ORIGINAL: Saskabush


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However, i have a hard time really falling for the sad story given that the majority of your complaints stem from things beyond the outfitters control (weather, borrowed rifle, deer movement).

Sask you make some good points ....the weather was out of his control ..the rifle situation was my own fault and he could not control deer movement however I do not recall blamming him for these problems .... I mentioned them only to share the conditions of the hunt ...

Your one legitimate complaint about lack of effort from the outfitter should have been evident before this most recent hunt, or is it that in the past you were willing to overlook his shortcomings as long as you went home with a big deer? Either way, given the amount of bellyaching you did about the price last time i'm suprised you went back.

As for my "one" legitimate complaint your right but that was the point of this story "lack of effort"and what we felt we paid for was the service and knowledge of our outfitter ...as for the past hunts those are history and were paid for in full and I see no barring orconnection to THIS hunt ...as to your remark about "all the bellyaching" about the price can you please refresh my memory where I did ALL that "bellyaching" I do not recall making any remarks about price that would be considered "bellyaching"

I know that when a hunt doesn't work out that it's normal to want to find a reason why. Isn't it a little strange that after two successful hunts you draw a blank and all of the sudden the outfitter is a bum. Btw, am I missing something or were you in the truck with him...smoking...drinking coffee... listening to the radio? I thought you were on stand the whole time. How can you be in two places at once? Are we just assuming that he wasn't scouting because he kept you on the same stand?

again Sask you refer to two hunts that are history and has no barring on what took place on this hunt ....however on my last hunt there I took my buck on a Wednesday and went out the rest of the week with the outftter and the other hunter in camp ...once we let him out we set in the truck all day thus why I have first hand knowledge of what he does during the day

Finally, I take it you retract the following statements:

" I would like to thank Don ****, my outfitter... for without their help I would never have found this buck of a lifetime. The valuable lesson I learned from Don about hunting trophy deer is that you have to be patient!" -Big Buck Magazine, Spring 2005.

You seemed pretty happy with his services as long as your mug shot was in a magazine.

AGAIN HISTORY ....PAID IN FULL

If you're ever looking for a reputable outfitter who will work his a** off for you i'd be happy to recommend one. He is top rate and often booked well in advance. Don't let one bad experience ruin you on hunting here but now at least you've experienced the downside of what hunting here can be. Good luck in Kentucky.

Just curious Sask what do YOU do for a living...I think I have an idea

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