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IMB Outfitters is the highest quality “whitetail specialty” outfitter in the United States and has won multiple awards in the hunt industry. IMB is recognized by over two dozen major hunt entities in the United States as the premier whitetail hunt outfitter in the Midwest. In fact, sponsors of IMB can be seen on the sponsors page of our website and include some of the most prestigious hunt companies in the world for example: Mathews, Thompson Center, LaCrosse Footwear, Nikon, Goodyear, Husqvarna, etc. IMB offers hunts in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. Each state has its own page to afford hunter the opportunity to review specialized state specific data surrounding the state they prefer to hunt trophy whitetail or turkey from. Also be sure and check out state specific information on our hunter stories page. Here at IMB Outfitters we are serious about our deer hunting. You will find data concerning Whitetail Deer Hunting in several locations throughout the site. This is where you find the company terms and conditions, hunt deposit procedures, cancellation policy, fees, and descriptions of hunts. Secondly, you will need to further investigate by State preference. We have 5 pages that are “State Specific”. These include Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. It is on these “State Specific” pages you will discover state information on tags, location, area lore, lodging, season dates, and much more. Remember when you purchase a hunt, you are purchasing something you can't see. That's why it's important to book with the most credible outfitter you can find. At this time IMB Outfitters leads the way among Midwestern whitetail outfitters.

Hunt Classifications: IMB Outfitters classifies the hunting of whitetail deer in two time periods, rut and non-rut. Rut hunts fall between the dates of October 20 and November 25. Every other date is a Non-rut hunt. All archery hunts are 5 days long, while firearm hunts are generally 4 days long with the exception of Illinois 1st Gun and Late Muzzleloader Hunting which are 3 days long.
  

Hunt Deposits: A non-refundable deposit of $500 will be collected on each hunt that is booked. The balance of your hunt is due upon arrival. The deposit may only be considered for refund in the event of a medical or family emergency with documentation from a medical practitioner. If a hunter needs to cancel a booked hunt, IMB will honor the deposit for 2 years.

Cancellation Policy: A hunt must be cancelled 45 days prior to its start. Failure to announce a cancellation as aforementioned will result in the loss of deposit or monies surrendered. Exceptions include medical emergencies verified in writing by a physician, death in the immediate family, or natural disaster deemed pardonable by IMB Outfitters.

Other Fees: No hidden fees or trophy fees here at IMB. The only fee or fine imposed is in the event of a harvest of a buck that does not exceed 125 inches. That fee is $500. Darrin Bradley, Owner of IMB Outfitters contends, “I don’t understand why anybody would impose a trophy fee upon a hunter. The reason anyone books a hunt is to shoot a trophy animal. Its unfair to charge a trophy fee when that hunter is successful on his or her outing. No trophy fees here!”

HUNTER'S SAFETY: Hunters who elect to pursue deer or turkey with firearm born after 1966 must produce a hunter education card in States that sell tags over the counter.

  
Two Types of Specialty Whitetail Hunts:

1). FULLY GUIDED HUNT: Our fully guided hunting trips are hunts wherein stands are hung by IMB Staff prior to your arrival, guides walk you to the stands to assure you will find the treestand setups and ambush sites, IMB staff will transport you to the farm, field dressing of your deer is done by an IMB Guide, your guide will drag out the animal you harvest, and prepare your animal for taxidermy and meat processing, hero photos, etc. On fully guided deer hunts, the guide doesn’t sit with you while you hunt but, he walks you to and from the stand and takes care of you during your stay to strategize on a trophy whitetail harvest. Thorough examinations of strategies and treestand assignments are performed on your behalf to assure you receive the highest quality service. Guides also scout trophy whitetail deer both prior, and during your hunt.

NOTE: Semi-guided hunts are only available in Missouri.

2). SEMI-GUIDED HUNT: Our semi-guided deer hunting trips are more dependent upon your autonomy, however have proven to be very successful as well. On a semi guided hunt, the hunter is assigned a specific farm to himself. An IMB Guide will provide you with aerial photographs of the farm. The guide will take you to the farm the day before your hunt begins and show you boundary lines and key ambush sites. Treestands will be hung in key ambush locations equipped with climbing sticks to access the treestand. The hunter will be shown the farm and given advice about how to hunt the farm with specific information on bucks on the property and the whitetail herd there as well. The remainder of the hunt is “do it yourself”. In the event the hunter would need further assistance on the semi guided hunt, IMB would be present to answer questions and assist you. However, the guide would NOT walk you to and from treestands and transport you to the hunt site. The semi-guided hunt is an excellent way to save a few bucks if you are confident in your woodmanship abilities, however success rates surrounded semi-guided hunts are significantly lower than that of fully guided hunting.

2008 Trophy Whitetail Deer Hunting Prices

  Fully Guided Hunts: 

  Non-rut Archery Fully Guided

$2250  

  Pre-Rut Archery Guided

$2600

  Rut Archery Fully Guided

$3000  

  1st Firearms Fully Guided

$3500  

  2nd Firearms Fully Guided

$3000  

  Late Muzzleloader Fully Guided

$2300  

  Semi Guided Hunts: 

  Non-rut Archery Semi Guided

$1450  

  Pre-Rut Archery Semi-Guided

$1900

  Rut Archery Semi Guided

$2300  

  1st Firearms Semi Guided

$2600  

  2nd Firearms Semi Guided

$2100  

  Late Muzzleloader Semi Guided

$1600