Turkey - Hogs - Pheasant

TEXAS RIO GRANDE GOBBLERS 2 FOR $1250
Most everyone should take 2 gobblers on this hunt and it includes nice lodging, meals, guiding and airport pickup!  The outfitter operates on 20,000 acres about 30 miles south of San Angelo.  Last spring all 19 hunters took gobblers and most scored on two.  He runs three 2 1/2-day full service hunts starting the first weekend of April and goes to the end of the month.  Hunters can hunt over feeders, water, near roost sites or just walk and call.  Call early as openings fill fast, lots of birds.  Hunt TU233. 
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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 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 35 to 40 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.  Pictures from this Hunt.

Another 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 $2,200 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.  3-day hog hunts are $650 plus trophy fees.  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 day rate 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.  HCU’s Cliff Graham has hunted a couple times with this outfitter for turkey, hogs and gators.  Hunt HG148.  Pictures from this Hunt.

2 KANSAS OUTFITS OFFER RIOS AND EASTERNS
These Kansas outfitters hunt private property that has both easterns and rios.  High bird numbers that are very callable make this a great destination and fun hunt.

One of our Kansas outfitters hosted 11 hunters last spring and they took 20 gobblers.  3-day full service hunt for $1,000 includes nice accommodations, air conditioning and cable TV.  Hunters fly into Manhattan or Kansas City and rent a car.  He normally runs 3 hunts from April 9 to May 5.  Hunt TU662. 
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The second outfitter took 22 hunters in 2009 and the majority of hunters took 2 gobblers and 1 hunter didn’t score.  He has 25,000 acres of private property with nice lodge accommodations.  3-day guided hunts are priced at $1,100 and include airport pickup in Manhattan.  Hunt TU565.  Pictures from this Hunt.

NEW MEXICO MERRIAMS $900 FOR 2 BIRDS
3-day spring turkey hunt on this 12,000-acre ranch in northeastern New Mexico are priced right for the group that wants to call in their own gobblers.  He offers this semi-guided special price to groups of 6 and includes lodging and meals.  He will take bookings of less than 6 for $1,000 each plus license and tax.  Last spring his 8 hunters tagged 15 gobblers.  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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NEBRASKA MERRIAMS 3 GOBBLERS ONLY $700 
This 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.  Hunts run from about April 15 to May 20 and early hunts could be cold.  Hunt TU327.  Pictures from this Hunt.

KANSAS OR NEBRASKA UNGUIDED
HUNTS ONLY $600
AND THIS INCLUDES LODGING
One of our outfitters offers 3-day unguided hunts on either his 25,000 acres in Kansas or 9,000 acres in Nebraska for only $600 and this includes 2 birds.  Success in 2009 was 100%.  Both hunts INCLUDE LODGING in either a cabin or lodge, but no meals or guide service.

Kansas has rios and easterns while Nebraska has merriams and some rios.  Hunts are mid-April to late May.  Kansas hunters fly into Manhattan, while Nebraska hunters should fly into North Platte and rent a car or airport pickup can be arranged for a fee.  You won’t find a better priced hunt that includes lodging for $600.  HCU consultants, Bob Wodzisz and Cliff Graham have hunted turkeys on the Kansas property and reported lots of birds. Hunt TUUN565.  Pictures from this Hunt.

SUPER GOULDS TURKEY HUNT IN OLD MEXICO
This is as much as an adventure as it is a hunt.  Success continues to run 100% on mature gobblers for all past HCU customers.  Hunters are met at the Hermosillio airport and driven about 4 hours east to the hunting area in the Sierra Madre Mountains near the town of Yecora.  3-day hunt includes ranch house accommodations, meals, license, paperwork, 2x1 guide and airport pickup for $1,850 if you have a group of 4 and are willing to do some calling on your own.  A second bird can be taken for the price of the license, $250, and a $250 charge to the landowner.  The season starts about April 15, but the hunting picks up in early May and May 6 to 15 has been best.  HCU’s Cliff Graham and Bob Wodzisz have hunted with this outfitter several times.  Hunt TU760.  Pictures from this Hunt.

SOUTH DAKOTA PHEASANT PACKAGES
We work with several pheasant operations and here are two that offer very affordable 3-day hunts or they can tailor to your needs for corporate or just a few hunting buddies.

This hunt takes place on about 2,000 private-acres located 35 miles from Aberdeen, which is serviced by Northwest Airlines.

Price is $300 per days and includes nice lodging and all meals.  Guide and dog is an additional $100 per day per group.  All hunters under the age of 18 are FREE.  Airport pickup in Aberdeen can be arranged for a fee.  October 21 to December 31 season dates and license is $110 plus a 5% tax.  Hunt PH615. 
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Another family operation has a preserve status allowing hunters to take up to 15 roosters per day on their 6,500 private-acres located near Pierre.  South Dakota has a program allowing outfitters to have seasons that run from September to March if they qualify by enhancing the wild bird population by turning a certain number loose each year.  This also allows them special liberal bag limits.  3 days and 4 nights is $1,500 and includes up to 5 roosters, extra birds can be taken at $25 each.  Single day-rates are $225 and include 3 roosters.  All hunts include lodging, meals, guides and dogs.  This hunt can be easily combined with a bison hunt listed in this brochure.  Hunt PH366.  Pictures from this Hunt.

MEXICO WILD PHEASANT/DOVE ONLY $2500!
Fantastic wild bird pheasant hunting is just across the Arizona border near San Luis, Mexico.  3 nights in a nice hotel with 5 shoots and liberal bag limits of 8 roosters daily is only $2,500.  Breakfast buffet at 7:00 AM, hunt from 8 to 12 and again from 2 to 5.  Once you are limited out on pheasants it is quite possible they will take you dove hunting.  They provide lodging, meals, paperwork, licenses, bird boys, shells and tips.  They also offer gun rental for Beretta’s, Bennelli’s or Browning shotguns for $200.  October 20 to December 5.  Hunters are met in Yuma, Arizona and driven across the border.  3-day dove hunts with 5 shoots are priced at $1,800.  Hunt PH760.  Pictures from this Hunt.

COYOTE/BOBCAT PREDATOR HUNTS
Here is a fun hunt to do in the off season.  This old trapper/caller has several large private ranches totaling over 600,000 acres in eastern New Mexico.  He hunts only during daylight hours and mainly calls in coyotes.  On a normal day hunters usually shoot at 4 or 5 coyotes.  Bobcats are more cautious and normally require staying at the calling location a little longer. 

Price is $300 per day for one hunter or $250 each for two hunters.  He supplies the meals and hunters pay for their own motel at about $40 per night.  Hunts are October to March and hunters fly into Albuquerque or Amarillo and rent a car.  Hunt PD461.  Pictures from this Hunt.