Have you ever spent a lot of time looking for a good clean place to carry friends and family hunting only to be disappointed after you have gotten there? So have I!!! I started hunting in Illinois in 1996. While it became my first and last stop for big whitetails, I still could not find a lodge with the atmosphere I had been looking for. In 2000, God placed it on my heart to start Buck Creek Farms, a place where someone could come enjoy the best whitetail hunting found anywhere and enjoy Christian fellowship at the same time. What a great idea!!!

In 2004, I brought in Doug Payne, a life-long friend, to help fine tune and finish the plan God had placed on my heart years earlier. He too had hunted Illinois for years and looked for the same kind of place I had looked for. We both love the Lord and saw no reason why we had to stop worshiping Him while we hunted.

Today we own several farms and lease a few more in southern Pike County and northern Calhoun County. We have two comfortable lodges equipped with two of the best cooks around. How does great country cooking with plenty of meat, potatoes and homemade pies sound? I thought so, and don’t forget the deer. This area of Illinois is known for BIG BUCKS and lots of them.

We also encourage our hunters to join us in prayer and Bible study while you are at our lodges. Whether we are thanking God for a big buck that has been harvested or studying the Word on devotion night, we want to honor God in all that we do.

Does this sound like what you have been searching for? Come enjoy a week of great hunting and fellowship with the Buck Creek family. Sandy, Doug, Courtney, and I hope to see you soon, so you can become a part of our family.

David McKay