The food was terrible.had steak first night.went down hill from there. Mashed potatoes and gravy canned carrots that's was it one night.talapia fish fry really! Meat loaf wasnt bad.spagetti and 1 meatball come on. Chili served over mashed potatoes. Lost power a few times.cabins were not finished.walked on plywood and mud.the guides worked on cabins up till we got there,they should have been locating the elk. 1 hunter saw 1bull out of 6 no opportunities like we were promised very disappointed musgraves only showed up once after 1st night
This complaint involves Mule Deer hunting services provided by Western Outdoor Adventures from 11/2/18 through 11/7/18 at hunting properties east of Meeker, primarily off of County Road 15.
This complaint involves promised accommodations at the Deer Lodge as well as hunting success.
Accommodations at the Deer Lodge
The accommodations were very bad. At one point there was no heat, no electricity, and no hot water. There was no electricity generator or backup heater.
We were required to relocate to another facility about 40 minutes away for one day. Then we had to relocate back to the original facility after heat and electricity were restored.
After electricity was restored, there was no hot water.
Before the heat was off permanently, there was a period of about 24 hours when heating was intermittent.
One of the 5 hunters in the facility returned home because the conditions were so bad.
The actual Deer Lodge was not as advertised and pictured in the website.
Hunting success
The website advertised 100% opportunity for hunting success. 2 of 5 hunters did not have shot opportunities.
The website advertised mule deer scoring 160”-180” with occasional opportunities for 200” class deer. 3 of the 5 hunters in the group shot deer that were measured in the 128” – 135” class.
I did not have an opportunity to shoot a deer with antlers outside the ears – a requirement of the outfitter, Jeff Musgrave. This requirement was not mentioned prior to the hunt.
During our hunt it snowed. Jeff Musgrave announced to the hunters that we would not be able to use the trails to get to the hunting areas because we would harm the trails. We were not advised of this restriction in our agreement. This imposed restriction involved one full day of hunting, or 25% of our total hunting time of 4 days.
Our guide often had to make a phone call to the outfitter to get clearance and to access the opportunity to shoot at a deer. Typically, the deer ran before clearance was received. This caused a high level of frustration.
When one hunter shot a deer, the guide was criticized because the antlers were only even with the ears. Musgrave threatened the guide with a $6000 fine.
Our guide operated under a lot of stress imposed by Musgrave. At the end of our hunt, our guide resigned effective after this hunting season.
The website advertised 160”-180” deer with an occasional 200” opportunity. This was not the case for the 5 hunters in our camp.
Musgrave personally guided two hunters in our camp who were from Texas and Oklahoma. These two hunters told our group that Musgrave insisted that they shoot 130”-135” class deer. These hunters complained that they wanted 160”-180” class deer as was advertised in the website.
Western Outdoors Adventures, LLC. Reviews
Elk hunting secon season 2019
The food was terrible.had steak first night.went down hill from there. Mashed potatoes and gravy canned carrots that's was it one night.talapia fish fry really! Meat loaf wasnt bad.spagetti and 1 meatball come on. Chili served over mashed potatoes. Lost power a few times.cabins were not finished.walked on plywood and mud.the guides worked on cabins up till we got there,they should have been locating the elk. 1 hunter saw 1bull out of 6 no opportunities like we were promised very disappointed musgraves only showed up once after 1st night
This complaint involves Mule Deer hunting services provided by Western Outdoor Adventures from 11/2/18 through 11/7/18 at hunting properties east of Meeker, primarily off of County Road 15.
This complaint involves promised accommodations at the Deer Lodge as well as hunting success.
Accommodations at the Deer Lodge
The accommodations were very bad. At one point there was no heat, no electricity, and no hot water. There was no electricity generator or backup heater.
We were required to relocate to another facility about 40 minutes away for one day. Then we had to relocate back to the original facility after heat and electricity were restored.
After electricity was restored, there was no hot water.
Before the heat was off permanently, there was a period of about 24 hours when heating was intermittent.
One of the 5 hunters in the facility returned home because the conditions were so bad.
The actual Deer Lodge was not as advertised and pictured in the website.
Hunting success
The website advertised 100% opportunity for hunting success. 2 of 5 hunters did not have shot opportunities.
The website advertised mule deer scoring 160”-180” with occasional opportunities for 200” class deer. 3 of the 5 hunters in the group shot deer that were measured in the 128” – 135” class.
I did not have an opportunity to shoot a deer with antlers outside the ears – a requirement of the outfitter, Jeff Musgrave. This requirement was not mentioned prior to the hunt.
During our hunt it snowed. Jeff Musgrave announced to the hunters that we would not be able to use the trails to get to the hunting areas because we would harm the trails. We were not advised of this restriction in our agreement. This imposed restriction involved one full day of hunting, or 25% of our total hunting time of 4 days.
Our guide often had to make a phone call to the outfitter to get clearance and to access the opportunity to shoot at a deer. Typically, the deer ran before clearance was received. This caused a high level of frustration.
When one hunter shot a deer, the guide was criticized because the antlers were only even with the ears. Musgrave threatened the guide with a $6000 fine.
Our guide operated under a lot of stress imposed by Musgrave. At the end of our hunt, our guide resigned effective after this hunting season.
The website advertised 160”-180” deer with an occasional 200” opportunity. This was not the case for the 5 hunters in our camp.
Musgrave personally guided two hunters in our camp who were from Texas and Oklahoma. These two hunters told our group that Musgrave insisted that they shoot 130”-135” class deer. These hunters complained that they wanted 160”-180” class deer as was advertised in the website.