Press Coverage on Orvis Endorsed
Wingshooting Lodges
Georgia’s Rio Piedra Lodge:
Wingshooting Lodge of the Year
Orvis®
News, September – October 2002
If you’re looking for
a top-quality quail hunting experience this
fall, an experience replete with famous Southern
hospitality based on the rich traditions of
the golden age of American shot-gunning, look
no further than Rio Piedra Plantation, 2001
– 2002 Orvis®-endorsed Wingshooting
Lodge of the Year.
In the golden light of an
autumn morning, the crisp air filled with the
scent of long leaf pine, two dogs holding rigid
point on a frozen covey of native quail, it
will become clear why Rio Piedra Plantation
is such a sought-after wingshooting destination.
If South Georgia is the Quail Hunting Capital
of the World, Rio Piedra Plantation is the White
House.
Rio Piedra resembles the look of South Georgia 200 years
ago. Tall stands of Long Leaf Pine and wiregrass provide
excellent cover for native Bobwhites. The Upland terrain
overlooking the river and river bottoms is unchanged
by time.
Wingshooting matured as a sport
in America right here in southern Georgia. On a hunt
at Rio Piedra, you’ll explore classic South Georgia
quail hunting terrain along the majestic Flint River
accompanied by knowledgeable guides and well-trained
dogs. It’s quail hunting the way it’s supposed
to be, and that’s what keeps people coming back.
Rio Piedra’s
newly constructed lodge, 300 yards off the
river, is handsomely decorated with English
antique furnishings and oriental rugs on 100-year-old
Heart Pine floors. Each of the ten bedrooms
is individually decorated to provide a comfortable
and relaxing atmosphere. There are many wingshooting
lodges but only one Orvis®-Endorsed Wingshooting
Lodge of the Year.
Rio Piedra
is proud to be one of the 25 Orvis®-endorsed
wingshooting lodges worldwide. The Orvis®-endorsed
Wingshooting Lodge of the Year Award 2001
– 2002 is awarded to the single wingshooting
lodge that receives the highest hunter satisfaction
ratings. Guests file reports directly to Orvis®
evaluating the following aspects of our services:
Overall quality of the hunting: Birds that
flush well and fly strong: Dog work: Guides’
knowledge and professionalism: Food and overall
dining experience: Lodging and decorum: Overall
hospitality.
