I've been extensively researching DIY, Drop Camps, and Semi-Guided mule deer hunts out west. I've come across several forums on here and other websites that say drop camps are worth it financially since they only cost $1500-$2000 and the outfitters put you in good areas (hopefully). Every drop camp outfitter I have found charges around that price but its per person. If it was just me then it would be reasonable but I have a group of 4 and we all want to hunt together and cant justify paying $6-8K for a drop camp when we could do a DIY for significantly cheaper and buy/own a lot of equipment for that amount. I would have thought a drop camp would charge the same amount regardless of how many people you put in it since its the same amount of equipment and its really the users problem to figure out sleeping if they bring too many people. I could even see charging a surcharge for the transportation of each person and additional cots but not a separate $1500 for each.
Am I missing something and if so, can anyone recommend a good economical outfitter for a mule deer hunt? I'm leaning towards Colorado but not tied into a specific state yet, still researching so feel free to recommend outfitters anywhere. Thanks in advance for the advice!
Am I missing something and if so, can anyone recommend a good economical outfitter for a mule deer hunt? I'm leaning towards Colorado but not tied into a specific state yet, still researching so feel free to recommend outfitters anywhere. Thanks in advance for the advice!