrolled in the Tribal walk-in only hunting program.  All together over 150,000 acres of land are open to sportsmen on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation.

In addition to these opportunities, there is great potential to expand habitat and wildlife management projects on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation.  There are plans for creation of new wetlands, more upland prairie restoration, additional native tree and shrub plantings, and reintorduction of additional native species.  The department also has plans to improve boat ramp for access to Lake Sharpe and modernizing recreation areas on the lake for overnight camping and day use.

 

Purchasing land from willing sellers on the reservation and areas surrounding the reservation that were once controlled by the Tribe is also a top priority.  Once purchased the land will be restored and become a part of the plan to maximize wildlife habitat and hunting opportunities.

 

It is exciting to consider even more opportunities for sportsmen!  The Lower Brule Sioux Reservation is one of the few places in the country where there remains potential for a significant increase in land acres available for all sportsmen and wildlife enthusiasts to enjoy.

 

A lack of finances is the limiting factor in both expanding present programs, and moving forward with land aquisition.

 

To continue progressing as one of the nation's leaders in wildlife management and provider of hunting and outdoor recreation opportunities, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe supported the creation of the Maka Foundation.  This foundation was established in April of 2005 to raise charitable funds in support of the projects and programs of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Department of Wildlife, Fish and Recreation.  The Maka Foundation now provides a unique alternative funding source, through philanthropy, for supporting the critical habitat and conservation work.

 

The Maka Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  All donations to the foundation are tax deductible.  Your donation is a guarenteed way to be a part of our exciting programs involving the environment, wildlife and the outdoor activities you cherish.

 

Please go the the How You Can Help page on this website for more informatin about giving to the Maka Foundation to support land aquistiion, more habitat projects, and recreational opportunities for sportsmen.

 

For more detailed information, please contact the Maka Foundation.