Best Hunting Preserve Fort Wayne Near Me

Liz Caron: Camelot Ridge Resort provides a great hunting trip for hunters and their families. They have comfortable well-appointed lodging, fantastic food, and an overall welcoming atmosphere. The deer in the preserve are spectacular and there are many ways to keep a family entertained and out in nature together.I became aware of Doug McCombs Camelot Ridge Resort while watching a Ted Nugent hunting video on TV. Ted’s producer and sales manager for Camelot Ridge is none other than Dave Watson. I looked up the website and called Dave for more information. Following this Dave and I set up a vacation package for me, my wife Pauline and our daughter, Liz, her husband Matt and their twin 8 year old sons with Liz and I hunting. Dave was very accommodating.The Non-hunting members of the party had wonderful accommodations in the lodge including two separate lounge areas, an audio/visual room, game rooms, etc., all adorned with Doug’s many trophies and various collections of boat motors, hunting bows, duck stamps, etc. Doug even took the twins fishing one afternoon. All of the staff did a superb and friendly job taking care of us and are committed to providing everything the guests wanted.The hunt turned out to be rather difficult, as for some reason the deer were just not moving. Maybe because it had turned very cold? I’ve been on several “unsuccessful” hunts in the past and they are not very “restful”. In this case since Doug’s policy is no kill/no pay I found myself very relaxed as we went into the last day of hunting. After an unsuccessful hunt on the morning of the third and final day Doug decided to abandon the heated blinds and do spot and stalk. This proved successful and both my daughter and I got beautiful bucks that afternoon. The size and quality of the deer hunting is beyond imagination with excellent and very helpful guides, blinds, food plots, etc.We highly recommend Camelot Ridge as an ideal family vacation spot which caters to a wide range of interests, albeit somewhat unique. A hunt like this is not inexpensive but when you consider you can drive to it from many locations in the East, saving significant airline cost and hassle. Plus in-field and butchering costs were included. Also, the ability to take the raw trophy and meat home avoided significant shipping cost.

Tom Taylor: Went 3 times this year for pheasant hunt. 1st time ok. 2nd time a reservation and asked about bird prices. Told $25 a bird which is what the website said. Got there and charged $27.50 a bird. Not pleased but already there. I have a young dog and wanted 1 more hunt. Called a week ahead and was told they still had pheasant , made reservation for next week. Got there after a long drive and was told they had no birds left. Planted them all over the weekend. Said there should be birds left if I wanted to go out and then pay any got. Went out and found 3 dead birds and a lot of feathers and shot shells. Went in and voiced my displeasure and was told they tried to call 3 times. Never left voice mail and they don`t text. Said VM did not allow message. Liars. Checked phone . 1 call and voice mail works fine. Said they dont reserve birds. What? Then why reserve a hunt. Said I had been there multiple times and may not come back. Told to my face . Dont need you we have plenty of hunters.