Just an hour north of Baton Rouge in the rolling hills of southwest Mississippi, there is a place like no other you've visited. Tatum Plantation has established a wonderful reputation as one of the premier hunting destinations in the South and if you love to hunt, look no further; you have come to the right place. We are also very proud of the manner in which our guests are taken care of while staying on the plantation. Our well appointed lodge and Southern hospitality, along with the camaraderie in great surroundings, will provide you a truly extraordinary experience. Also, Tatum Plantation is a great destination for a weekend getaway, small wedding, family reunion or executive meeting.



After purchasing our pine-covered property in 1991, we wanted to manage the wildlife and be able to hunt on our own land. Every year we culled out the inferior deer, always aiming for a 2-to-1 buck-to-doe ratio. We emphasized improving the browse, planting food plots, and providing supplemental feed. After years of culling, the deer were not getting much bigger. We realized the missing ingredient was the inability to prevent our

bucks from being killed by other hunters in the area. With 2,350 acres of pine plantation, mixed hardwood drains and creek bottoms, we made the decision to erect eleven miles of high fencing around the plantation. Obviously, we'd been managing the deer well; we just needed the fence. By protecting the deer, we had big bucks in two years and now, we can manage the deer to their greatest potential. Tatum Plantation has consistently produced huge whitetail bucks with only existing native genetics; no breeding or shooting pens, no trucked-in deer, no introduction of out-of-state deer.

Tatum Plantation is now booking turkey and whitetail hunts. If you are after a great management or trophy class buck, then call today and let our great staff plan a hunting experience just for you. We look forward to meeting you.
J. Alan and Renee B. Priest, Owners

$400 per day includes: meals , lodging, guiding, capeing and quartering of animals

$350 per person for 4 or more hunters

HUGE discounts on corporate events and or group rates

Wild Hog Hunts
A 50% deposit is required to book each hunt. $500 per day, includes all meals and lodging. Fee for additional non-hunter overnight guest(s) is $200 per guest each night. During your vacation with us, you may fish in any of our lakes at no additional fee.

All laws as required by the State of Mississippi will be adhered to. A brochure from MDWFP is available for your review at the lodge.

Whitetail Season Prices

Three Day Management Whitetail Hunts

$3,500 up to 120 inch gross Boone and Crockett

$150 per inch  above 120

Five Day Management Whitetail Hunts

$4,500 up to 130 inch gross Boone and Crockett

$150 per inch above 130


Three Day Trophy Whitetail Hunts

$8,000 up to 150 inch gross Boone and Crockett

$200 per inch above 150


Five Day Trophy Whitetail Hunts

$9,000 up to 150 inch Boone and Crockett

$200 per inch  above 150


New Policy: If you don't shoot during your hunt, the hunt is 50%; also, if your hunt date is changed within 30 days of your hunt, there is a $350 change fee.

Evening Doe Hunt

$250 includes evening meal and guide

Taxidermy delivery fee $50 per deer; delivery fee to processing center $25 If a guide's choice buck is seen during a management or trophy hunt, after the primary buck is harvested, the hunter may harvest this buck at no additional cost, limit one per hunter. Any additional guide choice buck is $1,000.00 for all hunts.

Boone and Crockett score is measured the day of the harvest by Tatum Plantation guides.
We want your visit with us to be one that you recall and tell others about as one of a great hunting experience and also one without confusion or accidents Hunter's orange is required for all hunting. All laws as required by the State of Mississippi will be adhered to. A brochure from MDWFP is available for your review at the lodge.



All hunts are one-on-one guided, by our experienced guides. Guides will accompany all hunters on their stands while hunting. The guides will determine the age of the deer and if this the deer fits your particular hunt. It will be the hunter's decision if he wants to harvest that particular animal. The guides will not give any recommendation regarding harvesting an animal, this is solely your decision. Guides are not allowed to guess at the scoring of an animal, and any such comments will not effect final scoring of harvested animals. Gross Boone and Crockett score measured by Tatum Plantation staff.

Any wounded deer are considered harvested and all fees apply, even if the deer is not recovered. However, our guides will continue searching for your animal long after you vacation with us.

All prices include meals, lodging, and guides. Our guides work hard to please you; tipping is greatly appreciated. The general rule of thumb is 10% plus. Our guides and hunters continue a 100% success rate over the last six years. A 50% deposit is required to book each hunt. Fee for additional non-hunter overnight guest(s) is $200 per guest each night. During your vacation with us, you may fish in any of our lakes at no additional fee.

Country Boy Outfitting
Mississippi offers some of the best hunting in the south—deer, turkey, quail, dove, and pheasant; exotics such as axis and sika deer, scimitar-horned oryx, blackbuck antelope & more. Come hunt these wildlife resources, with me, Slade Priest of Country Boy Outfitting.  I’ll offer you a unique hunting experience. Given the rural nature of southwest Mississippi , mild climate and the friendly nature of our people, it’s the ideal place to spend your next hunting vacation.

Accommodations

Don't Miss the Cheerful Accommodations at Tatum Plantation

The Lodge at Tatum Plantation was designed with your comfort and enjoyment in mind, and is truly the most unique lodge you’ll ever visit. Alan and Renee Priest, owners of Tatum, always dreamed of building a lodge, and after working closely with an architect to adapt the plans of the Coastal Living 2002 Cottage of the Year, she has designed a lodge that truly showcases the southern hospitality found at Tatum and makes guests there think of it as their “home-away-from home.”  Besides serving as general contractor, Renee worked closely with several talented carpenters and craftsmen, leaning heavily on her assistant Betty who designed and custom-made all the chandeliers in the lodge. Ask her about them as you tour the lodge—she can even design one just for you.

The sleeping accommodations at The Lodge are as creative as they are comfortable.  In the Buck Hollow suite you can choose between sleeping in a queen-sized “cowboy” poster bed, the “Deer Stand,” a loft which is designed for young hunters who have always dreamed of a bed that’s “above” and beyond their wildest imagination, or snooze in the “Bunkhouse,” a private niche with a cozy twin bed. There is also an old-timey wooden bathtub big enough for two people (shades of “Maverick!”) along with an enormous shower that boasts it’s own free-standing shaving sink. This suite adjoins the main lodge by way of an enclosed vestibule/library and has its own private sitting porch overlooking Honey Hole Lake and the lighted covered bridge. It’s a great place to enjoy an evening cup of coffee and even spot a deer or two, besides all those trophy bucks mounted on the wall of your bedroom!



Without sharing too much and spoiling all the surprises, the Gobbler’s Roost bedroom is all about turkeys, and our Quail Ridge suite features quail and pheasants galore as well as a queen-sized bunk bed! Attached to the lodge by a comfortable sitting porch complete with outside fireplace, you’ll find the Wood Duck Hole and John Wayne’s Place, where you’ll sleep soundly in a bedroom constructed of logs, complete with homemade chinking and birch bark. Cozy up to the fire on the porch, watch deer graze across the lake, and enjoy some of Renee's Double Coffee Tiramisu, Chocolate Chip Cookies or Bananas Foster for dessert..

At the heart of the newly completed lodge is the Great Room, the perfect place to reminisce about the day’s adventures in front of the huge fireplace. Rustic furnishings complement the antique woodwork and treasured deer mounts that adorn the walls. There’s even a flat-screen television to see what’s going on in the rest of the world, or to keep up with your favorite football team.

At the Guide Shaque (LSU Tiger terminology!) you can “rough” it with the guides, who are always ready for a competitive game of ping-pong. Your game will also be processed at the new Rack Shack facilities.

Southern hospitality reigns supreme at Tatum, and Robbie Lynn, Amanada and Renee are the perfect hostesses. You’ll meet them both upon your arrival and your mouth will water when you return from your hunt and smell the aromas coming from the kitchen as they prepare appetizers, meals, and desserts just for you. A mouth-watering Brunch is served after the morning hunt, complete with pancakes, biscuits, bacon, ham, eggs, grits, fruit and anything else that we can prepare for you. Be sure to eat some of Amanda's breakfast and hash brown casseroles and sample the appetizers after the hunt!



 When the summer fruit is ripe in the orchard, our other helpers, Molly and Miss Kathleen, make their homemade peach and pear preserves, along with their muscadine jellies. Homemade blueberry jam, cooked at the peak of the season, finds its way onto the lodge’s table right next to the biscuits, along with “made from scratch” pound cakes.

Our experienced guides and lodge staff will ensure that you have a once-in-a-lifetime experience during your stay at Tatum Plantation. We have blended tried and true Southern cuisine and hospitality with first class accommodations so that your vacation will be everything you expect—and so much more!