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2008 SPECIALS
DEER
Whitetail
Mule
Sitka Blacktail
Deer
Columbia Blacktail Deer
Barren Ground Caribou
Quebec - Labrador Caribou
Mountain Caribou
Woodland Caribou
Central-Canada Barron Ground
Artic Island aribou (NWT)
Dall Sheep
Stone Sheep
Big Horn Sheep
Desert Big Horn
Our New Mexico outfitter hunts both New Mexico and Colorado. We still prefer New Mexico as best - 100% privately owned, you cannot even draw an elk tag here. You need landowner tags here to guarantee your hunt and our outfitter has them. This outfitter leases forty different ranches for his clients. Success is unbelievable with nearly 100% of the clients having an opportunity to kill and a 15 year average of 83% on kills. Rifle hunts are $5,750. Add a mule deer for $500. Both rifle and archery hunts here, with archery considerably lower priced at $4,100 on a 2 x 1 basis, or as low as $2,950 on a 4 x 1 basis. Also deer are free, if drawn on the archery hunts in New Mexico and Colorado.
There is no more pristine wilderness than the famed “Muskwa Region” in Northern British Columbia. Enormous amounts of elk, moose and goat roam this area. One of the largest elk herds is located here. Consequently, we consistently take 30 elk hunters per year with success over 80% with many over the magic 300 score. This 5 day hunt is priced at $6,500 and can be extended to a 7 or 10 day trip for an additional charge. A second specie can be added on the 7 day trip for $2,200.
Quality management areas in New Mexico such as the Gila Wilderness area, and the Sargent Wildlife are prime spots to apply if you are looking for that monster bull you have never taken. If you can draw the license, our outfitter can find the elk. Hunt will be priced under $4,000 if drawn. We also offer drawing hunts in Nevada and Utah.
Very limited places to hunt this specie, however Vancouver Island is a great place to hunt and expect a quality trophy that will score. Priced at $16,500 on a 10 day hunt.
We offer 4 to 6 tags per year for this animal and trophy quality is excellent. Priced at $12,500. We offer this specie in California. Our best bet is to add a Columbia blacktail at $3,500 on a trophy fee basis. See us for all the details.
Saskatchewan, Canada is still among the best places to take a trophy whitetail. Trophy Whitetail priced at $4,500. Limited openings for rifle hunts in 2008, so don’t miss out and book early. This well-known outfitter still offers a great bargain.
Kansas is still a great place for trophy bucks. Especially archery which runs eight consecutive weeks from October to December. All kills at least minimum in Pope and Young in 2007. Archery hunts are priced at $2,995 for 5 1/2 days. Rifle hunts are 5 days priced at $3,250.
Iowa is yet another great state for big whitetail and of course it requires a lucky draw to be licensed to hunt, but if you can draw, you have a chance to take some great bucks on this hunt. This is all private land with many big bucks taken annually in all of the seasons. Archery hunts run $2,200 and muzzleloader and shotgun hunts are $2,300. These are 7 day trips with 5 full days of hunting. If not drawn in Iowa we back up with Missouri at $2,500 for rifle.
Texas offers a three day hunt, but it includes a buck, a doe, a turkey, ducks, and varmints. You name it, it’s all in season together. Our hunt is priced here at $3,250 with Alan Warren. If no buck is taken, a credit of $1,500 is given for another date.
We also represent outfitters in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Anticosti Island. Ask us about these hunts.
If big mule deer are your passion, the only place to hunt is old Mexico. This is where they produce many over 30” wide. Now, all you need to be is lucky. These six day hunts are pricey at $5,500, with a trophy fee of $1,500. Coues deer can be added for $1,500.
Idaho is another location where we offer 5 day hunts for $2,000. Family operated, but rugged terrain.
We hunt these out of a 55’ trawler with your own captain. The hunt includes, per hunter, four deer. The captain is considered a transporter. Great duck shooting also for up to nine specie of waterfowl plus some incredible fishing. The price is $2,250 for five days cast and blast.
We also offer six day hunts for this specie on the Queen Charlotte Islands in B.C. This three deer hunt is priced at $6,400 on a 2x1 basis.
Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, is one spot we hunt for this specie. This five day hunt is priced at $3,500 from September through December.
The Shamrock Ranch in California is our favorite spot for this specie, it’s a quality operation. Limited licensing on this great hunt priced at $3.500 in August and September can add tule elk on this hunt.
We offer this specie primarily as a stand-alone hunt, but it can be included as part of a mixed bag hunt. Arctic North Guides in the Brooks Range of Alaska has our pick as the best place to hunt grizzly. One hundred percent success rate the last 25 years. It doesn’t get any better than that. Ten day hunts at $9,500 for grizzly and can add caribou for $1,500.
Biggest and meanest of all bears, they can grow to incredible size with a constant diet rich in salmon. Our choice as the best place to hunt his bear is on the Alaska Peninsula. Hunt the spring in the even years like 2008 and 2010, and the fall in the odd years, 2009 and 2011.
Alaska Trophy Hunts is our choice for top trophies in this specie. Many ten foot bears taken with this outfitter in the Port Katmai area of the Peninsula. Enjoy either spring or fall hunts priced at $14,500 on a 10 day hunt. In 2007, took 6 bears out of seven hunts.
We have two other longtime outfitters that hunt way south in Unit 9C and offer 16 day (season) hunts for $17,500 with an excellent chance at a trophy bear.
Bear Mans Adventures offers a good brown bear hunt priced at a low $8,000 for a 2 x 1 hunt. This hunt can take place in Alaska’s GMU 17 or 19. The 10 day 1 x 1 hunt is priced at $12,000.
We also offer bear hunts on Admiralty Island off coastal Alaska. This 10 day hunt is priced at $10,500 with high success in the spring. Fall brown bear with caribou priced at $11,500.
Boat hunts are always a great way to enjoy a hunt. Live aboard and eat from the bounty of the sea with salmon and crabs. Bears will run 8 and a half to 9 and a half feet out of Sitka and are priced from $13,000.
We have openings for 2009.
There is only one legal place in the world to hunt this great white bear and that is the Northwest Territories. There are very few hunts that test a hunter, but this one does. There is no waiting list for several years. Sign up now and missing the opportunity to hunt this trophy.
Hunting takes place in numerous communities in the NWT under the auspices of the HTO (Hunter/Trapper Organization) in each community. Our favorite is Paulatuk in the South (Beuford) Sea. The price is for a 12 day trip priced at $28,000. Travel is on snow mobile, but the hunt must be finished with a dog team.
We also hunt the unuit community of Holman. Again only limited tags, but a muskox can be added for $3,500 additional.
Our outfitters here are very good on bears over 10 feet. In 2005 they took 2 bears for our clients within 7 days, both over 10 feet. One of our outfitters took an 11 ft. bear in 2006.
There is a waiting list, but a minimal deposit of $3,000 holds the spot. See us for details if interested.
We offer these hunts both spring and fall in our Western States and Canada. If big bears are your thing, we strongly recommend Vancouver Island or the Queen Charlotte Islands, both off coastal British Columbia as the home for monster sized blackies. Price for one bear is $6,400, at Queen Charlotte Islands, or $5,000 on Vancouver Island. They even have their own SCI designation as “Island Black Bear”.
We hunt Alberta and British Columbia for spring and fall bears at $3,250. Two bears are permitted. This hunt runs 7 full days. Tent camps are used here.
Quebec is another of our spring locations with Claude the bear man. Price for one bear is $2,850. We also hunt coastal Alaska on large forty to sixty foot watercraft. Live off the bounty of the sea at $5,500.
Pacific Rim Outfitters charge $6,000 for 2 x 1 bear hunts and $9,000 for a 1 1 x 1 or an archery hunt.
We offer this specie through several operators in the NWT. We price this hunt at $4,950 for one caribou, or $6,500 for two. At some locations, musk ox can also be added on for an additional $2,000.
Another of our outfitter has excellent opportunities out of Nunivut and charges $5,000 for 2 caribou.
The Hudson Bay area in the newly opened western sector is our top choice for this specie. Hunting out of Minto Lake offers an excellent opportunity for a Pope &Young or B & C trophy. Tuttelik offers this on the low end at $4,395 without the fly-in, or for the standard hunt $4,595 with a flight from Montreal. Either way it is all-inclusive pricing except for license, about $290.
Guided Quebec caribou hunts are also offered out of Ft. Chimo. Guided 1 x 4 all-inclusive, is $5,375
or $6,695 on 2 x 1. These are 6 days, 6 nights.
This sub-species provides a great trophy due to its massive antler growth. We offer this in the Yukon, the NWT and Northern British Columbia. Devilhole Outfitters in the Yukon offers a 10 day hunt for this animal alone at $7,500 plus charter cost. Our Northwest Territories Outfitters offers an August, off-ice, hunt for this specie at $6,000. This special does not include the fly-in cost of $1,250
The smallest of the caribou, this sub-species is found in Newfoundland in Eastern Canada. It is offered also with Canadian Moose on a mixed bag hunt. We work with several outfitters for this. Our choice is a family run operation with hunt priced at $3,995 for caribou alone, or $5,995 to include caribou and moose.
Another outfitter we have worked with for over 25 years offers this caribou at $3,450 and a caribou and moose combo at $5,400.
Our last outfitter in this category specializes in caribou only. Well known for record book animals, he charges $5,000 for caribou only.
Central-Canada Barron Ground Caribou
We offer this specie through several operators in the NWT. We price this hunt at $4,500 for one caribou, or $5,500 for two. At some locations, musk ox can also be added on for an additional $2,000.
Another of our outfitter has excellent opportunities out of Nunivut and charges $5,000 for 2 caribou.
The smaller of the two specie of caribou from the NWT. This specie is priced at $6,000 and can be hunted in mid-October through November 5th. Very few permits available.
We offer a 3 day Colorado rifle hunt for $2,500. Archery hunts are priced lower at $1,600. Least expensive antelope is a 4 day unguided hunt at $1,000.
New Mexico is our favorite location to hunt these trophy antelope. These are two separate hunts – one is a 2-day, one is a 3-day. Our 2-day hunt is $2,900 with a landowner permit, but only $2,000 if drawn on license. Our archery hunts are $1,500.
We also hunt Wyoming, Arizona and Nevada if drawn for license on antelope.
British Columbia is our preference for goat. We offer a 7 day, 1 x 1, goat hunt at $6,500. A moose or elk can be added for $3,100. Very high success.
Northern B.C. is another of out top picks for goat. This 7-day hunt is priced at $8,200. Moose or monster caribou can be added.
Alaska’s Prince William Sound is the location for this 7 day boat hunt priced at $7,500.
MOOSE
Largest of the specie we hunt these in both Alaska and the Yukon. These animals are huge!
Our outfitter in the Wood River Drainage charges $12,500 for a 10-day hunt. Expect to take a good moose. We were 8 for 8 in 2004 with average 6pt, 60”, and 7 out of 10 in 2006.
Our Brooks Range outfitter charges $10,700 for his 10-day hunt. He has just been awarded a new area and you can hunt this area at ANWR. Strong possibility they will reopen the North Slope of the Brooks for moose hunting.
Our Yukon hunts average well over 60” on their trophy moose hunt. This is priced at $13,500 for a 10-day trip and includes trophy fee. Other animals can be added, grizzly or caribou. There is a $1,400 air charter, plus other costs. We can also do a boat hunt.
Western Canadian moose can get quite large, may be well over 50”and many times 60”. We hunt these in the Muskwa region with high success. This is priced at $6,950 for a 7-day hunt. A 10 day hunt is also offered.
In Alberta we offer a moose in the 40” to 50” range at a very reasonable price of $7995. Black bear can be added to these September hunts and two are permitted per client, plus fishing.
New Foundland is the home to over 120,000 moose. It is also probably the most popular place to hunt moose. Our favorite here is a brother/sister team that have been at it for over 10 years. They charge $4,995 for moose and you can add caribou for an additional $2,000. We have two other outfitters available in this area at comparable pricing.
Northern B.C. next to the NWT, is home to this area of huge moose. Most moose run for 56” plus and a ten day trip is $8,300. Long Time Outfitter with great history.
Shiras Moose
The hard part of this hunt in our western states is drawing a license. If drawn for license, our outfitters can collect the trophy. Priced from $3,450 in most western states.
No license draw necessary in Lower British Columbia. This 7-day hunt is priced at $5,600 here. Simply buy a license over the counter, can add mule deer.
SHEEP
Dall Sheep
The first leg of the “Grand Slam” is usually for the white sheep. These thin horn variety are all over Alaska, the Yukon and the NWT.
The Yukon offers a 10-day fly in hunts for dall sheep at $13,500 with outstanding success. Combination hunt with sheep, grizzly or moose is a possibility.
Alaska’s dall sheep hunting could not be better with this outfitter. He just was awarded exclusive use tags in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), and he still has his other area. Priced at $11,300 plus a charter flight in. We have never had one of our clients not take a sheep with this outfitter.
Our long-time outfitter here has over 30 years experience guiding sheep herds on the North Slope of the Brooks Range. These hunts run $10,000 on 8 day basis.
Stone Sheep
This is usually the second specie of thin horn sheep collected.
British Columbia is the primary location for this specie of wild sheep. We offer hunting in the Muskwa and Prophet drainages of Northern B.C. This hunt is priced at $38,800 on a 14-day basis. Other animals can be taken for trophy fees only.
Our other long time outfitter here borders both Alaska and the Yukon. These 12-day hunts are priced at $25,000. This outfitter has guided this area over the last 30 years.
Big Horn Sheep & Desert Big Horn Sheep
These are the “Crown Jewels” of the grand slam of sheep. Accordingly they are priced abnormally high. With a very limited supply, and a very heavy demand. Prices on outfitters big horn hunts start at $18,500 and up, and the desert big horn in Mexico is priced at $50,000 and up. Big horn sheep available at $32,000 on certain ranches in Mexico thru our one well-known outfitter.
Our suggestion is if this is a priority animal, start applying for the license in all of the western states in which you can afford. Most offer “Preference Points” if not drawn, and eventually you will get the license. Once drawn, the cost of an outfitted, guided hunt runs from $6,000 to $8,500. We can help with the application process, however application pricing is expensive. See us for the details.
Will-call hunts are priced at $5,000 on Vancouver Island with our long-time outfitter. A 2nd cougar can be taken for an additional $2,750. Very high density of cougar here, huge success.
Nevada produces many good tom lions. We’ve known this highly successful houndsman for nearly 20 years. He hunts December through March – weather permitting – and charges $4,000 for a 6-day hunt.
Our Colorado outfitter also offers successful lion hunts. These skilled hounds can track on dry ground. These 1 x 1 hunts are priced at $4,000 on a no kill/no pay basis.
In the NWT in March & April, as well as August & September, we hunt this specie out of the camps in several locations. We offer both barren ground muskox and Greenland muskox. This 6-day trip has 4 full days of hunting and is priced at $3,500 out of Holman Island for the Greenland specie, or 7-day trip at $5,500 for the barren ground specie. A 2nd muskox can be added at either for an additional $1,500, quota permitting.
Our wolf hunts in April and May begin in Yellowknife and include one wolf in the NWT. This hunt is priced at $4,900 on a 2 x 2 basis, or $6,900 on a 2 guide x 1 client basis.
Many other Canadian outfitters offer winter wolf hunts. Our Alberta outfitter has a hunt at $4,000.
Limited openings to hunt the Atlantic walrus in the NWT are available in June and July. This species is still listed as a CITES-1 animal and cannot be brought into the US at this time. A 6-day hunt is priced at $7,663 and also includes two seals.
New offering in the NWT in February & March, hunt 2 x 2 for $6,500. This species is listed as a CITES-1 animal and can not be brought into the US at this time.
We also offer these on our spring black bear hunts as a second animal with a $5,000 trophy fee on our Alberta hunt along the border of the Wood River National Park.
Unless you are lucky enough to get drawn on a Yellowstone hunt, we recommend many of the numerous game ranches throughout the western United States and Canada for the private herds. Our favorite is where the movies “Dances with Wolves” was filmed. At a price of $2,300 you can take an old trophy buffalo and receive the head, horns and the cape. Meat can be purchased and is very tasty as well as low in fat content. Also, pheasant and bird hunting are available at this great location in South Dakota.
Montana is another location where we hunt buffalo on private property. This hunt is priced at $3,000 and you can have the cape, the head and horns as well as the meat, nearly 700 pounds.
Wherever you are traveling on Hawaii, we can provide a short hunting program for you. Hunt axis deer on Lanai, or mouflan rams, wild boar, feral goat, or black bear on Molokai… Ask us, we’ve been there.
We offer wild red stag hunts in March and April. Food and lodging are included in the price of $4,000 for 7 full days of hunting with one of our top professional hunters. This includes one red stag, one boar, and a fallow deer. Other animals added at trophy fee rates.
Our professional hunter in the Northern Territory offers a 7-day buffalo hunt on a 3,000 square mile area for $7,500. Also a 14-21 day hunt for red stag, axis deer, fallow deer, rusa deer, or sambar deer. Base price of this hunt is $12,500 for both territories. You .may take kangaroo, walaroo, dingo, boar, or feral goat with no additional charge
This well known professional hunter offers a top-shelf 7 day hunt on both islands for chamois, tahr, red stag, mountain goat, or ram. Hunt for the world’s best red stags on the headwaters of the Rangitikei River. All-inclusive package priced as low as $11,500. Or take a 3 day red stag hunt for a 7x7 stag up to the SCI score of 299 for only $3,950. This special must be taken from mid-February through mid-April. Other animals available for trophy fees only.
We also offer a combination tahr and chamois hunt for $7,000.
We are associated with several Russian hunting companies. With many years experience providing quality hunting trips in their homeland, they offer all species. The most popular are the Kamchatka brown bear hunts. These hunts have been priced at $8,500 with a trophy fee of $2,500. A second bear can also be taken. Other available species include Kamchatka bighorn sheep, Marco Polo sheep, snow sheep, Argali bighorn sheep, maral stag plus moose.
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA - This safari company offers “Four Star” accommodations in their lodge in the Northwest Province. This operator is the most well known game catcher in the RSA. His ranch is well stocked with over 30 specis of plainsgame, as well as sable, nyala, rhino, and leopard. Special package prices are available on 5, 7 and 10 day safaris, priced as low as $300 per day. Leopard hunting with hounds is also available. Excellent chance for a large leopard here. Great shooting here for upland birds and waterfowl. Largest private herd of rhino in country which can be darted.
NAMIBIA - This country has several species of game found only here in large numbers, such as springbok, blesbok, gemsbok, cheetah, and Hartman’s Mountain zebra. We have several outfitters offering excellent ranch hunts at reasonable pricing as low as $250 per day plus trophy fees. Ask us.
ZAMBIA - In 2007 there were cuts in lion and leoopard quotas. Areas that had three (3) permits went to two (2) permits. And those with seven (7) permits went to five (5)
TANZANIA - This is the best place for lion. We represent several operators in this country. Let us tailor make a safari for you. Daily rates are high ranging from $1,600 to $2,200 per day, but very low trophy fees. Our primary operator here is Tanzania Game Tracker Safaris. This traditional East Africa hunting company is one of this country’s premier operators. Short buffalo hunts of 5 and 7 days are available, as well as an opportunity for a black-mained lion. A 7 day Selous buffalo and plainsgame safari is available. A 21 day safari for all species is also available. In 2007, the government increased trophy fees on elephant, leopard, lion and others; extremely high. Now they have resolved the price increase.
ZIMBABWE –This safari company has been providing quality hunting trips for well over 25 years. With several professional hunters on staff, virtually any size hunting party can be accommodated, yet still be provided with personal guiding service for most of the dangerous game as well as many species of plainsgame. This operation specializes in elephant. With over 1,000,000 acres on 6 concessions including Gokwe and Mahenya. Based out of West Nicholson. In December 2007, the U.S. State department was considering a ban on travel.
BOTSWANA - Home to jumbo elephant, this country has now closed lion hunting for the second time. We hunted here first in 1985 and it is still great. Home of the world famous “Okavanga Delta”. The new president states he intends to close hunting when he takes over in April 2008…. We’ll see.
YES, we still offer exciting fishing packages in Costa Rica, Alaska, Belize, the Bahamas, The Northwest Territories, and Canada just to name a few places. If fishing is your passion, inquire, and we’ll be happy to provide an unforgettable opportunity.
If waterfowl or bird hunting is where you are at, we can provide several options for you. Let us know what you are interested in and we’ll be happy to provide information an inventory.
WILD TURKEY
Interest in turkey hunting is at an all time high and we offer game opportunities in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Iowa, Missouri, Florida, and numerous other states. Let us know which species you are interested in and we can produce a trip to meet your needs. We offer the slam of turkeys, collect them all.
We are very impressed with the many trophies our clients took this year. After 30 years - arranging hunting trips worldwide, we feel that those outfitters we have chosen to represent provide many of the finest trips available for any sportsman at any cost. Always, results oriented with a focus on quality.
ALL PRICING, THOUGH BELIEVED ACCURATE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
* PLEASE BOOK EARLY * Many outfitters are already full for 2008 and are taking deposits for 2009 and beyond. If you are planning to hunt, please contact us soon to reserve an open date. We have clients booking 2 to 3 years in advance every year to ensure the availability of the hunt they want when they want it. Secure your chosen hunt with a deposit today!