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Located only 135 miles from Chicago, 45 from Milwaukee, and 35 from Madison, our luxurious restaurant, dining rooms, and meeting facilities offer all the amenities of a downtown conference site, but with the rustic charm of a European-style lodge, all situated amidst the breathtaking scenery of Southeastern Wisconsin, and just ten minutes from Watertown Airport.

And perhaps best of all, if you’re looking for a sensational group activity for your next team building or family event, we are the place. Milford Hills is the Midwest’s premiere location for Sporting Clays, and was recently rated a Five Star facility by the National Association of Shooting Ranges. Sporting Clays is an elegant shooting sport enjoyed by beginners and loved by experts, whether they’re men, women, teens, or corporate CEOs!

Congratulations Milford Hills!
October 29th, 2007, Rick Patterson from the National Association of Shooting Ranges toured Milford Hills Hunt Club and rated the club a FIVE STAR facility.

The rating system is based on the association's vision of a well-managed, customer oriented facility that is a strong competitor in the recreation market.

The six categories that the rating system is based on are:
- appearance
- management
- customer/member focus
- customer/member development
- community relations and amenities

Milford Hills scored high in all areas thus awarding the club the Five Star rating. Milford Hills will receive recognition in the Range Report magazine and local newspaper and media. For more information visit the associations webpage at www. rangeinfo.org. 

A Great Place for Events

In 2004 the ESPN Great Outdoor Games retriever trials were held at Milford Hills Hunt Club. The world's top hunting dogs squared off in a simulated hunt for a specific decoy bird. Handlers worked their dog through a course of meadows and water to find a specific decoy in a field of distractions. Dogs also performed a blind retrieve, relying exclusively on their handlers' commands. Twelve dog-and-handler teams qualified for this event, including the three medallists from the 2003 ESPN competition. The Great Outdoor Games V was telecasted on ESPN and ABC in more than 20 hours of original television programming that highlighted head-to-head competitions. This was the first time a Midwestern City hosted the games, with the first one starting in 2000 in Lake Placid, N.Y. and moved to Reno, Nevada, in 2003.

How it all started...
Milford Hills Hunt Club is owned and operated by brothers, Lloyd and Dan Marks. The brothers have a deep-rooted love for hunting and after graduating from college, Dan began raising and hunting pheasants with some friends. "When I got out of college, I had a small hunt club out on my grandma's farm," said Dan. "Four of us raised and hunted birds there on 142 acres.

Shortly thereafter, Lloyd finished college and Dan saw the potential for him and his brother to go into a business for themselves doing what they love most; hunting. "My dad had his land for sale, and I saw that more and more people wanted to get into this little club that we had," recalled Dan. "I saw the market there so I asked Lloyd if he wanted to jump into this head first. And that's what we did."

The brothers immediately went to work, and the grassroots club opened in 1995 with 188 acres and about 22 members. As word spread about the unique hunting experience, membership grew, and the grounds expanded to 400 acres in just a few years.

Fewer than seven years after opening their hunt club, the Marks brothers realized that an expansion was in order. They began with an expansion to the west side of the clubhouse, adding on to the kitchen and making room for a full-service pro shop. Soon after they started work on expanding the dining room out to the North.

Employees of Milford Hills

The Marks Brothers, Founders and Co-owners
Dan and Lloyd Marks began what is now known as the Milford Hills in 1996. Starting with a "mere" 188 acres, their dream has now grown to become a 400-acre retreat featuring a magnificent European-style lodge with casual and formal dining, catering facilities for corporate and family events, conference rooms, ten Upland Hunting fields and—of course—the most complete, luxurious, state-of-the-art Five Star Sporting Clays facility in the Midwest. Dan and Lloyd were born and raised in nearby Oconomowoc on a family farm with their mom, dad, and two sisters. Both are avid hunters and outdoors men.

Steve Karras, Executive Chef
Steve earned his Associate Degree in Culinary Arts and worked for five years as a sous chef before joining Milford Hills as our chief chef. He is responsible for having expanded our menu to include both American and Continental haute cuisines for formal dining, as well as innovative daily fare for casual dining in our restaurant. He is a native of Waukesha County.

Becky Mueller, Office Manager
Becky hails from Indiana and worked five years as an accountant for a Pewaukee based lighting maintenance company before coming to Milford Hills. She earned her degree in accounting from Carroll College, and her experience, education, and enthusiasm make her the perfect person for managing member relations, accounting, shoot registrations, and other various tasks that require attention-to-detail and a way with numbers.

Katie Koets, Marketing and Events Coordinator
Katie is a native of Southeastern Wisconsin, who routinely serves the event and party planning needs of multinational corporations at Milford Hills. She earned her degree at UW Stevens Point with an emphasis in Communications. So hearing, understanding, and interpreting the wants and needs of everyone in your life, your mom’s, your dad’s, your future spouse’s, is her special area of expertise. Email her today! Or call 920-699-2249.