My first visit to Harpoles Heartland Lodge exceeded my expectations.  Top shelf, first class accommodations and meals.  Roger our guide, his dogs Emma, Quincy and Dot were the best two days in the field I have ever experienced.  Thanks to Wanda and her staff for making us feel at home.

As an experienced world traveler who commonly stays at 5-Star resorts, I have not seen the quality of service at the afore-mentioned resorts that I have witnessed here.  With respect to the Upland Hunt, it is second to none.  Guides, dogs, hospitality and most importantly patience prevails.  I can't wait to bring family and friends.

Meals and rooms were great.  Guides loved their jobs and did a great job.  Dogs for Upland were trained very well.  Lots of fun and will be back in the future.  Thanks Wanda and Gary!!!!

You guys run a top notch operation. The food, guides - personal ARE second to none!. The dogs are the best I have hunted with. When you can joke and cut up with your guide it makes for a fun experience, one that I will never forget. I had the time of my life and can't wait to return. Thanks for everything!" 
 

We had an amazing time! The place and property are top notch! Brad was very good at his job and his dogs are unbelievable! He was very personable. I can't think of anything to improve upon. Ms. Wanda couldn't be more accommodating and friendly! :)

Thank you all!!!!!!!!!

Jim and our 2 sons have enjoyed many days hunting pheasants at Harpole's, but this was my first hunt. Terry made it so special for me. He was so professional, patient, and reassuring as he guided me toward my very first pheasant! What a wonderful experience we had. I am looking forward to next time. Thank you all!

I will be mailing in my survey shortly but I don’t think the survey does it justice.  First off, your lodge and grounds were beautiful.  Immaculate.  Second, you and your staff made us feel at home from the first phone call to the time we checked out.  Miss Wanda was just as nice as she could be and it was a pleasure to meet her.  Finally, Terry Abney worked his butt off.  That man is a keeper!  The hunting conditions really couldn’t have been worse – very warm for weeks heading into our hunt and warm and windy when we were there.  I felt bad for the dogs!  It was very hard to pick up a scent and I thought they were going to have a heart attack  zig- sagging all over those fields in the heat.  Later in the afternoon, Terry used the dogs sparingly and turned himself into a guide dog, spotting and flushing birds.  (Now, imagine Terry – a man of substance – doing his version of pointing and flushing!)  The bottom line: we had a blast AND we still got our share of birds.  Wouldn’t have traded it.  As we talked about at breakfast, hunting is so much more than live target shooting and there’s no replacing that time and experience I had with my son.  Terry played a big role in making sure that experience was a life memory.  Not too much we can say other than thank you.  In fact, the whole staff – cooks, servers, housekeepers – you really have created a special retreat. 

We will be back.  I have to plan the next outing.  Maybe a Fall turkey hunt but I’ll have to plan for that yet.  I’m definitely making the spring break upland hunt a family tradition with you.

Comfortable lodge, great service, great guides, comfy beds...Great Trip!

Great experience and overall attention to detail was incredible!

What a wonderful experience! The accommodations were excellent! Terry was an outstanding guide and so were the dogs! Can't wait to return next fall!

Everything was very nice and comforting! The hunting was the best!!

Roger was great! I enjoyed the staff and lodge also. Terry made sure everything was perfect each day. I can not say enough about Roger he was a class act. I will be back in the future. Thank you Wanda and Gary for a great week!

Both of our guides Derek (waterfowl) and Terry (upland) were excellent - fun - helpful and a joy to hunt with. They would do anything to help you!

We had a great time! The lodge is first class! Roger was committed to finding us birds.

Great Experience! Terry and Roger were great guides and we had a wonderful time!

Terry our guide, did an exceptional job. He was professional but we all got along extremely well and felt he was "one of the gang."

Looking forward to coming back and hunting with him.