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How much for a drop camp?
trophyhunt:
Just talked to a guy last night about this in WY if I draw, he said the horse rental is about $700 for 14 days a head. Well worth it for packing out an elk or two. Not sure about local rentals, I like the llama rental Idea, who does that?
vandeman17:
--- Quote from: trophyhunt on March 01, 2022, 12:05:03 PM ---Just talked to a guy last night about this in WY if I draw, he said the horse rental is about $700 for 14 days a head. Well worth it for packing out an elk or two. Not sure about local rentals, I like the llama rental Idea, who does that?
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https://wildernessridgetrailllamas.com/
There are also a few I have been in contact with in NE Oregon
Jingles:
--- Quote from: 7mmfan on March 01, 2022, 11:51:09 AM ---We're just looking for transportation. Basically a drop camp, but minus the camp. We would get packed in with our backpacking gear, dropped off, and then picked back up a week later. If a horse or mule could be left for packing meat while we're in there that would be great, but not 100% necessary. I'm envisioning this as the horse version of being flown into the Church, purely transportation.
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First most Outfitters that will do drop camps will be very reluctant to leave any stock with the hunter without there being one of their wranglers as well, Can't say as I blame them and would do the same I mean leave one or 2 head of your stock with someone who might not know squat about packing a pack animal or even equine care? Nope not with what the outfitter has invested in his stock.unless client puts up a very healthy deposit, figure 4 or 5 digits left of the decimal point.
You'd probably get stock left if you were to make arrangements to rent the pack animal and hire one of the Outfitters wranglers, this would include providing a place to sleep and meals, and wranglers do get hungry unless you are serving stuff like quiesche(sp). When I was packing figure a minimum of 50.00 per day per head of stock and double that for the wrangler. FYI the wrangler did not get but a portion of what the client was charged.
Rob:
I used Chinook Pass Outfitters for exactly what you mention. They hauled me and my buddy and our gear in, dropped us for 7 days and then came back for us and hauled our gear and elk out.
I did this in 2014 for a Peaches Bull hunt and it was a grand for the two of us. Probably more now. worth every penny.
https://chinookpassoutfitters.com/
Paul was GREAT. highly recommend.
We did something similar for the Olympic National Park Goat hunt with Zach Ferrill of Buckhorn Outfitters - I think he is out of Winthrop.
https://www.facebook.com/BuckhornOutfitters/
Zach is outstanding - not sure what areas he services.
Photos from our Peaches hunt
Rob:
Photos from the ONP goat hunt. And you may think you are tough, but not as tough as chainsaw horse...
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