Turkey - Hogs - Pheasant
OSCEOLA GOBBLERS,
GATORS AND HOGS
We work with 2 Florida outfitters that have been
traditionally 100 percent success past years on everything. We
have hunted with both of them and all of our customers have given them
top ratings. It can sometimes be difficult to secure an opening
since their repeat business is very high.
This outfitter is located only 40
miles south of
Orlando
and this hunt is easily combined with a family vacation at Disney.
He offers turkey hunts from March 18 to April 23 priced at $2,000 for 3
days on 25,000 private acres and you can add a hog for $200.
Success has run 95% with 100% opportunity on mature gobblers. This
hunt is in high demand so book early or expect to book at least a year
in advance.
Hog hunts are $225 for the first day and $100 per
additional day with kill fees of $100 for a meat hog and $150 for trophy
boars. You can sit at blinds, spot and stalk or use hounds.
Gator hunting is a very fun and exciting sport. It can be done with the
use of airboats at night with archery gear or spears. Rifles and a
swamp buggy are used mostly in the day. Gators up to 8 foot are priced
at $100 per foot plus a 2-day package of $325 and trophy gators from 9
to 12 feet are $3,200. This outfitter is an accomplished archer and
offers all his hunts with either bow or gun.
Hunt HG148.
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Another top Osceola outfitter
located near Okeechobee offers his 4-day turkey hunt for $2,500 and you
can take some hogs at no cost as long as you take the meat home.
They have a real nice operation with very comfortable cabins in a great
setting in the woods.
They normally harvest 30 to 35 long beards every
spring and if you cripple a bird and do not find it your hunt is over.
Hog hunting package for 3 days and 3 nights is $650
and includes two hogs, additional hogs are $125.
Gator hunts on 8 to 9 foot gators are $1,750, 9 to 11
foot $2,750, 11 to 12 foot $3,750, over 12 foot $5,250. Gator and
hog combos make a great trip.
He also offers several packages, such as a 2 1/2-day hog hunt and
fishing trip or a hog/gator/bass combo that includes a trophy boar,
gator under 8 feet and fishing. Nice lodge accommodations and hunters
fly into Orlando
or Ft. Meyers and rent a car. Hunt
HG863.
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TEXAS
RIO GRANDE
GOBBLERS
2 BIRDS FOR ONLY $1250
INCLUDES AIRPORT PICKUP
Success continues to be 100% on this bargain priced rio hunt. $1,250
includes 2 gobblers, nice lodging, meals, guiding and airport pickup!
The outfitter operates on a nice private ranch about 40 miles south of San Angelo. He offers three 2 1/2-day full
service hunts starting the first weekend of April and goes to the end of
the month. Hunters can choose their own style of hunting and have a
choice of utilizing a guide or hunting on their own. Some hunters
prefer to just hike and call, commonly referred to as run and gun, while
others would rather hunt over feeders or water areas as the birds will
visit these places daily. The outfitter knows the roost sites and can
direct you to an area that holds birds. The spring of 2010 produced a
fantastic hatch and bird numbers are high with plenty of mature gobblers
available for the spring of 2012. This outfitter hunts his property
very lightly and only took 5 hunters in 2011, so be prepared for plenty
of action. If you are serious about a rio hunt plan it for spring of
2012, you won’t be disappointed. Hunt TU233.
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KANSAS RIO'S AND EASTERNS
ONLY $900 FOR 2 BIRDS
We have worked with these
same 2 Kansas
outfitters for the last 10 years and they have properties with very high
numbers of birds. Their private ranches have both rio’s and
easterns. The birds are very vocal and extremely callable.
Success typically runs over 95% and opportunity is even higher, however,
last spring both outfitters experienced extremely bad weather with high
winds, rain and snow the first of the season making the first hunt more
difficult than normal. HCU consultants Bob Wodzisz and Cliff
Graham have been on these properties.
One of our Kansas outfitters hosted 12 hunters last
spring and they took 20 gobblers. 3-day full service hunt for $1,000
includes accommodations, cable TV and airport pickup. The outfitter is
an accomplished archer and has taken the state record bird with the bow
and also the number 1 osceola with archery gear. Hunters fly into
Kansas City or
Manhattan
where they are picked up. He normally runs 3 hunts from April 9 to May
5. Hunt
TU662.
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The second outfitter took 26 guided hunters in
2011 and they took about 50 gobblers. He has 25,000 acres of private
property with nice lodge accommodations. 2 1/2-day guided hunts are
priced at $1,200 and include airport pickup in Manhattan or if you don’t need a calling guide
the price is only $900.
Hunt TU565.
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NEW MEXICO OR NEBRASKA
MERRIAMS
AT A REDUCED PRICE
This New Mexico
outfitter offers a $900 three day spring turkey hunt on this 12,000-acre
ranch in northeastern New
Mexico. This is a special price for the group
that wants to call in their own gobblers. He offers this semi-guided
price to groups of 6 or more and includes lodging and meals. He will
take bookings of less than 6 for $1,000 each plus license and tax.
Season opens about April 10 and runs to mid-May. Ranch house
accommodations and hunters fly into Colorado Springs
or Amarillo
and rent a car. Hunt TU333.
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We also work with a Nebraska outfitter that offers 2 1/2-day
spring hunts for $950 that includes lodging, meals and transportation
during the hunt, but no calling guides. If you want a guide the price
increases by $300. Hunters fly into Denver
and rent a car or airport pickup is provided in
North Platte. Hunt TUNE565.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF
TURKEY
HUNTS
KANSAS OR NEBRASKA ONLY $600
HCU works with a couple
outfitters and ranchers that offer trespass fee spring gobbler hunts in
both Nebraska
and
Kansas.
These are for the turkey hunter that prefers to hunt on his own and do
his own calling. The properties have high numbers of birds and
past success has typically been near 100%, with the exception of any
extreme weather conditions.
This northwest Nebraska rancher/outfitter will allow you to hunt 4 days
on his private property for two birds for only $600, with the option to
take a third gobbler for only $100. Success has continued to be 100%
and all HCU customers have been very satisfied and have taken many
mature toms. Hunters stay at a local motel and eat in restaurants at
their own expense. An effective way to hunt this big country is
glassing and locating birds and then hiking to them. He normally only
takes about 6 to 8 hunters total per year on his 4,000 private-acres.
The area is known as Pine Ridge country and has big pondersosa pines and
canyons making this a very beautiful area to hunt turkeys. Hunts run
from about April 15 to May 20 and early hunts could be cold. Hunt TU327.
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We work with another outfitter in central Nebraska along the North Platte River.
He is priced at $650 for 2 birds and has over 9,000 private-acres.
Depending on the date you choose he may have a cabin available for
lodging at a very minimal cost, but you will need a group of 4 or more
to secure this price. He runs fully outfitted hunts for $950 that
includes lodging and meals and you can add a calling guide for $300.
Hunt TUNEUN565.
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We have a
Kansas
outfitter that controls over 24,000 private-acres that is willing to
give you 4 hunting days for only $600 for 2 birds. You can stay at a
local motel and do your own restaurant meals. This property has both
eastern and rio turkeys. Properties are just outside
Manhattan
in northeastern Kansas.
HCU consultants Bob Wodzisz and Cliff Graham have taken birds here. Hunt TUKSUN565.
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SASKATCHEWAN
GEESE/DUCKS
This outfitter operates
in central
Saskatchewan near the famous
Quill Lakes
area, well known for major flights of snow and blue geese, lesser
Canadians and cacklers, sandhill cranes and many species of ducks.
They operate out of a nice lodge with bird cleaning facilities and
kennels are available for the hunter wanting to bring along his favorite
retriever. Meals are home cooked with all the trimmings, you will
gain weight.
Typically you go out to field
hunt in the mornings out of layout blinds. Back to the lodge for
lunch and a short nap and then back out for ducks either in one of the
many nearby swamps or field shoot some mallards. Ducks can include
redheads, canvasbacks, green and blue winged teal, shouvlers, widgeons,
pintails and gadwalls. They use over 350 full body snow and blue
geese decoys, along with some Canadian greater and lesser decoys.
Daily
limits of up to 20 geese and 8 ducks per day, along with some sandhill
cranes keeps your day interesting. Packages are either 3 days that
include 3 morning shoots and 2 evening shoots priced at $1,800 or 5 days
for 5 mornings and 4 evenings at $2,500. Price includes lodging,
meals, guide, decoys and blinds. Not included are shells, license
or bird cleaning. Shells can be ordered ahead of time at the local
sporting goods store near the operation. Hunters fly into
Saskatoon or
Regina
and rent a car for the 2 hour drive to the lodge. HCU’s Cliff Graham
and some friends have hunted with this outfit. Hunt GS855.
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