Ridge Runner
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Enjoyed your hunt report and congrats to you and your wife on hunting some nice animals.
I am still perplexed about this outfitter.
Am I correct in my thinking.
Kuche quotes a price that is lowball.
Gets a client to agree, sign, and pay the contracted low costs.
Then prior to or upon arrival tells the client they owe additional costs. Where Kuche has now boosted the original lowball costs to equal or greater than his competitors normal costs.
IMO, and if my forementioned interpretation is correct, then Kuche is a con operation that needs to be run out of business. Before he does irreparable damage to reputable outfitters.
IMO, that line "prices subject to increase without notice" is there for use between the outdated advertised information on a flyer, website, etc.. Once the package has been confirmed, the deal made, contract signed, and payment made. My costs are set in stone! The same as they are with a more reputable outfitter.
It's not uncommon and understandable for a prospective client to see a flyer, web page, etc. with outdated rates and fees information, and to receive an up to date outfitters daily rates, trophy fees, etc. prior to going into planning their trip or prior to signing the contract and paying for the trip.
I understand outfitters need to recoup their losses on a donated hunt by sending the client an inflated trophy price list prior to booking their hunt or as an add-on, but the client is fully aware ahead of these things prior to paying, signing the contract and not after the fact.
By my observation and analysis, Although the pens/cages are considerably larger, and the focus is on PG; Doesn't this type hunting parallel with the more controversial "Cage Bred Lion" hunting?
I am still perplexed about this outfitter.
Am I correct in my thinking.
Kuche quotes a price that is lowball.
Gets a client to agree, sign, and pay the contracted low costs.
Then prior to or upon arrival tells the client they owe additional costs. Where Kuche has now boosted the original lowball costs to equal or greater than his competitors normal costs.
IMO, and if my forementioned interpretation is correct, then Kuche is a con operation that needs to be run out of business. Before he does irreparable damage to reputable outfitters.
IMO, that line "prices subject to increase without notice" is there for use between the outdated advertised information on a flyer, website, etc.. Once the package has been confirmed, the deal made, contract signed, and payment made. My costs are set in stone! The same as they are with a more reputable outfitter.
It's not uncommon and understandable for a prospective client to see a flyer, web page, etc. with outdated rates and fees information, and to receive an up to date outfitters daily rates, trophy fees, etc. prior to going into planning their trip or prior to signing the contract and paying for the trip.
I understand outfitters need to recoup their losses on a donated hunt by sending the client an inflated trophy price list prior to booking their hunt or as an add-on, but the client is fully aware ahead of these things prior to paying, signing the contract and not after the fact.
By my observation and analysis, Although the pens/cages are considerably larger, and the focus is on PG; Doesn't this type hunting parallel with the more controversial "Cage Bred Lion" hunting?
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