ORIGINAL: beech18
I would say the hunter even during a earilySept hunt bringing a light sleeping bag going in by horseback isnt the best idea, weather in the mountains can change on a dime for one. Why not take a heavier bag? Even in a wall tent with a stove, nights can still get cold unless you plan to get out of your bagevery hour to stoke the fire. Which only means less sleep to keep the fire goingand more time cutting firewood during the dayso your able to keep a fire going all night. Onlytime I consider taking a light bag is in theevent I have topersonally carry it on my own back ona backpack hunt. Looking at the web site, I noticed theyadvertised if not taking a guide, would not have the option to riding out with horses to hunt.....Only 1 guy hiredthe guide so as I would readwho didnt hire on for a guidewould not get access to horses during the hunt, rather hunt on foot during the trip.
Well the original poster hasn't replied or clarified anything, at least the guide was on here explaining. Other than the tent issue, which the outfitter took responsibilty for, I don't see a lot wrong here. A lot of hunters complain about a lack of game b/c they simply are not accustomed to the effort required to get into elk. We hiked a back pack camp in over 5 miles on our backs this year, and several miles a day of hiking/calling to get into the elk, but we got in to em.
We stayed in light-weight one man tents, cooked our own meals on jet-boil stoves, and had to walk down hill to get water, and i loved it, so I guess to each their own. I think if the original poster is going to trash an outfitter, they could at least get on here and explain in more detail. I'm not a big fan of outfitters in general, but their reputation is critical and one should respect that it is somebodys business wether you like outfitters or not.