Guest Brice Hartner and a 173” early season fair chase giant arrowed at 21 yards
Western Kentucky Whitetail Deer Hunting Pro Tad Ladd and his team welcome you to beautiful western Kentucky, a place we call home. We were born and raised here and taught how to hunt in the hills and hollers of this Kentucky Whitetail Deer Hunting paradise. We are a full time, year round operation and work every day with one purpose in mind ; to maintain and enhance the habitat found on our properties, use high quality seed to produce highly nutritious plots, so our guests pursue highly developed, mature bucks. We are 100% fair chase, and our accommodations are first class.
If you must kill a deer to have a successful hunt, we are not the outfit you are looking for. We are trying to target mature bucks. It is your God given right to hunt as you wish, but our goal is to find like minded hunters who want to fair chase mature bucks.
Effective for 24’ season, We will assess a $1500 fee for any buck not measuring a minimum 140’ . We spare no expense in our management program, and this is an effort to protect our young bucks and their potential and hunt mature bucks, preferably 5 years and older. We are not looking for tag fillers, we are looking for guests who want to help us achieve our ultimate goal.
140” or greater - No fee
200 pounds but less than 140” - No fee
139” or less - $1500 fee
139” and under and 175 pound or under - $2500 fee
We credit guests harvesting a 150" - 169" buck, measured by our guides, $150 toward the guest next hunt with us.
We credit guests harvesting a 170" plus buck, measured by our guides, $250 toward the guest next hunt with us.
Guides charge a $50 cut up fee to prepare your meat for travel, and Guides charge a $100 cape fee for mounting.
We have a very skilled local taxidermist for our guests should they so choose.
*All hunts include lodging, meals, stands, and transportation to and from field.
Guest Mitch LaVelle and a fair chase giant
50% Deposit Due on Reservation - 50% Balance Due July 31, 2025
Guests with Three consecutive years or more receive $250 repeat discount
Non hunting Guest fee - $500
3.75% Transaction fee for Card transactions
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Tad Ladd West Kentucky Whitetails
480 Otter Pond Road
Princeton, KY 42445
Guest John Mabry and a thick fair chase early season giant
Here is your checklist for a hunt with Tad Ladd
- A Great Attitude
- Rubber Boots - Scent Control is paramount
- No Scent Shampoo and Soap
- Green Light - No white lights allowed
- Safety Harness - We have a HSS line on every tree and you cannot hunt without it
- Personal favorite snacks - We simply can't guess what everyone enjoys and purchase the correct items
- Cooler to transport your meat home
- A Full season NR hunting license and Ky state deer permit - One buck and three doe permitted
- A Great Attitude
25' Spring Turkey
Arrive Friday April 12
Hunt Saturday through Monday
Depart Tuesday April 16
$1750 / Two bird limit
Hunts are semi-guided, meaning guides take hunters to area of designated hunt, and hunter calls and hunts on his own. Map and detailed briefing of hunt area are discussed in detail and hunter shall hunt in his designated area only.
Guest Brandon Adams and a mid September fair chase giant arrowed at 19 yards
Velvet Bow Opener
Arrive Friday Sep 5, 2025
Hunt: September 6th - 10th
5-Day Hunt - Afternoon Hunt Only
Rate: $4750
Our guests arrive early Friday Sep 5 for our season kick off celebration. Guests bring various foods from their part of the country, and we have a reunion and time of fellowship seeing old friends as we prepare to kick off the season.
We hunt evenings only unless there is a significant cool front, due to the summer pattern of the bucks. We shoot doves on our prepared dove fields in the mornings so early season hunters need to bring their shotguns. We have had some incredible dove shoots the last few years.
Early Season Bow
Arrive Friday September 12th, 2025
Hunt: September 13 - 17
5-Day Hunt - Afternoon Only
Rate: $4500
Early Season Bow
Arrive Wednesday Oct 1, 2025
Hunt: October 1 - 5
Guests arrive midday and go to stand after in brief then hunt through Sunday
Rate: $3750
Guest Renny Ryder and a 172" archery hammer
October Early Muzzy
Arrive Friday Oct 17, 2024
Hunt: October 18 - 19
2-Day Hunt
Rate: $2250
The Kentucky early muzzleloader hunt is a two-day season.
October Archery Hunt'
Arrive Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Hunt: Oct 22 - 26
Guests arrive midday Wednesday October 22, hunt that evening after In brief, then through Sunday
Rate: $4250
Hunters can use bow or crossbow,
Guest Jason Roberson and a fair chase giant
November Rut Bow
Arrive Friday October 31, 2025
Hunt: November Saturday 1- Wednesday 5
5-Day Hunt
Rate: $4750
November Rifle I
Arrive Friday November 7, 2025
Hunt: November Saturday 8 - Tuesday 11
4-Day Hunt
Rate: $4750
November Rifle II
Arrive Thursday November 13, 2025
Hunt: November Friday 14 - Monday 17
4-Day Hunt
Rate: $4500
November Rifle III
Arrive Wednesday November 19, 2025
Hunt: November Thursday 20 - Sunday 23
4 - Day Hunt
Rate: $4500
Hunters are responsible for purchasing their own Kentucky license and applicable tag which can be bought over the counter or from the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources link below. Out of state hunters must purchase a full season Non Resident license and Deer Permit.
Guest Graham Helwig and a fair chase beauty
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