Registration is now closed
Tickets are available for pickup at the following locations at these times:
Kevin's Downtown
-Thursday, November 7th between 10 am - 3:00 pm
111 South Broad Street, Thomasville, GA 31792
Greenwood Plantation Campus
Thomasville, GA
-Thursday, November 7th between 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Cocktail Party
-Friday, November 8th at the Game Fair starting at 8:00 am
DockDogs tickets still available online and on-site Saturday
Kevin’s & Holland & Holland’s 4th Annual Southern Game Fair
Located at Greenwood Plantation
Presented by Thomasville Ford Lincoln
SAVE THE DATE
November 7th, 8th, & 9th 2019
We are celebrating our 4th Anniversary and have added exciting new activities and partner’s to continue to provide the most authentic demonstration of the history of the Bob White quail hunting lifestyle that continues make Thomasville, Georgia the quail capital of the world.
The Southern Game Fair is a charity event with the funds benefiting Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy, which conducts research on the ecology and management of fire-dependent ecosystems, and its wildlife, including bob white quail in the Southeastern Coastal Plain.
This year, we are excited to announce that Holland & Holland be our featured shooting partner at the Kevin’s & Holland & Holland’s Southern Game Fair. The event kicks off on Thursday, November 7, 2019, with a Buffalo Trace cocktail party sponsored by Jon Koehler and Associates and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, featuring heavy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, gunroom chats with Guy Davie from Holland & Holland and Kevin Kelly, CEO of Kevin’s. There will be an auction of a few strong sporting trips and adventures, including the opportunity to win a visit to the Holland & Holland’s Gunroom & Shooting School in London.
New to the event, we will host the Dock Dog Big Air WAVE & Extreme Vertical Competitions (Game Fair participants will have the opportunity for their dogs to compete in an amateur competition Friday and Saturday.)
Other dog demonstrations will include: Labradors with Mike Stewart from Wildrose Kennels, English Cocker Spaniels with Jay Ryglen Gun Dogs, Field Trial Education and Pointing Dog Demonstrations by Chris Mathan and Betty Shearhouse, the famous Fox Hounds and Huntsmen from Live Oak Farms will process into the delicious, plantation style-lunch elegantly on the beautiful grounds.
Location
The beautiful and historic Greenwood Plantation Campus in Thomasville, GA. The Antebellum main house is said to be one of the finest examples of Greek revival architecture in the United States.
Past presidents and their families have been known to visit and vacation at the Greenwood Plantation Campus. Jackie Kennedy spent time at Greenwood Plantation Campus after the assassination of President Kennedy. The letters she wrote to David Ormsby-Gore are believed to have been penned at Greenwood. Greenwood Plantation Campus is a private plantation and not normally open to the public.
Event Details
Thursday
November 7
Buffalo Trace Cocktail Party
6pm-8pm
Presented by Jon Kohler and Associates and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit.
Located at Greenwood Plantation Stables
Includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and open bar.
*Auction for Shoot & Move Helicopter Experience for two
*Auction for Patagonia Fly Fishing Trip
*High Adventure Company is auctioning off a hunting trip for two at one of their premier lodges.
*All auction item proceeds will benefit Tall Timbers
More auction items to be announced.
Friday Game Fair
November 8, 9am-3pm
Kevin’s & Holland & Holland’s
4th Annual Southern Game Fair
Located at Greenwood Plantation
Presented by Thomasville Ford Lincoln
*Clay Target Shooting alongside gun experts from Kevin’s and Guy Davie with Holland & Holland.
*Spotlight our Veterans in attendance with Kevin’s partnership with the Navy SEAL Foundation along with celebrity guest.
*Tall Timbers Research Station will be present techniques and lectures on their controlled burning program.
*Dock Dog Big Air WAVE & Extreme Vertical Competition on Friday and Saturday
*Dog demonstrations throughout the day with Wildrose Kennels,and Ryglen Gundogs
*Chris Mathan’s pointing dog demonstration presented by 4 junior field trial handlers.
*Longpine Plantation’s Clydesdales will be on site for wagon tours and photo opportunities.
*Wild Game cooking demonstrations with area plantation chefs
*See the world famous Live Oak Hounds and Huntsmen
*Trick Shooting by Kayle Browning and her father. Kayle is a Team USA Shotgun Shooter and 2020 Olympic Hopeful
*Fly fishing demonstrations.
*Best dressed man, woman, family, and dog contest.
*Helicopter rides by Kool Breeze over Greenwood Plantation Campus.
*Lunch buffet by John Thomas Catering.
*Hand scooped Blue Bell Ice Cream for dessert.
Friday After Party
November 8, 3pm-6pm
Located at Greenwood Plantation
*Wine and beer tasting, live entertainment, and heavy plates
Saturday DockDogs
November 9, 10am-5pm
Dock Dogs Competition & Family Fun.
Located at Greenwood Plantation
Featuring Big Air WAVE, Extreme Vertical, Speed Retrieve, & Iron Dog Rankings. (Pro, Semi-Pro, Contender, Amateur, & Finals)
Saturday Wildrose Dog Workshop
November 9, 8am-12pm
Wildrose Kennels Workshop
Located at Greenwood Plantation
Local Accommodations
Southwind Plantation
670 Bower Station Rd
Attapulgus, GA 39815
(800) 456-5208
Please ask for Joseph Sunday
South Eden Plantation
(Dog Friendly)
301 Show Boat Lane
Thomasville, GA 31792
(229) 233-8285
Please ask for Kim or Gabby Sponaugle
The Paxton House
(Select Dog Friendly Rooms Available)
445 Remington Ave.
Thomasville, GA 31792
(229) 226-5197
Best Western Plus
Rose City Conference Center Inn
133 Liberty Street
Thomasville, GA 31792
(229) 226-9998
Thomasville Bed & Breakfast
429 North Crawford Street,
Thomasville, GA 31792
(229) 227-1749