Ebay highest cost item WA hunt

[Craig]

Those are trail cam pics, not hunting pics. I have seen a ton of trail cam pictures from Washington and Oregon of trail cams set up over feed. It don't mean they hunt over bait. I have talked to guys that have been on two unsuccessful whitetail hunts and there was no baiting deer. He hunts part private land and part public land.

I have never met the guy before but I will be up there in April to see with my own eyes  instead of all the hearsay going on. If you kill a lot of big bucks you must be cheating right.

[popeshawnpaul]

While many people feed deer in the off season, I don't see any pictures of them hunting over bait.  These allegations can hurt a persons business when you jump to conclusions.  If he feeds the deer on his properties in the off season who cares?  I think the implication here by a few of you is that he puts out feed or salt licks and sits his clients on the bait...  I don't see any proof of that and without such proof you are really doing a disservice to this guy and his business.

Poke fun at him about his ad for hunting in the rut in mid October, but don't hit him for something illegal and something you have no proof of.  He has very good feedback and seems well respected by his clients.  Why does everyone have to be so negative?  It's kind of sad to see how some of you are so quick to knock a guy down that's just trying to make a living.  Without proof, these allegations are just wrong and possibly actionable.

Some of his turkey hunts look really enticing to me.  I like to turkey hunt but don't have the time like I did in college to get permission to hunt the private land that most of these turkeys are on.  $700 for a place to stay and food and the hunt looks like a good deal to me.  If a guy got it for less on ebay it would be an even better deal.  I probably won't end up doing it because of time constraints, but it looks like a fairly affordable hunt and a fun 3 day weekend.

shawn

[SHANE(WA)]

I have met the guy and know a good friend of his, my friend also use to hunt with him,not guided. I know how he hunts and what he does. No hear say here. And I could care less if he baits its not a knock on him, its totally legal here in WA, but some people have issues with hunting over bait and there ethics.

[Coasthunterjay]

well i dont understand why they couldnt be in rut that early......if any one has seen the pictures of my deer i shot this year that was on october 14th and he was obviously in rut......and the group of guys that i hunted with shot a total of 6 deer and in that group we had another deer that was in a good rut also.......i think it is all dependant on area and how the deer are raised......im seeing alot of times lately(in the last couple years) that in private hunting areas that deer that have been less agrivated or pressured have been ssort of changing there ways..........

also if a guy wants to expand his marketing to another avenue suck as ebay or even Craigslist then i think thats great.....hes getting people to see it....and obviously if he could tickle one person that talks about it or brings it up to all of us then now he has just increased his marketing area.....i think its cleaver and itd inexpensive..............

sounds like the guys doing something right......check out his website!

[bobcat]

I have no problem with him for baiting (if he is) because it is legal to do so. Also no problem with selling hunts on ebay. But when he says they are hunting mule deer in the rut, that is a lie, and I do have a problem with that.

[E-Town Hunter]

I don't see any proof of that and without such proof you are really doing a disservice to this guy and his business.

I was merely stating the obvious that his trail cam pics were filled with feed. Not that he uses it in his hunts but it sounds like the other guy is pretty confident he does. Doesn't matter to me.

[jackelope]

well i dont understand why they couldnt be in rut that early......

AJ...for whatever this is worth, i deer hunt virtually the same area of the state as you, close enough anyway...and on private land...and in our group we have killed probably 20 deer in the last 6 years or so, and none of them are what i would say in the rut. i grew up hunting deer in the rut, so i know what they look and act like, and  haven't seen a deer in the general season yet that i would say was rutting.
i don't mean to challenge anything anybody has said, but what i've seen is what i've seen.

[Colville]

I don't know the guy from Adam. Don't know where exactly, bait or no...

but one thing is plain as day. If you'll lie about hunting the heat of the rut in the Middle of Oct, you can't then say the guy won't lie about anything else.

There's no clean conscience way anyone can call mid Oct hunting the rut unless it's an absolute freak year. So, again, if a guy will lie about that to make a sale what am I left to assume about his outfit?

[bobcat]

I don't see any proof of that and without such proof you are really doing a disservice to this guy and his business.

I'm not sure if your post was directed at my comments, but...what is it that you don't see any proof of? Hunting over bait?  Or are you saying that this statement is true:

IT IS  OCTOBER 15TH-19TH. THIS IS A 5 DAY FULLY GUIDED 1 ON 1 HUNT DURING THE PEAK OF THE RUT.

Talk to any biologist...the peak of the rut is almost a full month later than that. So if that's not a lie I don't know what is. These guys may provide a good quality hunt, but if I was the guy paying $3550 (that's what the hunt went for) or $4500 (another hunt that sold 2 weeks ago) I wouldn't be happy when I found out I bid on a "Guided Trophy MULE DEER Hunt During the RUT," and come to find out the rut was a month away. If his hunts are successful due to hunting over bait, then that is what the ebay listing should say. After all, there is no law against baiting deer in this state.

Again, not sure your post was directed at me, but maybe you can clarify that.

[jackelope]

the rut is apparently running a month late this year.

you should have been here next month.

[bobcat]

Can you guys believe this:

Guided Trophy MULE DEER Hunt During the RUT
Washington State * Rifle Hunt* 1 on 1. 30'' + Item number: 150208224400 
 
     
Bidding has ended for this item

Winning bid: US $4,501.01   
 
Ended: Jan-27-08 18:00:00 PST

 

What moron would pay that amount of money to buy this hunt on ebay, when he could have gone to http://www.shermancreekoutfitters.com/ and got the SAME hunt for $3500?  Makes me wonder if the bidders on these hunts are for real. 

Even $3500 seems a little high for a hunt in Washington. If I was going to spend that kind of money I'd be going to Montana, Wyoming, Utah, etc. (just about anywhere but Wa) 
 
 
 

[ICEMAN]

Maybe they are bidding on their own hunt to run the price up, and make their business look legit? Then, they can say..."hey look, $3500 is a deal, we just sold a few on Ebay that went for $4500..."

[bobcat]

Maybe they are bidding on their own hunt to run the price up, and make their business look legit? Then, they can say..."hey look, $3500 is a deal, we just sold a few on Ebay that went for $4500..."

Iceman, exactly what I was thinking.

[tmbrline]

Maybe you guys should read bonnaddict's post on big buck down.  His bucks that he saw were rutting opening week of rifle season. I  personally beleive this rutting early in areas because in 06 I shot a 162 buck the second day of season in full rut with a 28" neck.  I guess bones and my experience must be a lie also?  My son and I hunted the kettle crest opening day this year had 5 big bucks pegged and they showed signs of rutting activity.

[Colville]

And that happens every year timber or that "happened" one year?

Big difference between noting sometimes rut activity comes early and saying that mid October is the peak of the rut.