Only $2400 for a 6 day hunt!

Hunt on over 1000 contiguous acres in Fulton and Schuyler Counties. This is a brand new operation on a family-owned farm. The property has a good mix of ag, hardwoods, bedding areas, food plots and water.

This operation consists of two young guys who are accomplished bowhunters and will work hard to get you on a big buck. Only 9 hunters taken per year - 3 per week and 2 guides will be available for the 3 hunters. Each hunter will have at least 4 stands to choose from based on wind direction. No hunts will be held during October so deer will not be disturbed prior to the start of the 3 hunts.

Here is your chance to get in on a new hunting operation at an incredible price. This will most likely be a hunt where repeat clients will make up nearly all bookings so get in while you can.

Archery permit applications are due June 1 to June 30 - 100% draw. Cost is $400 for deer permit, $50.75 for NR license and $5.50 for habitat stamp.

Field dressing, skinning and caping of your trophy are included as are meals and lodging. $500 penalty for bucks scoring under 135 P&Y gross.

6 Day Hunt - $2400 - Oct. 29 - Nov. 3, 2010; Nov. 5 - Nov. 10, 2010; Nov. 12 - Nov. 17, 2010

This outfitter has over 100,000 acres in western South Dakota and specializes in harvesting mature bucks. When you have extensive acreage, a modest harvest and an emphasis on mature animals, you can see why they are taking some great bucks.

Rifle hunting done by spot and stalk and stand hunting while archers use tree stands, ground blinds and some spot and stalk. The terrain consists of river bottoms, brushy draws, crop fields and food plots. Seeing 50-100 deer a day is not uncommon.

Whitetail rifle tags require a draw with the deadline usually being in April. There is also a 2nd and 3rd application deadline in August. The good news is the supply normally exceeds demand so most years there are leftover tags available on a first-come first-serve basis right up until season opens. However this outfitter fills up fast, consequently it is recommended to book well in advance.

Archery tags are guaranteed and are good for a whitetail or mule deer.  Archery season usually runs from the 3rd week in September through the end of December.

The rifle season starts the 2nd full weekend in November and runs for 16 days.

Included: Meals, lodging, 2×1 guiding (1×1 available for an extra $200 per day). Closest airport is Rapid City. Airport pick-up and drop-off is available for $200 round trip.

Combination hunts offering whitetails / pheasants are available for an additional fee.

3 Day Rifle Hunt - $3750 (plus 5.5% sales tax)
4 Day Rifle Hunt - $4150 (plus 5.5% sales tax)
5 Day Archery Hunt - $3650 (plus 5.5% sales tax)

Hunt southcentral South Dakota for trophy whitetails. This outfitter is looking for a limited number of hunters who are willing to pass up bucks under 140. Harvest rates have been around 50% for the past 17 years.

The 3000 acre property contains open fields, brushy draws and timbered bottoms. There are sanctuaries that are off limits to hunters. These thick areas provide places where the deer know they can go without being bothered. Deer feed on natural browse, agriculture crops, mineral licks and foodplots. Round bales of alfalfa are provided for the deer throughout the winter. This outfitter is a firm believer in the methods and philosophies of QDM.

Tower stands with comfortable chairs and sliding windows overlook bedding areas and travel corridors. Hunters should be prepared to shoot to 400 yards.

Licenses are by draw but odds are close to 100%. License cost is $505 for Special Buck license (deadline is late April) and $245 for West River Deer (deadline late July). Hunters are encouraged to apply for the Special Buck license.

Included are meals, lodging, 2×1 guide, trophy care, in-field transportation.

4 Day Hunt - $3750 – Hunts held the second and third week of November.

This outfitter hunts over 30,000 acres of whitetail heaven in the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas. Hunts are held in Units 12, 13 and 14. Hunters are encouraged to hold off for 140 class bucks and higher. Many repeat clients are a result of great success rates, excellent properties and a hard-working outfitter who puts his time in prior to and during the hunt. Hunts are held in muzzle loader, archery and rifle season.

Permanent stands and blinds are maintained on all properties – portable stands and ground blinds can also be provided or hunters can bring their own stands. Feeders, food plots, and/or crop fields provide plenty of feeding areas for quality deer habitat.

Early muzzle loader hunts can be an excellent time to kill a monster buck! The bucks are still in bachelor groups and are very predictable in their daily movements. The only limiting factor can be the weather. In cool weather there can be lots of action but if it is hot, deer movement is severely restricted and success rates suffer. Because you’re the only group hunting your property during this season, this outfitter allows you to move your dates to accommodate the weather pattern and help you score. Inline muzzleloaders with scopes are legal to use as are sabots and pelletized powder.

Archery hunts are held from late September thru December 31. Archery season coincides with the rut when the big boys are cruising for does. For this reason many of the largest bucks are killed in archery season. The peak of the rut is normally around November 18th plus or minus 6 days.

Rifle hunts begin the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, which is usually after the major rut activity is over. However there is usually some rutting going on the first few days of rifle season. Many great bucks are taken in rifle season and this outfitter will provide you with a property and stands that maximize your shooting abilities.

Unguided hunts do not include meals or lodging. The outfitter will provide a written scouting report and satellite photo map of the property you will hunt. All the stands are numbered and the scouting report will tell you what stands are best for each time of day, weather condition, and wind direction along with any big buck sightings. The outfitter will keep you posted during the fall with trail cam pictures and video clips from the property you will be hunting. Upon arrival you will be shown property boundaries, stand locations (at a distance), and given an area road map, which shows your property with key locations for cafés and the outfitter’s shooting range.

Fully Guided hunts offer two options. One option is complete with lodging and meals and the other with only a daily noon meal included. For either option, this outfitter uses multiple guides as scouts during your hunt to maximize your hunt’s potential. You will be accompanied by a primary guide who will assist you in stand selection and care for your needs during the day while other guides are glassing additional properties in search of your trophy buck. Most mature bucks are sedentary and once located can usually be set up on and taken with the guide’s intimate knowledge of the property.

Licenses available through draw only. Application period is April 1-30 - online only. Odds of being drawn are excellent. Drawing date is May 31. Cost of deer permit is $322.50 and $71 for non-resident hunting license.

Kansas law requires that all hunters born after July 1, 1957, must successfully complete a certified hunter education course in order to purchase a hunting license or to hunt. There are exceptions for youth hunters under adult supervision.  Kansas does honor certificates of completion from other state approved courses.

Fully Guided Hunt Options Rifle, Muzzle loader or Archery

5 Day All Inclusive Hunt - $4500 (2×1 guide, all meals for 5 days, 6 nights lodging in hotel)

5 Day Basic Hunt - $4000 (includes 2×1 guide & noon meal)

Unguided Hunts

Muzzle Loader - Season dates: Sept. 20 thru Oct. 3, 2010
$2000 - any 5 days during the season
$2450 - all 14 days of the season

Archery - Season dates: Sept. 20 thru Dec. 31, 2010
$2000 - any 7 day period during the season
$2750 - any 14 day period during the season
$3250 - Hunt till you tag option

Rifle - Season dates: Dec. 1 thru Dec. 12, 2010
$2000 - First 5 days of the season
$2000 - Last 7 days of the season
$2800 - All 12 days of the season

50% deposit due upon booking and the balance due when your license is drawn.

Hunt archery, shotgun or muzzleloader just across the Illinois border in western Indiana’s Vigo County. The outfitter has over 8000 acres of prime deer habitat including food plots.

Many trophy bucks are taken each year. There is a 130 B&C minimum score to harvest - $500 fine for bucks under 130. In 2009 twenty-three gun hunters took twelve bucks scoring 140 or better.

Hunt includes meals, lodging, 1 guide per 3 or 4 hunters, tree stands, towels, bed linens. Meals include continental breakfast, sack lunch and hot dinner.

Licenses available over-the-counter and cost $150.

2010 Hunts and Dates below:
Archery Hunts           $3500 Oct. 18-22            $3750 Oct. 25-29           $4200 Nov. 1-5
Shotgun Hunts           $4200 Nov. 13-16          $3950 Nov. 18-21          $3950 Nov. 24-28
Muzzleloader Hunts   $3950 Dec. 4-7               $3500 Dec. 13-17

It is my opinion that much of Illinois is being exploited by get-rich-quick outfitters who are running way too many hunters on their limited properties, especially in Pike, Adams and Brown Counties. Some are running several hundred hunters a year!

It has taken some time but I have finally found an outfitter that I am comfortable with and he is on the eastern side of Illinois in Clark and Edgar Counties. Unlike many Illinois outfitters, he was born, raised and lives in Illinois. He is a farmer who is out in the field day after day. He is also an avid bowhunter who in past years has taken many monster bucks on the very properties his client’s hunt. Hunting is done on his family’s property and his neighbors’ which total over 12,000 acres of forested land. Besides being in prime farm country, the outfitter also plants hundreds of acres of food plots.

Even though the “Golden Triangle” of Pike, Adams and Brown Counties receive most of the notoriety, consider that the “Golden Rectangle” consisting of Clark and Edgar Counties produce more trophies per hunter! Looking at the numbers show that the odds of killing a buck that qualifies for the Illinois Big Buck Recognition Program are 1:98 in Pike, Adams and Brown and 1:60 in Clark and Edgar.

2009 was a very good year here as thirty-nine archers took twenty-one bucks scoring 130 or better.

Four lodges are available, which allow a group of four or more hunters to utilize a lodge for themselves, two cooks and guides are provided. Since a limited number of guests are booked each week, the opportunity to harvest a trophy whitetail is expected to continue well into the future. There is a 130 B&C gross minimum harvest requirement with a $500 fine for killing a buck scoring under that.

From camp you will travel to one of the many pre-scouted stand locations. The farms’ terrain varies from almost level to steep-forested draws. Hunters of all ages and physical abilities can be accommodated.

Provided are meals, lodging, 1 guide per 2 hunters, tree stands, towels, bed linens. Meals include continental breakfast, sack lunch and hot dinner.

Archery permit applications are due June 1 to June 30 - 100% draw.  Leftover deer permits are available in early August. Cost is $400 for a NR Combo Archery Deer Permit which includes one either-sex tag and one antlerless-only tag, $57.75 for a NR license and $5.50 for habitat stamp.

5 Day Pre-rut hunts - $3500 - Oct. 1-5; Oct 11-15, 2010 and $3750 for Oct. 18-22, 2010

5 Day Prime rut hunts - $4200 - Oct. 25-29; Nov. 1-5: Nov. 8-12, 2010

4 Day Prime rut hunts - $3950 - Nov. 15-18, 2010

Hunt on 4000 acres of private land in the heart of Ohio’s big buck super counties of Muskingum and Coshocton Counties in South Central Ohio. These counties rank #2 and #5 all-time for trophy bucks in Ohio.

This outfitter is a big buck and bowhunting fanatic. He uses his knowledge of deer movement on his properties to hang well-placed treestands for his hunters. An extensive foodplot program, agricultural crops, limited hunters and a 130 P&Y minimum make this trip a trophy hunter’s dream. Bucks scoring  up to  200 inches have been harvested. In 2009 the kill rate on Pope & Young bucks was 46% (11 of 24),  shot opportunity on P&Y bucks (under 30 yards) was 75% and the largest buck killed scored 154 6/8. Multiple sightings of bucks over 170 inches were reported.

Book early – very limited openings. Includes guide (3 hunters/guide), lodging, meals and deer retrieval.

Crossbows are legal in Ohio and crossbow hunters are welcome. Expandable broadheads are not permitted.

2010 Dates and Prices:
6 Day Early Season Bowhunt - $1750 + $500 buck harvest fee (Sept. 26 - Oct. 1) 4 hunters max.
6 Day Rut Bowhunt - $2500 (Oct. 30 - Nov. 5) 6 hunters max.
6 Day Rut Bowhunt - $2500 (Nov. 6 - 12) 8 hunters max.
6 Day Rut Bowhunt - $2500 (Nov. 13-19) 6 hunters max.
6 Day Shotgun/Muzzleloader Hunt - $2500 + $500 harvest fee (Nov. 29 - Dec.4) 4 hunters max.
4 Day Late Muzzleloader Hunt - $2250 (Jan. 9-12, 2011) 4 hunters max.

New for 2010 - Semi-guided hunts in Knox County - 450 acres of leased land. A minimum of two hunters and a maximum of three is needed to book. Four stands will be hung on the property, hunters can bring their own stands also. A 1/2 day orientation will be held at the start of this hunt. A map will be provided along with tips on hunting the property. Meals and lodging not provided. There is a Bed & Breakfast nearby.

6 Day Hunt - $1650 - Oct. 31-Nov. 6,  Nov. 14- 20, 2010

$500.00 to secure dates. Half of total due March 1 - balance due September 1.