Offering world class and some of the best Buffalo County whitetail hunts and walleye fishing, Rutting Ridge Outfitters, LLC is located in the heart of Buffalo County, WI, along the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin. We are not your every day guide service. We are second and third Generation guides that have honed their skills by spending countless number of hours deer hunting and guiding on the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin. We are Mississippi River Walleye Guides and Buffalo County whitetail outfitters.
What’s unique about our Buffalo County Whitetail hunting is we take a very low number of hunters a year so that you can have a hunt of a lifetime. Being the heart of one of the best counties in the nation for Pope and Young Boone & Crockett record book entries, we want our guests to have a hunt of a lifetime. We are not offering just a 5 day sit where the land has been pounded by too many other hunters already. We average only 1-2 people for every 100 acres we lease for entire archery year so that the land will not get over pressured, and all those big Buffalo County whitetails will not go nocturnal with no chance of being harvested. We are averaging 95% Kill opportunity on bucks pope and young or better.
View our deer hunting page and check out our trophy gallery to view more of our monster Buffalo County deer. Antler restrictions apply on all whitetails; 130" on 8 pointers, and all other 140" minimum. Bucks shot under the minimum would be subjected to a $750 penalty.
All of our Buffalo County Archery and Rifle Deer Hunts are done under the rules of fair chase, as there are no high fences. Our "All-Inclusive" Whitetail Hunts were created for the sole purpose of providing the hunter with a high quality hunting experience. All of the Guides are hunters and know the habits and patterns of the deer and know what it takes to get you close enough for that shot of a lifetime.
Buffalo County is known as part of the Driftless area, with extremely varied topography consisting of high ridges, long narrow valleys, and areas of steeply sloping land in between. Bluffs rise above the river bottoms by 500 feet in some areas. Only a small corridor along the Mississippi River was ever glaciated, where terraces have been formed from glacial melt water deposits. The lack of glaciers in Buffalo County, Wisconsin has left an abundance of minerals in the farm land. In addition to the minerals, the topography has made it challenging for hunters for consistent wind, This is why Buffalo County has been famous for those rack growing monster trophy whitetails.
Typical day starts by waking up to that good old alarm clock annoying you like crazy and wondering why you have to get up so early. A quick scent free shower wakes you up and gets you motivated to get out to the deer stand, but first you can mow down a continental breakfast. Startled by the knock of the hunting guide on the door, you ready yourself for the deep woods of Buffalo County. The guide hands you your sack lunch for the day filled with Prime Rib and Lobster…Come on! You didn’t think that was going to really happen, did you? Actually, we provide some great sandwiches, snack, and drink.
The guide will take you to your stand or very close to it. Then you wait for that crunching of leaves coming to you, your heart starts pounding, your hands start trembling and find out it's only a squirrel finding its first nut of the day. Now that you're prepared and trying to calm down, you wait for that buck of a lifetime. If you don’t see or harvest one you would like to take, your guide picks you up at the end of your hunt. You then head back to a great meal provided by our head chef or we go out on the town for some great dining.
Our WI Archery season typically runs from the third weekend in September through the second weekend in November with the Rut starting around the end of October. Our Rifle season starts the weekend before Thanksgiving and normally is 9 days long. Our Muzzleloader season starts the day after Rifle season.
However, Rutting Ridge Outfitter hunts don't start til October 20 and end about the week before gun season. This lets the pressure on all the land to be kept very low. All hunts are all days sits. We want you to be in your stand when that buck of a lifetime is chasing that doe right by you, and you are able to harvest that dream buck. You will be shocked at the movement and kills that happen midday.
During the rifle season, typically the first two days is stand hunting only and then we start making pushes for you the next three days. Once the big bucks get pressured a little bit, they don't like to move as much. So we do some pushes and try and send one in your direction.
Hunting license is over-the-counter. You can purchase your license on the phone and on the internet: Wisconsin DNR. Check with the Wisconsin DNR for the latest season dates, fees and hunting rules. You may have your license mailed to you or to us. We will hold license for you until you arrive. First time hunters to Wisconsin is only $79 vs $160.
Our "All-Inclusive" and “The Bone Collector Hunt” Whitetail Hunts were created for the sole purpose of providing the hunter with a high quality hunting experience. All of the Guides are hunters and know the habits and patterns of the deer and know what it takes to get you close enough for that shot of a lifetime.
3 or 5 Days of hunting with either Muzzleloader, Rifle or Archery seasons. Hunt does not include meals and Lodging.
3 or 5 Days of hunting with either Muzzleloader, Rifle or Archery seasons. Guides take you to your stand for that chance of lifetime. Lodging and Meals provided. If you don’t harvest a whitetail come back or stay a couple extra days to continue your quest.
Deposits are non-refundable but can be transfered to the next year.
Hunt October/ November to you kill with direction of one our guides. Bone Collector hunts don't start until around OCT 24th and ends the week before rifle season. THAT COULD BE 24 DAYS PLUS OF HUNTING!!!! All stands placed and guide will advise you of your best stand for the day. Wisconsin laws apply. Limited to 1 buck with bow and 1 with gun. Lodging provided. Meals provided when other hunters are in camp and camp cook is on duty. HUNT ALMOST ALL SEASON AND CHEAPER THAN HAVING YOUR OWN LEASE IN BUFFALO COUNTY!
Rutting Ridge Outfitters, LLC also offers video recording of your hunt. Let us video your hunt and to capture your Trophy Buck of a lifetime. See our Video page of samples of hunts we have done. Filming rate is $250/per day.
The lodge is located along the banks of the Mississippi River, right in the heart of Buffalo County. Our 3-bedroom 9 bed lodge is rich in scenery, and recreational opportunities. Whether you enjoy shopping, boating, fishing, hunting, bird watching, hiking or biking, you're sure to find it here. It's a great place to relax and get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.
If you are into fishing, the Mississippi River is a great place to catch all kinds of fish from walleye, bass, northern pike, pan fish and the list goes on.
The Barn Lodge was built in 2015. The barn lodge has two bedrooms with up to 8 beds to accommodate large groups. With two bathrooms/showers and Mini-kitchen, you will find the same luxuries of home, but in a outdoor paradise. Check it out for your next visit to Buffalo County Wisconsin!
Check Out Time 10:00 a.m.
Check In Time 2:00 p.m.
Hillcrest Motel and Lodging is a smoke-free facility, there are no exceptions.
Hunting openers require a 3 night minimum stay for Deer and Duck season openers.
A valid credit card (Visa or MasterCard) is required at the time of reservation. You card will not be charged until your scheduled reservation. At that time you can charge the card on file, use a different card or pay by check or cash. If you fail to show for your reservation or any damage is done to the cabins or property the card on file will be charged accordingly.
Captain Jarrad Fluekiger, a third generation guide, is one of the most well known guides along the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin. Along with his guiding, he is a professional walleye fisherman that has fished at many professional levels, such as the FLW, Masters Walleye Circuit, and AIM.His biggest accomplishment is finishing 1st in the AIM Saginaw Bay, Michigan walleye tournament, 4th in the FLW Championship in Moline, IL. He has been ranked as high as 7th in the Nation. Captain Jarrad specializes in wing dam fishing, three-way trolling and suspended trolling.
When Captain Jarrad is not chasing those elusive whitetails (walleyes) of the Mississippi River he is chasing the whitetails of Buffalo County, WI as a well known Buffalo County Outfitter. Buffalo County is famous for being the #1 County in the U.S. for record book whitetails.
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