Wingshooting

Discover the ultimate wingshooting adventure at Ruggs Ranch — a world-class hunting experience that stays with you for a lifetime.

World-Class Wingshooting at Ruggs Ranch

Experience wingshooting at its finest on more than 100,000 acres of pristine wilderness and expertly managed hunting grounds. At Ruggs Ranch, every hunt is designed to thrill — with hard-flying pheasant, chukar, Quail, and Hungarian partridge waiting in their natural habitats.

Hunt your way:

10,000-acre preserve grounds for an action-packed day.
Wild bird walk-ups through rugged country.
Exhilarating horseback hunts that echo the spirit of the West.
No bag limits!

Wingshooting Season

October 1–January 31; Limited to 8 hunts per year

Our kennel is home to highly trained English Pointers, German Shorthairs, and English Cockers — led by expert trainer Colton Cook and supported by a team of professional guides. Their passion and precision ensure every hunt is world-class.

With no bag limits and sustainable management practices that protect native bird populations, Ruggs Ranch offers a truly unmatched experience. Every return trip opens up new terrain, new challenges, and new memories.

This isn’t just a hunt, but an unforgettable adventure in one of the most scenic, bird-rich environments in the country.

Wild Bird Hunting

Expert guided hunts for Hungarian partridge, chukar, pheasant, and quail across 100,000+ acres of scenic terrain.

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Upland Bird Hunting

An unforgettable adventure against the backdrop of sweeping valleys, rugged ridges, and explosive flushes.

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Turkey Hunting

Sweeping mesas and expert guides position you for a once-in-a-lifetime shot at elusive toms.

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Terms

A 15% gratuity will be added to the cost of your hunt and be distributed evenly between all qualifying staff members.
This does not include the gratuity for your guide, we suggest a minimum gratuity of
$100 per person, per day for your guide and ask that you provide this gratuity directly to your guide at the conclusion of your trip.
Ruggs Ranch deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE. A deposit is required at the time of booking to reserve your hunt dates. Wingshooting deposits are equal
to 50% of the cost of the hunt.

John,

I have been to almost a hundred hunting and fishing lodges in my television career, some good, some not, several abys mal and very few exceptional. The list of those who consistently deliver on their promise of excellent hunting and hospitality is short. Ruggs Ranch belongs in that top tier.

Over and above everything (actually, I guess it would be un der everything) is the land. I have never seen such variety and sheer volume. One of the reasons my viewers cite for going hunting is to be enveloped in natural beauty.

A person in outdoor clothing and hat stands in a grassy field, holding a shotgun. The photo is signed with "Thanks Ruggs!" and a paw print next to a signature.

Ruggs has it in spades, from stately timber strands and hushed forests, to limitless vistas of sage and bunchgrass.

Thank goodness your string includes cockers for the wicked-thick bunchgrass and riparian areas, and horses for the big-sky chukar hills.

That abundant and high quality habitat leads to incredible hunting. Wild chukars, valley quail and Huns in their native surroundings, elk, deer, turkey ghosting through the pines, and of course pheasants skulking in the CRP and crops. It only gets better when you hunt horseback.

Your staff is top-drawer, driven to meet the needs of guests. Guides go out of their way to help, Gene takes dogs to the highest level, Vicky in the office is relentless in her attention to detail, and of course, Keith’s food is to die for. I warn you every time I visit that you’d better count your cocker spaniels before I leave because someday I will dognap one!

As their leader you’ve instilled in staff a willingness to go the extra mile and strive for excellence. A successful businessman told me years ago that the key to success was to be ten percent better than one’s competitors. In every respect Ruggs is that, or more.

Every time we broadcast an episode at Ruggs, my viewers express awe at the vastness, the “westernness” of Ruggs Ranch. It is every hunter’s dream to “cowboy up,” explore the wild west, be part of our rugged bast. Nowhere but at Ruggs can one live the dream.

Sincerely,
Scott Linden
Creator/host
Wingshooting USA TV