What would you do when an outfitter completely doesn't follow his word??UPDATE

[huntnfmly]

Money794
Good on you for sticking up for your boss.
 I'm sure there is more to the story.
To the op not cool calling out outfitter by name when a pm would have been better.

[huntnfmly]

Nope I just know him and there's always 2 sides to a story so have a good day everyone . I have better things to do than sit on my phone complaining on social media

even better sticking up for a friend

[millerwheeler]

Money794
Good on you for sticking up for your boss.
 I'm sure there is more to the story.
To the op not cool calling out outfitter by name when a pm would have been better.

Your probably right a pm may have been better but guess I feel I want a quick result not a long dragged out one  thanks for the advise

[PlateauNDN]

I wonder if he gives out promo stuff like game bags.

[PolarBear]

This is going to be a train wreck! 

[Naches Sportsman]

I stand by millerwheeler for coming out. Negative and posting reviews are both good.

[PlateauNDN]

I wonder what's worse, not returning calls and keeping trophies for years or not returning calls and getting left in the mts. 

[Timberstalker]

Here we go.

[huntnfmly]

Money794
Good on you for sticking up for your boss.
 I'm sure there is more to the story.
To the op not cool calling out outfitter by name when a pm would have been better.

Your probably right a pm may have been better but guess I feel I want a quick result not a long dragged out one  thanks for the advise

I completely understand what you are saying.
 When I feel I've been wronged I loose sleep thinking  the same thing about  they should get back to me right away but unfortunately sometimes that's impossible and all we can do is take a deep breath.
 I do hope you're able to get things straightened out soon though
 

[elkslare]

    First off millerwheeler, sorry to here about your bad experience with an outfitter. When reading about your experience with this outfitter I had to wonder if I was reading about the same outfitter I had hired this year for a wilderness elk hunt Drop Camp. But after reading it is a different outfitter.
 
   We had booked a drop camp as well. two days before we leave for our trip our outfitter calls and says he could not get his mules shoed so we had to pack our personal gear into camp. He also said that he would probably not be available for packing meat and for the pack out with our gear.  He also texs and said that I told you guys this would be the hardest thing you will ever do.  That we needed to man up and just do it.  We ended up packing all our gear in and out.  After the hunt when talking to him { took 2 weeks for contact, after he told he would call me later that day. 3 days after hunt, but never did}
I asked how he felt about his performance on the drop camp. he told me he felt fine about it. I told him different and wanted a refund for his lack of doing anything for us. He did set up a tent for us and that was pretty much it. Everything else that he said would be in camp was not there, and we had to pack for days, our gear in and out.  3 weeks worth as well. We lost a few days of our big bull hunt. anyways he just laughed at us and said we would not get a penny back. When I asked if he did this to all his drop camps?  He would not answer.  WOW   Really 

     Not trying to steal your thread. I do feel for you and these guys need to be exposed, for fellow hunters. especially if they are doing this deliberately, Like my outfitter did. I do think it is important to give them a chance to redeem themselves and there service. If these outfitters are doing guided and drop camps, they need to have back up plans for if they overbook or can not fulfill there end of there bargain. I feel if you are a guide you know people who could help you out in a pinch. If you dont?
   
    If I can be any help just pm me. Glad to help  Good Luck

    Also I want to say on some of these guides websites or face book sites ect., you cant leave any negative remarks. or if you do they can erase them on there site. So you don't know if there are people that have said unfavorable things only to get erased. Leaving the outfitters site with only good bubbly  things, and could make a outfitter look better then they are. Not everyone is on this hunting forum either. I am not saying this is the case here. but I have seen it.
    Lets face it. who wants to pay some one to do a job. that you end up doing yourself and still have to pay for it. 

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Wow.  Tagging for an outcome

[PlateauNDN]

Elkslare, who was your outfitter?

[millerwheeler]

    First off millerwheeler, sorry to here about your bad experience with an outfitter. When reading about your experience with this outfitter I had to wonder if I was reading about the same outfitter I had hired this year for a wilderness elk hunt Drop Camp. But after reading it is a different outfitter.
 
   We had booked a drop camp as well. two days before we leave for our trip our outfitter calls and says he could not get his mules shoed so we had to pack our personal gear into camp. He also said that he would probably not be available for packing meat and for the pack out with our gear.  He also texs and said that I told you guys this would be the hardest thing you will ever do.  That we needed to man up and just do it.  We ended up packing all our gear in and out.  After the hunt when talking to him { took 2 weeks for contact, after he told he would call me later that day. 3 days after hunt, but never did}
I asked how he felt about his performance on the drop camp. he told me he felt fine about it. I told him different and wanted a refund for his lack of doing anything for us. He did set up a tent for us and that was pretty much it. Everything else that he said would be in camp was not there, and we had to pack for days, our gear in and out.  3 weeks worth as well. We lost a few days of our big bull hunt. anyways he just laughed at us and said we would not get a penny back. When I asked if he did this to all his drop camps?  He would not answer.  WOW   Really 

     Not trying to steal your thread. I do feel for you and these guys need to be exposed, for fellow hunters. especially if they are doing this deliberately, Like my outfitter did. I do think it is important to give them a chance to redeem themselves and there service. If these outfitters are doing guided and drop camps, they need to have back up plans for if they overbook or can not fulfill there end of there bargain. I feel if you are a guide you know people who could help you out in a pinch. If you dont?
   
    If I can be any help just pm me. Glad to help  Good Luck

    Also I want to say on some of these guides websites or face book sites ect., you cant leave any negative remarks. or if you do they can erase them on there site. So you don't know if there are people that have said unfavorable things only to get erased. Leaving the outfitters site with only good bubbly  things, and could make a outfitter look better then they are. Not everyone is on this hunting forum either. I am not saying this is the case here. but I have seen it.
    Lets face it. who wants to pay some one to do a job. that you end up doing yourself and still have to pay for it. 

Well said man and I'm sorry to hear your misfortune I dont wish that upon nobody. Time off is precious and when you plan it out for a great adventure with friends and family it's the best . The worst part of the entire thing is my brother told me when we booked this may be his last year hunting elk I told him all the things outfitter said dad showed him pics outfitter sent to him to show him this will be a different type of elk hunt well then this happened and you can bet how he feels now just a real punch in the gut

[millerwheeler]

I wonder what's worse, not returning calls and keeping trophies for years or not returning calls and getting left in the mts. 

I don't know about him keeping trophies but packing ur crap out isn't ideal

[Taco280AI]

  was a reference to a certain taxidermist