Driven Pheasant Shoots at Canyon Ranch
Canyon Ranch offers quality driven shoots for the Canyon Ranch Gun Club. They feature a unique mixture of upland game birds, including wild and released pheasants, partridges and native grouse. The areas of best bird cover and habitat are the sites of our drives. Typically these areas are riparian areas with dense growth of cottonwoods, hawthorns, wild plum, aspen, wild grasses and other native bushes. On occasion, there are some agricultural plantings of grain or corn that are driven.
Unlike most European shooting our birds are driven by dogs and their handlers, not beaters. The flushed birds then follow the natural terrain and fly over the standing guns providing them with challenging shots at high, fast, incoming and crossing birds. |
Canyon Ranch prides itself on producing strong healthy birds for the finest quality shooting in North America. Each year 6800 pheasant and 200 Hungarian and chukker partridges are released during the season. There are also wild populations of pheasant, Hungarian partridges and sharp-tail grouse on the Canyon Ranch property. Our phesants are released well in advance of being shot over to locate them in the wild. These are not "put and take" birds. Once the birds are released. Canyon Ranch staff scatter feed in areas of prime cover. This tends to hold the birds in specific areas as well as keep them strong for survival in the wild.
We currently have availability for the Canyon Ranch Gun Club.
Weekend Dates Available Through March 2010
Please inquire for more information. |
2009-2010 Shooting Season Rates
Canyon Ranch
Pheasant Hunting Weekend:
8 guns, all inclusive shooting weekend: Arrival Friday, shoot full day on Saturday and Shoot through noon Sunday.
Average Bag is 140 birds. We have an early release program to create as wild and strong a bird as possible. We budget 350 birds for each weekend but over 2000 birds are in the covers at all times.
Includes: The rights to shooting and lodging for eight guns on each weekend. Typically each weekend includes two nights lodging with six meals, soft drinks and beer, the use of the ranch suburban for transportation from and to the airport and local travel, sporting clays on Friday afternoons, all shotgun shells and bird hunting licenses, transportation in the field, dogs and dog handlers, game bird cleaning, wrapping, freezing and packaging.
Not included: Wine and liquor other than beer, guns and equipment or any gratuities’ guests, in their discretion, give to gamekeepers, cooks or other assistants. Shipping of birds not taken with guests.
Cost : $13,500.00 for up to Eight (8) guns. 2009-10 season discount of $1,500.00. Cost for this season is $12,000.00 for eight guns.
Canyon Ranch has hosted commercial shoots for over 20 years. The Wallop family has been hosting driven pheasant shoots on Canyon Ranch for over 50 years. There is no place more beautiful or dramatic to enjoy a classic driven shoot. Years of experience and Wyoming Hospitality makes this most enjoyable shooting experiences available.
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