We are contemplating putting together a pheasant shoot/trad gathering and I have been tasked with trying to see if there is enough interest to pull it off. We would need 15-20 folks to split the cost evenly. Here are the details:
Traditional Archery Pheasant Hunt
Location: High Point Quail Preserve Locust Grove, Georgia (30 minutes South of Atlanta)
Date: Saturday March 8, 2014
Time: 0800 start till we get tired
The event: We will start the day with a 150 bird tower shoot. This is a shoot where the birds are released from a tower in the middle of a large field. There will be several safely positioned stations around the field where 2-4 archer will shoot from. All arrows must be flu-flu fletched with blunts or some type of judo point. You will be pass shooting the birds. After the tower shoot we will break for a group lunch ($5.00) and shoot the bows in some fun archery games. We also have access to a two station skeet range so bring your shotgun and shells. Following this, we will take back to the fields and surrounding woods to stalk and push the birds and or use some pointing dogs. All hunting will be trad bow only. This will be a full day of fun with a great group. The cost is based on the number of folks we get to attend but will be in the range of $115.00-$130.00. This is substantially less than this place normally charges for a tower shoot alone plus he is giving us the run of the place for the entire day. Again, I am only the organizer and will only be taking the money up for the event host.
Right now we have about 8 folks committed but we need 12ish more. If you think this is something you would like to do, shoot me a PM asap and give me your contact information. We would need to fully commit to him by Feb. 22. If you want to attend you will have to pay to reserve a spot so that we are assured of meeting the minimum number of people. If we hit the minimum number of people required, kids can shoot free. Non-hunting guest are free and welcome. I would love to see this as an annual event.
A little additional background on this place... My son Luke and I have volunteered here on many Wounded Warrior and Purple Heart hunts. I organize retrievers for these hunts. The owner is a special dude and really takes care of our servicemen. For those bringing non-shooter and or traveling a good distance, there are hotels, restaurants and great shopping within two miles of the preserve. Tanger Outlet mall is BIG and could keep a shopper busy for days. This will be a fun time with the family of the trad bow.
To see what the place looks like and for more information on how these shoots work as well as links to area hotels/shopping/dining, visit:
http://www.highpointquail.com/#!cont...nt-hunts/c15re
Topic: Who wants to shoot Southern pheasants? (Read 276 times)
