At the Westervelt Lodge property the caretakers have managed the land to preserve the wildlife and forest along the Tombigbee River. This management has proved very successful in maintaining the integrity of the wildlife and offering clients a natural hunting and wingshooting experience.

Wingshooting has been a tradition in the south since the mid-1700s and is an extremely popular sport. Hunters arrive from all over to stay in the lodges and take part in events, competitions, and guided hunts.

The professional staff at Westervelt Lodge offer challenges in a fair chase setting. Clients bring their rifles and enjoy the accommodations at the wingshooting lodge. The guides and staff offer an outstanding experience with excellent dog work and after hunting relaxation and an opportunity to unwind and enjoy the delicious southern cuisine.

Wingshooting is a sport that is enjoyed all over the world. at this beautiful lodge in the southeast of Alabama, Westervelt Lodge continues a tradition which is appreciated by guests and clients who return year after year to challenge themselves and navigate the trails that weave through the 12000 acres of natural habitat.

At the end of the 1970s Westervelt Lodge offered their first wingshooting school after adding a skeet and some trap fields. Since then, it has been known as a wingshooting lodge. Visitors come from all over the United States and beyond to practice their wingshooting and to stay at the lodge with their friends and families.

Wingshooting includes doves, quail, pheasant and in Alabama there are events and seasons for hunting. The qualified staff at Westervelt Lodge who are leaders in their industry can discuss the rules of the season to their guests. With quail shooting the maximum per bag is 15 birds.

Bookings at the lodge for wingshooting trips include professional guides, dogs, and field transportation. At Westervelt Lodge they understand that all guests are different and require their own unique needs. When guests want to go wingshooting alone with their own dogs this is also possible, and the staff can accommodate this request.

Wingshooting at the Westervelt Lodge in Alabama is an experience not to be forgotten the guides take their guests on a traditional plantation-style quail hunt. The dogs flush out the birds and there are multiple opportunities to take a shot and successfully fill their game bags.

They have a very advanced wingshooting quail program that is in place amongst the tall Southern pines and this hunting course is challenging.

Steven Carroll Westervelt Lodge Manager added “At Westervelt Lodge the options that our guests are offered for wingshooting have been planned and the hunt through the trees for hard flying birds or the open field hunting is exhilarating for our guests.”

About Us
Westervelt was established by their first hunt in 1951 they have a privately owned property that spans 12000 acres in West Alabama. This land offers hunters a free-range experience of hunting which includes white-tailed deer and wild turkeys.

The Lodge offers an exceptional hunting and accommodation experience. The lodge offers fully furnished accommodation and a range of amenities for all guests to relax and unwind. The lodge is equipped to hold group gathering, host weddings and most other events and conferences.

The professional staff at Westervelt hunting lodge in Alabama offer a superb customer service and the opportunity to hunt wild turkey, quail, dove, pheasant, and the white-tail deer.

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