I have hunted Cherokee run twice. the property is beautiful and yes there are hogs, deer and turkey out there. the Sandhill area of SC is loaded with Hogs. The issue is not with the lodge, the land, or the guides. the only issue I had was with the other hunters there at the same time. hunting hogs requires scent control, noise control and patience. you cannot expect to crawl in a stand stinking of cigarettes and beer and expect to see hogs. Bring the right equipment, expect to sit in a stand overnight in the swamp, control your scent and you odds will increase exponentially. also, both time I saw their efforts to bait the areas. sometimes with feeders, other times manually spreading bait. read more

Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge - Wildlife Hunting Ranges Near Me - Chesterfield, South Carolina

Ignore the butt hurt, entitled, so called "hunters" leaving poor reviews because there weren't caged animals for them to kill. Boo hoo hoo it was cold when you went hunting. There's no maid so if you make a mess, there's going to be a mess. Tom and his crew at Cherokee are absolutely TOP NOTCH. They work hard to provide fair chase, wild animal hunts to their clients. The lodge is a comfortable, clean bunkhouse with all the amenities you need to enjoy your time in camp. Donovan put my Son on his first deer and Tom does his best to keep you motivated through tough hunts. REAL hunters know that it's not always about the kill. It's about the fellowship with new friends, a good meal, and enjoying time in Gods creation. We have been to Cherokee multiple times and plan to return next season for several hunts. ( 12 1/2 stars) read more

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I hunted there, was not too hot, not uncomfortable, not a bad lodge BUT no corn in the feeders, green lights did not work, feeder batteries dead, NO HOGs or Hog signs with all the hoopla that they were just not moving. Call me dumb but I am no fool! There are no hogs at this place, no food at this place, and they take your money and run. NEVER hunt here. read more

Been hunting with Tom at The Run with friends and family since 2019 so this sept will be our 4th year but my 5th visit from Rhode Island and every year I have always been put on the game animals! The lodge has always been clean and well kept. I can't speak for others but we clean up after ourselves. But you don't need to take my word for it just look on thier Facebook page and see the results! I do expect to see nothing eventually because it's called Hunting not killing! read more

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5 years under our belt, and many more to go. Tom and guides are hands down a blast. Highly recommend for a great time. read more

Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge - The fun bunch at Cherokee run hunting lodge. 5 years going and many more to go! - Wildlife Hunting Ranges Near Me - Chesterfield, South Carolina

My dad and son had a bad experience with this hunt club, they show favoritism to their repeat hunters and put the rest in bad deer stands. The stands are not nice, the staff is rude! Not many deers on the property like they claim. I am right along with the other bad reviews of this hunt club, take your money to a different hunt club! I advise to read the reviews! read more

Cherokee Run is the worst hunting experience that myself, and 9 other hunters in camp had. Three days and eight hour night sits, not a single hog was harvested or even seen (That's 240 total man hours in the woods total). What is called the "lodge" is tight quarters and not near enough room for more than six people, while having some mold and water damage. Don't expect to know where you'll be sitting or what time you're leaving either. Please don't waste your time and money at this establishment. read more

Worst place ever! Waste of money. Tree stands are horrible , guides are unprofessional and beer bottles every were. Don't waste your money and time these people are scammers!!!!! read more

I just finished a two day hog hunt with, Tom Naumann's Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge. Although I did not make meat on this trip, it was not because Tom did not put me on pigs!!!. I thoroughly enjoyed my hunting trip with Cherokee run. The lodge is extremely comfortable. Tom makes you feel like you're at home and part of the family from the moment you arrive. All the folks I hunted with were great people and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting new fellow hunters.. I cannot say enough good things about Tom and his operation. He thoroughly knows hunting, is very, very professional and does his absolute level best to put everybody in a stand that will be productive. The stands are well built and equipped and perfectly located. Hunting is hunting it's not killing. If you want killing, go to a stockyard, if you want to go hunting, go to Cherokee Run Hunting Lodge and you will have a damn good time, make new friends and have experiences that will last forever. I will absolutely book another trip with Tom soon. read more

I'm not usually one to complain, or even take the time to write a review, but I feel like it's part of my duty in this case to inform future hunters of what they can expect at Cherokee Run. If you expect lots of opportunity and success, don't come to Cherokee Run. I'll start off by saying that Tom is a very nice guy. He was super pleasant to talk to and made us feel very comfortable in conversation. I don't have a bad thing to say about Tom in general, other than we felt very mislead as to what the hunting conditions were and expectations for opportunities. Now everyone has their own idea of what a good hunting experience is, and perhaps myself my dad and my brother in law have been spoiled as far as our success over the years, however, this is the first time we've ever paid to hunt at a private lodge, and therefore, our expectations were a bit higher, seeing as we were paying for private access to ensure increased opportunities. In all honesty, it was the worst turkey hunting I've ever experienced. The properties he had us on were not good turkey hunting properties to say the least. The website, and Tom explained that we would have access to 3500 acres of private lands on up to 16 different properties. That was not the case. We were given access to only 4 or five properties that totaled maybe 600 acres, which 90% of the property was either clearcuts/cut overs, or young plantation stands that had very little draw for any wildlife, let alone turkeys. We were left to "hunt" the edge of his leases, hoping to pull a bird off of the National Wildlife Refuge or neighboring properties, that we could not hunt. The one location we were dropped off at in the afternoon was 100% clear cut with nothing around it to make me think a turkey was even in the area. No tracks, no fresh sign, and no turkeys. On top of that, the lodge was less than ideal. Was it horrible, no, but we were crammed in this little lodge with 6 hog hunters and another turkey hunter. The other turkey hunter in camp had to go through our room, through our bathroom, to this tiny space no bigger than a closet with a bunk bed stuffed in there. No windows or any other way out. Probably not even legal. Only one fridge for 9 people in the lodge, the bunk beds were the noisiest beds I've ever slept in, which kept everyone up anytime someone rolled over. On top of that, the hog hunters would come back at 2am from their hunt, waking everyone else up when they got back. Not a top notch outfit by any stretch of the imagination. In talking with one of the other hog hunters, he had been going to Cherokee Run for 8 years straight and had never had a chance to harvest a hog!! 8 years!! Why anyone would go back after that many unsuccessful hunts is a mystery to me. For those that have little expectations, or do not know what good hunting is, that might work. But for any you that would like to actually get on game and have success most of the time, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME! My wife and I owned and operated an outfit in Wyoming for 6 years and our experience with Cherokee Run made me feel so good about the service that we offered our clients, from the hunting success, to the hospitality and accommodations. If you're looking for good opportunity and success, don't go to Cherokee Run. I guarantee you can find a much better outfit for the same price, or maybe a bit more. Sorry Tom, you're a good guy to chat with but I would never pay money to hunt at your "lodge" again. read more

I don't even think he has any regards for his customers. I didn't see a wild boar the entire weekend. They don't even bait until the go out for the evening hunt. They have some keystone cop named John who likes to yell, holler and curse while we are supposed to be quiet while hunting. After making an ass of himself. John attempted to smooze and smooth things over in a attempt for a tip. Several hunters left that weekend really disappointed, because they also didn't see wild boar, or have an opportunity. The most important thing to me was opportunity. They're slick bs'ers. They will only put certain people in place for an opportunity. They are hustling people. Which of course means that people aren't going to return and bring them more money. Treat people decent and without drama and they will return. They will more than likely continue with the shenanigans until their pockets only hold lent. I traveled far and wanted a refreshing getaway. John ruined any chance of it. Face cop ! read more

Way over rated. Stay away. With great anticipation I was looking forward to my first hog hunt. At 69 years old I've been blessed to hunt across the United States and Africa. I have always felt that the hunting experience was more important than the actual harvesting of an animal. NOT THIS TIME!! Cherekee Run promotes themselves as a "World Class Hunt". Far from it!! I hunted for three days, at five different stands, over automatic bait feeders. The feeders were not filled, batteries dead, and the timers on the wrong settings. I was told that we would hunt deer in the morning and hogs in late afternoon into early evening but that all changed for some reason as most of our hunts were on deer stands morning and night. I never saw a hog (only 1 doe) the entire time, let alone the opportunity to harvest one. However the biggest frustration came when I was abandoned at the top of a 15 foot ladder stand, at 35° temperatures, for two hours in the dark. I was told by his assistant "not to walk out on my own because of too many blow downs, clearcuts", not to mention sitting on the edge of a swamp known for a hog bedding area. My light growing dim, my cell service at 1 bar, 2 hours later I made contact with the outfitter who came to pick me up. Surprisingly he just said to climb down and walk the 150-200yds towards the light of his truck, Seriously! I was told to stay put! Once making personal contact in the truck I was given a "I can see you're frustrated, sorry for the confusion ". Nothing else. The lodge itself consisted of a dirty kitchen, bedrooms, and bathroom. Due to extreme frustration, and still chilled from the night before, we forfeited our final morning hunt. While packing up that morning, we were never contacted again or offered an apology. So disappointed DEFINITELY NOT A WORLD CLASS HUNT. Not even close. read more

BUYER BEWARE! Don't waste your time or money. Just got back from a 3 day hunt with Tom at Cherokee Ranch. Promised us we would be the only hunters in camp, 7 more hunters showed up. Bunk house was filthy dirty throughout. Promised us fishing in his pond, pond almost dried up and scummy. They put us on stands ok, but the automatic feeders were either nonfunctional or empty. We saw NO hogs and only a couple of does. We were told to stay in our stands until picked up because there were predators in the area and they didn't want us to get lost. The last evening hunt we were on we were left in our stands for over 2 hours AFTER dark. The temperature dropped to 35 degrees. NO REAL APOLOGY offered by our guide and the owner, Tom, avoided talking to us and we did not see him again before we left(which was early because of our being abandoned for over 2 hours at night. Worst hunt we have ever been on in our 40 plus years of hunting read more

Did a two day hunt 4 of us and had a great time.We hunt & fish RI,MASS&ME and understand you don,t always get what you want.We enjoy the outdoors and what we learn from it .Staff was awesome and did put us in hog areas .Lodge was well kept and kitchen area was great to work in(yes we cook too).We harvested one hog our bad and some humor.Had read some negative reviews and carefully thought them over and decided to go .Very glad we did! Tom and Tony were really helpful and informative ,planning a return in 2020.Outdoor grilling and range were also enjoyed .This trip was in Aug-Sept and still is warmly thought of by all.The other hunters there were real people and a pleasure to meet and be around.Felt like home from the start.Good place to go ore than once!!! read more