Big Buck Taxidermy
Castle Creek Outfitters
Rated 2.5 out of 5.0 based on 3 Outfitter reviews.
Location: Salmon, Idaho
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goat, Grouse, Mountain Lion
State(s) Hunted: ID
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Submitted by: Julie Meloche
Review Submitted: Nov 29, 2016
Hunt Date: May 16, 2016
Species Hunted: Black Bear
Days Hunted: 5
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Mountain
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 5000-6999
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Size of animals seen, met expections?
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Would you hunt with this Guide again?
Bear Hunt
My wife and I have hunted with Shane in June 2015 and May 2016. Both were bear hunts. Shane's tent camp is clean and comfortable and sits right along the river. Camp food is good quality and abundant. Horses are calm and easy to ride. Terrain is easy to ride, no bad cliffs, good trails. Bear hunts are with bait. Our first hunt in 2015 did not produce a bear large enough for what I wanted so I passed. Shane worked hard to get us on a bigger bear but it didn't work out. We returned to his camp in 2016 and the first day I passed on a black bear. The second day of our hunt we examined the same bear and I decided to take him. Result: 5'11" back bear with excellent hide. No rub marks, nice for a rug or full mount. We took the meat and it is excellent. The reason we like Shane is that he is honest and runs a safe, clean camp and hunt. He knows his territory. No guide can guarantee an animal but Shane gets you in to different areas and works hard.
Outfitter Response: Best hunters ever !!
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Submitted by: Brad Fin
Review Submitted: Jun 11, 2012
Hunt Date: Oct 25, 2010
Species Hunted: Elk, Mule Deer
Days Hunted: 5
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Mountain
Method: Rifle
Price Range: Any
Number of animals seen, met expectations?
Size of animals seen, met expections?
Hunting pressure in the guides area, met expectations?
Would you hunt with this Guide again?
stay away
15 years ago this may have been a good place to go hunting but not anymore. we hunted the high elevations from horse back. we started at base camp and split into 4 groups of 2 and went to four different spike camps. out of the 8 people in camp nobody fired a shot or even saw an animal worth shooting and all of us had buck and bull tags. the guide that we had was friendly but admitted to us that there hadnt been many elk there since 2000 because of the wolves. we saw 6 cow elk in the first four days and then on last day we saw a herd of about 20 with mostly cows, calf and 2 spikes. the horses were in poor shape which meant we had to walk about half of the time because they couldnt handle it. i dont like putting people down but i also dont want to see anyone else spend 5000 dollars to be so completly dissapointed as i was.
Outfitter Response: We have good camps, good food, good horses and good country. You do not buy and Elk from a outfitter, you buy a hunt. If you do not come prepared for a rugged hunt, you will not be successful at it.
note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Steve West on Feb 6 2001
Species Hunted: Whitetail
Game Quality: Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Excellent
Camp Condition: Excellent - Housing
Food Quality: Excellent
Guide Experience: Expert
Other Personal Experience: Expert
Overall Impression: Awesome
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: I am a hunting consultant at www.steveshunts.com and we book hunts for Shane at Castle Creek Outfitters near Salmon, Idaho. They have the state's best trophy whitetail hunt in November with muzzleloaders (scopes legal) on a HAM hunt. We only had one hunter in 2000 and he scored on a 168 5/8 typical 14 point buck that weighed 300 pounds (est.)the second day of his hunt. We have had excellent luck with the outfitter - call me at 1-800-303-1304 for details on this hunt.
Contact: J. Paul Taylor
Location: Midway, Alabama
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Turkey, Quail
State(s) Hunted: AL
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.
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.
New Mexico Hunting Information
New Mexico is one of the top destinations for trophy Elk and Antelope hunting. Draw odds can be tough depending on the unit but landowner tags are also available for those who don't draw. Mule Deer are plentiful but generally of average size. Only a couple of units and reservations consistently produce big muleys.
