My First Quail Hunt - George Hi Plantation in North Carolina 

It probably doesn't have to be said but, the cinematography, narration and the presentation is fantastic. I live in South Carolina and appreciate you highlighting the Southeast.

Experience always grows perspective... Thanks for sharing the story. As always, the cinematography was absolutely on point.

Welcome to American Southern wing shooting royalty. Plantation quail hunting is an amazing experience. Thanks Jonny for sharing this to the world. I feel Longthorne in planting a flag with their titanium offering. Looking forward to their future. Sash, great camera work as always. Beautiful land, guns, dogs and views.

I spent my youth chasing Wisconsin Pheasant and roughed grouse, my young adulthood chasing Iowa Bobwhite quail and Pheasant, and my later years mostly in a blind shooting Ducks and Geese. The US really has a lot to provide hunters.

Welcome to North Carolina. This video makes me appreciate what we have in our back yard.

Hunting quail in the western US, it’s interesting to see the differences even within the country. So much regional variation is available, would love to see your comparison between this and hunting Mountain Quail for example. Then pheasants in the Dakotas and ducks in the Mississippi delta for even bigger contrasts. And why stop at birds, elk in Colorado vs pigs in Texas!

Amazing content as always, Gents! Glad you got the chance to come over and give American sporting a shot - looks like you enjoyed it! I highly recommend going for Chuckar as well if you get the chance. Very different style of shooting.

What a fantastic film, the gun looks beautiful, the location, experience and company fantastic.. the cinematography just exceptional, literally world class.... Bravo ..

This has truly elevated TGS into the ranks of WORLD CLASS in terms of content. People who have never hunted will be in awe of this video. Congratulations TGS !!! Please keep giving us stuff like this ! Oh I gotta ask if a dual citizenship is in the future ????

Wauw! The filming in this clip is over the moon, such a high quality! Almost seems unfair to other YT content makers Would love to see more clips with hunting with you guys 😄👍🏼

You really need to try ruffed grouse and woodcock in the northern states

What an incredible first hunting experience. World class venue.

Excellent video. Your presentation continues to excel. As a former art and design instructor, I have to say that those Longthorne shotguns are some of the most exquisite pieces of functional art I've ever seen.

Looks great……but let’s not pretend it’s still a sport for well heeled people. Note - no mention of cost!

Some of your previous videos I really wanted to go and do, like shooting in the quarry in the Cotswolds, but this is something else - what an experience!

You need to take Simon with you. I think he would be unbelievable with a side by side of his choice.

Stunning. Absolutely stunning. Thanks Jonny, Jim and the genius that is Sasha for sharing such an incredible experience 👏

This fall go out west USA for quail, Arizona. Check out Arizona Quail Adventures for an example on you tube. Lookind forward to the vieo. My apologies to Sash it you do it 🤣

No silly hunting suits with ties. No working-class kids working as beaters. Nobody loading your gun, or picking up your "empties". No Land Rovers. No champagne breaks. AMERICA!!!!

Try pheasant and rabbits with hounds, you'll emigrate from Britain!

Fantastic video. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Felt like we were walking right alongside Johnny, Jim and Reid the entire time! I'm really waiting to see Johnny head to the Dakotas and chase truly wild pheasants (not released pheasants) in that environment. Can we all chip in so Ant can come along?

I'm finally glad to see a hunt from you in the US...now it's time for a wild hunt and mixed bags, I can think of a few hunters that would love to take ya on a hunt

If Prince Harry went hunting with Tom Cruise in another universe

Beautiful work. You’re in a class of your own, distinctive and compelling. I’m a huge fan, I love seeing your US projects. 5 stars - again!

10 years ago I went to the River Bottom Plantation on a quail hunting trip down in South Georgia, good times and good food with old military buddies - your trip brought back a lot of the good memories. And, like everyone has said, the content y'all put up for this episode was awesome. It's cool watching the English guys experience the American South. George Hi will be thanking y'all for the business you're bound to bring them. Oh yeah, I hope they eventually found your luggage.

Absolutely brilliant video. Stunning!! As a fairly new hunter, I kind of find it somewhat calming/reassuring, that you, with your vast experience also can get nervous when finding yourself in a new hunting situation. I think that, even though you can always ask your fellow hunters, how things should be done ( or at least you always should be able to), there is always that thing in the back of your head asking if you are making an absolutely ass of yourself or not. There´s a fine line between asking for advice and being the annoying type, asking about absolutely everything all the time. Gaining experience can be a tricky thing. One thing is talking about the do´s and dont´s before a hunt, the other is doing things correctly while on the hunt, heartbeat raising and adrenaline rushing. I guess that as long as you focus on safety, then everything will come with time. Thank you for yet another great production.

I hunted Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock in Minnesota, in the late '70's and early '80's, with a Franchi 28 Guage Automatic that weighed 5 lbs. 2 oz. A Lightweight Gun can really help when one is walking in the woods for most of the day!

Glad you were able to make it out and appreciate one of our styles of bird hunting. Welcome! Hope to see a video of you doing some Yankee ruffed grouse/woodcock hunting next.

What a beautiful video. What an amazing place a true ambassador for presentation and outstanding beauty. What about those Longthorne guns?...Stunning!! No better match for gun and ground ever to be seen they go together like cloud and sky. The cinematography by the ever so talented Sash a credit to the team as a whole. Turn off the light play the vid and you could be there and almost smell the grass. Welldon to everyone involved including the chef, this has suddenly been put on my bucket list and the Jennifer Aniston date has been scrubbed. Good work guys!

I moved to western North Carolina 15 years ago. I've never been happier. Welcome!

JC, I would like to invite you to come over to the U.S. next month (4/26 - 4/30) to partake in the festivities of the Spring Southern Side by Side Event and Championship held each spring in Sanford , North Carolina at Deep River Sporting Clays. Four days of shooting, looking at fine guns and of course eating. There will be tents full of dealers and vendors and fine guns galore. Atkin Grant and Lang as well as John Dickson and Son will be there along with your friends from Connecticut Shotgun. You will see many side by sides on display and for sale as well in use on the sporting course. I will personally be shooting in the Dickson Round Action Event and the Main Event on Sunday. This would be the largest and best side by side event in the U.S. by far. A good opportunity for you to see American Classics in action.

Live birds over good dogs. The first time I did it, I was hooked for life and I knew Heaven itself must have at least a little bit of this.

George Hi is two counties over from me. The crew needs to come back for a Labor Day dove hunt

What a place johnny !! bucket list moments. You and Jim are lucky sods !! . Great video your Shooting wasn’t too bad either.😂😂👌

Wow never let me down TGS the cinematographer is fantastic once again, and what a location makes me want to fly out from the UK. Those Longthorne shotguns look amazing, the woodwork stocks and the fantastic engraving makes me proud that the UK can still produce such beautiful items

Thank you for this fantastic video.. Growing up in the south I bird hunted long before I ever picked up a Deer rifle! Its in my blood. Now you're showing the world what we do and for you to do it so elegant is such a wonderful experience! Thank you. I. have been a fan but now I'm a super fan!

I'm glad you guys got to experience quail hunting in the South! It's difficult to describe to someone who hasn't done it, and your video does an excellent job of giving a feel for what its like.

Time for Jonny to experience a blue collar US Western wild bird upland hunt, instead of an Orvis high dollar hunt!

Wow. What an incredible experience. Getting to hunt quail with Jim and Reid in a beautiful location while Sasha shoots some amazing footage of it all. Perfect 👌

Dogs should not in my opinion run after flushed birds...I much prefer my dogs to stop and watch and locate the birds then hunt on..But very nice dog's

Took me back 25 years quail hunting with my father. Now go grouse hunting in Wisconsin or The Upper Peninsula please.

$2000us for a full day including lodging and meals, thats $3000 Australian or £1600.

I think Nick Larson should take Johnny on a ruffed grouse hunt next!

Woohooo shout out to N.C.!!!! I live an hour from there near Fort Bragg home of the Airborne & special operations

I take my clay gun out west for Huns and Sharpies....cant beat 32" pipes on the prairies

Johnny, every time i watch one of these videos from you i want to go, and Sasha's videography skills are on point everytime! Awesome work lads - so when are you coming to Australia?!

I never imagined Jonny fishing without dynamite before 🤣

TGS Outdoors, As an American...What you experienced, isn't the normal day of shotgun hunting in the USA. I have never had a day like that. I can't think of anyone I know who has had a day like that or a pretty shotgun they take to the woods. Most of the time it is a bunch of guys who get up pre-dawn, pile into a truck, drive out of town to some private property with their scratched up beater shotguns. Maybe some over unders or double barrels, but mostly you will see Remington 870s or Mossberg 500s. Most of the time people are unshowered, unshaven, wearing t-shirts and blue jeans with orange hats, orange vests. If it isn't raining, snowing, it isn't hunting season.

I really enjoy your videos. This one was great and the property was incredible. But, I can assure that wild quail will move twice as fast as any wild pheasant much less a raised one. Make some calls and talk yourself onto a world class south Texas ranch and be prepared to be humbled in the greatest way possible. I promise you will love it and I hope you get the chance.Also bring a proper English SXS. Good luck and great work.

you are a very luck man!....between Sash's videography, yours, Reid Bryant's and James's narration. some stunning scenery and some beautiful look guns you could almost feel the sun, the smell of the grass and pine, and the sound of the dogs and the bang of the guns. TGS Outdoors rocks

Now you gotta get on some wild quail out west. Those that run like hell and don’t sit for dogs.

Congrats on a visit to my home State! Nice footage. Hope you liked it and will return soon! Next up is a Whitetail Deer, Turkey or Duck hunt!

What a fantastic video...I really enjoyed your hunt...Reminded me of my Ohio days...You may want to find someone to take you into Southern Ohio for ruffed grouse...The Longhorne titanium 28 would be the perfect firearm...I used a Darne 28 for years in Ohio for grouse, quail and pheasant.

Fantastic video! I wish you gave chukar a try out West. California, Idaho, Nevada, … it’s all good. Then you’ll find out what a wild partridge truly is and how many miles of brutal, rocky and steep terrain it takes to down a couple of them! As they say the first time you do it for the sport. From that one on for revenge!!

Welcome back to the Carolinas. We love it and would never leave it.

I loved this video. I’ve been hunting quail nearly all my life and it’s second nature to me. I suppose I’ll be just as nervous on my first English driven hunt in a few months. I’ll also be in NC in a few weeks for the Southern SxS. This got my blood pumping. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my last two trips to the UK, to attend the Holt’s auction and to shoot pigeons. But I can’t wait to get home and burn some powder in NC. Well done, Jonny! Now that you’re hooked on quail, you’ll never look back.

Hello Johnny you missed the Gator Cup at BackWoodsQuail Club this Year mate Welcome back to the States in North Carolina mate

You need to come to South Dakota pheasant hunting. I’ve done plenty of SE US quail and it’s awesome, but SD pheasant that are WILD birds, is unbelievable Love your stuff, by the way!

Old Johnny should have been set up hiking the snake river canyon in Idaho for chukar as his first American hunt, he wouldn't want to come back haha!

Congrats TGS team the quality of this video is up there with the best hunting TV programs going like Meat eater etc.

That was an AWESOME video Johnny. Would love to go quail hunting in the South. Beautiful place. The guns are Amazing.

I absolutely love your perspective! This feels like the most frequent style of hunting for me and it is so different from what you know... now you need to see pheasants grouse on PUBLIC land...

Thank you Johnny, what a great event, you brought back some memories for me of my time shooting in the USA, and what about that hospitality! David Cole, New zealand.

So Cool to have you so close to home, welcome back! Your in one of the best states of the Union friend! Hope you enjoyed your visit, come on back now ya hear! -Virginia bred, Virginia born C. Carter

Dude needs to come do some dove hunting in Arizona. Much smaller, much faster, and they will fly high, low, and everything in between. They also have this weird ability to dodge your shots. Not even kidding. You'll line up the lead, pull the trigger, and the dove with just drop and loop right under your shot. There is also the challenge of shooting only the dove and not any of the several other species of small birds flying in similar patterns in similar places.

Wow, that was fantastic. Thank you guys for sharing this. Stunning scenery, amazing shooting and brilliant cinematography.

You need to come to Texas again and do a dove hunt.

I only use an alloy receiver 28 gauge O/U for woodcock and grouse in the Minnesota woods now and I love it. Much faster to the shoulder and much more enjoyable to shoot.

TGS Outdoors never disappoints! Someone invite them to Stuttgart, Arkansas to hunt mallards in the timber!

Not talking away anything from that hunt, it looked amazing! However, to me at least, if you want a true American hunting experience, it should be wild game on public ground and maybe surprisingly, there is still quite a bit to be had. Sadly not as much as there was a decade or two ago. Keep up the good work! I could watch videos of old hunting firearms all day and your channels content is top drawer! 👍🏼

Hello TGS, that was a awesome place for shooting John. Totally love the view that you gave us.

It’s a damn shame they lost your luggage. I’m hoping you can change the American hunting sartorial standard. Hopefully you can bring your tweed with blaze orange on your next US adventure.

Absolutely awesome. All of it. Well done fellas 👌

European style wingshooting is so cringe. Dude goes and plants some pets in a field and then you walk through and spook them into flight (and you really have to spook them because they aren't afraid of you because they were pets a couple hours prior) and then you blast 'em.

Nice video and nice looking 28 over/under. You should go to Northern Wisconsin for a ruffed grouse sometime in the fall when you’re in the states. Take your 28 with you.

I apologize, my mistake. It cost $1,300.00 per hunter with unlimited access. Sorry.

I have no idea how that guy is shooting In gloves. I just can't. It's just a wierd disconnect I can't get over. Even in the cold winter mornings. Ile pull my trigger hand glove off.

I think you should go back with the shot cam😉😉 I say you be up for that😂. Brilliant as always love it I can only dream about it.

Sporting Clays can NOT prepare you for quail hunting. I'm from Ky and our wild coveys are near nothing.

Strange question. What breed is the beige dog? Is it a full English cocker spaniel? Or something different?

Welcome to my world Sir. The Southern United States is Heaven.

The is Tom Cruise body double in the video 😂😂😂. Wonderful craftsmanship in shooting and editing the video. and loved the locations as well.👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

An extraordinary film! Thanks for sharing!

Great watch chaps.My only reservation is the ''Transistor Radios''worn by the dogs.They looked suspiciously like ''shock Stoppers''.The handler was wearing the shock stopper jewelry unless I am mistaken and all were ''GPS Trackers'' although why you would need a tracker on a cocker is unusual.Cocker was definately not steady to shot which does make me wonder.

For seventeen years i've been sneaking off to go on little hunting trips around the world no i don’t even know what the fuck a quail is

That was great lad’s thank for sharing looking forward to seeing more like this

Maybe try to hunt some green wing teal for some action .the bobwhite are slow compared to teal a (small duck)

I still love the Old English style of upland hunting, I’m from the state of Georgia. The fields and the seclusion is what makes an experience exclusive preferably pheasant hunting 🇬🇧 👌

Hunting in the UK seems like it would feel dismal for an ordinary man, I feel like if you are a lord you'd be solid lol

We have incredible quail shooting in Australia too.

Go shoot some wild pheasants in South Dakota...it will be a whole new perspective :)

You sir need a few midwest roosters in your life

Some of the best friendships are made while hunting.

A dopey Gordon Setter! My girls were offended.

It would be fascinating for you and Reid to write a book together opining on the opinions of a yank hunting in the UK and a Brit and his hunting experience in the States. An absolute must read in the making. Personally, I'm from the northeast, love shooting shotguns - but have an English mother-in-law, so I appreciate the traditions in the UK (I would love to go on a pheasant shoot in the proper attire - sort of a dream for an 55 year old kid).

In Kentucky it's different. We (my family) use Red Setters, which is basically the field breed of Irish setters nowadays in the USA. It's November to January hunting; cold and hard. Briars make it hard too. Use guns like Winchester model 12, Mossberg 500 field, Winchester model 1887 (mostly that reproduction line they did a few years back), Winchester model 21s and Ruger red labels. 20 gauge and 28 gauge is mostly what's used. A lot of people only own a 20 gauge and Kentucky, you can basically do everything with it. Quail her not doing very well in the state, mostly because of urban development lining up with a key circular population swing the quail go through. Supposedly they're on the rebound though. And obviously there are certain fields and certain places that are incredible. Absolutely incredible. Honestly, this looks very gentrified to me, and that's happening really bad throughout parts of the country. Land is getting bought out by large farmers or corporations or rich people. Whole communities are getting uprooted simply because they can't afford to live there anymore. It was interesting to see how they hunt down there and everything... but it's way too gentrified for me, I mean it's a plantation for God's sake. I'm not complaining. Just telling you how I feel about what's happening in America

Man, that's the most expensive shotgun commercial I've ever seen!

I didn't know Tom Cruise was into quail hunting. 😂😂

Did you find a suitable abode? I’m curious about RE prices too

Yes please. And a double yes please to Longthorne for when my ship comes in and I can afford one of their guns.