Come hunt with the PRO's! Referred to as the “most premier
” whitetail hunting destination, we host elite, extremely serious and savvy hunters like you, on the hunt of a lifetime. And we have one of, if not “THE BEST” percentage of opportunity to harvest not only a mature (130 – 140+) but the largest buck most of our clients have ever seen!
While we are NOT the cheapest... dollar for dollar, we provide THE BEST percentage of shot opportunity to harvest a trophy mid-west giant whitetail! Our average shot opportunity of 77% inclusive of 130” and 140” minimum farms is unheard of and is what attracts and retains successful hunters, year after year!
moreCome inside and check out our mid-west giants. See the faces of our skilled hunters and the trophies they chose to harvest. Many of our clients have been with us since the inception of Central Illinois Outfitters and apply even stricter antler minimums to what they will shoot in an attempt to harvest any one of our abundant Boone & Crockett whitetails.
moreCIO on Addicted to the Outdoors with Jon and Gina BrunsonCentral Illinois Outfitters is now CIO OUTDOORS!
CIO OUTDOORS has been referred to as the “most premier” whitetail hunting destination in the world by folks like Bill Jordan, Stan Potts, Greg Miller as well as most of the major well known outdoor writers. “CIO... where the Pro's all go” is a phrase that has been quoted by hunting celebrities like Jon and Gina Brunson, Michael Waddell, Tom Miranda, Lee and Tiffany Lakosky and others who repeatedly choose CIO as their Outfitter of choice to harvest the buck of a lifetime. It's not just the celebrities who know it, it's every single hunter that has ever stepped foot on our trophy whitetail hunting properties in both Illinois and Kansas. Once with the CIO team, you will enjoy all the benefits of our hard work and trophy management for the past 6 years.
Read about Trevor Roe's Hun on the Montgomery Farm in the July issue of Whitetail TimesCIO previously managed the GRIGSBY farm which was our introduction into the Illinois trophy whitetail outfitters arena. We remain the “heavyweight champ” by continuing to utilize the same “tried and true” trophy whitetail management, food plot management, habitat management and honestly hunter management to attract and retain the best and the fewest that we can run, to keep the lights on so that we don't pressure ANY of our Mid-West Monster Bucks all year round. Our head guides live on our properties, plant and maintain our numerous food plots and leave standing crops in key ambush areas. Illinois trophy buck properties. We are a year-round operation and focus on growing We have the perfect mix of agriculture, food plots, water sources, timber, bedding areas (sanctuaries) and “oh yes” stands, located in pinch-points, bottle necks and travel corridors of our passing midwest giants!
We run the fewest hunters per acre of any other Illinois Trophy Whitetail Outfitters and focus on helping our hunters harvest the buck of a lifetime. CIO OUTDOORS without a doubt has the “best of the best” guides and staff as well as serious and experienced clientele which is why we attract and retain savvy trophy hunters year after year. Judging by the quality and quantity of our giant trophy whitetails, we have been called “the closest thing to high fence, WITHOUT the fence, and truly the Land of the GIANTS!”
Come see why once people come to CIO Outdoors, they continue to return, year after year!