Olympic mountain outfitters

[duckmen1]

Was wondering if anybody has had any experience with this outfitter and how your experience was.

[snowpack]

Getting the popcorn out for this one...a big bowl. 

[Skyvalhunter]

Have you contacted them asking for references of successful and unsuccessful clients?

[kckrawler]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,61698.msg765578.html#msg765578

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=65528.0

Doesn't look good

[duckmen1]

This was just a couriosity question. Im not booking anytime soon for money reasons, but wish i could hire a good guide some day. I know a few and have talked to them on here and when the time comes they will get my buisiness.
As far as good guides go that doesnt mean barbourororororoorrrooror oh never mind. had to throw it out sorry

[elk247]

Be careful duckman. Read the threads posted above and draw your own conclusions. At the very least make sure he isn't overbooked and understaffed.

[duckmen1]

I wasnt meaning i was going to book with them. I just never heard anything about them and was courious whats up with them. I have three guide services that i think are good and yes they do talk about them good on hear quite a bit so depending on the hunt depends on which one i choose. I wont book a western washington guide. More often then not its a scam.
Thanks for the heads up though. My question was answered and just as i thought.

[elk247]

Oh i see, hope you get drawn. 

[mobius_ember@yahoo.com]

I went with Olympic Mountain Outfitters for a guided hunt this 2024 Elk season. It is run by Mike Vaughn, originally out of Elm, currently out of Kansas. He comes in to town for the hunting Seasons. He runs his hunts out of a local Centralia Motel(King Oscar), he provides a room, simple meals(breakfast sandwich), packed lunch, and prepares dinner each day out of a large hotel room. Simple accommodations…He has access to 100 acre lot in the Chehalis River Valley (46.49094, -123.11318), the lot has tree stands, blinds,…mixed terrain. It is bordered by private properties to the North and South, to the West is private Weyerhaeuser forest, to the East is public accessible Sierra Pacific forest. Apparently there are several herds that frequent the valley…
For guided it is 6k$, unguided 3.5k$…

I was told there was a herd of 40 Elk, with 6 shootable bulls seen in the neighbors property and headed their way. I signed up for a guided hunt, wanting the highest chance to be put on Elk and have shot opportunity…I was taken to the property pointed out the stand/blind locations, pockets and fields to check. Each day provided a motel room, breakfast, packed lunch, then essentially dropped off at the property…picked up when ready, and advised to “shoot straight”. To this guy, that was a guided hunt.

I never saw an Elk, nor Elk sign…not even in the greater valley…I asked did he have access to other leases…”No”…I asked about access or intel on other areas/opportunities…he seemed to have little to no knowledge about other opportunities…

The guy is wrapped up in his “social conquests” and conspiracy theories based, flat-earth life…which was non stop…and has no focus on contributing to the hunt success of his clients. I did not get the guided hunt experience I paid for… I expected him to know where Elk were, guide me to opportunities, and if no Elk, cover ground... BTW, if he has other hunters, you will be another hunter sharing 100 acre lot…While I was there, there was a guy with his 2 sons, and a young Marine also hunting the property…This was an expensive and disappointing experience and a mistake …it was top dollar paid, for a minimum delivered experience…

Avoid this business…avoid this person…


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[Goshawk]

"The guy is wrapped up in his “social conquests” and conspiracy theories based, flat-earth life…which was non stop…"

It's bad enough to get skunked, but paying money to get skunked while being locked in the same truck cab with a nut job should be grounds for a full refund!

[ThurstonCokid]

A buddy of mine has hunted with them, the write up above is almost identical to the explanation of the hunt he gave me.


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[2MANY]

Lol

[fullcry]

Hello, Been a long time with no Post on here for me. I too went on a hunt with this guy this last year in 2024.OLYMPIC MOUINTAIN OUTFITTERS is an ABSOLUTE SCAM,SCAM SCAM.
I WOULD ADD MIKE VAUGHN AND THE COOK WERE DOING DRUGS IN THE HOTEL ROOM WHILE COOKING. After the first night nobody went back for dinner.   
   Everything else that has been on this thread is 100 present true. I was there. Since this trip I have found out he has been doing this for many years. His web site has the LT. Governor of Washington as a reference. I tried to call Washington state and this Gentlemen has retired....So I haven't gotten to speak to him.
As a None Resident I have no other way to file a complaint I guess.

The last night I hunted Mike actually brought a DATE with him to pick us up from the hunt. Four wet guys crammed into the Mini Van he showed up to pick us up in. Plus the GIRL...
I got more to add  but that's almost to much to be true....

[emac]

Please add more.  I am intrigued and could go for a good story.

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[addicted1]

Curious how you found this “outfitter” from out of state? Was he at a show, or did you just find him online? Please tell me his date wasn’t a hooker, it would be a better story if she was.

[JimmyHoffa]

The hooker was RuPaul.

[boneaddict]

What will these guys do when they ban baiting?   Just sit ladders out in the middle of a yard for folks to stand on.   

[LDennis24]

Time to take this guy to the train station

[ThurstonCokid]

To add to the topic, this outfitter told a friend of mine to shoot a [emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]] point blacktail out of the local church parking lot. “Just gotta be quick about it” like i said before, the write up above is almost word for word identical to his explanation.


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[N7XW]

Is there no specific licensing for guide services?  Can anyone off the street just get a business license and start doing it?  Specific licensing could possibly weed out a lot of these guys.

[mboyle0828]

Is there no specific licensing for guide services?  Can anyone off the street just get a business license and start doing it?  Specific licensing could possibly weed out a lot of these guys.

Anyone off the street can obtain a business license, unfortunately.

But just like in any field of business, there are ethical business owners and a small percentage are crooks.

[N7XW]

True - anyone can get a business license and start charging money for crap services.  But, my question is - Is there a specific additional license for guiding?  Engineers, hairdressers, appraisers, etc. have to have an additional license.  Sometimes they care considered 'professional' licenses.  I checked the WA state dept of licensing website and their appears to be no such license for hunting guides.  Seems like there should be given the exposure/liability involved. 

[fullcry]

I found the hunt online. He has a professional looking  web site. I called and he answered all the standard questions. I don't think she was a Hooker but IM hoping the busted up mini van we were al riding in gave here a clue. Guy should go to jail.