Sound to me that the outfitter screwed you out of 1000 bucks, but he'll say that you knew the possibility of not getting the tag when you gave him the money. You know I hunted alot of places all over the mid-west, been with many outfitters and they told me the same thing. You can get in Illinois the same type of caliber of deer you can get in Iowa. But you see less deer in Iowa. But in Illinois you see more. Bottom line is you can try to get your money back it many take years to do it. Your heart is probably set in Iowa, but do some thinking maybe this happened for a reason. Maybe you have a 190 class buck with you name on it in Illinois. If this guy is being a real jerk about it tell your friends the name of the outfitter so nobody else get burned, advertisment is their only ways of making money.