Found this video today on YouTube. It's another video by Keith Warren and his TV show "The High Road." This is the exact same camp and outfitter I hunted with. Keith Warren has probably hunted 4 or 5 times with this outfitter, and I don't think he pays anything for the hunt. The trade off for the outfitter is advertisement. I will admit, after watching the older videos, I booked my hunt with the outfitter.
I wrote this comment on the YouTube listing for this video:
I have watched several YouTube videos KEITH WARREN HUNTING has done over the years, doing several hunts with Brent Keith of Castle Rock Outfitters. I actually booked a moose hunt with Castle Rock and got a very nice moose. However, I can't say that it was a good hunt with a good outfitter. Several days of delays to get started, which were not weather related. Lack of food was a big issue. I hunted with an assistant guide, who was great. At around 11 minutes in this video, Keith Warren states "waiting for Brent to get up" and it's daylight! That was everyday on my hunt! A good outfitter is usually up before everyone. I laughed when I saw in this video a steak and mashed potatoes for dinner. I hunted the same camp and the same area. We had mac and cheese for dinner one night, that's it, nothing else. Many nights were Mountain House freeze dried meals. Another night, Vienna sausages and baked beans. If this was a spike camp, I could understand skimpy meals, but this was at a cabin with a propane oven, stove, and wood burning stove. We didn't even have a moose steak the day I got my moose or the next day. The field care of the moose cape was bad too. The cape and antlers went to a taxidermist / freight forwarder in Anchorage and he contacted me saying the cape was no good, the hair was slipping (falling out). The taxidermist had some capes he could offer as replacements and Brent Keith did cover the cost on this. However, my moose was very dark, almost black. The replacement cape was more brown. Proper field care for a cape is not difficult or complicated. Salt and a big plastic bag to keep it dry. There are lots of good outfitters in Alaska and unfortunately, a few not so good ones. My advice is to check references before booking. Talk to actual hunters that paid for their hunt and see what they have to say.Alaska law requires a big game guide to possess a current active guide license. You can check on guides and their licensing in several ways. A printed list of licensed Alaska guides is available for $5.00 payable to the “State of Alaska.” The list includes all currently licensed master guide-outfitters, registered guide-outfitters, the areas where they are licensed to operate, as well as a list of all currently licensed transporters. If you are interested in obtaining the licensed Alaska guide-and-transporter list or wish to check the status of a guide’s license, contact the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. You can also look up guides and/or transporters by using the Professional Licensing Data Retrieval System. Another source of information is the Alaska Professional Hunters Association, which represents many guides and outfitters.
