Red Bluff Lodge

What Season is it???

Well, here we are, 5 days into the season...and the hunting has been great! 21 animals, and 7 or so other shots taken. But would you believe.....17 of th e 21 have been HOGS! That's right, someone in the woods didn't distribute the right calendar to the deer, 'cause they are being pushed out of the spotlight by the piggies. Here are some taken to date:

Here is 'Uncle Willy', who hails from Chicago along with the three amigos from the Greenville, South Carolina area - Jason, Larry and Rick. Each of the four took a nice hog. Trouble was, they all rode into the swamp stands on the same Ranger, and had to ride out with 4 piggy hitchhikers. Quite the interesting ride. All in all, over 600 pounds of pork came in that night. To see all of the hogs we have taken since August 15, please check out our 2006 Hog Photo Gallery, at right.

We also had some luck with the velvet deer. Here is Tony Daffis with his velvet buck that was taken on opening night. To see all of the deer taken so far, please check our our 2006 Deer Photo Gallery, at right. 

Hunting Fees

Red Bluff Lodge offers hunting opportunities at the following rates:

Deer hunting is $450 per day and is available from August 15th through January 1st. For your daily fee, you may shoot 1 buck and 1 doe per sitting, for a total of 2 of each per day hunted. All deer hunts include the opportunity to harvest feral hogs (1 per sitting).

Hog hunting is also $450 per day. Because hogs are feral, rather than native, animals, there is no limited season for their harvest. Our hog population is most dense on the 1,700 acres we hunt directly on the Savannah River. You are able to harvest 1 hog per sitting, or 2 per day when hunting with us. All of our hogs are free-range, naturally occurring animals.

Turkey hunting is $500 per day, for a fully-guided hunt. (Returning and/or advanced hunters may wish to hunt on a self-guided basis; if so, please call us to discuss arrangements and rates for this.) Turkey season is March 15th through May 1st. We turkey hunt on 7,000 acres, and have an extremely healthy population from year to year.

All of the rates discussed above are all-inclusive; that is, there are no additional charges. The only additional expense you will incur on a hunt with us is the cost of your South Carolina hunting license*. The services included in your rate are:

• Guide services required for your specie hunted;
• Transportation to and from your stand;
• Retrieval service, if necessary (we use tracking dogs);
• Game cooling, cleaning and quartering;
• Lodging (including linens); and
• All meals.

Please call us at 803.584.7363 or email us at redblufflodge@wildblue.net once you are ready to discuss reservations. We look forward to serving you!

*Licenses can be obtained by calling 866-714-3611, or via the internet at www.dnr.state.sc.us.

Facilities

Our goal here at Red Bluff Lodge is to provide the utmost experience to our hunters so that they may relax and enjoy their escape from the rigors of everyday life. Towards this end, we strive for comfort and quality. One popular late night spot for our hunters is at the firepit (shown here). Stories are swapped and friends are made around the flames.

We also have an excellent processing facility for the animals our hunters harvest. Included in your hunt fees is cleaning, cooling and quartering services. We'll pack your meat on ice in your coolers for your trip home. Processing may also be available, depending upon the length of your stay with us.

When arriving at our lodge, we invite all of our clients to use our shooting range in order to ensure that their weapons are ready for the hunt. We have a 100-yard range fully equipped with ear protection, spotting scopes and targets.

Lodging and meals are also included in our 5 bedroom, 3 bath facility. Future plans call for construction of a 7 bedroom, 7.5 bath facility to go online within the year. We offer a continental breakfast before the morning hunt, and a full hot lunch and dinner. We try to feature game meat in our appetizers and in some evening menu selections.

Wild Turkeys

Our turkey season runs from March 15th through May 1st each spring. You may harvest 1 gobbler per morning hunt, during which you are accompanied by an accomplished guide. Your evenings will be spent hog hunting on our acreage that runs along the Savannah River. Our daily rate for the turkey/hog combo hunts is $500. Our average harvested bird scores 54.69 on the NWTF scale, weighs in at 17 pounds and has a 10" beard and 1" spurs

Feral Hogs

Hog hunting is hot at Red Bluff Lodge! You may harvest 1 hog per sitting, for a total of 2 per day. Hog hunting is a year-round hunting opportunity. Our hogs are feral, free range animals. The daily rate for hog hunting is $450. We harvest an average of 90 hogs per square mile per year!

Whitetail Deer

You may harvest up to 2 bucks, 2 hogs and 1 doe per day during deer season, which runs from August 15th through January 1st. This season, the longest in the US, allows for the use of any weapon of choice during the entire season. Doe season begins September 15th and runs through the end of the season. From August 15h through about August 31st, most of the bucks harvested will still have velvet on their antlers, making for a truly unique trophy. Our daily rate for a deer hunt is $450. This rate is all-inclusive; your only additional expense will be for your South Carolina hunting license. We harvest between 300 and 350 deer per year. Our average harvest density if 44 deer per square mile. The average number of days our hunters hunt for each harvested deer is 2.2. Please call us to schedule your next deer hunting adventure!

Deer Season is almost here!

We've been working hard in the woods to get everything ready and are looking forward to another great deer season here at Red Bluff Lodge. As of this morning, we have all but 9 of our 70 stands completely refurbished. We have moved quite a few, added some, and renumbered all of our sections to make more sense in their layout. We have had a very dry summer, but have plowed and planted recently as we received a little bit of moisture--we should have some nice green patches when the season starts.