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Testimonials
"It's difficult to image a more
enchanting place to take a buck-of-a-lifetime than on Dakota
Outfitter's preserve in central Ohio. Not only are the
whitetail's world class, but the entire experience was first
class. I'm pleased to recommend a hunt with Dakota
Outfitters and look forward to my return there."
- Linda
Powell/Remington Arms
"There is little in the sporting world that compares with the
thrill of watching a giant white-tailed buck emerge from the
radiant splendor of Eastern Ohio's hardwoods. Amidst this
natural tapestry of vivid red, gold, purple and green clad
hills, Dakota Outfitters offers whitetail aficionados the
opportunity to hunt bucks as big as their dreams.
I have hunted with Dakota Outfitters on two occasions and
was amazed by the quality of the deer and delighted with the
services provided. Dakota Outfitters gets my highest marks."
- Russell
Thornberry, Editor-in-Chief
Buckmasters Whitetail
Magazine
The whitetail deer is the most sought after
game animal in North America and the most
widespread deer in the world. Scientists recognize 30
whitetail subspecies in North and Central America, and
another eight in South America. North America's whitetail
population is estimated at 20 million to 25 million. The
whitetail is by far the most popular game in the US, chased
by some 11 million hunters each fall.
Deer usually inhabit a relatively small home range, until
harsh weather conditions force them to temporarily move
elsewhere. For that reason, deer in northern states have
larger home ranges; a function of often long and brutal
winters. Some northern deer travel 50 miles or more to
suitable winter range.
Weather is not the only factor that impacts on a herd's home
range. Most whitetails in Colorado or Kansas have larger
home ranges than deer in Virginia or Alabama. In the western
states, the habitat is more sprawling and open, and the doe
densities are not as high as in the southeastern states.
Western deer are forced to move longer distances to feed,
bed and breed.
The lifespan of a whitetail is 11 to 12 years (17 to 20
years in captivity). But most free-roaming deer never live
that long; they are hit by cars, succumb to disease, killed
by predators or shot by hunters. In heavily hunted areas,
many bucks live only 1.5 to 2.5 years.
Deer grow to about 6 feet long and stand 3 to 4 feet high.
They are reddish or grayish in color, depending on their
habitat and the time of year. The weight of whitetails
varies, from 100 to more than 300 pounds.
Dakota Outfitters
LLC 26650 Basket Road, Quaker City, Ohio 43773
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