Welcome to Almost Heaven Outfitters web page.

 From quality deer management, also known as QDM, for your lands to the one-on-one how-to of bow hunting a trophy buck,

 Almost Heaven Outfitters helps you take the only shortcut that works.

      There is no substitute for, woodsmanship,knowledge, skill, and experience. I can help you shorten your learning curve. You may be over whelmed with information , new and old , but you will retain alot of it. You wont have to reinvent the wheel , nor do it the hard way to learn about trophy whitetails. I could save you alot of time and money also.  Check the testimonials here from people who have paticipated in lectures,one on one coaching and consulting experiences.

Whitetails have been my passion since I was very young. My first experience when I was about five, at twenty yards laying in the snow ,  in a  wild crabapple orchard on an overcast, six inch , blue-white- snow day with a bedded eight point buck breathing steam out of both nostrils.  His honey colored ,ivory tipped antler points flashing,and sparkling in the filtering sunlight and  the twinkling  fire in his dark brown eyes, awoke the passion in me to want to know everything about this magnificent creature and his habitat. I thank God for the wonderful life long journey I have had, and I would like to share with you, my spiritual connection, knowledge,experiences, and the granduer of his world through photographs , of this magnificent creature, the trophy, whitetail buck.

Almost Heaven Outfitters, LLC is owned by Dave Poerio, Jr. based in Frostburg, PA offering coaching and consulting if you wish wish to learn the how to of quality deer management and bow hunting trophy bucks.

When deer hunting season rolls around, Almost Heaven Outfitters has lease permits available, on  leased land in southern West Virginia's bowhunting only county, where you can take your new skills out in the woods and feel the spiritual connection, while hunting your own trophy buck. 

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1. Over 5,000 acres (approx. 8 sq. mi.) of land in southern West Virginia. We also secure new leases when desireable ground becomes available within our budget. 
2. Trophy bucks for bow hunting only,no hidden fees, nol trophy fee, and you determine what your trophy buck is. It can be a spike or a buck just bigger than anything you have taken before, you make that determination
3. No guns since 1979.strictly bows only Think about this... 
4. Not Guided  The ultimate do-it-yourself experience. You, the buck and the mountains. When you  pay first, and are put on the insurance, then you can go down before the season to scout, and get orientated to the lease. No one is allowed on the lease without paying first and having insurance. That is S.O.P. in this business world today.  You will recieve maps and phone numbers to get you started.  We will let you know the dates that we will be on the lease before season. It will be up to you, to be available to be there,  to  participate in orientation on the lease.
5. Food, gas, phone and room & board available in nearby community, approx 12 miles (15 minutes) away.
6. Normal vehicle access at two points.  Good roads, except during wet periods.
7. Quad access to most of the property. 
8. Returning guest will assist in your orientation, if you wish to ask questions.
9. 100% Free Ranging White Tails.
10. 100% Fair chase. No fences ever.
11. Over five square miles of territory.
12. South Western, West Virginia's, Four, Bow Hunting ONLY, Trophy White Tail counties. We are in Wyoming County.  No gun hunting of white tails since 1979.  A lot of mature bucks die of old age here. You can verify this with West Virginia's D.C.N.R.
13. Sunday hunting permitted since we are a lease; with in State Regulations.
14. Limited permits available.  This increases your chances of success with each repeated yearly participation.
15. All season ,Ten weeks, of uninterrupted bow hunting available to you at your discretion to hunt.  Starting mid October and ending Dec. 31 st., yearly. That is why you choose your own lodging dates.
16. Average opportunity for succes ratio usually well over fifty percent.
17. NO refunds NO refunds No refund
18. Fifty percent of the male whitetails in this area reach old age
19.  It is close to a 1.5 doe to buck ratio
20.   When the rut hits, it slams hard, very little trickle rut, due to a balanced deer herd.
21.  Bow hunting humans are the primary predator. There fore most males reach maturity
22.  Most male animals developed a pope and young rack in this area when they are three years old
23.  There has been no gun hunting in these counties since 1979.
24. Therefore the males are not thinned out.
25. All age structure of animals are present in the herd in a balanced number
26. By percentage there are a greater number of mature animals available to hunt than in any surrounding areas. This increases your odds of success
27. Due to the collective above factors, numerically, your chance for success goes up mathematically.
28. The country is extremely inaccessible, and rugged.  There is plenty of sanctuary for pursued animals, to hide and get old.  the cut overs are extremely thick and ouchy with briers. Very limited human access.
29. By and large you will be hunting a mature animal that is essentially undisturbed through out the season except by you.
30. Limited poaching ,due to rough terrain,and active law enforcement cooperation
31. By the controlled number of guest, there are a limited number of people on the lease at a given time.  Less pressure
32. There is little to no poaching during the rut due to our presence on the lease, and law enforcement involvement
33. Vast country. Over five square miles
34. You may choose the terrain and area that you like.
35. You may choose the mountain that you like
36. You may choose the tree that you like
37. You may move around if you like
38. You may choose the time that you like to hunt
39. Your may choose one or all ten weeks of season to hunt as you like
40. You may choose the motel that you like
41. You have access to the entire property
42. First come, first serve, yearly seniority system for choosing your area
43. You will not have another guest intrude on your area.  When the rules are followed this cannot physically occur.
44. The zones are designed large enough for you to be able to move around quite freely by yourself, so you can pursue a trophy buck
45. From the center of you area, the nearest zone line will be approximately one quarter of a mile away from you.  Most of the time
46. The area soil is rich and the plant growth is lush, especially the clover and briers. This is conducive to big bucks
47. There is a timber harvest management plan. They cut each year in a different area.  It is like a checkerboard through out the property.  We have successive growth stages from different years through out since before 2001.
48. They usually timber the mountains like an oreo cookie.  They leave big mature oaks and assorted timber on the tops, and the bottoms, along the streams the middle is timbered out.
49. Due to the success of the timber practice, we have a lot of edge environment
50. There is gas exploration on the grounds, with a lot of tanks.  These are utilized by the deer as mineral pits.  Salt brine, etc�
51. The miles of roads for timber, and gas, and  the pipelines, and power lines have all been hydro seeded with  an assortment of grasses and clovers
52. A lot of the bulldozed roads edges have been hand seeded with clovers. Some areas have little plots. All of these are inaccessible and hidden.  You would have to discover them though scouting, their locations are not given.  Each spring,new areas are seeded.
53. You have the opportunity to be on the lease during the bow buck season at any time. All you have to do is notify me of when, where, how long, where you are staying, where you plan to hunt, and when you plan to return. You can do this buy phone. You must call and tell me when you are safely home. If you violate this rule your guest permission will be revoked with no refund. This is for your safety and it is taken very seriously.
54. You have the opportunity to scout
55. You have gas and food within two mile of both our entrances.  In town some are available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week
56. There are a number of out side phones available throughout town
57. You have good road access onto the property
58. You have a good high water bridge at the west entrance over the trout stream. In case of flooding you may enter / exit on the north entrance
59. The property is enormous. 
60. You have a trout stream, a high wall and a guard rail with almost no where to park along the road on three sides of the property.  The fourth side requires you to travel a distance to reach it, and usually requires a truck or a quad. This provides a buffer for our ground.  You have to drive across the trout stream to gain access on the west. Again ,not a lot of unauthorized access.
61. You have a large number of quad trails. You cannot ride all of them in a days time. The place is vast and absorbs time to travel from one end to the other
62. Your quad trails are safe.  There are a few that are closed.  You will be informed of them on you topo map.
63. you have ample parking
64. You have ample space to turn a big rig.  They unload bulldozers and excavators on tractor trailers here all the time.
65. You have company vehicular traffic present on the main roads most of the time.  This may seem bad, but is actually a positive asset.  If you had an emergency you have someone to help.  It also inhibits criminal behavior.  They may be seen and reported. When you comprehend the primitiveness of the area you will understand. And it creates great, wide, miles of food plots.
66. No open fires. Absolutely none...
67. You have ten weeks to hunt.  Compare that to a five day canned hunt. 
68. You have a relative inexpensive fee, compared to a five day canned hunt. Less than half the cost. And you have all ten weeks.
69. You have the option of getting an orientation.  It will save you a lot of time money, energy, effort, and puts you ahead on the learning curve.Take this seriously and put forth the effort to be available.
70. You have the opportunity to hunt on Sunday within the legal game laws.
71. You have the opportunity to build on your knowledge of the lay of the land, deer patterns etc, from year to year.  This increase the likelihood of success
72. Coaching and instructions are available to you
73. You will find this experience spiritual, God created it, there fore it is good.
74. You will find this experience refreshing, with loads of peace, quiet, and tranquility. Very little back ground noise. Great to unwind. Use common sense however; stay away from roads, timbering and gas well machinery if this is what you are seeking.  You have enough property to avoid interference.
75. Except along the edges of our property, you cannot see far enough, to see off our lease. thinks about that...
76. Your ridges usually are mature oaks and hickory trees. Good mast crops. Your hollows usually have yellow poplar with hemlock sprinkled between.
77. The crick bottom are normally not timbered, and are thick
78. A lot of blackberry and green brier thickets mixed with decaying tree tops, fantastic buck habitat
79. There are a lot of mountain laurel and rhododendron patches throughout
80. Big hemlock thickets
81. Pure mountain water springs
82. Pure fresh mountain air
83. Unspoiled mountains
84. A lot of southern exposures
85. A lot of lee side wind terrain
86. Infrared aerial instruction available
87. A lot of streamside or scenic picnic spots to enjoy your lunch by.  Bring your chair and relax little
88. The country is rough, you may not see a lot of deer, but when you do, it�s usually a trophy.

This extreme bow hunting is not for the faint of heart.  These bucks live in some of the roughest, steepest, most rugged mountains God has created on the face of this earth.  The views from your stands are spectacular, breathtaking, wild, wonderful and heavenly.  On your journey you will learn new skills and make new friends while having the time of your life.

Read the testimonials and look at photos from our previous hunts to learn more about how David can help you become an expert bow hunter.

Contact Almost Heaven Outfitters, LLC today and ask how David can be your guide to quality deer management and bow hunting.

Address is

David Poerio

724 Frostburg Road

 Punxsutawney, PA 15767

814-938-9637