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#1 ·
As the tail part of my honeymoon later this year we plan to do some hog hunting in Tennessee. I have hunted hogs all over a few countries and love spot and stalking them. I know this won't be the same as free range, huge expanses to hunt in but I want to get my new wife some experience stalking with a bow before we tackle some tougher stalks in Africa and out west. I looked at both Spartan hunting preserve and the Wilderness Hunting lodge but these two seem like small enclosures and walk right up to the hogs type places. I found Caryonah hunting lodge while looking and they claim to be one of the oldest in the nation, and more importantly it seems like a place where you could get a chance at some challenging stalks in larger areas without it feeling like you walked into a barn.

Anyone ever been to Caryonah and have any reviews of the place. Looking for a place a new bowhunter can stalk hogs, has a nice lodge with some pretty terrain to stalk in and is in central/eastern Tennessee?

I know there are several places all over the country but trying to combine this hunt with a honeymoon to Memphis and Nashville.
 
#4 ·
Went there with my dad in 2006. Both killed good hogs with a bow. Folks were nice and the food was good. Also went to Wilderness lodge in 2011. We both killed hogs there as well. Had a little better experience at Wilderness but had a better understanding of hunting these type places and saw a lot more hogs. Biggest boar I ever killed was at Caryonah, well over 300 lbs. Both are overpriced in my opinion, that is if you have the ability to travel south to TX, AL, GA, or FL. There are a lot better options down there and you can often kill multiple hogs for less. But if you live close to TN and you want a pretty much guaranteed opportunity for a shot in day light hours, either Caryonah or Wilderness are not bad options. My advice is not to get antsy and kill the first day if it is not the animal you want. Both outfits had guides that will work to get you an opportunity. Just realize, although large properties, they are high fence.
 
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