Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

1333.0. "Georgia Quail Plantations" by PRKBBQ::WELLS (Cakes useless if you can't eat it too!) Tue Dec 28 1993 00:40

    
    Any Georgia quail hunters out there?
    
    My dad who's in NH has requested some information about quail hunting
    trips in Georgia.  He's bird hunted his whole life, and has an
    excellent English Setter he uses for grouse, woodcock, pheasants, and
    the dog even retrieves ducks in the cold season.  But he's never been
    crate trained and so flying is probably out for the dog, and I doubt
    he's going to drive down.  He's generally opposed to the game farms,
    but he has heard of some "quail plantation" places that have organized
    hunts where they supply the dogs.  He'd like to find a place that he
    can do like 1/2 day hunts, and maybe stay outside the place somewhere
    or maybe even with me, to keep the cost somewhat down.  He'd like to go
    in the spring, so he can still hunt every day in the fall(he's got a
    camp on the Canadian border in Pittsburgh NH).  I assume these private
    places can hunt at any time since it's private land, is this true?
    Also I gotta say again, the more commercial it is the less he'll like
    it.  He really would rather just go himself but just doesn't know the
    area and how to go about getting his dog down here.  I'm new to the
    North Atlanta area myself, so am not sure where to begin looking and
    give him some price estimates.   
    
    So does anyone have any suggestions on where to start looking?  Are
    there any travel agents that specialize in this kind of stuff?  Any
    local magazines/papers/gun clubs I can start to look through? 
    
    Thanks in advance
    Tim

    Hi, funny you should ask. Over the last several weeks I have sent away
    for MANY pamplets on quail hunting. I found any of the places in
    Georgia to be completely out of any sensible price range. For a one day
    hunt prices ranged from 450.00 to 895.00. That included lodging, meals,
    etc but still...
    
     I did find a place in South Carolina that seemed much less
    commercialized and priced more to my liking. I think they had half and
    full day hunts and they were priced somewhere around 75.00 per gun for
    half day hunts. This place also had a sporting clay range so we figured
    we'd do some half day hunts and some sporting clay shooting in between.
    
    I have never been there before but it seems like it is a NO FRILLS
    operation. I plan to call the local BBB to see if there are any
    complaints with the place, etc.
    
    If you like I can post the name and # of the place next week ?

     Yes, please do post this info.
    
    I've got a bunch of numbers from various magazines but haven't made
    the phone calls yet.  If I get anything useful I'll post it.
    
    Thanks
    Tim