Split Rail Outdoors

David Ferguson with a 150" Class whitetail taken with Split Rail Outfitters.

Ben Eberhart and Steve Jones, SRO Pro-Staff, with a 160" Class Whitetail taken with Split Rail Outfitters.

William Phillips with a 14 Point, 160" Class Whitetail taken with Allen and the Split Rail Outfitters. 

Jimmy Eberhart and Steve Jones with a 15 Point, 160" Class Whitetail taken in November with the Split Rail Team. 

Things are popping at Split Rail Outdoors.

Our "Split Rail Outdoors" Television show is now available on Cable Channel 49 

 for most of middle Tennessee.

See our Television page for date and time.

We're also coming to the Pursuit Channel on DirecTV.

Now available to anyone in the world "Split Rail Outdoors"

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on 

MyOutdoorTV.com

The Next Generation.

Allen's Son, Nathan, and Grandson, Seth, with their Gobblers. Them Russell boys are tough on the turkeys.   

September 2007, Montana. Allen's Pope and Young, Pronghorn Antelope. 

88% success rate on this archery hunt in 2007. Tags are easy to draw, call us for 2008.    

Just out,"Bucks of the Sage and Sun" Nearly two hours of Mule Deer hunting action from the high plains of Eastern Montana. Join Allen and his clients on fourteen successful hunts for the gray ghosts of the plains. Order your copy from the Split Rail Store.  

This is our good friend, Hunter Ridenour, who lives just up the street from us, with his first Black Bear. This 250 pounder was taken in Wisconsin. Hunter also took his first gobbler and a whitetail this past season. This sixteen year old knows more about hunting and fishing than most of the pros that I know. Whoever named him sure got it right.   

Our advice is it isn't worth the trouble. All of our Mexican Outfitters offer the use of quality firearms on their hunts. If you want to bring your own it will entail some paper work (SEE BELOW) and it will cost you $500 per gun. Make sure all serial numbers match the actual guns that you bring across the border. Our outfitters will supply the paper work when you book your hunt.  

Obtaining Hunting License and Gun Permits

Option A: Use of our guns will allow you to fly into Texas and avoid the need to make application and pay the expenses associated with gun permits.

Option B: If you elect to bring your own guns you are required by law to have a gun permit, therefore you must follow the procedures set forth below:

1. Obtain a letter from you local police or sheriff's department, stating that you have no criminal record (police clearance letter).

2. When completing the Gun Permit Application, type or print. Make sure the serial numbers listed are correct.

3. Fill out the personal information questions, sign and date your contract. Each hunter must have his own contract with Outfitters.

4. Obtain proof of citizenship (valid passport or certified copy of your birth certificate or naturalization certificate)

5. Obtain 10 color passport size photos (1” x 1.5”).

6. Send the police clearance letter, gun permit application, all but one of the carbon copies of your contract, copies of your passport or birth certificate, 10 color passport photos (1" x 1.5") , and a check payable to the Outfitter for $500. 

7. Be sure and register your guns and other valuables with U.S. customs and bring the receipt with you. This is not mandatory for personal belongings, but is mandatory for guns unless you elect to take your chances and assume the risk. The guns are normally not inspected on the U.S. side, but it can happen if the inspector elects to check the serial numbers and look over your customs registration form.

8. Be sure and bring your passport, birth certificate and the customs gun/property registration form with you.

9. The deadline for our receipt of all of your documents are as follows:
October 30th for coues deer and February 1st for Goulds turkey.

Please note that the gun permit is issued and held by the military garrison at the port of entry. We will be checking your guns into Mexico on the first day of your hunt and back out on the last day of your scheduled hunt. We can not reschedule the dates of your permit so make sure you are able to stay for the duration of your hunt.