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| Get Close to Nature and More, with Top Accommodations... | ||
| See wildlife in their own habitat (migratory and year-around birds including bald eagles (!), wild turkeys, various waterfowl, other small game, deer, and more), amid the ever-changing scenery. On-site opportunities include retreat time, a skeet range (by arrangement), hiking, birdwatching and more. Nearby hunting and fishing areas are open in-season. | ||
| Enjoy contemporary Kansas nature. | |
| Experience quiet solitude and natural attractions of the great outdoors, or just enjoy log cabin retreat time. Hikes through the acreage are more than just conditioning jaunts. | |
| Birding or bird-watching is encouraged. Some guests enjoy resources and research of the National Audubon Society <www.audubon.org>, but you certainly don’t have to be a member to enjoy fascinating bird-watching! Don’t forget your camera! Throughout the 122 acre larger tract in which the 10 acres of the LOG CABIN RETREAT at Marshview are located, there are 38 blue bird houses with nearly 100% occupancy. |  |
| 7 Bald Eagles Perched in a Single Tree | |
| You’ll see many wildlife animals below the acreage, mostly in the Jamestown Wildlife Refuge. With binoculars even from the cabin porch you can see wildlife activities. | |
| On-Site Recreation - Skeet Shooting as a Special Sport | |
| On-site opportunities include use of a skeet range with both a high house and a low house. (For use by arrangement, and with additional fees.) | |
| Target sports are easy to take up, and hold a lifetime of challenge. You can enjoy shotgun clay target shooting on the fly, right here in the Marshview acreage. | |
| Trap and skeet shooting are similar. In both sports shooters use shotguns to fire at clay targets shaped like a saucer with a high dome. On skeet ranges, such as at Marshview, machines throw the targets. Shooters can develop good basic shotgun skills, including hand/eye coordination, mounting the gun, tracking the target, leading a moving target correctly, and shooting two targets in quick succession. |
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Skeet Shooting Area Overlooking Marsh |
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| In skeet, shooters fire from eight different stations positioned around a half-circle. The targets cross in front of the shooters from either side of the front of the half-circle. On some stations, shooters fire at one target flying from the left, and another flying from the right. On other stations, they have to shoot at two targets that fly from both directions at the same time. Trapshooting has five stations in a much narrower arc behind a single hidden thrower. Skeet shooting is a relative newcomer sport which gained widespread popularity in the 1930's. Invented in Massachusetts in 1920, it was named by Mrs. Gertrude Hurlbutt of Dayton, Montana, in a 1926 contest sponsored by National Sportsman magazine. "Skeet" is an old Scandinavian word for "shooting." A round consists of 25 targets and shooting takes about an hour and a half for a squad of five. | |
| Ear protection and safety glasses are mandatory on a range. Ask if you wish your hosts at Marshview to provide your ear protection, safety glasses, shotguns, shells, targets (all for separate fees). | |
| When they first visit a range, novice shooters may feel they have entered a strange new world. For beginners it is best to pair up with an experienced shooter — to guide you through the shots at each station, and to give you practical pointers and techniques. Such shooting across the country can be for recreation or for monetary competition. This shooting provides an exhilarating feeling, and it is a challenge. | |
| Kansas Hunting & Fishing... It’s Special Here! | |
| For more information on Hunting and Fishing, please visit our Marshview Hunting and Fishing Page | |
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CABIN RETREAT at Marshview — A Kansas Bed & Breakfast
Overlooking Jamestown Wildlife Refuge and “Sportsman’s Lake” salt marsh
Jim & Lynn Elliott, owners / hosts
Marshview address: 250 Xavier Road (south of Courtland), Jamestown, Kansas 66948
Business address: Elliott’s, 320 South Main, McPherson, Kansas 67460
Phone reservations and info:
1-800-324-8052, 1-800-324-8053, 620-241-2981, 620-241-6815, or 620-245-7774
Elliott personal E-mail: getaway@retreatlogcabin.com