Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters:

tallen702 · Dec 17, 2017

Anyone use them in the past? My folks gave me a 1/2 day guided hunt up there for my birthday and xmas present. I've only hunted Pheasant Valley Farm in PA before. Mason-Dixon seems to have great reviews online, just wondered if anyone here had any personal experiences with them.

54rndball · Dec 19, 2017

I am on their mailing list, but have never hunted there. Wasn't there a game farm in HoCo that went out of business a few years ago?

Oday450 · Dec 22, 2017

They are absolutely wonderful,people with a nice operation and lots of space. I’ve spent a fair amount of time there having a dog trained and Kim is an exceptional trainer.

km04 · Dec 22, 2017

This line from their webpage is awesome. Makes me want to go, though I'm not too sure how I would do. I have a hard enough time hitting ducks.

"You are only charged for the birds released for your hunt. If you shoot more than you released, those are bonus birds for your day."

Sticky · Dec 22, 2017

Top notch, used them a few times for training my GSP on birds, great folks. :thumbsup:

fabsroman · Dec 22, 2017

km04 said:
This line from their webpage is awesome. Makes me want to go, though I'm not too sure how I would do. I have a hard enough time hitting ducks.

"You are only charged for the birds released for your hunt. If you shoot more than you released, those are bonus birds for your day."

It is a canned hunt. My brothers, dad, and I do it once in a while on the eastern shore. The birds are pen raised, planted in the field ahead of time by putting them to sleep, hold until the dogs are on them, flush slow, and fly slow. Last time we went, we had them put out 100 quail and we killed 96 of them. Pheasants are like a huge blimp moving through the air. Hell, they flush so close that you have to wait for them to get a little ways away or you will be eating pheasant burger.

With that said, if you have a dog to train, really like watching dogs work, have a new hunter that you would like to give an easy hunt to, etc., then these places are awesome. They just aren't like hunting wild birds, especially pheasants, that will run all day long until forced to flush and then flush a decent ways away from you. Not like coming upon a covey of quail and having them explode in all different directions in front of you.

tallen702 · Jan 1, 2018

Given that there aren't sustainable populations of wild pheasants in MD or pretty much anywhere on the east coast anymore, canned hunts are fine with me. Pheasant Valley Farm which I've used in PA is canned, but can still be challenging due to terrain and the crops they grow there for cover (really tall switchgrass, millet, sorghum, corn, etc.) Until you get out into Wisconsin and the Dakotas, most of what you see is either put-and-take, or state-stocked which are all pen-raised as well.

I'd like to see the DNR here in MoCo put quail and pheasants in at Little Bennet Regional Park here and not hay the meadows for a year or two to let the population get a foothold. From there, they'd likely spread to the farms in the area. Doubt it'll happen though.

Anyway, thanks for the info everyone. Looking forward to booking with them as it warms up a little bit.

StantonCree · Jul 8, 2021

Anyone actually know these folks?

They apparently don’t return calls or emails.

Would also be okay with other semi local suggestions. Hopewell shut down

SummitCnty · Jul 8, 2021

StantonCree said:
Anyone actually know these folks?

They apparently don’t return calls or emails.

Would also be okay with other semi local suggestions. Hopewell shut down

There are a few in the Charles Town Martinsburg area. Twin Ridge game farm one that comes to mind. Hunted there 3 or 4 times. I found the others on Google but don't remember the names.

Sack · Jul 8, 2021

SummitCnty said:
There are a few in the Charles Town Martinsburg area. Twin Ridge game farm one that comes to mind. Hunted there 3 or 4 times. I found the others on Google but don't remember the names.

Twin Ridge is now closed. They closed at the end of May. Apparently the land owner wanted to go in a different direction.

SummitCnty · Jul 8, 2021

Sack said:
Twin Ridge is now closed. They closed at the end of May. Apparently the land owner wanted to go in a different direction.

That sucks. Good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

Doco Overboard · Jul 8, 2021

StantonCree said:
Anyone actually know these folks?

They apparently don’t return calls or emails.

Prolly farming. I don't know if anyone takes a lot of emails or phone calls certain times of year.

StantonCree · Jul 8, 2021

Doco Overboard said:
Prolly farming. I don't know if anyone takes a lot of emails or phone calls certain times of year.

Well season opens in 2 months you’d think you’d want to book open dates

Doco Overboard · Jul 8, 2021

StantonCree said:
Well season opens in 2 months you’d think you’d want to book open dates

Not if your planting beans over where you just cut some straw.

Cryptotek1 · Jul 8, 2021

StantonCree said:
Well season opens in 2 months you’d think you’d want to book open dates

Are you looking for an upland hunt? Season usually starts 01 October. However, it's often too hot to run dogs in the early season.

You should check out Mason Branch Hunting Preserve, located near Tuckahoe State Park. Great guys over there and cheaper than Mason Dixon.

StantonCree · Jul 8, 2021

Cryptotek1 said:
Are you looking for an upland hunt? Season usually starts 01 October. However, it's often too hot to run dogs in the early season.

You should check out Mason Branch Hunting Preserve, located near Tuckahoe State Park. Great guys over there and cheaper than Mason Dixon.

Mason branch hunting huh……off to Google i go and thank you very much for the suggestion.

Long story short i thought it would be a fun Bday gift fir my brother. Mason Dixon has a 3 bird package i thought would be fun.

I really do appreciate the suggestion I’m gonna see what they are about

bibitor · Jul 8, 2021

I did an upland hunt with them 5-6 years ago. Their dogs were very impressive. I did not set-up the hunt so I have no experience with their ‘back-office’.

StantonCree · Jul 9, 2021

Cryptotek1 said:
Are you looking for an upland hunt? Season usually starts 01 October. However, it's often too hot to run dogs in the early season.

You should check out Mason Branch Hunting Preserve, located near Tuckahoe State Park. Great guys over there and cheaper than Mason Dixon.

I gotta again say thanks. I talked to Chris today. Seemed like a really cool guy. I’m gonna shoot him an email here shortly and get a full price quote so i know what everyone owes to get the guys an exact number but 99% chance Chris gets our business.

gtodave · Jul 9, 2021

StantonCree said:
I gotta again say thanks. I talked to Chris today. Seemed like a really cool guy. I’m gonna shoot him an email here shortly and get a full price quote so i know what everyone owes to get the guys an exact number but 99% chance Chris gets our business.

Do you have a dog you can hunt over?

StantonCree · Jul 9, 2021

gtodave said:
Do you have a dog you can hunt over?

They do. We have a springer who can half work but he’s 100% more interested in cuddles

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