Representative rendering of two hunters, a pointer, and a cocker during a covey rise.

Lowndesboro, Alabama · 2026–27 season

A traditional Alabama quail hunt, built around the dogs and the people.

First-String Dogs.
First-Class Hospitality.
Damn Good Company.

Now booking for the 2026–27 season · October 31, 2026 – March 21, 2027

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2–6hunters per party

Thu–Sunregular season window

Half + Fullday hunt options

One Partypersonal attention

Near historic Lowndesboro

Quail country, fine dogs, and a day that feels like your own.

DGC offers traditional, professionally guided quail hunts for small parties in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt. Every hunt is personal. The dog work matters. The hospitality matters. And every guest is treated like family.

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Dustin Callis walking through winter cover carrying harvested bobwhite. — **Returning from the field.**Photo: Luke Yelverton

The DGC promise

Three things should define every hunt.

The dogs

First-String Dogs

The hunt is built around disciplined pointing, flushing, and retrieving work—not just the shooting over each covey.

The welcome

First-Class Hospitality

One party at a time, personal attention, a field lunch on full-day hunts, and personally coordinated trip planning.

The experience

Damn Good Company

Traditional Southern quail hunting should feel personal, unhurried, and worth coming back to.

Representative rendering of a DGC guide and two hunters moving in behind a pointer with a black cocker at heel. — **Moving in to the point.**Representative rendering.

The hunt

Built around the dogs.

Experienced dog work is the center of the DGC field experience. Pointers locate the birds. Cockers bring speed, energy, and purpose to the flush and retrieve. The shooting is important, but the whole process is what makes the hunt.

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The DGC name

Three initials. More than one honest explanation.

Dogs. Guns. Coveys. describes the field. First-String Dogs. First-Class Hospitality. Damn Good Company. describes the experience.

DGC. The letters have more than one meaning. With each one, there's a little wink behind the explanation. "Same letters, different wink." Wink, the cocker behind the DGC mark, gives that phrase another meaning. "Same letters, different Wink." The complete story explains how the same three letters can fit the hunt, the hospitality, and the company.

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Lodging

Quail Hunting by Day. Southern Hospitality by Night.

DGC is proud to partner with Southern Sportsman Hunting Lodge for the 2026–27 season. The lodging rate is $250 per night, per guest, including meals and evening hors d’oeuvres. Availability and final stay details will be confirmed before the reservation is finalized.

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Rear exterior and covered porch of Southern Sportsman Hunting Lodge. — **Rear lodge and covered porch.**Property photo: Southern Sportsman Hunting Lodge · official property photo

About DGC

A Hunt built on years of experience.

Years of hands-on work in a successful quail-hunting operation shaped the standards behind DGC. The business is independent and owner-built, but the practical lessons are carried forward: serious dog work, careful field preparation, personal service, and a hunt worth remembering.

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Good dogs, good hunting, and good company—that’s what DGC is about.

2026–27 Quail Season

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Use the optional online form, or call, text, or email DGC directly. Every request begins a personal booking conversation and does not automatically reserve a date.

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