ORIGINAL: BobCo19-65
I think that it may help some, but I don' t believe in it. If there was a place for the Outfitters to repond to posts, then I would say OK. You will always find someone who does not like an Outfitter, even the best ones. Not everyone that goes on a hunt will be 100% happy. And that 1% can ruin a good outfit on sites like this. JMHO.
I see what you' re saying Bob but I don' t really agree. To all of us that did not go on the hunt, the outfitter could just " cloud" the review if he got a bad one. Meaning all a crappy outfitter would have to do is say the hunter who gave him a bad review is an idiot and then we don' t know who to believe. I also disagree that one review could ruin an outfitter. If I checked out an outfitter and he had 1 bad one and 99 good ones I' d probably investigate the one bad one or just write it off.
I know there is no such thing as a business that can make everyone happy. Outfitting is a business and everyone is going to get a few bad reviews. I believe in the end its all about how the outfitter treats his clients. If he treats them all well then hes going to get mostly good reviews. The bad reviews can for the most part be written off. A bad outfitter will be exposed for what he is due to a lot of bad reviews.
I know you are a booking agent but sorry we need a place to sound off without the idiot who screwed us " clouding" our reviews.