Guest bowtech11 Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 looking to book and archery hunt with them. have any of you ever hunted there please share any info you may have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Re: IMB outfitters in ill I have never hunted with them but my one buddy here at work, his best friend guides with IMB and says it awesome. I also saw IMB on a TV show the other day. It gives you the option of hunting 5 states and prices are not that bad. I dont think your odds of shooting a complete monster are that high but 140 - 160 seem to be fairly common. They also have a rule for not shooting anything under a 120" or you have to pay a fee. I plan on going one of these years and hunt with my buddies friend. Did you look at their website? Goodluck, sounds like a good outfit to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstringking Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Re: IMB outfitters in ill hoyt03 if you plan on going one year let me know. i will start saving pennys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Re: IMB outfitters in ill I've hunted with IMB the past three seasons. The first year in Iowa I took a 163" twelve point. The second time I hunted in Illinois and never saw a shooter. This year I hunted Missouri and had a terrible experience. I ended leaving the hunt early because I was so disappointed. I will not use them again and have been researching some other outfitters to use in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstringking Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Re: IMB outfitters in ill what were the particular bad parts of the hunt that you experienced? obviously you cant see a shooter everytime even if you pay a lot of money. what happened in Missouri? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDaddy28 Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Re: IMB outfitters in ill Take a look at this site. It has a lot of outfitter reviews. I would be very careful. Do the research. You don't want to spend 3 or 4 grand for tag soup because you didn't do your research. www.huntinfo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMS Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Re: IMB outfitters in ill The problem is with the land they lease. Instead of controlling large parcels of land they lease small parcels which makes it difficult to control the hunting pressure. I had hunters posting right on the boundaries which was very uncomfortable. The average size lease is around 100-160 acres and you have to consider most of it is fields. There were plenty of other hunters in camp who felt the experience was a waste of money. The problem is that IMB has gotten too big, they are the largest in the US, and they don't work as hard to put you on deer. I consider myself to be a very accomplished whitetail hunter and expect certain things when I go on a guided hunt. The guides at times have no idea what they are doing and never take the wind into consideration when putting you on stand. We all no the importance of using the wind. I could go on about other things but after using them for three years I will not be rebooking. I don't expect to shoot a deer on every hunt, however, I do expect to have a good chance at seeing some shooters. I was listed on their website as a reference and as soon as I left Missouri they made sure to take my name off. Apparently they were concerned with people asking how my experiences were with them! Thought I'd give you some more details and good luck on choosing a quality outfitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oneshot7 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Re: IMB outfitters in ill www.trophydeerhunt.com I sent IMB an email and they never got back to me so i went with Jarod and his crew. WE saw 4 shooters in five days and i shot a 140 class 10 point but he got away from me due to a shoulder shot. There are a bunch of good people to deal with and be around. Give them a call you wont be dissapointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: IMB outfitters in ill [ QUOTE ] hoyt03 if you plan on going one year let me know. i will start saving pennys [/ QUOTE ] Will do, however based on some post i'm kind of up in the air though. If you do go with a buddy as your guide, most times he;s going to work a little harder to get you on some deer. We will see, I'll keep researching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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