Spring is definitely in the air at Heartland! April and May are two of my favorite months to be outdoors and to experience Heartland’s beauty.

Morel mushrooms will be popping up over the next couple weeks! The wet spring we have experienced so far should make for some great hunting! Enjoy a relaxing walk across the rolling hills that surround the lodge looking for those delicious treasures. Or grab a 4-wheeler and take off to that “secret” spot on a remote part of the property.

The last thing you may be thinking about is reserving your hunt for this fall, but now is the time to secure a good date. We had a tremendous season last fall and we are looking to build on that this year.

If you have not done so already, please take a minute and read what others have to say about their Heartland experience on our testimonials page. I would also like to hear from you if you have not sent your testimonial already. If you have a special memory from your time spent at Heartland please share it with us. I look forward to seeing you this spring!

Best regards, Gary Gary@Heartlandlodge.com

Spring has arrived and the next several months are one of the best times to visit Heartland Lodge! Here are three great ways that you can enjoy the Heartland experience:

Retreats-Few locations can provide conference facilities in a setting as unique as ours. Enjoy the beautiful country side that surrounds our resort. Also take advantage of our new 1,500sq ft conference facility!

Couples-Our romantic luxury suites are a perfect spot to get-away with that special someone! Enjoy the jacuzzi, fireplace and ultra comfy bed!

Solo-Do you need a break? Is life and work a little hectic right now? Treat yourself to a pampered get-away at Heartland. Many individuals visit Heartland solo to recharge those batteries!! (See our website for a current promotion on this!)

Make your reservations when there is live entertainment! Heartland will be hosting several outdoor concerts through-out the spring and summer. (See our website for more information.)

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Let me know if there is anything that I can do for you.

God Bless, Wanda

Wow! Can you believe it’s the first of April already? We just closed the book on an excellent season of bird hunting! I wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone that came and hunted with us this past season.

We have already started preparation for next year and I am excited to announce that we will be offering European Style Driven Pheasant Shoots starting in the fall of 2007. After the drives, guides will take the hunters down to the fields and surrounding woods where they can gun the escaped birds while using dogs to hunt them. We can incorporate this with a premium afternoon hunt that would make for an all around incredible day of wing- shooting.

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable spring and summer. We will be looking for you this fall in the upland fields at Heartland where you will have an excellent experience and “Traditions That Last A Lifetime”.

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Michael D Retterer
miker@heartlandlodge.com

For those of you looking forward to the whitetail hunting this fall, our progress report couldn’t be any better. Food plots are getting planted as we speak, old plots are looking great, properties are being scouted that could hold your next trophy.

Don’t miss out on the hunting opportunity of a lifetime. Whether or not you prefer feathers or fur, we will make any hunt the best possible hunt it can be. If you have not reserved your trip for this fall, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Yours truly,

Matt Farnham
MattF@Heartlandlodge.com

Spring has arrived at Heartland Lodge. The varmints are claiming the last of the sheds so now I turn my attention to the elusive eastern turkey. Each morning leading up to opening day, I hear more gobblers sounding off and strutting their stuff out in the fields. Their hoping that one of those hens would pay attention to them, instead of those bugs that seem to accompany the changing of the seasons. You should hear our guides, every one of them are breaking in their new mouth calls, working those slates, and biting at the bit to convince one of those toms that they are sweeter than the real thing.

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Happy hunting,

Matt Farnham
MattF@Heartlandlodge.com

An update from the “Crooked Slough Duck Hunting”

Well with the great success we enjoyed last year it inspired us to flood more ground and have a different look or “feel” in one of the new areas. We just finished having the excavator open the lower end of the field that we didn’t flood last year. (Next to the flooded field) As well we had a second levee put in so we will have another pit to choose from to hunt. So, we’ll have even more of the same great hunting area we enjoyed last year.

We also had levees built and pipes put in which will enable us to flood about a half mile of the original Crooked Slough. We’ll have a nice comfortable blind in that area that will give our patrons a totally different type of hunting experience. The ducks will work closer and the slough is surrounded by oak and willow trees which will give the hunter the feeling of being in flooded timber with the ducks being right on top of you before you see them. We’ve flooded this area in years past and we couldn’t keep the Wood Ducks, Gadwall, and Teal out. This all adds up to a lot of fast action and lots of fun. So be on your game or the ducks will see you.

I’m looking forward to 2007 being our best year yet. Bruce Smith will be guiding again this year and Matt Howland will be guiding as well. Matt is a great caller, good shot, great story teller, and just a real nice guy to have in the pit or blind with you. See you soon. It will be here before you know it.

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I look forward to seeing you this fall!

Art Rodenberg

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75 Acres with Country Home -This is a perfect property that has a little bit of everything! A stocked pond, plenty of deer and turkey, morel mushrooms and much more. This property can also be split into 63 acres or the country home and 12 acres.

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Promotions: (These promotions are only offered through our e-newsletter) Good for new reservations only!

Upland/Waterfowl Combo – Reserve your fall hunt by April 30th and receive a free upgrade to a premium upland hunt. (Or double premium if paying for a premium)

B&B Retreats :
Book a room with meals in April before April 30th and receive your choice of one hour of horseback riding, ATV riding or a round of sporting clays for free!
Buy-out both lodges and take advantage of our new 1,500sq ft. conference facility for free! Must be booked before April 30th.
We are continuing our Individual get-away promotion. See our web site for details.


Whitetail:
Four night, Three day Whitetail Hunt.
Dec 17th, 18th, & 19th $950 (Regular price $1,250)

Sporting Clays:

Reserve a room with meals in April before April 30th and receive one round of sporting clays for free!.