Whitetail Hunts

Heaven On Earth

Located just outside Cooperstown New York, which is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Glimmerglass Opera and the beautiful Otsego Lake, you will find our Heaven on Earth called BigTine Ranch. The ranch houses some of the largest and healthiest Whitetails in the Northeast. Our ridges, valleys, agricultural fields, food plots and hundreds of acres of Switchgrass fields make for a diverse property and unique hunting experience. BigTine was designed by an avid archery hunter to hunt trophy Whitetails and Turkeys with archery equipment with strategically placed blinds which overlook food plots and our perches, 20 plus feet in the air but our mission is evolving. Starting in 2024 we will be offering the opportunity to hunt with Rifle. We strive to provide a World Class Experience to hunt World Class Trophy Whitetails. There are no guarantees for success as we have some bucks that have eluded our hunters for multiple years.

Hunt Packages

Our Hunting Packages were created using a simple cost structure without hidden fees. We do not use the industry standard “fees by the inch” and allow the flexibility to upgrade your hunt package while on the hunt. Our limited numbers of hunters each year coupled with our large acreage allows us to keep a feeling of privacy and fair chase to our hunts. We hunt only mature Whitetails and focus on what the property has been designed for, hunting. Don’t be misled with the thoughts that harvesting a Whitetail here will be easy. Our property allows our Whitetail to behave as if they are in the wild. We do not hunt over feeders. There are limited number of hunts available.

All hunts include lodging, meals, guide and license/tag. $2500 deposit is due by June 1st. Deposits are nonrefundable. Shipping of the cape, antlers or meat are not included in the cost of the hunt. New York State sales tax is not included in the cost of the hunt and while staff gratuities are always welcome, and greatly appreciated, they are at your sole discretion.

Additional Days and/or Guest Fee: $200 per night

Want to be able to re-live your hunt experience? We offer hunt videos packages for an additional fee of $500.

Monster Hunt Package

Giant Mature Whitetails with drop tines, stickers, kickers and a serious attitude. These whitetails are the kings of the woods and make their mark leaving scrapes that amaze.

Package Details:

Non refundable Hunt Fee $2500
Archery or Rifle
License : Included
Right of First Refusal for the following year

*Harvest Fee $9000 only paid upon harvest/blood drawn

Fanatic Hunt Package

Our most popular hunt! Designed with the serious hunter in mind expect to hunt mornings, evening and all day should you choose. All hunts are upgradeable to a Monster Hunt on the spot. So, when you see that Monster Whitetail that you just can’t let walk away, your guide will immediately give you either the thumbs up or down, simply let it fly and pay the additional hunt fee.

Package details

Non Refundable Hunt fee $2500
Archery or Rifle
License included
Right of first refusal for the following year
Package upgradeable

Harvest Fee $6000 only paid upon harvest/blood drawn

Management Hunt Package

Don’t be fooled by the name, this isn’t a walk in the park. You will Hunt a serious Whitetail that we have determined needs to leave the herd to allow for our superior genetics to flourish. Expect to hunt mornings and evenings with a focus on evening hunting over food sources. This time of year, the Whitetails are bedded close to their food source and are slightly more predictable making evening hunts over food our preferred method. Food is what is first and foremost on the Whitetails’ mind during this time period.

Package details:

Non refundable Hunt Fee $2500
Archery or Rifle
License Included
Right of First Refusal for the following year
Package Upgradeable

Harvest Fee $2500 only paid upon harvest/blood drawn

Rifle Hunts

For our Rifle hunts we split the week into two sessions and run until around the end of December. You will hunt the afternoon of your arrival day and the morning of your departure day with two full days of hunting in between. There are a limited number of hunts available and are on a first reserved basis.

Archery Hunts

We will offer two weeks dedicated to Archery hunts only. While Archery season in NY starts on October 1^st, we typically start our hunting the last two weeks of the month. We have found that this offers our archery hunters the best opportunity to tag a mature Whitetail. Expect to hunt both morning and evening but all-day hunts are available should you choose.

Archery hunting is typically done from either high-quality hang on stands or ladder stands with an occasional ground blind when necessary. The wind drives our hunting location choice for the day. All our sets are inspected annually for safety and comfort so you can sit all day if you prefer.

Archery hunts are 5 days in length