Each year we carefully compile a slate of hosted hunts at some of the finest wingshooting venues in the US. Not only are these world-class experiences, but they also are opportunities to meet other sportsmen with similar passions. We draw heavily on readers and past guests to shape the most diverse and inspiring hunting opportunities. For 2023-’24 we will welcome guests to four exciting destinations to pursue a combination of pheasants, bobwhite quail, sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge. Please keep in mind that these hunts fill up quickly, so be sure to check your calendar and book early.
Upland Hunting in America’s Heartland
From October 16 to 20 SSM’s Director of Wingshooting, Terry Bombeke, will host a group at Harpole’s Heartland Lodge, in Nebo, Illinois. This is classic upland hunting in farmland habitat with experienced guides and a collection of talented German shorthairs, pointers and French Brittanys. Hunters fly into St. Louis and, following a two-hour drive to the lodge, enjoy three days of pursuing pheasants and bobwhite quail. The cost of the trip is $5,245 and includes single-occupancy accommodations and everything but gratuities, taxes and the cost of shipping birds home.
For more information about this adventure, contact Terry Bombeke at 1-207-594-9544, ext. 478 or [email protected].
South Dakota Upland
From October 29 to November 2, SSM Editor in Chief Ralph Stuart heads up a three-day hunt at Firesteel Creek Lodge, in Isabel, South Dakota. The property’s 200,000 acres offer incredible opportunities for pheasants, sharptails and Huns. Guests fly into Bismarck, North Dakota, and the cost of $5,195 includes single-occupancy accommodations and everything but gratuities, taxes and the cost of shipping birds home. This is an epic upland hunt in a well-managed mix of food plots, native grasses and brushy draws. Bring your walking boots.
For more information about this adventure, contact Terry Bombeke at 1-207-594-9544, ext. 478 or [email protected].
Pheasant, Chukar, Partridge and Quail in Idaho
Working in collaboration with our friends at Orvis Adventures, we have launched a new hunt at the world-renowned Flying B Ranch, in Kamiah, Idaho. Reid Bryant, Shooting Sportsman Editor at Large and Senior Manager of Orvis Wingshooting Services, will lead the hunt, which will take place from December 6 to 10. Guests will enjoy an elite level of service and hospitality in a distinctive Western-style lodge along with three days of no-limit pheasant, chukar, Hungarian partridge and quail hunting. Orvis will be tossing in a surprise welcome gift for participants as well. Flying B offers a wide variety of terrain that accommodates hunters of all physical abilities and boasts extraordinary guides and exceptionally well-trained dogs. The cost of the trip is $7,548 and includes everything but taxes and gratuities.
For more information about this adventure, contact Terry Bombeke at 1-207-594-9544, ext. 478 or [email protected]man.com.
Southern Bobwhite Quail Hunt
From December 7 to 11 we will hold our first-ever trip to Prairie Wildlife, in West Point, Mississippi. This is no-limit bobwhite quail hunting at one of the finest wingshooting destinations in the South. Terry Bombeke will host the trip, and guests will fly into Columbus, Mississippi. The cost of $6,295 includes single-occupancy accommodations and everything except gratuities, taxes and the cost of shipping birds home. If you appreciate hard-going pointing dogs and getting into multiple coveys of quail in classic grassland habitat, this is the hunt for you.
For more information about this adventure, contact Terry Bombeke at 1-207-594-9544, ext. 478 or [email protected].
Georgia Quail from Mule-Drawn Wagons
We round out the slate of Adventures with a trip from February 15 to 19, 2024, to Pine Hill Plantation, in Donalsonville, Georgia. This destination is a crowd favorite, offering a step back in time with bobwhite hunting from mule-drawn wagons. Terry Bombeke will host the gathering, for which attendees fly into Tallahassee, Florida. The cost of the trip is $6,280 and includes single-occupancy accommodations and everything but gratuities, taxes and the cost of shipping birds home. This is a bucket-list experience in the heart of Georgia’s quail country.
For more information about this adventure, contact Terry Bombeke at 1-207-594-9544, ext. 478 or [email protected].
Hi Terry, Are U planning another dove, duck hunt in Argentina in 2020.
I went with Bruce in 2018, what a great trip.
Nice place better than Riverbend