wheatley the guide was a decent sort of fella and hunted his tail off for me no problems with him at all. But the outfitter whom I booked with on that hunt should've been up front with his clients telling us he had a TV crew coming in and the better ranches would be off limits until they were done filming giving us the option to cancel our hunts with refunds of the deposits...rather he just kept quite about it and hunted us on marginal ground so as not to loose the money from our hunts..he no doubt had donated the TV crews hunt in exchange for the advertisment he was getting from it.

Rather b hunting, this hunt was booked thru a hunting consultant Jim McCarthy of Harrisburg, Pa whom I had used in the past...the outfitter was a very successful Mom & Pop style whom had chosen to offer the TV deal to expand their business for the future. As with many outfitters in the west the best leased grounds go for the highest fees, to make the fees you need to sell higher end hunts, to book those hunts you need advertisment...no problem with that from me. But to not disclose to the booking agent nor the client that you've decided to begin dpoing so after you took their deposit is little short of dishonesty.
FTR I have booked hunts with outfitters I saw on TV shows knowing going in what the deal was and made certain of where and when I was going hunting and had great trips.