Kokosing River Outfitter
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Submitted by: Brian Zappala
Review Submitted: Dec 13, 2011
Hunt Date: Nov 28, 2011
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 5
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Foothills
Method: Shotgun
Price Range: 1000-1999
Number of animals seen, met expectations?
Size of animals seen, met expections?
Hunting pressure in the guides area, met expectations?
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Shotgun Deer Hunting Trip
The outfitter's facilities were built to accomodate 4 hunters in two bedrooms in their basement- when we arrived we found out that they had overbooked(7 hunters total) and placed 2 hunters at a neighbors house and jammed a third person in our small bedroom.I ended up sleeping in the living room in order to get some sleep. Breakfast and lunch were poor this year- with little or no snacks to go along with a sandwich for a full days hunt. We stopped in town at a local grocery store to purchase food to sustain us on stand.Dinner was ok except the one nite of takeout pizza vs home cooked meal. The hunting was poor- the outfitter relies on hunters on other properties to get deer moving and push deer onto his leases.After opening day animal sightings were dismal. Out stands were placed on steep hills and were skylined-the deer could see us several hundred yards away as they came and went through the ravines. Most deer looked up when entering the woods around our stands- this led me to believe that the area was overhunted and stands were patterned.We were spraying down religiously with scent eliminators. The outfitter had many bowhunters in prior to shotgun season and the deer were very wary.The outfitter/owners were out hunting during the day - when they should have been strategizing,scouting and trying to put clients on deer. Overall the hunting was poor and they didn't seem to know what to do about it. My hunting partner and I will not return.
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Contact: Phil Rutt
Location: Buffalo, Wyoming
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Pronghorn Antelope, Mountain Lion, Coyote
State(s) Hunted: WY
Illinois Hunting Information
Illinois is widely known as a top trophy whitetail destination. Illinois also has some great waterfowl hunting, especially in southern portions of the state.
Utah Hunting Information
Utah has recently been outstanding for trophy elk, but the best tags take many years to draw. Utah does have conservation tags available for purchase that allow hunters to bypass the drawing. Given the high demand for these premium tags prices can be high. In the past Utah has been a top trophy mule deer state but recently only a handful of units consistently produce B&C caliber deer.
Manitoba Hunting Information
Manitoba is known as a top destination for avid waterfowl hunters. Huge flocks of ducks and geese can be found from the Arctic coast of Hudson Bay to the prairie potholes on the southern border of this Canadian province. There is no legal requirement for non-resident waterfowl hunters to use a guide, but many are available and a high percentage of non-Canadian hunters utilize them. In addition black bear, Canada moose and whitetails are hunted throughout the province.
