[quote]ORIGINAL: Mr. Longbeard
Welp after reading all the responces to this post I will not be going on this hunt
Mr. Longbeard I can see the way you are looking at it. Let's look at in another.
I want to hunt Mulies in CO. First I need to find a place to go and scout my area. I must get there(Plane,Train or Auto)$$ Of course I will need to take off work$$ Ok now I have found my place to hunt. You have now spent a bunch of $$ and you hunt hasn't even started.
Next I need to get back home and plan my hunt. Again I will have to make time from work.$$I will again have to travel$$ I now need to set up some sort of camp,Cooking Utensils,Coolers,Tent ,Sleeping Bag and a bunch more.$$ Doing this unassisted is going to take alot of time as well as more time off of work$$ and your relying on your experiance? in everything for this hunt. This and alot more will cost much more$$than it would if you hired an outfitter who has taken care of everything for you and given you one price along with his/her professional attention from A to Z.
If it were me I would think about what it would cost had I had to do it on my own. All I can come up with is alot more time and $$than an outfitter would cost.
A tip you betcha...If it was a good experiance...As my common sense say's these people did a whole bunch of work that I didn't have to do and saved me some$$$$