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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: kap07 on April 19, 2014, 09:21:30 AM

Title: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: kap07 on April 19, 2014, 09:21:30 AM: Hello
Has anyone purchased one of bear paw outfitters DIY maps. im interested in the elk map.Are they worth the money? Hears a link http://trophymaps.com/ (http://trophymaps.com/)
Thanks
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: xXLojackXx on April 19, 2014, 02:37:13 PM: Won't catch me paying $300 for a map that 50 other people could have as well. Might be an expensive treasure hunt to a pumpkin patch.
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: jackelope on April 19, 2014, 04:05:31 PM: Quote from: xXLojackXx on April 19, 2014, 02:37:13 PM
Won't catch me paying $300 for a map that 50 other people could have as well. Might be an expensive treasure hunt to a pumpkin patch.

Check your facts. He doesn't give the same map to multiple people.
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: Jburke on April 19, 2014, 09:21:44 PM: Quote from: jackelope on April 19, 2014, 04:05:31 PM

Quote from: xXLojackXx on April 19, 2014, 02:37:13 PM
Won't catch me paying $300 for a map that 50 other people could have as well. Might be an expensive treasure hunt to a pumpkin patch.

Check your facts. He doesn't give the same map to multiple people.
:yeah:
I believe he only does them if someone orders them and I don't think he does more than a handful a year.
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: WaltAlpine on April 19, 2014, 09:36:05 PM: I know a guy who got a map last year. It was for a hunt for his kids. Two tags...Two deer I seem to remember how the story goes.
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: RadSav on April 19, 2014, 10:10:18 PM: Wife and I got the bear map a few years ago on her first spring bear hunt. We only stumbled across one other hunter and Bearpaw told us he was there. I've now seen over a dozen bear in areas he specifically marked.

If the elk map is for NE Washington that's not a particularly huge elk area so I assume you will find elk hunters if there are elk there. But, that's better than wasting your time in an area with no hunters and no elk either!
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: uplandhunter870 on April 19, 2014, 10:28:50 PM: i bought a couple of his DIY maps a few years back for the late whitetail up there and i was very impressed. due to unforeseen badly timed events i wasnt able to really hunt but a couple days. what i did see in the areas he highlighted on the maps he sent it would have been only a matter of time before i filled my tag but as i said i simply wasnt able to hunt the area properly.

I would buy his DIY maps again in a heart beat, well worth the money
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: sirmissalot on April 19, 2014, 10:37:01 PM: He helps me out last year with a map for my spring bear. Never saw another hunter... He pointed me in the right direction and I saw 3 bears in 3 days, killing one of them. All in the areas he highlighted on the map. Well worth it to me as it's about a 6 hour drive for me so scouting is tough and I was completely new to the area.
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: kap07 on April 20, 2014, 11:16:19 AM: Thanks for all the reply's, i'm probably going to purchase a map now :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: elkhunter1977 on April 20, 2014, 12:33:39 PM: I've bought 2 maps from Dale. The first one was for fall bear. No joking here a total of 1.5 hours later after leaving his place I had a great bear on the ground. The second was for deer and I saw deer everyday and if it wasn't for me not paying attention I would have had a dandy whitetail. His maps are the the real deal!
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: xXLojackXx on April 20, 2014, 01:15:11 PM: Quote from: jackelope on April 19, 2014, 04:05:31 PM

Quote from: xXLojackXx on April 19, 2014, 02:37:13 PM
Won't catch me paying $300 for a map that 50 other people could have as well. Might be an expensive treasure hunt to a pumpkin patch.

Check your facts. He doesn't give the same map to multiple people.

I suppose I stand corrected. I've looked into them before but was under the impression that they were duplicates of the same map. I agree if you don't have time to scout the areas and the maps help fill your tag, it's worth the $300
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: et1702 on April 29, 2014, 01:47:30 PM: Several years ago I bought one of his DIY maps for late season whitetail. Went to his house and talked w/Dale and he drew on a map for me. Great guy. Great map too. Although I didn't put an arrow in the big whitetail I was chasing, my buddy shot a very nice 145" whitetail.

Thanks again Dale!

ET
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: idahohuntr on April 29, 2014, 09:44:11 PM: bearpaw made me a custom map too. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: irishevox on April 29, 2014, 09:53:31 PM: I am surprised dale hasn't jumped on this yet
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: bearpaw on April 29, 2014, 10:14:28 PM: Quote from: irishevox on April 29, 2014, 09:53:31 PM
I am surprised dale hasn't jumped on this yet

I think the maps have helped a lot of hunters, I try to do the best I can with each one of them that I make. THANKS for all the kind comments from everyone, I'm very glad I was able to help you all.
Title: Re: Bear paw outfitters DIY maps
Post by: irishevox on April 30, 2014, 12:32:36 PM: There he is!!!!!!!! :D i have never once heard a negative thing about BearPaw as a whole and espically any of thier employees. :tup: I do eventually plan to use them