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I wanted to share my experience at Coshocton County Outfitters. My two hunting buddies and I booked a hunt with Coshocton County Outfitters that were really excited about and here’s what happened…..
For those of you that have hunted in Ohio before as well as those of you who haven’t, you’re hunting in Coshocton County Ohio. This area is known to be outstanding for good reason. The farms are generally going to be good unless overly pressured. However, we realized after getting into the woods that the stands are setup for crossbow guys. This was notsurprising since the owner is vocal about his preference for crossbows over compound bows. Once in the stand we quickly noticed the deer were acting super skittish and well aware of our stands which I can only attribute to pressure.
Besides the skittish pressured deer, the main problem is the owner. Mike comes off as narcissistic, abrasive, and overconfident, and he doesn’t respect his customers experience or wishes. It’s his way or the highway.
After cleanly missing a buck on my first night there, (the buck ducked an arrow being shot from a stand he was well aware of), Mike (the owner) literally cuts loose on me and saying things like, “At 55 I’m too old to be shooting a compound bow”. Believe me when I say I’m a proficient shooter who practices regularly. Any bow hunter knows that things can happen when shooting at a deer even if you’re a perfect shot.
He kept the tirade going well beyond the “I’m disappointed stage” literally yelling loudly enough that all the guys in camp could listen to the conversation. I would have appreciated a private conversation and whatever point he was trying to make was taken right away so there really was no reason for things to escalate the way they did. But this guy Mike just wouldn’t stop. It was so bad I threw my dinner away, because I was upset and had to go outside of the main lodge to cool off. The owner now pulls up in a side by side and tells me he has to see me shoot before I can go back hunting?!?!?
What?!?!? Who’s paying who here? All because I shot over a pressured buck that was looking at my stand from the moment it walked up.
I decided to entertain his unprofessionalism since I’m confident in my shooting and requested we shoot right there and then, he said no, “tomorrow morning at 9:00am”. Obviously, I was intending to be in the stand the next morning at 9:00am and I object.
He then tells me I have to leave his camp. * At this point I haven’t broken any rules that were agreed to when he was paid. I was on a vacation I’d waited for months for, and what happened was unreal. I still can’t believe it.
After I tell him I have some gear I left hanging in the tree, he has me get in his truck and we go get them that night. This is when it gets really Interesting.
On the way to the stand the guy accuses me of being an alcoholic!! I’m sure I don’t need to explain how this is totally unprofessional and inappropriate. How many of you reading this have had a drink while on vacation? Ridiculous.
You have to understand that Mike is an admitted, recovering alcoholic, something he’s not secretive about, and looks down on alcohol consumption in any form. (I feel like having a drink in his camp will earn you his disdain.)
Unsurprisingly, I respond with “WHAT? You don’t even know me, you know nothing about me. How Dare you!!!”
HE THEN SLAMS THE BRAKES ON HIS TRUCK AND WANTS TO FIGHT ME!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me?!?!? I’m paying this business owner and now he wants to fight me in the middle of the woods! Obviously as a reasonable individual I didn’t fight him.
The owner of Coshocton County Outfitters (Mike) is as unprofessional as anyone I have ever done business with, hunting or otherwise. I happen to be a business owner and I would never consider treating mu customers this way let alone trying to fight them.If you plan on going here be prepared to be ridiculed and talked down to. He literally feels that he’s doing YOU a favor by letting you hunt there.
I’ve been going on outfitted hunts for over 25years and have never experienced such ridiculously poor customer service, and out of line behavior.
It was so outrageous the two guys I went with left camp also. If you have any reservations about this review, ask yourself why two other guys that looked forward to this trip all year left at the same time. If I was out of line would they have left? Doubtful.
After making a call we were welcomed back to the outfitter we had been going to for a few years. @BrushyForkOutfitters at No charge to us, because of our experience at CCO.
Mike should do the right thing and return all of our money. But, being a low end outfitter, and struggling to grasp the concept of professionalism,I’m sure he will not. If you went to this place and had a good experience……consider yourself lucky!!!!!!There are Many great outfitters, @CoshoctonCountyOutfitters ISN’T one of them. Stay away!!!
I wanted to share my experience at Coshocton County Outfitters. My two hunting buddies and I booked a hunt with Coshocton County Outfitters that were really excited about and here’s what happened…..
For those of you that have hunted in Ohio before as well as those of you who haven’t, you’re hunting in Coshocton County Ohio. This area is known to be outstanding for good reason. The farms are generally going to be good unless overly pressured. However, we realized after getting into the woods that the stands are setup for crossbow guys. This was notsurprising since the owner is vocal about his preference for crossbows over compound bows. Once in the stand we quickly noticed the deer were acting super skittish and well aware of our stands which I can only attribute to pressure.
Besides the skittish pressured deer, the main problem is the owner. Mike comes off as narcissistic, abrasive, and overconfident, and he doesn’t respect his customers experience or wishes. It’s his way or the highway.
After cleanly missing a buck on my first night there, (the buck ducked an arrow being shot from a stand he was well aware of), Mike (the owner) literally cuts loose on me and saying things like, “At 55 I’m too old to be shooting a compound bow”. Believe me when I say I’m a proficient shooter who practices regularly. Any bow hunter knows that things can happen when shooting at a deer even if you’re a perfect shot.
He kept the tirade going well beyond the “I’m disappointed stage” literally yelling loudly enough that all the guys in camp could listen to the conversation. I would have appreciated a private conversation and whatever point he was trying to make was taken right away so there really was no reason for things to escalate the way they did. But this guy Mike just wouldn’t stop. It was so bad I threw my dinner away, because I was upset and had to go outside of the main lodge to cool off. The owner now pulls up in a side by side and tells me he has to see me shoot before I can go back hunting?!?!?
What?!?!? Who’s paying who here? All because I shot over a pressured buck that was looking at my stand from the moment it walked up.
I decided to entertain his unprofessionalism since I’m confident in my shooting and requested we shoot right there and then, he said no, “tomorrow morning at 9:00am”. Obviously, I was intending to be in the stand the next morning at 9:00am and I object.
He then tells me I have to leave his camp. * At this point I haven’t broken any rules that were agreed to when he was paid. I was on a vacation I’d waited for months for, and what happened was unreal. I still can’t believe it.
After I tell him I have some gear I left hanging in the tree, he has me get in his truck and we go get them that night. This is when it gets really Interesting.
On the way to the stand the guy accuses me of being an alcoholic!! I’m sure I don’t need to explain how this is totally unprofessional and inappropriate. How many of you reading this have had a drink while on vacation? Ridiculous.
You have to understand that Mike is an admitted, recovering alcoholic, something he’s not secretive about, and looks down on alcohol consumption in any form. (I feel like having a drink in his camp will earn you his disdain.)
Unsurprisingly, I respond with “WHAT? You don’t even know me, you know nothing about me. How Dare you!!!”
HE THEN SLAMS THE BRAKES ON HIS TRUCK AND WANTS TO FIGHT ME!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me?!?!? I’m paying this business owner and now he wants to fight me in the middle of the woods! Obviously as a reasonable individual I didn’t fight him.
The owner of Coshocton County Outfitters (Mike) is as unprofessional as anyone I have ever done business with, hunting or otherwise. I happen to be a business owner and I would never consider treating mu customers this way let alone trying to fight them.If you plan on going here be prepared to be ridiculed and talked down to. He literally feels that he’s doing YOU a favor by letting you hunt there.
I’ve been going on outfitted hunts for over 25years and have never experienced such ridiculously poor customer service, and out of line behavior.
It was so outrageous the two guys I went with left camp also. If you have any reservations about this review, ask yourself why two other guys that looked forward to this trip all year left at the same time. If I was out of line would they have left? Doubtful.
After making a call we were welcomed back to the outfitter we had been going to for a few years. @BrushyForkOutfitters at No charge to us, because of our experience at CCO.
Mike should do the right thing and return all of our money. But, being a low end outfitter, and struggling to grasp the concept of professionalism,I’m sure he will not. If you went to this place and had a good experience……consider yourself lucky!!!!!!There are Many great outfitters, @CoshoctonCountyOutfitters ISN’T one of them. Stay away!!!