Whitetail and Mule Deer Hunting
When it comes to offering quality chances at quality whitetail, mule deer, and antelope bucks with archery equipment, I am the best. I've got a long list of satisfied clients from all walks of life to vouch for me. Contact me and I will give you the names/numbers of every client I have personally guided for as many years back as you would like. If you want a great hunt with a guy that understands archery hunting, contact me.
I offer rifle and archery hunts during the rut! In my area of South Dakota, my clients get the oportunity to hunt whitetails and mule deer during the rut with rifles and archery equipment. This is a great advantage over other outfitters. Ask any of my previous clients about the number of deer and the quality of the deer they saw and decide if my operation is the kind of operation you would like to hunt with. I don't try to be everything to everybody but I focus on what I do best. I would be glad to give you a list of ALL of my hunters from the past season, successful and unsuccessful alike.
Unless other arrangements are made, I will be your guide. In a perfect world, an employee would care about the business as much as the owner. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world. I do all of my own guiding unless other arrangements are made. It is comforting for you to know that the guy who is cashing your check (me) is the same guy who will accompany you in the field (me). I put my reputation on the line every time I cash a check. If you have ever paid a lot of money for a guided hunt only to be sent out with a sub-par(drunk/lazy/brother-in-law that just lost his job/etc) guide, you will know why this is so important. If you haven't ever experienced being assigned to a poor guide, you will probably take your chances until you do.....then you will insist on hunting with the owner.
The South Dakota deer tag costs are very reasonable. The cost savings is up to several hundred dollars less than some states. You need more than a great area to get a great trophy, you need a great guide. If you want an awesome experience and see some great free range animals and big country, call me. If you want to quit telling stories about your buddy or the guy down the road that got a great deer and want to be THE GUY that they are talking about, call me.
Our archery whitetail deer hunting is also outstanding. It is possibly one of the best kept secrets on the continent for the whitetail archer enthusiast. The quantity and quality of whitetails here have never been better. It is a great time to book a hunt with Jim River Guide Service to get in on a very impressive whitetail hunt.
The reason for the whitetail success is habitat. The flood of '98 and an ongoing CRP program have resulted in thousands of acres of habitat for not only whitetails and pheasants, but also mule deer, predators, waterfowl, doves, grouse, and partridge. We also make regular sightings of bald and golden eagles.
I guide rifle and archery deer hunts on about 60,000 acres of private land in some of the best hunting spots in the country. I offer guided archery-only hunts on about 15,000 acres of equally productive private ground. These hunts are offered in very small numbers and sell out early. You will find my conservation strategies provide hunting with great opportunities and great trophies, year after year. I don't boast that "you will only see a few deer but they will be big ones". You are going to see a lot of deer and some of them are going to be HUGE. Medium size deer get to be HUGE deer. If you are not seeing medium sized deer there wouldn't be any to take the place of the HUGE ones that get killed each season. I don't get too wrapped up in scoring game animals because it takes away from why most of my clients hunt. If you would like to know how big of deer to expect, take a look at the animals on my website and look at my videos.
There is approximately 40% river bottom land, 40% cropland, and 20% pasture which provides a great variety of hunting options. Archery hunters can stand hunt whitetails in the river bottom or bordering crop lands or still hunt whitetails or mule deer in the eastern hills of Clark County. There are permanent stands and several portable stands positioned in easy archery range of well used deer trails. We also utilize lures and scents that are manufactured locally by James Valley Scents. I have seen tremendous results with these products and highly recommend them. We'll position you based on deer activity, weather conditions and wind direction. Everything is taken into account to improve your chances for taking a deer. We also expect you to do your part. Practice at the range, patience, and the ability to sit perfectly still for long periods of time are essential aspects of archery deer hunting.
This buck is traveling by my treestands on one
of the pieces of property that I lease
(in one of 5 units in the state) nearly every day.
If you want a chance at a great buck, contact me.
31" Mule deer
Archery Deer Hunt Pricing
Includes lodging, meals, guide, field dressing and caping of trophy, travel to and from airport ...
Rifle Deer Hunt Pricing
Includes lodging, meals, guide, field dressing and caping of trophy, travel to and from airport ...
4 days/five nights $4,400.00
Semi-Guided Deer Hunt Pricing
Includes access to a lot of great hunting habitat that you can hunt as you like. I will give you ideas/advice as to where/how to hunt it. This is not land that I have taken guided clients on. It is land that I reserve for the DIY type hunters who are looking to save some dough. It is land that consistently produces some great deer. There are many stands already in place in ideal locations...
Call for pricing ...
Contact Information
A 50% non-refundable deposit will reserve your hunt.
Please call or e-mail with any questions.
Jim River Guide Service
Willie Dvorak
432 Railway Avenue
Mellette, SD 57461
Phone: 605-887-3561
E-mail: wdvorak@nvc.net
