Golden Eagle Outfitters
Golden Eagle Outfitters
Rated 3 out of 5.0 based on 25 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: Donny Carr
Location: Divide, Colorado
Species Hunted: Mule Deer, Elk, Pronghorn Antelope,
State(s) Hunted: CO
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note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Paul R. Schulte on Jan 16 2008
Species Hunted: Antelope
Game Quality: Good Health/Average Horns
Accommodation Quality: Rustic/Old Farm House
Camp Condition: Good
Food Quality: Great
Guide Experience: My guide/very experienced
Other Personal Experience: N/A
Overall Impression: Very Satisfied
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: It's hard to put into a few words above how our hunt was. Mr brother and I only hunted one day because we both filled our tags the first day on a 3 day hunt. The antelope we took were what we thought were nice average representative heads for antelope, not huge. The outfitter and guides all worked very hard for us. A couple of the guides in camp were new to this outfitter and therefore were just learning the area but they all were willing to work hard for us. As stated above the accomodations were a little rough but we knew before we went that we would be staying in an old farm house and so this was okay with us.
outfitter review submitted by: Randy Mckeever on Jan 10 2008
Species Hunted: Elk
Game Quality: Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Good
Camp Condition: Excellent
Food Quality: Excellent
Guide Experience: EXCELLENT
Other Personal Experience: Average
Overall Impression: Great Quality Hunt
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: I had spoken with Donny Carr throughout the summer and he sure did his scouting. On just the first hour of my hunt we spooked 5 elk one of which was a tiny spike. About an hour later we glassed a canyon bottom and spotted a monster 350 9x8 bull that was grazing with 5 cows. We put a stalk on him to within 300 yards and I gave the monster bull my best shot and he went down right where he was. Donny was almost as excited as I was and he definitely knows how to put you on a trophy elk. I've never had a guide who knows the area and game better than he does. Truely an amazing outfitter and I was recommend him to everyone who wants to take a real trophy elk.
outfitter review submitted by: Ronald A. Bersin on Jan 3 2008
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
Game Quality: Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Good
Camp Condition: Good
Food Quality: Good
Guide Experience: Excellent
Other Personal Experience: Excellent
Overall Impression: Excellent
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: This was my third hunt with Donny. Even though the weather conditions were not cooperating, I still saw plenty of Bucks and shot an excellent old deer with a lot of charater. Donny runs a first class operation. The camp is simple and friendly. The properties Donny manages are excellent and they produce giant mule deer.
outfitter review submitted by: Ron Bersin on Oct 9 2007
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
Game Quality: Excellant
Accommodation Quality: Old ranch house
Camp Condition: Excellant
Food Quality: Good
Guide Experience: Good
Other Personal Experience: good
Overall Impression: Excellant Hunt, if you are looking for quality Mule Deer, Donny's your man. The eastern plains of C
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: This is not a fancy hunt at a fancy lodge. It is a simple hunt that produces tremendous mule deer. If you can skip all of the amenities and simply want to hunt for high end bucks, call Donny
outfitter review submitted by: Paul K. Johnson on Oct 7 2007
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
Game Quality: Very Good
Accommodation Quality: Very good
Camp Condition: Very good - new
Food Quality: Super
Guide Experience: very experienced with land and
Other Personal Experience: Super
Overall Impression: Highest
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: I had a super time on this hunt. Each of five hunters got their mule deer. The guides, cook and owner were all very professional and did a great job. Everyone enjoyed staying in a farm house and the teamwork of the staff. This hunt was very enjoyable. Donny really understands how to put on a great experience for his hunters.
outfitter review submitted by: David Rippee on Oct 3 2007
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
Game Quality: Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Good
Camp Condition: Good
Food Quality: Good
Guide Experience: Excellent
Other Personal Experience: Good
Overall Impression: Best deer hunt yet
Recommend: Yes-Highly
Reviewer Comments: Highly recommend for mule deer hunting. Donny has some tremendous properties with trophy quality deer. If someone is seeking the "Buck of a lifetime", the opportunity is with this outfitter. The knowledge of Donny and his guides is second to none. In 2006, my second year with Golden Eagle, I got my dream, a 30" buck that grossed 198 B&C
outfitter review submitted by: Alan Blair on Oct 2 2007
Species Hunted: Elk
Game Quality: Very Good
Accommodation Quality: Excellent
Camp Condition: Excellent
Food Quality: Good
Guide Experience: Excellent
Other Personal Experience: Good
Overall Impression: Very Good
Recommend: YES
Reviewer Comments: The area hunted was private land and what I would call high desert. This type of terrain doesn't hold huge numbers of elk but the elk that are there tend to be of a higher quality (bigger antlers) than lots of other areas in Colorado because of the genetics in this area plus low hunting pressure. I have hunted the Gila area of New Mexico several times and the quality is close to that level. My hunt was for archery and was successful. I would definitely recommend this outfitter to anyone interested.
outfitter review submitted by: Matthew Morrow on Oct 1 2007
Species Hunted: Elk
Game Quality: excellent
Accommodation Quality: good
Camp Condition: good
Food Quality: good
Guide Experience: excellent
Other Personal Experience: great
Overall Impression: excellent
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: This was the best guided hunt I've ever been on. The experience of the guides was the best I have ever seen, and the quality of the elk that we saw was awesome. My father and I were able to both harvest Pope & Young elk.
outfitter review submitted by: Randy Petersen on Jul 2 2007
Species Hunted: MULE DEER
Game Quality: Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Good
Camp Condition: Good
Food Quality: Great
Guide Experience: Great
Other Personal Experience: Great
Overall Impression: First class
Recommend: Absolutely
Reviewer Comments: One of the best hunts i have ever been own,I harvested an awesome buck my 3rd day after glassing hundreds of deer.Great outfitter and great guides and cook. Randy Petersen rpelg@yahoo.com 850-232-6517
outfitter review submitted by: Brad on Dec 23 2006
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
Game Quality: Very Good
Accommodation Quality: OK
Camp Condition: Ok
Food Quality: Very Good
Guide Experience: Very Good
Other Personal Experience: Very Good
Overall Impression: Very Good
Recommend: YES
Reviewer Comments: I shot a 170" buck on day 4. Passed several very good bucks looking for the REAL big ones. We had 2 guides per hunter and they did a great job finding all the hunters good deer. A very good hunt and good outfitter.
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Contact: John Cherkauskas
Location: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
State(s) Hunted: SK
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.
Oregon Hunting Information
Oregon is not known to be a trophy big game producing state. That said they do have good quantities of animals such as Elk.
Iowa Hunting Information
Iowa is one of the best Midwestern states for monster whitetail bucks. Non-residents must apply for a tag in their annual drawing. Archery tags are the most sought after and depending on what units you apply for generally take 2-4 years to draw.
