Experience an unforgettable wingshooting adventure at Ruggs Ranch, where we offer a truly remarkable hunting experience that will leave an indelible mark. Spanning over 100,000+ acres of untamed wilderness and carefully preserved bird hunting grounds, our lodge boasts a kennel filled with highly skilled English Pointers, German Shorthairs, and English Cockers eager to accompany you on your next hunt. Led by our expert dog trainer, Colton Cook, who possesses extensive experience in dog training, preserve and wild bird guiding, our dedicated team of full-time guides is ready to ensure your wingshooting adventure is nothing short of world-class.
Whether you choose to hunt within our expansive 10,000-acre preserve grounds or venture into the untamed wilderness for our wild bird walk-up or exhilarating horseback hunts, prepare yourself to encounter the thrill of hard-flying Pheasant, Chukar, Quail, and Hungarian Partridge flourishing in their natural habitats. With no bag limits, you’ll have the opportunity to test your skills against these agile and elusive birds. Our vast acreage ensures the sustained health of our native bird populations, offering them abundant food, shelter, and water. We prioritize careful management to prevent over-pressuring the population, ensuring a sustainable and thriving environment. With an abundance of grounds to explore, you can return to Ruggs Ranch for multiple seasons, discovering new hunting terrains with each visit.
Immerse yourself in the unparalleled beauty of our vast wilderness, guided by our experienced team and accompanied by our exceptional canine companions. At Ruggs Ranch, your wingshooting adventure awaits, promising a lifetime of cherished memories.
John,
I have been to almost a hundred hunting and fishing lodges in my television career, some good, some not, several abysmal 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 under 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. 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
