DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Michael Litzen; Litzen Guide Service. HC01 Box 1130; Kenai; AK; 99611-9709; Tel. 907-776-5868; Fax: 907-776-8707; Email: mlitzen@kenai.net; Web www.litzenguideservice.com Personal Guide (if any): Ron Heidemann Booking Agent (if any): Cabelas. 610 Glover Road; Suite A; Sidney; NE; 69162; Tel. 800-346-8747; Email: outdooradventures@cabelas.com; Web www.cabelasoutdooradventures.com Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Sheep, Dall - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 37 1/2 inches. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments:

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: Alaskan Air and Penair. Airline Service: Excellent Airline Comments: Red line taxi - best.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $11000 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $425 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $1300 Charter Airfares: Amount: $560 Other Costs: Packer Amount: $1200 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Highlights of Hunt: Guide Ron Heidemann and packer Abe Henderson were great traveling at my pace. Equipment Recommendations: Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why?

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: David Catari Contact Information: Tel. 585-865-4200 - 151 Maiden Lane, Rochester, NY 14616 E-mail: dcatari@frontiernet.net Hunting Experience: Alaska, Africa, Colorado and Quebec. Physical Condition: Good.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Litzen Guide Service Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 4065 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: May 10, 2004 to May 19, 2004 Place of Hunt: United States Alaska Alaska Peninsula

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Michael Litzen; Litzen Guide Service. HC01 Box 1130; Kenai; AK; 99611-9709; Tel. 907-776-5868; Fax: 907-776-8707; Email: mlitzen@kenai.net; Web www.litzenguideservice.com Personal Guide (if any): Booking Agent (if any): Cabelas. 610 Glover Road; Suite A; Sidney; NE; 69162; Tel. 800-346-8747; Email: outdooradventures@cabelas.com; Web www.cabelasoutdooradventures.com Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Bear, Brown - Availability: Scarce - Trophy Size: Below average, 8 foot. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: Saw lots of sows with cubs, but the big boars just weren't moving. We had seven days (straight) of terrible weather, which contributed to poor trophy size.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Fair Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: Penn-Aire Airline Service: Poor Airline Comments: Penn-Aire bumped our luggage due to being over the ridiculous 50 pound limit. We lost two hunting days.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $15000 Trophy Fees: Brown bear tag. Amount: $500 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $180 Commercial Airfares: First Class. Amount: $1400 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Stay in Anchorage (Hilton). Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Terrible weather. Highlights of Hunt: Exciting stalk on bear I took which was 8 foot with wonderful hide. Equipment Recommendations: Good glasses and good raingear. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why? The outfitter works hard and runs a tight ship. Boat-based hunt.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Rod Yassin Contact Information: Tel. 301-461-0787 - 20 Courthouse Sq. Suite 106, Rockville, MO 20850 E-mail: rodyassin@aol.com Hunting Experience: Africa 3 times, Alaska 3 times, various North America and British Columbia. Physical Condition: Good.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Litzen Guide Service Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 3863 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: October 1, 2003 to October 7, 2003 Place of Hunt: United States Alaska Sand Point

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Michael Litzen; Litzen Guide Service. HC01 Box 1130; Kenai; AK; 99611-9709; Tel. 907-776-5868; Fax: 907-776-8707; Email: mlitzen@kenai.net; Web www.litzenguideservice.com Personal Guide (if any): Joel Doner Booking Agent (if any): Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Bear, Brown - Availability: Average - Trophy Size: Good. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: There was a considerable amount of game, but the weather made the hunting very difficult.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Good Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Good Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Good Name of Airline: Continental and Penn Air. Airline Service: Good Airline Comments: Travelling during the opening of brown bear season caused Penn Air to have to leave part of the baggage in Anchorage and bring it on a later flight.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $14000 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $500 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: The airline bring bags late was really the main problem. The weather is to be expected on a hunt in the Alaskian Peninsula. Highlights of Hunt: Watching the bear work his way down the creek, fishing for salmon as he went. The scenery was tremendous, and the hunting from a boat took away a lot of the problems of wet clothes and gear. Every night you could get it dried out and be ready for the next day. Equipment Recommendations: Framed, big back pack. Good hip boots for walking in the bog and tundra. Must fir right so they don't get sucked off your feet. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why? The ability to get together after a days hunting on the boat, and work together with the other hunters to help get their bear. The guides did an excellent job of making this an enjoyable hunt.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Jeffrey Peeler Contact Information: Tel. 713-926-8386 - 13131 Holston Hills E-mail: jeffp@tx.jacobstern.com Hunting Experience: Alaska for sheep, Canada for sheep and caribou, Montana for elk, Wyoming for elk, antelope, mule deer, Texas for deer and auodad sheep, and others. Physical Condition: Average.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

This was a very enjoyable hunt for myself and my two other friends that went with me. Mike Litzen runs a good operation, and his guides are excellent. The boat makes this a very enjoyable hunt, but it is a physical.

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Litzen Guide Service Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 3643 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: September 12, 2003 to September 20, 2003 Place of Hunt: United States Alaska Unit 19, a couple miles west of Denali.

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Michael Litzen; Litzen Guide Service. HC01 Box 1130; Kenai; AK; 99611-9709; Tel. 907-776-5868; Fax: 907-776-8707; Email: mlitzen@kenai.net; Web www.litzenguideservice.com Personal Guide (if any): John Mackey Booking Agent (if any): Cabelas. 610 Glover Road; Suite A; Sidney; NE; 69162; Tel. 800-346-8747; Email: outdooradventures@cabelas.com; Web www.cabelasoutdooradventures.com Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Moose, Alaska-Yukon - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 66 inches. Caribou, Central Canada Barren Ground - Availability: Scarce - Trophy Size: Average size, not huge. Game Sought But Not Taken: Bear, Grizzly - Availability: Blueberry crop was poor. I had a big bear on my moose carcass, but couldn't get to him in the thick alders. Game Condition Comments: Lots of bull moose, but wolves are killing off calves at accelerated speed. Losing future generations of moose and caribou.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Good Guide/PH Ability: Good Condition of Camp: Good Condition of Equipment: Good Quality of Food: Good Trophy Care: Good Name of Airline: Delta and Penn Air Airline Service: Good Airline Comments: Not a problem.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Includes moose, caribou and wolf. Amount: $9500 Trophy Fees: $9,500 for grizzly (if killed). Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: $500 bear, $400 moose, $300 caribou, $85 license. Amount: $1285 Commercial Airfares: Approximately roundtrip from Texas to McGrath, AK. Amount: $1200 Charter Airfares: From McGrath to base camp each way (split with other hunters). Amount: $205 Other Costs: Hotel in McGrath $100, shipping trophies $500-600, Hotel in Anchorage $85. Amount: $785 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Early group of hunters did poorly (1 of 4 took moose). Due to pre-rut. Highlights of Hunt: This is a rut area for moose. Mike Litzen (owner) flies clients to various spike camps in his Piper Cub and moves you to other areas if needed. Equipment Recommendations: Good rain gear, hip waders, sleeping bag. Temperature dropped to 5 degrees. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why? There were four of us moose hunters in camp. Rut was just starting, and bulls were everywhere. We all took good bulls.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Jerry Hale Contact Information: Tel. 806-863-3287 - 15219 Joliet Ave., Lubbock, TX 79423 E-mail: samhale@door.net Hunting Experience: Been all over. Alaska, Canada, Africa, Mexico, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. Physical Condition: 44 years old in good shape. I do a lot of exercise to prepare.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Litzen Guide Service Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 3753 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: September 12, 2002 to September 20, 2002 Place of Hunt: United States Alaska Pinkston River

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Michael Litzen; Litzen Guide Service. HC01 Box 1130; Kenai; AK; 99611-9709; Tel. 907-776-5868; Fax: 907-776-8707; Email: mlitzen@kenai.net; Web www.litzenguideservice.com Personal Guide (if any): Brad Patterson Booking Agent (if any): Cabelas. 610 Glover Road; Suite A; Sidney; NE; 69162; Tel. 800-346-8747; Email: outdooradventures@cabelas.com; Web www.cabelasoutdooradventures.com Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Moose - Availability: Average - Trophy Size: Average. Game Sought But Not Taken: Caribou - Availability: Guide told me to wait for a better bull, I had one in my crosshairs at 75 yards. Game Condition Comments: The game is there, but you will have to work hard to find them. This was the toughest hunt I have ever had.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Good Guide/PH Ability: Fair Condition of Camp: Good Condition of Equipment: Good Quality of Food: Fair Trophy Care: Good Name of Airline: Northwest and Pennair Airline Service: Good Airline Comments:

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $8750 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $885 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $1060 Charter Airfares: Amount: $400 Other Costs: Hotel $180, butcher $640, shipping meat $600, taxidermy $2,000. Amount: $3420 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: The guide made too much noise with his Koflach boots, and plastic bags inside his backpack. The guide took too long to decide on animals to pursue. Guide put one shot into my moose that was already dead on his feet, and never moved an inch, because I had placed three shots in him before he had taken his shot. Highlights of Hunt: Killing an okay non-typical 59 inch bull moose at 350 yards with my reloaded bullets. Equipment Recommendations: Headlamp flashlight, GPS, comfortable frame pack and good raingear. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? No Why? You have to work too hard to walk through the tundra.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Curt Lentner Contact Information: Tel. 763-757-2589 - 2823 135th Ave., NW Andover, MN 55304 E-mail: cu_hunting@hotmail.com Hunting Experience: Africa, for mule deer, whitetail deer, pronghorn antelope, ducks and upland birds. Physical Condition: Persistant asthma and allergies.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

If you hunt with Litzen for moose, you will need to be in excellent physical shape. You will need strong legs and back. Stair climbers would be a good exercise while wearing your frame pack with a lot of weight. Upwards of 100 pounds. This isn't a easy hunt, walking through the tundra really eats you up. Luckily I didn't experience any symptoms of asthma, or otherwise I would have been done. Because you will sweat and breathing hard. If I went to do another moose hunt, I would find a outfitter that would hunt the river banks for moose and float down the river on a boat. This hunt was too hard to be enjoyable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW DOCUMENT --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: September 24, 2003 To: The Hunting Report From: Michael Litzen of Litzen's Guide Service RE: Complaint from Curt Lentner This letter is in response to comments made of my operation from a moose/caribou hunting client that I took in September of 2002 to your publication. Mr. Lentner made no complaints to either me or Cabela's who booked him, after the hunt that was a year ago so I was unaware that he felt there was a problem. Mr. Lentner commented that his reason for not getting a caribou was that his guide told him to wait for a better bull. This is true, it was the first day and it was a mediocre bull and was in our best judgement that he could get a better one. Several days in to the hunt though Mr. Lentner became uninterested in caribou and wanted to only concentrate on moose. Mr. Lentner commented that his guide took too long to decide on animals to pursue. When there are antler restrictions on moose a guide must be very cautious. He also complained about his guide's boots squeaking, I don't know how to respond to that. He was not happy with the fact that his guide backed him up on his moose. Guides in Alaska are required by law to take steps to not lose game and his moose was moving into the brush. One of Mr. Lentner's biggest complaints seemed to be the difficulty he had with walking on tundra, there is no question that that kind of terrain requires a hunter to be in good shape. Mr. Lentner's suggestion for hunters that hunt with my service to get in shape including a stair climber is an excellent suggestion I wish more hunters would take personal responsibility for getting themselves in shape for a hunt. When Cabela's booked him on the hunt the catalog that listed my service pointed our that it had a high physical difficulty rating. After moving Mr. Lentner and his guide with two days left to hunt they were perusing a moose I estimated to be in the 70-inch class. Mr. Lentner took a 59-inch moose while hunting this larger moose. The year Mr. Lentner hunted with us we were 7 for 8 on moose success and had a 61-inch antler spread average. Thank you for giving me a chance to respond to the comment on my operation.

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 1678 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: May 9, 2000 to May 19, 2000 Place of Hunt: United States Alaska 09-29 Coleman Creek

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Michael Litzen; Litzen Guide Service. HC01 Box 1130; Kenai; AK; 99611-9709; Tel. 907-776-5868; Fax: 907-776-8707; Email: mlitzen@kenai.net; Web www.litzenguideservice.com Personal Guide (if any): Greg Cox Booking Agent (if any): Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Bear, Brown - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: Eight feet, eight inches squared. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: Unlike most Alaskan brown bear outfitters, Mike Litzen is conservative at best when squaring his bears. The condition of the animals we saw was excellent with most boars having been out of the dens only a few weeks and the sows and cubs still holed-up on most instances

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: Delta Airlines and Reeve Aleutian Airline Service: Good Airline Comments: Airlines will be airlines. No major problems however.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $11500 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $500 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $1846 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Tips, hotel in Anchorage, whiskey and miscellaneous. Amount: $1700 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: None. Highlights of Hunt: Using a commercial fishing boat (The Patricia Ann) as our camp headquarters. Equipment Recommendations: Be ready for every type of Alaskan weather occurrence. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why? Mike Litzen runs a first class operation. He has guides that each have their own personality but are all easy to get along with and actually talk about anything you ask. Mike's area is not so large that you don't get to hunt part of it. Using The Patricia Ann boat really helps cover the country for a spring bear hunt.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Dick Reinhart Contact Information: Tel. 505-345-5565 - 12301 Del Rey Avenue, Albuquerqu, NM 87122 E-mail: dlreinhart@aol.com Hunting Experience: I have hunted extensively in North America for North American species. Physical Condition: Good to excellent.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

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