Outfitter Information
Outfitter Name: Icicle Outfitters
Outfitter / Contact: Bruce Wick
Location: WA, USA
Hunt Information
Animals Hunted: Elk, Mule Deer
Game Quality: poor
Game Quantity: poor
Accomodations: good
Camp Condition: excellent
Food Quality: good
Guide Experience: poor for bowhunting
Other Personal Experience: excellent
Review Information
Hunter: Trevor
Phone:
Would Recommend: see comments
Overall Impression: poor
This is a tale of two trips:As a bowhunting guide, they didn't have a clue how find the animals. They hadn't done any scouting in this area prior to the hunt. They kept telling stories of stumbling across elk during rifle season where the hunter has to dismount the horse and shoot away, but they didn't have a clue how to find the animals during bow season nor any idea of how to target them if we did find them. There were 2 guides in camp for 2 hunters. Only one of the hunters saw animals (one cow and one calf elk about 200 yards and moving away). The "guides" saw none. We searched high and low. We saw no deer, bear, or cats. I think that they might be better for a rifle or muzzleloader hunt, but they were clueless for a bowhunter.As an outfitter, they were excellent. The gear was top quality. The horses and pack animals were top notch, very well behaved and sure-footed regardless of the terrain. All of the folks in camp from the outfitter were experienced wranglers including the cook. The camp chef was a great cook and a character to boot. He would spin yarns and recite "cowboy" poetry. The "camp-life" portion was thoroughly enjoyable.
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