Paul Willis_Trinity,NC takes Mature Gobbler
Paul Willis of Trinity, NC who is hunting with us through the weekend with a nice gobbler taken in the back of the Pasture field on 4_19_2012. Lots of turkeys around and several openings available in the next 2 weeks. Call or send us an email if you are interested in a Carolina turkey hunt. Email: info@spruillspasturehuntingclub.com or call 252-799-6070 for details.
Paul Willis_Trinity, NC_4_19_2012
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Spruill’s Pasture Monster Bruin Lives on in 2012
Greetings from www.spruillspasture.com. Just wanted to share a few of our latest trail cam pics with you. Many of you will be delighted to see that the 600+ pound black bear that eats our peanuts(that we keep out in the off season for the wild hogs) and deer stands made it through 2011 and is back with us again for 2012.
If you haven't booked a hunt for this fall, you should consider giving us a call and inquire about a hunt with us during the first week of bear season and get a shot at harvesting this giant. The opening week of bear season is November 12th - 17th, 2012 and as of today(3_23_2012) we have no one booked that week. The group we had a verbal commitment from returning from last year got a chance to go to Alaska that week and cancelled their hunt with us. Visit our website at www.spruillspasture.com or call Taylor or Ron at 252-799-6070 for details about a hunt at Spruill's Pasture Outfitters.
Spruill’s Pasture arrives at the Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Show 2012
Ron and I arrived in Oaks, PA yesterday and got our booth setup for our weekend visit to the Philadelphia Expo Center. Any of you in the Philly area should come by and see us over the weekend at the show. We will be in booth 607.
We will also be at the Suffern, NY show from March 1st-4th: http://www.sportshows.com/suffern/index.html
Ron in Philly Booth
Much Needed Deer Season Update 12_1_2011
Sorry not to have updated the blog since the opening week of muzzleloader season. Hopefully most of you know to go to our "Hunting Pictures" media gallery from our homepage (http://spruillspasturehuntingclub.com/photos_hunting.htm) or our FaceBook page(https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spruills-Pasture-Outfitters/110466525657105) to see the latest harvested animals pictures for the 2011 season. We have had a fairly successful rifle season thus far considering the unseasonably warm weather. Here are a few pictures for those of you that haven't been to the media gallery on the website. 
Gettysburg Woman Dominates Muzzleloader Season
Spruill's Pasture welcomed the Pyne party out of Gettysburg, PA for the first week of the 2011 muzzleloader season. We were able to get the skunk out of the bag on the first afternoon when Cheryl Pyne took a 9 point buck near the old pasture on Indian Woods Road.
Cheryl Pyne with 9 pointer
Don Pyne harvested a 231 lb. sow wild hog on Tuesday.
Don Pyne with 231 lb. sow
Wed. Don and his grandson Tyler brought back to camp 3 hogs and a doe. 
Greg Kugler also downed a 110 lb. boar hog on Wednesday afternoon.
All in all a great week for the Pyne party. Two shooter bucks were missed by Tyler and Greg, but I hope they enjoyed their overall experience nevertheless. Cheryl returned to Gettysburg with the bragging rights for the week. Congratulations on your nice buck Cheryl!
Slow Start/Good Finish to Final week of Bow Season 2011
Tom Crossgrove and his friend Tammee Jo Seeley as well as Tom's daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Joel Carpenter met up at Spruill's Pasture once again this year from Ithaca, NY and Fayetteville, NC. The week started out slowly due to MORE wet weather and warm days. Although the hunting was slow, everyone enjoyed the vast array flora and fauna that the Roquist Pocosin has to offer. All of the wet weather made for a banner year for the fungus among us and I think Tammy enjoyed taking pictures of mushrooms as much as she did the hunting.
The hunting picked up later in the week as Kim stuck a doe behind the school bus.
Kim and Capt. Ron looking tough after Kim sticks her first deer with a bow
Kim Carpenter butchers her doe
and Joel from the Batts#1 stand.
Joel Carpenter and his kill for the week.
This was a slight improvement from last year as they were able to take some meat home for the grill this time.
Brown/Bevington Crew opens Spruill’s Pasture 2011 season
While I would like to put a positive spin on the hunt my returning crew from western PA/eastern OH had last weekend(September 21st through23rd, 2011) the majority of these bow hunters came up empty handed. One of the young bucks, Doug Brown, stuck 2 does out of the Barb Wire dead end stand on Thursday afternoon and that was it. The corn piles we were putting out at the majority of our stands were being eaten by deer after dark. The deer just would not move during the daylight hours. I don't know if it was the enormous amounts of acorns that fell from the high winds during Hurricane Irene, the moon, the mosquitos, or we just weren't holding our mouths right, but this was a weekend hunt with a low body count.
On the positive side, Spruill's Pasture welcomed Bertie County local Stacey Harrell
Stacey Harrell and Ron White
to the fall lineup as cook,guide,story teller, and experienced outdoorsman. Stacey's grandfather was an original member of Colerain Gun Club(they started hunting the Spruill's Pasture property in the early '50's) and he put on a hell of a show in the kitchen after dark. Last week's menu included Barbeque chicken, Spaghetti,Bone-in Ribeyes/Hot wings. Quote of the weekend came from Sam Bevington after downing the last of his bottle of Wild Turkey whiskey: "At least we killed something this weekend!"
Signed Wild Turkey bottle by Brown/Bevington crew
At least these hunters know the difference between hunting and killing.
- Bevington/Brown crew from western PA and eastern OH
Doug Brown with 2 slickheads
Spruill’s Pasture Clubhouse and Camp Upgrade Photos
Check out the Slideshow of Pictures from the new upgrades to the camp and clubhouse here: https://picasaweb.google.com/102772152832695338044/2011CampUpgradePhotos?authkey=Gv1sRgCKDuu-W-ye_5XQ#slideshow/5653309076753719458
Pictures of remodeled camps and clubhouse coming soon
I had been waiting on doing an updated post when the remodeling of 2 camps and clubhouse were completed. However, as with all construction projects, they are never finished on time. I will take pictures of the remodeled camps and clubhouse as soon as the contractors are finished, I promise. Bow season starts in 3 weeks and I will get the pics posted by then. It looks really nice around the yard now and I can't wait for my hunters that are booked this fall to arrive so I can show it off to them in person. The Cox camp and Charlie Boy's camp have been re-wired, re-plumbed, cleaned and painted. They both have full bath's with hot water, 2 sets of bunk beds and Charlie Boy's has a full kitchen for hunting parties that want to cook for themselves. We have also added a washer,dryer, and ice machine. The bunk beds were moved out of the old clubhouse and the old bunk room has been turned into an entertainment room with a flat screen, theater chairs, and a bar. Again, I will post some pictures here of the improvements around camp in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned!
2010 Fall Season Summary and Winter Sportshow Information
20 antlered bucks, 7 button bucks , 19 does
Mark Gallacher and guide RC White with split G2 10 pointer 11_3_2010
Show(http://www.sportshows.com/philly/index.html) outside of Philly at the Oaks, PA from February 17th through 20th. Please come by and see us if you get the chance.