Recent content by Mtn_Infantry

Glad you got it sorted out, and it was like I suspected; The $1000 deposit was to lock in dates and cover your day rates, while the price increase or “subject to” (as stated in your contract) was on the trophy fees and his breeders are hitting him with a price increase. Doesn’t surprise me in...

A good taxidermist can take height out of the giraffe by curving/twisting the neck or changing the angle of it, even on a standard floor mount or floor pedestal mount.

I’ve hunted Idaho 5 or 6 times because of their DV license and tags. DV Elk/Deer tags have never been OTC there’s a limited number by state statues for non residents. Even with the new system it’s still a great state to apply in. If you go guided, Idaho still has guaranteed outfitter tags that...

We’re probably a similar age, since like @375Fox I’m one of those guys under 40 walking around DSC or SCI. It all depends what your goals are and when you started playing the game. The biggest issue is the rules of the game can change at anytime based on what the state wants to do, so you’re...

I can almost assure you it’s not a commercially available powder and odds are it’s a Federal 216 Primer which also isn’t commercially available. Rarely do any of the firearms manufacturers use a powder that’s available to us civilians. You’ll need to chrono it, compare the burn rates to the...

Not trying to burst your bubble but the odds of your children drawing a bighorn ram tag are minuscule unless you started putting them in when they were teenagers, in which case there’s a chance, if they keep up with it and the states like Wyoming don’t regulate or price non-residents out that...

I gave you examples of some higher end hunts. But if you look at deer hunts in Texas for instance, you’ll see they 3-5x more expensive than they were 5 years ago. I can remember looking at a 3-5 day South Texas Management Deer hunt (mature 8-9pt buck) and getting quoted $1000. This was before...

Not sure where you’re from but it’s possible the Polar Bear Hunt is the same cost of the Peninsula Brown bc it’s not importable to the US. Area for the Brown will be a huge factor. It’s no different than elk. You can find Colorado hunts with tags for $8-12k killing 240-280 class bulls but a...

I’m familiar with how TN, KY, and NC all operate their public lands. There aren’t many places in TN that I cant hop in my truck and be on public land and hunting (during said season) if I made the reservations to be part of that daily number. It’s a little bit of work but possible. There are...

Negative it wasn’t 17A

The east has way more public land than most people think. I’ve lived in several New England, Mid Atlantic and Southeastern States and there were large tracts of public land, national forest, state game lands/forest, navigable waterways, etc all over. I can’t comment on the northern prairie...

Personally, I haven’t noticed the spikes you’re talking about, barring covid deals. Have prices increased? Sure but not nearly the same way North American Hunts have. Airfare is roughly the same if you fly economy. I wont argue about the increases in Shipping & Taxidermy. Those have gone up...

That’s the crux of the issue. They’re not managing poaching or the wildlife. They’re not generating income, just enough to cover the tenders from the small donations of many. You’ve also got some super wealthy people funding some of the tenders with the goal to either make it their own private...

The exception is Texas … Too much private land and too little public land for everyone to be able to hunt for the cost of just a license. There are public land opportunities but not everyone is within a 2 hour drive of them.

I agree with a lot of what you’re saying about demographics and economics but disagree with your last statement. Safari Pricing will not flatten out in the next 15 years aside from maybe Game Ranch style hunts. Any wild hunt or area will continue to climb in price, regardless of country...