Safari Nordik Outfitter

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: Tim Doherty on Sep 10 2000

Species Hunted: caribou

Game Quality: very good

Accommodation Quality: very good

Camp Condition: very good

Food Quality: excellent...plenty of it

Guide Experience: excellent

Other Personal Experience: excellent

Overall Impression: fantastic

Recommend: oh yeah!!!

Reviewer Comments: i've read alot of mixed reviews on this outfitter AFTER i'd booked with them.i was quite surprised at what i found when we got to camp.a clean, dry,warm permenant camp.the staff were all very warm and friendly and went out of their way to make us welcome.the food was the best...the cook's stated mission is to add 20 lbs to every hunter before weeks end.the guides definately knew the terrain and the animals and bust their butts to make you happy.we had plenty of game at our camp but for those who didn,t the outfitter made good on his promise to move to a more productive camp.i couldn't have scripted a better experience.i'm going back in 2002.

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outfitter review submitted by: J FELLER on Jun 12 2000

Species Hunted: CARIBOU

Game Quality: POOR

Accommodation Quality: FAIR

Camp Condition: FAIR

Food Quality: FAIR

Guide Experience: POOR

Other Personal Experience: FAIR

Overall Impression: FAIR

Recommend: NO WAY IN HELL

Reviewer Comments: THEY HAD THE NERVE TO REFUSE TO SELL ME A FISHING LIC., UNTIL I HAD SHOT TWO CARIBOU. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A HUNTING TRIP, NOT A FISHING TRIP. THE CAMP MGR, CHARLIE, TOLD ME TO FISH WITHOUT A LIC., AS HE WOULD GET IN TROUBLE WITH HIS BOSS IF HE SOLD ME ONE BEFORE I LIMITED OUT. STAY AWAY FROM THIS GUY.

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outfitter review submitted by: Darrell L. Uphold on Mar 22 2000

Species Hunted: Caribou

Game Quality: No bulls, few cows

Accommodation Quality: Not bad

Camp Condition: O.K.

Food Quality: Good

Guide Experience: Mediocre

Other Personal Experience: Fair

Overall Impression: Terrible

Recommend: Absolutely not!

Reviewer Comments: I have an extensive list of complaints I submitted to NAHC which I will be glad to e-mail to anyone considering SafariNordik.

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outfitter review submitted by: Lynn Waggoner on Jan 31 2000

Species Hunted: Caribou

Game Quality: Below Average

Accommodation Quality: Better Than Average

Camp Condition: Good

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: good

Overall Impression: Not Good

Recommend: NO

Reviewer Comments: We we\\\'re supposed to be moved as part of our plan if there was no game in our camp. Out of all of their camps, there was only a few with game. They kept moving new hunters into these and would not relocate us. Was told at the end of the hunt that we could rebook for half price next year if we wanted. Had no response to futher negotions with them after that. The guides and camp personal were great. It wasn\\\'t their fault there were no animals there. We hunted had every day. The outfitter is not to be trusted as to what he says he will do.

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outfitter review submitted by: Kenneth A. Avram on Dec 29 1999

Species Hunted: Caribou

Game Quality: Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Very Good

Other Personal Experience: Good

Overall Impression: Super Hunt

Recommend: Yes

Reviewer Comments: No game was at Camp Henri and the outfitter moved us to Camp Tasiataq without any charge or problems. The outfitter has delivered what his advertising said. The Camp Tasiataq was unbelievable in the quality and quantity of game seen. Thank you for delivering what you promise and more.

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outfitter review submitted by: Ray Barnes on Jul 19 1999

Species Hunted: caribou

Game Quality: not applicable

Accommodation Quality: dirty, over-crowded

Camp Condition: satellite phone not working

Food Quality: basic meat & potatos

Guide Experience: tried hard, but no game

Other Personal Experience: not applicable

Overall Impression: waste of time & money

Recommend: no

Reviewer Comments: Outfitter offered a written guarantee to relocate us to another camp, if there were no caribou at our camp. Despite multiple requests to the camp manager, this guarantee was not honored. I sought out Henri Poupart at the Montreal airport, and advised that the guarantee was not respected. Henri said that he "would take care of us". My subsequent pleading via mail resulted in an offer, two months later, of 1/3 discount from regular price of next hunt. However, the "regular price" was raised by $400.00. I feel that I was "warehoused", along with 22 other hunters, for 6 fruitless, gameless days. Of 46 licenses in camp, only 2 were filled, on runts (the only 2 caribou sighted in 138 man days of hunting). I understand that we "missed" the migration, but the relocation guarantee was intended to negate this possibility. Lack of effort was not an issue: we hunted 10 hours per day, every day, for 5 days, ranging as far as 20 miles from camp. I saw 1 arctic fox and 1 flock of ptarmigan. Tried fishing once - more fun and productive than trudging the tundra. With 23 hunters in a camp intended for 12, camp facilities were grossly over-capacity. In sympathy for the over-worked camp cook, I washed dishes two nights, and swept the floor twice. Mood of the camp was dark and brooding. Five hunters from PA were on their 2nd gameless hunt with Safari Nordik, and their extreme dissatisfaction was apparent. We were never greeted, let alone welcomed, to Montreal, Kuujjuaq, or Camp. At camp, it was a big effort to find a bunk, then to try to find a place to stow your gear. I finally used the (empty) butcher shed for my rifle and spares. At least I was in the plywood cabin - 11 other hunters were in a plastic tent. I needed to wear my boots in camp - there was more dirt inside than outside. Imagine the line-up for the only shower and toilet in camp.

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