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We Have The Best Guides
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“Seeing the two of them atop their horses -- sometimes amid shoulder-high
saw grass and briars, cowboy hats bobbing above the brush -- adds
immeasurably to the hunting experience in this palm-and-palmetto-studded
paradise.” Mike
Handley, Editor of Rack Magazine |
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| Our highly skilled staff is here
to assure one and all a safe and exhilarating hunt. Important safety rules
and hunt strategy will be discussed in order for you to feel at ease with
our personnel and our hunting procedures. Making everyone comfortable with
the hunt is key. Personal attention will allow you to harvest your trophy
from a quiet spot and stalk to the thrill of chasing a wild hog with dogs!
Our guides will not stop until their hunters have what they came for,
whether ill tempered trophy boars or magnificent exotic game. We encourage
youth hunters to become immersed in the thrill of the hunt with heart-felt
instruction and acknowledgement of their achievement. Our guides will make
them feel at ease and confident with this very important adventure. |
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| Some places will call them
“guides”, but ours are true cowboys with cowboy ethics and cowboy style.
Whether riding horses on a wild hog chase or guiding you on a one-on-one
exotic game hunt, our guides are experts at what they do. Their skill and
knowledge assure every one of a SAFE and EXCITING HUNT found nowhere other
than Dixie Sportsman’s Hunting Lodge. |
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Darrin Plank - Ranch
Manager and A+ Guide.
Darrin is from Chiefland, Florida, and has been with Dixie Sportsman’s
since we opened our hunting preserve to the public back in 1996. He is
a veteran hog hunter and knows the dogs by their bark and what the
bark means. His flair for finding trophy game wherever it may be
hiding and his enthusiasm for the quest will assure you an
unforgettable hunt while keeping your safety of the utmost importance.
Darrin is GREAT with novice and youth hunters making everyone
feel confident and at ease. |
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Darrin Plank, bottom
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| When he’s not working
here, he’s out rounding-up cattle and being a cowboy. We feel very
fortunate to have Darrin on our staff. He’s been a real contribution
to our continuing success. (He has a sense of humor too, so be
careful.) |
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| Tommy Butler is
our second Grade-A Guide. Tommy is from Cross City, Florida,
and is known for keeping the hunter’s safety first. Tommy always says,
“I want you right here in my hip pocket (patting his pocket), we’ll
keep em’ off ya.” Don’t be fooled by Tommy’s quiet demeanor, he’ll get
the job done. |
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| Tommy Butler
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Johnathan Whitley - Ranch
Foreman andA-1 Skinner
Johnathan is a native of Bell, Florida, and is a skilled skinner
with years of experience. Expert capping of an animal is a true art
and is essential in constructing a breathtaking trophy mount.
Johnathan works hand-in-hand with our taxidermist, American Sportsman
Taxidermy, to assure that your mount will be a trophy of which you
will be proud. |
| After the hunt, he will clean,
quarter and cape your trophy. If you desire, we will make all
arrangements for the meat processing through Smokin’ Oak Sausage
Company (USDA approved processor) -- or you can take your harvest with
you…just bring your coolers…we’ll supply the ice for FREE. |
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All you have to do is enjoy yourself…We’ll take care of the
rest! |
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