guys, just want to advise anyone before they decide to use this outfitter, Mesa Verde Outfitters in Mancos, CO.
we signed up to hunt for 6 days, during the first week of archery season in Colorado.
will simon, the owner, told us we would be hunting areas that they had scouted and found elk. he also mentioned he would have trail cameras to show us where the elk were and that we would be able to shoot a 300" bull
after two days we canceled our trip, and got no refund or any money back.
there were no trail cameras setup and the land didn't have any signs of elk tracks/poop at all. the guide took us to cattle water holes, we got to our stands 30 mins after sunrise and the blinds were aspen branches piled up the day before the hunt.
then the guide wayne took us to hunt on public land which is illegal in Colorado to guide customers on public land.
I would not recommend this outfitter to anyone, they are obviously chasing mule deer and not elk. look on their website they are all photos of mule deer with a couple pictures of elk. their lodge in manocs has about 15 mounted mule deer and 1 mounted elk.
this is not how you run a business, promises were made and not held up on their end.
day three we went too hunt public land on our own and shot 2 elk on our own.
we signed up to hunt for 6 days, during the first week of archery season in Colorado.
will simon, the owner, told us we would be hunting areas that they had scouted and found elk. he also mentioned he would have trail cameras to show us where the elk were and that we would be able to shoot a 300" bull
after two days we canceled our trip, and got no refund or any money back.
there were no trail cameras setup and the land didn't have any signs of elk tracks/poop at all. the guide took us to cattle water holes, we got to our stands 30 mins after sunrise and the blinds were aspen branches piled up the day before the hunt.
then the guide wayne took us to hunt on public land which is illegal in Colorado to guide customers on public land.
I would not recommend this outfitter to anyone, they are obviously chasing mule deer and not elk. look on their website they are all photos of mule deer with a couple pictures of elk. their lodge in manocs has about 15 mounted mule deer and 1 mounted elk.
this is not how you run a business, promises were made and not held up on their end.
day three we went too hunt public land on our own and shot 2 elk on our own.