Can anyone recommend any good sites or forums to go to when looking for a good quality whitetail outfitter?

Go to the outfitter and guide section of this site.

The Hunting Report is a newsletter that you have to pay for, and it's not cheap. It's probably the number one source of reviews by people who have had good and bad experiences. When I'm spending thousands of dollars on a hunt, it's worth it to me to do everything I can to check out who I'm giving my money to.

Google the company's name, the owners name and any other names associated with the outfitter will also help you find out who to avoid. With so many options out there, it's easy to come up with outfitters in the area you want to hunt, or the animal you are after. Finding out who is honest and provides a good experience compared to the crooks and scam artists is critical.

Search on Facebook too. More and more people are starting threads in the different hunting groups on there that expose who they had a bad experience with.