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Alberta Native Guide Services Ltd.
Rated 3.75 out of 5.0 based on 5 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: Ken Steinhauer
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Canada Moose
State(s) Hunted: AB
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Submitted by: John Mavilla
Review Submitted: Jan 27, 2013
Hunt Date: not provided
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Hunt Type
Primary Terrain: Farmland
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 4000-4999
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Hunting Trips w/Alberta Native Guide Severice
I have hunted with Ken five times. Due to fininacial strains, I no longer can go outof state on these types of hunts. Should I regain mu financial status, I will again hunt with Ken.
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Submitted by: MAX BOONE
Review Submitted: Jan 26, 2013
Hunt Date: Nov 25, 2012
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Foothills
Method: Rifle
Price Range: Any
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EXCELLENT
I HAVE HUNTED WITH ALBERTA NATIVE GUIDE SERVICE FOR 8 YEARS. HAVE KILLED A 150" CLASS BUCK EVERYYEAR. JEFF AND KEN SMITH MY GUIDES ARE VERY KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA AND ANIMALS. THIS YEAR I KILLED A DOUBLE DROP TINE 12 POINT THAT SCORED 169".
Submitted by: Rick Adkins
Review Submitted: Jan 21, 2013
Hunt Date: Nov 1, 2012
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Farmland
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 5000-6999
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?
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The outfitter Ken Stienbaur seems to anise guy however the guide Henry Giles of Shadow Creek Outfitters is another story. I have paid to hunt 8 times on Y one other hunt was worse then this one. I had a wolf, mule deer, and whitetail tag. Never saw a wolf, was told by locals they are 80 miles north of here and only stray here along the river once in a great while. The guide put me alone in a blind in high grass for 2 days could only see about 50 yards saw 2 sets of ears go by. Next 2 days were wasted in a blind where another hunter had been for 2 days and saw only 2 small does. We did some driving around and I seen at least 6 bucks the story was always the same. We can't shoot here if he were across the road or in the next field we would shoot. My question was never answered. If we can't shoot here why the hell are we hunting here? Day 6 saw the biggest buck of my life, a 180 class buck, 100 yards broad side No we can't shoot here. Yet 4 hours later the guide said yes we could have shot that buck I just wasn't sure this morning. The mule deer were very scarce there only in small scattered bunches. Saw one good buck guess what Can't soot here. Again the next day guide said yes we could have shot him I just wasn't sure where the property line was. I did kill a small 3 by 2 mule deer just for meat the guide was shocked. Saying I didn't think anything was in there. My con clusion the guide did not want me or the other hunter to kill anything as he was trying to promote his own guide service. I will never hunt with either and do not recamend Alberta Native Guide Services or Shadow Creek Outfitters. The hunt and trip cost me ,a disabled veteran, over 8 thousand dollars that took a long time to save and have nothing to show for it. Go some where else.
note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: BRAD HUGHES on Jan 17 2003
Species Hunted: WHITETAIL
Game Quality: TERRIBLE
Accommodation Quality: NICE
Camp Condition: NICE
Food Quality: GOOD
Guide Experience: TERRIBLE
Other Personal Experience: TERRIBLE
Overall Impression: TERRIBLE
Recommend: HELL NO
Reviewer Comments: THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE, WE WERE HUNTING CROWN LAND WITHOUT BEING TOLD. THINKING WE WERE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. HUNTED 2 WEEKS AND SAW A TOTAL OF 9 DEER, NOTHING LARGER THAN A SMALL 6 PT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW BAD THIS PLACED SUCKED FOR 4000 DOLLARS. DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HERE ABOUT HUNTING IN CANADA. I KNOW SOME PLACES ARE GREAT BUT THIS ISN'T ONE OF THEM. THIS GUY TOOK OUR MONEY AND WE NEVER SAW HIM AGAIN. TERRIBLE SERVICE AND NOT THE BEST WAY TO GET SOMEONE TO COME BACK.
outfitter review submitted by: Brent Hughes on Jan 17 2003
Species Hunted: Whitetail
Game Quality: 1 buck on a ten day hunt
Accommodation Quality: Decent
Camp Condition: Terrible
Food Quality: Decent
Guide Experience: Terrible
Other Personal Experience: Terrible
Overall Impression: Worst I have been on in 8 years
Recommend: Hell No!!!
Reviewer Comments: Hunted with him in fall 2000. Takes too many people for the 10 day hunts and only has a few decent places. NO central camp where everyone can see what the others kill. Spreads everyone out all over Alberta to whereever he draws tags and puts them in local houses. He has about 6 favorite return hunters that get to hunt the good ground and sends the new guys to crown land north of Edmonton in Moose country. My brother and I saw 10 moose and 7 deer between us on a 10 day hunt. Another group of guys from New Jersey got stuck in horrible accomodations in an old house and didn't see anything either. 0ne buck walked out on day 7 of the hunt and I shot him. He scored 140. He was the only damn buck I saw in 10 days of hunting. I saw 3 deer and my brother saw 4 TOTAL! We were covered with locals walking thru the woods and driving up to the deer stands with trucks and 4 wheelers during the hunt. To make matters worse Ken never called or came around after he took our money the first day at the airport. He sent my brother and I to a house up north and another two guys with a guide up north that had bad luck. His six favorite return hunters all killed deer, but the 4 extras got screwed! He is by far the WORST Outfitter I have hunted with in the past 8 years! The second 10 day hunt had too many hunters and ended up sending two guys with another outfitter up in Loc Labish that saw a lot better deer and they shot 165-172 BC deer. So if you want to go to Alberta you should check around cause all of his references are the ones who get to go to the good places not the ones who get the shaft..... In 2000 I know of 6 other guys that went there other than my brother and I and they got the shaft too.
Contact: Gene Smith
Location: Olive, Montana
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
State(s) Hunted: MT
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Utah Hunting Information
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Colorado Hunting Information
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