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WEST POINT, Miss. — Prairie Wildlife, the South’s premier conservation-driven sporting estate, recently earned the distinction of Approved Outfitter from Ducks Unlimited. The title comes through Prairie Wildlife’s long-term commitment to helping Ducks Unlimited raise funds to conserve, improve and protect waterfowl habitat from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico.
“For Ducks Unlimited, there’s tremendous fundraising potential created when an experience is offered by an Approved Outfitter like Prairie Wildlife,” said Tad Turner, with Ducks Unlimited. “The relationship creates an array of opportunities for Ducks Unlimited’s membership base to enjoy these unique experiences.”
Prairie Wildlife was founded on the principle of sustainable hunting and responsible use of the land. Today, Prairie Wildlife offers quail, rabbit, dove and deer hunting from the native bounty the land already produces, plus released quail, pheasant and pigeon shooting, along with lodge accommodations. Further, Prairie Wildlife has created an outstanding array of clay target shooting venues, and has developed possibly the best helice range in the United States.
While ducks and geese are not typically hunted at Prairie Wildlife, their practices of conservation and sustainable use connect Prairie Wildlife and Ducks Unlimited on considerations reaching well beyond the blind.
“Providing good stewardship of our natural resources is an honor and an obligation at the same time,” Bryan said. “What we offer our guests is outstanding, because our team here at Prairie Wildlife is second to none. I’m looking forward to showing more of the world what we’ve accomplished, and what we’re still working to achieve. This land is special, and it’s a blessing to share it with people.”
“Jimmy looked for and found ways to live out land stewardship ethics while continuing to realize economic benefits,” said Dr. Wes Burger, of MSU. Burger has pursued a number of experiments and demonstrations in sustainable agriculture on Bryan’s ground over the past 25 years, including the defining of practices necessary to sustain populations of wild quail.
Since 1997, Bryan has dedicated much of the 7,000-acre property to active conservation.
Work includes:
• Forest buffers planted to protect streams
• Native habitat restored for the benefit of both game and non-game species
• Land management practices that have recreated the oceans of tall prairie grass which dominated the landscape when the first settlers from Europe arrived
To learn more about the Prairie Wildlife, visit www.prairiewildlife.com. ##
Contact: Kevin Tate ktate@thecgrivers.com 662-574-3247