Alabama Whitetail Deer Outfitter Hunts
Your Destination for Whitetail Deer Hunting
Alabama Whitetail Deer Hunting at Oak Ridge starts before daylight. Everyone is up in time to eat a hearty breakfast and then its off to the woods. The morning Deer Hunts are usually in hardwood bottoms. Your guide will take you to your stand and will pick you up at whatever time you would like to break. We serve lunch at noon, then you will be taken to your stand at food plots in the afternoon. Our food plots range in size from 1 acre up to over 5 acres. Shots range anywhere from 15 yards up to 300 yards, click here to see the views of our stands. At the end of the day, you'll enjoy a large southern style dinner cooked by your personal chefs at the Hunting Lodge.
Alabama Whitetail Deer Hunting
While Alabama Whitetail Deer Hunting at Oak Ridge Lodge most of our largest trophy bucks taken are equally distributed. The split is (50/50) from morning hunts and afternoon hunts. In other words, your chances of taking a large buck in the morning are the same as taking a large buck in the afternoon. Please note, Oak Ridge Lodge does have restrictions on bucks harvested to protect the future of our deer hunting herd.
Deer need to have a 15 inch inside spread, which is normally the width of the ears. There is no restriction as to the number of points a buck must have, except for the state restriction requiring that one side must have at least 3 points. There is a $300 fine for shooting lesser bucks.
Average weights on mature bucks have ranged from 185lbs up to 240lbs with some spreads as wide as 23 inches inside. There are many bow hunting stands located in prime hunting spots for anyone wanting to try their luck with archery tackle. Oak Ridge is also set up for and welcomes black powder hunts.