Keg Country Outfitters Ltd Testimonials

Brian Stoner

Fall 2025 - Montana

Do you like to hunt big black bears? How about hunting gigantic black bears? Well if you do, have I got a place for you. Keg Country Outfitters (K.C.O.) and monster black bears go hand in hand. I have always wanted to take my son and myself on a bear hunt, but hadn't really found an outfitter that really impressed me with the hunts they offered. Now don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good outfitters out there with great hunts being offered, but I was looking for something a little different. After searching over 100 different bear hunts in both the U.S. and Canada, I came across K.C.O. website. After spending quite some time going over the website, I found exactly what I was looking for. My requirements during my search for the hunt were pretty simple. I wanted a camp with a small amount of hunters. The camp needed to be located in the heart of the hunting area and the bears needed to be bigger than your standard 5-6 footers. Seems like a pretty simple request, but you'd be surprised at the amount of outfitters that didn't fit my parameters. After deciding that K.C.O. was worth further investigation, I made a call to the owner Adrien. Within a few minutes of visiting with him, I knew I had found my bear hunt. Soon after that the deposit was sent and my son and I were booked. It seemed like summer would never end and I couldn't wait for fall to arrive. When it finally did, we were off to Canada to hunt bears. What seemed like forever (2 day drive) we arrived at bear camp. Adrien was there to greet us and make sure we got settled in to our room. Then we went and shot our rifles to make sure they were still on target after the road trip. Now we were ready to start our hunt the next morning. Hanging around camp the rest of the afternoon gave us a chance to unwind from the drive and meet the rest of the K.C.O. staff. And what an incredible staff Adrien has. The cook and her assistant (which is also her husband) keep you fed with some of the best home cooking you'll ever taste. From steaks to pork chops to fresh baked bread and made from scratch deserts, your belly will be full and happy. This outfit will make sure that you don't go hungry. Happy bellies make for happy hunters. The two guides that were in camp for the hunters are without a doubt the real deal. These guides have been with K.C.O. for several years and they know bears. They are some of the nicest and most knowledgeable guides in the business. They know how to judge bears and how to get you on them. They are experts at skinning bears and prepping your bears for transport. Again, they are the real deal. Now that you have read all about the cook and guides, lets talk bears. After a couple of days of hunting, we had seen a few bears, but nothing big enough to shoot. The reason for that is simple. K.C.O. prides itself on its clients harvesting trophy bears. I believe that we can all agree that little bears can't become giants if you don't give them time to grow. When K.C.O. brags about averaging 7 foot bears, they're not lying. Most outfitters are more than happy to have a 6 foot average, but not K.C.O. They don't even consider shooting them until they are at least 6 1/2 footers. Talk about managing for trophy caliber bears. After passing on the little guys for a couple days, my son finally connected on an absolute monster of a bear on day 3. His bear squared out at 7' 9 1/2 inches. That's an almost 8 foot bear that weighed on the scale coming in at 445 pounds. On the morning of day 4 I connected on my bear that came in around 300 pounds and squared just under 7 feet. Talk about a great start to our hunt. That evening my son connected on his second bear, which happened to be another bruiser of a bear. It was just a touch smaller than his first, but not by much. It came in at 414 pounds and squared 7' 8 1/2 inches. another Alberts giant. On the evening of day 5, I managed to get my second bear. Better than my first bear but not as big as my sons two bears. It squared 7' 2" and weighed a little over 300 pounds. Talk about 2 very happy hunters with their incredible trophies. Now most people would consider our success the hunt of a lifetime. And I would agree with them, except our hunt wasn't completely done. By that I mean, we still had a couple tags to fill if the opportunity presented itself. That would be wolves of course. If you want to talk about a complete hunting adventure, we experienced it. On our final night in camp, my son and I decided to sit at the wolf bait station just in case something might come in. After being dropped off at the bait site, it wasn't 5 minutes and we had three wolves coming in to the bait. With both of us ready to rock and roll, we each picked out a wolf and let the hammer drop. When it was all said and done, we had 2 wolves on the ground. The crazy part was the guides hadn't had a chance to completely leave the area before the shooting started and they had heard the shots. They were as surprised as we were to have it all go down so quickly. As I sit here finishing up my review, I can't believe how awesome of a hunt my son and I had. To be able to get 2 bears each along with a wolf each, blows my mind. From the moment we arrived in camp to the morning we left to come home, we were treated like family. The camp, the staff and the bears are all first class. I'd hunt with K.C.O. anytime. Just remember, that if your looking for a bear hunt that is just a little different from your typical bear hunt, call Adrien and visit with him. I don't think you'll be disappointed. I know I wasn't.

Craig Moss

2019 Bear hunt

  My wife and I hunted with Keg Country a few years back for my wife’s birthday. While we were there, we were treated like kings. We had great accommodations as well as good food. On top of that, the bear hunting was awesome. I shot my first black bear ever on my first day. After that we started hunting for my wife. She was able to take her 1st bear as well. My wife then decided to relax back at the lodge while I went back out for a second bear. That morning, I was able to shoot a bear that was just an absolute beast. Keg Country is a 1st class operation. Also seeing the northern lights in the evening was a spectacular sight.

Kurt Chronister

2021 Fall Combo Hunt

  If your idea of hunting is seeing a few big bears then this outfit is not for you.  If you like seeing DOZENS of big bears and a few absolute toads, then this outfit is your spot.  My guide Blake put me on 58 bears the week I hunted with Keg Country...58!!  I was able to kill a nice colour phase that I wanted as well as a thumper that I couldn't be more proud of.  Hands down the best bear hunting I've ever been a part of and I can't wait to go back.

  The moose hunting is something to behold as well.  While I didn't get one myself,  3 hunters in our group each took a bull with the smallest being mid 30's and the biggest 50+ inches.  I had an opportunity 2 different times to kill a bull but passed on a small one on day 1 and couldn't get a shot on a mid 30's on one of the last days.

-Kurt Chronister, Colorado

Mack Chronister

2021 Fall Combo Hunt

  15 minutes.  That is how long it took me to get my first bear.  We left camp and almost immediately saw a bear.  It was a boar That would wind up weighing inn the 300 pound range.  The guide then dropped me off at at a stand and left with my son to find him a bear.  By the time he came back to pick me up I had seen 12 different bears.  My son kept track of all the bears he saw.  Most were seen while bear hunting but about a half dozen were seen moose hunting.  He saw 58 bears.  He killed a beautiful cinnamon.  We had 4 bears hunters in camp and were tagged out in 3 days.  One guy killed a monster that squared 8’2” and weighed 449 pounds.

  The guides were all young and very hard working.  They did everything they could to make sure you were on the bears and having a good time.  The care given to the caping was exceptional.  They turned the lips and ears and removed as much fat as possible.  The hide was then salted and hung up to dry.  The took all the meat off the skulls, wrapped them in plastic and put them in a freezer.  When we returned from a successful moose hunt they rolled the hides and bagged them.

  The camp was the best I have been in.  Each hunter had his own room and shared a bath with another hunter.  Nice hot showers with plenty of hot water.  There were also laundry facilities.  The cook was the outfitters dad.  The food was not fancy but very good and lots of it.  We were able to drive right to camp so the amount of gear was not an issue.  There were thousands of geese in front of the camp every day.  We saw cranes and lots of ruffed grouse.  We had grouse for supper several times.  We could expect to see bears, grouse and deer every time we left camp.  The closest store was about an hour away so you had to be sure to bring everything you needed.

Best bear hunt ever!

  The trip in to moose camp was almost worth the cost of the hunt.  Miles of mud road in a 4x4 truck.  That was followed by miles of muskeg on 4wheelers and an argo.  We had to pull each other out or winch ourselves out numerous times.  A fun time was had by all.  It is amazing where you can take an argo.  Camp was on a large shallow river and consisted of wall tents and a cook shack.  We saw lots of grouse.  We heard wolves and one guy was lucky enough to shoot a beautiful black one.  We all saw moose and we got 3.  The northern lights were awesome.  Lots of 4wheeler time thru some great country.  When a moose was on the ground the guides really went to work.  There were so many knives at work that they didn’t want our help.  The meat was well taken care of with no hair or dirt to taint it.  Moose meat is the best.  The guides worked hard to find the moose for you.  We had a Canadian sports writer in camp and he got a nice moose.  We also had a professional Canadian hunter and his wife in camp.  He did not get a moose but he got the black wolf.  His wife even fixed birthday cinnamon rolls for my sons birthday.  It was a comfortable camp with good food.

-Mack Chronister, Illinois

Dennis Tougaw

2021 Combo Hunt

I have been hunting with KCO 4 times, and had a great time on each hunt. Adrien is a really good guy and has become my favorite outfitter and a good friend. All of the guides are professional, easy to get along with and are very good at hunting moose and bear. I have gotten a good moose on all 4 trips to KCO, got 2 bears in 2017, and 2 more bears in 2021. 

My trip in 2021 was my best trip yet. One of the bears squared almost 8 feet and weighed 449 lbs. The moose was the biggest one that I have gotten. The antlers were 50 ½ inches wide and the body was huge. 

The four wheeler ride into moose camp has to be experienced to be believed and the view of the northern lights is worth the trip in itself. The food is very good, I never had a meal that I did not enjoy. I am going back to KCO in 2022 (5th trip), and probably more in the years to come. 

-Dennis Tougaw, Kansas

Chirsti Bone

2018 Bear Hunt

I traveled to Keg Country Outfitters from Mobile, AL in September of 2018 for my first ever bear hunt.  This was my dream hunt and Keg Country did not disappoint.  I have been hunting all my life and this trip was by far the best hunting experience I have ever been on.  I got to shoot the bear of a lifetime while having an amazing time.  Everyone was so welcoming, informative, and caring.  If I had questions they were answered.  My dad was even with me.  He got to experience everything I did right by my side.  The trip was amazing in every way it could, so great that I will be returning in the fall of 2020 with friends.

-Chirsti Leigh Bone, Alabama

Andy Alberado

2018 Bear Hunt

Adrien and his crew were the best guides I could have asked for on my first bear hunt.  The food was delicious and lodging was clean and comfortable.  My guide, Devan, worked hard to make sure my hunt was enjoyable and exciting for all 6 days of my trip.  The hunting was one of a kind and we saw bears during every hunt.  You definitely don't have to settle on the first bear you see!  I would highly recommend this hunt to anyone looking to hunt black bears.  The whole experience was a 10/10.  I will definitely be back soon. I can't thank the guides enough for such an enjoyable trip.

-Andy Alberado, Louisiana