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Rules

 

NOTICE: These rules have been made and are strictly enforced to give our customers the absolute best chance of harvesting a "trophy" whitetail. Thank you in advance for adhering to them.

 

  
 

  • Any deer shot must be reported to your guide before you look for or track the deer.

  • We only harvest bucks scoring 130 Pope & Young or larger. Please, absolutely no shooting any buck smaller than 8 points, 16 inch spread, and a mature buck.

  • There will be a $500 fee for deer shot below these requirements. This fee will be doubled if a deer is shot below these requirements on the last day of your hunt. Collecting "fee" money is not our goal. However, any fees collected will go to our food plot program to enhance antler growth.

  • There is a $100 fine for button bucks harvested.

  • A safety belt or harness must be worn the entire time while hunting out of a tree stand.

  • "Feeding" or "baiting" is prohibited. This includes using any grains, salt blocks, or mineral blocks.

  • Please take everything off the property that you took onto it, including any food items or litter.

  • Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the hunting area. You may not hunt if any alcohol has been consumed.

  • Driving and stalking deer are prohibited.

  • Smoking or chewing tobacco anywhere in the hunting area is prohibited.

  • Walk to and from your designated tree stand only.

  • You must be "scent free" when in the hunting area. Scent elimination products are required to be worn to help reduce human scent.
  • Daily showers and the use of scent-free soaps are required.

  • Scent suits are highly recommended.

  • Be sure to check tree steps or climbing steps for stability before climbing up to your stand.
  • If hunting by the day and you kill a buck that qualifies, a trophy fee of $10 per Pope and Young score will apply. Example: A buck that scores 150 will cost an additional $1,500.00, a buck that scores 200 will cost an additional $2000.00 and so on.
  • If hunting by the day and you kill a buck that qualifies as a "trophy," the trophy fee must be paid before the deer is photographed or allowed to leave the property. All of the above fines are automatically doubled for "daily hunters." No exceptions!