I do NOT recommend hunting at Shady Grove preserve!!!
11-17-2010, 03:28 AM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 542
Check out Primland. I hunted there about 10 years ago with 2 other guys and we absolutely loved it. Lots of birds and the guide had several sets of dogs he would swap out to give them a rest. We had 3 in our party but they only wanted two hunting at any given time. So we swapped out. When one guy got a bird, he broke open his gun and hung back to let the other guy hunt. It worked great.
My only regret is not getting back there in 10 years.
For me, it is maybe the only bird hunting I will get to do as we just don't have much grouse, quail or pheasant around.
My only regret is not getting back there in 10 years.
For me, it is maybe the only bird hunting I will get to do as we just don't have much grouse, quail or pheasant around.
11-17-2010, 04:16 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,780
I have shot at Shady Grove a few times. They have been very good to deal with and have provided a very nice day of shooting. This place is in NOVA (maybe an hour from the DC beltway?) and can only handle a limited number of people, so I believe that preference is given to regulars that buy multi-hunt packages. A friend took me out for a shoot and introduction the first time and I bought a 10 hunt package after we had a great day of quail shooting. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, to cater to every single-hunt guy considering the nearby population.
If you are in need of a shooting preserve, I would try either driving further from NOVA or asking Shady Grove about the availability of their multi-hunt packages.
If you are in need of a shooting preserve, I would try either driving further from NOVA or asking Shady Grove about the availability of their multi-hunt packages.
11-17-2010, 05:49 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Colorado
Posts: 200
I have to admit I'm a little jealous.
11-17-2010, 01:04 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 182
Check out Primland.
Half-day Pheasant hunt
$369/hunter (opportunity to harvest 8 birds)Half-day Quail hunt
$369/hunter (15 quail released)Half-day Chukar hunt
$369/hunter (opportunity to harvest 10 birds)Half-day Combination hunt
$369/hunter (6 pheasants & 4 quail)
(6 pheasants & 3 chukar)Additional Birds
Pheasant—$25 each
Quail—$9.50 each
Chukar—$14.95 eachBird cleaning—$4 each
(All cleaned birds are packed in a cooler.)Our count is based on birds shot, not birds retrieved.
Wow. That's pretty damn pricey.
I'm headed up to PA for a wild grouse and stocked pheasant hunt this weekend. Its a 4 1/2 hour drive from DC, $35 for the non resident small game license, and free to hunt the state game lands (lodging is $60 a night)
11-17-2010, 05:29 PM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 542
Pricing Information
Half-day Pheasant hunt
$369/hunter (opportunity to harvest 8 birds)Half-day Quail hunt
$369/hunter (15 quail released)Half-day Chukar hunt
$369/hunter (opportunity to harvest 10 birds)Half-day Combination hunt
$369/hunter (6 pheasants & 4 quail)
(6 pheasants & 3 chukar)Additional Birds
Pheasant—$25 each
Quail—$9.50 each
Chukar—$14.95 eachBird cleaning—$4 each
(All cleaned birds are packed in a cooler.)Our count is based on birds shot, not birds retrieved.
Wow. That's pretty damn pricey.
Half-day Pheasant hunt
$369/hunter (opportunity to harvest 8 birds)Half-day Quail hunt
$369/hunter (15 quail released)Half-day Chukar hunt
$369/hunter (opportunity to harvest 10 birds)Half-day Combination hunt
$369/hunter (6 pheasants & 4 quail)
(6 pheasants & 3 chukar)Additional Birds
Pheasant—$25 each
Quail—$9.50 each
Chukar—$14.95 eachBird cleaning—$4 each
(All cleaned birds are packed in a cooler.)Our count is based on birds shot, not birds retrieved.
Wow. That's pretty damn pricey.
Though it was ONLY $300 when I went. It is really the only way I will get to bird hunt so it was worth it. If the government knew how much fun it was they would make it illegal.
