Frequently Asked Questions

With a “One-on-One” hunt, we do everything for you, including sitting with you in the stand. Your guide can help you judge the size of your trophy whitetail before you shoot, and can also help you video the experience. “One-on-One” guide service is included at no additional charge.

Our “One-on-One” turkey guides are some of the best callers in the South, and they really have the birds patterned. Turkey guides can be shared in a “Two-on-One” situation as well.

Inside the Preserve it is not uncommon to see several very large Boone and Crockett racks every time you sit in the stand. Hurricane Creek Lodge is one of the highest quality preserves in the South. We not only have great quality, but good numbers as well. We strictly limit the number of hunts each year to ensure that you see quality deer, and a lot of them.

Yes. Most lodges charge you the same whether you kill a deer or not. Trophy fees are the best way to ensure that you only pay if you tag the buck you want. If you leave Hurricane Creek without a buck, all you'll be out is your $3,000 deposit. It really makes more sense, and it is the fairest way to make sure everyone gets what they paid for.

Hurricane Creek Lodge is the perfect place to pass along your love of hunting to your children. We ask that children with a guide be at least 16 years old. We prefer that children 15 and under remain with an adult during the hunt. You assume all responsibility for children under the age of 21 during the hunt.

Certainly! Our lodge is equipped for the non-hunting guest, with a stocked kitchen, satellite TV, and a 6 acre pond. They would also be very comfortable in the over-sized shooting houses should they decide to go out in the field with you. Feel free to bring any non-hunting guest — it's a relaxing vacation!

We recommend you bring your own weapon. We do have a limited number of high quality firearms (including youth models) at the lodge in case the need arises. We'll also be happy to take you to a local sporting goods superstore to purchase anything you need or may have forgotten.

All hunters:

• Warm layered clothes
• Camouflage
• Good binoculars
• Flashlight
• Waterproof boots
• Warm gloves & socks
• Rain gear

Deer hunters:

• Rifle or bow
• Safety belt
• Rattling horns
• Grunts & scents
• Hunter orange (cap or vest)

Turkey hunters:

• 12 gauge shotgun
• No. 4 or no. 6 shot turkey loads
• Full spring camo (hands, head & face)
• Your favorite turkey calls

Hurricane Creek provides decoys, and our guides will also have several turkey calls. If you choose to fish in our stocked pond, please bring your own gear.

The choice is yours. We want this to be a great experience for you and your guests. We have numerous stands over food plots and in the hardwoods. We recommend still hunting, but we will do whatever it takes to get you the trophy you're after and make this a hunt of a lifetime.

Field dressing your trophy deer is included. We will contact the local processor and taxidermist to come and meet with you.

If you want to take the meat home, they will de-bone it and put it on ice in your cooler for a small fee. If you choose not to take the meat home, you are welcome to donate it to the local “Feed the Hungry Program”.

If you want to take your deer back home to your local taxidermist, that is fine; they will cape it out and have it prepared properly for CWD travel regulations for a fee. If you choose our local taxidermist, you will work out the details and pricing directly with them.

Inside the Preserve your One-on-One guide will help make sure you shoot the right deer and encourage you to take only a very high percentage shot. However, if you wound a deer inside the Preserve you will be charged a Trophy Fee based on the guide's estimate. We will do our best to retrieve that deer for you before the end of the season, but we make no guarantees.

Yes. Our Gift Shop is loaded with numerous items for sale including hats, t-shirts, vests, jackets, golf shirts, long sleeve T's and various other apparel for men, women and children. You can also shop online at our Pro Shop.