Four of us are going to hunt with Pine Ridge Lodge this fall. We are goiing to a remote area in a float plane, hunting for Moose. Has anyone hunted with them in the past, and what was your expereience with them, good and bad. Thanks, Mike 338.

I have never hunted with them. There are 3 reports about this outfitter on http://www.huntingreport.com Should give you some idea.

Didn't you get references from them before you booked? A guided, fly-in moose hunt is not cheap. I am guessing $5,0000 per...

I'm making my first hunt with Pine Ridge this fall. I've done quite a bit of research, and what I've come up with has been, without exception, very positive, but there's just not much on this outfitter out there.

One thing I did note--there's not a single bad word to be said, and that carried a lot of weight with me. People with bad experiences are often a lot more likely to want to spread the word. No negative comments have to be considered a good sign.

In the end, you check references, but unless an outfitter makes a miscalculation, you're not likely to be referred to anyone with serious complaints (although they will give you a good feel for the hunt). I booked based largely on the lack of negatives and the "feel" that I got from everything publicly available, including conversations with the staff.

Although I could be badly mistaken, I suspect that we made a good choice.