Total Outdoor Adventures Ltd

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: Dave Bux on Oct 11 2008

Species Hunted: elk/mulies

Game Quality: none!!!

Accommodation Quality: decent

Camp Condition: ok

Food Quality: good

Guide Experience: poor!!

Other Personal Experience: ok

Overall Impression: waste of money

Recommend: no!!

Reviewer Comments: i booked a elk/mulie hunt. when i got in my guides truck to go hunting there was a dvd on the front seat titled HOW TO FIND AND LOCATE ELK not a good sign.the guides woodsmanship skills were poor at best(good thing i had a gps)she had to radio in to base camp to get directions to the area we were going to hunt,i asked her what that was about and she told me I,M NOT FAMILAR WITH THE TERRITORY!not a confidence builder .the guide told me she was the horse person (wrangler)but was asked to guide by vince when another guide had quit in the middle of pevious week. that explains why she cared more about taking care of the horses than hunting.on the last day of my hunt i saw the only animal i saw the entire hunt a goat about 1/2 mile away,the guide asked me to get out my spotting scope (why she didn't have one?)so she could look at the goat i asked her why? she told me they had a goat hunter comming in next week!i asked her if she had a hunter last week spotting game for me? since this was the only game i saw all week and i was after elk/mulies. i asked vince about the dvd he told me that he also watches these dvd's i talked to vince about the horse senario and how it worked when i hunted in montana and he told me i should hunt in montana then! many more things feel free to call me about more details 267 253 8601

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outfitter review submitted by: Dave Varley on Nov 20 2006

Species Hunted: elk, mulie, black bear, deer

Game Quality: OK

Accommodation Quality: good

Camp Condition: OK

Food Quality: good

Guide Experience: good

Other Personal Experience: very good

Overall Impression: not a really great hunting experience

Recommend: conditionally

Reviewer Comments: I booked combo hunt. Many chances at different game? Wasn't pointed out that bear are mostly in the spring and mulies don't move down until usually around Nov. Saw a few very small whitetails. Touted as a spike camp hunt, but seemed they avoided that option once there. Not very organized. Took lots of stuff I didn't need just to stay in main camp. Guide issues:(one left and one hurt) so some 1 on 1 hunts ended up not being so. I was OK, but made it difficult on some hunters. I think they had some agreed upon compensation from Vince. I'd be very sure you discuss what you want and be clear about it. If not you may settle for less to fit the current situation. Some guides had preference for using horses, some didn't like to use them. As a result some hunters walked lots and some rode lots, didn't get a lot of hunter's input in making decisions as to which. I think they need to do a much better job up front as to defining exactly how someone wants to hunt, then giving them opened honest feedback on the option selected pros and cons, then make it happen! It was disorganized such that it seemed it couldn't happen that way. Maybe it's a function of too many hunters in camp at once? We came in a group of 8 and there were two hunters ( not counting wives and a guest ) in camp once we got there. Some guides were there all week and some for part of the week. I feel for that time ( first week Oct ) the spike camp option was the best. Walking very demanding ( FOR ME IN AVERAGE CONDITION FOR 60 year old ), but could be done using spike camp cabins for overnight. I saw some elk ( 4 bulls ) and a dozen or so cows, but at great distances 800 - 1500 yards ( guide's estimate ). Saw two that would have been shooters if we could have gotten close enough. Could only tell with spotting scope. Vince and Lisa are very good people, just need to manage things a little better. The horses were very good and wrangler was great! Of nine total hunters three got elk. Two of those camped out over night up high on the mountians to get theirs. One got his nearer the cabin he stayed in ( four hunters had to go to different main camp ). The tenth hunter was just after goat and he got his goat. Overall a neat experince, but a little disapponting as to the hunt. Would like to have seen something with a chance to shoot out of the 4 tags I had. ASK QUESTIONS, GET THE DETAILS. Be sure you know how you want to hunt, be specific and be ready to do your part. Walking up and down those mountains in a day is no joke and is a full days work for anyone! I rode horses mostly and don't know that I could have walked unless I overnighted at a spike camp cabin. E-mail me if you have questions or want any other details. Thanks.

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outfitter review submitted by: Ned Runge on May 4 2003

Species Hunted: Mountain Goat

Game Quality: Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Good but not excellent

Camp Condition: Poor below average

Food Quality: Good

Guide Experience: OK but below average for the

Other Personal Experience: Good

Overall Impression: Below average.

Recommend: NO....

Reviewer Comments: During this hunt the other Mule deer hunters in camp would return at the end of the day and talk about all the big Goats they seen but I was not allowed to hunt these areas??? Camp equipment was poor, I booked a combo Goat and Deer hunt,Goat for me and Mule deer for my wife with horses, but the horses were not used????? We did get four days of bad weather(cannot control the weather) All the money had to be paid prior to the hunt. I was sold a deer tag and did nit want one, ect,ect,ect.. Please call me for more details.

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