TNPheasantFan
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Out of respect to others, because none was shown to the 30 plus (advertised as 20 people max, yeah right) folks that showed up to hunt, I am not going to name names or the outfit (send me an e-mail for that) that absolutely demolished what should have been a great weekend of hunting. I will say that the circus originated out of Great Bend (base setup at America's Best Value Inn) and those who were involved need to speak up and warn others of what to expect before sending any money in to this outfit.
What happened:
Saturday, 11/14- Long story made as short as I can without punching my keyboard. Drove 1hr. 15 min to first spot on WIHA land. Yes, I know we paid a guide to hunt WIHA land the first day, that was our stupidity for that. Second stop, the group of 30 plus was given no direction on how to proceed and hunt the plot. Middle of the way through the plot, all the groups ran into each other. Not because it was a plan to corner the pheasants, it was because there was not conversation held between the "organizer" and his guides. Well that spot was done after this mass confusion (I am sure the birds were laughing their asses off at us).
Here is where it gets real good: We then drove another 45 min. to hunt "family" farm land. When we get there a white truck comes hauling ass towards the group and he is pissed. He is shaking and pointing both hands at the "organizer", "get them out of here, you don't have permission to hunt that, get outta here". The "organizer" didn't know what to do at that point. He sent the entire group across the road to hunt a WIHA spot that had been killed that morning. Keep in mind that this is around 11:30 am. The "organizer" jumped in his vehicle and took off. The group hunted the WIHA plot and went back to the vehicles. We then proceeded to sit there for almost 2 hrs. waiting on some kind of direction. He showed back up and led the convoy back to the hotel in Great Bend, another 1hr. 15 min. drive. Folks were more than hot! We paid good money to hunt 4 hrs? Yep, sure did! BTW, there were only about 15 birds killed most didn't fire a shot.
Sunday, 11/15- Out of 30 plus hunters, 14 were left standing. Most packed their things and got gone on Saturday after the debacle. Well, those that were left were told to meet at 7:00 am to hunt some "hot" private land. At 7:45 am the "organizer" was no where to be found. We had finally had enough! We packed our bags and started the 14 hr. trek home. It is going to take quite some time for my ass to heal from being burned so badly by this outfit. Here I sit, 28 hrs. worth of driving, $250 worth of gas, 3 nights of hotels other than the 2 included with the "hunt", $75 license, 4 days of vacation from work, and a $350 screwing by this outfit for 4 hrs of hunting and 1 bird. Hell, at least they could have pulled our hair while we were getting screwed!
What happened:
Saturday, 11/14- Long story made as short as I can without punching my keyboard. Drove 1hr. 15 min to first spot on WIHA land. Yes, I know we paid a guide to hunt WIHA land the first day, that was our stupidity for that. Second stop, the group of 30 plus was given no direction on how to proceed and hunt the plot. Middle of the way through the plot, all the groups ran into each other. Not because it was a plan to corner the pheasants, it was because there was not conversation held between the "organizer" and his guides. Well that spot was done after this mass confusion (I am sure the birds were laughing their asses off at us).
Here is where it gets real good: We then drove another 45 min. to hunt "family" farm land. When we get there a white truck comes hauling ass towards the group and he is pissed. He is shaking and pointing both hands at the "organizer", "get them out of here, you don't have permission to hunt that, get outta here". The "organizer" didn't know what to do at that point. He sent the entire group across the road to hunt a WIHA spot that had been killed that morning. Keep in mind that this is around 11:30 am. The "organizer" jumped in his vehicle and took off. The group hunted the WIHA plot and went back to the vehicles. We then proceeded to sit there for almost 2 hrs. waiting on some kind of direction. He showed back up and led the convoy back to the hotel in Great Bend, another 1hr. 15 min. drive. Folks were more than hot! We paid good money to hunt 4 hrs? Yep, sure did! BTW, there were only about 15 birds killed most didn't fire a shot.
Sunday, 11/15- Out of 30 plus hunters, 14 were left standing. Most packed their things and got gone on Saturday after the debacle. Well, those that were left were told to meet at 7:00 am to hunt some "hot" private land. At 7:45 am the "organizer" was no where to be found. We had finally had enough! We packed our bags and started the 14 hr. trek home. It is going to take quite some time for my ass to heal from being burned so badly by this outfit. Here I sit, 28 hrs. worth of driving, $250 worth of gas, 3 nights of hotels other than the 2 included with the "hunt", $75 license, 4 days of vacation from work, and a $350 screwing by this outfit for 4 hrs of hunting and 1 bird. Hell, at least they could have pulled our hair while we were getting screwed!
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