OK, what makes us different from our competition?
First of all our lodging is second to none in North Carolina. Not an old converted farm house from the early 1900's or a trailer that is only used for housing hunters, but rather a custom Adirondack Sided lodge, stick built and completed in September of 2007. The grounds and facilities are meticulously maintained daily by the staff and the owner himself. The lodge is nothing short of beautiful. Clean, warm, and comfortable is the only way you will find your accommodations when staying with us. We offer flat screen TV's in almost every room, central air conditioning, a double sided fireplace, a jacuzzi air jet tub, and plush furnishings. All of your bed linens and bath towels are supplied for you as well as basic toiletries. You are the customer and your comfort and enjoyment is important to us!
What else sets us apart from our competition is our food. Let me tell you, our food choices have been praised since we started serving meals in 2007. Chef Anita and sister Sharon always prepare a southern style, home cooked dinner that will knock your socks off. A night's meal may included whole roasted chickens complete with scalloped potatoes, pole beans, and fresh baked bread. We top it off with a wine toast after a great day in the field, some coffee and two fresh baked sweet potato pies. You will never go to bed hungry because there is always enough for seconds or thirds! Our lunches include 3 to 4 different kinds of cold cuts with 2 to 3 different kinds of cheese. We usually have 3 to 4 different kinds of bread and a selection of condiments that will make you feel as if you were in the grocery store. We never buy or serve the cheep stuff and we get all of our cold items fresh every few days not weekly or bi-weekly. Soup is offered at lunch time with a usual selection of no less than 2 kinds and of coarse any beverage you would like is usually at hand. We finish lunch off with an offering of cake, pie, or pastry and of coarse coffee, tea, or hot chocolate is available. Breakfast is served continental style with as much fresh brewed coffee as you can stand. It only takes 3 minutes from start to finish in any of our Bun coffee makers to whip up a fresh pot. We offer 5 to 7 different kinds of cereal, no less than 2 fruit selections, English muffins, orange juice, cake or pie, and of coarse tea or hot chocolate. If your looking to be catered to look no further.
The third thing and maybe the most important thing that sets us apart in many hunters eyes is the quality of our deer heard.We have and do enforce a 6 point antler rule with no width restrictions. I can tell you that many of our competitors claim to have such a rule. However, most of them do not utilize or enforce it. This leaves you many times seeing nothing more than a few straggly spike horns and does. Now there are many who believe and I do agree that you can't eat the horns. With that said, I can tell you that there are plenty of mature does that can be harvested for the meat. I personally would rather eat a doe than a musty old buck any day. Our 6 point antler rule is working! I guarantee it. Every one of our paying customers (thats a 100%) has had the opportunity to harvest a mature white tail. I can tell you that I have a few 130 class deer on the trail cams and some even bigger. Now, some of our competitors make the claim that they are in the county with the highest deer concentration, Halifax. Well, I can tell you with confidence that the statistics that determine the counts that are entered into the hunting digest are calculated by the counties by the number of deer harvested season to season. Well, since Halifax county is the home of most of the outfitters in North Carolina it is easy to see why the count is so high year in and year out, especially when you have some of the outfitters hunting 250 to 300 people per year and killing 500 to 600 deer per year. It is my opinion that there are no more deer in Halifax County than any where else in this part of the state. Why would there be? There is no different habitat. There is no more cover. There is no more food source. There is no different food source. The only thing that is different is that there is a higher concentration of hunters and hunting pressure. This is a fact. So when the other guy tells you "we have more deer" just remember facts don't change. As far as I know I am the only outfitter located in beautiful Franklin county. Our deer herd is great and the time you'll have with us is even better.
Still not convinced? OK how about this, I am willing to prove to anyone, if you stay for a five day hunt, no less than $500.00 goes directly back to you personally! Our butcher service, the amount of corn used for legal baiting, the food, the transportation, your guide, and everything else that we do for you is top notch and professional. Each year I put out tens of thousands of pounds of corn for legal baiting. All stands are baited right up to the last customer and we start baiting 3 weeks before the season ever starts. I am certain NO one else does this. My mind set is that each client is important. The last client deserves the same quality and professional treatment as the first client! If you get into any of my stands and there is no corn I will pay you $200.00. See if my competition will take you up on that deal. I am willing to bet that even though my competition has more stands and may have more land, (for now) they have not come close to being able to claim they have put out the same amount of corn for legal baiting. Your enjoyment and satisfaction means everything to me so no cost is spared.
A hands on owner and a knowledgeable staff is just one more thing that sets us apart from the rest. I personally wake up every morning, get you up and guide clients myself. I am hands on in every aspect of my business, from setting up farms, cleaning the lodge, and guiding the clients. I do it all and am there for every bit of the hunting season. My staff is mature and knowledgeable. There are no 23 year old youngsters here doing the job a much more experienced person should be doing. Greg Schrider is a former elk and mule deer guide from Montana. Along with guiding for FGO,Brian Platt is also an NY, Adirondack guide and has some experience guiding out west. Both men who are currently employed by Fair Game Outfitters have a wealth of knowledge and experience and both men have proven to be an asset to the FGO team.
If I haven't convinced you by now I guess there is only one thing left to do. You must come down here and try us out for your self. We have many clients who have been to the other guy and now that they have been with us, they say they will never go back. Try us out and let me prove it to you.
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