View Poll Results: pblic land guided hunts.
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Guided hunts please respond
09-06-2009, 09:49 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 70
Guided hunts please respond
How many of you hunters would be willing to pay $500 dollars for a 5 day whitetail hunt on public land in central wis mainly around Black River falls, I would do all the scouting and I would put you on deer but there is no guarentee that you will shoot a large buck. I will put you in the area that a buck is using and give you the best odds of harvesting him but since this is 1,000's of acres of public there would be no guarentee. I have done extensive scouting through the area and there is almost zero pressure from other hunters.Also why or why not
Last edited by switchback hunter; 09-06-2009 at 04:41 PM.
09-06-2009, 05:19 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Dover, De
Posts: 1,125
NO...its still public land and you have not control over what everyone else is going to do or where everyone is going to be if im paying for a guided hunt its public land on his or her's PRIVATE land. That way they know what is going on, on there land..
I hate running into people when hunting, unless its someone i know.
-NICK
I hate running into people when hunting, unless its someone i know.
-NICK
09-06-2009, 05:27 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Rochester NY
Posts: 654
I dont think it would work man. Anyone can go and hunt public land and and you cant guarantee that the hunter would get on a good deer. You would do all the scouting but would you provide a place for them to stay if so you might have some city folks that might want to do it if you provide shelter and food and a chance for a good buck.
09-06-2009, 05:36 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Painesville, ohio
Posts: 486
How many of you hunters would be willing to pay $500 dollars for a 5 day whitetail hunt on public land in central wis mainly around Black River falls, I would do all the scouting and I would put you on deer but there is no guarentee that you will shoot a large buck. I will put you in the area that a buck is using and give you the best odds of harvesting him but since this is 1,000's of acres of public there would be no guarentee. I have done extensive scouting through the area and there is almost zero pressure from other hunters.Also why or why not
09-07-2009, 05:21 AM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Nekoosa Wi USA
Posts: 6,066
Absolutely not. there is no guarentee on public land. especially the areas hes talking about. Ive hunted just about all of central wi public land over the last 20 years and he cant tell me theres no preasure.
09-07-2009, 06:14 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Surry County, Va
Posts: 334
I'd have to say its a toss up! There are really good points on both sides of the coin. Is it risky?? Kinda sounds like it, because as stated above, you have no control over public land and who's gonna be on it. That drops you success rate way down!! But thats not to say that you won't have people interested. The one thing you have on your side, is the price.. right now with the economy I can't imagine people are forking out $4500 at a whim to do guided hunts like they were a few years ago! So you may catch the average hunter like myself who would like to get into another state but just doesn't have the money to afford an upscale guided hunt. Your always taking a chance when you go out no matter how much you pay for it. Thats why we call it Hunting and not Killing 
09-07-2009, 07:58 AM
#8
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 70
Wis bow hunter I don't care how long you have hunted the area there are huge areas of public land that no one hunts because the atv trails are closed in october this keeps all but a couple dye hards out I know this tract of land better then anyone and I have photos to back up the amount of quality deer that are in this area. The reason I am working on doing this is because the last couple seasons guys are really losing interest because they are not seeing deer, and I have areas that are piled up with deer so i could put you on deer and at the least you would be seeing deer probably shooting a few does and have the oppurtunity at a true public land giant. SO YOU CAN KEEP HUNTING YOUR AREA BUT KEEP YOU FALSE COMMENTS TO YOUSELF. Also food and lodging would be included at my cabin.
Last edited by switchback hunter; 09-07-2009 at 08:02 AM.
09-07-2009, 09:07 AM
#10
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: So. Illinois
Posts: 92
Be carefuland make sure you know your state laws. I don't know about Wisconsin, but in Illinois it's illegal to take money for "guided" hunts on public land for deer. That's not to say you can't provide lodging and some helpful hints on topo maps though....