Non-member only Pheasant game farms by the metro area?

View · by **Snowgun** on Mon May 07, 2012 9:12 am

My inlaws want to go bird hunting in November, and they are flying in from the west. I would like to take them somewhere relatively close to the cities that doesn't need a membership. Anybody have a good experience somewhere?

Here is what I found:

http://www.gamebirdhunts.com/HuntingLoc ... fault.aspx

Does anyone have any experience with any of these?

View · by **mnmike59** on Mon May 07, 2012 9:17 am

Great find! Thanks.
I've hunted at Oakdale Ridge years back. I liked it, good fields and friendly people. Traxlers and Caribou was decent as well.

View · by **Holland&Holland** on Mon May 07, 2012 9:27 am

If there are any that are non-member ones, I have not found one. Oakdale Ridge that was mentioned is a member place (one person in the party must be a member).

However, most of them will allow you to hunt once as a non-member to "pre-view" the club. I have done this at several.

I would reccomend Traxler's in Le Center. I know they allow this just tell them that when you book. The nice thing there is if you need a dog, they will provide you with one and their dogs will hunt with anybody so you do not need a guide, just take the dog out and go get your birds. They have a nice resturant there with a lot of great mounts and a WWII room with some cool firearms on the wall.

View · by **ex-LT** on Mon May 07, 2012 9:58 am

Here's a couple...

Gold Meadows Hunting Preserve
Sand Pine Pheasants

In addition, this site has a pretty good listing of game farms/hunt clubs in MN.

View · by **Mdclinks** on Mon May 07, 2012 10:31 am

Orlando Game Farm
Phone: 507-263-2031

Address:
25441 Orlando Ave
Miesville, MN 55009

Good guys and no membership fees.

View · by **Bitter Bastard** on Mon May 07, 2012 10:55 am

I went to Traxler's last fall as part of a vendor promotion at work. I had never been to such a facility and had a good time. It seemed to be well run, they had a very very cool lodge with mounts from all over the world, guns, including EBR's on the walls, and good food. I talked with one of the owners for a bit, really seemed like a stand-up guy.

I'm not sure what the pricing is like but I had a good experience there.

Bitter Bastard

View · by **JoeH** on Mon May 07, 2012 12:21 pm

I'll second Sand Pine. Keith Sand is good people.

I've been wanting to try http://www.glendoradoshootingpreserve.com/.

View · by **grousemaster** on Mon May 07, 2012 12:22 pm

Caribou gun club is open to the public, however, most of these places close for birds on May 1st.

View · by **ex-LT** on Mon May 07, 2012 2:26 pm

grousemaster wrote:Caribou gun club is open to the public, however, most of these places close for birds on May 1st.

According to the OP, his in-laws won't be here until November. They'll be back in full swing by then.

View · by JJ on Mon May 07, 2012 3:14 pm

http://glendoradoshootingpreserve.com/

Just a couple miles west of Princeton on Hwy95. Not a super high end club, they have a couple of good fields, a laid back attitude, and some of the lowest prices on birds around.

I usually take the dogs over there at least once or twice in Sept for a tune up.

http://www.minnesotaheartlandpreserve.com/ Granite Falls

I haven't shot there, but drive by it on the way to our hunting land every weekend. Very large place, some public land (WMA's) attached to the property so you have to option of chasing scratch birds after your paid hunt. 1800 total acres of private land there, so it definetaly looks to have a more authentic "wild" fell to it.

View · by **mmcnx2** on Mon May 07, 2012 4:11 pm

http://www.goldmeadows.com/

Great people, prices and grounds. Not the fanciest lodge but they treat you right and they plant the bird you buy.

I've used them for 7 years and average about 50 birds a year from them. I've hosted a few of the members from here over the years.

View · by **Snowgun** on Mon May 07, 2012 6:46 pm

Great info guys, I really appreciate it!

View · by **45Badger** on Fri May 11, 2012 5:46 am

mmcnx2 wrote:http://www.goldmeadows.com/

Great people, prices and grounds. Not the fanciest lodge but they treat you right and they plant the bird you buy.

I've used them for 7 years and average about 50 birds a year from them. I've hosted a few of the members from here over the years.

Been there 3 times with Michael. It's a nice place and does not feel "canned". You can "pre-buy" birds at a discount at the game fair.

View · by **Snowgun** on Fri May 11, 2012 7:22 am

45Badger wrote:
mmcnx2 wrote:http://www.goldmeadows.com/

Great people, prices and grounds. Not the fanciest lodge but they treat you right and they plant the bird you buy.

I've used them for 7 years and average about 50 birds a year from them. I've hosted a few of the members from here over the years.

Been there 3 times with Michael. It's a nice place and does not feel "canned". You can "pre-buy" birds at a discount at the game fair.

I think we might try this place...

View · by **Cadet** on Sun May 20, 2012 7:13 pm

+1 for orlando... awesome operation!