Camelot Ridge Resort

Camelot Ridge Resort provides a great hunting trip for hunters and their families. They have comfortable well-appointed lodging, fantastic food, and an overall welcoming atmosphere. The deer in the preserve are spectacular and there are many ways to keep a family entertained and out in nature together.

I became aware of Doug McCombs Camelot Ridge Resort while watching a Ted Nugent hunting video on TV. Ted’s producer and sales manager for Camelot Ridge is none other than Dave Watson. I looked up the website and called Dave for more information. Following this Dave and I set up a vacation package for me, my wife Pauline and our daughter, Liz, her husband Matt and their twin 8 year old sons with Liz and I hunting. Dave was very accommodating.

The Non-hunting members of the party had wonderful accommodations in the lodge including two separate lounge areas, an audio/visual room, game rooms, etc., all adorned with Doug’s many trophies and various collections of boat motors, hunting bows, duck stamps, etc. Doug even took the twins fishing one afternoon. All of the staff did a superb and friendly job taking care of us and are committed to providing everything the guests wanted.

The hunt turned out to be rather difficult, as for some reason the deer were just not moving. Maybe because it had turned very cold? I’ve been on several “unsuccessful” hunts in the past and they are not very “restful”. In this case since Doug’s policy is no kill/no pay I found myself very relaxed as we went into the last day of hunting. After an unsuccessful hunt on the morning of the third and final day Doug decided to abandon the heated blinds and do spot and stalk. This proved successful and both my daughter and I got beautiful bucks that afternoon. The size and quality of the deer hunting is beyond imagination with excellent and very helpful guides, blinds, food plots, etc.

We highly recommend Camelot Ridge as an ideal family vacation spot which caters to a wide range of interests, albeit somewhat unique. A hunt like this is not inexpensive but when you consider you can drive to it from many locations in the East, saving significant airline cost and hassle. Plus in-field and butchering costs were included. Also, the ability to take the raw trophy and meat home avoided significant shipping cost.

Camelot Ridge was one for the books! Amazing accommodations, friendly staff, great guides and my deer will be talked about around the family for years to come!! I will never forget the hospitality and how amazing it was my to visit Camelot Ridge!!

Huge bucks, excellent food and accommodations and if you're lucky you might run into people like Ted Nugent, David Watson or Green Beret Greg Stube. Our whole week was jam packed with whitetails, clay pigeons, pheasants, fishing and we learned alot from Mr Stube etc. Average deer on state or public land is 1.5 years old average buck on this ranch is 3.5 and over so they're well taken care of and taste so much better than store bought beef!

Recently had the opportunity to spend a few days at Camelot Ridge. Doug and his staff are incredible. We had a great time and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to get a once in a lifetime hunt. The accommodations and food were exceptional.