I dont know man. You chose not to go in 20. You choose not to go in 21. You paid in full which is always a mistake. Sorry man your probably hosed. Maybe you get lucky and he books in your place and refunds 50%. Maybe he books in your place and keeps everything. I would send him an email every 2 weeks and if no response 4 weeks before dates let him know your coming and see how fast he responds. I bet he responds and says he booked your place and then you ask for a refund.
YOU chose which thing you wanted to do. YOU chose to apply for a tag that would interfere with this hunt. YOU chose to pay in full.
The lack of personal responsibility these days amazes me. These folks didn’t tell you that you couldn’t come. They even went as far to offer to allow you to come the following year. Ya think maybe they plugged you in to dates that they had open?
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Thanks for the judgement.
I didn't choose to not go in 2021. I am unable to go when they offered. That's not a choice, it's impossible. They have other dates open but they won't communicate with me about them.
They will not communicate to change the dates, to sell the hunt to get my "deposit" back or to get the overpayment back.
I didn't CHOOSE to pay in full I sent the amount they told me to send, which was paid in full. That should have been a red flag to me.
I did CHOOSE to not go in 2020 as a result of an elk hunt that started days after my return would have been from this hunt. Two things happened that would have kept me from doing the elk hunt had I gone on this hunt so I am glad I didn't. (Group got stranded in Kodiak for days and covid testing would have prevented me from going to AK).
As for personal responsibility they have been given plenty of notice that I will not go on those dates - and all I have asked is that they return a phone call, text, facebook message or email and they will not. It would behoove them to refund me my discounted rate and sell the hunt at full price - they have plenty of time to do so. Or to give me everything but 50% back and sell the full hunt.
I chose not to go in 2020. That was on me. And if they had canceled I would have asked for half back - which is standard even though they are being shady. They set the dates for 2021 that are impossible and posted on 1/1 on their facebook of many other openings. Yet they refuse to communicate with me or allow me to have other dates. But at this point I wouldn't go anyway.
Would you hunt with someone that refuses to communicate with you? On dates they force on you? Who didn't send a contract within 90 days of payment (required by law) or even within 18 months of payment?
Also - cancellation hunts happen all the time. I can point to a number of coues deer, bighorn sheep, dall sheep, and bear hunts in a matter of seconds.
I chose not to go in 20. That's on me. Reburn is right, I am probably hosed.
@Chesapeake173 you have nothing constructive to say and just want to criticize. I have done business with many outfitters and transporters in my 46 years and have had only one bad experience. I have taken my lumps where I need to. I have not been criticizing the vendor in this post and I was merely asking if there was recourse since they are breaking the law. And until that sentence I haven't pointed out that they are breaking the law! But you can look that up since you seem to have time on your hands. SMH
