The consulting program of Harpole’s Heartland Lodge can assist anyone who is thinking about opening a hunting operation or owns an existing hunting business. Gary Harpole, owner and founder of Harpole’s Heartland Lodge has consulted for hunting lodges all over the country.

Gary works with Orvis as their Wingshooting Consultant. Along with assisting hunting operations that request a consultant, Gary endorses wingshooting lodges for the Orvis program.

These are some of the areas that Gary can be of assistance:

• Upland Hunting
• Waterfowl Hunting
• Whitetail Hunting
  Turkey Hunting
• Conferences
• Bed & Breakfast – Off Season Business
• Off Season Activities:
  • Riding Stables
  • ATVs
  • Sporting Clays
  • Fishing
  • Other Activities
• Lodge Design and Decor
• Making a Hunting Business Profitable
• Marketing
• Reservation/Data Base – Computer System
• Tracking Advertising Results
• Bird Inventory
• How to Handle Telephone Calls & Follow up
• Attracting and Holding onto Great Personnel
• Developing your “System”
• Developing Your Target and Goals
• Helpful Reference/Reading Material
• Customer Service & Relations
• Brochures and Information
• Insurance
• Habitat & Wildlife Management
• Developing a Support Network
• Continued Growth
• Organization Tools
• Liability Forms, Rules, and Other Important Documents
• Pro shop– A Great Revenue Stream
• Developing a Good Accounting System
• Avoiding the Deadly Business Ideas
• Web page / Internet

Ninety percent of all small businesses fail in the first five-years because of lack of financial support. Of those ten percent that make it past the first five years, ninety percent of them fail in the next five years because of burn out. The best way to make sure you are not one of the businesses that fail is to work with someone who has beat the odds.

Contact Gary for more information by e-mail at info@heartlandlodge.com. You can also call at 217-734-2526.