If you enjoy seeing and hunting big bucks, then Whitetail Dreams is where you want to be! We've been managing our herd for almost 20 years. Our goal here is to provide the most natural and exciting whitetail hunts for the biggest deer possible. Plan on seeing bucks making scrapes, rubbing trees, chasing does, and if you’re lucky, you may even see a knock down drag out fight between two mature animals.
In the last 3 years we have harvested several whitetails over 400, over 20 whitetails over 300, and countless whitetails over the elusive 200 inch mark. In 2011, our top 50 bucks average right at the 240 inch mark! We have also taken many nice Bulls and Stags with 3 bulls over 500, 31 Bulls over 400 and 10 over 420. We are working on posting the pictures from the last few seasons in our new photo gallery. We hold many SCI records and have won numerous awards for both the the quality of our hunting and the quality of the trophies taken.
We have 2 ranches. The old ranch consists of 1060 acres that was high fenced in 1993. The ground is divided up between hardwoods, brushy areas, and open food plots. The second ranch is right at 700 acres and is heavily timbered with deep gorgeous draws and bottoms. The ranches are located about 1-2 miles apart "as the crow filies". and about 7miles apart by the main roads. Both ranches are located in Callaway County Missouri which is famous for producing great bucks.
Between both ranches we have about 25 fully enclosed stands and about 40 bow stands so that we can try to hunt almost every good area and move around so that we only apply light pressure to those smart older bucks. We promote the concept of "high-fence - fair chase" and offer the best in North America!
Along with a great food source we have a genetic program which is second to none. Each fall we artificially inseminate and naturally breed does to bucks that are from 300 to over 500 inches. These does have 300-400 plus inch backgrounds several generations back and are the foundation of our genetics. We have a tag and release program on buck fawns every winter to promote great genetics within our herd. Our goal is to grow some of the biggest bucks in the world, and do it in the least amount of time so that we can all enjoy the rewards of hunting those great animals.
Whitetail Dreams is now under new ownership. Brothers Buck and Hugh Sanderson have taken over the reigns and through thier new partnership with Sam are dedicated to providing the best Whitetail hunts on the planet. All of us at Whitetail Dreams have a love affair with the whitetail deer and the ranches they roam on. We all love to talk about huge bucks and bulls and make new friends who have those same interests. We didn’t build these ranches to see how many hunts we can run through them. We are more interested in providing the best hunt possible to a few repeat customers at a fair price.
I know it won’t take long to fill all the spots we have open for this coming fall and winter. We certainly look forward to seeing you again and hunting with you!
Good Hunting! - Sam, Buck, Hugh, and all the gang!