Copper's Creek Outfitters
Located near beautiful Illinois City, in Rock Island and Mercer Counties, Copper's Creek Outfitters offers one of western Illinois' best areas for trophy turkey and monster whitetail. Owners Beau and Tom Carlson provide first-class guided hunts, lodging and great memories to those who want the best out of turkey and deer seasons.
THERE IS A PLACE...
Where the Mississippi River turns south and the rolling timbers of western Illinois are only divided by corn, soybean fields, and of course, the hunger and anticipation of harvesting a trophy whitetail slicing through the crisp fall air.
It is here, in Rock Island and Mercer Counties, that we have lived and farmed for over 50 years. It is also here that several of the country's largest trophy bucks and boss gobblers, which Illinois is known for, call home.
Your "Chance of a lifetime," is our everyday priority. Are you looking for an outfitter to provide you and/or your group with an experience that has not been commercialized, like so many of the rest? Are you tired of "being a number" at the camp? Are you wanting to eliminate regret from your next hunting adventure? If so, then remember...
THERE IS A PLACE...
We can put you in place to take big spurs, long beards and trophy deer. We like to say, "We've been planning for next year's hunt for years," meaning that we put in the work to get the game ready for a long time before we took on any hunters. And now we think that we, the whitetails and the turkey are ready!
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Golden Triangle Whitetail
Experience a quality whitetail hunt in the heart of Illinois' big buck country with Golden Triangle Whitetail. We manage our 13,000 acres of private land with one goal in mind—to put you on the buck of your dreams!
Illinois is home to monster whitetails bucks. And Golden Triangle Whitetail is located in the heart of big buck country—Adams, Brown, and Pike counties—the west-central portion of the state. These countries are known as deer hunting's "Golden Triangle" because they have dominated the Pope & Young and Boone & Crockett listings in recent years. That's why you've read about them in your favorite hunting publications. If you're a serious hunter, you owe it to yourself to experience a hunt in the Land of Lincoln.
We strictly manage each farm for trophy whitetail. We do this in several ways. First, we only buy or lease farms that hold a lot of deer, and have the habitat to produce quality bucks year after year. Second, we don’t start hunting until the third week of October, or the pre-rut phase. No one sets foot on these farms before hand to ensure minimal pressure. Third, we limit the amount of hunters we take on each property, not the amount of bucks we harvest. We do expect our hunters to only harvest a mature 140 + buck. However, we also tell them if it’s the biggest buck you have ever seen, shoot it. Remember, this is not supposed to be only a hunt, but an enjoyable experience. We treat it as both.
Turkey Hunting: An abundant turkey population provides the spring hunter with the utmost challenge. It is not uncommon to see flocks of 20 to 30 at this time of year.
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Illinois Ohio Valley Trophy Hunts
Illinois Ohio Valley Trophy Hunts is located in the southernmost part of Illinois in the fertile Ohio River Bottoms, also known as the deer capital of Illinois. We offer the ideal environment for harvesting trophy whitetails. The natural make-up of our land coupled with the extensive time and effort put into enhancing our property provides you with the best trophy hunting opportunity.
We have almost 11,000 acres of private land consisting of crop lands, white-oak acorn forests, swamps and sloughs around the old Ohio River bottoms. In addition, a fertile soil has allowed us to produce rich food plots creating a sanctuary for reclusive monster bucks. A multitude of secret food plot mixes are interspersed throughout our properties which serve to maintain and enhance our big buck population. Our area has produced giant bucks scoring up to 208 typical inches and Boone and Crockett, 250-plus inch non-typicals. Only Pope and Young bucks scoring 130" and larger may be taken which allows for optimal maturation of bucks.
In addition to this big buck refuge, our land is scouted thoroughly throughout the year to maximize your chances for a successful hunt. We have up to 300 or more lock on and ladder stand sites ready and in position. Currently we use the top ladder and Loc-on Stands on the market. Over the years our guides have found that close tree steps that hunters can reach and ladder sticks are appreciated by our hunters. We try and position a majority of all stands between 17 and 20 feet in height. Our guides are ready and willing to work for you while you are in. If you see a large animal across a field and ravine we will try and help you move to get on the animal. Our guides are family and friends that have grown up and lived in the area all their lives!
Illinois Ohio Valley Trophy Hunts guarantees the work ethic and dedication required to provide you with the hunt of a lifetime. We have a high return rate on past hunters. Our hunters are not only impressed with the bucks on our land but also the extraordinary quality and management of our food plots. Our overall acres and those of high protein food plots continue to amaze our hunters each year.
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Performance Outdoors
Performance Outdoors: Known for the BUCKS, but the GOBBLERS are hot too!! Although West-Central Illinois and Southern Iowa are mostly known for Trophy Whitetail Bucks, we also have some of the best Wild Turkey hunting in the nation. Performance Outdoors offers guided and self-guided turkey hunts on the same farms and quality habitat that has made us the premiere outfitter for Monster Whitetails.
At Performance Outdoors, we hunt a mixture of rolling hills, pastures, crop fields, and river bottoms. These hunts are with all the amenities you would expect from Performance Outdoors. The hunts include: guide (optional), maps and directions to farms, property aerial photos, comfortable lodging and accommodations. All non-residents must apply for turkey tags and this
happens in the beginning of January of each year. Many hunters desire to hunt Illinois and Iowa on the same hunt. We can help you customize a hunt. Quaker Boy has been hunting with us for years. Quaker Boy pro staffer, Bob Wozniak says “The hunting is some of the best in the nation. It’s unbelievable. To date, I have had a 100% success on the client I have brought to Performance Outdoors for Spring Turkey Hunting.” Spring Turkey hunting is also a great time to learn some of the land you could hunt Giant Whitetail on. You might even be lucky enough to bump into a giant whitetail shed.
West-central Illinois is home of world record class Whitetails. Famous bucks, such as the Bryant Buck (304 inches) & the Macomb Monster (293 inches), were shot a stones throw from many of our farms. We hunt the best land of the top producing counties: Fulton and Hancock. Licenses are acquired through a DRAW, but since 1997 we have had nearly 100% success rate. We take away the headache of getting tags yourself, Performance Outdoors will get your tags for you. We offer archery, limited firearm, and combination hunts. Most farms have a minimum buck size of 125” for archery and 140” for gun. Hunters arrive in camp at 3pm the day before the hunt begins and hunt through the last day. Clients depart the next morning by 9am. Hunts are either Smart Scouter, guided (GUIDED CAMP) or semi-guided (DROP CAMP). RUT dates book very early so we advise booking as soon as you have made your decision to hunt with us. Performance Outdoors will also try to accommodate for special scheduling circumstance when possible.
Southern Iowa is well known to any serious Trophy Whitetail Hunter. This area is home the current World Record (Lovstuen Buck, 304 7/8). Performance Outdoors operates in famous zone 5. Tags are by applications and draw only and it usually takes 2 years to get the tag. Iowa works on a preference point system, which means the more points you have the better your chance of getting drawn. Because of this, we recommend purchasing a point the years you do not plan to hunt Iowa. (Not actually applying for tag) Each applicant can purchase one point per year. This sets you in line for the year you want to hunt. Once you have accumulated enough points to get the tag, we will get you applied and scheduled for the hunt. Applications are due in May. Per- formance Outdoors can take the headache out of applying, by booking your hunt in advance.
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Xtreme Management Hunts
Xtreme Management Hunts offers fully-guided and semi-guided trophy whitetail and turkey hunts. We operate in Pike County, Illinois and southeast Iowa -- The midwest's premier trophy whitetail hunting locations.
Firearm hunts and archery hunts are offered on a limited basis to maintain low hunting pressure. Maintaining year round nutrition with various food plots and initiating extensive managment practices ensures our trophy whitetail deer and turkey develop to their full potential. We are now using the same conservation and trophy management techniques that have proven successful on our Illinois deer hunts to enhance the hunting opportunities on our exclusive Iowa trophy hunts as well.
Iowa whitetail hunts provide exposure to similar trophy whitetail deer and turkey. Iowa deer hunts are limited due to the availability of permits from the state so contact us today about these exclusive hunts. We operate our Illinois deer hunts in the northern part of Pike County along the Mississippi river valley. Field crops are plentiful along with hardwood timbers. We plant additional crops of clover, oats, alfalfa and brasicas to maintain nutrition over the entire year. Intensive management is key to our success. We maintain very low whitetail and turkey hunting pressure, offering our hunters a great chance at a successful harvest. Doe harvest is maintained by offering every hunter harvesting a doe a chance at a free hunt. We maintain a strict limit of 140-inch (gross) Boone and Crockett score on our mature bucks. These guidelines enable us to continue offering quality Illinois whitetail trophy hunts. Stands are pre-hung in pre-scouted areas ready to hunt the first day of your hunt. Our hunts usually begin with your arrival on Sunday morning for orientation of your hunting area and stand locations. You can hunt Sunday afternoon through Friday morning and depart on Friday evening.
Iowa deer hunts are available in southeast Iowa on a limited basis. Join us for a great Iowa muzzleloader hunt. Permits are on a draw and very limited; it usually takes a bonus point from the pervious year to draw.
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Located near beautiful Illinois City, in Rock Island and Mercer Counties, Copper's Creek Outfitters offers one of western Illinois' best areas for trophy turkey and monster whitetail. Owners Beau and Tom Carlson provide first-class guided hunts, lodging and great memories to those who want the best out of turkey and deer seasons.
THERE IS A PLACE...
Where the Mississippi River turns south and the rolling timbers of western Illinois are only divided by corn, soybean fields, and of course, the hunger and anticipation of harvesting a trophy whitetail slicing through the crisp fall air.
It is here, in Rock Island and Mercer Counties, that we have lived and farmed for over 50 years. It is also here that several of the country's largest trophy bucks and boss gobblers, which Illinois is known for, call home.
Your "Chance of a lifetime," is our everyday priority. Are you looking for an outfitter to provide you and/or your group with an experience that has not been commercialized, like so many of the rest? Are you tired of "being a number" at the camp? Are you wanting to eliminate regret from your next hunting adventure? If so, then remember...
THERE IS A PLACE...
We can put you in place to take big spurs, long beards and trophy deer. We like to say, "We've been planning for next year's hunt for years," meaning that we put in the work to get the game ready for a long time before we took on any hunters. And now we think that we, the whitetails and the turkey are ready!
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Golden Triangle Whitetail
Experience a quality whitetail hunt in the heart of Illinois' big buck country with Golden Triangle Whitetail. We manage our 13,000 acres of private land with one goal in mind—to put you on the buck of your dreams!
Illinois is home to monster whitetails bucks. And Golden Triangle Whitetail is located in the heart of big buck country—Adams, Brown, and Pike counties—the west-central portion of the state. These countries are known as deer hunting's "Golden Triangle" because they have dominated the Pope & Young and Boone & Crockett listings in recent years. That's why you've read about them in your favorite hunting publications. If you're a serious hunter, you owe it to yourself to experience a hunt in the Land of Lincoln.
We strictly manage each farm for trophy whitetail. We do this in several ways. First, we only buy or lease farms that hold a lot of deer, and have the habitat to produce quality bucks year after year. Second, we don’t start hunting until the third week of October, or the pre-rut phase. No one sets foot on these farms before hand to ensure minimal pressure. Third, we limit the amount of hunters we take on each property, not the amount of bucks we harvest. We do expect our hunters to only harvest a mature 140 + buck. However, we also tell them if it’s the biggest buck you have ever seen, shoot it. Remember, this is not supposed to be only a hunt, but an enjoyable experience. We treat it as both.
Turkey Hunting: An abundant turkey population provides the spring hunter with the utmost challenge. It is not uncommon to see flocks of 20 to 30 at this time of year.
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Illinois Ohio Valley Trophy Hunts
Illinois Ohio Valley Trophy Hunts is located in the southernmost part of Illinois in the fertile Ohio River Bottoms, also known as the deer capital of Illinois. We offer the ideal environment for harvesting trophy whitetails. The natural make-up of our land coupled with the extensive time and effort put into enhancing our property provides you with the best trophy hunting opportunity.
We have almost 11,000 acres of private land consisting of crop lands, white-oak acorn forests, swamps and sloughs around the old Ohio River bottoms. In addition, a fertile soil has allowed us to produce rich food plots creating a sanctuary for reclusive monster bucks. A multitude of secret food plot mixes are interspersed throughout our properties which serve to maintain and enhance our big buck population. Our area has produced giant bucks scoring up to 208 typical inches and Boone and Crockett, 250-plus inch non-typicals. Only Pope and Young bucks scoring 130" and larger may be taken which allows for optimal maturation of bucks.
In addition to this big buck refuge, our land is scouted thoroughly throughout the year to maximize your chances for a successful hunt. We have up to 300 or more lock on and ladder stand sites ready and in position. Currently we use the top ladder and Loc-on Stands on the market. Over the years our guides have found that close tree steps that hunters can reach and ladder sticks are appreciated by our hunters. We try and position a majority of all stands between 17 and 20 feet in height. Our guides are ready and willing to work for you while you are in. If you see a large animal across a field and ravine we will try and help you move to get on the animal. Our guides are family and friends that have grown up and lived in the area all their lives!
Illinois Ohio Valley Trophy Hunts guarantees the work ethic and dedication required to provide you with the hunt of a lifetime. We have a high return rate on past hunters. Our hunters are not only impressed with the bucks on our land but also the extraordinary quality and management of our food plots. Our overall acres and those of high protein food plots continue to amaze our hunters each year.
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Performance Outdoors
Performance Outdoors: Known for the BUCKS, but the GOBBLERS are hot too!! Although West-Central Illinois and Southern Iowa are mostly known for Trophy Whitetail Bucks, we also have some of the best Wild Turkey hunting in the nation. Performance Outdoors offers guided and self-guided turkey hunts on the same farms and quality habitat that has made us the premiere outfitter for Monster Whitetails.
At Performance Outdoors, we hunt a mixture of rolling hills, pastures, crop fields, and river bottoms. These hunts are with all the amenities you would expect from Performance Outdoors. The hunts include: guide (optional), maps and directions to farms, property aerial photos, comfortable lodging and accommodations. All non-residents must apply for turkey tags and this
happens in the beginning of January of each year. Many hunters desire to hunt Illinois and Iowa on the same hunt. We can help you customize a hunt. Quaker Boy has been hunting with us for years. Quaker Boy pro staffer, Bob Wozniak says “The hunting is some of the best in the nation. It’s unbelievable. To date, I have had a 100% success on the client I have brought to Performance Outdoors for Spring Turkey Hunting.” Spring Turkey hunting is also a great time to learn some of the land you could hunt Giant Whitetail on. You might even be lucky enough to bump into a giant whitetail shed.
West-central Illinois is home of world record class Whitetails. Famous bucks, such as the Bryant Buck (304 inches) & the Macomb Monster (293 inches), were shot a stones throw from many of our farms. We hunt the best land of the top producing counties: Fulton and Hancock. Licenses are acquired through a DRAW, but since 1997 we have had nearly 100% success rate. We take away the headache of getting tags yourself, Performance Outdoors will get your tags for you. We offer archery, limited firearm, and combination hunts. Most farms have a minimum buck size of 125” for archery and 140” for gun. Hunters arrive in camp at 3pm the day before the hunt begins and hunt through the last day. Clients depart the next morning by 9am. Hunts are either Smart Scouter, guided (GUIDED CAMP) or semi-guided (DROP CAMP). RUT dates book very early so we advise booking as soon as you have made your decision to hunt with us. Performance Outdoors will also try to accommodate for special scheduling circumstance when possible.
Southern Iowa is well known to any serious Trophy Whitetail Hunter. This area is home the current World Record (Lovstuen Buck, 304 7/8). Performance Outdoors operates in famous zone 5. Tags are by applications and draw only and it usually takes 2 years to get the tag. Iowa works on a preference point system, which means the more points you have the better your chance of getting drawn. Because of this, we recommend purchasing a point the years you do not plan to hunt Iowa. (Not actually applying for tag) Each applicant can purchase one point per year. This sets you in line for the year you want to hunt. Once you have accumulated enough points to get the tag, we will get you applied and scheduled for the hunt. Applications are due in May. Per- formance Outdoors can take the headache out of applying, by booking your hunt in advance.
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Xtreme Management Hunts
Xtreme Management Hunts offers fully-guided and semi-guided trophy whitetail and turkey hunts. We operate in Pike County, Illinois and southeast Iowa -- The midwest's premier trophy whitetail hunting locations.
Firearm hunts and archery hunts are offered on a limited basis to maintain low hunting pressure. Maintaining year round nutrition with various food plots and initiating extensive managment practices ensures our trophy whitetail deer and turkey develop to their full potential. We are now using the same conservation and trophy management techniques that have proven successful on our Illinois deer hunts to enhance the hunting opportunities on our exclusive Iowa trophy hunts as well.
Iowa whitetail hunts provide exposure to similar trophy whitetail deer and turkey. Iowa deer hunts are limited due to the availability of permits from the state so contact us today about these exclusive hunts. We operate our Illinois deer hunts in the northern part of Pike County along the Mississippi river valley. Field crops are plentiful along with hardwood timbers. We plant additional crops of clover, oats, alfalfa and brasicas to maintain nutrition over the entire year. Intensive management is key to our success. We maintain very low whitetail and turkey hunting pressure, offering our hunters a great chance at a successful harvest. Doe harvest is maintained by offering every hunter harvesting a doe a chance at a free hunt. We maintain a strict limit of 140-inch (gross) Boone and Crockett score on our mature bucks. These guidelines enable us to continue offering quality Illinois whitetail trophy hunts. Stands are pre-hung in pre-scouted areas ready to hunt the first day of your hunt. Our hunts usually begin with your arrival on Sunday morning for orientation of your hunting area and stand locations. You can hunt Sunday afternoon through Friday morning and depart on Friday evening.
Iowa deer hunts are available in southeast Iowa on a limited basis. Join us for a great Iowa muzzleloader hunt. Permits are on a draw and very limited; it usually takes a bonus point from the pervious year to draw.
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