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Originally posted by tendrams:
Of course it has. A few years ago, every guy who had a decent job and a bit of desire could save enough cash over a few years to go hunt plains game. Now most of this type of client, even if they have stable employment, are saving for financial contingencies, not hunting. Even some of the serious money clients who might have been able to hunt glamour game a few years ago have, I think, downshifted to lower end hunts rather than Marco-polo, Elephant, or NA sheep. Of course the result of this is plains game outfitters are probably still doing OK as people downshift . Similarly, outfitters who offer VERY limited glamour game hunts (think Takin or Markhor) are still sold out as there will always be more BIG BIG BIG money guys than tags. The hunts that are out there for a bargain now are those that formerly had glamour prices but also have plenty of available tags.....elephant, leopard, roan, some central African stuff, and NA sheep. At the very least a lot of these prices have stalled at levels from four years ago with some effectively declining as "specials" or "cancellations" are made available.Even Elk and premium deer seem to have become more of a bargain in the last couple years......the economy is the obvious reason.

Of course now some outfitters and agents will come on the thread claiming to be sold out for years.....but you will see their "cancellation hunts" in a few weeks.

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Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
LB, the other thing that has slowed here is the pissing festivals, and that's fine with me.

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Originally posted by BigBoreCore:
Still, if you can scrape together some money make your best deal and go now. The US economy and the World economy is likely to get much worse in the near future. If you are holding out for a great future deal, don't be surprised that your expected income has dropped just as that deal shows up on the boards.

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Originally posted by tendrams:
Of course it has. A few years ago, every guy who had a decent job and a bit of desire could save enough cash over a few years to go hunt plains game. Now most of this type of client, even if they have stable employment, are saving for financial contingencies, not hunting. Even some of the serious money clients who might have been able to hunt glamour game a few years ago have, I think, downshifted to lower end hunts rather than Marco-polo, Elephant, or NA sheep. Of course the result of this is plains game outfitters are probably still doing OK as people downshift . Similarly, outfitters who offer VERY limited glamour game hunts (think Takin or Markhor) are still sold out as there will always be more BIG BIG BIG money guys than tags. The hunts that are out there for a bargain now are those that formerly had glamour prices but also have plenty of available tags.....elephant, leopard, roan, some central African stuff, and NA sheep. At the very least a lot of these prices have stalled at levels from four years ago with some effectively declining as "specials" or "cancellations" are made available.Even Elk and premium deer seem to have become more of a bargain in the last couple years......the economy is the obvious reason.

Of course now some outfitters and agents will come on the thread claiming to be sold out for years.....but you will see their "cancellation hunts" in a few weeks.

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Originally posted by Bill/Oregon:
LB, the other thing that has slowed here is the pissing festivals, and that's fine with me.