Idaho – Upland Bird Hunting Preserve

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Idaho – Upland Bird Hunting Preserve

This shooting preserve was created in 1999 for a handful of outdoor enthusiasts living in the Sun Valley, Idaho area. They have two Idaho State Fish & Game licensed shooting preserves in Idaho. One is 12 miles southeast of Fairfield and the other is a few miles west of Shoshone. Both preserves are loaded with wild and stocked pheasants, chukar and quail. Their season runs August 15th through April 15th.

They release a large number of upland gamebirds for each hunt and are one of the few Upland Gamebird Shooting Preserves that offer Guides as needed. Their Guides are licensed under our Idaho State Outfitters license. They can also provide dogs but hunters are welcome to bring their own.

Little Wood Ranch Preserve – Shoshone, ID
Located near Sun Valley , Idaho , this preserve is truly a pheasant hunters dream and is loaded with over 500 acres of thick cover, ditch-banks, river bottoms, corn and food plots, and surrounded by thousands of acres of Bureau of Land Management property. You’ll find pheasants galore along with chukar and quail. There is a lodge with bathrooms, shower, and dressing room as well as a separate guides building for cleaning and packaging game birds. Dogs are kept in an indoor/outdoor kennel which is maintained daily. The Little Wood River runs through the middle of this property and forks in four different directions. This preserve has over a dozen custom built bridges for easy access.

62.1 miles from Sun Valley and just a 53 minute drive.

Camas Prairie Preserve – Fairfield, ID
This preserve is also located near Sun Valley . This vast preserve covers over 2,500 acres of private land, bordered on all sides by hundreds of square miles of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property. With a breathtaking view at over 6000′ elevation, it is great chukar hunting. As “real” as it gets in a preserve situation. The terrain on this preserve is moderate to steep and has very thick cover. There is also a small cabin located on this preserve that is available for overnight stays in a very private and mountain setting location.

57.3 miles from Sun Valley and just a 48 minute drive.

Season:
August 15th through April 15th

Hunting Times:
8am to 11:30am and 1pm to 4:30pm

Half-Day Hunts:
$300.00 first hunter, $200.00 second hunter, $100.00 for third and $100.00 for forth hunter (Maximum 4 per hunting group)

Guide and Dog(s):
$150.00 for one to two hunter group, $175.00 for three to four hunter group

Reservations:
Email or call with all your information and hunting date requests

Deposit:
50% deposit of total hunt price required to hold reservations

* Hunts include unlimited birds, cleaning, packaging, and refreshments
* VISA, MASTERCARD, and DISCOVER

Misc. Info:
SHOSHONE PRESERVE: Each Hunter plant Per Half day – 10 Pheasants, 5 Chukar
FAIRFIELD PRESERVE: Each Hunter plant Per Half day – 20 Chukars
*Birds will be planted one hour before scheduled hunt time
**No limit or sex on upland game birds taken on shooting preserves

NOTE: They will plant birds every hunt to assure our hunters are successful, but both preserves have hundreds of birds established from previous hunts. They have a substantial population of planted birds that have “gone wild” and adapted to the habitat.

Hunters can bring up to three guests per hunt and a maximum of four per group per guide.
Hunts are four hours max and start times are 8am and 1pm.
Preserves are open seven days a week from August 15th to April 15th annually except for holidays.
Hunts must be scheduled two days in advance by phone, email, or fax. Confirmations are required.
All hunters must be able and willing to obtain an Idaho Hunting License and or Shooting Preserve License
All minors must be accompanied by an adult and anyone hunting under the age of 18 will be required to hire a guide
Hunters and their guests must sign a liability release form prior to hunting
All hunters, guests, and walk-a-longs must exercise safety and conduct themselves accordingly
They reserve the right to refuse hunting to any hunter who may be under the influence or unable to safely move about the preserves (prior arrangements may be possible for hunters who have limited mobility and or other restrictions)
Guided hunts are mandatory on the Fairfield preserve.
Guides are in charge of every hunt and have the right to cancel hunts due to any safety concerns, weather, or any other situation that they feel is inappropriate for the hunters, themselves, and the dogs.