jeff
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On a couple of other threads the topic came up about guaranteed hunts and it seem like it deserved a thread of it's own. Many posts seem to have a negative attitude towards guarantees in hunting, but guarantees can come in many ways. Many outfitters have a refund on animals not taken in a package, that is a guarantee. Some baited hunts guarantee active baits, some hound hunts for bear and cougar guarantee success. Like all things the fine print must be read, on bear and cougar the guarantee is considered met if they tree a legal animal, it might be a female or a smaller animal, if you want to pass and continue to hunt the rest of days with the hope of doing better that's fine but the guarantee is already done. I've seen elk hunts where they guarantee a shot opportunity of 300 yards or less, Caribou hunts where if the migration didn't show you could come back the next year at half the price. It seems many of these guarantees are to show you that you're not ghost hunting. If the guarantee is from a reputable outfitter I think it's worthwhile, but it's only as good as the outfitter.
What other opinions and thoughts are out there?
What other opinions and thoughts are out there?