 Deer Creek Lodge
Do you want to bag a big buck this fall? We work hard every year to provide the prime habitat it takes to produce trophy-sized bucks on our 5,000 acres. Lush cover and plenty of food plots translate into large, healthy deer and additional shot opportunities for Deer Creek guests. – Contact: Willie Eblen
Location: Sebree, Kentucky
Acreage: 5,000 total acres
Accommodations: Luxury Lodging / 8 people per hunt
Season: September 6 to December 20
Prices: $950-$3000
Phone: (888) 875-3000
Web: www.deercreeklodge.net
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 Heartland Wildlife Ranches
Heartland Wildlife is proud to offer the finest hunting, guiding and lodging available in the U.S. today. For the past 15 years our ranch has taken pride in providing our hunters with five-star accommodations, one-on-one professional guiding and lodging on their quest for a trophy of a lifetime. We have impressed hunters with our Rocky Mountain elk, Midwestern whitetails and European red stag trophies across our 6,000-acre ranch in northern Missouri. Our motto is simple but not taken lightly: Heartland Wildlife Ranches, Hunting at its Finest. – Lucas Blewett, owner
Location: Ethel, Missouri
Years in Operation: 15
Acreage: 6,000 acres
Accommodations: Five-Star lodging and dining
Season: Year round
Prices: According to SCI score
Phone: (660) 486-3215; Fax: (660) 486-3217
Web: www.heartland-wildlife.com
 High Adventure Company
John Burrell's Whitetail Destinations has created the finest collection of big buck operations in the world. Winner of Sporting Classics’ Sporting Travel Award of Excellence, Burrell has developed operations in the best zip codes for trophy whitetails in seven of the top ten Boone-&-Crocket producing states and Canada. Our record book speaks for itself; the single best place to harvest a B&C-class whitetail is to hunt where they live. Whitetail Destinations can put you where you need to be for the trophy of a lifetime. – John Burrell, owner
Location: Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Saskatchewan, and Texas
Years in Operation: More than 25
Acreage: More than 150,000 acres
Season: September thru January
Price: Starting at $1,500
Phone: (800) 847-0834 Fax: (270) 835-2424
Web: www.whitetaildestinations.com
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 The High Lonesome Ranch
The High Lonesome Ranch is located in a fertile valley on Colorado’s western Slope, 30 minutes from Grand Junction. The ranch offers big game hunting for 200+ B&C class mule deer, 350+ B&C class elk, in addition to mountain lions, and black bear. Other activities include fly-fishing, wingshooting for pheasant, chukar, huns, and scaled and Gambel’s quail, along with hunting for Merriam’s turkey. The ranch has a 46-dog kennel, over 30 spring-fed ponds, 3.1 miles on the White River, and 3 spring creeks. Guest suites were recently remodeled, and there is a conference room for corporate groups. Horseback riding and golf are also available. For the first time in the ranch’s history, three hunting leases are available. All include a combination of private and BLM land as well as lodging.
Location: Debeque, Colorado
Years in Operation: 30
Size: More than 300 square miles of leased and deeded land
Accommodations: Contemporary Western Cuisine
Season: September through November for Big Game
Prices: Packages vary from $4500 for a drop camp to $11,000 for a guided trophy hunt. Leases run from $25,000-$60,000, annually.
Phone: (970) 283-9420
Web: www.thehighlonesomeranch.com
 The Maurin Ranch
The Maurin Ranch is 25,000 acres of whitetail, mule deer, javelina, quail and turkey habitat. We are located in the Trans Pecos Region of Texas where the vast, open spaces allow us to be the darkest spot in the U.S. seen from space at night. Our motto here is, “The stars are bright, the people are few, and the deer are in abundance.” Submit your deposit by June 30 and receive a $200 discount on all trophy packages. – Mark Maurin, owner
Location: Dryden, Texas (Trans Pecos Region)
Years of Operation: 10
Acreage: 25,000
Accommodations: The Lodge at Turkey Creek: a new lodge with a rustic décor and large patio with fire pit.
Seasons: Mule Deer: November-January 1; Whitetail: September-February
Prices: Packages vary from $500 to $4,500
Phone: (432) 345-3093, ranch; (210) 492-5046, San Antonio Office
Web: www.Maurinranch.com
 North Mill Ranch
Like big horns and antlers? Ever hunted exotics? If so, good. If not, why? If you haven’t had the chance, check out our trophy-class animals – with year-round access and no limits – at the North Mill Ranch in Texas. – Bill Kirschner, owner
Location: Kerr County Texas
Years of Operation: 8
Accommodations: New and very nice
Season: Year round for exotics
Prices: See the trophy list on our Web site
Phone: (830) 640-3423; Fax: (830) 640-3427
Web: www.northmillranch.com
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 Redpine Whitetails Inc.
We are a small family run operation that offers the very best in personal service to our hunters. Our deer are not pen-raised animals, but are born and bred right on the ranch. Seventy-five percent of our business is return clientele who have become friends. – Larry and Cindy Higgins, owners
Location: Vanderbilt, Michigan
Years of Operation: 16
Acreage: One full section
Accommodations: Modernized, rustic lodges with all amenities including 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, cable TV
Season: October 1 thru mid-November
Prices: $3,000 - $17,000
Phone: (989) 732-0728; Fax: (989) 731-9710
Web: www.redpinewhitetails.com
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 The Sanctuary
Since its creation in 1978, the Sanctuary has been acclaimed as the leading edge in trophy whitetail management. Boasting a native deer herd, Sanctuary still provides more world-class whitetails than all other private herds combined. Sanctuary provides guests with the highest quality, fair-chase hunting experience and a standard of services without compromise. Trophy management hunts are still available for the 2009 season. Please contact us for available dates. – Ryan Bollman, General Manager
Location: Michigan
Years in Operation: 31
Size: 2,500 acres, high-fenced
Accommodations: First-class lodge with fine dining
Season: Late August to December 15
Prices: 139 B&C or less, $3,500-$3,900; Gold Medal, $8,500-$17,500
Phone: (231) 972-7722
Web: www.sanctuary-ranch.com
 Wilson Whitetail Ranch and Lodge
My passion to develop a fine South Texas hunting program stands solidly on the purpose of truly delivering a truly high-quality hunting experience. Since we opened in 1998, our clients have taken lots of big Texas trophy whitetails scoring from the 130s to 227. Multiple record-book scoring exotics and fast-action wingshooting for dove, quail and upland birds are offered. We have a knowledgeable, courteous, professional staff and offer good habitat management, fine lodging and a high level of culinary mastery. – Craig Wilson, owner/manager
Location: Pearsall, Texas
Years in Operation: 11
Acreage: 5,300 acres (low & high fence)
Accommodations: Private luxury suites and gourmet dinning
Season: September thru April
Prices: Deer hunts from $3,500; wingshooting hunts from $850
Phone: (210) 844-7036
Web: www.wilsonwhitetails.com
Cannonball Company
Located in southwestern North Dakota, Cannonball Company has been providing some of the best, natural wild upland bird-hunting in the nation for over 17 years. Our legendary bird numbers, small town lifestyle and 50,000 acres of prime habitat are just some of the reasons why hunters return year after year for another memorable experience. Because we do not combine hunting parties, you will enjoy the company of your own group with an experienced, licensed guide. From the first-time wingshooter to the seasoned expert, we can accommodate any hunter.Learn more about our affordable hunting packages by calling (800) 920-4910 or visit www.cannonballcompany.com/scm.
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