Chestnut Hunting Lodge

We are located in the scenic North Carolina mountains where you not only get a hunting experience of a lifetime, but also enjoy the breathtaking beauty of thousands of acres of Blue Ridge Mountains where the Russian boar was first introduced to the United States by a wealthy Englishman. They have since spread across North Carolina and into Tennessee and offer the sports person a real challenging trophy. These ill tempered tuskers will often turn away a pack of hounds and charge, so don't be surprised if you become the hunted instead of the hunter.

You can hunt from our tree stands or from an enclosed blind (these are especially nice in foul weather) that are located on well used trails or in feed areas. If you prefer you can take the challenge of stalking your game or have the thrill of hearing our hounds strike a "hot trail".

Bring coolers and plastic bags for your meat. Don't forget the camera and plenty of film.

We specialize in helping the novice hunter get his or her first big game animal. Our guides especially enjoy helping youngsters. Ten years old or older preferred.

We have 4 wheel drive transportation to our hunting area and a sight-in range is available at camp.

Our guides are professional and native to the area. At the crack of dawn your guide will drive you up the steep winding roads of the famous Whiskey Mountain where your hunt will begin. Your guide knows every inch of the rocky slopes and hollows and he will work strictly for you. His interest is to make your hunt a complete success. After the kill he will field dress game and pack it back to the lodge, skin and quarter it free of charge. At Chestnut you get a quality hunt, not just a kill.

Now, a word from Jerry...
I've hunted preserves all the country. Some good, some bad and some horrible. When I decided to open Chestnut my first priorities were to make it different than any I had seen.

It's not one of these little hole in the wall, 15 to 20 acre hunts. Our hunting area is two miles of heavy timber and rugged mountain land. We are probably the only preserve in the country that doesn't release the animals the same day of the hunt. Our animals roam free on the area. We don't use any hold pens. You have to hunt here. We have the hardest hunt in the country. Many preserves have a bad reputation using small areas, hold pens and a "get you in, get you out quick" attitude. We give you a good honest hunt. Not one of those walk out and pop it kind.

Here, you can hunt from good tree stands on trails or you can stalk. If you choose to stalk, be sure that you are in good physical shape. We also have enclosed blinds near electronic feeders for cold, rainy weather and hounds if you like dog hunting. We have jeep trails over the hunt accessible only by our 4-wheel drive vehicles.

We only have two or three snows during the winter however, snow does bring us to a stand-still. We get hunters that have hunted preserves for 25 years and after a trip here say that this is by far the best preserve they have ever seen. Their many return trips to Chestnut prove it. Some return as many as 5 times a year.

I have the best guides in the business, bar none. I know from experience what it takes to make a hunter happy. That's why we have the best hunt in the country and it will stay that way. We are here to please our clients. That's why we go the extra mile to give you those things you don't or won't get on any other preserve. We even have some drive-to stands for the handicapped hunters.

I guarantee my hunt to be exactly as I say. Hunt any preserve you wish and come here and you too will say the same. You will find everything exactly as we say.