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re: Recommend a good place to book a free range whitetail hunt. Update pg.3
Posted on 7/8/13 at 3:30 pm to MapGuy
Posted on 7/8/13 at 3:30 pm to MapGuy
Have you personally went? How's the free range hunting?
Anyone with any first hand experience at Giles Island, Tarra/Willow point, and blackhawk plantation. I see those names popping up on a search from old forums.
Anyone with any first hand experience at Giles Island, Tarra/Willow point, and blackhawk plantation. I see those names popping up on a search from old forums.
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Posted on 7/8/13 at 3:30 pm to MapGuy
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Black Belt Whitetails takes pride in breeding some of the best Northern Genetic Whitetails Alabama has to offer. The deer in our breeder facility come from the top breeders in the state which is inline with the top genetics in the country.
That doesn't sound free range
Posted on 7/8/13 at 3:31 pm to MillerMan
I checked the site out and it said it has both free range and guided, but it doesnt seem to be on that much land.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 3:33 pm to Dylan
130 inch is probably the minimum at Giles haha. If you shoot below that sometimes they won't let you back
Posted on 7/8/13 at 3:38 pm to LSUfootball222
Hey I'm fine with over 130" 
Do you have to judge it yourself or are there guides with you?
Do you have to judge it yourself or are there guides with you?Posted on 7/8/13 at 3:57 pm to Dylan
I just got back from a guided prairie dog hunt w/ 10 Gauge Outfitters LINK near Dodge City, KS. Our guide also guides pheasant and deer hunts. He had a wall full of nice deer he'd personally killed. He claims 100% success rate past 6 years w/ all hunters (6-8/year) killing 160" or better bucks. Here are some pics I posted on a different forum.LINK
Our hunt was all inclusive w/ very nice accomadations. I believe he said he was already booked for 2014, but that's a problem you're going to have w/ most all of the popular/established outfitters. At $4500 for a hunt, he may be out of your range, but a 160" whitetail deer is gonna cost some money. If a 130" deer is your goal, you should be able to get a fair shot at one for less money, but it might take a lot of research on your part.
Our hunt was all inclusive w/ very nice accomadations. I believe he said he was already booked for 2014, but that's a problem you're going to have w/ most all of the popular/established outfitters. At $4500 for a hunt, he may be out of your range, but a 160" whitetail deer is gonna cost some money. If a 130" deer is your goal, you should be able to get a fair shot at one for less money, but it might take a lot of research on your part.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:14 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
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I just got back from a guided prairie dog hunt
Pics
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:37 pm to Dylan
quote:
Have you personally went? How's the free range hunting?
yes.. I helped build the website and logo design.
They have 1300 high fence and a lot of free range hunting.
the marion junction acreage, about 10 min drive from main place, has some 150" monsters. just look at the pics from the hunts.
This is his 3rd year selling hunts. Doe weigh close to 120+ and a large buck will be well over 200+lbs.
Stan and the grounds folk are awesome people.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:39 pm to MillerMan
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That doesn't sound free range
very close to 3,000 free range acres
i shot at and missed a 10 point last year that we later scored, from a picture, at 155".
North end of the property, free range. 3 weeks later, from the Testimonials, Brett killed that big boy from the same box I was hunting.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:40 pm to MapGuy
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from the Testimonials, Brett killed that big boy from the same box I was hunting
is there a picture of it?
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:42 pm to PapaPogey
scored 169"
This post was edited on 7/8/13 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 7/8/13 at 4:51 pm to wiltznucs
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Dont put much stock in these numbers. Opportunity can mean anything from "the hunter had a shot but the deer was out of range" to "we saw a big one cross the road while we were driving back to camp". Kill rate doesnt mean shite if the quality isnt there and many outfitters pad their kill rates substantially.
If you pay big $$$ and don't get a deer...you can always come here to vent right?
:treblehook:
Posted on 7/8/13 at 5:18 pm to MapGuy
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scored 169"
That picture doesn't do it justice then
Posted on 7/8/13 at 5:29 pm to AHouseDivided
Asking an outfitter their success rate gets you answer which is about as honest as a sorority girls answer when asked how many guys she's slept with....
This post was edited on 7/8/13 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 7/8/13 at 5:29 pm to MillerMan
MM,
I posted a thread about my pd hunt in different forum. Here is the link, including two graphic pics of pd's who had "altercations" w/ Hornady V-Max bullets......the bullet won. I plan on posting a thread here, as well. I'm not current on what kind of pics are acceptable and what kind aren't. What do you think--Are the pics too graphic for the OB? LINK
I posted a thread about my pd hunt in different forum. Here is the link, including two graphic pics of pd's who had "altercations" w/ Hornady V-Max bullets......the bullet won. I plan on posting a thread here, as well. I'm not current on what kind of pics are acceptable and what kind aren't. What do you think--Are the pics too graphic for the OB? LINK
Posted on 7/8/13 at 5:30 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
We cant access those photos without signing up for the site
Posted on 7/8/13 at 5:32 pm to wiltznucs
Yeah that pic doesn't do it justice if it scored 169". I just called Giles island's number from their website, but no answer.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 8:14 pm to TutHillTiger
One other plus is that you can shoot poison at Tara and judging by the kill photos on their website they encourage it.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 8:28 pm to PapaPogey
BTW,
Thanks for the heads up.
I didn't realize one has to sign up for the site to view the photo's. I'll post an actual thread on the OB soon.
Thanks for the heads up.
I didn't realize one has to sign up for the site to view the photo's. I'll post an actual thread on the OB soon.
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