Family Ice Fishing Day 2016

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**Due to unsafe ice conditions this event will be postponed until a later date**

4th Annual Family Ice Fishing Day

Don’t let the weather keep you away from outdoor fun. Come join us for our 4th annual Ice Fishing Day at Highland Hunting! This will be a fun-filled day of fishing, prize giveaways and education for everyone. Once again this is a fundraising event with part of the proceeds going to the Riverside Fire Department.

Event Details

  • Where: Highland Hunting Preserve
  • When: February 13, 2016 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Cost: $20 per family (includes lunch & dessert, fishing and door prize tickets)
  • Prizes: Everyone is entered for door prizes and there are a number of ways to win prizes while fishing.
  • Ice Fishing Safety: Free Fish Iowa and Aquatic Education handouts and booklets for the kids
  • Food: Lunch is included and snacks are available throughout the day

** There will be a live rescue demonstration by the Riverside Fire Department starting at 12:00pm. **

Don’t have gear? We will have a limited supply of gear available for your use at the event. All children 15 years of age and younger must be accompanied by an adult with a current and valid Iowa fishing license.

Please note that ice conditions must be safe for the event and we will post any updates or changes on our website and Facebook pages. Due to the weather we will notify everyone by Thursday Feb. 11th if we plan to postpone this event to Feb. 27 because of ice conditions.

Introduction to Upland Hunting and Sporting Clays

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Discover the Fun of Upland Hunting!

Edible Outdoors Event – Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM 

We would like to welcome all of you to this new and exciting event at Highland Hunting. This event is open to anyone interested in learning more about upland hunting, and clay target shooting. This event is open to a variety of skill level – you can be a beginner who has never hunted to someone who would like to sharpen their hunting skills. We will be focusing on the safety aspects of upland hunting and clay target shooting, gear needed, the role hunters have in wildlife management, things to do before and after a hunt or sporting clays event, and much more!

We have some great guest speakers that will be involved with this event and a chance to talk to all of them as they share their experiences with all of us.

This is what the day looks like so far:Upland Hunting Seminar

  • 8:00am – Introduction to Highland Hunting, house Keeping and an overview of the day  (Highland Staff)
  •  8:30am – History of Upland hunting/Safety presentation from Iowa DNR
  • 9:15 break
  • 9:30 – A dogs role in the hunt, along with the safety of the dog, nutrition and heath.  (speaker Steve Ries with Top Gun Kennels)
  • 10:15 – Introduction to firearm safety, basics of wing shooting, questions
  • 11:00 – Range time with participants and shooting instruction, along with hunting instruction/how to hunt in a group.
  • 12:15 -Lunch, determine groups (group size of 4), meet and great with groups guides.
  • 1:00 – 3:30  Head to field for pheasant hunt.
  • 3:45 – 4:15 – How to prepare the game, field dressing, and care.
  • 4:30– Questions, Depart for day.

 

Cost & Details:

The cost is $210 per person (plus processing fee) and includes the Hunt, 3 bird limit per person, guide and dogs, guns if needed (but would encourage you to bring your own), shells for clays, shells for hunting, lunch, clay target shooting.  Most important part of it all it includes a great time, and an information introduction to the great outdoors.

Participants need to have the following items:

  • Hunting and habitat license
  • Blaze orange hat
  • Blaze orange vest (optional)
  • Jeans or brush pants
  • Leather boots (hunting, hiking, work)
  • Lite gloves (optional)
  • Eye protection (sunglasses or shooting or safety glasses)

 

For more information or to purchase tickets online go HERE.

7th Annual Hawkeye Wrestling Club Shoot

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Helping the Hawks Go!

Set your sights on having a good time and contributing to a good cause at the 7th Annual HWC Shoot, to be held October 3, 2015, at Highland Hideaway Hunt Club near Riverside, Iowa. Featuring Tom Brands, Terry Brands, Daniel Dennis, Matt McDonough, Tony Ramos, Brent Metcalf & Bobby Telford

The cost is $200 per shooter. You’ll receive 100 shells to shoot 100 clay targets on a variety of stations. There also will be meal, door prizes, and flight prizes.  All proceeds benefit the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.

 

When: Saturday, October 3rd 2015Hawkeye Wrestling Charity Shoot

Where: Highland Hideaway Hunt Club (Riverside, IA)

Cost: $800 per team / $200 per Individual

Schedule of Events

Registration/Breakfast       8:30-9:30am
Safety Meeting                     9:30-9:45am
Shoot the Course               10:00am-12:00pm
Lunch                                   12:00-1:00pm

For more details, call 319-331-8582.

 

Register for this event online