How much does a quail hunt cost in Tennessee?
By Quick answerA guided quail hunt in Tennessee costs $250 to $6,500, and most land around $450 — based on 30 active packages across 10 outfitters this season.
What a guided quail hunt costs in Tennessee
A guided quail hunt in Tennessee typically costs $450, with half of packages between $361.25 and $750.
From 32 priced packages of 47 across 10 outfitters, checked September 2026.
4 packages run higher, up to $6,500 — typically multi-day trips with lodging.
Full price breakdown
Guided quail package prices in Tennessee, September 2026 — 32 priced packages
| Point | Price |
|---|---|
| Lowest | $250 |
| 25th percentile | $361.25 |
| Median | $450 |
| 75th percentile | $750 |
| Highest | $6,500 |
Where most hunts actually land
The middle of that range is a full guided hunt with a dog handler working the field for you — the standard booking, not an upgrade. The floor is the stripped-down version: self-guided, half a day, nobody walking the field with you. The top belongs to a single outfitter's full-day plantation package for a small group with an overnight stay built in — it's a real listing, and it's not what a typical trip runs.
What the price does and doesn't include
A guide and a string of dogs come with nearly every package here, so treat those as standard rather than an extra you're paying for. What separates a basic booking from a pricier one is usually meals and a bed for the night.
What it doesn't include: a few Tennessee preserves bill by the bird once you're past what's built into the hunt, on top of or instead of a flat price. Worth asking about before you book — it's the cost of the birds you take, not the cost of the hunt, so it's not folded into the range above.
A trip people come back from happy
The review record behind these outfitters runs deep and skews strongly positive, and quail is rarely the only bird on the ground — several of these same preserves run pheasant the same afternoon, worth a look if you're building a longer trip.
What's included in a guided quail hunt in Tennessee
A guide and dogs come standard almost everywhere; lodging and transportation are what set the top tier apart.
Across 29 guided quail packages in Tennessee that list what they include, these come up most often:
- Guide97%
- Dogs90%
- Meals55%
- Meat processing35%
- Clay Shooting24%
- Lodging14%
- Transportation10%
- Weapon rentals3%
Inclusions vary by outfitter and package — always confirm what's covered before you book.
What hunters say about quail outfitters in Tennessee
Reviews cover each preserve's whole operation, not just quail — several also run pheasant and chukar the same afternoon.
9 quail outfitters in Tennessee carry 374 Google reviews averaging 4.83 — including 16 at three stars or below.
Sourced from Google · most recent review .
| 5 stars | 341 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 stars | 17 | |
| 3 stars | 7 | |
| 2 stars | 5 | |
| 1 star | 4 |
I booked a quail hunt at Windy Hill. My customers and I have hunted at many different preserves and agreed Windy Hill ranks at the top…
For a great upland hunting experience, look no further than The Bearded Birddog. We had a fantastic time with our excellent guide Derek and birddogs, Ada and Rio. We had the opportunity to hunt beautiful quail, chukar, and pheasant in one afternoon and had a blast doing so…
5 out of 5. Alex H · The Bearded Birddog ·
My wife and I went on our first upland hunt ever for pheasant and quail today. We have hunted dove in Texas before we moved to Tennessee but this is the only other bird hunting we've done so we are new to say the least. Our guide was Hayes, he and his dogs Mike and Belle were awesome…
5 out of 5. Andrew Lukosevic · Cedar Rock Hunting Preserve ·
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