News & Promotions

  • 2013 Whitetail Hunts Available
    11/28/2012
    2013 Whitetail Hunts Available
    Posted by admin
    Now is the time to reserve your 2013 whitetail hunting dates. We have some great deer hunting dates available but they won't last long. Most of our prime dates are filling up early. We had a good 2012 whitetail season with the majority of our hunters
  • John Brewer's 173" Whitetail
    11/4/2012
    John Brewer's 173" Monster Whitetail!
    Posted by admin
    Our friend John Brewer from Florida took this incredible whitetail at 5:00pm on the last day of his deer hunt in Pike County, Illinois. John stayed optimistic throughout his entire hunt. He would always have a smile on his face and say “It was a great d
  • 2012 Deer Season…What did you learn?
    1/15/2013
    2012 Deer Season...What did you learn?
    Posted by admin
    When an individual engages in an activity for many years and achieves a certain level of experience it becomes easier to fall into complacency. Once good becomes good enough and the thirst for knowledge has been quenched growth in that activity all but ce
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Tips from our Experts

  • Want More Turkeys?
    4/5/2013
    Want More Turkeys?
    Posted by admin
    Years ago when I started guiding in West Central Illinois I decided that the status quo of the properties that I hunted was not good enough for my hunts. I wanted to not only keep more turkeys on the grounds that I guided, but I also wanted more places t
  • The Way of the Turkey Gun...
    4/2/2013
    The Way of the Turkey Gun...
    Posted by admin
    I once had a professional upland guide and very accomplished clay shooter debate with me the topic of pointing his turkey gun instead of aiming it because it was a shotgun. He claimed that the only proper way to shoot a shotgun was to "point it"...
  • Why We Hunt
    2/13/2013
    Why We Hunt
    Posted by admin
    Why We Hunt After my last blog was posted on the internet I saw some interesting commentary from the public. The comments varied from positive to negative and were mostly generated strictly from a picture and not from actual written word. This certainl
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Testimonials

  • Always love coming to Heartland.  The staff makes you feel like family.......Like coming home.
    - Geoff Duncan
  • Another great trip.  Roger and I are looking to bring a couple more guys over next year.  Very relaxing trip.  Matt does a great job, treats us more like hunting buddies than clients.  Everything is greatly thought out at your place and I feel very comfortable with the hunt.  Thinking about coming back for a January hunt.  Thanks again,  Tim McGuire
    - Tim McGuire, Fairbury, IL
  • This was our 2nd year to Heartland and it was everything we had hoped for.  Thanks again to our guide Allen.  He is extremely knowledgeable and accommodating in every way.  He is the absolute best guide I have ever used and I will return next year because he is the best.  Thanks also to Matt for accommodating our reservations and coordinating our total trip.  Matt and Allen are 2nd to none!
    - Bill Morris, GA
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Whitetail Deer Videos

We are avid whitetail hunters and love watching whitetails 365 days a year. The following are whitetail vidoes that we took during our summer scouting along with deer taken during the season. Keep checking back as we will update this page with deer videos as we take them. All of these deer are in Pike and Calhoun Counties, in Illinois.  Also check out our trail cam photos along with our successful hunter photos.

 

 

Steve Thorpe's Late Season 130" 10pt

Mark Mizon's 135" Late Season Buck

Floyd Simone's 150 Stud!

David Ward's heavy 140" split brow 11pt

Emotional Vincent McPillips' 150" Stud 

Tony Childers' 135" 8pt

John Mongello Jr 130" 9pt

Matthew McPillips Opening Morning 135" 9pt

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Ron Way's 192" Monster!!!
Read more about Ron's Massive Buck Here>>>

November Chase

Dennis Desilva's "Extra Tine" November Buck

John Morris and his 140" November 10pt

Bobby Bufford 145" November 9pt

Bart Leswick 140" November 9pt

 

Dwayne Martin's 146" October 10pt

130" 8pt

Rich Peace's 130" October 10pt

 

Ed Taylor's October 143" 15pt!!

Giant October Whitetail! 280lbs -157" Mature 9pt!!

Aug 30, (Monster 11pt)

 Aug 29, 2011 (Big 10)

Aug 29, 2011 (Shooter Next Year)

 Aug 28 2011 (two ten points)

 Aug 27th, 2011

Aug 18th, 2011 (Tall Tine 8)

Aug 18th, 2011 (Part 2-Monster 16pt)

Aug 18th, 2011, (Part 3, Bucks in the field)

Aug 16th, 2011 (9 pt)

Heartland Hunt, Successful Hunters, and Scouting Footage