Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Outfitter access to permits
|
Author | Message Text | ||
MikeinMpls |
Mike |
||
Heyfritty |
Fritty |
||
Porkeater |
MikeinMpls: "It is my understanding that they do not get any special priority. I have heard previously from an outfitter that they run a phone bank most of the day to get the permits they need and want. I've heard the same. I don't believe they receive any special treatment. |
||
schweady |
|
||
boonie |
|
||
Mocha |
If you had the outfitter reserve you a permit but ended up not doing your trip then I would hope you would pay the outfitter for that permit, the reservation fee and any cancel fee |
||
bwcadan |
|
||
bwcadan |
Went to permits and could not get a reservation for Lake One for the date desired. Called an outfitter who had a permit according to them. Got the permit and took the trip. The question is: Had no one ever taken that permit, would the outfitter have lost their investment? Possibly, I got a permit since someone cancelled and the permit was reissued. Any other thoughts? |
||
andym |
|
||
yogi59weedr |
Just can't reserve 20 permits and hope they fill them all. How many permits can be reserved per phone call |
||
thegildedgopher |
andym: "bwcadan, That is seriously odd. The system is not supposed to allow leaders or alternates to be added to a permit after it is reserved. When you picked up the permit from the outfitter and took your trip, did it have your name printed on it from the system?" And who was the outfitter? Even if it was a cancellation, I don't think cooperators are supposed to have priority access to those, either. From what I've read, the rate at which cancelled permits appear back in the rec.gov system is pretty erratic and not predictable enough to reliably game the system. Unless the cooperator accounts work in a different way than our user accounts. |
||
adam |
I am going to lock this. If individuals have complaints, they can file them with the FS. |