Sitka Whitetail Hunt Week For the third year in a row, Sitka pro-staff member Jeff Sposito will be joining the Heartland Lodge Crew for a trophy whitetail hunt October 11th-15th. Last year was an incredible week for Jeff and all the hunters who hunted during the Stika week. Jeff t... Read the full story

Hunt with Cheyenne Bardwell From The Hit Show Ax Men Join Cheyenne Bardwell - Ax Men this fall for a whitetail hunt! Cheyenne will be hunting with us December 7-12! There is a hunt and price for everyone so call us and reserve your spot: Archery/Muzzleloader Combo (Dec 7-12) $3150 Muzzleloader Only (Dec... Read the full story

Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night All I can say is WOW!!! My mom and I spent a very enjoyable afternoon together last Friday – first by having lunch at Magpie’s, one of my favorite little restaurants in St. Charles, MO. We then headed down to the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis t... Read the full story

Feeling Nostalgic? Check Out The Clark 54 Drive-In Theatre! This past Friday night, Dan and I enjoyed something that neither of us had done since we were teenagers – we went to a drive-in movie! Now I know what most of you are thinking. “Where is there a drive-in movie around here?” or “I didn’t know there were... Read the full story

Harpole’s Heartland Lodge New Intern Hello my name is Aaron Pohl, I’m the new Intern at Harpole’s Heartland Lodge. I grew up in a small town in Michigan called Napoleon. Growing up I would spend my summers on the lake, every day and all day as my family were avid water skiers. If I wasn’t on... Read the full story

Romantic Carriage Rides All guests who are staying with us July 7th and 20th will enjoy a romantic carriage ride! There will be no extra charge for the carriage ride. This is something new we are trying so please click “like” if you think this is a good idea or give me your thou... Read the full story

Time to Apply for your Illinois Gun and Archery Permit For all hunters hunting in the state of Illinois it’s time to get your archery and gun tags. The tag application deadline for both archery and gun is June 30th. To apply for your tag you can go to the Illinois DNR website located at http://www.dnr.illino... Read the full story

$100 Gift Certificates Give-Away Incredible! We passed 11,000 and 12,000 ‘Likes’ this week! Almost 13,000! You keep 'Liking' these posts to enter and sharing with your friends and we will keep giving $100 gift certificates for each 1,000 reached! Next week is going to be BIG for our deer... Read the full story

Trail Camera Season - Learn Tips for Better Success With turkey season over and deer hunting season still months away I begin to dust off my trail cameras. After clearing up my SD cards and loading up on fresh batteries I start to get anxious to put my cameras in the woods. However, I prefer to approach... Read the full story

Join Us on Facebook For Great Deals!!! As some of you know there have been some big things going on here at Heartland Lodge. We have been working on some major additions to the lodge including a new sidewalk between the lodges, and completely revamping the main road that goes through the lodg... Read the full story

Hit the ATV Riding Trails This Summer! “Some Like It Easy…Some Like It Rough” is the new motto for ATV riders at Harpole’s Heartland Lodge. Now I have to be honest – in all the years that Dan and I have been going to the lodge, we have never ridden ATV’s. We always go horseback riding but we... Read the full story

The 28 Gauge: Serious Gun or Toy? Let me say at the outset that for the most part I am no devotee of the 28 gauge. Most 28 gauge guns are far too light for serious shooting. The Benelli Legacy, for example, weighs a puny 4.9 pounds, and most other 28’s weigh about 5 ½ pounds. When you s... Read the full story

SHOTGUNS: MAKE MINE HEAVY Several years ago a U.S. maker of very fine bolt-action and single-shot rifles decided it wanted to get into the shotgun manufacturing business. The founder and president of the company was a devotee of light side-by-side game guns, with straight English... Read the full story

Brooke Miller Wins The National Championship!! We took the whole family to the indoor national championships sponsored by the NFAA on March 31st & April 1st. This tournament brings in the best shooters throughout the entire United States and beyond. Brooke shot in the female CUB freestyle divisio... Read the full story