Craig Game Preserve
Contact Info
Larry Craig 931-703-4254
Phone: (931) 703-4254
Fax:
Additional Info
Public or Private Destination: Private
Type of Shoots: Field
Game/Birds Offered: Quail, Pheasant, Turkey
Gun Dogs: Available
Other Hunting/Sporting Opportunities: White Tail Deer, skeet shooting, canoeing, camping, coyote hunting, 4-wheeling, trail hiking, horse back riding, fishing
Lodging: Lodge Available
The Craig Game Preserve is a 900 acre farm with miles and miles of planted sunflowers and natural habitat dedicated to hunting quail, pheasants, turkey and white tail deer. The following activities are also available: skeet shooting, canoeing, camping, coyote hunting, 4-wheeling, trail hiking, horse back riding, fishing and BAR-B-QUE’ing!
 The Craig Game Preserve is a 900 acre farm with miles and miles of planted sunflowers and natural habitat dedicated to hunting quail, pheasants, turkey and white tail deer. The following activities are also available: skeet shooting, canoeing, camping, coyote hunting, 4-wheeling, trail hiking, horse back riding, fishing and BAR-B-QUE’ing!
It is located 90 miles from Nashville and 30 miles from Huntsville, AL just off Interstate 65. Guides, dogs, and gear are available, or you may bring your own. Very comfortable overnight lodging with a 1200 sq. ft. event room is available on the preserve as well. Contact us to reserve your hunting/excursion trip in Middle Tennessee.
Our History
 Craig Game Preserve proudly continues an eighth generation family farming operation. Hamilton Hall is named in honor of the first ancestor, Peter Hamilton (1785-1861), to make it his residence. The original log cabin was purchased by Peter Hamilton in 1835 and is now the back part of the house.
During the Civil War in the fall of 1863, General William Sherman and his men came through Lincoln County while headed for Chickamauga. Some of the troops raided the farm, capturing all livestock except a young donkey. Before leaving, one Union soldier turned to the young son of Robert Hamilton and asked the boy if his troops had gotten all the preserved foods the family had on the farm. The honest lad replied that the soldiers actually had not gotten the potatoes the family had hastily buried beside the smokehouse in anticipation of the raid. This original log smokehouse still stands, complete with an entire tree hollowed for salting down the hams.
The next owner of Craig Game Preserve was Oscar Hamilton, (1859-1945) Larry Craig's great-grandfather. He was known as a successful gentleman farmer and planter. Oscar decided to expand upon the original log cabin in late 1800’s.
Oscar Hamilton's daughter, Clara Hamilton Craig (1884-1973), farmed the land with her husband, James A. Craig, Sr. until their only son, James A. Craig, Jr., returned from WWII. James and his wife reared five children on the land while raising hogs and beef cattle. He lived here till his death in 2000.
Larry Craig and his wife, Janie, took over farming operations in 1995. In 2000, the farm was awarded a certificate from the state commemorating "A Century of Family Farming" for the previous 165 years of Craig Game Preserve's heritage.
Lodge
The hunting lodge is located on the game preserve. It will comfortably sleep four to six people. The lodge was built in the fall of 2005 and is equipped with modern amenities, as well as being handicapped accessible. A full size kitchen and living room provide plenty of room to cook in or guests have the option of having meals prepared by the chef. Behind the lodge, a campground with a full size bar-b-que pit is also available. The lodge is available through reservation only, so contact us in advance. An event room is also located in the lodge for large gatherings seating up to fifty people.
Rates
 Bring your own dogs:
• Hunt on your own
• Minimum 12 birds $8/bird
Quail:
• 1/2 day $180 per gun 12 birds
• Full day $275 per gun 20 birds
• Extra birds over limit $8
Pheasant:
• 1/2 day$180 per gun 5 birds
• Full day $275 per gun 10 birds
• Extra birds over limit $20.00
Combination Quail and Pheasant:
• Full day $275 per gun 12 quail and 5 pheasant
Continental Pheasant Hunts:
• 10 to 15 shooters $120 per gun 6 birds per gun
Corporate Hunts:
• $2500 with 240 quail or 110 pheasants or combo 144 quail and 60 pheasants
All Inclusive:
• 1 night stay at the lodge
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Unlimited beverages
• 30 released quail per hunter
• Sporting clays
• Guides and dogs
• Special hunting vehicles
• Cleaning and freezing of birds
• $495 per hunter or $100 per night for non-hunter
Membership: Call for rates (not a requirement to participate in all we offer)
Gift Certificates: The perfect gift for that hard to shop for person
Hunts can be tailored to your needs
Acres and acres of beautiful natural habitat with miles of sunflowers planted for additional cover
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