A Landscape Maintained Wildlife and for People to Enjoy

For more than thirty years, Gary and Carolyn Dietrich have lived on the Interlaken property outside Cameron, South Carolina, and managed it for wildlife. Their efforts have produced a beautiful mixed landscape of mature pinelands, agricultural fields, and the headwaters of Four Hole Swamp running right through the middle of the property. Wildlife abounds at Interlaken.

This includes whitetail deer, raccoons, opossums, gray squirrels, fox squirrels, bobcats, wild turkeys, bobwhite quail, raptors, and songbirds. Interlaken is a place created to protect and preserve creatures and to allow people to enjoy the natural world. The Dietrichs decided to turn their private preserve into the Interlaken Wildlife Foundation. Their mission is to introduce people to nature through outdoor education, recreation, and hunting and shooting sports. Through the Dietrichs’ vision and generosity, their property will be preserved in perpetuity as the Interlaken Wildlife Center with programs to fulfill its mission.

THE BEAUTY OF THE PINEWOODS

Because the Dietrichs have maintained the Interlaken pinewoods for so many years with prescribed burning and tree thinning, the landscape consists of majestic pine trees spaced far apart with an open understory. A network of dirt roads and trails weaves throughout the entire property. The result is a beautiful terrain maintained for wildlife and accessible to people.

WHERE TRADITION MEETS FIRST CLASS HUNTING

One of the principal ways in which people interact with the natural world at Interlaken is through our guided quail hunts. The open pinewoods are classic quail hunting lands. Indigo, love grass, and partridge peas are planted in strips throughout the four quail courses as food. Thickets and briar patches are maintained to provide birds with protection from predators. Wild bird populations are supplemented with large-scale, pre-season-released quail. We use only the finest young birds, and our bird dogs come from respected North Carolina breeder and trainer, David Barnes. Interlaken bird hunters are carried in a comfortable quail wagon that is pulled by a utility vehicle. The Interlaken Wildlife Foundation is proud to create an exceptional wild-bird hunting experience.