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I booked a northern BC goat, moose and elk hunt in 2019 for a 2020 hunt. Of course Covid killed that hunt and it was moved to 2021. I just received an email from the outfitter advising the open border and adding a $4200 "Covid Rebooking Fee". WTF?

Its just good ole fashioned supply and demand Capitalism......

Just tell him ya got the shot, and why.

800 times.

Tell him to GFY

They better freshen up the corn pile if I have to pay that extra

Probably just making the switch to summer moose and elk tags.

They better be guaranteeing you get the triple header.

A well known and respected organization (Stone Mountain Safaris) in premier country that I hunted with in 2008. New owner bought it closing June 1 last year. Bad timing for sure. They are sitting on a decent deposit of mine. Time to dig out the original contract.

i should say.



Lets see what the fine print reveals.




I suspect most people are so eager to get out of the house that they get more people to pay the fee than dont pay.

$4200? It would seem they're fans of the no-lube approach.

I believe you are correct. A year with little to no hunting can't hurt the quality/quantity of the critters either.

Hunts like that are expensive. I have a good friend who does a lot of those types of hunts. He can easily afford it.

He would lose his mind over that fee.

Check out the Jim Shockey thread in the Canada forum.

Unless Gerald, Darrell and the rest of the locals have been freeballing their own poaching party. Hopefully not.

Everyone hates when pay to play hunting gets more expensive for the sports.

Except most everyone else, of course.
Grin

No it's not.

It's highway robbery by outfitters who already have a hefty deposit--likely nonrefundable--from many American hunters. Should be criminal.
And chief among them is Jim Shockey who justified this criminality, adding that 'deadbeat' U.S. hunters should understand and pony up for the hardship.
I'd tell 'em to kiss my ass in the future and use an Alaskan outfitter.

Well, at least you survived covid unlike the10 bazillion poor souls who did not. An extra $4,200 all things considered doesn't sound too bad, no?

You voted for Biden, yes?

You're gonna have to steal a lot of "Stone Mountain Safaris" towels and ashtrays to make up for $4200.

Sounds like they should have given you the option (in 2020) to either pay an extra $4200 to reschedule for 2021, or to get your deposit money back, and part ways. “New owner” waited almost a YEAR to tell you this??

To tell you NOW, “Oh, by the way, you need to cough up an extra $4200!”, is pretty crappy.

Guess it depends on what YOU wanna do. I’d already be leary of “new owner” and “questionable business practices”....