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Sterndog Hunts started in 2016 when George Sterner got a call from Billy Bishop about creating a hunt club focused on family, Wounded Warriors, and business relationships. George presented a business plan that Wednesday and ran the first quail hunt that Saturday. That quick start turned into Central Florida's premier quail hunting operation.
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Sterndog Hunts started in 2016 when George Sterner got a call from Billy Bishop about creating a hunt club focused on family, Wounded Warriors, and business relationships. George presented a business plan that Wednesday and ran the first quail hunt that Saturday. That quick start turned into Central Florida's premier quail hunting operation.
Geoff Sterner, George's brother, expanded the reach to Texas and Nebraska, leasing over 500,000 acres of premier big game, waterfowl, and upland hunting grounds. The Sterner family legacy goes back generations—their dad hunted pheasants in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. He even carried them through fields in a backpack before they could walk. That foundation drives everything Sterndog does today: passing on the legacy.
The Sterner family built Sterndog Kennels starting with two German Wirehairs from Smoke Creek Kennels in Colorado: Smoke Creek Oscar and Smoke Creek Dude. Those two dogs elevated them from meat hunters to competition hunters competing in the National Shoot to Retrieve Association starting in 2010.
Then came Sterndog Norton's Jeans Bean, trained by Geoff. Bean became the top dog in the country in 2018 for all pointing breeds, winning the NSTRA Purina Performance Award. She's still competing and is arguably the greatest German Wirehair Pointer ever bred.
Czech the Cheetah (Sterndog Norton's Salty Czech Mix) is following Bean's footsteps—already placed in 4 National Field Trials and counting. Every dog on the guide string traces back to Oscar, Dude, Czech, and Bean. These aren't just hunting dogs; they're the foundation of what makes a Sterndog hunt different.
New hunters welcome. Sterndog has spent a decade perfecting their process. They tailor every hunt to the client's experience level—whether you've never hunted quail or you're competition-ready.
"High quality dogs, guide, land and experience. I loved the whole experience start to finish. George is a pro, and if he keeps working at it, he will be as good as his dogs, they steal the show!" — James Ostrander
"Experienced and friendly guides, running effective dogs for a great time bagging lots of birds." — Hugh McFadden
Their bird populations and habitats are proven over a decade to work. They don't just run dogs and hope. They've developed a specific process that produces results. Every guide team—Florida, Texas, Nebraska—has award-winning dogs and competition experience.
You can book online, or if the right situation comes up, they'll bring the hunt to you.
Call/Text: (407) 738-6881 Email: [email protected] Location: Central Florida Social: Facebook & YouTube (Sterndog Hunts)
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