True North Safaris
True North Safaris
Rated 0 out of 5.0 based on 3 Outfitter reviews.
Location: Northwest Territories
Species Hunted: Black Bear, Mountain Caribou
State(s) Hunted: NT
Website: no information on file
note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Bruce Milau on Oct 18 2008
Species Hunted: caribou
Game Quality: fair
Accommodation Quality: fair
Camp Condition: poor
Food Quality: poor & very little
Guide Experience: good
Other Personal Experience: poor
Overall Impression: below standard
Recommend: absolutely not
Reviewer Comments: We hunted first week and migration was slow to start. That's hunting. But camp was dirty as well as kitchen where food was left out all night from dinner and then cut up with eggs for breakfast. Cook was the last one awake in morning and most hunters left for hunt before he got up. He washed silverware by soaking in water, grabbed a handful and shook it in water and then rinsed it. Butchered meat was left outside on cutting table and the guides only seemed to care about meat they were keeping for themselves. Outhouses were by far worst I have ever used. They have 2 camps, Warburton, where we stayed and McKay Lake Lodge, which is nothing like the brochure. Game commission in Yellowknife told us that 90% of outfitter complaints they receive are this outfitter.
outfitter review submitted by: T.Chandler on Apr 2 2007
Species Hunted: Caribou
Game Quality: 8
Accommodation Quality: 7
Camp Condition: 4
Food Quality: 3
Guide Experience: 7
Other Personal Experience: 6
Overall Impression: 2
Recommend: No
Reviewer Comments: The hunt itself was pretty good. Malcolm did a good job and worked hard for us. However, the camp left much to be desired. Most of the guides boozed half the night - in no shape to hunt the next day. The one day we stayed in due to "high winds and rough water" - the truth is "high blood alcohol content and rough shape". We ate Caribou EVERY day ... btw, my bull fit into a box about the size of a 12pack by the time they were done feeding the camp off of it. We were told that our antlers and meat were our own responsibility - kind of tough when they were packed to go out on the plane previous to ours. When we got to Yellowknife and my antlers were nowhere to be found, we radioed back in to Gary to ask if maybe there was one more set of antlers there that didn't get loaded. His answer "you are responsible for your own antlers" - he wouldn't even look on the runway to see if there were more antlers to come out on the last plane. Turned out one of the other hunters had taken my set in error - I got them back, but Gary's attitude was really poor. The hunt with Malcolm was good, but his dad runs a shoddy outfit.
outfitter review submitted by: Don Day on Oct 3 2006
Species Hunted: Caribou
Game Quality: Poor
Accommodation Quality: Good
Camp Condition: Very Poor
Food Quality: Good
Guide Experience: Poor
Other Personal Experience: Fair
Overall Impression: Very Poor
Recommend: Never
Reviewer Comments: This was a terrible experience. I experienced very little customer service. When weather caused a delay we were not informed of the delay until we went looking for our guides. The boats lacked emergency equipment, were in poor condition and 5 out of 5 days we experienced boat trouble. Life vests were ripped and often there were not enough. Our motors stalled every day and all of the boats leaked. One hunter was left to wait for a volunteer taxidermist when his boat engine froze while the owner of the lodge went hunting. When our boat motor stalled several times, the owner offered no assistance but to suggest that the guide pump the accelerator. Several other hunters in the same camp also experienced boat trouble. My guide was late every day and usually the first one back to camp (early). My guide fell asleep at the wheel of the boat after a long night of drinking. He almost crashed into shore had I not taken action. We missed the shoreline by only about fifty feet at full throttle. The camp is a licensed liquor establishment. They served staff and guides until they were cross eyed and falling down drunk. The guides reeked of alcohol every day. The finale was that the meat from our caribou was stolen by the guides and the theft was covered up by the outfitter who blamed us.
Contact: Phil Rutt
Location: Buffalo, Wyoming
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Pronghorn Antelope, Mountain Lion, Coyote
State(s) Hunted: WY
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.
Alberta Hunting Information
Alberta is a large, diverse province with rolling prairies, farmland, river bottoms, Boreal forests, and large expanses of the northern Rocky Mountains. Many species of big game, waterfowl, upland game and predators inhabit Alberta. Long known for monster whitetails, Alberta also is home to big mule deer, pronghorn antelope, elk, black bear, cougar, Canada moose, and bighorn sheep. In fact, 7 of the 10 largest bighorn sheep in Boone and Crockett record book are from Alberta. In addition to big game, Alberta offers some top notch bird hunting. Serious waterfowlers know about the large flocks of ducks and geese that call Alberta home or migrate through.
Arizona Hunting Information
Arizona has lots of trophy big game but is probably best known for its trophy elk and mule deer. This partially due to the limited number of tags available.