News and Headlines from High Ground
February 08, 2010 | FATHER AND DAUGHTER TEAM RICH
Brody Rich and his daughter Ashley had a great time on the KY youth waterfowl hunt!
February 08, 2010 | YOUTH HUNT IN JUMPS
4 of our HGHC youth had a great hunt on Saturday 2-6-10.
February 08, 2010 | Jakob and Grandpa Clifford
Jakob Grossman and his grandfather Clifford Romain with a great hunt from Kate\'s blind on 1-30-10.
January 20, 2010 | GEESE AT JUMPS
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources officers enjoyed another fine hunt at High Ground on Jan. 5th when Captain Dennis Watson, his son Josh Watson, Off. Scott Herndon and retired Col. David Casey bagged geese at HGHC.
January 20, 2010 | GREAT HUNT AT HGHC
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources were guests of HGHC on Jan. 4th when Cap. Dennis Watson, his son Josh Watsson, Lt. Shane Carrier and Off. Scott Herndon enjoyed a duck hunt at High Ground.
January 20, 2010 | SUCCESS AT JUMPS
Steve Cook Jr. , Frank Beard and Dave Graham had a fun hunt bagging ducks and geese at Jump\'s Landing on Jan.16th with Steve\'s dad (not pictured) and their Labs Cassie and Sydney.
January 19, 2010 | SLOUGH SUCCESS
Jason Adams, Evan Beck, Evan\'s dog Deuce, and Brad Barber finished their 3 day hunt together on the slough with a few mallards. A great time was had by all.
January 19, 2010 | GREAT HUNT AT JUMPS LANDING
Brad Barber (l), Jason Adams (c), and Evan Beck (r) enjoyed a great hunt at Jumps Landing on ducks and geese.
January 19, 2010 | DEUCE ON GEESE
Greg DeWeese and his dog Deuce on a great goose and duck hunt in Jumps.
January 14, 2010 | ONB HUNT IN ROMAINS
Aaron Vogler with Vogler Copperworks in Haubstadt had a great day in Romain\'s pit with ONB Insurance representative Doug Meiring and Brent Burke.
January 02, 2010 | KATES SUCCESS ON THE ICE
With only a small open water holen and surrounded by ice, hunters Dan Wooten (L), John Vender (R), and Greg DeWeese scored with 18 ducks.
December 30, 2009 | GREAT DAY IN KATES BLIND
Denny Quinn (l) of Industrial Contractors and George Day of Old National Bank had a good day in Kate’s Blind with mallards and gadwalls.
December 30, 2009 | FIRST DUCK BAND
Congratulations to Travis Lynch on his first duck band on 12-29-09!
December 30, 2009 | SUCCESS ON THE SLOUGH
Tom Lewis from Gray Loon Marketing, Ray Lynch from Realtree Outdoors, and Ray\'s son Travis Lynch. This team along with Jack Strassweg and Greg DeWeese had a great hunt in Kate\'s blind. Travis even killed his first banded mallard on his second duck hunt!
December 27, 2009 | SLOUGH BUSTERS
Gary Shepherd, Deuce, Dan Seib, Bill Powers, and Greg DeWeese (not pictured) with a 24 duck limit taken on the slough.
December 25, 2009 | GREAT DAY IN THE BLIND FOR ONB
(L to R) George Day ONB, Andrew Harsh and Dan Harsh had a great day in Tug\'s Landing with Eric Gerst.
December 22, 2009 | TEAM DEWEESE
Three generations of DeWeese men hunted together on Monday 12/21. Larry DeWeese (75), Connor DeWeese (11), and Greg DeWeese (45) enjoyed sharing the Center Ridge pit with Joe Allen and his grandson Zach Allen. Pictured also is Greg's dog Deuce.
December 18, 2009 | ARKANSAS PIT MALLARDS
Kyle Wooten, Aaron Kendall, and Evan Beck – 12 mallards and 1 ring neck in the Arkansas pit on 12-17-09
December 17, 2009 | DYNO NOBEL BLAST IN TUGS
L to R: John Miller of Olen Corporation, Mike Miller of Northern Ohio
Explosives, and Brad Hummel of Dyno Nobel. Despite ammo, gun, and shooter
malfunctions (all Brad\'s) this team harvested a nice bunch of ducks at
Tug\'s. John Miller bagged his first duck on this hunt.
December 14, 2009 | FIRST DUCK!
Connor DeWeese with his first duck. He shot this duck on the wing with his 20 ga. single shot. Connor and his uncle Greg DeWeese had a great shoot in the Arkansas pit with 9 total ducks between them.
December 14, 2009 | SONNY DAY AT TUGS
Sonny Gerst and his master Eric Gerst had a great hunt at Tugs with their Dyno-Nobel guests.
December 12, 2009 | OLD NATIONAL SUCCESS
Scott Willett, Brandon Shoulders, Darren Spainhoward, and Rick Krohn killed full duck limits in the Arkansas pit along with 2 geese!
December 12, 2009 | KATES BLIND LIGHTS UP!
Mayfield, KY residents Heath Wiggins (12), Hunter Wiggins (14), and father John with King's Publishing had 2 great days in Kate's blind.
December 12, 2009 | ARKANSAS PIT GREAT HUNT
Larry Dugger, Danny Dugger, and Kevin Goode had a great hunt in the Arkansas pit with a 17 bird day. Larry and Danny are corporate members from Woodruff Supply in Madisonville.
December 11, 2009 | ROMAINS PIT SUCCESS
Three limits of mallards from Romain's Lake. L to R Sonny Gerst, Danny Wooten, Steve Cook, Brandy Cook.
December 10, 2009 | WALKER BECK\'S FIRST DUCK HUNT
Walker Beck and his dad Evan Beck had a great mallard shoot on Center Ridge with Brent Burke and Gordon Green. Although Walker was not shooting ducks yet, he had a great time with dad and friends while they each killed their limit of mallards. Welcome aboard Walker!
December 08, 2009 | MORE CENTER RIDGE SMACK DOWN
Greg DeWeese and his 2 year old lab Deuce joined Evan Beck for a full limit of mallards for both hunters.
December 08, 2009 | CENTER RIDGE SUCCESS
Evan Beck and his 7 year old lab Deuce on a great hunt on Center Ridge at the Sanctuary farm on 12-7-09.
December 01, 2009 | THANKS RICK KROHN AND TEAM!
All of the owners and members at High Ground Hunting Club would like to sincerely thank Rick Krohn and his team for all of the work they did this fall. Rick and his personal employees (which he personally paid) worked tirelessly at HGHC to get our blinds and pits in full camo, launch boats, wash decoys, and set all of our decoys for the waterfowl season. Thanks to the hard work of Rick Krohn, HGHC will have another fantastic waterfowl season!!!
November 30, 2009 | ONB SUCCESSFUL DAY!
Doug Meiring (r), Noah Place (l), Rick Krohn, and Greg DeWeese (not pictured) enjoyed a very successful hunt in the slough.
November 16, 2009 | OPENING WEEKEND OF GUN SEASON
Jakob Grossman killed this 5 1/2 year old doe opening morning of gun
season.
November 09, 2009 | FEEDING DEER
These nice bucks stopped at one of our feeders for a late night meal.
November 09, 2009 | PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON
Walker Beck (R), son of Evan Beck and Greg DeWeese heading out into Coon Slough to get the blinds ready for the season. We are starting to see large numbers of waterfowl on the farms as the season rapidly approaches.
Two big boys trying to figure out who is the baddest!
November 03, 2009 | TEN POINTER 11-2-09
This beautiful 10 pointer looks to be about 3.5 years old.
November 03, 2009 | NICE 8 POINTER 11-2-09
Here is a nice, wide eight pointer making his rounds.
October 20, 2009 | BRANDON LENORD DOE KILL
This nice doe was taken by Brandon during the youth deer hunt at High Ground.
October 12, 2009 | JOHN ELLINGTON WITH A NICE 130 BUCK
Dr. John Ellington of Lexington, NC, took this very nice 130 inch eight pointer with a bow.
October 12, 2009 | AJ RUTLEDGE SCORES ON KIDS WEEKEND!
HGHC has had a successful youth hunt this past weekend. AJ Rutledge killed a nice 2.5 year old doe that weighed 123 lbs. Also, Brandon Lenord shot a nice doe that weighed 130 lbs. No photo is available for Brandon\'s deer.
October 12, 2009 | TANNER SCORES!
Tanner Green shot this 6.5 year old doe. This old doe has probably busted more hunters in the woods than any other.
September 10, 2009 | LARGE 8 POINTER STAYING DRY
This large 8 pointer was spotted keeping dry in the rain.
September 05, 2009 | ELUSIVE 10 POINTER
This big boy has been seen but not filmed until recently. You can see how nice his rack is on the exposed side.
September 05, 2009 | NICE 8 POINTER
This 8 pointer posed for the camera recently on one of our farms.
August 10, 2009 | 150 CLASS EIGHT POINTER
This nice 150 class 8 pointer will make a nice shooter for one of our members this season.
August 10, 2009 | YOUNG NICE BUCK
This young eight pointer will be a great shooter next year when he gets some width.
May 03, 2009 | EVAN BECK SCORES!
After several close encounters this season, Evan Beck finally scored on Saturday, May 2. This tom was taken on a rainy day back in our thickest deer and turkey country.
April 30, 2009 | BERT PARRAVICINI WITH LARGE TOM
Congratulations Bert on a very nice big tom turkey. This bird was shot on opening day of the KY turkey season.
April 30, 2009 | THREE TREE AND TWO TURKEYS
This is Three Tree Outdoors during the rain on Sunday. They filmed both of
these birds being shot. They had one gun and one camera and were able to swop
roles and kill both of these.
April 30, 2009 | WILL WIMBER SCORES!
Will Wimber, son of Steve Wimber, scored with a nice tom turkey on the opening morning of the KY youth turkey season. According to Will, they had barely sat down when the gobbler came running in. Nice shot Will!
April 21, 2009 | TURKEY HUNTING SPRING 2009
ANOTHER SPRING TURKEY SEASON GETS UNDERWAY AT HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THOSE HUNTING HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS ROAMING THE HIGH GROUND FARMS.
January 20, 2009 | LAST CHANCE BUCK
This 140\" ten pointer was killed yesterday in the last twenty minutes of
the season by James Harris. Never give up!
January 20, 2009 | MORE CATHEDRAL SUCCESS
Evan Beck (L), Greg DeWeese (R), Kirby Stevens and Michael Hunt (not pictured) had an awesome hunt in the War Eagle blind on the Cathedral. 6 hunters took 6 full limits from this location today in an open water hole in the ice. Having our wells running in sub freezing temps pays off with great hunts.
January 20, 2009 | CATHEDRAL TRIO
Jeramy David (L), father Jerry David (C), and Tyler Newhouse (R) had a great hunt in the Cathedral. The 15 year old boys were on top of their game with their gunning.
January 20, 2009 | FATHER AND SON DUO
Myrl Potter (l) and son Mark Potter (r) had a great hunt at Tug\'s Landing Pit on Sunday. The birds were not flying as well but their great shooting helped their harvest.
Dan Harsh of Honeywell (l) along with his son Andrew Harsh (c) and Old
National\'s George Day proudly display Andrew\'s first duck that was
harvested in the Arkansas blind and retrieved by Evan Beck\'s dog Deuce.
January 19, 2009 | COOK TEAM IN AR PIT
Steve Cook Jr. on the right and his friend John Repenning, both from Zionsville, IN enjoyed a great mallard hunt in the Arkansas Pit. In addition to the mallards they bagged a Lesser Scaup, a duck fairly uncommon at HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB. They hunted with Steve\'s dad and his retriever Cassie.
January 16, 2009 | ONB SUCCESSFUL DAY!
Nick Stratman (l) from Stratman's Pharmacy and Matt Merkel (r) from Old National Bank enjoyed a great hunt in the Arkansas pit at Tin City. The temps were around 3 degrees but our wells kept the warm water flowing and gave the ducks open water.
January 12, 2009 | MIXED BAG FROM THE SLOUGH
Greg DeWeese, Pit Boss Evan Beck, and Charlie Porter had a mixed bag hunt in Alves Slough on Sunday. The trio harvested 7widgeon, 2 mallards and an out of place gadwall.
Doug Crabtree, Joe Clark, and Eric Gerst from Dyno-Nobel corporation had a great hunt in the Arkansas pit at Tin City today. Nice shooting boys!
December 31, 2008 | SLOUGH LIMITS
Greg DeWeese (l), Evan Beck (r), and Brody Rich (not pictured) took an 18 bird limit in Alves Slough this morning.
December 30, 2008 | SLOUGH SUCCESS
Jack Groves (l) and grandson Brandt Curtis (r) along with Greg DeWeese had a great day on Alves Slough in the Gator Trax Gator Hide boat. They shot 5 greenheads and 3 geese.
December 29, 2008 | MALLARD JEWELRY
Jason Schutz with a drake mallard with a leg band on Alves Slough this morning. It was the first duck of the day!
December 29, 2008 | ALVES SLOUGH BANGERS
Jason Schutz (l) and father Alan (r) had a great shoot on Alves Slough with Greg DeWeese. The crew had a 15 duck day with a leg band for Jason.
December 25, 2008 | CATHEDRAL LIMITS
Steve Cook (L) and Jim Christenson (R) along with Charlie Porter took full limits out of the Cathedral on Alves Slough today. Nice shooting boys!
December 24, 2008 | FUN DAY AT TORCH\'S LAKE
Charlie Porter (rear) and Bert Paravicinni enjoying a hunt at Torch\'s Lake at HGHC. They are hunting in a Go-Devil floating blind stuffed with corn stalks to match the surrounding terrain.
December 23, 2008 | SPRIG FOR JOHN FLEENER
Wade Jenkins (L) and John Fleener (R) had a nice hunt in the Arkansas pit at Tin City where John harvested a nice bull pintail.
December 23, 2008 | TERRIFIC DAY IN TUGS LANDING PIT
Mark Lemond, Evan Beck, Greg DeWeese, and Clifford Romain with a full limit of ducks and 3 geese from Tugs Landing Pit. The icy waters in our duck holes stayed open with our wells pumping warm water.
December 18, 2008 | SUCCESS AT HIGH GROUND
Randy Titzer (R) from Custom Mechanical Construction and Doug Meiring (L) from Old National enjoyed another great hunt at HGHC.
December 14, 2008 | FIRST BAND!
Drew Sandefur killed his first banded duck at HGHC. Drew enjoyed an 18 bird day with Evan Beck and Greg DeWeese in Coon Slough. Way to go Drew!
December 12, 2008 | SUCCESS ON ALVES SLOUGH
From l to r: Evan Beck, Jason Johnson, Jeff Adler, and Kirby Stevens in the mighty Gator Hide on Alves Slough. A great hunt was had by all.
December 12, 2008 | ONB DUO SUCCESS!
Doug Meiring from Old National Bank had a great hunt on Alves Slough in the Gator Hide boat with Michael Meiring from Bowen Engineering. Nice limits!
December 12, 2008 | GATOR HIDE IN THE SLOUGH
The purchase of the Gator Trax Gator Hide boat has been a real plus for HGHC. This 4 person lay out boat is virtually invisiible in the slough as it is only 20\" off of the water. Success has been high in this awesome rig.
December 11, 2008 | BLING IN THE BLIND
Joe Allen with a banded greenhead from the Cathedral\'s War Eagle blind.
December 09, 2008 | BROTHERS ON ALERT
Peter and Patrick Fehrenbacher on \"high alert\" in Porky\'s Pit.
December 09, 2008 | CREATING THE LINE UP
Jack Strassweg (R) and Rick Krohn working on the blind assignments for the next day\'s hunt. Hunters are regularly rotated through our blinds to get opportunities at each.
December 09, 2008 | SUCCESSFUL TEAM
Jerry Funk (L) and Jim Linton from Three Tree Outdoors with the results of a nice hunt on the Sanctuary Farm.
December 08, 2008 | GATOR HIDE ICE BUSTERS
Peter Fehrenbacher, Greg DeWeese, and Jim Linton from Three Tree Outdoors with a 14 duck limit from the icy waters of Alvis Slough. They hunted out of the new Gator Trax Gator Hide layout boat.
December 08, 2008 | CATHEDRAL TRIO
Pit Boss Steve Wimber (center) guides hunters Rick Krohn (R) and Evan Beck (L) to a great hunt with an 18 bird limit from a War Eagle blind at the Cathedral. Evan\'s Labrador Deuce did a fine job retrieving in the frigid water.
December 05, 2008 | FUN DAY AT HIGH GROUND
Bryan Hayden (l) from Old National Bank and guest Stan Flitner (r) having a great time between hunting locations.
December 05, 2008 | GREAT DAY AT THE CATHEDRAL
Zach Fehrenbacher with a greenie he shot at the Cathedral. The ice is on but HGHC has open water with our wells pumping. Zach, Evan Beck, and Jason Johnson had an 18 bird day at the Cathedral.
November 30, 2008 | SLOUGH SUCCESS
Gordon & Janet Green along with Greg DeWeese had a great day in the slough at Tin City with Mallards and Gadwalls.
November 30, 2008 | GREAT DAY IN THE SLOUGH
Gordon and Janet Green enjoyed a great day on the slough in a War Eagle blind.
November 24, 2008 | NEW SHOOTER 10 POINTER
This big boy just showed up on our farm. He is a nice 10 pointer.
November 17, 2008 | SWAMP BUCK
This big boy was sighted moving through a dry swamp bed.
November 17, 2008 | TRUE LOVE!
A rare photo of the same 150\" class 9 pointer mating with a doe.
November 17, 2008 | TRACKING A BIG 9 POINTER ON CAMERA
Here he is again on another part of the same farm.
November 17, 2008 | BIG 9 POINTER SIGHTED
This beautiful 150\" class nine pointer was seen at 2:30 in the afternoon.
November 13, 2008 | BIG NINE POINTER ON THE HILL
Another good picture of a big nine. This buck is cruising all over our bow only property.
November 13, 2008 | BIG BOY ON THE HUNT
This is another big boy cruising across a slough on our bottomland property.
November 13, 2008 | NEW DEER JOINING OUR HERD
This is a new 150\" class nine pointer that joined us last week. We are tracking his movements with our network of trail cameras.
November 10, 2008 | THREE TREE OUTDOORS SUCCESS
Three Tree Outdoors has killed this good 130" eight pointer this morning on the second day of gun season. A lot of deer moving today.
November 08, 2008 | 160\" DEER HARVESTED ON 11-8-08
Clifford Romain shot this 160\" main frame ten with four kicker points this morning
at 7:05am out of one of our shooter houses.
November 05, 2008 | CAUGHT UNDER A STAND
This nice 8 pointer was caught while bedded under a stand.
November 05, 2008 | NICE DEER SIGHTED AT A FEEDER
This \"tall boy\" is taking advantage of one of our feeders. Very nice deer.
November 03, 2008 | 145\" 9 POINTER
This nice deer is a future \"big boy\". He has been frequenting one of our many corn feeders.
November 03, 2008 | BLINDS ARE READY FOR WATERFOWL SEASON!
High Ground Hunting Club owners and members spent the weekend making final blind preparations. All of the permanent pits were fully stocked and concealed. The floating blinds were strategically placed and camo was added. Water is pumping at HGHC and the refuge for the arriving ducks. Ducks are really starting to pour in to Western KY!
October 29, 2008 | MIGRATION IS ON!
The migration is on and these are just a few of the ducks that are staying on HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB\'S Sanctuary Lake as well as the thousands that have arrived in the past week at the Sauerheber Refuge.
October 18, 2008 | BUCKS TRAVELING TO EAT
This buck has been traveling this road daily to eat persimmons and corn. He frequents the area morning and night.
October 18, 2008 | BUCKS ARE ENJOYING THE FALL PERSIMMONS
This deer has been hitting the corn and persimmons daily.
October 16, 2008 | WATER FLOWING IN SANCTUARY LAKE
The crops are in and we are begining to pump water and flood some of the sloughs we hunt as well as the Sanctuary Slough pictured here where we hold hundreds of ducks on our property during the winter months. Our flooded corn fields provide prime habitat for wintering waterfowl and offer some of the best duck hunting found anywhere. We are just putting the finishing touches on some of our hundreds of acres of food plots we maintain that help us attract and hold not only waterfowl but trophy deer, turkey and a growing population of wild quail. Planting our food plots takes from March through October and is just one of the things that sets HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB apart from other clubs in the midwest area. HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB is committed to providing it\'s hunters with the finest wildlife habitat available.
October 16, 2008 | THE NEW LIMO FOR TUG\'S PIT
We have replaced the old 2WD limo with a new 4WD limo. Notice the racks and dog boxes. Very nice transportation!
October 06, 2008 | PERSIMMONS ARE RIPE!
Our deer have found the ripe persimmons and are eating as many as they can.
September 29, 2008 | CLEANING STATION IS FINISHED
HGHC has added a game cleaning station and large walk-in refrigeration unit to the Sanctuary Lodge. Our guests now have a well lit, clean, fully equipped station to process their game and keep it refrigerated until the depart.
September 29, 2008 | LARGE DEER CAUGHT ON CAMERA
This large buck was caught on a trail cam at HGHC. Nice trophy!
August 18, 2008 | EVERYONE PITCHES IN!
Members, owners, and friends all helped make our 2008 fish fry a great success!
August 18, 2008 | FISH FRY AND DEDICATION
This was a great opportunity for owners and members to meet, discuss plans for the upcoming season, and see our fabulous new lodge.
August 18, 2008 | DEDICATION OF NEW LODGE AND FISH FRY
HGHC members, owners, and friends had a great time at our fish fry and lodge dedication on 8-16-08.
August 06, 2008 | HABITAT WORK CONTINUES
Steve Cook and Bob Fehrenbacher led a team consisting of themselves and Bob\'s boys Peter, Zachary, and Patrick to continue our foresty program. The team continued the placement of tree tubes around saplings on the farm. These tree tubes accelerate growth as much as 600%.
July 28, 2008 | NEW CLEANING STATION AT SANCTUARY
Our new game cleaning station at the Sanctuary has been completed and ready for the upcoming season.
July 28, 2008 | DEER ARE GROWING!
The deer herd is feeding and growing well. Our management personnel are working hard to ensure your great season.
High Ground Hunting Club manages multiple food plots on every farm for our deer. This popular food plot is planted in a select mix to attract deer and other game.
July 24, 2008 | GORILLA AND BIG GAME 300LB LOCK ON STANDS IN PLACE
Our deer managers have been busy strategically placing stands for the upcoming season. We use nothing but top quality stands to ensure great comfort and success.
July 23, 2008 | PLENTY OF COVER FOR THE GAME
Our warm season grasses management program provides plenty of cover for our deer, turkey, and quail. As you can see from this pic, the grasses grow thick and tall.
July 23, 2008 | STANDS ARE BEING PLACED
Our deer management guides are now placing stands for the upcoming season. Pictured here is one of our newest stands by Ranch King.
July 21, 2008 | NICE DEER SIGHTINGS AT OUR FEEDERS
We are seeing some very nice progressing racks on our deer. Through our management program, our deer are staying healthy and growing nice antlers for the upcoming season.
July 21, 2008 | MORE UPSTAIRS PICS OF THE SANCTUARY
The lodge is beautiful and awaiting your arrival.
July 21, 2008 | UPSTAIRS AT THE SANCTUARY COMPLETED
The upper level of the new Sanctuary Lodge has been completed and furnished. This will offer our guests a retreat with TV, card tables, pool table, and lounge.
July 14, 2008 | FLOOR PLAN FOR UPSTAIRS
The floor plan for the upstairs of the new Sanctuary lodge will be incredible. Members and guests will enjoy one of the finest locations in the midwest when hunting with us this year. The floorplan includes pool tables, televisions, card tables, and many other comforts of home.
July 14, 2008 | NEW LODGE HAS INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN
Our newest lodge at the Sanctuary Farm on HWY 268 has a new, industrial kitchen. Members and guests will be able to enjoy many meals with us after the hunt.
July 14, 2008 | DEER MANAGEMENT SUCCESS
A pair of very nice future trophy deer at High Ground Hunting Club. The deer have been eating 21% protean
Purina Deer chow since the 1st of June.
June 16, 2008 | TREE TUBE MAINTENANCE
Maintenance on the High Ground Hunting Club\'s woodlands continues with the addition of 300 more tree tubes on our oak and pecan planting in the square field. The tree tubes will accelerate the growth of some of the smaller trees by up to 600%. When mature, the 20,000 plus trees that were planted in this 40 acre field will be capable of producing well over 200,000 pounds of mast per year for feeding deer, turkey and other wildlife. This will include waterfowl during periods of high water. This is just another example of the commitment High Ground has made toward wildlife conservation and the future of sport hunting.
June 04, 2008 | RICE IS GROWING
As you can see in this photo, the rice in cells 3 and 4 at Tin City is growing well. Rain has been plentiful so far but we have the ability to pump these cells full of water if another drought hits this summer. Last year, the rice was a great resource for the ducks.
June 04, 2008 | NEW 6\" WELL AT TUG\'S LANDING
A new 6 inch well was installed Saturday to feed the water cell at Tug\'s Landing. This will enable us to \"pump up\" the cell faster and help keep it open during freezing conditions. As many of you experienced this year, when the freeze comes, HGHC lights up with the Mallards due to our open water.
May 27, 2008 | CORN IS PLANTED!
Due to the extremely wet springtime weather, it has been difficult to get our corn crop planted. As of this past weekend, corn has been planted at The Sanctuary farm and Tin City. Corn will be planted all the way to the pits this year as well as in the water holes.
May 12, 2008 | BERT BAGS ANOTHER LARGE TOM
Not happy with one trophy tom, Bert Parravicini went after another and was very successful.
May 12, 2008 | BERT PARRAVICINI WITH LARGE TOM
Bert bagged this large bird as the weather turned nice at HGHC.
April 21, 2008 | Steve Cook Opening Day Turkey
Steve Cook with a nice turkey taken at Rock Springs at 7:30 on opening morning.
April 21, 2008 | James Harris\' \"not so wiley\" coyote
James, Brooke, and Maci Harris enjoy many times at Kentucky Whitetail at High Ground Hunting Club. James shot this coyote at The Shed on March 29, 2008. The coyote came into the call full throttle and showing its teeth. He was shot with a 10 gauge shotgun.
February 29, 2008 | ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL DAY AT HGHC
John Benamatt (l), Tyler Campbell (c), and Bill Campbell (r) enjoyed a great day at Tin City at HGHC.
February 14, 2008 | NEW MEMBERSHIPS BEING OFFERED FOR A LIMITED TIME!!!
Due to a increased demand from quality hunters, High Ground Hunting Club is offering memberships for deer, turkey, and waterfowl this year on a very limited basis. If you are interested in being a member of one of the best managed, most successful hunting clubs in the midwest, click on the "HUNTS" section of our web site for more information.
These memberships are selling fast and we highly recommend contacting us immediately if you are interested.
February 11, 2008 | YOUTH DAY SUCCESS
Jakob Grossman had a great time at HGHC youth weekend. Way to go Jakob!
February 04, 2008 | NICE SHOOTING BRADY!
Brady Guth with a pair of ducks taken at Tin City during the KY youth season. Brady was able to take home a trophy Pintail which would be the envy of any hunter.
February 04, 2008 | FATHER AND SON FUN
Owner Evan Beck with his son Walker in the Arkansas pit at Tin City on youth hunt weekend. Overall, 44 ducks were harvested by our kids over the 2 day youth hunt.
February 04, 2008 | YOUTH HUNT A SUCCESS IN ARKANSAS PIT AT TIN CITY
Brady Guth (L), Greg Guth (C), and Walker Beck (R) had a great hunt in the Arkansas pit at Tin City with owner/friend Evan Beck. Brady was able to shoot 5 shells and knock down 4 ducks. Watch out men! He may out shoot you!
February 01, 2008 | EXCELLENT .410 GUNNING OPPORTUNITIES AT HGHC
Owner Greg DeWeese with a full limit of 6 ducks taken at Drake's blind with a .410 shotgun. HGHC offers excellent gunning opportunities for our hunters by shooting ducks over the decoys as a norm.
January 28, 2008 | BANK OF EVANSVILLE SUCCESSFUL HUNT
Bank of Evansville commercial lender John Zimmerman with Mark Hinderliter,
Keith Hinderliter, and Pat Blankenberger. The foursome had a great hunt at Tug's Landing with a huge limit of ducks.
January 28, 2008 | ANOTHER GREAT DAY IN DRAKE\'S BLIND
Drake\'s blind, the newest addition to the Tin City farm had another successful day on 1/26. Owners Greg DeWeese (R), Evan Beck (C), and Steve Cook (L) took an 18 duck limit in the icy conditions.
January 25, 2008 | GRAND SLAM AT JUMPS
Owner Steve Cook and Larry DeWeese had a Grand Slam day at Jumps with full limits of ducks and geese. What a day guys!
January 25, 2008 | GREAT DAY AT JUMPS!
Larry DeWeese and owner Steve Cook had a great day in Jump\'s pit at Rock Springs. The two harvested a grand slam. They each had a full limit of ducks, Canada geese, and Specks! What a day!
January 24, 2008 | GREG GUTH IN COON SLOUGH
Greg Guth, guest of owner Evan Beck, in Coon Slough with a limit of Gadwalls. The two hunters were in the Pin Oak blind on Coon Slough.
January 24, 2008 | WADE JENKINS FIRST DUCK
Wade Jenkins from Old National Bank in Evansville, IN with his first duck. Wade was a guest of owner Evan Beck at Kate's Blind.
January 23, 2008 | FIRST BANDED DUCK!
Patrick Fehrenbacher, son of owner Bob Fehrenbacher, shot his first banded duck in the Arkansas pit at Tin City. Patrick, his brother Zach, and owner Clifford Romain had full limits by 8:30 AM.
Congratulations Patrick!
January 22, 2008 | MORE ARKANSAS PIT SUCCESS AT TIN CITY
Owners Greg DeWeese (L) and Evan Beck (not pictured) enjoyed a highly successful hunt with guest Brian Wagner in the Arkansas pit at Tin City. Mostly greenheads and pintails were in the bag.
January 22, 2008 | FIRST DUCK!
Grant Mills (13), son of member Keith Mills, with his first duck. Grant hunted in the Arkansas pit with his father and Doug Bodaine for a successful morning of mallards.
January 22, 2008 | ARKANSAS PIT SUCCESS!
Guest Kevin Goode (bottom), owner Jack Strassweg with his dog Gus (top), and owner Greg DeWeese (not pictured) with a full limit of greenheads from the Arkansas pit at Tin City. The hunt lasted all of 30 minutes!
January 16, 2008 | FUTURE TROPHY
We have been monitoring our trail cameras to get a better look at our future trophies. This nice little 8 pointer will be one in a couple of years.
January 15, 2008 | DEER MANAGEMENT DURING COLD WEATHER
The deer management team at High Ground have been actively keeping our herd fed and well nurished. Along with using our numerous food plots, the deer have also been frequenting our corn feeders for extra energy in cold weather. Notice the nice, young 10 pointer in this picture along with his immature friend. This deer should make a nice trophy in the upcoming seasons.
January 14, 2008 | ZIRKELBACH FAMILY SUCCESS
The Zirkelbach family enjoyed a great day of hunting at High Ground Hunting Club in Tug\'s Landing Pit at Tin City. This was the first waterfowl hunt for the boys and a great time was had by all! Shown in photo from left to right are Warren, Chris, and Clayton Zirkelbach.
January 14, 2008 | SUCCESS AT TUG\'S LANDING
Member Jeff Adler with another limit of mallards from Tug\'s Landing pit at Tin City.
January 11, 2008 | BRIAN BULKLEY HAS SUCCESS IN CANADA
Owner Brian Bulkley had a successful waterfowling experience in Canada with several limits of ducks taken.
January 10, 2008 | EARLY LIMIT
Owner Evan Beck with a very early morning limit. Evan took this limit 15 minutes after shooting hours started.
January 09, 2008 | DIANE BOLLIG FINDS SUCCESS AT HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB!
Diane Bollig joined her husband along with owner Rob Robbins for a great duck hunt in Coon Slough. The bag included mallards, gadwalls, and geese for the day.
January 08, 2008 | COON SLOUGH SHUTTLE
Owner Rick Krohn (L) and guest Diane Bollig (R) travel to Coon Slough with Rick\'s dog Cody for a successful late morning hunt. Diane\'s husband along with owner Rob Robbins also were on this hunt.
January 08, 2008 | ROB ROBBINS AND ARIK & DIANE BOLLIG WITH COON SLOUGH SUCCESS
Owner Rob Robbins (R) and guests Darik (L) & Diane (not pictured) Bollig enjoyed a great hunt on Coon Slough with owner Rick Krohn. The pin oak blind paid off again with mallards and gadwalls.
Darik was qouted as saying "That was the best waterfowl hunting I've ever had." Darik is manager of product development for Bear Archery and Trophy Ridge archery products in Evansville, IN.
January 04, 2008 | KATE\'S BLIND BACK IN ACTION
After a long summer drought, Kate\'s blind is in the water again and harvesting ducks. Pictured hunting in Kate\'s are Gunner Hagan (10), Member Jeff Adler, and Owner Bert Parravicinni.
January 04, 2008 | SUCCESS IN COON SLOUGH WITH THE POWERS TEAM
Scott Powers and his guest enjoyed a great hunt in Coon Slough. They were able to fill their limits within 30 minutes! Great gunning Scott!
December 25, 2007 | BROTHERS FIND SUCCESS AGAIN...
Brothers Patrick (l) and Zach (r) Fehrenbacher enjoyed yet another great hunt at HGHC. They quickly filled their limits on Coon Slough in one of the Go-Devil floating blinds. Patrick and Zach are the sons of HGHC owner/partner Bob Fehrenbacher.
December 25, 2007 | FIRST RETRIEVE FOR CASSIE
HGHC Owner/Partner Steve Cook\'s black lab; Cassie. This was her first retrieve during a great hunt at Jump\'s Landing on the Rock Springs farm. Congratulations Cassie and proud owner Steve!
December 24, 2007 | COON SLOUGH LIMITS
Owners (l to r) Bryan Bulkley, Evan Beck, and Greg DeWeese enjoyed fantastic gunning on Coon Slough on Sunday. Limits of ducks for all!
December 20, 2007 | NEW SANCTUARY LODGE NEARING COMPLETION
The existing lodge has now become the bunkhouse which will sleep 16 people comfortably. The new lodge and headquarters for HGHC should be fully operational very soon. We will announce our opening date to let everyone know to begin checking in at this location for all of their hunts.
December 20, 2007 | LIMITS OF DUCKS ABOUND AT HIGH GROUND
Owner Evan Beck with yet another limit of ducks taken at HGHC. The snow and wind helped make the ducks move and the hunting was spectacular. Evan credits the success of this hunt to his guide for the day.
December 18, 2007 | GREAT DAY AT TUG'S LANDING PIT
Owner/founder Jack Strassweg with his dog Gus during a great hunt at Tug's Landing Pit at Tin City. The weather turned sunny, cold, and windy and the ducks turned "on" for Jack to kill his limit in no time. Jack commented "the ducks would just hang over the pit".
December 17, 2007 | NEW SANCTUARY LODGE GETS FLOORING
Construction on the new Sanctuary Lodge and central operations for High Ground Hunting Club are nearing completion. Flooring is now being installed and is expected to be completed soon. This new lodge should be fully operational in the very near future.
December 17, 2007 | KATE\'S BLIND TRIO
High Ground Hunting Club owners (pictured from front to back) Rick Krohn, Evan Beck, and Steve Wimber enjoying great hunting and conversation in Kate\'s Blind at Tin City.
December 08, 2007 | CATHEDRAL SUCCESS AT TIN CITY
Ray Lynch (left) from Realtree Outdoors and Tom Weaver (right) from Wildfowl Magazine enjoyed a great hunt at the Cathedral in the slough at Tin City. The long time friends enjoyed a rewarding day of waterfowling at HGHC.
December 02, 2007 | LEX LUBY FROM GEORGIA WITH A 172 7/8 MONSTER BUCK
Lex Luby, from Larenceville, GA harvested this monster 172 7/8 inch raw score at the High Ground Hunting Club Kentucky Whitetail farm on December 1. Lex stated it is the biggest deer he has ever seen and shot.
November 29, 2007 | DYNAMIC DUO BROTHERS
Brothers Zach and Patrick Fehrenbacher with their limit of ducks over the early season during Thanksgiving. The brothers are the sons of owner Bob Fehrenbacher.
November 27, 2007 | ROB GRUBB 159 3/8 BOW KILL
November 16, 2007
Mr. John Rutledge
High Ground Hunting Club
RE: Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting
Dear John:
Before I get into the details, let me provide you with a quick note regarding our prior hunting experience. We have hunted whitetail deer in the southeastern U.S. for over 25 years. We own 600 acres of prime land in one of the premier whitetail hunting regions in the state of Alabama – the “black belt”. Furthermore, we enjoyed hunting trophy whitetail deer in Saskatchewan, Canada in 2004, 2005 and 2006. So we have some idea of what trophy hunting is about and our prior hunting experience is what makes our experience with High Ground Hunting Club even better.
Here is a quick summary of our experience. The accommodations you provided were spacious, comfortable and contained all the comforts of home. The hospitality was outstanding and then there was the hunt. Wow, the hunt! Jim Dover (my hunting partner) and I saw numerous racked bucks during our hunt. In fact, we saw four bucks with ten points or better. We also saw several eight point bucks, several six point bucks, several smaller bucks and many other does. I never thought I would have the nerve to pass on an opportunity to harvest a 135-140 class buck with my bow, but because of the animals we saw during our hunt, I actually passed on an eleven point that would score in that range. However, within ten minutes of passing on that deer I had the privilege of harvesting a 159+ inch eleven point. This is the first Pope & Young and perhaps the first Boone & Crockett buck of my life – official scoring by an official P&Y / B&C representative will take place after the required 60 day drying period.
For the reasons already mentioned, we are planning our second annual trophy whitetail deer hunt to High Ground Hunting Club. We simply could not resist returning for one of the best hunting experience ever. Based on these points, I would like to extend an invitation to any of your prospective clients to contact me directly to discuss my experience with High Ground Hunting Club. This is truly a trip of a lifetime!
Let me take this opportunity to thank you, Will and Jack for making our first hunting trip to High Ground Hunting Club a memory of a lifetime.
Sincerely,
Rob Grubb
November 26, 2007 | YOUTH DEER SUCCESS
Owner/manager Clifford Romain with grandson Jakob Grossman and his first ever deer kill. The 5 pointer was killed with one shot from a high powered rifle with open sites out of a Ranch King blind.
November 24, 2007 | ACTION IN THE PITS
Owners Evan Beck (left), Greg DeWeese (right) and son of owner Zachary Fehrenbacher (center) enjoyed a great morning shoot at Tug\'s Landing. Although the weather warmed some, the action remained fairly steady.
November 24, 2007 | THANKSGIVING BOUNTY AT HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB
Hunters at HGHC enjoyed another fantastic Thanksgiving hunting season together. Pictured here L to R at the Cypress Blind are Patrick and Zachary sons of owner Bob Fehrenbacher, Owner Evan Beck, guests and father and son team of Kyle and Danny Wooton. They had a successful day with 22 ducks and 2 geese taken.
November 21, 2007 | WATERFOWL AT THE SANCTUARY...
In the evenings close to 4:30, the ducks are piling in to the Sanctuary Lake, Porky\'s Pit, and Romain\'s Pit. Thousands of ducks come from the refuge each night to stay at the Sanctuary.
November 21, 2007 | BLINDS ARE READY FOR WATERFOWL SEASON!
Over the past weekend, final preparations were completed in getting ready for another successful waterfowl season at High Ground Hunting Club.
This Go-Devil floating blind is in Coon Slough at our Tin City farm nestled in a clump of cattails in the middle of the slough. Due to the numbers of ducks which used Coon Slough last year, we have placed this blind as well as an additional Go-Devil floating blind in the tall timber and covered it in Pin Oak limbs.
November 14, 2007 | ROB GRUBB 159 3/8 BOW KILL
November 16, 2007
Mr. John Rutledge
High Ground Hunting Club
RE: Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting
Dear John:
Before I get into the details, let me provide you with a quick note regarding our prior hunting experience. We have hunted whitetail deer in the southeastern U.S. for over 25 years. We own 600 acres of prime land in one of the premier whitetail hunting regions in the state of Alabama – the “black belt”. Furthermore, we enjoyed hunting trophy whitetail deer in Saskatchewan, Canada in 2004, 2005 and 2006. So we have some idea of what trophy hunting is about and our prior hunting experience is what makes our experience with High Ground Hunting Club even better.
Here is a quick summary of our experience. The accommodations you provided were spacious, comfortable and contained all the comforts of home. The hospitality was outstanding and then there was the hunt. Wow, the hunt! Jim Dover (my hunting partner) and I saw numerous racked bucks during our hunt. In fact, we saw four bucks with ten points or better. We also saw several eight point bucks, several six point bucks, several smaller bucks and many other does. I never thought I would have the nerve to pass on an opportunity to harvest a 135-140 class buck with my bow, but because of the animals we saw during our hunt, I actually passed on an eleven point that would score in that range. However, within ten minutes of passing on that deer I had the privilege of harvesting a 159+ inch eleven point. This is the first Pope & Young and perhaps the first Boone & Crockett buck of my life – official scoring by an official P&Y / B&C representative will take place after the required 60 day drying period.
For the reasons already mentioned, we are planning our second annual trophy whitetail deer hunt to High Ground Hunting Club. We simply could not resist returning for one of the best hunting experience ever. Based on these points, I would like to extend an invitation to any of your prospective clients to contact me directly to discuss my experience with High Ground Hunting Club. This is truly a trip of a lifetime!
Let me take this opportunity to thank you, Will and Jack for making our first hunting trip to High Ground Hunting Club a memory of a lifetime.
Sincerely,
Rob Grubb
November 13, 2007 | YOUTH HARVESTS BIG 9 POINTER AT KENTUCKY WHITETAIL.
This large 9 pointer was taken from the Kentucky Whitetail farm by owner Mitchell Deep's son.
VISIT OUR TROPHY ROOM TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF BIG DEER AT HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB AND KENTUCKY WHITETAIL THIS SEASON.
November 12, 2007 | BOW KILL AT KENTUCKY WHITETAIL
Andy Ellis, bow hunter from Georgia, harvested this nice 8 pointer on Saturday at HGHC's Kentucky Whitetail farm.
VISIT OUR TROPHY ROOM TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF BIG DEER AT HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB AND KENTUCKY WHITETAIL THIS SEASON.
November 09, 2007 | BUCKS AND PRE-RUT ACTIVITY
The deer are active. We are starting to see them throughout the morning and evening hours on the farms. This weekend is the opening weekend for gun season. Hopefully, we will see a few large deer killed this weekend.
November 08, 2007 | NICE 12 POINTER TAKEN AT KY WHITETAIL FARM
This nice 12 point buck was taken over the weekend at our KY Whitetail farm. We are seeing more and more bigger bucks with the cooler weather setting in.
November 07, 2007 | BIG BOY IN THE BACKGROUND...
Look closely in the back and you will see a very large deer with a nice spread. This deer, along with many other large trophies, have been recently sighted due to the onset of the rut. The big deer are really starting to move.
November 06, 2007 | NEW SIGNS ARE IN PLACE
We have installed new signs on our farms to help our guests identify our locations. This sign is in front of the new Sanctuary Lodge.
November 05, 2007 | MALLARDS IN THE FLOODED CORN!
We have Mallards in our flooded corn now. Over the weekend, we saw great numbers of larger ducks moving in to the area. With water more abundantly available, we should be seeing more and more as we get closer to the season opener on Thanksgiving day.
November 02, 2007 | BUNKHOUSE COMPETE
The remodeling of THE SHED at Rock Springs provides a great bunkhouse space for hunters and families.
November 01, 2007 | PRE-RUT BUCKS IN THE COOLER WEATHER
We are really starting to see the bucks now! With the onset of our fantastic fall weather, the deer are starting to get ready for the rut.
October 31, 2007 | NEW SANCTUARY LODGE INTERIOR WORK STARTING
Work on the exterior of the new Sanctuary Lodge is nearly complete and the focus is now turning indoors. Rough wiring and plumbing are being installed as paneling has arrived for install. The old lodge, which will become sleeping quarters, is also in the renovation stage to get ready for the upcoming seasons.
In the meantime, we are using our other lodges to temporarily house our guest hunters until the work is complete at the Sanctuary. We appreciate their patience as we grow.
October 30, 2007 | WATER FLOWING IN SANCTUARY LAKE
Along with a little help from Mother Nature, the Sanctuary Refuge Lake is beginning to hold water and ducks. Several hundred ducks have found their way to the flooded 38 acres of corn and are beginning to call it home. By Thanksgiving, we should be holding several thousand ducks for a great opening weekend!
October 29, 2007 | FALL TURKEY SUCCESS
Brad Conley, bow member, shows a nice Jake turkey killed at HGHC over the weekend with farm manager Will Hagan.
October 26, 2007 | THE MIGRATION IS STARTING!!!
We are beginning to see many ducks and geese around our farms and the state F & W areas. The season will be here in a month!
October 25, 2007 | MORE RAIN PREDICTED FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS
The rain dance continues to work as more rain is predicted for the tri-state area for the next 2 days. Water is beginning to fill in around our newest blind, Drakes, behind the beaver dam.
October 24, 2007 | THE RAIN GODS HAVE SHINED
Recently, owner/founder Jack Strassweg performed a rain dance at our Tin City Farm. It worked! Over the past few days, we have received over 4 inches of much needed rain and it is helping to fill our sloughs and reservoirs.
This picture shows the water starting to back up around the beaver dam. Hopefully, by the weekend, we will have more water building up as the ducks begin to arrive.
October 23, 2007 | SHED REMODEL NEARLY COMPLETE
The remodeling project at The Shed at Rock Springs is almost done. HVAC, carpet, tile, new kitchen and baths, along with the laundry room are almost complete. Furniture will arrive soon and this beautiful, new lodge will be ready for the families of our guests.
October 22, 2007 | DRAKES BLIND IN FULL CAMO
Over the weekend, Drake\'s blind below the beaver dam received its initial camo. This new blind is now surrounded with heavy brush. Pin Oak limbs were pruned from our numerous trees and then stuffed in around the blind making it virtually invisible. After a few weeks, when the foliage drops, the blind will receive more materials.
October 19, 2007 | SANCTUARY LODGE BACK PORCH ADDED
Part of the renovation and addition to the Sanctuary lodge is to add a huge, covered back porch. Recently the porch pad was poured with concrete and the overhang roof completed. The dirt you see mounded around it will be removed after construction allowing its only access through the lodge. Members and guests will be able to enjoy themselves on the porch by grilling and watching the 1000\'s of ducks pile into the Sanctuary refuge lake in the evenings.
October 17, 2007 | KIDS HAVING A GREAT HUNT AT HIGH GROUND HUNTING CLUB
Sam and Jake Springer were having a great time at HGHC during the KY youth deer season. The boys, along with Dad Mark, hunted from a Ranch King ground blind. HGHC has 4 of these new blinds which are perfect for kids (and fidgity adults) to hunt from. It allows them to move around, eat, and whisper without disturbing the hunt.
October 16, 2007 | CANADA SUCCESS
HGHC Owner Evan Beck in Manitoba Canada. In this picture, you will see 8 Mallards and 5 geese. A great time was had by all!
October 16, 2007 | YOUTH DEER SEASON A SUCCESS!
As you can see in this picture, HGHC was overrun by youth deer hunters this weekend. In all, 4 does were harvested along with a buck. The kids all enjoyed their hunting experience as well as the fun of camp life.
October 12, 2007 | SANCTUARY CONSTRUCTION MOVING QUICKLY
The new addition and remodeling of the Sanctuary Lodge and HGHC headquarters is moving quickly. As you can see, the lodge towers over the surrounding fields offering a great view of the Sanctuary Farm, Ohio River, and Sloughs FWA. Siding is complete and interior work is moving quickly.
October 12, 2007 | BIG DEER ON ON THE MOVE WITH COOLER WEATHER
Trail cams are capturing pics of large deer using our farms. With the onset of the cooler weather, hunting should improve greatly! In the foreground of this picture you see a nice young buck which will probably be a "shooter" next year. But, do you see the BIG BOY back at the feeder in the background?
October 11, 2007 | NICE BUCKS STARTING TO SPAR
This trail cam photo captured 2 nice bucks beginning to spar near a feeder. We are seeing more and more large deer using the farms. The recent change to cooler weather should surely promote their movement.
October 10, 2007 | REMODEL OF THE SHED CLOSE TO COMPLETION
The remodeling project of The Shed is almost completed. This picture shows the new kitchen. Carpeting and tile are in and only a few minor touches remain. Furniture will follow soon and this beautiful lodge will be ready for our guests and families.
October 09, 2007 | PLANTING CONTINUES
Owner/founder Jack Strassweg was busy planting around the Sanctuary lake on Sunday. The borders of the corn are being planted in crops to attract more waterfowl.
October 08, 2007 | NEW HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BLIND
HGHC has purchased a ground level, wheelchair accessible deer blind. This blind has been strategically placed on a well traveled food plot and should see great success.
October 04, 2007 | MORE BIG DEER PHOTOS
The big deer are on the move. This nice buck was captured on the Kentucky Whitetail farm.
October 03, 2007 | MORE BIG DEER
We are filming more and more big deer this fall using our trail cams. As the weather turns cooler this week, we should begin seeing more activity from these larger bucks.
September 28, 2007 | SHED REMODELING PROGRESSING
The remodeling project at The Shed located on the Kentucky Whitetail farm is closer to completion. Rough plumbing is done, wiring is ran, walls are insulated, floor tile is being laid, and the paneling on the walls is done.
This picture is of the bunkhouse area of the building.
September 27, 2007 | DRAKES BLIND EXCAVATION
A larger, deeper hole has been excavated in front of the new Drake\'s blind. This will allow for deeper, open water during the season to help prevent freezing.
September 26, 2007 | WATER IN THE CATHEDRAL
Due to the recent placement of over 300 feet of 4 inch pipe from the Arkansas water well, we now have the ability to pump water out in the slough to the Cathedral area. Previously, this area has been a great spot to waterfowl hunt but would freeze and not allow access. With the ability to pump water, we can now keep this blind open when everything else freezes around it. As you know, this can mean high success on cold days!
September 24, 2007 | SUCCESSFUL WOOD DUCK/TEAL SEASON
This year proved a difficult year for most hunters who attempted to harvest Wood Ducks and Teal during the KY early 5 day season. With the major drought and lack of water in nearby sloughs, many found the ducks scarce.
But, High Ground Hunting Club owners and guests found great success due to our ability to pump water from our wells and flood cells for the ducks. During the 5 day season, HGHC hunters harvested 104 Wood Ducks and Teal with a bird to hunter ratio of 3.25 birds per hunter. Nine of these birds were banded!
September 21, 2007 | SANCTUARY LODGE PROGRESS
As you can see, the new 3 story building is dwarfing the old lodge at the Sanctuary. All of the exterior walls, roof, and windows are in place. Interior rooms are framed and the entire building is extremely impressive. This will be a formidable location for our lodges and offices for HGHC. Completion is set for November.
September 20, 2007 | CAMP LIFE AT ROCK SPRINGS
The night before the opening day of Wood Duck season, several owners and guests met at the Rock Springs Lodge for an evening of great food by Chef Krohn, good stories, and relaxation.
Enjoyable camp life at HGHC is one of the reasons for our success.
September 19, 2007 | WOOD DUCK AND TEAL SEASON OPENER
HGHC Owners Evan Beck and Greg DeWeese enjoyed a great Wood duck hunt this morning along with Zach Fehrenbacher who is the son of owner Bob Fehrenbacher. Zach was fortunate enough to shoot a banded wood duck. Greg\'s dog Mack had his work cut out for him in the low water, extremely muddy conditions. Note the mud on his coat from bounding across muddy flats where he sank leg deep in muck.
Overall, HGHC owners and their guests harvested 44 Wood Ducks and Teal this morning on the opening day of the season.
September 17, 2007 | RANCH KING BLINDS ARE IN PLACE
High Ground purchased 4 of these unbelievable Ranch King deer stands. They are in place and ready to use. One of the stands is handicap accessible for our disabled hunters.
September 14, 2007 | FLEET OF TRUCKS
The new mini trucks are here! They are completely Rhino lined, camo, 4 X 4, with heat and air. Want one? They are available exclusively through High Ground Hunting Club for $7995. Send email to info@highgroundhuntingclub.com for orders or info.
September 13, 2007 | SANCTUARY FIRST FLOOR FRAMING
Framing is complete on the first floor and the second floor with trusses are being completed as of this posting. This lodge will be a showpiece in the bottoms!
September 12, 2007 | VIEW FROM ON HIGH
This photo was taken from the second floor of the new Sanctuary Lodge. This floor is approximately 25 feet off of the ground and will give panoramic views of the blinds and refuge on the property. It should be an exciting season to watch waterfowl drop into the Sanctuary Lake and roost for the night.
September 11, 2007 | MASSIVE STORAGE UNDER NEW SANCTUARY LODGE
As you can see from this picture, we have a massive amount of storage for vehicles and equipment under the new Sanctuary Lodge. This pic shows only half of the basement which will have overhead doors on each end.
September 10, 2007 | SANCTUARY FRAMING UNDERWAY
The first floor framing and basement of the new Sanctuary Lodge are complete. Walls for the second floor are done and ready to stand today. Trusses should be in place by mid week and the building enclosed within 7 days. As you can see, even without the second floor added, the new addition towers above the old lodge.
September 07, 2007 | WELCOME FINAL NEW PARTNER BOB FEHRENBACHER
HGHC would like to welcome its newest and final equity partner; Bob Fehrenbacher-far left. Bob has spent his lifetime hunting deer, turkey, and waterfowl in Southern Indiana and Illinois. He manages his own farm near the Wabash River by New Harmony along with sons Zachary, Patrick, and Peter pictured here left to right.
September 06, 2007 | WATER PUMPING BELOW ROCK SPRINGS
We are beginning to pump water into one of our impoundments from the wells. Hopefully, we will have a good attractant for our very dry Wood Duck season.
September 05, 2007 | CLEARING FOR WATERFOWL
Owner/Founder Jack Strassweg is seen here on a tractor with a bush hog attachment. Due to the incredibly low water levels, he is manicuring a normally wet area for future flooding for our upcoming waterfowl season. The water impoundment he is working in is in the developmental stages and will be hunted periodically to determine needs for growth.
September 05, 2007 | WATERFOWL LEVEE CLEARING
Will Hagan is aboard the skid steer with the grinder attachment clearing a levee on a water impoundment project. The carbide teeth on this implement allow it to chew through brush and small trees in order to create better flow of game.
September 04, 2007 | MORE DEER FEEDERS BEING ADDED
High Ground owner/partners Steve Cook and Clifford Romain spent the day building additional deer feeders for the farms.
August 31, 2007 | SHED REMODELING CONTINUES
The remodeling of The Shed at the Kentucky Whitetail farm is in full progress. As you can see in this photo, large, 7 foot windows have been added to the front to watch game through. Rustic paneling is ready to be installed and finish work is scheduled to be completed soon.
August 31, 2007 | HARVEST HAS BEGUN
The corn harvest has begun in the bottoms. Due to the excessive drought, farmers are now harvesting their crops.
August 30, 2007 | SANCTUARY FOUNDATION COMPLETED
The block foundation at The Sanctuary\'s new lodge is completed. The floor inside the foundation will be concrete along with overhead doors on the end. This area will be used for equipment and decoy storage.
As you can see, the the new lodge addition will rise high above the old lodge. With the large windows, hunters and guests will have a great view of the entire farm including the sanctuary lake.
Framing will begin shortly!
August 30, 2007 | SQUIRREL SEASON IN FULL SWING
Owners of HGHC have been actively pursuing the very elusive squirrels on the property. Currently, the squirrels are heavily cutting hickory nuts. Moderate success has been experienced as they are remaining high in the trees in the thick foliage.
August 29, 2007 | MORE BIG DEER PHOTOS
This picture shows a couple of very nice, young bucks at night. They are not quite shooters yet but will mature in the next couple of years.
They were photographed with an infra-red trail camera at one of our food plots.
August 28, 2007 | BIG DEER ON TRAIL CAMERAS
John Rutledge and Will Hagan have been strategically placing trail cameras over the properties. In this picture, John wants to know if you can pick out the 2 shooters.
We are gathering data on travel patterns and habits of our bigger deer on the farms. We are mapping these patterns with the use of trail cams and aerial photos to pinpoint their movements.
August 27, 2007 | CITY WATER NOW ON THE HILL AT ROCK SPRINGS
Recently, .9 miles of 3 inch PVC water line was run from the base of the hill at Martin Martin Rd. to the top of the hill at the Rock Springs lodge. As many owners are aware, we have had water well problems on the hill from the start. The quality of the water was poor and could not be used for drinking or cooking. We will now have a good source for clean water with good pressure.
August 24, 2007 | TREE CONSERVATION
In our efforts to maintain our CRP ground, we have protected our growing hardwood tree population with Tree Pro's (the white tubes you see) These protect the trees and create a greenhouse effect to promote growth. Along with regular trimming with our flail mower, these hardwood saplings grow 600 percent faster than if simply planted in the ground and left to grow on their own.
August 23, 2007 | SANCTUARY FOUNDATION #2
This is another view of the new addition being constructed on the Sanctuary lodge on HWY 268. As you can see, this 4800 square foot 2 story lodge will be a great center of operations for HGHC. All hunters will check in at this location daily for hunting assignments.
August 22, 2007 | SANCTUARY LODGE FOUNDATION WORK
The foundation work for the new Sanctuary Lodge addition is almost competed. Framing will be soon!
August 21, 2007 | CAMO MINI TRUCKS NOW AVAILABLE $7995.00
High Ground Hunting Club now offers camo mini-trucks for all of your hunting needs. These trucks are camo inside and out, 4WD, and have A/C and heated cabs. Compare the price to a new 4 wheeler or UTV and we think you will want one of these in your hunting equipment inventory. Email info@highgroundhuntingclub to order or for more details.
August 20, 2007 | DRAKE\'S BLIND
The new blind below the beaver dam now has an official name. In following the High Ground tradition of naming our blinds after past hunting dogs, we are naming this blind \"DRAKE\'S\". Pictured here is HGHC partner/owner Evan Beck who was Drake\'s owner. Drake was 14 years old when he died and was a grandson of the world famous stud dog Harley To Go.
August 18, 2007 | SEPTEMBER WOOD DUCK SEASON AND THE DROUGHT
It is hard to imagine a time when water was so scarce in Henderson County. As you can see from this picture, Alvis Slough is almost completely dry. This picture shows our owners meeting in front of Kate\'s Blind today to discuss the early KY Wood Duck season. There is no water in the slough around Kate\'s, the boat launch, or the Cathedral. Due to the lack of water and extremely limited hunting opportunities, we will not be able to accomodate guest and member hunters for this September season. If we receive a substantial amount of rain in the next month, this could change.
August 17, 2007 | GO-DEVIL BLIND CAMO
It is 100 degrees in Kentucky and we are already thinking about camo on our Go-Devil duck blinds. This blind is covered in Phragmite reeds to enable it to disappear in our sloughs which are bordered with them.
August 16, 2007 | THE SHED REMODELING IS PROGRESSING
Remodeling at The Shed on the Kentucky Whitetail farm is progressing well. The entire building was gutted and the new stud walls are in place. All of the electrical and plumbing work is complete and drywall will be next. This lodge will have 2 private bedrooms, a bunkhouse, kitchen and living room combination, laundry room, and 2 bathrooms with 3 showers. This will be a great lodge addition to our property.
August 15, 2007 | LOW WATER CONDITIONS
The lack of rain has caused many of the sloughs to evaporate in the recent high temperatures. Hopefully, our fall rains will start soon and return them to normal levels.
August 14, 2007 | SHED REMODELING MOVING WELL
The remodeling of the Shed at Kentucky Whitetail is coming along well. This family lodge will be handicap accessible as well. In this photo, you can see the overhang has now been enclosed. Inside will be a bunkhouse, 2 bathrooms, and a laundry room for our guests.
August 13, 2007 | SANCTUARY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
The block foundation is almost complete on the new Sanctuary Lodge. As you can see, this will substantially increase the size of this lodge and make a great home for HGHC operations.
August 10, 2007 | CRP PROJECTS
We have been busy maintaining our large reserve of CRP projects this summer. In this picture, you can see the mowing which has been done on the \"Square Field\" on our deer farm. This field is planted in oak trees which have been mowed around.
August 09, 2007 | FALL FOOD PLOT PREPARATION
Many of the new fall food plots are being prepared. This plot, in front of The Shed at Kentucky Whitetail has been plowed and seeded with a blend of seeds for deer and turkey.
August 07, 2007 | QUAIL RELEASE
HGHC conducted our second quail release for the summer. Earlier this summer, 2000 quail were released between Rock Springs, Tin City, and The Sanctuary. Recently, another 2000 quail were released at the same properties. 1500 of these were Bob Whites and the other 500 were Tennessee Reds.
August 06, 2007 | LEVEES AND ROADS HAVE BEEN ROCKED
All of the levees and roads through our deer, turkey, and waterfowl properties have a thick, fresh layer of gravel on them. This will enable easier access for our deer and turkey hunters when the conditions get wet.
August 05, 2007 | RANCH KING HANDICAP BLIND
HGHC has purchased this ground based handicap accessible blind made by Ranch King Blinds. This blind will be placed in a strategic location on our farms and will be portable. The model we have ordered will have a wider door with access ramp and can be used for deer and turkey hunting.
August 04, 2007 | RANCH KING BLINDS
High Ground Hunting Club/Kentucky Whitetail has purchased 4 new Ranch King Blinds. 3 of these blinds are 6ft. X 8ft. and one is 6ft. X 6ft. Each blind is insulated, has archery and firearm windows, gun rests, and curtains. Three of these will be 15ft. high and the other one will be handicapped accessible. These blinds will be perfect for our ever-popular youth season with \"squirmy\" children!
HGHC is at the Atlanta, GA Buck-A-Rama this weekend. There are over 500 booths at this event and we are booking gun and bow deer hunts for this season.
August 02, 2007 | REMODELING AT THE SHED
The remodeling project at THE SHED is in full swing. The entire building has been completely gutted. New private bedrooms, kitchen, 2 full bathrooms, and a bunkhouse (where the existing overhang was) are being framed at this time. When finished, this lodge will provide a family retreat for owners and guests.
August 01, 2007 | NEW SANCTUARY LODGE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN!
The 4800 sq. ft. addition to the Sanctuary Lodge is now underway. Footers have been poured and the foundation will soon be set. Check back regularly for construction updates on our new High Ground center for our operations.
July 31, 2007 | Trail Clearing
We are actively clearing trails in our wooded areas. These trails allow game easy access corridors through the woods for game as well as hunters. Many new access trails were cut this year as well as large food plots in the woods for deer and turkeys.
July 30, 2007 | Food Plot Management
Our new fall food plots are being planted. Hopefully, with a little late summer rain, we will have new feeding areas for wildlife this fall.
July 29, 2007 | Rock Springs Renovations Complete
The renovation project at the Rock Springs lodge is now complete. We have added a new garage/storage area, dog kennels, new metal roof, and concrete parking areas on both ends.
July 28, 2007 | New Concrete Floor in Kates Blind
If you hunted at Kate's blind last year, you realized the floor was beginning to get quite soft. We have a new concrete floor in this blind to last for seasons to come.
July 26, 2007 | Go-Devil Boat Make-Over
Our fleet of Go-Devil mud boats and motors has recently been painted and camoflaged for the upcoming season. The engines have been serviced and painted and are ready to perform in the sloughs.
July 25, 2007 | New Blind at the Beaver Dam
We have completed construction of a new wooden framed blind below the beaver dam at Tin City. The blind has a concrete floor, painted in khaki, and ready to be fully brushed for the season.
