Georgia > East Central Region > Hancock County > Sparta

Whether it is quail hunting during the day or bowfishing at night, we at Cherry Hill Hunting Preserve believe in giving you a quality hunt that will both challenge and excite you. Our quail hunting in Georgia is as close to wild bird hunting as you can get and yet be assured you have quail to hunt. Our Bowfishing Charters are an adventure just to be on the water at night. You never know what you’ll see! We book a few deer and turkey hunts, but only if we think you’ll have a good shot at being successful. Hog hunts are free with the purchase of any other hunt. A sporting clay course is also available free with your hunt. PHOTO above is a happy Cherry Hill Hunting Preserve client with a 18-pound gar taken during a nighttime bowfishing expedition on the Savannah River.

Bowfishing
Shooting fish can be like a hot dove shoot with no bag limit. The first time I take you, we’ll shoot the Savannah River where the shooting is fast and furious. Just like every dove is flying at a different height and speed, every fish is swimming at a different depth and angle. There is a deflection of light that makes the fish look higher than they really are. By shooting low, the splash of the arrow does not distort your view of the fish. Your arrow looks like a torpedo sailing through the water toward it’s target. In the river, most of the fish you’ll see are 2-4 lb suckers, there are only a few trophy fish. But, since you’ll have the opportunity to shoot literally 1000 times apiece during a full nights charter, it doesn’t take long to get the hang of it. After you get used to aiming low, we’ll go to the lake where you’ll only shoot a few hundred times in a night, but you stand a better chance of seeing a 10-15 lb gar, a 20-30 lb carp, or a 50+ lb catfish. Besides shooting fish, it is an adventure just being on the water at night. You’ll see beaver, turtles, gators. It’s also interesting to see what lies under water. I’ve found everything from a safe to a satellite dish. My prices are the same for 1 to 3 people. All gear will be provided. PHOTO: Thumbnail photo above is Cherry Hill Hunting Preserve owner, Michael Evans, with a huge Savannah River catfish taken bowfishing.

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 Georgia > Southwest Region > Calhoun County > Arlington

In season and out, Quail Country Plantation has a menu of hunting, fishing and golfing activities that will satisfy any outdoorsman.

Quail Country Plantation lies in the heart of the “Quail Hunting Capital of the World.” With a history dating back to 1960, we are all about quail hunting.

With the finest hunting dogs and the most beautiful woodlands, our grounds are managed and cared for every day for one reason only - to take you quail hunting.

To hunt at Quail Country Plantation is to take a step back in time. We offer genuine southern hospitality combined with incredible wildlife habitat, diverse landscape, great food, and professional courteous guides. This is Quail Country!!

Our lodge is over 13,700 square feet and sits on the bank of meandering Mill Creek, which is spring fed and it’s temperature is a constant 67 degrees year round. The lodge sleeps 28 and also has an extremely nice pro-shop, stocked with a full line of Orvis items, as well as a “first class” gun room.

We offer meeting facilities in our conference annex along with year-round events and party facilities with meals and catering.

Also, we offer sporting clays and trap year round, as well as shooting instruction and custom gun fits. Also, be sure and take a look at our off-season activities.

Contact us today to begin the planning of a quail hunting experience of a lifetime.

OFF SEASON ACTIVITIES

Golf & Clays Packages

• 18 holes of golf at Stonebridge Golf & Country Club, greens fees, cart, and unch
• 100 target round on Quail Country Plantation’s sporting clays course

Weekend Golf & Clays “Get-A-Way”

• 2 Rounds (18 Holes) of golf at Stonebridge Golf & Country Club, greens fees, cart, and lunch (at Stonebridge), evening meal at Stonebridge
• Overnight lodging at Quail Country Plantation, and continental breakfast at QCP
• 2 Rounds (100 targets each) sporting clays course
• Half-day fishing at Quail Country Plantation

Off Season Clay Rates

• Sporting clays 50 targets 20.00
• 100 targets 40.00
• Trap rates: wobble trap 25 targets 12.50
• 5 stand 25 targets 12.50
• 2 person flush & flurry 25 targets 12.50

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 Georgia > West Central > Meriwether County > Gay

Year-round accessibility to clay courses draws experienced and beginning shooters to Big Red Oak Plantation in Gay.

The decline of the native Bob White Quail led to the establishment of the hunting preserve in 1974 to restore the quail population and as a side line to farming. Now where cotton, peaches, corn and soybeans were grown, the 3,500-acre farm is planted in switch grass, love grass, small grains, clover, partridge pea, and bi-color lespedeza strictly for wildlife management.

In 2004, we added a state-of-the-art Sporting Clay Range with 5-Stand. The range is a fully automated course, set amongst hard woods to fields, always keeping in mind the comforts of our customers.  A great joy for the novice and the experienced alike.  We also added a few new buildings, a Pro-Shop with a full line of Shooting Inventory and ammunition, a Pavilion that can accommodate 150 plus people and a covered Bar-B-Q area.

Now, you can experience it first hand. Close enough to town for convenience, yet far enough out in the country for real enjoyment.  Gay is centrally located approximately an hour’s drive from either Atlanta, Columbus, or Macon on Ga. State Highway 85/74, and only thirty minutes from LaGrange, Newnan, Fayetteville, Thomaston or Griffin.  All major airports and many smaller airports are easily accessible.

Arthur Estes, the founder of Big Red Oak Plantation, is a sixth-generation family member to live and work on the land. He operates and maintains the hunting preserve year round. “Quail hunting and bird dogs have been my lifelong passion.”

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