About Us

The first Cox in South Georgia, Charles Cox, arrived in what was then Baker County, Georgia in the early 1800s and concentrated on hacking a home from the wilderness. His son, James, took over the farm and began expanding the plantation. His son, Cader (the first to hold that family name) decided to go west to Oregon to explore his own opportunities, but fortunately came back to run Riverview after his travels and put himself to work improving the land. His son, Cader Jr. decided to supplement the family’s farming income by starting what he first named Riverview Hunting Preserve in 1956, learning the business with his wife as they went. They advertised the business in Field & Stream in 1958 with the initial base rate of $25/day, with lodging provided at the nearby Azalea Motel. Guests would shuttle back and forth in a Volkswagen van, and hunts would take place in surplus army jeeps along the grass and pines.

Cader III grew up helping his father and learning the business first-hand. After his military service and attending the University of Georgia, he came home in December 1971 to help his father.  Becoming president of the company in 1977,  Cader III spent many years consolidating the shares of the company from family members and continued to grow the business with strategic land purchases and superior customer service. Cader IV grew up under the tutelage of both his father and grandfather. Also a graduate of the University of Georgia, he came home in December 2001 to help manage Riverview Plantation. Cader IV became president of the company in 2006, and today he continues the long family tradition of nurturing and growing Georgia’s oldest and most exclusive quail hunting preserve.