The South And Wing-shooting Opportunities

1. The South And Wing-shooting Opportunities Generations of Americans have enjoyed hunting and wing-shooting. These are traditions that run deep in the psyche of hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of farmers, city people, virtually everybody. It is, of course, the same in the South in states such as Alabama and others. Whether you own a piece of land on which to hunt, or whether you have to book yourself a trip to a well-known hunting lodge, the fact remains: few experiences beat being out and about, getting yourself ready for a great wing-shooting opportunity at your favorite lodge. That is why city people that visit lodges often look forward to the chance to get out and become one with nature and accept what it has to offer – for the hunter and wing-shooter, obviously, some time away from their normal routine, stalking white-tailed deer or lifting their gun at birds in flight. Wing-shooting in the South offers many great options in terms of which the wing-shooter has choices of upland birds that they come to shoot year after year. At leading Alabama lodges you may find that, in addition to deer hunting, you are offered choices such as dove, quail and pheasant. Some well-known lodges go to trouble to ensure that they create the ideal circumstances for their flocks to thrive, which, ultimately, serves the purposes of the shooter. Both win: the lodge attracts good clients, whereas the shooter leaves with quality birds, neatly plucked and packed. Lodges, however, are not successful merely because they occupy a lovely piece of land. It takes work and foresight, the input of managers, wildlife biologists and their assistants to ensure that the lodge is an attractive destination for dove, quail and pheasant – and deer. Because of their migratory nature, these animals will not stay where they do not have access to enough water, cover and shelter for their young, and the type of forage they feed on. The mentioned birds feed on berries, grains, other fruit and insects, among some of the sources they need to be healthy and raise good offspring. When a lodge creates this environment – and it often takes years to do so – it immediately attracts wildlife to inhabit their trees, their fields and those areas where these animals develop into good prey for hunters. Well-organized lodges offer more than a choice of buck and birds. They manage the habitat and animal numbers to stimulate growth, they look at carrying capacity and other factors which influence herd sizes and they make sure their flocks are not culled senselessly either. These are the lodges that thrive, the destinations that hunters enjoy visiting. Wing-shooting at a good lodge such as, say, Westervelt, offers the total experience to include all the assistance the hunter and wing-shooter may require, it offers good accommodations and ample opportunity to relax on your own, or in the company of likeminded hunters and shooters. These lodges have good websites that contain all the relevant information one needs to make a booking for a wing-shooting or deer hunting trip. For example, they will offer you all of the dates, you will know upfront what is included in the price you pay – they will ensure that you are given every opportunity to experience a great visit. At good lodges management will make sure they prepare well for the visitors that anticipate a good experience: they will make sure fields are planted well in advance, and they will look at water sources in the vicinity. They will take shooters to the blinds from where they shoot, they make dogs available to fetch the downed birds; they go out of their way to ensure their shooters have the best experience, one that they want to repeat. 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/.