Bostick Plantation

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Bostick Plantation



Rated 2.25 out of 5.0 based on 65 Outfitter reviews.

Contact: Joe Bostick

Location: Estill, South Carolina

Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Wild Boar, Turkey, Quail

State(s) Hunted: SC

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Submitted by: Tom Haschen

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Review Submitted: Aug 12, 2013

Hunt Date: Aug 12, 2013

Species Hunted: Wild Boar

Days Hunted: 3

Hunt Type: Semi-Guided

Primary Terrain: Any

Method: Rifle

Price Range: Any

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Stay home

Beautiful piece of property. Guides wanted to please but owner not cooperative. Accomodations fair at best, food non existant. Suggest you look at other options.


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Submitted by: Jeff Luck

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Review Submitted: Dec 10, 2012

Hunt Date: Dec 10, 2012

Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Wild Boar

Days Hunted: 2

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 1000-1999

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Bad

I spent two unhappy days hunting on Bostick. When we arrived guide took my money telling me all animals killed on previous hunt building my hope. Next day guide began to tell us that owner had lost much ofhis land and woods were exhausted due to continue hunting pressure with hunters to meet a 2000 acre planatation as indicated on website. Guide over slept on one day and mentioned that Bostick was down to 400 acres. Owner's wife also mentioned land left was up for sale. In shortBostick is misleading its hunters and continues to book more hunters than current land holdings can support. In my opinion Bostick in toast and is not worth spending money to hunt. We did not sent any bucks or pigs to shoot. When leaving there was no customer service, will not and I hope no one spends anymore dollars towards this plantation. The only good thing about service were the ladies who cooked and cleaned our rooms.


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Submitted by: Tim Hans

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Review Submitted: May 8, 2012

Hunt Date: May 3, 2012

Species Hunted: Wild Boar

Days Hunted: 3

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 500-999

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Bostick Plantation - Unsafe and Uncaring

Worst experience of my hunting life. The guides were late for pickup every day. The last day the guide didn't show up till after daylight. He said he overslept. They allowed another group of hunters to hunt drunk and smoke pot in the stand. They drove us 50 yards behind a LIVE SHOOTING RANGE WHILE THERE WAS SHOOTING! And there's not backdrop to the range! Their trucks were breaking down and we were stranded one time. They put you on top of each other. The beds were like a bag of hammers. The office lady was rude. They sent us to the lodge and nobody ever showed up at the lodge to show us anything. We had to figure out how everything inside worked on our own. The owner's son brought his family into the lodge while we were out hunting and they drank our beverages. They came to use the pool. We found out after we arrived that they leased half of their acreage to another hunting lodge and the other lodge is shooting the hogs to get rid of them so they can be a deer and turkey lodge. Their idea of baiting hogs is to dump some corn on the ground at noon on the day you're going out to a location. I can't stress enough how far away from this place all hunters should stay. You might as well take a wad of bills and throw them in the fireplace.


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Submitted by: Jon Eggen

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Review Submitted: Feb 27, 2012

Hunt Date: Feb 23, 2012

Species Hunted: Wild Boar

Days Hunted: 3

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 500-999

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Total Disaster

Terrible operation. Book as many hunters as possible, decrepid quarters, extremely pressured hogs.



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Submitted by: Jim Beck

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Review Submitted: Feb 26, 2012

Hunt Date: Feb 23, 2012

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Days Hunted: 3

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 500-999

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WARNING: AVOID, CANCEL YOUR RESERVATION

I only give this a 1 star because negative stars isn't an option. WARNING: Avoid this under-managed, over-hunted, once-was excuse of an outfitter. 16 hunters in a "lodge" took no hogs (you have to see a hog to take it) over three days. The story goes that this place has lost it's lease and has been running hunters through as fast and as many as possible before the lease ends (this month) leaving them with essentially nothing. So-called guides were worthless - giving them a tip was pathetic. They had all 16 hunters rotate stands in a tiny part of the so-called plantation. No feed in any feeders, no advice, guides pick you up, drop you off without a word. Never saw the owner after he stole our money. SCAM, AVOID. The only satisfaction is to know this deadbeat will be out of business by year's end.


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Submitted by: Chris Simmons

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Review Submitted: Jan 16, 2012

Hunt Date: Jan 13, 2012

Species Hunted: Wild Boar

Days Hunted: 2

Hunt Type: Semi-Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 500-999

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Keep Looking

Nice website and that's about it. This place went out of date with Motley Crue. Beautiful land, looks over hunted / traveled. Tons of roads and stands. Corn spread everywhere. 4 hunters for 2 days - no hogs. Saw a few small deer (out of season). Talked to other hunters with a group of 4 and they had seen and killed 1. That's 1 for 8. All shared same thoughts. Place appears to be on last leg and is now only it it to get the $$. Guides are just local young guys to take you out in old beat up trucks to random stands. No rhyme or reason why they do anything. They like to have a beer with you but you can do that in your garage. They don'e seem interested in your satisfaction or in putting you on animals. Stands were full of garbage and written complaints as well. Main lodge is an 80s era plantation style house with dated everything. Even their pics of kills are all dated. They even have VCRs in every room to boot! The other lodge is an old farm style house that's in pretty bad shape. Bathrooms and kitched are otherwise clean and in working order. Too much $ for the level of service you get from them. Keep looking for another place for service and better hunting.


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Submitted by: Fred Dawson

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Review Submitted: Dec 5, 2011

Hunt Date: Dec 5, 2011

Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer

Days Hunted: 4

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Any

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 500-999

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Great Time

After booking this hunt I heard about all the bad reviews and I was worried about the trip. But it turned out outstanding 7 hunters and 7 deer seen alot of deer and a few pigs. The guide Philip was great!


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Submitted by: Brandon Davis

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Review Submitted: Sep 21, 2011

Hunt Date: Sep 10, 2011

Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Wild Boar

Days Hunted: 3

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 500-999

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boar hunts

had a great hunt my two young sons my wife and myself hunted on bostick plantion on a three day hunt we all saw alot of game both my sons bagged boar and also two nice bucks 8&9pt my wife also bagged 3 boars we had a great hunt lots of game


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Submitted by: John Wolf

Review Submitted: Jul 14, 2011

Hunt Date: Sep 16, 2010

Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Wild Boar

Days Hunted: 4

Hunt Type: Semi-Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 500-999

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Bostick Plantation BEWARE

Myself and 9 friends went to Bostick Plantation in Estill SC to hunt for Trophy Deer and Wild Boar. It was terrible. No animals. 9 hunters in four days took zero animals, wait sorry, saw no shootable animals. Saw several football size piglets at on stand. Everyone was fighting ovwer that stand just to see something. Good luck if you go.


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Submitted by: Ben Robertson

Review Submitted: Apr 13, 2011

Hunt Date: Mar 7, 2011

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Days Hunted: 7

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Farmland

Method: Shotgun

Price Range: 2000-2999

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Bostick Plantation

Great time! Southern hospitality at its best. Killed several large turkeys, good food and good atmosphere.

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