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Dear Adam thanks a lot for a great weekend everything was great lodging food animals and staff you have great operation going keep up the great work I'm looking forward to hunting next year I'm very pleased with the ram I harvested overwhelming quality once again.
Thank you very much,
Brian Knoblauch
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I just wanted to say thank you, for a great hog huntthis past weekend. Our group of guys really enjoyed your hospitality, the lodge and our time on your ranch.
Thanks again,
Hunter
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Hey Hosts! (Wilderness)
We had an awesome time! And we put plenty of pork in the freezer!
I never thought I would get a mountable animal such as the hog I shot!
We will definitely book with you for next year. I think your selection of animals was real fine and we had a good time meeting everyone. Sure felt like family!!
Bless you all.
Gail, Steve, & Pop Olinick
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HEY GANG. I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT HUNT THIS YEAR AGAIN. YOUR PRESERVE IS A TOP CLASS HUNTING DESTINATION IN MY BOOK. FROM CLASS A LODGING TO GREAT GUIDES AND GOOD QUALITY ANIMALS. WE HUNTED WITH JACK THIS YEAR AND AS WITH ALL YOUR STAFF, HE WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THE BEST EXPERIENCE WE COULD HAVE. HE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THE ANIMALS WE WERE AFTER. FOR THE PEOPLE THAT THINK PRESERVE HUNTING IS EASY AND NOT ENJOYABLE THEY SHOULD TRY COMING TO YOUR ESTABLISHMENT SOME TIME AND SEE FOR THEM SELFS. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE PICTURES FROM OUR HUNT. ONCE AGAIN THANKS FOR A GREAT TIME AND WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT SPRING.
SINCERELY, TODD BOYER
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Andy,
Just wanted to drop a note to you and thank you guys for a great hunt this past weekend, 2/19-20/2010. My buddies and I had a real blast. We felt taken care of and were make to feel comfortable from the time we got there on Friday night. The lodge is great and the food was plentiful and tasty. Of course the hunting is the most important thing. Anyone who feels these hunts won't be challenging is gonna be surprised. We stalked animals all day with several breeds being taken. Tough as nails Black Hawaiian rams. Elusive and wary Fallow deer (buck and doe) and bad to the bone European Boar. Through it all our guide Jake did a tremendous job getting us into position to succeed. He deserves a load of credit and we will be requesting him on our return trips. With the economy down, I don't know how quickly I can return, but it is nice to know there is such a top notch facility to meet a hunters needs so near by. Take care and thanks again for a great time.
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I have never hunted a ranch before and didn’t really know what to expect. I must say it was incredible. The lodging is nicer than my house and every bit of the 5 start experience you talk about. With all the trophy animals in the lodge you really get pumped up before heading out to hunt. I love the fact that you don’t know what you’re going to see in the woods up there. The property is so large that my guide didn’t even know all the differant bucks in the class I was hunting. I brought my gun and bow just in case we couldn’t get within range, left the gun in the truck. Adam was my guide, we headed out and I fell in love with the first buck I saw. It was a giant 9 point scoring 150, WOW!! what a buck it was. I was sold right there Adam said you got buck fever, lol lets go scout some and really let you see others in that range. He said if I was still in love we would go hunt that big boy. We hunted and worked hard to get me the buck I wanted, a job well done, I felt a great sense of accomplishment after the hunt and my money was well spent. Before coming I thought you walk up and shoot them but when dealing with the illusive whitetail this is not the case. They are very smart and make it very challenging to harvest with a bow even under ranch conditions. I have since hunted other outfitters after hunting with you I can truly say no one compares. Even your food was awesome and you were more than generous with it and everything else, it was like the feeling of being at home. Warm water in the morning to take a shower goes a long way. All those that say you got to take a cold one on hunting trips are just jealous. Thank you for the hunt of a lifetime. And yes to answer the golden question. When I was in the tree stand and the moment of truth was upon me yes I had buck fever, real bad. When you’re in the presence of 150 class whitetails you get the shakes . I loved it! You guys are the best!!!
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To Adam and our Guide Randy,
From Todd and Ike Himelright, Strasburg, Virginia
I just wanted to let everyone know that we had a great trip and a great hunt. This was the first time that either myself and my father had went to a hunting lodge. The lodge was wonderful, the cooking was great, and the hunts were exciting. I must admit that we were a little worried about just being able to "shoot fish out of a barrel", but it was not even close to that at the Wilderness. We spent the majority of the morning just scouting the animals on both pieces of property. Our guide, Randy had heard us talking about just being able to see some of the 150 class and above whitetails, so he went out of his way so that we see them and get them on film. My father and I decided which type of rams we would be attempting to harvest and by that time it was lunch. After lunch we returned to the woods in an attempt to harvest the animals. Randy was able to locate the rams we were after, and after some intense stalking and waiting, we were both able to make great shots on each of our rams (which are now at the taxidermist). We highly recommend the Wilderness and look forward to booking another great hunt next October. Thanks again for a wonderful experience. Feel free to use us as a reference and we'll see you at the show in Harrisburg.
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HI ANDY . JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A GREAT TIME. THIS YEAR WAS THE BEST TIME EVER THANKS TO REX FOR BEING A GREAT GUIDE AND FRIEND . HE MADE THE HUNT ONE THAT MY GUYS WILL NEVER FORGET WE TOOK 5 HOGS AND 2 WHITETAIL DOES 3 OF THE HOGS WERE MONSTERS AND STILL VERY GOOD EATING.WE CANT WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR WE ARE ON THE BOOKS WITH CAROL FOR NOV 12TH AND 13TH 2010. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOUR BOYS ADAM AND JASON FOR TAKING CARE OF THE BUTCHERING AND FOR THE GREAT HOSPITALITY.I CANT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOU GUYS FROM CAROLS GREAT COOKING TO THE LODGE AND EVERY ONE IS SO NICE TO BE AROUND A BIG CHANGE FROM THE RAT RACE HERE AT HOME. NEXT YEAR I WILL BRING THE FAMILY BACK. BABY RYDER WILL BE OLD ENOUGH TO COME NEXT YEAR .ANDY THANKS AGAIN AND THANKS TO ALL FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL TRIP. TALK TO YOU GUYS SOON GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON.TIM ELLIS P.S. SORRY I DIDN’T GET A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE WHITETAIL LODGE WE HAD TO GET ON THE ROAD WITH ALL THE MEAT THAT WE HAD . I WILL BE GETTING SOME BIGGER COOLERS FOR NEXT TIME.
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Andy and Adam
Thank you for posting the picture. I really appreciate it!! The Wilderness is a five star place and will not go anywhere else but there! You and Adam are great! Thanks again!
Have a safe and happy holiday season! See you soon!
Shaun Lenzi 11/12/09
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Andy & Adam,
I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful hunt that my son and I had a couple weeks ago. My son Aaron was the one that hauled sawdust all year to save up for our hunt. I never dreamed that he would shoot a buck that big! I guarantee we will be back, although I'm not sure how long it will take us to save up the money. We shoveled a lot of sawdust this past year.
I've been telling everyone here at work and all of my relatives how great a place you guys run. Hope to see you again soon!
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Andy,
Thanks for accommodating my son Dan and I on such short notice. We had a great time on Tuesday and that high-tined six-point is quite impressive. When the fellows who hunted on Monday started showing us pictures they had taken of that deer, we had pretty much decided he was the one we wanted. Dan really enjoys coming out there and we are already talking about the next time.
Jim Thompson
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Adam and Andy:
This is Shaun Lenzi. I really appreciate everything you guys at the Wilderness have done for me. I had the time of my life. You guys made my dream come true. Here are some pictures.
10/20/09
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From Todd and Ike Himelright, Strasburg, Virginia I just wanted to let everyone know that we had a great trip and a great hunt. This was the first time that either myself and my father had went to a hunting lodge. The lodge was wonderful, the cooking was great, and the hunts were exciting. I must admit that we were a little worried about just being able to "shoot fish out of a barrel", but it was not even close to that at the Wilderness. We spent the majority of the morning just scouting the animals on both pieces of property. Our guide, Randy had heard us talking about just being able to see some of the 150 class and above whitetails, so he went out of his way so that we see them and get them on film. My father and I decided which type of rams we would be attempting to harvest and by that time it was lunch. After lunch we returned to the woods in an attempt to harvest the animals. Randy was able to locate the rams we were after, and after some intense stalking and waiting, we were both able to make great shots on each of our rams (which are now at the taxidermist). We highly recommend the Wilderness and look forward to booking another great hunt next October. Thanks again for a wonderful experience. Feel free to use us as a reference and we'll see you at the show in Harrisburg.
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My group hunted rams at you place on Monday 20 April and was guides by
Adam. Just like to say we had a great time and Adam was a first class
guide, after being with him for a day it seems like I new him all my
life. The game on you place was first rate and we had the opportunity to
look over a lot of animals. Would recommend you place to anyone in fact
told the guy's at work about the positive experience my group had. You
place is first rate all the way.
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Adam,
Just wanted to say Thank You for allowing The Way Outfitters to take David hunting for a ram at The Wilderness, and for helping to make my husband have a great time hunting a boar. Words alone can not express how thankful we are that people like you, your dad and The Way Outfitters are around to help make hunting dreams come true for many. There just is not enough places that take a disabled child or adult hunting and that are accessible for them. David enjoyed his hunt and was very happy with his ram, and on the way home he asked his dad if they could go whitetail hunting at The Wilderness.
We really enjoyed our stay at The Wilderness and would highly recommend you to anyone looking for a great place to hunt as well as to sit back and relax for a while. I am sending you some pictures that if you like any can be used on your website if you prefer to.
Thanks again for all your help and for making David's hunt a great success.
God Bless!
The McShaw's
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Andy,
My buddy and I had a fantastic time. This is my second trip to your lodge and hunting with you guides and both experiences have been nothing short of amazing. I for certain will be back again for another hunt. My buddy that was with me wants to hunt again, but he is active duty military and is on the list to be sent to Iraq. If he is still state side next year, we'll both be back!
While I was there this time I kept checking out the Sika deer. Are they good tasting? I liked the dark look of them and I'm thinking about trying a Sika hunt next time
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Hello wilderness!
Just wanted to say thank you for an awesome hunt on January 10th 2009. It was my first deer jamboree and it was great! The reason I am emailing is my father in law is interested in going on a jamboree this year and wanted to know if you guys are doing the Deer Jamboree again, If so please email me back with dates and cost. Once again thanks for an awesome hunt.
God bless,
Eric Eckenrode.
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Hi Andy,
Last April my wife, my two buddies and I came up to your lodge for a hog hunt and a ram hunt. We all got some really nice animals. I shoot hog-zilla which was well over the 950 lb mark. My buddies shot 2 nice hogs. One hog was over the 750 lb mark. The other 650lb hog we speared. ( Adam made his first spear for me the night before out of his moms ice scraper) I also shot a very nice ram with my bow. We had a great time and we will be back this year for another hunt in 2009. I have 2 new hunters who are looking to book with my group.
Thank you for a great hunt and we will see you in Harrisburg at the outdoors show and at the Wilderness lodge when we come hunting. A special thanks goes to Rex, he was a great guide and Fred to.
Harry
Email address stang2@ptd.net
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Andy,
Just wanted to say thanks for a great time last week. My son and I had a ball. The lodging and service was fantastic. And Fred was an ABSOLUTE BALL to hunt with. He had us all four rolling in laughter. He is a great guy and serves your business very well. We are very happy with the deer we took. I think this was our 5th trip up there and this was by far the most fun. Just wanted to let you know that we WILL be back.
May God Bless
Bob & Robbie Booth
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Andy & Rex:
Had a great time at The Wilderness hunting ranch. I took two nice hogs and the Joe Mogles each took a nice hog. Saw a lot of game and walked quite a ways, which was enjoyable. Rex did a good job of guiding us to success and skinning our animals. As you know we have hunted numerous preserves in Tennessee, N. Caroliina, New York and PA., and we rate yours at the top. Beautiful lodge, great food and hospitality.
It was nice to sit and talk with owners and guides after the hunt and socialize, and know your not just thought of as a $ sign. We will definitely be back in Sept or Oct.
Larry Gray, Delaware, 4/3/09
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Just wanted to thank all of you at The Wilderness for the great time that my boys and I
had while at your lodge this January. We felt right at home at the
lodge and had a great hunt that I know my boys will never forget. I was
thankful to have a guide that took pride in what he does by first making
sure we were safe in the field and that the hunt was ethical,
authentic, and successful. It was truly what I was looking for in a
hunt for both of my sons. I was grateful for the prayers before the
hunt. I believe the boys learned something else about God and his
creation this day. I am truly blessed to have brought them to The
Wilderness. It was time well spent and memories that will last a life
time. I also have to mention that the Hog and Stag are both very tasty.
Hope to be back next winter.
Thanks again for a great time.
Harry Schrieber
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Hello im Rex Strayer. I was recently at the Wilderness on August 16th 2008 for the ram jamboree. I was with my dad Rex, my uncle Dustin , their friend Kevin and my uncles son. My cousin and I were there to shoot rams and my dads friend was there to shoot a ram as well. My dad and my cousins dad were there to help us kids out. Let me tell you the scenery, the great quality of the animals, and all of the beautiful animals we saw was outstanding! Id like to commend Fred for being a truely amazing and friendly person and a great friend to me and the people i hunted with. The trip up there was my 15th birthday present and whatever i shot my dad would get mounted! Well we went down towards the bottom half of the area and saw tons of wild boar that were truely amazing to see that close! Then about and hour later the rams came by. I tried to get at the silver goat but there was a tree in the way so i didnt shoot.Then about 45 minutes later Fred came down to check and see if we had gotten any animals and we said not yet and asked where the rams were.He told us they were up towards the pen door area so we walked up the hill to the spot and then we saw the goats and rams. We started to chase the rams and goats down the hill and 3 of them ran off behind us but 3 were in front of us and we all got prepared to shoot. My cousin bagged a fantastic Rocky Mountain Ram and I shot a fantastic Alpine Goat! Kevin shot a really great silver goat and they were all of tremendous quality and my goat is my most beautiful and favorite animal I have ever taken! Please let fFred and all of the workers at the wilderness know how happy I am with the way they do their jobs! Sincerely Rex Strayer .
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Andy-
Thank you so much for the kind words and the vision of Jesus
waiting for my Dad with open arms. It's a sad time when you lose
someone but that is the happy part that helps get us through, my Dad is
not suffering any more and for 25+ years he woke up every day battling
cancer. Thank you for your prayers they truly mean more than you can
imagine. On 10/9/08 Alan and his Dad and my Dad and me spent the day at
the Wilderness. I've attached a picture of that day. I will tell you
that I only learned last night from my Mom and Sister that Dad was so
sick the day before they didn't think he would be able to go. HE DID!
As you mentioned before, there is something special about the Wilderness
and when I look at this picture you would not know my Dad was sick a day
in his life. God brought him along that day because he knew that would
be a treasured memory for me, and it is! My Dad if on the far right with
a smile on his face. A smile put there by God!
Thanks again and look forward to seeing you and Adam both soon. Please
tell him I said hello and so does Trent!
Bill
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We will continue to pass the word about the great things you have done and hopefully make a return trip. A few of us at work had talked about doing another boar hunt. The decision of where to go is an easy one.
Since thank you can never be enough for what we had experienced Mike and I are offering to help with any other hunts. In a small way it feels like we can give back for what we got.
Thank you all again. Keep up the great work.
Mike and Mike Hales
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ANDY & WILDERNESS
THANKS WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME . LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK NEXT
YEAR . NO NEED TO GO ANY WERE ELSE. THE HOSPITALITY YOU GUYS GIVE IS 7
STARS. FRED & REX ARE GREAT GUIDES AND MADE THE TRIP ONE THAT MY BOYS
WILL NEVER FORGET . I STILL GET A SMILE ON MY FACE WHEN I THINK OF MY
SON COLLIN GETTING HIS TURKEY. THAT WAS THE GREATEST THING. I HOPE YOU
AND THE GUYS HAVE A WONDERFULL HOLIDAY SEASON. I WILL CALL YOU SOON TO BOOK
FOR NEXT NOVEMBER LOOKING @ THE 3RD WEEKEND.
THANKS AGAING AND GOD BLESS.
THX TIM ELLIS
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Andy and Adam, just a little note to say Thank You very much for the
wonderful time had by myself and my hunting party. Your operation is the
best in the state of Pennsylvania . Your lodge and facilities are number
one . Carol is a great cook and the food was so delicious. Everything
was so nice. Adam what can I say, I hunted with you one day and feel is
if I have known you all my life, your knowledge and patience for people
is outstanding. You are very professional and your understanding and
help with young hunters is great. The quality of animals on your ranch
are ten times better than any where I have been. I shot a very nice
three point whitetail that would have been triple the price anywhere
else. The whitetail buck you provided for Doug was outstanding. I do
regret not shooting one of those nice red European boars, but I am
already planning and saving to come back and hunt one of them. The other
guides that did not hunt with us were very nice and helpful. I can see
you have a lot of fun with Fred around there. I will be calling you in
the near future to book another hunt. I kind of would like to shoot a
boar using the shooting house ( southern style). I am having the
pictures developed as we speak but would love to have ours on your wall
of fame. Thanks again for a most memorable time and look forward to
hunting and participating some time with you all in the near future.
Respectfully E. Bud Fisher II
ps: You brought me luck I harvested a nice whitetail doe the following
Monday morning in the wilds of Halifax Pa.
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Hello: Just thought I would write and let you know how much I will never forget the wonderful times that you have given me and Katie.
Andy
We would like to thank you for the best preserve hunt we have ever had. Myself and hunting friends (married couple) Scott & Kim Insley stayed at your lodge and hunted Catalina Goat, Rocky Mt. Ram and Texas Dall Ram from April 18th to April 20th 2002. All three of us have hunted other preserves and now all three of us agree that there is no need to hunt any where else but The Wilderness. Your lodge is first rate. The meals are great and filling. Your staff and guides are all first rate. Your meat processors are some of the best I've seen. Your prices are better and so is your trophy quality of your animals then any other place we have hunted. We will be back again soon. Thank you again and God Bless all of you at The Wilderness. Kelly M. Selby (Owner of KMS Sports Gun & Hunting Store) Scott & Kim Insley (Owners of Insley's Custom Construction Inc.)
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I wanted to write and say THANK YOU for the great hunt at the May 5th
Jamboree! I had a great time and the location, food, lodge and most of
all the guides and animals made for a great day and lots of good
memories. What a great way to spend a day for fun and fellowship and
some great hunting. I attached a few pictures that you are more than
welcome to use on your website.
Once again thanks so much and I will definitely be back next year!
THANKS AGAIN and feel free to use me a reference if the need ever
arises.
Sean Crager
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Andy, Hope all is well and I hope you had a great sports show. My Dad
and I planned to come to the show book another hunt and visit, unfortunately, it as not God's will. Dad is very sick , but he knows he is going to a better place soon. You were always very kind to him and I know he would want me to ask for your prayers.
God bless you and your family,. Thank you for being a friend,
Stan Ayers
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Scott Felicetti
Thank you Wilderness!
I want to commend "The Wilderness Lodge" on the best hunting experience my father and I have encountered. I have hunted several high fence operations thought the eastern part of the US and yours is far and away the best. The lodge was exquisite and the service was excellent. I viewed the majority of animals in both enclosures and was impressed with the quantity and quality of all the animals. Your $450 animals are better quality and size than most $500-$600 animals, I have viewed at other operations. Our guide Barry was great, his patients and knowledge of the animals really assisted in making our hunt enjoyable. I harvested a $600 Corsican Ram, it is magnificent. My taxidermist could not believe the quality and size of the Ram for the price. I will be back this fall for another hunt and many more in future years.
Please feel free to use myself or this letter as a reference.
Thank you for a great hunt,
Scott Felicetti
Home: (412) 257-6118
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Here's two thumbs up for a great looking operation!!! Y'all really have some monster game animals inside those fences. Great looking web page too. Good luck in the future and best of luck hunting.
Andy Johnson,
Tallapoosa, Georgia
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We had a great time at The Wilderness on April 27 . I took a great ram with a real nice curl. The meat is great on the grill. My friend took a big boar Jeff shot it with a 54 caliber muzzleloader. One shot and on the ground. Our guide Fred said he has never seen that before. On behalf of me and Jeff we would like to thank everybody at The Wilderness for a great time. If You are looking for a place to hunt this is the place the lodging and food is excellent. Thanks again for a wonderful time .
God Bless
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Dear Andy and the crew at the Wilderness just a few lines to thank you for a wonderful hunt and a five star lodge. Everything could have not been better. The food was very good and the hospitality was wonderful. You and your staff at The Wilderness made us feel welcome and at home. Your animals were very impressive and I will highly recommend the WILDERNESS to all of my hunting friends and family. The guides Brad and Fred are very good at what they do. And your son and his buddy did a good job on the processing of my ram. I will return to the WILDERNESS for hunting again. You have a good thing up there at the WILDERNESS and we are very impressed with your lodge and its operation. We would like to come up next May for the "Ram Jam" so let us know as soon as possible when we can sign up. Thanks again Andy and may GOD Bless you and your staff UP AT A PART OF GODS COUNTRY CALLED THE WILDERNESS
Thanks Again Don Davis Hagerstown, Md.
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I CAME UP WITH MY FATHER AND YOUNGER BROTHER ON THE 16TH. IT WAS TRULY A GREAT TIME. WE ARE PLANNING TO RETURN FOR YOUR WHITETAIL HUNT IN NOVEMBER. BUT WE WILL BE BACK BEFORE THAT!
ROB SINES
ODENTON MD.
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Andy
Just wanted to thank you and all your staff for a truly remarkable 'hunt of a lifetime'. I took many pictures that simply came out fantastic, I'm sending you a CD in the mail with all the pics on it. I'm certain these pictures will 'say a thousand words'. I took most of them to show what the hunter would experience at your Wilderness Lodge, most of the time the pictures you would view at a show are always the end of the hunt; just an animal propped with the stern face hunter. Here, people will witness the stalk, see your QUALITY animals in their natural environment; and the selection made of a true trophy of a lifetime. The pictures will sell your hunts, for they speak for themselves. The one I especially admire is the one of Fred and myself after my first trophy taken, both of us sharing a great memory together..true camaraderie ...with smiles only a friendship could hold. People need to know there is no BS at The Wilderness. Trust me!
Best regards,
Michael Jediny
New York
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Dear Wilderness,
I wanted to thank you for taking me on a great hunt that I will never forget. I shot a Corsican ram that we had followed for about 3 hours. And lastly, I wanted to thank our guide for every thing, without him, this couldn't have happened. Thanks again and i hope to see you in the near future.
Jacob Waslosky
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I want to thank you all for a very exciting and memorable hunt. The guys that came up with me are still talking about the hunt and cant wait for me to book another hunt with you all. The food was great, everyone we met was very nice and the lodge was second to none. Again you all run a 1st class hunting lodge we are looking forward to a return trip this summer perhaps the ram jamboree. PS I will request Fred as a guide again I will try to finish driving him crazy on my next hunt
Thanks Again Ron Dolly Winchester Va.
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Andy:
I just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for the ram jamboree you held on Saturday. Sorry you were not at the jamboree and we missed seeing you but the jamboree went well with Alvy and Fred running the show.
Gene and myself had a real good time even though the weather could have been a little better. Plus I saw a lot of happy people at the end because everyone was able to get something. I commend you for doing the 100% hunt as you made a lot of people happy and I assume with animals you provided for the hunt you were still able to make a little money.
Gene and myself have been talking about a Rocky Mountain ram hunt but we have to settle on a amicable date for both of us. I did have a question about your regular hunts. We would like to archery hunt for the Rocky Mountain ram and Gene mentioned that he did not just want the two rams we were hunting in the hunting area and would like so see a few rams in there to choose from. Is that something you usually do as put in more than one or two of the rams we are after to give us a choice of what we prefer? Also I did see a gentleman go hunting after the jamboree and took a real nice Rocky Mountain ram. Would that be the type of ram we would be hunting for a regular hunt. The reason I ask is that I can see that during the jamborees you have to put in lesser quality animals to be able to make your money and I totally understand that.
Well, thanks again for a great time and Gene and myself will try to work out a date for a Rocky Mountain Ram hunt.
Cliff Van Hoesen from Maryland
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MR.AND MRS. FOOR
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MIN OF YOUR TIME TO THANK YOU FOR THE HUNT MY SON AUSTIN HAD ON 12-4-04 .OUR GUIDE ALVIE WAS FIRST CLASS AND JUST BEING WITH HIM AND WALKING AROUND YOUR RESERVE MADE MY SON'S DREAM COME TRUE.
THEN CAME THE 8 POINTER WE FOUND IN THE L AS ALVIE CALLED IT WHEN TALKING ON THE RADIO TO THE OTHER GUIDE.HE SHOT AND ALL I COULD HEAR IS MY SON JUMPING AND SHOUTING THAT HE GOT IT.AUSTIN HAS BEEN HUNTING FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW AND NEVER GOT TO SHOOT A BIG BUCK LIKE HE DID SAT.
WELL I WILL NOT HOLD YOU UP ANY LONGER IM SURE YOU HAVE ALOT TO DO,I WILL SEE YOU IN JANUARY WE WANT TO COME UP FOR THE BOAR HUNT.ALSO WANTED TO SAY HOW GREAT IT WAS STAYING AT THE LOUGE AND THE FOOD WAS AWSOME.
MARK AND AUSTIN ENSOR
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Just wanted to take the time to thank you and your staff for a great time yesterday. My wife wanted to do that for our 12th wedding anniversary instead of a cruise. (what a woman) We had even more fun than we expected. The fun continued after we left your place. We took the deer to our hunting camp in Martinsburg and took pictures with them laying under our friends deer stands. It was the talk of the night. One friend said these deer had to come from the Wilderness Lodge and said he was going to investigate the story. (He will probably call you and ask) We had so much fun with it. Anyhow thanks again for a great day and all the laughs. Gotta go put the back straps on the grill for lunch, Craig and Sue Clark.
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I would just like to thank you guys for a truly great time! Your people were professional and courteous, we were there on the 15 & 16th of Oct 2005, I can't wait to hunt with you again! What opening do you have for Feb. 05? Thank you again.
Vincent Curchy, performance electrostatic inc.
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Andy,
Just a quick note to let you know what a wonderful time we had yesterday during our hunt. Your staff is top notch and the accommodations where perfect. Please send our thanks to Adam, Gary and Carol. We will be back for sure. I already have 2 more hunters for our next trip.
Take care and God bless.
Tom, Greg, Tony, Ron
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Andy,
Thanks a million sir for the memories I have from this past
Saturday. I just picked up the pictures this morning and the smile on my
sons face tells it all. He had a great time and I just wanted to tell you
that your staff and yourself did an outstanding job in making sure
everything went well. I ended up with one of the four horn ones and Rick
got a very nice ram with a very nice curl. In fact it was just what he was
looking for. We are both getting these animals mounted to remind of the
great day we did have together and plan on doing this again. With that in
mind, could you please send me an email with future dates so I can get
started on setting another one up or if something comes up short notice and
you need two people, please give me a yell. Again, thanks a million sir
and we sure did enjoy ourselves.
Thanks,
Dick Iddings
Building Service Coordinator, Spruce Creek rli1@psu.edu
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My name is Rod Wasmer,
I hunted with you in early January, my son took a Jacobs 4 horn and I took a stag. We had the time of our lives, I want to let you know that you really have something special. The entire experience was awesome, the lodge the food, the land and of course the hunting.
I had such a great time that I cant wait to come back.
I am trying to talk some of the guys I work with to come and hunt with you this spring for hogs and ram.
Do you have any Saturdays open in late march or April ?
Thanks again for an experience my son and myself will always remember
God bless
Andy
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To all the great people @ The Wilderness
I wanted to let all you wonderful people at The Wilderness know that my
son and I had the time of our lives. My son harvested a spectacular nine
point Whitetail and has not stopped smiling. I shot a very nice Corsican Ram
and want to give Randy special thanks. Andy and Adam, what can I say, you guys
host and maintain a class operation that I hope I can return to many times
and share the joy with my Grand kids. Fred, you are like the glue that holds
everything together, man I could hang out with you for a long time. You made
us feel like we knew you for a long, long time. It is true, "We Came as
Customers, We Left as Friends for ever! We came with some expectations, but we
were simply blown away by the incredible detail put into everything to make
our hunt and fellowship the best possible.
Just to point out the most important person in camp, it is not Andy,
Adam, Fred or Randy, no, it is Carol. Lets face it guys, without that
wonderful, delicious food to fill our bellies, camp would not be the same. Thanks
Carol for keeping my son's belly full of brownies. We love you and you are so
appreciated for what you do for all of us hunters and outdoors men. God Bless
all of you !!! I have attached a couple of pics you can use how you see fit.
Thanks
Richard A Bohr Sr
Richard A Bohr Jr
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Andy, Adam & Fred The Wilderness,
Well this is my hunting story at The Wilderness in Everett, PA. It started when a good hunting buddy Kim and I meet the best bunch of people in the hunting ranch business Fred and Brad with The Wilderness at the Eastern Outdoors Show in Harrisburg, PA that was in February 2002. Andy owns and operates The Wilderness in Everett, PA with his family. We booked our first Wilderness hunt and went on that hunt in April 2002. I hunted a Catalina Goat, Kim hunted a Texas Dull Ram and Scott hunted a big Rocky Mt. Ram. We all were hooked on The Wilderness. The staff (from owners Andy and Diane to cook and housekeeper Carol to guides Fred, Brad and Barry, to butcher Adam he is Andy & Diane's son), the lodge is beautiful about 6000 sq ft with pool table, dart board, card table, sitting/reading chairs by the wood stove, living room with TV, DVD, Sat TV, VCR and stereo a modern kitchen, and a huge dining room, a loft with about 15 beds and TV and a bathroom, 4 private rooms 2
with in room bathroom and 1 and 1/2 baths in addition down stairs an office, garage and workshop and a butcher shop all under one roof AWESOME. The ranches they have at this location is 175 acres with rams, goats, boar and deer, bison and a 150 acres with elk, stag and larger rams. As well as breeder and holding areas at this lodge. They have another 300 acres with a 6000 sq. ft. lodge at it and they hunt trophy 175 to 250 plus class whitetail deer. The equipment, the food home cooking at its best and the fact that they had butcher shop in the lodge and taxidermy available without having to take it with you made it a true one stop hunting outfit. I returned in August 2002 for a Big 6x7 Red Stag Birthday Hunt. Scott came as my camera man. I returned with Kim in October 2002 and she hunted a Black Hawaiian Ram and I hunted an even Bigger 7x8 Red Stag. I returned again in December 2002 with Scott he hunted a wild boar and a wild turkey with his new Bow. I hunted a small wild
boar for meat with a gun borrowed from Guide Fred as I came as camera man but got talked into a hunt easy to do here. Then I didn't return to The Wilderness until August 2003 for a Russian Boar hunt for my birthday. I returned again on New Year's 2004 I hunted a BIG Texas Dull Ram and Kim hunted a Corsican Ram. We had Me Scott, Kim and their daughters Heather 9 years old, Michelle 5 and my niece Hannah also 9 in the group. We came up for a vacation and ended up getting talked into hunting and a rifle loaned to us as we didn't bring one. We returned for Heathers first hunt in July 2004 she turned 10 in June 2004. She hunted an Angora goat with Fred and the goat went down with one well placed shot. Fred is the best and most patient guide for kids and was great at helping Heather get the shot she needed to put this animal down in its tracks. I hunted a wild boar on this hunt. This is the first hunt we caught on video. It was more rewarding seeing a youngster get her first animal then any of my hunts (well most of my hunts well at least a few of my hunts). I returned in late September 2004 for my Niece Hannah's (9 years old for about a week) first ever hunt and her 10th birthday present from her Uncle Kelly. She hunted for Whitetail Deer and shot a 9 pointer. that only ran about 30 yards. This was my best time in the woods ever seeing my only niece kill her first animal with one shot. Hannah like Kim and Heather was hooked on hunting after that. I did not return to The Wilderness to hunt again until March 2005 with a group of hunting buddies. First I hunted a large around 275 to 300 pound Russian boar, Kim hunted a Whitetail Doe for meat with a single shot at around 150 yards it feel. Her Father Ray hunted with us for a whitetail doe. Heather hunted for a Rocky Mt. Ram with Fred again. That leaves the Newbie Delia. She came as an observer to see what the buzz about hunting was about and she helped gut and skin the animals and was hooked.
With a little encouragement from Heather she was shooting a rifle for the first time and grouped very well at the range. She shot a Whitetail Doe from one ridge to the other over 110 yards her first shot on animal ever and it went straight down and never got up. It was so awesome and we have it on video. Delia is now hooked on hunting also. Then it wasn't till March 2006 till I returned to The Wilderness again. This time I took my older brother Rich (who got back from hunting Iraqis in November 2005 after being gone from home and his 3 kids that he has custody of for 18 months) my niece Hannah who is 11 now and my nephew Dylan 7. Hannah was the only hunter and she shot a nice 4 Horn Ram. I returned to the Wilderness yet again before my gastric bypass surgery in October, 2006 with Heather and Samantha. I hunted and bagged a 6x7 Rocky Mountain Elk. This was the biggest animal I ever shot. This concludes my hunting adventures at The Wilderness for now. I talked to Adam for a
long time today which is great that they have time for everyone's questions and make you feel like a friend. I'm sure I'll have some more stories of great times hunting at The Wilderness in the very near future. Shot Straight and Good Hunting
Kelly M. Selby
(301) 481-4212
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