I have one word that best describes the end of last season “Mush” and I don’t mean a call to a team of sled dogs. The weather during the second half of the Season was unusually wet, especially over the weekends that with the state of the economy the only word that best describes both are Mush. And having that behind us the up coming season, our eighth, has got to be one of the best ever.

     There have been some dramatic changes to the Hunting Field. The Bailey/Waters Fields (Main, Iowa, No Mans Land, Nebraska, and Wisconsin) are not among our hunting Fields this coming Season. We have taken it on the chin the last two seasons; as we were in direct competition with the Land owner’s corn crop and this season we decided to let the corn win.

    We have secured four large open fields and one small field on 200 +acres located just across the creek from the Bailey/Waters Fields and frankly I believe much nicer because of the abundance of natural cover in the form of broom straw and the sheer size of the fields (much larger than the Bailey/Waters Fields) and resulting in more seclusion. My son, Alex Becker has been busy planting Sorghum to augment the cover that is already there. North and South Dakota, as well as Colorado remain for 2009-2010 Season.

      Another addition to the Etowah Valley Game Preserve is the Large Incubator/Hatcher which was a result of the left over Pheasant and Chukka from last season. To say it is large is no overstatement: it has the capacity to Incubate 45,000 eggs at one time. The unit has been out of use for 10 years and out of production over 40 years which makes finding replacement parts a bit of a challenge and a bit pricy. It was a gift, and you do need to look a gift horse in the mouth. Actually it has proven that it can be a valuable asset and once we get learning experience behind us it will fit in well with the rest of the flight pen operations and decrease our dependence on bird suppliers.

We will maintain that family farm feeling and provide the best hospitality, great fields, country cooking, Dogs and Guides, and hunting experience, for your hunting dollar, in North Georgia. The cost of a Self Guided No/Frills Hunt this season is $150.00 per Hunter. For Guided hunts just add $50.00 per Hunt and $10.00 for lunch in advance or on the day of the Hunt.

   As most of you are hopefully aware the Etowah Valley Sporting Clays Park was awarded a unanimous decision from the Applet Court in Atlanta; and an appeal from the County to the State Supreme Court was denied. These are positive steps to a long term solution to an extremely expensive process. As always thank you for your patronage and support to what we believe is a noble cause.

   We remain committed to the perpetuation of the family Hunting and Shooting Sports; looking forward to seeing you this coming season.


For further information contact Richard at 678-410-1575

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