Cherrybend Pheasant Farm- Southwest Ohio's Pheasant Hunting Destination

Welcome to Cherrybend Pheasant Farm! Our farm has been in operation as a pheasant hunting preserve for almost 60 years. We have 640 acres in the preserve that provides plenty of space for even our busiest day. We offer pheasant hunting as well as chukar and quail.

Cherrybend is family owned and operated by Matt & Beth Ellis and Scott & Melissa Ellis. The Ellis family has a long history farming on Cherrybend Road, since the mid-1800's, and is dedicated to keeping the farm an Ohio pheasant hunting destination. Our farm is fully operational and includes corn, soybeans, wheat, and the cover crops of sorghum and sunflowers.

We really enjoy having folks come out and hunt our farm.  We have met people from all over the world, and some of them have even become good friends!  So, come out to our slice of America and see what farm and country life are all about!

TRAVEL ALERT- NEW BYPASS AROUND WILMINGTON ON THE WAY TO CHERRYBEND-Reduces travel time by 10mins.

For those traveling to Clinton County taking State Route 73 from I-71

There is a new bypass that goes around Wilmington that will take 10 mins. off your travel time. As you approach Wilmington (heading east) you will be automatically routed onto the 4 lane divided highway bypass (you don't get a choice). After about 7 miles you will need to exit off onto the "Washington Court House/ Wilmington" exit for St.Rte. 22.  Turn left off of the exit onto 22 and you travel about 4 miles and Cherrybend Rd. will be on your Right.

Also, please remember that many restaraunts and shops are located within Wilmington! Stop in!

News and Updates

May 25th, 2011

We have our first batch of 2,500 pheasant chicks! They are thriving in the brooder house. We spend alot of time tending to them and keeping their environment consistent.

June 1st, 2011

We have just put our day old quail chicks in the brooder house. We have 1,000! They look like bumblebees and are very noisy!  You can't imagine how energetic they are!

July 20, 2011

Our second batch of pheasant chicks are in the brooder house!  We have another 2,500!  The first batch is enjoying the new flight pen we built.  Our quail are doing very well. Summer heat is upon us! You can imagine how it feels in the barns right now. The corn has tassled and the sorghum and sunflowers are up and growing.  Looking forward to the hunting season!

August 18th,2011

The oldest batch of pheasant are molting and their showy feathers are coming through. The new flight pens are working really well. The corn is mature and ears are filling out (hopefully). It has been an unusual farming season with the super wet spring and dry summer. The sorghum is up and well populated--we are looking forward to its cover this winter. We are preparing for the Member Appreciation Banquet on August 27th. Looking forward to seeing our members again!

October 03, 2011- Fields are opening up!

We had a great weekend! Rick Smith was here and gave his Foundation Seminar which was very successful. We had hunters out in the sorghum fields. The combine started rolling today! We are hoping it stays dry enough to get the corn crop off the fields here at Cherrybend.

October 11, 2011-  All fields are open to hunting! The strips of corn and soybeans have been harvested. The wheat has been drilled in the bean stubble. The strips of sorghum and cover have turned out great! We have been seeing alot of residual birds on training runs with our dogs. That is what we aim for, bird retention to enhance our hunts.

November 05,2011-  There are pheasant everywhere!  Amazing hunting happening on the farm. Schudule your hunt today!

December 04, 2011- What a great Thanksgiving we had! Such nice folks came out to the Farm to hunt our gamebirds. We have a tremendous residual population in the fields. The sorghum is working great to keep the birds on the farm. Looking forward to the Christmas hunting coming up. A great way to get folks together for a common purpose.

December 26, 2011-- The Christmas Holiday has been wonderful! Hunt conditions have been perfect. Lots of residuals around. Looking forward to a New Year! We wish you all the best.

February 7, 2012--What a fantastic Holiday Hunting season we had! I can't thank enough the great folks that came out to hunt our farm. So many genuinely nice people and avid outdoorsmen (and women) came to hunt with us. We really enjoyed seeing so many young folks getting their first pheasant as well. We are grateful for all of you for choosing to hunt with us. Thank you!

March 2, 2012-- The weather has not deterred any hunters! Lots of good hunting going on. We are anticipating lots of hunting until the season ends on March 31st. At this point we are only scheduling hunts with Chukar and Quail from here on out. We are holding our pheasant for what is already scheduled. 29 days left in our hunting season! What a great year it has been.

March 19, 2012-- Beware of the warm temperatures! As wonderful as it feels, it can be deadly to hunting dogs. Hydrate your dogs and give them plenty of breaks when working fields or training. Be aware when scheduling hunts that the heat  can affect dog performance and you may need to take it slow. Otherwise, we are fully operational and getting lots of requests for quail for training. Our hunting season ends on March 31st. The Cincinnati Weim Club is hosting an All Breed Hunt Test on the 31st to round out the season.