Excellent experience. Guy was so nice to help my daughter get started. Definitely go back again

Love the Catskill Pheasantry. Been goiung for years. Fun. Nice people. Good shooting. Goood loding. Good BBQ fun.

Everyone is super helpful. It's my husband's favorite place to do clay shooting. Great place to get a gift certificate for someone you love.

Excellent place to visit or camp for a weekend very pleasant staff great location nice quiet location nice ride to get up there

WOW!!! This place is amazing. Everyone here from Jeremy , to John & his " pup " " BANDIT, ' to the people staying here in other cabins are wonderful. My "Q T BEAR " & I, went up there for a week, & it was soo great. We both live in Manhattan New York City " proper", just filled with people, & very few of them have ever been outside this city. Just a few hrs. away is this gem. The cabin we stayed in was clean, comfy, spacious, & the fireplace was warm & always stocked with fire wood. I loved it! No telli. & that was even better. It's away from the town, but close enough to get to when you need to get all your groceries. We had 2 " hunts " for Pheasants, & my Cutie Bear got 2 the 1st day, & 4 the next day . John was our great guide. I was pathetic, but tagged along, with " BANDIT " laughing at me all the way. I'm sure he didn't go " Woof Woof Woof" , I do believe he was saying " Woos Woos Woos . " The main building is close to the cabins, & absolutely beautiful. We went in Sept. & the weather was perfect. I left the cabin door unlocked, & didn't worry at all. There as well is an outdoor Bar B Que , AND a Bar B Que pit a wee bit further away from the cabin. Even if you don't hunt, this is a place to come to & contemplate " WHY THEE BLOODY 'ELL DO I LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY? " Thank you soo much for a wonderful time, & we'll be back . . PS Jeremy. Could you build a cabin #8 soo we can move there? Thank you. I know you shall, as you all went out of your way to please the both of us. Cheers from NV & " Cutie Bear . " read more

Catskill Pheasantry & Sporting Clays - What I do for a living when NOT hunting Pheasants . ( sigh ) - Active Life Near Me - Long Eddy, New York

I stayed at the Catskill Pheasantry for a bachelor party. It was not the hunting season so it was quiet. The main lodge was huge with several bunk beds and two private queen size beds. The lodge had a large great room decorated with animal skins and deer heads. The staff was very hospitable. They prepared us delicious steaks each night and breakfast of eggs, French toast, and potatoes in the morning. Our group was mostly inexperienced in shooting. The instructors were very helpful in explaining how to "see" the clays, stand, and aim properly. Our group split into two groups and our instructor was very motivational too. He made sure everyone hit at least one target. The property has a separate set of cabins (didn't get a chance to see them). They also have wifi in the lodge but it's a bit spotty. They have TV but the cell service isn't great. There are also several shooting locations. Since it was bad weather our group mainly stayed at the two closest to the lodge. See the review posted by the other Yelper for more info about the pricing. I would highly recommend the Catskill Pheasantry if you wanted a weekend get away in a lodge, retreat, hunting trip, or bachelor party. read more

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Great place being a avid hunter and hunted all over the country this is a top notch facility. The guide we had was patient and was very helpful with our novices hunters Thank You Jeromy read more

Catskill Pheasantry & Sporting Clays - Active Life Near Me - Long Eddy, New York

A couple of friends and I went up there for a weekend of shooting clays/pheasants and couldn't have had a better time. The lodging's comfortable and has everything you need, (I mean, you have to get food, but they start you off w some firewood, kindling etc.) the hunting (we'd never hunted before) was really fun, as was the skeet, and the guides/managers were great. Guide dogs were brilliant too. The road is a bit tricky to find in the dark. The nearby town (15 min drive I believe) has a couple of bars/coffee shops/restaurants, and a supermarket, so you can get all you need there. Cabins are semi isolated - about 100 feet between them- and the property itself feels fairly remote. We think we'll be coming back for a while. read more

We were spending a week in the area and being city people, we wanted to do somethings unavailable in NYC. Shooting Skeet seemed like an awesome option. They were super patient with beginners. Started with safety and moved on to teaching us about the guns. We were shooting skeet in 10 minutes. It was a beautiful spot, people were nice what is not to like. Plotting another trip up there, it isn't THAT far from Brooklyn! read more

This place is quite an operation. They have several hundred acres and on those acres there are a few activities to choose from. Their claim to fame is pheasant hunts, where you and your party are equipped with shotguns, led into one of their fields by a guide accompanied by one of their dogs, and at some point, live game birds (pheasant, quail, etc) are released and you are expected to shoot them dead. The birds are all raised in captivity at the facility and this whole business strikes me as being a little strange, but I'm sure people love it. It also seemed quite expensive. Catskill Pheasantry also has a 5-stand clay pigeon shooting range and a 100-yard rifle and pistol range - both covered for use in inclement weather - but we went there for something called "Sporting Clays" which is best described as a combination of golf, bowling and shotguns. In Sporting Clays there are ten individual stations, all along a 1/4 mile trail which is easily walkable or ride-able by means of rented golf cart. At each station there is a small covered stand and an industrial-looking yellow box with some buttons on it. Pressing the appropriate buttons will trigger machines buried somewhere in the woods to launch two clay pigeons in view of the shooting stand. Sometimes the clays fly out in nice slow arcs, sometimes they zing along low to the ground. Sometimes they come from the left, sometimes the right. Each station is different. You are given a scorecard and enough ammunition to take 5 turns at each of 10 stations for a total of 100 shots. The guy who shatters the most birds wins. The whole course takes somewhere between 1 and 3 hours to complete, depending on the size of your party. This seems to me like just about the best idea for an afternoon activity that anybody has ever had. There are a few things to be aware of before signing up though. You do not need a firearm or any sort of license to use one. I expect you need to be of a certain age though. Catskill Pheasantry will rent you a shotgun and supply you with ammunition, should you need it. Our host suggested an over-under 12 gauge and we opted to scale down to the smaller 20 gauge. I'm glad we did.. the course is 100 shots long, and that many rounds of 12 gauge will really hurt the shoulder of all but the burliest shooters. We went late in the day after it had been raining. Since all the stands are covered, we would have been okay if the rain continued, but we were glad it didn't. The sun peeked out from behind the clouds though, and some of the pigeons took paths above the treeline, where they immediately got lost in the sun and were all but impossible for us to hit. Going out earlier in the day would alleviate this problem. I noticed that there were large lights at each station. Presumably this can be a nighttime activity as well. Also, some of the foliage in the forest made spotting and hitting the clays fairly difficult. Going in the fall or spring when the trees are bare will almost certainly improve your chances. Some of the stations were easy, lofting the birds right in front of the shooter at a nice slow speed in a predictable arc.. other stations were not, and we had lots of "0"s on our scorecards. One of us managed to shoot 10 for 10 at station #8 though, which felt great. I'm really not sure how I feel about the "guided pheasant hunts" where you kill birds which have been expressly raised for the purpose of being shot at by paying customers, but there was lots more to do, and the facility is so nice it almost feels out-of-place here in Sullivan County. Very much a diamond in the rough. Sporting clays were great fun, but a bit pricey.. It was about $250 for 3 people to rent a gun, buy ammunition and use the course. I didn't ask about prices for shooting clays from the 5-stand - a traditional clay-pigeon shooting experience - but I did ask about the rifle range, and it's $10 a day, and they've got .223cal and 7.62mm rifles for rent. I've lived here for two years and had no idea this place was 25 minutes away. Now that I know, I'll certainly be back. This is a great place to take guests from out-of-town, and I'm sure if you have wealthy clients, this is a great way to entertain them once you've all gotten bored with golf. read more

Had a great morning at Catskills pheasantry. John helped a bunch of newbies to shooting have a great time shooting clays. He took us through the basics, stayed with us for a while to make sure we had the hang of it and then left us to have a good time. He even helped the kids (ages 7,8,9) manage the kickback so they could join in. Prices were v reasonable. Everyone in group was smiling. read more

Great guide and dog, very friendly staff. They do pheasant hunts, deer and spring turkey. No license needed for clay shooting and small game (pheasant). Jeremy at the office was very helpful and accommodating. In the field the guide worked very well with us, adjusted to our pace and skill. Perfect for for groups as well. They also have cabins if you want to stay over. Highly recommended. read more

Great place. Very friendly owner and staff. Only did some pheasnt hunting so far. The fields are big and offer great cover for the birds. The birds were all hard flying. read more