Preparation Is An All-Important Part Of Your Wing-Shooting Excursion

Hunting has been a great pastime for millions of Americans over the decades and remains, for many, their passion. Hunters and wing-shooters often remain enthusiasts of their discipline all of their lives and make sure they take every opportunity to enjoy some time away from the home and normal routine.

Many hunters and shooters go on a hunting outing as a family unit, and initiatives to promote hunting among the youth are in place in many states, for example Alabama and surrounding regions which are famed for the great hunting and wing-shooting opportunities that individuals and groups arrive for.

Whitetail deer hunting remains one of the all-time favorite choices for hunters of buck, and upland game birds such as chukar, dove, quail and pheasant are popular with wing-shooters in the South and Southeast. As much as the deer hunter makes sure he/she has the rifle of their choice ready when they set out, the wing-shooter will make sure they have the best gun available – and a good hunting dog to flush and fetch the birds.

A good hunting dog is almost as essential as your shotgun; therefore wing-shooters often take their dogs on such hunts with them or, if they visit a lodge with their own dogs, they take one of those with them on the shoot. Good lodges will offer the shooter a place where their dog can sleep and eat for the duration of their stay – or they will offer the shooter one of their own.

This leads to the next important point: the astute hunter and experienced wing-shooter know that a successful hunting or shooting trip often depends on finding the best hunting lodge, be that in Aliceville, AL, or in a nearby state such as Georgia or Virginia, for example. This means preparation is essential, and in addition to your gun or rifle, ammunition, attire, and a few accessories, you have to consider the hunting destination.

Hunting as an industry has improved in leaps and bounds over the past decades and more than ever before hunters and their parties are offered outstanding options and opportunities to choose from. In the past options were limited to hunting on your own land, inviting friends over and the like; now hunting lodges – some of them very good – have sprung up, and the wing-shooter and whitetail deer hunter have the best options to suit their circumstances in terms of preferred prey, be those buck or upland birds, as well as in terms of budget and requirements such as accommodation at their destination.

Also, the better the facility and its services, the greater the chances that such a lodge will appeal to visitors. But, a good lodge is not created overnight. It takes – often – years to be so established that you can be considered a top lodge. There are lodges that meet high standards available in the Southeast, for example in Alabama where whitetail deer hunting and wing-shooting are popular. Part of your planning will certainly involve finding the lodge where you will experience a great hunt, also to prompt you to return in the future, even with more friends to join the hunt.

In terms of wing-shooting it is mentioned that the pheasant remains a popular bird in many parts of the Southeast. This bird does well near good water and land with grains and seeds that they like to feed on, in grasslands and idle fields, near shrubs and legumes. Lodges that offer pheasant for the hunt, have to be sure that they have the right habitat for these birds, and they need to maintain such areas and improve them where possible. Then they can be sure they can advertise pheasant hunts.

The same, of course, applies to the habitat of other upland game birds, and the lodge that understands that they have to create and maintain a good habitat for birds (and buck) will stand a good chance to rise above the competition and get bookings from hunters and shooters. The hunter and wing-shooter will do well to look around and consider those lodges with a positive profile and a good name among the hunting enthusiasts.

About Us

The enthusiast will feel right at home at Westervelt Lodge, where we offer decades of the finest hunting experiences in all of Alabama. We are situated along the banks of the Tombigbee River on 12, 000 acres of very scenic surrounds. We offer various packages for hunters and their friends to experience what wing-shooting, deer hunting and wild turkey hunting are about. Our accommodations are top-notch and our staff friendly and helpful. We are also geared to host corporate functions, weddings and other special events. Some additional activities we are known for include fishing, archery and nature watching and going for lovely, peaceful walks. For more about us, please visit http://westerveltlodge.com/

We offer various packages for hunters and their friends to experience what wing-shooting, deer hunting and wild turkey hunting are about.For more about us, please visit https://westerveltlodge.com/.