Thank you for your email, Those are inaccurate facts and a twist on what was said. I have no deposit and I don’t do unguided hunts just guided check out our website. You really should get all the facts before you start accusing anyone for something you know nothing about or are not involved in.
THANK YOU
Dick mccormick
DICK MCCORMICK
CENTRAL ILLINOIS OUTFITTERS
401 COLBROOK DR
SPRINGFIELD, IL 62702
877-246-2255
[email protected]
WWW.CIOHUNT.COM
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 9:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: a poor excuse for an outfitter........
In November of last year I contacted Dick McCormick of Central Illinois Outfitters regarding the possibility of a semi guided hunt for November of this year. After speaking with him on numerous occassions over the phone (long distance) we reached an agreement and a deposit for our hunt was sent. The five day hunt in Fulton County would involve me and my brother-in-law and would take place the second week of November on 400 acres of one of his properties. The cost would be $1500 each which included 5 days of semi guided hunting, a 6 night stay with three meals per day (licenses not included). The last time I spoke with Mr. McCormick was about three weeks ago and I was advised to send a deposit of 50% for each of us. I received a letter today from Mr. McCormick advising me that Central Illinois Outfitters would be unable to "accommodate" the two of us. Believing this must be a mistake because the hunt had been planned since November of last year I decided to contact him. Mr. McCormick then advised me that after thinking things over it would be unfair to everyone including himself to allow a hunt of "this caliber" for $1500 when he could easily get $3000. You've got to be kidding me, is this a joke? I could not believe what I was hearing. I've made numerous long distance phone calls, sent letters and took a weeks vacation after sending him a $1500 deposit for the both of us. His reply was that it probably wasn't too late to change my vacation with my employer since the trip was scheduled approx. 8 months from now. I was so shocked that an outfitter such as Central Illinois Outfitters would do such a thing that I couldn't even think fast enough to speak my mind. At the end of the conversation he told me perhaps he should have thought things through better. I guess I kept trying to reason with him by explaining everything we discussed along with all of my preparations. It was at this point he said if I was mad, so be it but the hunt wasn't going to happen for half the price of what he normally gets and the phone went dead. Unbelievable!
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I found this on a message board, and if its true, I hope you get taken to court..... I'll be sure and let all my friends who are planning their illinois trips know howyou do business.
** his reply is at the top.....my email is at the bottom..... he sounds like a real winner.
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