Details About Our Service Fees at the Hunting Preserve

Upland bird hunt packages provide guides, dogs, and birds (Quail, Chukar, and/or Pheasant) in the field, but it is incumbent upon the customer to shoot and kill the birds in order to harvest and take home. The season runs from Oct 1 thru 31 March.

Waterfowl hunts provide guides, dogs, decoys, but do not provide nor guarantee birds. Waterfowl species are wild birds that are unpredictable as to when and where they fly. Species generally include Mallards, Wood Ducks, Canadian Geese, and some less common species like Gadwall, Green/Blue-Winged Teal, and diving ducks. Contact Craig Tant: (910) 758-5483. Season in accordance with North Carolina hunting regulations.

Deer Hunting Club: Limit 12 members. No guests. Over planted food plots and feeders. Contact Ken Adams: (910) 551-1059.

Package hunts that are customized per guests’ requests may incur additional fees. Individual bird costs vary due to market influences on feed and fuel (so please contact us for exact pricing), but in general, the following are baseline costs: Quail: $10+, Chukar: $15+, Pheasant: $25+

Inexperienced first-time hunters or those who are a bit rusty and on a tighter budget – 10 Quail (or will customize Quail count per hunter), guide, and dogs. Maximum of 3 hunters in the group, with 2 shooters at a time. Bird cleaning is extra (see pricing in General Information).

Base Fee (without bird cleaning): $145.00 per adult, 1 child under 16 free per paid adult.

Inexperienced first-time hunters or those who are a bit rusty – 6 Quail, 2 Chukar, 2 Pheasant (or will customize bird combinations per hunter), guide, and dogs. Maximum of 3 hunters per group with 2 shooters at a time. Bird cleaning is extra (see pricing in General Information).

Base Fee (without bird cleaning): $185.00 per adult, 1 child under 16 free per paid adult.

Experienced hunters – 15 Quail, 10 Chukar, 5 Pheasant (or will customize bird combination per hunter), guide, dogs, and bird cleaning (breasted only). Maximum of 2 hunters.

Base Fee (includes breasted birds, whole bird cleaning is extra): $515.00

Experienced hunters – 20 Quail, 10 Chukar, 10 Pheasant (or will customize bird combination per hunter), guide, dogs, snacks/drinks, and bird cleaning (breasted only). Maximum of 3 hunters.

Base Fee (includes breasted birds, whole bird cleaning is extra): $735

Steel or nontoxic shot, Federal Duck Stamp, and Hunting License required. Hip or chest waders are recommended in order to expand hunting location opportunities. Guide, dog, and decoys provided. Wild waterfowl cooperation is not guaranteed. Bird cleaning is extra (see pricing above).

Base Fee (without bird cleaning): $125 per adult, 1 child under 16 free per paid adult.

European style tower hunts are normally offered monthly starting as early as November and going thru March of each season (check the website events calendar for exact dates and additional information). Tower hunt features Anderson Creeks Hunting Preserve’s 75’ tower from where lively pheasants take flight providing hunters an opportunity to show off their shooting skill (or not in some cases) in bringing a bird down before it wings its way to freedom. There are twenty shooting positions, maximum of three shooters per position. 6 pheasants are released per paying shooter. The minimum number of shooters required for a Tower Hunt is 10 (60 pheasants), maximum of 60 shooters (360 pheasants). Recommend 20 or 12 gauge shotguns, modified to full choke, and at least 5 boxes (25 ct) of high-velocity shotgun shells, shot size 6, 5, or 4 (nothing bigger than 4), and absolutely no BB or buckshot. Guides will provide dogs for retrieval, but customers may bring their own dogs upon approval of the proprietor, Mr. Farrar. At the completion of Tower Hunt, all harvested pheasants will be divided evenly among customers who desire to take them home. Bird cleaning is extra (see pricing above in General Information). Private parties can also request a Tower Hunt, please call Mr. Farrar to coordinate and pricing at (910) 578-6613.

Base Fee (without bird cleaning):
$160 per shooter (November – January).
$170 per shooter (February – March).

Come on out and enjoy our traditional southern pig-pickin’, dove hunting, and fellowship. Recommend 20 or 12 gauge shotgun with 8 or 7 shots. Ice chest, water, and a hunting stool are also recommended.

Fees:

• Adults $100.00 for both days, includes Saturday lunch and an additional free day at the range (pistol and rifle), a $25.00 value
• Adults $85.00 for opening day only (includes lunch)
• Saturday Lunch: Spectators and children 6 and over, $5.00, children 5 and under eat free
• Children under 16 with the paid adult hunt for free (but still pay lunch fee as applicable)
• Children under immediate non-hunting adult (guardian) supervision, hunt for free (call for questions)
• If you can’t make it on Monday, if paid for both days, you can receive a rain check for the day’s hunt and range.

Bird hunt base prices do not include bird cleaning unless specifically annotated as such. Bird cleaning is an additional charge as follows:

Quail & Chukar: $1 per bird, breasted only; $2 per bird, entire bird cleaned.

Pheasant: $2 per bird, breasted only; $4 per bird, entire bird cleaned.

Ducks: $3 per bird, breasted only; $6 per bird, entire bird cleaned.

Geese: $4 per bird, breasted only; $8 per bird, entire bird cleaned.

All guide-provided dogs are trained in standard commands are well behaved, and are up to date on shots. All customers must coordinate with guides before bringing their own dog. The guide has the final say on whether a customer can bring their own dog or not. If a guide agrees to allow a customer to bring their own dog, the customer’s dog must be trained to standard commands, well behaved, and up to date on all shots (again please let guides know in advance if desiring to bring own dog).

A restroom is available at the office, trees are abundant elsewhere. A cleaning station, ice, and freezer bags are also available at the office for harvested birds. A drink vending machine is located on the office porch.