My name is Steve Prather and I am the Managing Partner of a company named Sixty One Acre Farms, LLC. Currently the partnership owns 137 acres in the area that houses Silver Wing Hunting Reserve (SWH).
WHO WE ARE
Silver Wing Hunting is a dream of mine that began when I was a boy hunting locally with my father. Years later, I was re-introduced to it in a unique way (story for another time) in my early forties and upland bird hunting became a passion. My guiding partners are “working dogs,” but they are also family pets so when you hunt with us you are truly hunting with family! I look forward to introducing you to my hunting buddies.
If you have hunted in a reserve or preserve in a “guided” hunt with a guide with his or her dogs assisting you, let me tell you how it will be different with us. Like most reserves, I place the target birds out the day of the hunt. The difference is I put them out earlier rather than right before you hunt. That way, they have the time and ability to move around, explore and possibly even get comfortable. That does a couple of things: first, it creates the need to actually hunt for the birds as they are not in the spot where we left them. (There is a certain risk that they will not be there at all. However, if that were to happen — it has not yet — we certainly would not hold you responsible for the full cost of the hunt because it is not just about the money for us!) Secondly, the birds should be more lively and act more like a wild bird in their natural setting. These two differences give you the most realistic hunting experience available short of traveling thousands of miles and spending thousands of dollars.
We are a young business, so be patient with us. But I promise you that you will have fun and get your money’s worth plus. And when you come back we’ll be adding amenities and opportunities for fun and adventure. I look forward to seeing you soon!