GUIDED HUNTS

GUIDED HUNTS

Guided Hunts

Performance Outdoors is a boutique hunting operation, our high standards for quality have been embedded since our inception in 1997.
Our farms consist of perfect deer habitat in what is known to be some of the best big buck hunting land in the world; it’s the “Golden Triangle” of Trophy Whitetail Hunting.  The land and lodge are fully dialed with everything you want and need for a best-in-class experience.  We pride ourselves as a great Midwest Whitetail hunting experience with low pressure.  Performance Outdoors offers digitally guided archery, firearm, muzzleloader, youth firearm, spring turkey and hunt leases to our clientele on roughly 4,000 privately owned and managed acres in West Central Illinois, of which 90% is owned by us.
We constantly strategically enhance our land to maximize the holding power for big bucks such as: strategically manipulate our farms, plant lots food plots, set 100’s well positioned stands/blinds, create miles of access paths, develop detailed digital mapping structure, and ensure superior guide interaction to our clients that maximizes the experience and success for your hunt.  Management is the key factor to growing and harvesting trophy bucks.  You can’t shoot young up & comers and then expect to have older trophy bucks to hunt.  Performance Outdoors lets the 2 & 3-year-old bucks walk by strictly enforcing a $1,000 fine for any buck harvested below our 140” gross minimum score.
When the season ends, the new season begins. Performance Outdoors maintains high quality standards for our farms. In order to keep these standards, the Performance Outdoors team works tirelessly throughout the winter, spring, summer and the fall hunting months to maximize your experience and success.  We look forward to having you consider Performance Outdoors for your next Trophy Whitetail Hunting Trip.

Archery: Early & Pre-Rut

Hunting early in the season is a perfect time to harvest an unpressured monster who is still on an early fall pattern.  Performance Outdoors kills some of our best bucks in the 1st 10 days of the season as these deer have had no pressure since the previous year.  October weather is still very comfortable, and you’ll be the first of our hunters to try your success at a true monster.

Archery: Rut

The Illinois rut is 2nd to none! With Performance Outdoors super low pressure, strategically placed stands, great age structure, hyper focused managed land and solid buck to doe ratio; you’ll have a very high chance of putting your tag on a Midwest trophy.  We average over 100% shot opportunity on 140” and above bucks during the rut. 

Firearm & Muzzleloader

Performance Outdoors firearm hunts during the first 3-day season, second 4-day season and late 3-day muzzleloader season. These hunts are action packed and offer a very high success rate. We hunt timber, CRP fields, food sources, travel corridors the downwind side of bedding with a focus of harvesting an Illinois giant.

 

Youth Special Firearm

The youth firearm hunt is a great opportunity for any hunter 17-year-old or younger to try their skills at a Midwest trophy.  It’s the perfect time to introduce your child, grandchild or another kid to deer hunting as the weather is comfortable, deer are unpressured, and the bucks are big.  This 3-day hunt in early October is fun with a family atmosphere.  We eliminate the 140” antler restriction for our youth hunters during this special season. .

Archery: Late Season

Late Season hunting on Performance Outdoors land can be amazing.  Because of the many food plots (corn, beans, turnips) we plant, Performance Outdoors land attracts deer from miles and miles away.  This time of the year is the hidden secret to killing some truly monster bucks as they become slaves to their stomachs.  These hunts are predominantly afternoon hunts concentrating on the many food plots we plant with blinds strategically placed to intercept them at the food.  Any archery hunter who has hunted with us earlier in the season and did not fill their buck tag can come back late season @ a 50% discount from the listed hunt & lodging pricing. 

Turkey: Spring

Hunting at Performance Outdoors is a favorite among turkey hunters.  An abundance of CRP fields, mixed with mature hardwoods, food plots and agriculture fields in Schuyler, Hancock and McDonough counties create some of the best turkey habitat and harbor a large population of eastern turkeys.  This area has a long tradition of turkey hunting. You will enjoy turkey hunting with Performance outdoors as a semi-guided hunt. Our staff will supply you with digital maps of the farms, most recent information and their expert advice to enhance your success. Whether it’s your first turkey hunt, or you’re trying to complete the turkey grand slam, a turkey hunt with Performance Outdoors will be one to remember!  

Coyote: Winter

Performance Outdoors land is teaming with wild game, and because of this we have plenty of coyotes.  February and March are the best times to hunt coyotes on our land as their breeding season. It’s easier to call coyotes at this time of year.  You will enjoy hunting with Performance outdoors on a semi-guided hunt. Our staff will supply you with digital maps of the farms, the most recent information and their expert advice to enhance your success.