Jerry Stafford's Samson's Whitetail Mountain is located 2 1/2 hours southeast from St. Louis and 2 1/2 hours northwest of Nashville, TN in extreme southernmost Illinois. Positioned 30 minutes south of Marion, Illinois and 30 minutes north of Paducah, KY off of Interstate 24 in Vienna, IL. Exit I-24 at Vienna onto Highway 146 east for 2 miles to the Silverado Lodge at Samson's Whitetail Mountain. North side of highway, Palo Pinto Lane.