If you could hunt whitetail deer anywhere in the United States that were naturally grown deer where would you go and why. the reason i ask is because i am moving my 16th birthday present untill the fall and would love to pick a great place. thanks

I enjoy hunting everywhere I go so this is a tuff one.
I guess I would have to say Alberta..Lots of game to see while your hunting. I would think for a 16 year old this would be a tuff place because your "newness" to hunting (and at 16 you are new- no offense I wish I was 16 again) would be to shoot the first 8 point you see and thats fine. I think if I were your dad I would really stress to be patient..you have all week. Your eyes will not believe what you will step in front of you!

great advice outdoor.....Lots of guys that come up to Sask here hunting shoot the first deer they see because it is the biggest one they have ever seen.....Then at the end of the week when the rest of the clients have got their deer these guys kick themselves for not holding out for bigger and better.

I would love to hunt Sask. I have driven through there many times on the way north to fish. Anyone have any good contacts to plan a deer hunt there? I have hunted Black bear several times west of Creighton Sask.
NE and MN. are two good states as well as Iowa. Montana would be another great choice.

I just went on a hunting trip for whitetail deer for my sixteenth birthday this past November. We went to Oklahoma with Bird-n-Buck Outfitters. It was a blast. Oklahoma never gets a lot of credit for having big whitetails, but if you think about it, it is right in between two of the biggest buck states in the country, Kansas and Texas. There were bucks everywhere, and most of them were big bucks. We saw at least 20-25 bucks a day, and me and my dad both got nice ones that will score around 140-150. The success rate is pretty high, I think we had like 15 guys in camp the week we were there and 14 guys got a buck. We saw a few that would have scored in the 170's-180's but they were always just out of range. Their website is bird-n-buck.com if you wanna check it out.

Thanks for the input it sounds like right now that the best places are either alberta or sasc. does anyone know of any good outfitters for these places

Best thing is check out each provinces Outfitter websites to get a list of outfitters, than make a list and call those who are of interest. You'll want to get as many references from each camp as possible and then call those folks to see what they thought of the camp, animals and services provided. There are a number of excellent camps in both provinces but there some not so great camps as well, do some homework on the outfitters of interest and you'll be much happier.

Sask. - www.soa.ca

Alberta - www.abhunting.com

I'd have to say my dream hunt would be in Alberta or Sask.
It is a totally different climate, with huge deer!

Northway Outfitters
POB 35
Cando, SK SOK OVO
306-937-3017

TEAM REALTREE HAS HUNTED HERE QUITE A FEW TIMES AND HARVESTED SOME NICE WHITETAILS. IF YOU'RE THINKING OF GOING NORTH YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THEM OUT. MIDWEST IS ALSO PRODUCING SOME BIG DEER, MISSOURI, KANSAS ETC. GOOD LUCK!

I am going to IL this year on my first guided bow hunt. I can't wait. But, I have to agree with you guys, my dream for someday down the road is to go to Sask. I have seen videos (realtree @ Northway like 10 Point Tony said) and the bucks are absolute MONSTERS! Just massive!