31st Annual Bishop’s Charity Hunt
Save the date for the 2025 Bishop’s Charity Hunt!
Monday-Tuesday
September 15-16, 2025
Horseshoe K Lodge, Kimball, SD
About This Event
Where else will you find your Bishop trading in his traditional black clerics and donning blaze orange, other than the annual Bishop’s Charity Hunt? This fully catered event was established in 1995 and today is held in the heart of pheasant country on a private preserve near Kimball, SD. Proceeds benefit Newman Catholic Campus Ministry in the Diocese of Sioux Falls.
Event Includes:
- Guided hunt with transportation
- Dinners: Sunday (pork loin) & Monday (prime rib)
- Breakfasts: Monday & Tuesday
- Social on Sunday & Monday with open bar and unlimited heavy appetizers
- One (1) night lodging
- Trap shoot
- Lunch in the field
- Bird cleaning
- Mass with Bishop DeGrood
- Memories of a lifetime
All of the proceeds from this charity event benefit
Newman Catholic Campus Ministry
About Newman Catholic Campus Ministry
Nearly 80% of Catholics leave the faith do so between the ages of 18-24. The decisions made during their university years will impact the rest of one’s life. Strong Catholic Campus Ministry forms the leaders of tomorrow in society and our Church – from strong husbands and wives to priests and religious vocations.
What’s going on at the Newman Ministries across our diocese?
- Average of 130 students attending daily Mass
- More than 700 students attending Sunday Mass
- More than 90 weekly Bible studies held on campus with approximately 425 students attending
- Over the past 5 years, 17 men have entered seminary, and 6 women have entered religious life
- Services Newman Centers/clubs provide: daily Mass and Confession, Bible studies, retreat opportunities, service projects, mission trips, marriage prep, RCIA and counseling services
Click the logos to learn more about each Newman Ministry
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors & donors!
Presenting Sponsors
Banquet Sponsor
Puetz Design + Build
Social Sponsor
Fiegen Construction
Lunch Sponsors
Carr Chiropractic
Kevin & Jan Feterl
Reece & Kami Kurtenbach
Schwan Financial
Prime Rib & Pork Loin Donors
Dan & Renee Roemen | Sunshine Foods, Madison
Breakfast Sponsors
Costello Property Management
Divine Mercy Pastorate | Sioux Falls
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish | Madison
Firearm & Live Auction Donors
Kevin & Sheila Bruscher
Dan Coss, Auctioneer
Tim & Patty Czmowski
Kampeska Lodge
Jim Thares & BJ Schaefbauer | Primrose
Tom & Sue Thelen Family
Cody & Sarah Wesch
Kenyon & Stacey Gleason
Priest/Newman Representative Sponsors
A&B Business
Bob & Judie Beadle
Joe & Sandra Bernhard
Marc & Marilyn Jean Bernard
David R. Billion
Tony & Lorraine Bour
Mark & Chris Buche (2)
Mary & Tom Cink
Janet Cronin
Tim & Lee Dardis
Ron & Mary Feterl
Dave & Terry Geiver
Jim & Nini Hart
Dr. Leslie and Lisbeth Heinemann
Jeff & Renee Hurley
Bob & Brenda Jarding
Mike & Robin Jaspers
Gene & Cynthia Jones
Rory & Amber Kelly (2)
Rich & Cindy Korman
Joe & Julie Krall
Rick & Donna Lessnau
Jay Libel
Micah & Lindsey Mauney
Tom & Susan McDowell
Dick & Darlene Muth (2)
Paul & Deborah Muth
Shane & Jennifer Namanny
Paulson Air Heating & Cooling
Dana & Rebecca Randall
Tim Reisch
Terry & Deb Sabers
Jessie & Jon Schmidt
Bob & Julie Sebert
Dr. Steven & Carol Smith
Jeff & Lynne Smith
Chance & Erika Stoeser
Craig & Connie Swarthout
Dick & Kathy Sweetman
Tracy & Jim Thares
Wade & Cindy Vandover
Roger & Michele Weber
Theresa Wingen
Bob & Deb Winkles
Knights of Columbus | Chamberlain
Knights of Columbus | Ipswitch
SD Knights of Columbus
In-Kind Donors
Coca-Cola
Culligan
Dr. Dan Flaherty
Beal Distributing
Bickering Brothers Distillery
Committee Members
Kevin Bruscher | Mitchell (Chair)
Traci Austin | Sioux Falls
Heidi Comes | Madison
Tim Dardis | Sioux Falls
Kevin Feterl | Sioux Falls
Fr. Patrick Grode | Brookings
Collin Kjose | Sioux Falls
Tyler Kozeal | Vermillion
Julie Lambert | Madison
Dick Muth | Mitchell
Shane & Jennifer Namanny | Kimball
Zach Peterson | Aberdeen
Fr. John Rutten | Vermillion
Spencer Titus | Sioux Falls
Ashley Tschakert | Aberdeen
Fr. Anthony Urban | Madison
