Lawsuit Accuses Alaska Outfitter Of Staging Illegal Hunts, Defrauding Clients

Alaska’s News Source has some details on a Wasilla hunting outfitter accused of defrauding his clients on big game hunts. Here’s more from the report:

The Department of Law says 48-year-old Clint Miller, who operates Alaska Wilderness Outfitter out of Holy Cross — a small town of less than 200 people about 117 miles northeast of Bethel — allegedly took payments from clients to take them on backcountry moose hunting trips, but canceled many at the last moment and never refunded them.

The state alleges that Miller defrauded more than $660,000 in payments that he never refunded from 2019 to 2024.

The lawsuit claims that Miller also subjected the few clients he did take on trips to “dangerous” conditions, including going out without enough fuel or insufficient guide service.

From the lawsuit created by the state of Alaska:

1. The defendant is Clint Miller dba Alaska Wilderness Outfitter, a business that offers guided big game hunting services.

2. Miller promises his clients the opportunity to go hunting for moose in Alaska, but cancels the hunt at the very last minute and refuses to provide refunds.

3. Between 2019 and 2024, Miller collected at least $660,350 from clients for hunting services he has not provided. He has not refunded these clients.

4. Of the 32 clients Miller booked and accepted full payment from for the 2023 and 2024 hunting seasons, only two of them set foot on land where they could legally hunt. However, these two clients had a very limited opportunity to hunt because they had to travel 400 miles roundtrip from Miller’s base camp to the hunting grounds each day.

5. Although Miller advertises a 100% success rate, none of his clients have killed a moose since 2021.