Battle Pass 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: Mike Breedlove on Oct 2 2009

Species Hunted: Elk

Game Quality: Above average

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Very good

Guide Experience: Very good

Other Personal Experience: very good

Overall Impression: Superior

Recommend: Yes

Reviewer Comments: I just came back from a hunt with Tony at Battle Pass Outfitting. The hunt was great, I hunted with Tony himself and could have not had a better time. We saw plenty of elk and several nice bulls with a couple of them being very nice. The accomodations were nice and the food was great. The horses were very well trained and in good health. If you are looking for a good hunt give Tony a call, you will have a great time and see some exceptional animals and beautiful scenery.

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outfitter review submitted by: Gary on Oct 28 2008

Species Hunted: ELK

Game Quality: Very Good

Accommodation Quality: GOOD

Camp Condition: GOOD

Food Quality: GOOD

Guide Experience: EXCELLENT

Other Personal Experience: GOOD

Overall Impression: VERY GOOD

Recommend: YES

Reviewer Comments: Fourth trip to Wyoming for Elk, saw more elk on this hunt than other three combined.

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outfitter review submitted by: Joe Hollingsworth III on Sep 19 2007

Species Hunted: Mule Deer

Game Quality: Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Excellent

Recommend: Yes, already have

Reviewer Comments: Hunting with the Battle Pass Outfitting crew has been my best experience with outfitters I have ever had. Everything from the food to the boys' advice was top notch. My father and I have hunted with several outfitters in Wyoming and Colorado, and none of them would even hold a light to the Carricatos. We would be back in Saratoga in October if we had drawn our tags for elk. Opening morning of deer season, we headed out in a pickup truck and drove about 20 minutes. We walked to where Tony wanted to start glassing for deer and it was still too dark to spot anything, so he said we would sit and wait for it to get a little lighter. We didn't move an inch before we saw deer. One of them was a shooter and we started stalking. It was unbelievable how Tony was able to move around the terrain, keeping both of us hidden from the deer, and get me into position for a shot of a lifetime! Within an hour of the opening of deer season, I was standing over the biggest deer I have ever taken. Their knowledge of the behavior of the game and the terrain is phenominal. These people are some of the hardest working people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. They will do everything in their power to put you on the game and make sure you have the best experience possible. Give these people chance, you won't regret it.

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outfitter review submitted by: Joe Hollingsworth on Sep 17 2007

Species Hunted: Elk

Game Quality: Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Very Good

Camp Condition: Very Good

Food Quality: Very Good

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Superior

Recommend: Yes, And I have.

Reviewer Comments: I have been hunting in the west since 1975. I am a gunsmith and rifle maker for 43 years. I have hunted Battle Pass Outfitters for over five years and I have never hunted with a better bunch of people. I have taken more game and seen more game in five years than I have in all the rest of the time. I found the conditions of the camp to be very good and more than comfortble. The food was good and more than you could eat. An inexperienced person would not know the difficulty of putting a wilderness camp in-stocking it and keeping everything working as well as hunting the clients and seeing to the safety of all. I find the complaints of Mr. Albrecht to be incorrect and libelous. I believe that such comments as Mr. Albrecht's should be evaluated and researched before being published as truth. The horses used to trans port us into camp were very gentle and well trained. I was taken to a very promising site everyday and saw game every day. I have a problem with arthritis and the staff were aware of this and were very considerate. I am also diabetic and that was addressed with sugar-free pancake syrup and such.

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outfitter review submitted by: Eric Albrecht on Jun 9 2007

Species Hunted: Elk

Game Quality: poor, saw nothing

Accommodation Quality: fair

Camp Condition: fair

Food Quality: poor

Guide Experience: poor

Other Personal Experience: fair

Overall Impression: very poor

Recommend: no

Reviewer Comments: On to the actual hunt. We woke to a sub par breakfast and the horses were saddled and ready to go. We road for a about 40 minutes until we came to a spot where the outfitter told me to get off my horse and sit here. He said that he would be back for me sometime before dark and if I shot anything to shoot three more times and he would come back. This is where things really started to turn for the worse. I was on a fully guided hunt in a wilderness area and all the outfitter did was dropped me off to fend for myself. During this time the outfitter proceeded to guide the higher paying “Bull” hunters and covered ground and saw a couple of cow elk. Needless to say, while sitting in an unfamiliar wilderness area all day on opening day, I did not see any elk. The second day was pretty much the same as the first (dropped off at the same spot and told the same thing) with the exception that one of the guides and one of the “Bull” hunters called it quits and packed out. The “Bull” hunter decided to walk out of camp on his own and got lost in the process. This resulted in the outfitter spending most of the day looking for the lost hunter. Thankfully he was found. The outfitter phoned his wife and informed her that he was going to stay back at the ranch because his horse was too tired from looking for the lost hunter. This left us in a unique situation, no outfitter in camp, only his wife and wrangler/ guide. On the third day, the outfitter showed up in camp shortly after sun up and said that he saw elk on his way in and told me to get my stuff together. We set out on foot on the mountain to pursue the elk. About ¼ to ½ the way up the mountain, I asked the outfitter if we could stop here to rest for a while. His response was, “you can stay here, but I am going to go up the top and zig zag around, not sure if I will be coming back this way, but you can follow your tracks back to camp.” Well, this is where I reached my breaking point, with the snow coming down, fog rolling in and wind blowing (covering our tracks by the minute) I decided I had enough and I made my way, by myself, back to camp. When I arrived back to camp I was greeted by the outfitter’s wife asking, “where was Tony”? I told her, “I don’t know and I really don’t care”. The outfitter returned to camp about an hour latter around noon. We spent the rest of that day cutting and gathering firewood for the tents. After another sub par dinner I requested to be packed out in the morning. The outfitter told me that it was not possible because of the work and cost involved of packing one hunter out. Yet, on the web site and in previous conversations it was clear that if you harvested an elk you can be packed out that day. When I mentioned this to the outfitter he said that was different, because his number one priority was elk and this would have a negative impact on his numbers, I am not sure what he was talking about regarding his numbers, but I was concerned that his number one priority was not the hunter’s safety and satisfaction. After some further discussion, he left the decision to pack out or not pack out to the remaining “bull” hunter in camp. The “bull” hunter requested that I leave the tent so he and the outfitter could talk. It was then brought to my attention by the outfitter that all of us would be packing out in the morning. Needless to say, when we got back to his ranch, not even a thank you for booking a hunt.

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