Guided Camp Drop Camp
  Hunt 1a Oct 1-15th (Choose your days; min. of 5 days) $275 per day $200 per day
  Hunt 1b Oct 18-23rd (6 hunting days) $1950 $1550
  Hunt 2 Oct 25-30th (6 hunting days) $2250 $1750
  Hunt 3 Nov 1-6th (6 hunting days) $2900 $1900
  Hunt 4 Nov 8-13th (6 hunting days) $3050 $2100
  Hunt 5 Nov 15-20th (6 hunting days-Archery) $3050 $2100
  Hunt 6 Nov 22-27th (6 hunting days-Archery) $2250 $1750
  Hunt 7 Nov 29-Dec 4th (6 hunting days-Archery) $1950 $1550
  Hunt 8 Dec 6-10th (5 days-1st Gun Season) $2800 $2000
  Hunt 9 Dec 13-17th (5 days-2nd Gun Season) $2100 $1500
  Hunt 10 Dec 27-Jan 8th (Choose your days-Archery; min. of 5 days) $275 per day $200 per day
  Hunt 11 Dec 27-Jan 8th (Choose your days-Muzzleloader; min. of 5 days) $425 per day $325 per day
Southern Iowa is well known to any serious Trophy Whitetail Hunter. This area is home the current World Record (Lovstuen Buck, 304 7/8). Performance Outdoors operates in famous zone 5. Tags are by applications and draw only and it usually takes 2 years to get the tag. Iowa works on a preference point system, which means the more points you have the better your chance of getting drawn. Because of this, we recommend purchasing a point the years you do not plan to hunt Iowa. (Not actually applying for tag) Each applicant can purchase one point per year. This sets you in line for the year you want to hunt. Once you have accumulated enough points to get the tag, we will get you applied and scheduled for the hunt. Applications are due in May. Per- formance Outdoors can take the headache out of applying, by booking your hunt in advance.
 blank
Many clients will book Iowa three years in advance and know that all is being taken care of by us. For the hunt, clients arrive in camp at 3pm the day before the hunt begins and hunt through the last day. Clients depart the next morning by 9am. Hunts are either guided (GUIDED CAMP) or semi-guided (DROP CAMP). RUT dates book very early, so we advise booking as soon as decisions have been made. Performance Outdoors will also try to accommodate for special scheduling circumstance when possible.
The Performance Outdoors “Guided Camp” hunt is what we have been known for since 1997. This hunt is guided with all meals and lodging included. The “Guided Camp” hunt is without question our most requested experience.



The “Drop Camp” hunt includes lodging but no meals and is un-guided on a day to day basis. However, Performance Outdoors has set up the “Drop Camp” farms with tree stands. These stands will not be able to be moved so clients in the Drop Camp should bring their own portables to move on observed buck movement. The farms on the ”Drop Camp” hunt are hunted every other week, thus the farms clients hunt were rested the prior week to their hunt.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE: 20% of total hunt cost as deposit to book hunt; 20% of total hunt cost due May 1st of hunting year; 50% of balance due by July 1st of hunting year; the entire balance of the hunt is due no later than September 1st of hunting year.

Iowa operates a preference point system, which means if you do not get drawn you gain a point. This puts you in front of any persons who drew the past season or do not have a preference point. In short, clients will be able to hunt Iowa every other year. In years you do not draw, clients may hunt any one of the great Performance Outdoors Illinois camps, which are less than 100 miles away.

Performance Outdoors is 100% prepared to take care of all licensing and tag details for you. If you do not get drawn, the refund will be returned to you (minus the Iowa processing fee $10). You will then have a preference point which will guarantee you and your group a tag the following year. Performance Outdoors will hold your deposit for the following year or apply it to Illinois. Holding your deposit will hold your hunt for the following year.

Groups wanting to hunt together can do so. You need to pick a group leader and every member will give the leaders "Iowa DNR number". In order for Performance Outdoors to proccess and book your Iowa hunt click the contract form below.