| Thank you very much for your inquiry about
Hidden Creek Outfitters, Thorofare Adventures. It is, in
large part strict attention to detail that has earned us our
reputation for quality, integrity and nearly 28 years of successful
hunting and pack trips. Therefore, we try to give as much
detail as possible to help you make your decision, and subsequently
become one of the hundreds of satisfied members of the Thorofare
Adventures family. The following
information should help you sort out through choices you may have.
These are all typical questions that we have distilled down over the
years to help our prospective clients make their final decision.
We have been in business for a long time
and have full time guides with at least 8-10 years experience, part
time guides have 4-5 years in the field. Many of the guides
have a lifetime of the mountains and being on horseback under their
belt.
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1. How many years have you been operating as a licensed
outfitter?
25 years in Wyoming.
2. How many full time guides do you employ?
4 full time guides.
3. How many part time guides to you employ?
10 part time guides.
4. How long have your guides been guiding?
Our full time
guides average 7 - 10 years in our employ.
Our part time
guides average 4-5 years in our employ.
1. Where do you conduct you hunts?
We are
permitted and licensed to conduct guided hunts in the Bridger Teton
Wilderness area, which includes the famouse Thorofare,
and Shoshone
National Forest, including the Washakie Wilderness Area. If
you are familiar with the area numbers, our areas encompass
the
following:
Elk: 53, 55, 56,
58, 59, 60
Deer: 13, 14,
109, 110,111, 112, 113, 115
Antelope: 8, 11,
81, 82
Big Horn Sheep: 2,
3, 4, 5
Shiras Moose: 8,
11, 31
Mountain Loin:
15,19, 20, 21, 22, 23
2. Are Elk Hunts conducted primarily on private land,
public land or a combination of the two?
We primarily hunt Federal
Wilderness Area via special use permits where all hunters are
required to have a licensed guide. These
restrictions
dramatically reduce hunting pressure. We also hunt public land
and private land.
3. Please identify how much private land to which you
have access?
Approximately 1000 square
miles.
4. How many hunters do you guide each season?
Elk: Hidden Creek
Camp to 4 archery hunters and 6 firearm hunters per hunt.
Elk: Teton Camp to
4 archery hunters and 8 firearm hunters per hunt
Elk / Mule Deer Combo -
20
Mule Deer: 10-20
Antelope: 5 t0 10
Big Horn Sheep: 1
to 3
Shiras Moose: 1 to
5
Black Bear: 2 to 10
Mountain Lion: 5 to
10
5. How many hunters do you guide simultaneously
during each elk hunt?
We generally limit our
camps to 4 archery hunters and 6 hunters per hunt. In Federal
Wilderness Areas, we are required to provide one
guide per two
hunters. We provide one-on-one guiding for an additional
fee.
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6. Please provide a description of the type or style
of hunts you provide your clients?
Horseback and stalk, four
wheel drive and stalk, etc. Federal law prohibits the use of
any type of motorized vehicle in the wilderness
areas. All or our
hunters ride on horseback into our camps, which are staffed by
cooks, wranglers, guides and other miscellaneous help. I
make it a habit to visit
each camp, during each hunt, to ensure all the needs of our hunters
are met or exceeded. I also guide a few hunts
each year. All
hunters ride out of camp each morning with their guides to areas
that have been previously scouted and are likely to hold
trophy animals.
Stalking is involved depending on the movement of the animals and
the time of year. During the early September season, when the
bulls are bugling, there is absolutely no thrill like watching your
guide call in a mad, bugling bull within easy gun or bow range.
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