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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Joshramirez1995 on May 08, 2025, 01:08:06 PM

Title: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: Joshramirez1995 on May 08, 2025, 01:08:06 PM: Anyone know anything about these outfitters located on the peninsula? They only have a few pictures of success and I haven’t found any reviews. Does anyone have experiences good or bad and or harvest pictures to share
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on May 08, 2025, 01:59:16 PM: well they only cater to non residents so :dunno:
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: Sundance on May 08, 2025, 02:12:03 PM: Never heard of them, catering to non-residents, probably to not blow up their spots with people that can come back and hunt another time. No pricing listed that I saw, curious what they are charging for deer and elk.
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: bobcat on May 08, 2025, 08:41:22 PM: Looks like deer is $2,500, archery and muzzleloader elk is $5,000, and rifle elk is $4,000.

In the Frequently Asked Questions this sounds a little weird:

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WHAT IS YOUR SUCCESS RATE?
We guarantee you will have a chance to hunt your chosen species, but it's your decision to take the shot. We cannot hunt the animal for you.
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: Bob33 on May 08, 2025, 08:48:07 PM: Quote from: bobcat on May 08, 2025, 08:41:22 PM
Looks like deer is $2,500, archery and muzzleloader elk is $5,000, and rifle elk is $4,000.

In the Frequently Asked Questions this sounds a little weird:

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WHAT IS YOUR SUCCESS RATE?
We guarantee you will have a chance to hunt your chosen species, but it's your decision to take the shot. We cannot hunt the animal for you.
That is weird. The chance to hunt on a paid hunt should be 100 percent.
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: boneaddict on May 09, 2025, 08:07:56 AM: I wonder how many of these outfitters will fold now that they cant hunt over apples, on little two acre pieces in the middle of "town"
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: kodiak06 on May 09, 2025, 08:20:48 AM: They promote camping/rafting on their FB page. The only photo suggesting they are hunt guides is ONE photo with a loaded pack
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: Sundance on May 09, 2025, 08:21:19 AM: Quote from: bobcat on May 08, 2025, 08:41:22 PM
Looks like deer is $2,500, archery and muzzleloader elk is $5,000, and rifle elk is $4,000.

In the Frequently Asked Questions this sounds a little weird:

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WHAT IS YOUR SUCCESS RATE?
We guarantee you will have a chance to hunt your chosen species, but it's your decision to take the shot. We cannot hunt the animal for you.

Without hunting over bait I don't know how you could guarantee a shot opportunity. Hunting the OP is tough, especially if your client isn't in great shape. Also, not sure you can commercially guide operations on the timber companies up there unless you're leasing land. Good amounts of DNR but don't you need a license to run clients on USFS lands?
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: Sundance on May 09, 2025, 08:24:26 AM: Quote from: boneaddict on May 09, 2025, 08:07:56 AM
I wonder how many of these outfitters will fold now that they cant hunt over apples, on little two acre pieces in the middle of "town"

The ones that shouldn't be allowed to operate in the first place. Cough* cough* hillbilly.....
Title: Re: Maple creek outfitters
Post by: Mtnwalker on May 09, 2025, 09:18:21 AM: Their only success photos are of the owners with their own animals. I would need a lot of good references before I considered spending money on something like this, especially with the reputation a lot of these newer outfitters are getting.