I have quickly glanced over much of this thread....sorry if I missed a price point that you are trying to stay under....

I am from Alberta and know some pretty damn good mulie outfitters up here. Alberta has been doing very well for big mulies the past couple years and there are quite a few good options if you're looking to put a 180++ deer on the ground.....

Toss me a PM if you want any information on the outfitters....most of them are $7500-9000 for a trophy rifle hunt, and several offer good archery hunts killing bucks in the 180's as well during the archery hunts.