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Tim Nelson Alaska Guide Service is who I used. I booked through WTA.
So in a previous post I talked about the issues I had on a brooks range moose and grizzly hunt.
I was hesitant to post the outfitter because he was not there for the hunt as I hunted with a guide. i thought I’d give him the opportunity to talk to me. I reached out a few days after arriving home and cooling off to tell him my concerns. So I called and left a voicemail asking him to call me to help me close out my harvest ticket as the Guide had requested I do when I got back. My thoughts where I’ll close out the report and then have a civil conversation about the events that occurred. Days went by and I heard nothing so I decided heck with it I’ll Shoot him a email he had mentioned that’s better for him in pre hunt communications. I was very cordial in the email and told him all the things I was grateful for and explained my concerns of the trip and that I thought he would want to be aware of what happen and how I was unsatisfied with the lack of effort and possible choices made to harvest game But again grateful for the adventure.
10 days later I get a call from him but my phone only rang once and no voicemail was left. So I called him back with no answer. So I shot him another email this one saying I’m sorry I missed his call And that I had talked to game and fish and told them the rivers I was on so they could tell me the district and close out my harvest report and I wished him the best in his endeavors. I again told him I was grateful for the adventure but wish it had gone much different and not all in the harvesting aspect.
Im not the type of guy that just gets ugly, that just isn’t going to get me any where. However the weirdest thing happen when I email him from a previous email thread from pre hunt communication. I get a message saying his email isn’t valid. Now I’m probably wrong but I cant help but think he has blocked my email. I also can’t help but think he accidentally dialed my number to block me on his phone
so I sent another email from a different account and didn’t get a error message.
im probably over thinking it but thought that was strange.
So to sum it up, hunts can go south, game can be non existen, weather brutal, things not go as planned. However you should never leave a hunt feeling like you didn’t try. The hunter should not have to try to cheer up the guide everyday to try to get him to do anything but sit and mope.
most importantly if your hunter no matter if it’s a $250.00 a day deer hunt or $24,000 moose hunt calls or emails to talk to you. You call the hunter back. If he cusses you and hangs up you take it. if he just wants to vent you listen and you take it.
You don’t go dark on your hunter pre or post.
FYI he books on Book A Hunt, through his website and or WTA uses him.
I read his reviews on Book a hunt and all good. I got references for WTA and all good on them putting you with good outfitters That have been vetted. I talked with two other hunters about using WTA. Both said they use them again. One who I met on this forum said he would use them again but there not real helpful once they get your money. I found this to be true and what I mean was I would email a question pre payment and rep since same day. Post payment they where a lot shorter responses and spaced out further then I thought was acceptable.
I used Mat Gildrof (spelling is wrong) I also emailed him about my hunt where I got a quick response about 30 min later saying he was so sorry and would call me to discuss more that week.
7 days later I reached back out asking if he forgot about me as I was just curious his thoughts.
he emailed back and said he was calling the outfitter that day and would call me Right after.
l’ve heard nothing soo….
my new favorite thing is to tell people how awesome my trip was and then come up with less painful ways to explain why I didn’t kill anything or bring any meat home.
telling them I only hunted 4-6 hrs a day because it’s cold just doesn’t end With gotcha. Always why?
So in a previous post I talked about the issues I had on a brooks range moose and grizzly hunt.
I was hesitant to post the outfitter because he was not there for the hunt as I hunted with a guide. i thought I’d give him the opportunity to talk to me. I reached out a few days after arriving home and cooling off to tell him my concerns. So I called and left a voicemail asking him to call me to help me close out my harvest ticket as the Guide had requested I do when I got back. My thoughts where I’ll close out the report and then have a civil conversation about the events that occurred. Days went by and I heard nothing so I decided heck with it I’ll Shoot him a email he had mentioned that’s better for him in pre hunt communications. I was very cordial in the email and told him all the things I was grateful for and explained my concerns of the trip and that I thought he would want to be aware of what happen and how I was unsatisfied with the lack of effort and possible choices made to harvest game But again grateful for the adventure.
10 days later I get a call from him but my phone only rang once and no voicemail was left. So I called him back with no answer. So I shot him another email this one saying I’m sorry I missed his call And that I had talked to game and fish and told them the rivers I was on so they could tell me the district and close out my harvest report and I wished him the best in his endeavors. I again told him I was grateful for the adventure but wish it had gone much different and not all in the harvesting aspect.
Im not the type of guy that just gets ugly, that just isn’t going to get me any where. However the weirdest thing happen when I email him from a previous email thread from pre hunt communication. I get a message saying his email isn’t valid. Now I’m probably wrong but I cant help but think he has blocked my email. I also can’t help but think he accidentally dialed my number to block me on his phone
so I sent another email from a different account and didn’t get a error message.
im probably over thinking it but thought that was strange.
So to sum it up, hunts can go south, game can be non existen, weather brutal, things not go as planned. However you should never leave a hunt feeling like you didn’t try. The hunter should not have to try to cheer up the guide everyday to try to get him to do anything but sit and mope.
most importantly if your hunter no matter if it’s a $250.00 a day deer hunt or $24,000 moose hunt calls or emails to talk to you. You call the hunter back. If he cusses you and hangs up you take it. if he just wants to vent you listen and you take it.
You don’t go dark on your hunter pre or post.
FYI he books on Book A Hunt, through his website and or WTA uses him.
I read his reviews on Book a hunt and all good. I got references for WTA and all good on them putting you with good outfitters That have been vetted. I talked with two other hunters about using WTA. Both said they use them again. One who I met on this forum said he would use them again but there not real helpful once they get your money. I found this to be true and what I mean was I would email a question pre payment and rep since same day. Post payment they where a lot shorter responses and spaced out further then I thought was acceptable.
I used Mat Gildrof (spelling is wrong) I also emailed him about my hunt where I got a quick response about 30 min later saying he was so sorry and would call me to discuss more that week.
7 days later I reached back out asking if he forgot about me as I was just curious his thoughts.
he emailed back and said he was calling the outfitter that day and would call me Right after.
l’ve heard nothing soo….
my new favorite thing is to tell people how awesome my trip was and then come up with less painful ways to explain why I didn’t kill anything or bring any meat home.
telling them I only hunted 4-6 hrs a day because it’s cold just doesn’t end With gotcha. Always why?
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