Melissa Strome

Review of Swan Mountain Outfitters

Went on a father / daughter elk hunt in the Bob Ma...

Went on a father / daughter elk hunt in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The entire experience was worth a lifetime to build up to this. We both have hunted public lands before, and wanted to get in a little deeper from horseback. The guides and cook staff were amazing, the ride was tough, the hunt was hard, and it was cold! The Bob Marshall is big, with some wide open spaces, and some very thick wooded areas, it's rugged. You can't be a wuss, and being patient is part of hunting elk as we have learned. They can move alot, and weather is unpredictable. We saw tons of animals and my dad finally harvested a bull. We would have been happy with our time in the backcountry, even with no success harvesting an animal. Any hunter knows that you have to put your time in to be graced by the hunting gods, haha. We would do this again, maybe at Swan Mountain Outfitters salmon forks location next time. Also, somebody on the trip before us harvested a muley. Thanks!