Post by span870 on Jul 30, 2011 5:39:57 GMT -5
Shame on you. Fool me twice shame one me.... I'm an idiot. All my life my dream hunt was a monster mule deer.
Year one.
Four years ago when dad was still alive I talked him into going on a mule deer hunt. Found an outfitters in Wyoming at the sports show that seemed reputable and away we go. Get out there for the hunt and problems all 5 days. Never saw the owner the whole time we were there. Ended up humping 60,000 acres all week. Seen alot of up and coming seer beings how it was the first year that he hunted this ranch and killed a 170 whitetail. Me and him made plans to go back and at least shoot an antelope. Course you know we never got to make that trip but I went out for memories.
Year 2
Booked a deer and antelope combo
5 day hunt. Booked one on one with owner as my guide. Got pared up with another hunter. Was only supposed to be two other guys in camp. Total of 9 guys in camp. Everyone had conflicts so had to move dates up I was told. Okay guy im pared with wants a horned antelope doe. Whatever. Two days into it he shoots a small buck. Okay call fish and game. Guide tells me WE can't hunt because i'm a witness and fish and game wants to talk to me as I was a witness. Fish and game will be right out. Day and a half later he shows up and says don't do it again and be more careful. Never says word one to me. Got an antelope the last day. It was all about memories so all in all I wasn't to mad.
Year three.
Booked antelope and mule deer
September rolls around still no tags sent to me. Call fish and game. Sorry sir nothing in your name showing up as being put in for tags. Called guide. Don't know what happened. I put in for you. Come on out I'll get you tags. Go out and only thing he had was a deer tag. Now mind you this was a landowner tag that cost him less than a tag from fish and game. Screwed around telling me oh we'll get antelope tag. Never received. Mind you this was also a one on one hunt and was pared with someone all week. He did give me an extra two days archery to make up for previous year. Guide was his 60 year old father in law that was asking me what we should do on a stalk because I had more experience. Finally shot a good muley last day. He did give me an extra day to hunt.
Fourth year.
Booked a velvet mule deer and antelope
Booked in advance sent deposit. Met him at sports show and wanted the rest. Had to pay for leases. Told him was going to send in later. All but begged for the rest. Payed full amount. Told him I wanted to put in for a trophy antelope area knowing wouldn't get drawn but have preference point for the next year. Taking girlfriend with me for an antelope. Still no tags. Called wyoming fish and game the other day. Sorry sir we have no results on you. You weren't put in for draw. I told girlfriend hey it's early enough he can still get me landowner tags. She says yeah but aren't the cheaper than draw. Yeah. So he is pocketing the difference. And you aren't getting preference point. Yeah well shut up ;D
These aren't cheap hunts either.
Now the only reason I keep going back is that this guy is probably on of the nicest guys you will ever meet and always tries to make up for what happened previous year. Also the size of the deer are out of this world. They shot a 214 whitetail last year and several muleys around 200.
I guess what I am trying to same is im an idiot.
Sorry to rant. Had to get it off my chest.
Year one.
Four years ago when dad was still alive I talked him into going on a mule deer hunt. Found an outfitters in Wyoming at the sports show that seemed reputable and away we go. Get out there for the hunt and problems all 5 days. Never saw the owner the whole time we were there. Ended up humping 60,000 acres all week. Seen alot of up and coming seer beings how it was the first year that he hunted this ranch and killed a 170 whitetail. Me and him made plans to go back and at least shoot an antelope. Course you know we never got to make that trip but I went out for memories.
Year 2
Booked a deer and antelope combo
5 day hunt. Booked one on one with owner as my guide. Got pared up with another hunter. Was only supposed to be two other guys in camp. Total of 9 guys in camp. Everyone had conflicts so had to move dates up I was told. Okay guy im pared with wants a horned antelope doe. Whatever. Two days into it he shoots a small buck. Okay call fish and game. Guide tells me WE can't hunt because i'm a witness and fish and game wants to talk to me as I was a witness. Fish and game will be right out. Day and a half later he shows up and says don't do it again and be more careful. Never says word one to me. Got an antelope the last day. It was all about memories so all in all I wasn't to mad.
Year three.
Booked antelope and mule deer
September rolls around still no tags sent to me. Call fish and game. Sorry sir nothing in your name showing up as being put in for tags. Called guide. Don't know what happened. I put in for you. Come on out I'll get you tags. Go out and only thing he had was a deer tag. Now mind you this was a landowner tag that cost him less than a tag from fish and game. Screwed around telling me oh we'll get antelope tag. Never received. Mind you this was also a one on one hunt and was pared with someone all week. He did give me an extra two days archery to make up for previous year. Guide was his 60 year old father in law that was asking me what we should do on a stalk because I had more experience. Finally shot a good muley last day. He did give me an extra day to hunt.
Fourth year.
Booked a velvet mule deer and antelope
Booked in advance sent deposit. Met him at sports show and wanted the rest. Had to pay for leases. Told him was going to send in later. All but begged for the rest. Payed full amount. Told him I wanted to put in for a trophy antelope area knowing wouldn't get drawn but have preference point for the next year. Taking girlfriend with me for an antelope. Still no tags. Called wyoming fish and game the other day. Sorry sir we have no results on you. You weren't put in for draw. I told girlfriend hey it's early enough he can still get me landowner tags. She says yeah but aren't the cheaper than draw. Yeah. So he is pocketing the difference. And you aren't getting preference point. Yeah well shut up ;D
These aren't cheap hunts either.
Now the only reason I keep going back is that this guy is probably on of the nicest guys you will ever meet and always tries to make up for what happened previous year. Also the size of the deer are out of this world. They shot a 214 whitetail last year and several muleys around 200.
I guess what I am trying to same is im an idiot.
Sorry to rant. Had to get it off my chest.