Deer Hunting
Since 1992 Giles Island has been intensely managed with one major goal in mind. To produce trophy whitetail bucks. We have succeeded. The journey has not been easy nor are we satisfied. We will continue to do more to enhance the potential of the herd. Over the years we have put in a lot of hard work and restraint to accomplish two goals. We have derived a buck to doe ratio better than one to one, and increased our average Boone & Crockett score from 120 B&C to 140 B&C.
Experimenting with several different buck management strategies we have finally settled on a set of guidelines that work to preserve the genetically dominant buck until he reaches maturity.
Shooter Requirements
Trophy Buck
-8 points or more must be at least 5 1/2 years old and score 125 inches gross or greater.
-Bow hunter exception: Any buck that scores 140 inches gross or greater is legal for the bow hunter.
Management Buck
-7points or less at least 4 1/2 years old.
-8 points or more at least 5 1/2 years old that scores less than 125 inches gross.
-Management buck does not count as the hunter's trophy.
This is a mandatory fully guided hunt. Each hunter has the opportunity to harvest one trophy buck and one management buck under the shooter requirements. In the event Giles Island is unable to provide a guide for every hunter a drawing will decide which hunter will go guideless for that session of the hunt. Here is the criteria for the guideless hunter shooter requirements.
Guideless Hunter Shooter Requirements
Bow Hunter
-8 point with a minimum 16" inside spread
-9 point or more with a minimum score of 140 inches
Gun Hunter
-8 point with a minimum 16" inside spread
-9 point or more with a minimum score of 160 inches
-A $5000 fee will be assessed to the guideless hunter who kills a buck which does not meet these minimum requirements.
Double Book - Double Buck Policy
Anyone that books two 3-day hunts is allowed to shoot two trophy bucks. You may shoot one on each hunt, two on the first hunt, or two on the second hunt - shoot them while the hunting is good. The hunts do not have to be consecutive.
Example: If you book a bow hunt in October and a gun hunt in January, then you may shoot both your bucks with a bow in October or one with a gun and one with a bow in January.
Also, if you happen to kill both bucks in October, you can continue your hunt in January for a third buck, which will cost the price of the hunt only after you kill him.
Rebook Policy
If a hunter does not kill a trophy buck, he/she may rebook for half price on any open dates within the same season.
Doe Harvest
Does can be shot one per person per hunt until the quota set by management is reached. We will shoot does in the morning only.
Deer Stands
Giles Island offers a variety of hunting situations ranging from dense thickets to wide open fields.
The gun hunter and non-hunting guests will enjoy 30 all-weather box stands. For the gun hunter and bow hunter we have over 100 stands that are either ladder or loc-on and range from 14' - 25' in height.
the bow hunter may also use one of our climbing stands or bring his/her own climber and let the guide put you in a sweet spot.
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