Weares Outfitting

note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.

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outfitter review submitted by: Sean F. Salvarezza on Dec 18 2002

Species Hunted: Mule Deer/Elk

Game Quality: Very Good

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Great

Recommend: Yes

Reviewer Comments: I have hunted with Eric twice, 1999, 2001 and I am planning on going back 2003. Both trips I killed very nice mule deer and had opportunities at trophy elk. A good friend of mine killed a beautiful non-typical mule deer in 1999 and another friend killed a very good 4x4 Mule deer that year to go along with mine. My father killed a 6x6 elk in 2001, to go along with my second 4x4 mule deer. The 2001 trip was marred with very poor weather conditions, or else we probably would have seen more game. The one clear day we had I killed a Mule deer and saw several other deer and Elk. If not for hunter error (mine) I would have harvested a beautiful elk after tracking it through the snow for the better part of a day. Eric runs a tight ship and his guides are extremely hard working and do everything in their power to put you on game. Keep in mind this is a public land hunt in very difficult terrain. You need to be in good physical condition. The shots can be long range so you also need to be prepared for that. There are no guarantees for a trophy, but in my opinion you can count on this outfitter giving you maximum effort, and they will hunt as long and as hard as you are able. It is also my experience that the guides have an intimate knowledge of land they hunt, and spend the off season scouting and preparing. You also hunt in some of the most beautiful country in the world. For my money, this outfitter is tough to beat. Oh yeah - the food and camp are great too.

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outfitter review submitted by: Lewis Wheeler on Nov 13 2002

Species Hunted: Elk & Deer

Game Quality: Poor

Accommodation Quality: OK

Camp Condition: Good

Food Quality: Good

Guide Experience: Poor

Other Personal Experience: Average

Overall Impression: Bad

Recommend: No

Reviewer Comments: This was the first week of rifle season, we saw 1 legal mule deer at 460 yards and 1 illegal spike elk at 3/4 of a mile. My guide was lost twice that I was aware of and admitted on one day that he hadn't been to this particular site for seven years, not what you want to hear on a one on one hunt. Two 2 year old elk were taken out of 9 hunters. The guides recommended taking shots at any visible part of the animals at ranges from 400 to 600 yards. Both elk shot were wounded at 400 plus yards and then killed when the hunters were able to get another shot, in one instance this took the form of climbing a tree and shooting at the animal for an hour till it was knocked down. The other animal was gut shot while two hunters blazed away at 450 yards, one hunter ran out of shells and the other finally finished the animal at 200 yards. The outfitter and guides also managed to break the antlers on one of the elk by rolling it down a hill after the hunter asked them to be careful because this was his first elk. All in all not a hunt you'd want to pay money to go on.

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