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Trophy Outfitters



Rated 1 out of 5.0 based on 3 Outfitter reviews.

Contact: Van Hale

Location: Eagar, Arizona

Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Elk, Mule Deer

State(s) Hunted: AZ, NM, KS

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Review Submitted: Feb 5, 2024

Hunt Date: Oct 27, 2023

Species Hunted: Mule Deer

Days Hunted: 6

Hunt Type: Guided

Primary Terrain: Mountain

Method: Rifle

Price Range: 5000-6999

did not met expectations Number of animals seen, met expectations?

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did not met expectations Hunting pressure in the guides area, met expectations?

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outfitter review submitted by: Sig Hall III on Mar 2 2007

Species Hunted: Elk

Game Quality: Good

Accommodation Quality: Not what agreed upon

Camp Condition: There was no camp

Food Quality: Good

Guide Experience: Fair

Other Personal Experience: Good

Overall Impression: Poor

Recommend: No

Reviewer Comments: Van Hale did not provide the type of AZ elk hunt he told me he was expert in providing and would provide me. He told me to find the bulls he had to pack us in deep on horseback away from the crowded and over hunted road areas. We had many conversations confirming how the hunt and camp would be provided. Instead of a pack-in spike-camp hunt he put us up in a nice lodge and we hunted out of the guide's pick up truck for 5 days, near the roads and along with other hunters. The day we were to pack in, Van told me we would stay at the lodge for one day, two at the most, then we would be packed in to the spike camp. Van then left for Kansas and I never saw him again. He has not returned my calls, emails or letters since December of 2006.


outfitter review submitted by: Bob Wavro on Nov 8 2000

Species Hunted: whitetail deer

Game Quality: good

Accommodation Quality: very good

Camp Condition: excellent

Food Quality: excellent

Guide Experience: good

Other Personal Experience: excellent

Overall Impression: very good

Recommend: yes

Reviewer Comments: the strength of this operation was the guides & cook.they do every thing they can to make your trip memorable.weather did not cooperate,but still saw some quality in the area.would have liked to see different areas,but guides were over worked and could have used more help,instad of worrying about next weeks arrivals

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