My name is Louie and I have been an Alaska guide since 2004. I’ve worked exclusively for Tom Shankster, Alaska Trophy Hunts. I have helped over 30 hunters successfully harvest a dall sheep.
I have successfully guided a number of moose hunters who have harvested bulls and in fact I was with Harold Fahrenbrook when he killed his grizzly bear with a bow. It was incredible to see him hit that bear at 10 yds at a full stride. Though it wasn’t the largest bear I’ve killed, it was incredible. I’ve hunted with Harold on two other occasions in Colorado hunting elk and antelope. In fact Harold called me prior to this hunt. I told him where I knew there were several good bulls but the water was green and to take a filter. Had I known that Matt Clyde “Crittergitter” was involved in this, I would have been less likely to pass on the information because it’s an excellent area where two paying contracted customers would have harvest good bulls.
I have been DIY hunting for 55 years. Though I haven’t harvested any humungous animals, I am very successful. In fact if you look at a past Kenetrek catalog, that’s me on the cover hunting sheep in Alaska.
I’m not looking for recognition or special favors; I just like to hunt.
I know Tom Shankster to be an honorable, honest man with good character. I know of several sheep hunters who were unsuccessful in harvesting sheep on their first attempt due to weather or other factors beyond anyone’s control, who were allowed to come back the next year.
I can easily provide you with a list of hunters who have the exact opposite opinion of Tom that Matt Clyde has (aka Crittergitter).
I won’t be posting again and I won’t be answering any questions (unless you want those hunters’ names with positive opinions of Tom). Thought you would like to know there’s another side to this story
PS If you see a truck from Nevada in the Missouri Breaks this year, it’s ME!!!!
Louie,
First, what disappoints me most about where this stands from your involvement is this: Harold and I have done a fair number of hunts together over the years and we are great friends. He has spoken of you numerous times during our hunts and has never said a negative thing about you, in fact quite the opposite. He has always considered you a friend of his and was very appreciative of the tips you gave him for the moose area, AS AM I. With all Harold has spoke over the years, I have had a great respect for you without knowing you. Most of that is now lost. You don't have to have humongous animals on the wall to earn the respect of the people. You used to have my respect without even knowing how many animals you killed or how big they were. Hopefully someday we will meet and you can make YOUR OWN judgment, not Toms judgment.
You are absolutely correct, I believe that you can find a list of people who were happy with their hunts up there. Geez Louie, the few references on his website would prove that at least a few people have had a good time. But when you book 40 hunters and have 4-5 guides in camp, you know that's a disaster waiting to happen. I would put a Benjamin on it that during this season, far more left pissed off and unhappy than those that left happy. Haven't you yourself actually commented in the past about how disorganized Tom's camp is? By the way, really was looking forward to meeting you on that trip, why was it that you left again?
But before you run your mouth at shows, and run your mouth on here, telling people my story is wrong, questioning my integrity, don't you think that maybe you should do some fact finding first? If you had done any, you would find that your buddy Tom isn't the stand up guy you are claiming. You will see that soon enough. I'd start looking for another job if I were you. Tom says I didn't hand him a check. I did hand him a check, and two of the
three other people who witnessed it, are willing to sit in a courtroom to testify to it. You still believe I didn't hand Tom a check?
You state that Tom is an honorable, honest man, with good character. I can respect your wanting to defend a buddy, but those are not the words I or anybody else in our camp during my stay would have used........
I'm ready to answer any questions you have .............fire away Louie, got nothing to hide here bud.
Curious why it only took.... what... 8 months to figure out how to come up with something to post here? The trouble with people that are pathological liars, is that eventually, they can't remember their own lies. 
