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#625242 01/23/23 06:36 PM
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Any recommendations for a good Georgia quail hunt? Looking for any and all options from day trips to multiday with lodging. Would consider South Carolina as well. Thanks.

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Glad to help; pretty familiar with many of the options here in SW Georgia plantation country.

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I shot here a couple years ago and thought it was the right balance of reasonably priced with excellent wingshooting (not that I am an expert). They even have a few coveys of wild birds bouncing around on the property. I did an afternoon hunt, stayed overnight, and then a morning hunt.

https://huntsouthwind.com/

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My best friend and his wife always went to Quail Ridge in Dalton GA. Went at least once a year.

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Going to Dorchester Farms this year. Third time. Accommodations are great. Birds have ranged from poor to great, but you only pay for what you shoot, so I leave the low or slow flyers. We have gotten into wild coveys but it's clear to tell the difference, the wild ones are never very far from heavy cover and get back into in a hurry. We use their dogs, pointers and cockers for flushing. I meet friends and have a set package, 1 afternoon at clays then 2 days of chasing birds. Dorchester is about half way between Savannah and Jacksonville.


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I've got some guys coming in this weekend from California to duck hunt Saturday morning and then quail hunt afterwards. They wanted to have another day on one of our many area commercial hunts on Friday and lined up a spot just south of me in near Bainbridge. They'll have a blast and kill a lot of birds, but no doubt will find the wild birds they'll hunt on Saturday to be a completely different game.

Here are some of the ones around me:

Hunting Plantations and Lodges in SW Georgia


There are a couple of places that will let you purchase a wild bird hunt, but it's a dramatically different price point. Wild birds simply can't handle the flow of hunting pressure that would come at a lower cost of entry.... We do have some public land hunting that often can be surprisingly good, especially if you're familiar with the areas.

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Originally Posted by Nitrah
Going to Dorchester Farms this year. Third time. Accommodations are great. Birds have ranged from poor to great, but you only pay for what you shoot, so I leave the low or slow flyers. We have gotten into wild coveys but it's clear to tell the difference, the wild ones are never very far from heavy cover and get back into in a hurry. We use their dogs, pointers and cockers for flushing. I meet friends and have a set package, 1 afternoon at clays then 2 days of chasing birds. Dorchester is about half way between Savannah and Jacksonville.
One of my lifelong hunting buddies had a business relationship with the Gaskins which was paid off in hunts. I've been fortunate to enjoy Jerry's good fortune and have been a couple of times over the years. The Gaskins are great folks. As we are a short drive away, I've never stayed overnight, but the lunch is fantastic. Yes, there is a difference between wild and pen raised, but all in all, a good way to spend a morning or afternoon. Gil

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I have been here twice and had a great experience!

https://www.sundownfarmsplantation.com/

Well run, clean, good food.............

Give it a look.


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Thanks for the replies. Another question; why do some outfits discourage or disallow 12 bore guns? I would think a 2 1/2 inch 1 oz or 7/8 oz low pressure load from one on my English guns would not be overkill. For that matter would it really differ from a 1 oz 20 bore load?

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Originally Posted by Southern Sport
Thanks for the replies. Another question; why do some outfits discourage or disallow 12 bore guns? I would think a 2 1/2 inch 1 oz or 7/8 oz low pressure load from one on my English guns would not be overkill. For that matter would it really differ from a 1 oz 20 bore load?

I noticed that also on the huntsouthwind site.

A friend of mine was invited to shoot quail on a private plantation some years ago & showed up w/ his favorite 12 ga SxS grouse gun & 1 oz loads. The host would not allow him shoot the 12 ga w/ 1 oz or any other loads & loaned him a 20 ga Browning Citori O/U supplied w/ 3" 1 1/4 oz loads!

EDIT! Since posting this I had the opportunity to speak w/ the friend that experienced this & I had it slightly wrong.

The correct story is that both my friend & his wife were invited guests at a private plantation shoot & both took their favorite 12 ga grouse guns & 7/8 oz loads. The host allowed the wife to shoot her 12 ga O/U w/ the 7/8 oz loads but would not let my friend shoot his 12 ga SxS w/ 7/8 loads & gave him a 20 ga Browning O/U with 1 oz loads to shoot. My friend said that he mentioned to the host that he was shooting a 1/8 oz payload increase w/ the 1 oz 20 ga ammo but this fell on deaf ears & the host said nothing over 20 ga was the rule on the plantation but he would make an exception for a woman but not for him (Southern chivalry at it's best). His thought was that the host simply viewed anything larger than a 20 ga as unsporting for quail regardless of the amount of shot used.

I'm always amazed by small bore snobbery North or South.

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