On a guided hunt, our guest are taken to their stands before daylight by an experienced
guide and picked up around 10:00AM. After a lunch, the hunters will be taken back
to their stands until dark. Handling the kill is included in a guided hunt. The
deer will be dressed and quartered. Packaging and shipping is the hunter's responsibility.
We have a cooler on the premises.
Hunters have the option of hunting our 5,000 acre trophy management which consists
of three miles of river bottom, crop fields, swamp, and hardwood ridges along the
Roanoke River. In this area bucks with a minimum 15 inch outside spread or mature
does may be harvested.
Our county law requires hunters to be elevated 8 feet when firing a rifle. Our guests
have a variety of stand locations to choose from. We have tripod stands, tower stands,
and ladder tree stands selectively placed over peanut, corn and soybean fields as
well as pasture land, standing timber and logging trails over fall and winter food
plots. In addition, many of our stands are baited with corn, with an average of
around 2,000lbs. a week being fed. Shooting distances range from five yards to three
hundred yards. We also have portable stands available and welcome our guests to
bring their own. There is a shooting range on the premises. Our deer guides have
years of experience hunting throughout the southeast including Texas, Alabama, Louisiana
and Tennessee. We also have a trained blood trailing dog on duty.
All hunters must have a valid North Carolina Hunting License. Out of State Licenses
are $80.00. This includes a big game stamp with six deer tags. Licenses can be purchased
locally, or at Wal-Mart off exit 173 in Roanoke Rapids, or by phone in advance by
calling NCWRC at (919) 715-4091. An old license, home state license, or hunter safety
card is needed to purchase a license. All North Carolina Game Laws apply. Occoneechee
Lodge imposes a $50.00 fine for shooting a button Buck. This enables us to better
manage our herd for trophy bucks. We also have a $300.00 fine for any illegal deer
kill.