We encourage you to bring your young hunters. If you are 17 years old and under you may hunt for free with your parent or guardian. Which ever hunt the adult chooses, the bag limit will be shared. There are specials available to increase your bag limits. This will give you a lot more shooting. Youth hunters must also have proof of completing a Hunters Education Course to carry a gun. Father-son or daughter are always a rewarding experience.
Hunts available for all Ages!
Pheasant, Chuckar, and Quail
Hunting License-We can issue license for those who need one. If you hunt only preserve ground you can buy just preserve license at a cost of $12.00. If you want to hunt outside the preserve, your state license will total up to $61.00 for those 18 & older.
Hunter Education– Those born after Jan 1st 1967 must have completed their Hunters Education Course. Those under 18 are required to exhibit a valid certificate of completion from a state approved hunters education course.
Hunter Requirements– For everyone’s safety hunters are required to comply with hunters education rules and all hunters are required to wear blaze orange while hunting. Safety is our top priority. Dogs are also a requirement.
Hunter Courtesy- We are habitat lovers and outdoor sportsmen. We all love the great outdoors. We would kindly appreciate if all garbage and empty shell casings are picked up and properly disposed of.
Hunting Rates
1/2 Day Bird Hunt
we have some of the best habitat around. We’ll show you plenty of action in real bird country. Hunt Pheasant, Chuckar or Quail. We will guide you with dogs. A hunt consist of 3 pheasants or 4 chuckar or 6 quail. You may use any one species or any combination.
Full Day Hunt
This hunt will give you a day of great outdoors in prime habitat. We will guide you with dogs. Supply you with refreshments and a noon lunch provided. You will have plenty of action and alot of fun. All for only $175.00. A hunt consist of any one species or any combination. (6 Pheasants or 8 Chuckars or 12 Quail).
3 Day Hunts
This offering includes the works. Three nights lodging, guided hunts with dogs. Refreshments and lunches. Birds cleaned and packaged. 6 bird daily limit, any combination of birds can be harvested. A dinner certificate on us at the nationally known Rubes Steak House. You get it all for $610.00.
Hungary Hunters Special
Those of you that want a lot of action can expand your limits. this special will allow you to shoot more birds. Let us know in advance so we’ll be able to stock the right amount of birds for your party. Prices on birds harvested on this special are pheasants $18.00, chuckars $13.00, or quail $8.00 per bird.
All hunts can be tailored to fit your situation
The cost of the hunts include our guides and dogs. Past experience has shown us that dogs that hunted over hundreds of birds and guides that know the land make a positive difference.
Those of you wanting to hunt with your own dogs the prices are reduced but we can’t guarantee the same results. Their is a big difference in how many times a dog has been in the field to know how hunts. Experience is the best teacher. We all know young dogs need to be hunted a lot to become the best. The preserve has plenty of birds. This is far better than walking all day hoping to find a couple of birds to train him on. If you want action this is the place to be.
Accommodations
Lodging Prices:
The Petersville Hunting Lodge. this is an early 1900 farmstead. The house is fixed up into a unique rustic private hunting lodge. It will accommodate large groups. The bottom floor consist of Kitchen-shower-Bathroom-Living Room-2 Bed Rooms. this is available for $65.00. If you need the 3 bedrooms upstairs for your larger groups this is available for and additional $25.00. There is also a fire Outside for those of you that love the evening stars. There are also outside kennels for your dogs.(if you like)
$50 a night includes 2 bedrooms, $25 each additional bedroom .
Added Attractions:
There are several small town restaurants with fabulous home cooked meals. The nationally known Rube’s Steakhouse, “The original grill your own,” is only minutes away. It is located right next to the Meskwaki Bingo and Casino. There is an old historical barn with limestone foundation which has an upper loft that we have hosted several barn dances for teenagers. Future plans include working with Pheasants Forever on the women groups and the youth groups that need a place to hunt. We would also like to conduct a safety course for youth just getting started in hunting, and the list continues to grow.