Trophy Whitetail Hunts

Offering many of the best trophy whitetail hunts in North America! See for yourself.


Kansas Trophy Whitetail Hunts - New!

Eastern Colorado Trophy Whitetail & Mule Deer Hunts

Saskatchewan Trophy Whitetail Hunts- New!

Manitoba Trophy Whitetail Hunts - Only $2500!

Eastern Alberta Trophy Whitetail Hunts


Southeastern Kansas Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunts  

Right now southeastern Kansas is super-hot for mature trophy whitetail bucks. It's no secret that southeast Kansas is where the big boys have been known to live in that thick jungle for years.

We hunt units A9 for archery and unit 11 for firearm. Hunters can expect to see a mature buck per hunt, 140” or better, with the occasional slob of a 180” buck. With over 15,000 acres of prime whitetail habitat, we have great anticipation of your record book buck!

Licenses

Archery licenses in Kansas are issued on a drawing basis and the application deadline is May 31. You would apply for unit A9.

Food and Lodging

Food and lodging is included in the price of the hunt and you will stay at an incredible lodge with fabulus home cooked meals.

Hunt Price $3500 for 6 days

1 guide per party

A nonrefundable 50% deposit is required to book your hunt.

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Eastern Colorado Trophy Whitetail & Mule Deer Hunts - $3500)

Archery landowner deer permits are available from our outfitter for free! (click here for details)

 

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A beautiful 11-point whitetail buck.

Introduction

Many hunters are beginning to realize that eastern Colorado holds some of the largest whitetail and mule deer bucks in the country. This is because the vast majority of the land is private, rifle licenses are very limited, the winters are mild, and there is an abundance of crops for growing huge racks. And our outfitter leases several of the best ranches the area has to offer. He has exclusive outfitting rights to 100,000+ acres of private ranch land which includes over 25 miles of creek bottom inhabited by both muleys and whitetails. All of our outfitter's leases are hand-picked and provide the habitat to produce trophy class bucks. These ranches are spread over several game management units and offer a diverse selection of habitats for our clients. His leases are managed for both trophy class animals and a quality hunting experience.

Trophy Quality and Success Rate

muley buckWithout exaggerating, eastern Colorado rivals any place in North America for trophy mule deer and whitetails. Hunters come from all over the country to hunt eastern Colorado. Trophy quality is just unbelievable! Sighting several Pope & Young whitetail and mule deer bucks on your hunt is not uncommon. Mature muley bucks generally range from an incredible 160 to180 gross, with some of our clients fortunate enough to take bucks grossing over 200. Mature whitetail bucks generally range from140 to 160 gross, but bucks over 170 are not uncommon.

                                                         

About Our Outfitter

SSO and our outfitter strongly believe in offering our clients a high-quality hunting experience with a better than average opportunity to take home a superior trophy. We believe in hunting hard, but having fun doing it. Our outfitter knows bowhunting. In fact, he is one of the most accomplished archers in Colorado. Just a few of his accomplishments include a grand slam on sheep, harvesting all eight big game species in Colorado with a bow, and shooting a 385" elk. Being a bowhunter himself, he knows what it takes to be successful with "stick & string." He has also guided on a full-time basis since 1984 and if everything works out right, he can get you a shot at the trophy of a lifetime. The rest is up to you. Our outfitter is also very adaptable and will try a variety of hunting methods as the conditions dictate.

Archery Hunts

Our outfitter's bowhunts are incredible. He currently leases well over 25 miles of prime riverbottoms teaming with both mule deer and whitetail deer. He only takes four to six hunters per group depending on how many ranches he is hunting that week in order to provide you with a top quality bowhunting experience. Being an experienced bowhunter himself, he knows what it takes to get our clients within bowrange of that trophy of a lifetime. He has dozens of well placed treestands and some ground blinds set in strategic locations throughout our ranches.

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Pat Daigle from Wisconsin with his 161-inch gross whitetail. 

 

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A nice muley buck taken spot and stalk

Our outfitter limits the number of hunters on each ranch to ensure that he has quality animals for years to come. The population of both mule deer and whitetails on our ranches is excellent and you should see plenty of animals on your hunt. Bowhunts are semi-guided. We provide stands and have a guide available at all times for each group. We also offer a one-on-one trophy bowhunt for those who want to spot and stalk or want a more personalized hunt for that trophy buck. Call for availability.

Success Rate

With bowhunting, it is always hard to calculate an accurate success rate because sometimes we miss our buck. But that being said, our archers have enjoyed an average success rate of nearly 70% (100% in 2004) with numerous Pope & Young bucks taken. Our hunter's shooting opportunity percentage is nearly 100%.

Testimonials

Due to excellent trophy quality, several nationally-known bowhunters have filmed hunts with our outfitter including Bob Fromme of Performance Archery; and Stan Potts, Pat Reeve, and Greg Miller of North American Whitetail Television. Watch your local cable listings for the North American Whitetail Television hunt with our outfitter.

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Pat Reeve of N. American Whitetail TV with his nice whitetail taken from a treestand. 

Matt can also vouch for the excellent quality deer hunting in eastern Colorado as he has bowhunted there for the last 20 years and harvested half a dozen Pope & Young whitetails and muleys over the years including a huge 205" net non-typical mule deer. The buck was shot from a treestand during the rut, which is the same way our outfitter prefers to hunt.

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Matt Burrows with his 205" nontypical eastern Colorado mule deer. 

 

Matt's whitetail

Matt with a nice 150-gross 8 point buck taken spot and stalk in 2005

Bowhunting Method (mostly treestand)

Some eastern Colorado outfitters offer only spot and stalk hunting. But spot and stalk hunting trophy mule deer and whitetail bucks in the wide-open prairie land of eastern Colorado will test the skill of even the most seasoned veteran. And while our outfitter does offer spot and stalk hunting under the right conditions (i.e., strong wind), the majority of his hunting for both whitetails and muleys is from well-placed treestands and ground blinds set up in the creek bottoms. He has found this to be a much more productive method of bowhunting than spot and stalk hunting. Our outfitter is very experienced with treestand hunting and has numerous treestands pre-scouted, trimmed out, and placed on his 30+ miles of creek bottom.

Our outfitter believes in "low impact" hunting and requires his bowhunters to remain in their stands until a designated time in order to ensure a quality hunt for all.

License Availability

All deer licenses in Colorado are issued by a lottery drawing and the application deadline is usually at the beginning of April.  But we have many hunts that only require 0-1 preference points and the outfitter takes care of all application procedures. But if you don't draw a license or happen to book your hunt after the application deadline, our outfitter can generally get you transferrable landowner permit for free! Most outfitters charge their clients between $500 and $1000 for a landowner permit.  The outfitter leases property in 10 different game management units in eastern Colorado and can assist you in applying for the correct group of units. 

Archery licenses are valid for a group of game management units. 

Your license will be valid for either a whitetail or mule deer. This is important because on our hunts, you never know whether a trophy whitetail buck or mule deer buck might stroll by. All of our leases have both whitetails and mule deer.

Hunting Dates

Archery deer season in eastern Colorado is very generous and goes from October 1 to December 31, excluding the short rifle season(s).

All archery deer hunts begin at noon the first day and end at noon the last day.

Food and Lodging

Food and lodging are extra but our outfitter can assist you in locating an inexpensive, yet comfortable place to stay.

Hunt Duration and Price  2 x 1 - $3,500    (1 x 1  -  $4,500)

These hunts are 5 full days spread over a 6-day period. Hunters will begin hunting at noon on the first hunt day and end at noon on the 6th day, thus giving 5 full days of hunting. Additional days can often be added if desired for an additional fee. 

A nonrefundable 50% deposit is required to book your hunt. Credit cards, personal checks, and money orders accepted.

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Southeastern Saskatchewan Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting    

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Manitoba Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting

Only $2500!

 

Wanted: Dedicated Whitetail Bowhunters with a thirst for adventure willing to tackle whatever the outdoors brings for 6 days of intense bowhunting action in Manitoba's premiere whitetail hunting destination!

This deer hunting operation is bowhunting-only !

About Us

First and foremost, we are BOWHUNTERS! Collectively, we have over 50 years of bowhunting experience in the area and know it like the back of our hand.  We understand the inherent demands that bowhunters face and what it takes to harvest a quality trophy in our area with a stick and string.  We can tune and repair bows in the field, we are Eric & Dan and bowhunting whitetails is our passion!

Our Area & Deer


Our camp is easily accessible by vehicle, located 200 miles west of Winnipeg, Manitoba adjacent to the Saskatchewan border in an area known as the Lauder Sandhills (see map).  Manitoba, for a province about the size of Texas, only has 3000 bowhunters meaning that there is virtually no hunting pressure.  You will have access to over 1000 acres of private land as well as 10,000 acres of public land. 


 
This picturesque area is primarily agricultural with sand hills and large tracts of aspen forest interspersed throughout.  The Souris River meanders through at points and the terrain can vary from flat prairie to an undulating treed desert country reaching heights in excess of 80 feet in places creating the ridges and valleys in which our animals thrive.  This combined with thick aspen forests and willow thickets allow many of our bucks to grow to maturity and inturn has resulted in a high buck to doe ratio.  It is not uncommon to harvest bucks weighing 250 plus pounds scoring over 150 inches.

 

Our Camp

Our "Frontier Style Camp" is set right in the sandhills, a true bowhunters paradise taking you back to to roots of our hunting heritage.  It is secluded, peaceful and in the heart of deer country.   

This camp was built with you the bowhunter in mind, as you can't go far without seeing something to fling an arrow at.  We encourage all our hunters to practice regularly and provide a 3D target range with tree stands for realistic hunting practice.  Keep your eyes peeled as you will see deer from camp as well as other game and be serenaded by coyotes when the sun goes down.  Join your guides by the campfire to learn the strategies of hunting deer in the sandhills and swap hunting tales.  Enjoy meals cooked over an open fire, and take in the big sky, the stars are unbelievable! 

 

Our Bowhunts

Our bowhunts are fair chase, hunting wild deer, there are no high fences, or feeding stations!  We scout hard and hunt even harder!  We have had excellent success with sets near food sources as well as the corridors leading to and from bedding and feeding areas.  As we get closer to the rut, we move into known bedding areas for some aggressive hunting tactics. We have 30 portables as well as several ground blinds that allow us to hunt changing winds, feeding patterns and the rut.  We have access to a vast area and do not over hunt our stands.  We have excellent success rattling late October into early November as our area has a high buck to doe ratio and we will teach you our techniques for rattling up a buck!

 
 
The 2007 bow season begins at the end of August and runs right into the rut (mid-November). All our hunts are six days.  We limit our camp size to a maximum of 4 hunters per week to ensure you have a quality hunt.  There is no Sunday hunting in our area therefore this day is used for arrival/departure, shooting practice and site seeing.  Our preference is to hunt around the "new moon" cycles in the early season prior to the rut as we have noticed better buck movement in daylight hours during these periods. As we enter the rut, moon phase is not as critical as we use aggressive tactics to bring the bucks to us.

Why Choose Us?

We are bowhunters and have logged countless hours in our  treestands.  We know the importance of proper stand setup,  hunting favorable winds and using back doors to get in and out of our stands.  Our goal is to put you within 20 yards of a trophy, not 200!

 
We can tune bows and make field repairs to equipment; can the other outfitters you've been talking to say the same?  If not, they probably don't cater to bowhunters and you may be disappointed.

    
Our area has some real hogs.  We've taken bucks weighing over 300 lbs scoring over 180 inches.  Big Buck Magazine constantly prints stories of animals taken from our neck of the woods.
Your archery experience doesn't end when you get out of the stand.  We encourage everyone to shoot when they are not hunting and we have a target range that focuses on realistic hunting practice.  We have targets under portable stands as well as ground sets to better prepare you for when that big boy arrives. 


Our frontier camp is secluded and situated right in the hunting area.  It is a unique part of the adventure that brings out the comradery in our hunters.   You will experience a peace and serenity that is not possible in a motel or hunting lodge and furthermore you will see a wide variety of the resident game.  


Our rates are very competitive and our service is second to none!

Dates and Prices

The following weeks are recommended:

September 9 -16 (new moon)
October 7 - 14 (new moon)
Oct 28 - November 4 (pre-rut)
November 4 - 11 (rut & new moon)
 
  
Our Bowhunt Includes:

- Frontier style accommodations (heated tents) right in the hunting area
- Home cooked meals
- Professional guide service
- Six full hunting days
- Stands with safety harnesses
- Full access to target range
- Airport pickup and drop off service (Prearranged times from Winnipeg)
- Transportation in the hunting area
- Trophy preparation for transport

 
Cost: $2500 US/person
 
Not included:
-Licence (2006 cost $210 Cdn)

 
Booking

 
A 40% deposit is required to secure your hunt. 
 
As with any wild game hunting, there are no guarantees that you will bring home the hardware, but with patience and good shooting skill, many of our hunters have been successful in harvesting a quality Manitoba trophy.

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Alberta Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting


Our outfitter provides trophy whitetail deer hunts hunts in central Alberta. Bordering the famed Edmonton Bow Zone, deer hunters will focus on select properties in various Parkland Wildlife Management Units. Alberta is long recognized as a world-class Mecca for monster whitetail deer. The growth potential among whitetail and mule deer is excellent, thanks to strong management practices.

 

 

Our outfitter specializes in high quality bowhunts for whitetail deer. Bowhunters enjoy early season opportunity throughout the months of September and October. Still in relaxed summer feeding routines, patterning the whitetail deer and mule deer at this time can be straightforward. Archers will be hunting along key movement corridors near prime feeding areas. Hunters can expect to sit in tree stands, ladder stands or in ground blinds within, or along the edge of woodlots surrounded by patchworks of farmland.

 

Lodging


Guests enjoy comfortable lodge accommodations with full amenities. We believe our guests deserve the best. Meals include a hearty home-cooked breakfast, a bag lunch for mid-day and a hot meal upon return after the long day in the field.

Archery Hunt Price: $3,600.00 US + $250.00 for license & allocation.

 Prices include: Meals, accommodation, guiding service and pick-up and drop-off from Edmonton International Airport.
 

Price does not include: Hunting license, taxidermy or packaging of meat.
 
A 50% deposit (non-refundable) is required upon booking. All prices are subject to applicable federal goods and services taxes.

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