| Sportsman's
Paradise sells outdoor experiences to hunters and anglers
By Tyler Larson
December 3, 2007 | PARADISE -- The Sportsman's Paradise
isn't an outlet store selling all the top rifles and
fishing poles, it's the real thing -- a paradise for
sportsmen to use those items for what they were meant
for, hunting.
"They come from all over the place, I think we've
had people from almost every state," says Sean Kohlmeyer,
who's been working there for 5 years.
Sportsman's Paradise is a hunting and fishing preserve
for club members with about 6,000 acres of land that
is also farmed. It's on the White Ranch, which has settled
in 1868 by Bernard White, but has only been known as
Sportsman's Paradise for about 10 years, Kohlmeyer said.
Sportsman's Paradise gives guided tours for big game,
upland game and fly fishing, according to their Web
site. The tours include meals, lodging, and a professional
guide to help with the overall trip as well as trained
hunting dogs for upland game hunting, provided by the
ranch.
"We have about 500 members and have guided groups
as large as 70 to 100 people," Kohlmeyer said.
Big game hunting is held on the Mt. Pisgah Cooperative
Wildlife Management Unit which boasts around 11,000
acres, their Web site said. Fly fishing and upland game
hunting are available anywhere on the two miles of stream
on the ranch.
"October, November and December are our most busy
times of the year," Kohlmeyer said, "so right now we're
staying pretty busy."
According to their Web site, their streams have more
than 20,000 fish in them at any given time and breeds
a great habitat for trout because of the mixture of
still and running water that has not been altered. The
Sportsman's Paradise only allows catch-and-release,
Kohlmeyer said.
The club at Sportsman's Paradise also holds activities
including the "Longest ail-Feather" contest to see which
hunter gets the longest tail feather of the pheasants
hunted in the day.
Sportsman's Paradise is at 399 W. 9000 South in Paradise.
For more information visit Whitesranch.com.
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