Troy

I run my camp the same way this guy does!! You will see when you get here next December.[8D]

early in

Thanks for the details. This guy's way of running his campis very interesting and if I were to drop thousands of dollars on a guided hunt, I would pick a stricter run camp then a sloppier run camp.

How many hunters were successful while you were there?? How many had shots but botched or decided to pass on a 130 or better last year while you were there?? Where majority of the hunters happy with him. How many were repeat customers ?? These are all things to look at from last year's hunt.

If you are seeing bucks at any given time... he has accomplished not pressuring them. That in itself says a lot about him. Granted the rut does play a part but how pressured the deer is very important when you can control the hunters verses what most of us see when it is a mad house of hunters running all over doing more damage then good. Lack of pressure is a very good thing.

He has to stick with a plan or he loses control. While you might like to hunt all day, some might want to hunt just a few hours for theAM andPM hunts. How do you keep everyone 100%happy without making a mess of things by letting them call all the shots and possiblyruining spots?? He has 6 more hunters coming the following week. He has to keep them happy too with unpressured deer so they have better odds atoppertunities too.

It sounds like everyone is treated the same by such strict rules. That too me is worth something too. You know what to expect from him since he lays it all out.

I would rather lose a few hours of hunting in his camp then gain a few hours in a sloppier run camp. Odds are more in your favor of seeing bucks and getting opertunities in his camp. If you could find another outfitter that runs a strict camp but allows all day sits... life would be great.

Tim