Former cotton plantations soon became private quail hunting lands. In the late 1800s, wealthy Northern business executives began purchasing large tracts of land in the Red Hills region, concentrated primarily between Thomasville and Tallahassee. Possessing the largest natural stand of long-leaf pine trees in the nation, the region is a habitat perfectly suited for the greatest percentage of bobwhite quail in the world, in turn making the Red Hills a top sporting destination. The Red Hills region of South Georgia and North Florida is a 436,000-acre area, widely-recognized for its fertile soil, pine forests, and biological diversity. There, I encountered a South Georgia history and culture with a new dimension to enrich my Georgia repertoire. Recently, the road led me across the state line to Thomasville. Since then, I have driven scenic Georgia backroads, toured roadside historic sites, explored music origins in Macon and Athens, chased waterfalls to my heart’s content, and attended Jimmy Carter’s Sunday School Class. When I signed the dotted line, Pinebox became my “small place of enchantment” and my second home. In 2003, I found a log cabin on an acre of land in the North Georgia mountains to call my very own. I have traveled the state of Georgia since childhood on family vacations and road trips from my home in Florida to destinations farther north. 2 Red Hills Map of Quail Hunt Plantations.1 Quail Hunt Plantations in Thomasville GA.
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