Illinois Whitetail Deer Hunts, Fulton County

Big Illinois buck are yours for the taking. Don’t miss out this outfitter book full early every year.

This outfitter is dedicated to improving your hunting adventures year after year. We currently have close to 6000 acres of locally leased private farmland and we are continually adding new properties each year. On some of our properties, we have food plots designed specifically for the whitetail deer and the wild turkey. All other properties are basic farmlands with a variety of terrain from hardwood ridges, CRP fields; river bottoms open fields with grassy draws, etc. Each property has an abundance of grain crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, clover, CRP plots and alfalfa fields. 

If whitetails are your game here is an extremely dedicated outfitter with big bucks and a history to prove it.

Each property is unique in its own way and has proven its ability to produce trophy whitetails. Each property is monitored throughout the year with trail camera's to 

help ensure the presence of whitetail deer. We only take a limited number of Archery and Shotgun hunters each year to help increase hunter success and limit the negative effects of over hunting. 

The best benefit of hunting is that our hunts are scheduled during the major weeks of the peak rutting period for whitetails. Hunters are allowed to scout and shed hunt their hunting sites in the spring free of charge. We feel this gives our 

hunters that extra edge and helps to ensure that they spend more time hunting during the 

rut. So with a fresh stand during the highest level of Illinois whitetail rutting activity, 

combined with the confidence that a hunter needs to stay in the stand. Hunters are sure to 

succeed. All whitetails are 100% wild and free roaming and are pursued by 100% fair 

chase. 

All hunters are allowed to move to different tree stands or ground blinds on their own if they feel it will improve their odds for success, but still have the full 

assistance of a guide. We have NO trophy fines, NO trophy fees and NO Antler minimums. 

With a high opportunity rates, average success rates around 60%, great food, good people 

and a relaxing atmosphere, hunters can count on a having a great time while hunting with 

us. No hunter is guaranteed a trophy, but with strong scent control 

practices, combined with the patience and willingness to sit all day, you'll soon understand 

why it isn't just another outfitter. 

The following bow hunts are still available at this time:

10 Openings - 7 Day Early Season Moon Hunt Oct 1st - 7th / $1895.00

4 Openings - 6 Day Pre Peak October 22nd - 27th / $2295.00

2 Openings - 6 Day Peak Rut Oct 29th - Nov 3rd / $2295.00

3 Openings - 6 Day Peak Rut Nov 5th - 10th / $2295.00

10 Openings - 5 Day Peak Rut Nov 12th - 16th / $2095.00

6 Openings - 7 Day Late Season Archery Jan 1st - 7th / $1895.00 

                       GUN HUNTS STILL AVAILABLE:

8 Openings - 3 Day 1st Firearm Nov 18th - 20th / $2095.00

3 Openings - 3 Day Muzzle Loader Hunt Dec 9th - 11th / $1895.00

 ATTENTION: ALL bow & gun hunts are sold on a first come first serve basis. Your spot will be considered reserved with your paid deposit of $500.00

May 3rd is the beginning of the application period for firearm and muzzleloader only tags. We will send out an email to hunters already booked with links and specific instructions next week. 

As well it will soon be time to apply for Illinois archery tags. The application period begins June 1st and will run the entire month. We will send out an email with direct links and application info on the 1st of June. Anyone needing help applying for their tags can call or email. Remember that Illinois archery tags have been a guaranteed since the lottery began several years ago and all tags remaining after the application period are sold over the counter on a first come first serve basis. 

Trail cams going out in about 4 weeks, look for the first set of pics to come about Mid June.  

TYPE OF HUNT DETAILS:

 HUNTS OFFERED                                  # OF DAYS                                          PRICE 

1. Guided 7 day Pre rut Archery           October 3rd - 9th -                                  $1895.00

2. Guided 6 days Peak Rut Archery Oct 23rd - 28th / Oct 3rd - Nov 4th / Nov 6th - 11th -                       $2295.00

3. Guided 5 day Peak Rut Archery Nov 13th - 17th - $2095.00

4._Shotgun $2295 weekend prior to Thanksgiving & 2095 for the weekend after Thanksgiving

 Archery state wide, gun & Muzzleloader are by the county

 The Typical Sizes of bucks that are taken are: 120" - 150"

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SUCCESS RATIO BY:     ANIMAL SPECIES         OPPORTUNITY%    KILL RATIO %

                                             Whitetail             75-95%                   50-65%

 All hunts are guided hunts with the freedom to move on your own to succeed with the full assistance of a guide. Hunters are only responsible for their own transportation to and from the hunt site.   We use pickups and ATV’s for transportation. Be certain to bring a pair of binoculars or a spotting scope.

The lodge has individually bunked rooms, Laundry facility, and meat cutting area, kitchen, and banquet and recreation area. Please bring your own sleeping bag; it makes sleeping locations more flexible. Camping trailers are allowed if you would rather bring one and sleep in there. Meals consist of Continental Breakfast, sack & soup Lunch, Hot family style dinner 

 As of now ALL unreserved/unarranged dates & properties for are now available for purchase on a first come first serve basis. We will again be attending specific outdoor shows this spring. As usual, we will personally be attending the Eastern Sports Show in Harrisburg, PA. As well you will be able to visit the Whitetail Solutions booth at the Hartford, CT and Springfield Mass shows. 

Those interested in our final hunt results from 2010? Those stats are as follows:   

Hunt type         # of Hunters   Bucks harvested   Passed  Hit w/no recovery  Missed 

Pre rut archery               6                  1                         3               0                        0

Peak Wk 1                     5                  3                         0               0                        0

Peak Wk 2                   15                  6                         2               4                        2

Peak Wk 3                   19                10                         2               1                        2

Peak Wk 4                     5                  1                         3               1                        0

1st Gun                        17                  9                         3               1                         3

2nd Gun                         6                 3                         1                0                         3

Muzzle  Loader              3                 1                         1                0                         0

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2010 Totals          76               34                        15              7                        10

Overall success archery & gun combined is 67%. This figure includes all recovered bucks that were shot and all the bucks that were shot by hunters but not recovered.

Overall success archery & gun combined 85% figuring all bucks shot, the bucks shot but not recovered and including bucks of 2 1/2 yr or older ( 100 - 120 class bucks) where the hunter chose to pass on the shot waiting for the traditional 3 1/2 year or older bucks.

OPENINGS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2011 SEASON:

Pricing includes full lodging and meals! All hunts will be booked on a first come first serve basis. Your paid deposit of $500 confirms your reservations. 

Bow Hunts:

7Day Pre Rut Moon Hunt Oct 2nd - 8th / 10 openings / $1895ea

Hunt the bucks that we will soon be getting on our trail cams with the help of the moon.

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6 Day Peak Rut Archery Oct 22nd - 27th / 4 openings/ $2295ea First week of rut hunts

                                  Oct 29th - Nov 3rd / 5 openings / $2295ea start of Seek n Chase

                                    Nov 5th - 10th / 4 openings / $2295ea Peak Seek n Chase!!!

5 Day Peak Rut Archery Nov 12th - 16th / 10 openings / $2295ea Peak Breeding begins

7 Day Late Season Moon Hunt Jan 1st - 7th / 6 spots / $1895

Hunt yarded up whitetail bucks on Winter Food Plot sources with the help of the moon. Hunters can expect to see from 40 - 50+ deer a night. 6 hunts maximum sold for this hunt. If you have never experience the magic of late season hunting? You don’t know what you’re missing!!!!

Firearm: Firearm hunters may begin applying for 2011 tags beginning May 3rd!

1st season Firearm from Nov 18th - 20th / 10 openings / $2295ea.

Hunters may use a shotgun with rifled barrel, inline muzzleloader with scopes and pistols. Remember that each year 80% of the deer harvested for the entire firearm season is during this 3day season. 

3 Day Muzzleloader Only Season December 9th - 11th / 3 openings / $1895ea

Hunt winter conditions on winter food plots where the deer have begun to yard up for the winter.

  You will be hunting 5000 plus acres of private land in Fulton County and drawing is not difficult, the outfitter will assist you if needed but book first so that you have a place to hunt after you draw. There is a lottery application followed by over the counter sales. Non-Resident Archery tags: $410.00 Non Resident hunting License $57.75 State Habitat stamp $5.50

This is a minimal physical exertion hunt in treestand and ground blinds.

 All hunt dates are good when correctly matched with the hunter’s style. Only select dates and minimal slots are sold. 

What are some things about your hunts that make you stand out above the crowd so to speak above other outfitters.

 No Trophy Fines, No trophy fees and no antler minimums. Guided hunt with the freedom to move on your own to succeed while having the full assistance of a guide.

 As well, we will be placing back out our 30+ trail cams around the 1st of June. We will keep everyone updated with the pics from those cameras. Remember that if you see one of our trail cams bucks that you like and want a chance to hunt him. Your best odds of harvesting one of those specific bucks will be during the Early October Moon Position Hunt while he is still in summer travel patterns and has not yet taken off for the rut. For those interested in or wondering what moon position hunting is? 

 We still have a few openings for those that may be interested in hunting with us this fall. The current available openings are as follows:

ARCHERY:

Pre Rut:

12 openings - 7 Day Early Archery (Moon Position Hunt) / $1895

Peak Rut:

 4 openings - 6 Day Peak Rut Archery Oct 22nd - 27th / $2295

 2 openings - 6 Day Peak Rut Archery Oct 29th - Nov 3 / $2295

10 openings - 6 Day Peak Rut Archery Nov 5th - 10th / $2295

12 openings - 5 Day Peak Rut Archery Nov 12th - 16th / $2095

Late Season:

6 openings - 7 Day Late Archery (Moon Position Hunt) Jan 1st - 7th / $1895

FIREARM: 

10 openings - 3 Day 1st Season Firearm Nov 18th - 20th / $2295

 (Shotguns, Muzzleloaders, Pistols may be used)

6 Openings - 3 Day Muzzle Loader Only Hunt / $1895

Hunters fly into: Peoria Regional Airport and rent a car to drive to the farm.

 The outfitter will mail the hunter an information sheet after the hunt is booked and the deposit has been paid. 

Our guides have 20+ years experience each. The field dressing and skinning is included in your hunt, although capeing is not included.

Meat processing is available locally at about $150 per animal 

Special Update:

Just enough time for one last notice to get everyone possible out here to take some of these huge bucks we have caught on our trail cams for this year’s hunting season. For those not yet headed anywhere this season, we still have just a few openings for this year’s Illinois archery Season.

1.) A few openings are for our Moon hunt in October from the 9th - 15th. This is a 7 1/2 day bow hunt. What we have been getting on trail cameras will still be in the area on a summer pattern at that time. Cost for this hunt is $1895 and includes all lodging and meals.

2.) A few openings are for our first week of rut archery hunting. Dates for that hunt are Oct 23rd - 28th and cost is $2300 with all lodging and meals being included. This is the week beginning of seeking and chase phase. Some of the local bucks that we have on trail cam should still be in the mix at that time.

3.) As well we still have a few openings for our 5 day Peak rut archery from Nov 13th - 17th. This bow hunt is during the peak of the breeding phase. The hunt cost is $2095 with all lodging and meals included as well.

4.) Last option is for our Late Winter Archery Moon Hunt. This hunt is 7 1/2 Days with all lodging and meals for $1895. No one is scheduled to hunt during this time and we only take a maximum of 6 hunters to hunt yarded up whitetails. We cut our hunter numbers back to just two properties where we have planted several acres of winter food plots that will have a HIGH number of yarded up whitetails on food sources. There will be a large number of both buck and doe on these two properties at that time. For those wondering, our bucks do not loose their antlers until last week of February through late march. So there will still be plenty of big bucks with horns still attached.  Give us a call or email if you are interested in any of these remaining hunts.

   The Illinois Whitetail hunting season begins October first and we will be quite busy with the guiding season. So again this will be the last notice for updates until spring after the season begins. So, please leave a message if you do not get an answer and we will get back with you as soon as we get your phone or email messages. Thanks to all those booked with us this year. We appreciate your support and we look forward to seeing each of you this fall

   Just a few more pics before we kick of our Illinois bow season Friday morning. We have a few hunters coming in to hunt the first of October while bucks are still in summer patterns. Be looking for us to send you some success photos from that hunt real soon.         

 We ran a few trail cams while doing some scouting this last weekend. We are now seeing all bucks in hard bone, rubs and scrapes have been showing up for the last two weeks. As usual some bucks are seemingly starting to become a little more elusive as they are now doing things a little different prior to the peak rut. Cams are now over active scrapes and on the edges of travel corridors. We will send them pics between hunts and as we get them.

The current remaining openings for this years  hunting season are as follows:

ARCHERY HUNTING:

16 Spots - 7 Day Early Season Oct 1st - 7th @ $1895

06 Spots - 6 Day Peak Rut (1st Wk) Oct 27th - Nov 1st @ $2295

14 Spots - 6 Day Peak Rut Nov 3rd - 8th - $295

07 Spots - 5 Day Peak Rut Nov 10th - 14th - $2095

04 Spots - 7 Day Late Bow January 6th - 12th, (2013) - $895

PLEASE CALL FOR ARCHERY & FIREARM COMBO INFORMATION & PRICING!

FIREARM HUNTING:

(Shotguns, in-line muzzle loaders & pistols may be used)

10 Spots - 2 Day Youth Gun Season Oct 6th - 7th @ $1595

05 Spots - 3 Day 1st Gun Season Nov 16th - 18th @ $2295

06 Spots - 4 Day 2nd Gun Season Nov 29th-Dec 2nd @$2095

04 Spots - 3 Day Muzzle Loader only Dec 7th - 9th @ $1895

All spots will be considered reserved with a $500 deposit. We do apologize but please note that if deposit arrangements have not been made nor received those spots will be available for purchase.

 Best of luck back home in the woods.

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