White Oak Plantation
White Oak Plantation
Rated 0 out of 5.0 based on 3 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: Robert Pitman
Location: Tuskegee, Alabama
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Turkey, Quail
State(s) Hunted: AL
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note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Sam Fullerton on Jul 23 2004
Species Hunted: Whitetail deer
Game Quality: excellent
Accommodation Quality: excellent plus
Camp Condition: excellent
Food Quality: excellent plus
Guide Experience: excellent
Other Personal Experience: excellent
Overall Impression: wonderful fun
Recommend: absolutly
Reviewer Comments: I have hunted with the Pittmans 5 times thru the years. I have always enjoyed myself and they are friendly and always do their best to make your stay enjoyable. Their guides have been with them for a long time and I enjoy seeing them each season. I see many of the same faces every year and have made many friends. The high # of returning hunters says alot about the Pittmans and White Oak. I have taken 3 8 pointers and 1 10 pointer at White Oak. The trophy hunting is excellent and challenging which is the way I like it. The Pittmans make no guarantees for game. What they do give you is a great place to hunt with excellent quality and quantity of game. The rest is up to you. I would recommend to all. If the good Lord is willing I hope to return to White Oak for many years to come.
outfitter review submitted by: Dudley Shankles on Nov 26 2003
Species Hunted: Whitetail Bucks
Game Quality: Fair
Accommodation Quality: Excellent
Camp Condition: Fair
Food Quality: Excellent
Guide Experience: Drivers only - not guides
Other Personal Experience: Cooks are great
Overall Impression: Not satisfied
Recommend: No
Reviewer Comments: The accomadations are excellent. Bucks and does are young with very few mature animals sighted.White Oak has a monetary fine in place for harvesting immature animals or bucks with less than 8 points or less than 16" spread. Most of the animals do not meet this criteria. Morning hunts are conducted in timber so thick with undergrowth that the maximum shot opportunity would have been 30 to 40 yards. The lodge boasts of having more than 400 stands on 16,000 acres, but most of the stands are ladder type or very poor maintained shooting houses. This is certainly not a hunt with expectations of harvesting a trophy animal.
outfitter review submitted by: Neil Malek on Jun 16 2003
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
Game Quality: Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Better than home
Camp Condition: Excellent
Food Quality: Excellent
Guide Experience: Excellent
Other Personal Experience: Excellent
Overall Impression: Great hunt
Recommend: Absolutely
Reviewer Comments: My family hunted with the Pittmans two years, 2000 and 2002. Because of our schedules, we had to book hunts during the week between Christmas and New Year's both times. The Alabama rut is in mid-to-late January, and that's when a majority of the big bucks are killed. The first year, my brother passed up a good buck the first day and didn't have another opportunity, and my father and I both went without opportunities at legal bucks (8 points, 16 inch inside spread). Weather interfered - mixed snow, sleet, and freezing rain, with high winds every day. Still, there were plentiful does and young bucks, but none of the big boys came out to play. We hunted deep woods every morning, with light luck, and greenfields every evening, with large numbers of deer and the opportunity to see a big buck at any moment. The 2002-2003 season brought us back, and this time we cashed in. My brother scored on a nice 8-point the first evening, and followed it up with a big doe the next evening. I got a tall, thick 9-point the second evening of the hunt. Because you can shoot two does a day in Alabama, you could easily come back with tons of venison; we held off to hunt the bucks, and because we had limited cooler space for bringing it all back. The accomodations are beautiful; private rooms with comfortable beds and great art/photographs on the walls. In our case, we got the separate guest house, with a private living area and kitchen. There is a large living area in the main lodge with great trophies, art, and pictures on every wall; satellite TV to catch up on the games; and card games if you want in the evening. The food was great - hot, home-cooked, and hearty food for all three meals of the day. You will get fat if you don't watch yourself there. Hunting is easy; truck rides down the road in the morning, where you follow ample flagging and reflectors to your ladder stand; evenings brought truck rides to elevated boxes - sometimes with a walk, sometimes right off the road. You will see deer, it's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time for the big boys. The guides know the area well, so you will get opportunities, and always feel like you're on deer.
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Contact: Gene Smith
Location: Olive, Montana
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
State(s) Hunted: MT
Manitoba Hunting Information
Manitoba is known as a top destination for avid waterfowl hunters. Huge flocks of ducks and geese can be found from the Arctic coast of Hudson Bay to the prairie potholes on the southern border of this Canadian province. There is no legal requirement for non-resident waterfowl hunters to use a guide, but many are available and a high percentage of non-Canadian hunters utilize them. In addition black bear, Canada moose and whitetails are hunted throughout the province.
Iowa Hunting Information
Iowa is one of the best Midwestern states for monster whitetail bucks. Non-residents must apply for a tag in their annual drawing. Archery tags are the most sought after and depending on what units you apply for generally take 2-4 years to draw.
Arizona Hunting Information
Arizona has lots of trophy big game but is probably best known for its trophy elk and mule deer. This partially due to the limited number of tags available.
