Another example of outfitters making hunting better.

I' ve booked two hunts in my life thus far. One was a elk trip into Sheridan, Wyoming hunting the Big Horn mountains. Now, a PA whitetail hunter didn' t know the first thing about hunting elk....what I learned on that hunt will forever be instilled in my mind and that allows me to return on a self guided elk hunt whenever I see fit. The lesson was worth what I paid for the hunt and I was fortunate enough to score on a bull elk. He graces the walls of my log home. I won' t trade that memory for nothing.....hiring a guide to take me into the mountains and make me hump mountains, chase bull elk, feed me and put me through marathon hiking didn' t make it any less of a hunt. It made it better.

The second hunt was a bear hunt into the wilderness of Quebec. Again, the guide had the leg work done and put me in the right spot. It was still up to me to get in there, get setup, and make the shot which I was fortunate enough to take a nice black bear. What I learned on my first bear hunt taught me enough to allow me to be able to do it myself.

Both these hunts made me a more self sufficient hunt if nothing more than the lessons themselves.

Now, I' ll go one futher...there are bad outfitters no doubt....but the good ones can make hunting better, make you a better hunter....but the bad ones are the ones that make the news.