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Review of Swan Mountain Outfitters

I Below is a bullet point of issues i had before ...

I Below is a bullet point of issues i had before the trip began and during.

1) I was quoted 4,950 per person and after I purchased my tags i was informed after my $ 2,000 non-refundable deposit was taken that the price went up to $ 5,550. After i noticed this i sent a email to Megan with no response. ( $ 1,200.00 over charge )

2) My fresh out of guide school ( 21 yrs old and his second season ) took me and my father on the first day to what he stated was the hardest trail ride in the area and stayed out till it was dark before heading back down the trail that was unsafe to even ride down at nite. We returned to camp at 11pm. So 5:30 departures 11pm return. 15.5 hr trip after our 20 mile ride in the day before. That would have left us 4 hrs sleep before breakfast the next day. Neither of us could elk hunt the following day.

3) The hunt areas and level of experience the guides had is overstressed with close to no animals not pushed out by over hunting and close to no knowledge of the area we hunting in. 1 other guide needed my guide to show him where the trail was even at, due to never had even being there before.

4) I witnessed the cook urinating 10 ft out of the cook tent on the ground, walk back in and continued to cook and handle his tasks without washing his hands. ABSOLUTELY disgusting !

5) The small whitetail deer i shot on Thursday was finally delivered to processor 5 days later and was a hassle of 4 conversations about cc info needing to be sent with a packer that was pissed off and trying to fight the cook. Why would there not be some level of professionalism in having this all set up ahead of time. To just not have to worry about this.

6) My hide? I was told it would go a taxidermist locally, but have no idea where, have heard nothing of it and would like to know where it is?

Conclusion: I feel that i was sold a very expensive ( professional level ) guided eljk hunt and was completely miss led, was mis-treated and out right ripped off.
I feel that you are selling trips that have very little chance of any success to pay for what im sure is an very expensive operation to run.