)
Our Services
Orvis Pursell Farms offers 15 stations designed to simulate a variety of true field shots. Adding to the versatility of the course is the unique trapper experience offered; one of Orvis Pursell Farm’s team of trappers will join you on the course and can customize stations based on your needs.
Orvis hosts many outdoor enthusiasts who are in pursuit of an excellent clay shooting experience: and the sporting clays course at the base of Chalybeate Mountain provides that with a diverse combination of open fields and a natural canopy of southeastern hardwoods. In addition to the Sporting Clays Course, Orvis Pursell Farms also offers covered Five Stand and Wobble Trap.
Minimum 2 shooters or 200 targets.
A trapper will join you on the course, ensuring you have the best experience possible.
The most exclusive venue offered at Pursell Farms, is by private membership. Orvis Pursell Farms has traditionally been dedicated to upland bird hunting and has a classic flair for what a traditional hunting club should be. Our extensive facilities include four upland fields for hunting pheasants and quail, along with a traditional continental hunting area. Our duck-hole resides in a mix of flooded timber and open water, offering the perfect wetland habitat for waterfowl game. The preserve hunting season runs October 15 to March 15. Make an appointment to tour the gun club. We are sure it will meet your highest standards.
Upland Hunting Membership
Individual Membership Fee: $2,500 Annual
Initiation Fee for Individual Members: $3,500*
*One-time fee, for the first year, not charged again if membership is current and consecutive.
Corporate Membership Fee: $6,000 Annual
Up to 5 company representatives membership.
Sporting Clays Memberships at Orvis Pursell Farms provide you with the opportunity for Sporting Clays and 5-Stand at a favorable member rate.
Sporting Clays Memberships
Individual Membership Fee: $150
Family Membership Fee: $250
*Please note that our sporting clays, schools, and pro shop are open to the public.
If you and your clients desire peace, relaxation, and a chance to return to the “family farm,” visit us at Orvis Pursell Farm. We provide the perfect backdrop to suit your corporate retreat or recreational getaway in Alabama. Over the years Pursell Farms has been the “go-to” destination for many of the top corporations in the Southeast. We offer a host of amenities that will ensure your time at Pursell Farms is productive and memorable. Our customized corporate retreat packages include sporting clays events, fly-fishing, and wingshooting instruction, as well as professional catering and other non-shooting activities and team-building excursions to choose from.
Pursell Farms offers 10,000 square-feet of technologically sophisticated and professionally appointed meeting and event space. With more than ten years of experience in delivering educational programming with the experience at Pursell Farms, we have created the ideal meeting venue blending purpose-built conference rooms with the splendor and tranquility of nature. After your group spends a day out on the farm shooting or fly-casting you can retreat in one of our many fully-appointed meeting spaces, or simply relax in front of an unforgettable chef-prepared meal, all the while basking in Pursell Farms scenic, central Alabama surroundings.
Pursell Farms offers both the facilities and the personalized, professional service that will guarantee an enjoyable event experience. Immerse your team into the timeless charm of our traditional sporting services textured with the southern hospitality that only Orvis can offer by selecting Pursell Farms for your next corporate outing.
Orvis Pursell Farms’ highly trained instructional fly-fishing and wingshooting staff can help with any experience level. From the novice to the pro you can expect to receive the personal attention needed to elevate and improve your skills.
If you would like to join one of our fly-fishing or wingshooting school dates, or if you simply want a refresher after a school, a warm up for that trip to England shooting high pheasants, or that trip to the Gunnison in Colorado casting for trout; our school instructors are available for private instruction all year round.
Must be at least 12 years old to participate in a shooting school.
These hunts are offered to the guests of Orvis who are seeking a private destination to experience southern wingshooting at its best. Enjoy your time in the field harvesting braces of quail, cupped-winged duck and the high flight of pheasant through quintessential southeastern pines.
Orvis hunting and shooting school instructors are available for individual or group lessons, an experience for all ability levels.
Guests of The Farm can test their fly-fishing skills and wet a line for largemouth bass, crappie, or bream in Lake Christine, Lodge Lake, or Swamp Lake. Bring your own gear or rent ours. Fish from the banks, or enjoy the full experience out on the water in an aluminum johnboat with trolling motor. Either way, it’s not a rare occurrence for even the occasional angler to land a six- to eight-pound bass. Our lakes are intensely managed with proper fertilization, feeding, and harvests to maximize fish growth, and you just may have the talent—or the luck—to catch that elusive lunker.
Guided and non-guided experiences available.
Airports
Birmingham International Airport (BHM) – 1 hour South to Pursell Farms. 5900 Messer Airport Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35212
- Highway 280 East through Chelsea, Harpersville and into Childersburg
- Right at 2nd traffic light in Childersburg onto County Road 008
- 11 miles to dead end in Fayetteville
- Right onto Sylacauga/Fayetteville Highway (County Road 002)
- Left at entrance to Pursell Farms, approximately ½ mile
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) – 2 hours Southwest to Pursell Farms.
6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320
- I-20 to junction of Highway 21 located at the Anniston-Oxford Exit
- Highway 21 South through Talladega to Winterboro
- Right onto Highway 76
- 10 miles to Childersburg
- Cross Highway 280 (turns into County Road 008)
- 11 miles to dead end in Fayetteville
- Right onto Sylacauga/Fayetteville Highway (County Road 002)
- Left at entrance to Pursell Farms, approximately ½ mile
Smaller/private planes, jets and helicopters*
*Helicopters can land on the property of Pursell Farms
Sylacauga, Merkel Field (SCD) 8 minutes west of Pursell Farms.
- 5,400' runway
- 195 Airport Rd, Sylacauga, Alabama 3515
Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM)
- North on I-65 to U.S. 231
- Right onto U.S. 231 and go north toward Sylacauga
- Left onto Highway 280 at the junction of U.S. 231 and Highway 280
- Approximately 2 miles to the second traffic light at Pinecrest School (Note: If you get to Walmart on Highway 280, you have gone too far.)
- Left at the traffic light onto the Sylacauga/Fayetteville Highway (County Road 002)
- Approximately 9 miles
- Left at entrance to Pursell Farms
Ideally situated for panoramic views of the scenic foothills, the three-story Inn’s 40 beautifully designed guest rooms, sparkling outdoor pool and sun deck, and fitness facility opened in March of 2018 including two new dining experiences. Arrington features our signature farm-to-fork cuisine in casually, elegant surroundings. The scene at Old Tom’s Pub is historic Scottish, gastropub-meets-sports-bar featuring Scottish and American menu favorites with views of the 18th fairway.
Offering new options for couples, families, golfers, corporate groups, and wedding guests, The Inn brings the total number of guest rooms at Pursell Farms to 81.
The Inn has:
- 40 Total Rooms
- 29 King Rooms
- 6 Premier Balcony Rooms
- 11 Double Queen Rooms
Learn more at pursellfarms.com
Fee schedule: Clays and Shooting Grounds
Ammunition not included – (prices subject to change without notice)
Sporting Clay Membership: $150
Family Sporting Clay Membership: $250
Upland Hunting Annual Membership: $2,500
Initiation Fee for Upland Membership: $3,500
One-time fee for the first year. Not charged again if membership is current and consecutive.
Corporate Upland Hunting Membership: $6,000
Up to five representative memberships.
Sporting Clay Round – (No minimum shooters. 100 round minimum.)
Member: $45
Non-Member: $75
5-Stand Round
Member: $10
Non-Member: $15
Gun Rental: $50
Cart Rental
Member: $30/cart
Non-Member: $40/cart
Gunfitting Session: $175/hour
Gunfitting Package: $265/hour
Gun fit & private shooting lesson.
Private Shooting Instruction: $175/hour
Up to four shooters.
Additional Shooters: $25/person
Private Instruction on Clays Course: $175/hour
Up to five shooters. Does not include Sporting Clays Fee.
Orvis Wingshooting School includes a complimentary gun rental and gun fitting, comprehensive shooting instruction, all targets and ammunition, lunch each school day, and a copy of the Orvis Wingshooting Handbook.
One-Day School: $575/person
Two-Day School: $1,149/person
Fee schedule: Fishing Activities & Services
Orvis Fly Fishing School includes the use of Orvis tackle, comprehensive casting instruction, lunch each school day, and a copy of the Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing.
One-Day School: $245/person
Two-Day School: $489/person
Private Casting Instruction
One Student: $75/hour
Two Students: $95/hour
Three Students: $125/hour
Private Guided Fishing: $250
Two hours fishing with two anglers max.
Additional Guided Fishing: $125/hour
Non-Guided Fishing (Resort Guests)
Half-Day Boat or bank fishing: $75
Full-Day Boat or bank fishing: $145
Non-Guided Fishing (Member)
Half-Day Boat or bank fishing: $55
Full-Day Boat or bank fishing: $100
Fishing Gear Rental
Conventional: $40./person
Fly Rod, Reel & Fly Box: $65/person
)