Triple Three Outfitters

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: Mark Eisenberger on Feb 12 2007

Species Hunted: Mule Deer and Antelope

Game Quality: Very Good

Accommodation Quality: Very comfortable

Camp Condition: very good

Food Quality: excellent

Guide Experience: excellent

Other Personal Experience: n/a

Overall Impression: very good

Recommend: yes

Reviewer Comments: I hunted with 3 others from October 8 to 12th 2006. Most hunting was done from a truck although we took several long hikes down coulees. The drought had been pretty severe and while we saw plenty of antelope the number of muley's we saw was limited. Our guide, Dave, was extremely well informed and very pleasant to work with. He took our age and physical condition into consideration while planning the days hunt. My buddy took a nice antelope the first day and I scored on a very respectable 4X4 mule deer on the second. I stalked and turned down several nice antelope because I was looking for 15" or better.It was my decision to go home with the tag unfilled as I could have taken several slightly smaller goats. My friend scored on a nice 3X3 muley the last afternoon and we got it on tape. Expect to hunt hard an long. Days start early and end at suppertime. We never had any problems getting to sleep at night. One word of caution, the taxidermist shipped our capes to us UPS and they arrived spoiled. He did eventually make things right by shipping us replacement capes, but it did put a cloud over the whole experience. I do not believe that to be the norm nor do I blame Craig for that.

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outfitter review submitted by: Kevin J. Shaffer on Jan 6 2007

Species Hunted: Antelope

Game Quality: Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Great-Felt like home

Camp Condition: Well used, but still in great

Food Quality: Excellent, you won\\\'t go hun

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Very satisfied, couldn't be happier

Recommend: Most definitely

Reviewer Comments: I hunted antelope with 333 on 10/15,16,17/2005 & I can't say enough about them. From the time Donna picked me up at the airport till the time she dropped me back off, I was made to feel right at home. On the first day of the hunt we saw probadly 200 antelope, & I passed on a number of good bucks (temperature topped 89 degrees that day). I was to be first shooter, & that afternoon passed on a buck, & let my fellow hunter shoot (lazed at 289 yards). It ended up taping just over 15 inches. It was a great buck, but the reason I passed was that I felt it was a little weak in the cutters. Second day was a repeat of the 1st, antelope everywhere. That afternoon we found one that suited me (Jay the guide jocked that we were to picky). From a prone position, I took the shoot just after the buck ducked under a fence (lazed at 318 yards), & it went about 25 yards. It taped just over 14 inches & had 3 3/4 inch cutters. We hunted from 4x4 & did a lot of walking. Camp was great. Food was excellent & plentiful (if you leave the table hungry, it your own fault). Bunk house was nice & comfortable. Craig & the guides work hard to get you on the game your after, & they work hard to make sure you have an enjoyable time. Give them a chance & I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself. I sure did. I will probadly be back with them in Oct. 2007. Some advice: Exercise some before you go & burn some bullets on the range, out to at least 300 yards. Side note: I also had a deer tag, but choose to hunt public land (Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area, its only about 8 miles from Triple Three) with a friend from back home. Hunted 5 days there & took a 6x7 mule deer (20inches wide & 18 inches tall) on the last day.

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outfitter review submitted by: Shawn Rommel on Nov 22 2006

Species Hunted: Mule Deer/ Antelope

Game Quality: lots

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Five Star

Recommend: Highly

Reviewer Comments: Craig and his wife Donna have a first class operation. You could not ask for more.They make sure that you are happy and your belly is full. My son and I are going again.

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outfitter review submitted by: Tom Carlin on Nov 19 2006

Species Hunted: Whitetail/antelope

Game Quality: Good

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Excellent

Recommend: Strong Recommend

Reviewer Comments: I was on a whitetail/antelope combo hunt in early November. There were 4 other hunters in camp and everyone had tagged out by the 3rd day of hunting. Craig has outstanding guides and access to incredible land. The antelope are absolutely trophy class. The deer are good (115-130 class), but not monsters. It does provide a spot and stalk opportunity for whitetails that is unique. Food, accomodations, etc are terrific. I would strongly recommend this hunt for people that want to see a lot of game, tag a good animal, and have a great "outfitted" experience.

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outfitter review submitted by: Dan Hagy on Nov 15 2006

Species Hunted: Mule Deer/Antelope

Game Quality: Good to Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent: Bunkhouse

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Top Notch

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Excellent

Recommend: Yes

Reviewer Comments: Accommodations: Craig has 2-bunkhouse/cabins w/2-bedrooms and a bath in each as well as an outbuilding that serves as a kitchen, lounge and eating area where hunters and gides can relax during non-hunting hours. It is very comfortable with all the comforts of home and then some. The food is plentiful and tasty. Craig provides a variety of drinks both alcoholic and non alcoholic. There is a barn on the premise utilized for hanging game. In town are 2-meat processors available. There are many options available for processing meat from exchanging your game for pre-processed wild game to quick cut/wrap. The local taxidermist makes regular visits to Craig's in case you desire a mount. Looked to me like he does a quality job at a fair price. Our hunts took place out of a truck. Primarily spot and stock. We did some walking. However, you can see more country from the truck. The east side of I-90 is open the first 2-weeks of the season. This is more open and desert type country with canyons, coulees and sage brush. The deer tend to be less dense, but I was told the quality of racks is better then the foothills of the Bighorns. The big bucks are tougher to root out of their hidey-holes. They are there however. We spent many hours glassing. I would recommend a good set of binoculars. The antelope were plentiful and were at the tail end of the rut. Consequently, the bucks were pre-occupied with where the does were and less concerned with us making stalking less tenuous. Craig leases hunting from several ranches within a short drive from the acommodations. The guides tend to be older then other guided hunts I've booked. I was impressed with their dedication to a successful hunt for all the clients. They are excellent at judging animal quality and only give recommendations on quality. Whether you shoot or not is up to you. It was obvious all the guides enjoy their work and want to put you on the best animals possible. I ended up shooting a 4x4 with good mass and tall tines. The front tines were not deeply forked, but more of a crab claw. My dad hunted with me and shot a 4x3 with about the same mass and dimensions (24" spread). We both shot decent antelope. Around 14" with good cutters and mass. Both were mature bucks. We relyed on the guides as far as judging the antelope quality. My understanding is the drought affected the horn growth this year. In particular due to the lack of spring rains there was very little early growth of grasses during horn growth and the lack of nutrients may have hindered horn development. If I had known this to be the case, I still would have gone on the hunt. My animals were easy stalks with shots of less then 100 yds. We looked at several antelope and I took the best one we saw. My dad had to work a little harder. The antelope stalk was about a 2000 yd hunch walk/belly crawl and wait for the goat to appear. I believe the range was 160 yds. It was a very exciting stalk as we had to wind our way through several does on each side and much of the time we were exposed visually. His deer was shot at dusk after about a 1-hour hunt. The price of the unt and the time for hunting seemed very reasonable compared to other outfitters I looked at. It seems the quality of game is in the upper range of what can be found in Wyoming. Craig is an entertaining guy and concerned with the satisfaction of the hunters. He assisted with the paperwork for tags early on and kept in contact. This area currently is not a draw for either deer or antelope. If you desire a relaxing but exciting hunt, this is the place for you. Send an email if you deisre to see photos of the hunt.

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outfitter review submitted by: Terry Zimmerman on Nov 13 2006

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

Reviewer Comments: Craig, Donna and Everyone who works at the camp, are great people and treat you like family. The food is unbelievable and you will not go hungry. The four of us in our hunting party were on a mule deer hunt, and the amount of game we saw was unbelievable. All four of us in our hunting party filled up by the end of the 2nd day. A great hunt.

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outfitter review submitted by: John Lawrence on Nov 13 2006

Species Hunted: Mule Deer/Whitetail

Game Quality: Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Good

Camp Condition: Good

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Great

Recommend: Yes!

Reviewer Comments: I have hunted with several outfitters for elk and deer over the past 6 years. This trip was as advertised. Lots of game, honest and good people. I shot a 4x4 muley and my buddy shot a 150 class 5x5 whitetail on the second day. We will be back next year and will try for an elk tag.

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outfitter review submitted by: George P. Davis on Nov 11 2006

Species Hunted: Elk

Game Quality: Excellent

Accommodation Quality: Excellent

Camp Condition: Excellent

Food Quality: Excellent

Guide Experience: Excellent

Other Personal Experience: Excellent

Overall Impression: Excellent

Recommend: Yes

Reviewer Comments: The hunt was an hunt of a life time for me. I saw a lot of bull 6X6 elk in the area we were hunting. The guides were every experenced in hunting elk and had horses and ATV,s to assist in the hunt when required.

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outfitter review submitted by: Mike Hansen on Oct 23 2006

Species Hunted: deer

Game Quality: very good

Accommodation Quality: very good

Camp Condition: very good

Food Quality: good

Guide Experience: good

Other Personal Experience: good

Overall Impression: very good

Recommend: yes

Reviewer Comments: This was my second hunt with Craig and Donna, and it won't be my last. The camp is comfortable, the food good, lots of land to hunt and plenty of animals. These people take you right in and treat you like one of the family, and they are good people. There were 4 of us there in Sept. and we shot 4 nice deer with archery equipement. There is no reason to go hunting here and to not go home with a respectable deer. Oh, and by the way, the 2 antelope hunters in camp both shot P and Y goats the first morning out too!!! Great hunt!!

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outfitter review submitted by: Scott Lee on Oct 11 2006

Species Hunted: Antelope

Game Quality: excellent

Accommodation Quality: excellent

Camp Condition: above average

Food Quality: excellent

Guide Experience: excellent

Other Personal Experience: excellent

Overall Impression: excellent

Recommend: DEFINITELY

Reviewer Comments: Great hunt. Excellent guides, accomodations and food. Saw lots of animals. They knew where to expect animals and placed hunters in their path. Recommend that any archery hunter give them a call.

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