Based on a couple bear hunts prior to Stickflingers/Ryan, I concluded most outfitters will do decent work for their clients. Some outfitters will do average work but really just cycle hunters through week after week. Some are even unscrupulous and tell you a few yarns about bears hitting the baits but you really don't see much game and you realize you are dealing with long, long odds after a few days....maybe it was the gum wrapper from last week's guy who spent the week in the same stand you are in. Then if you are lucky and fortunate, you navigate your way to Manitoba and have a life changing bear hunt with Ryan that is so far beyond what you ever experienced or expected, you might just think you are in heaven. Hunted there last year....going back again this Spring. It was that good. If anyone out there is on the fence about a bear hunt, look no further. Talk to any trad guy who has made the journey and hunted there. The enthusiastic motivation here on my end is to highlight this place to a fellow hunter ....knowing they will be totally satisfied.