looking for a trophy that won't break the bank.

Hello all first day on the forum glad I found it been sitting here for 3 hours now. Anyway I was wondering if anyone knew of a descent trophy hunt that won't cost me my first born. I have taken a few small bucks but i would like to take something in the 140 class. heelp if you can.

140 class will be a management hunt at most established ranches. what are you looking to spend? establish and let us know the budget first then you can find some good hunts.

500-800 I wouldn't mind a management hunt I have a place that lets me put meat in the freezer I'm just looking for something I can put on my wall. It doesn't have to be a monster a management 8 or ten would be fine.

I'm not looking to go to the big boys I know what i can get there but i also know it will cost me $3-8k and I'm looking for a smaller maybe lesser known place that may still be trying to make a name.

this season it will probably be 2,000 +-500 to get a 140 buck on a hunt. you might want to look into a lease that has some history of proven bucks instead. I dont know in your case, but the hunt and uncertainty of what might walk out could be worth more than the higher scoring trophy.

another important thing to look at is how accurately you can estimate a deer. if, at this point you really cant honestly see the difference between a 150 buck and a 130 buck then there is no sense in going after a 140 for the allure of a 140+ buck. forget the numbers and cherish the hunt, unless of course your an experienced whitetail hunter. most management hunts will at minimum be 120+ and if you have a competent guide they will be able to accurately judge the deer you are seeing.

The best I could do is $1650 for a mid 120"-mid 130". Only kind of places I know that do hunts where you might have a chance at a 140" for a price range of $500-$800 would be a bow only place that does tons of hunters every year and has like a day rate of something like $200/day. Usually there is a 2-4 day minimum that you have to pay for in advance before starting your hunt. There are several of those around that you can find. Some of them will have some good quality bucks out there but they receive so much pressure that they can easily be over hunted. I would be very cautious in what you find in the kind of place your looking for because you may end up blowing your money away. It would be, very popular for that kind of price to say the least. Don't get me wrong, some of the ranches I know that do these bow hunts have been around successfully hunting for 10-20 years now. But their overall success rate is low on a buck 140"+ like what your looking for. It's usually hard hunting and getting a good date would require almost booking a year in advance on some of them that I know of.

For a rifle hunt, I haven't found or seen anything in the price range and quality that your looking for. Hopefully someone else on here will come up with something for you.

Good luck my friend. If you find a place like what your looking for make sure you post it up on here if it turns out good. With the economy the way it is I'm sure there are a lot out there looking for the same kind of deal.

when you find a 140 for 800 bucks let me know please

He lowest price I have is $1000 for a buck up to 125". We supply lodging for $100/night or you can get a hotel room. We have a walk in cooler and you can shoot all the hogs you want. We supply continental breakfast and one evening meal. We are 1.5 hours west of Ft. Worth. The up to 140" package is $2000 which includes everything.

Thanks for the help and info guys I appreciate it. I am not a bow hunter unfortunately so I guess I will just have to grow my own.I knew that the hogs were moving your way Tye but I didn't know it was that bad already. I've been at the park in Arlington near my uncles house and seen them there as well.

I think I may have to take up bow hunting before to much longer to keep them off my lawn.

I will also keep you in mind for that huntGranbury is an easy trip for me. My lease is near palestine.

Hogstalker, You have a PM

Thanks for the info DL

Brushy Hill Ranch, never been but I check out the site. Couple hundred bucks for a 2 day WT hunt, no trophy fees.

http://www.brushyhill.com/

ac

Hogstalker I hope you to take up bow hunting. Hopefully you will enjoy if you do. And in case you do, try this place out for bow only. I hear a lot about it from a few hunters that I had at my place for exotics.
http://www.heartoftexasbowhunting.com/

I'll have to do some back tracking, but last season found a guy that was doing management 8 hunts for $750 no matter what they scored in west tx & kansas.

i know of two different guys, both ill be hunting with this season sometime. they both have a hunt for 1500 bucks. one is in pipe creek(nw of SA i believe) and the other is up in the panhandle. the pipe creek hunt is allowing a big 8(prolly around 120 class, could be more), a cull, and a doe. the one in the panhandle is offering a mature buck, two does and all the hogs you want. pm me if your interested and i can give u there contact info.

You could come out to my place I am sure we could work something out.

www.myspace.com/highlonesomehunt

I sent you a pm as well bud. Myself and Highlonesome do hunts on the same ranch. We sent you 2 offers and both are willing to work with you on price. PM me or Highlonesome back and well see what we can do.

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Thanks for the help and info guys I appreciate it. I am not a bow hunter unfortunately so I guess I will just have to grow my own.I knew that the hogs were moving your way Tye but I didn't know it was that bad already. I've been at the park in Arlington near my uncles house and seen them there as well.

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They seem to come and go. One year we had 14 and caught them all in one large trap. This year, we have a group of 30 or so. Went out yesterday and took two friends who never have been hog hunting. I sat with one guy where there was a group of 20 or so hitting the protein feeder. We only saw 8 bucks and no pigs. My other friend got a shot at a 200 lbs plus boar right at dark. We don't know if he connected or not. He also saw 10 bucks prior to the pig showing up. I'm heading back out there this afternoon to try and find those vermon. Will post pics on Sunday if I get any.