A buddy and I went down to a lodge in TN last weekend for a boar hunt. I was using my recently finished AR10 build and he was using his bow. I shot mine at about 100yrds, weighed in at 208. My buddy got one at about 45yrs with his bow that weight in around 225.
That deer was out on the side of the road as we were walking out of the woods, one of the guys working at the lodge says it pretty much lives at the persons house and sleeps next to their dog in the yard every night.
EDIT: For those curious, this would actually probably be a better place to take a first time hunter or your kids. The main hunting area is 1000 acres but it's fenced in so the animals can only go so far. You can have a guide go with you, or they can take you out there and drop you off and you either walk back to the lodge when you're done or call (if you have signal... I definitely did not the entire time). You can do a walk and stalk (highly recommended, you can't walk for more than 15-20min without hearing or walking up on a group of boar... the deers and ram were considerably more spread out and harder to find) or they can drop you off at a shooting blind. The other people at the lodge were all very personable and good people. The employees were as well.
The guide said they have roughly 4000 acres total so there are a couple other hunting areas aside from the 1000 acre main area but they are fenced in as well.
website for the lodge: www.wildernesshuntinglodge.com
That deer was out on the side of the road as we were walking out of the woods, one of the guys working at the lodge says it pretty much lives at the persons house and sleeps next to their dog in the yard every night.
EDIT: For those curious, this would actually probably be a better place to take a first time hunter or your kids. The main hunting area is 1000 acres but it's fenced in so the animals can only go so far. You can have a guide go with you, or they can take you out there and drop you off and you either walk back to the lodge when you're done or call (if you have signal... I definitely did not the entire time). You can do a walk and stalk (highly recommended, you can't walk for more than 15-20min without hearing or walking up on a group of boar... the deers and ram were considerably more spread out and harder to find) or they can drop you off at a shooting blind. The other people at the lodge were all very personable and good people. The employees were as well.
The guide said they have roughly 4000 acres total so there are a couple other hunting areas aside from the 1000 acre main area but they are fenced in as well.
website for the lodge: www.wildernesshuntinglodge.com
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