What is a pre-approval?

A pre-approval is a way for an outfitter to let hunters know that their hunt is available when asked about a potential reservation. Once pre-approved, the hunter can automatically confirm a booking for the specific dates provided.

Outfitters

When you pre-approve a hunter's inquiry, you give them permission to automatically confirm a booking for specific dates. The dates won’t be blocked on your calendar, so you can pre-approve multiple hunters at one time.

Hunters have 24 hours to confirm a booking that has been pre-approved. After 24 hours, the hunter can still request to book your hunt with the price offered during the pre-approval, unless you remove the pre-approval. You can remove the pre-approval at any time in the message thread.

Hunters

If an outfitter has sent you a pre-approval, your booking isn’t confirmed until you’ve clicked "Book It" in the message thread with the outfitter and added your payment information and contract. Outfitters can send pre-approvals to many potential hunters, so if you’ve found the perfect hunt, make sure to complete the booking process as soon as possible.

You have 24 hours to accept a pre-approval before it expires. If 24 hours have passed, you can still accept the pre-approval, but your outfitter will have to approve your request before your reservation is confirmed.