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2019
Season 2019
With another year behind us, and so many great memories made along the way, we’re thankful to have shared the rewards of the hunt for over thirty five years, with so many great people.
ROB KLUKE of Ontario, headed west to Alberta in September and took home this beautiful pronghorn buck.
BILL WILSON of Montana, with a nice and gnarly buck to add to his impressive collection of pronghorns.
RANDY KRAMER of Iowa, with his tremendous Shiras moose. 56 inches wide and long, long tines. This beautiful bull is truly the trophy of a lifetime.
GARY ROSE of California, with his wide racked muley, taken on the second day of his hunt.
TONY ROSE of California, not to be outdone, took this great buck the day after his dad Gary (above) connected on his muley.
PAUL STUART of New York, took this great buck, his first muley, on the second morning of his hunt.
DAN SANDERS of Ohio, connected on this heavy antlered, prairie mule deer buck with a great shot across a coulee.
JAMES CHALLIS of Oregon, was back to hunt with us in November. Jamie spotted this high and heavy buck just as they were running out of light on the second last day of his hunt.
The next morning, he was lucky enough to find the buck he had his heart set on.
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2019 and special thanks to those who helped us make it all happen:
Darren and Toni Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, and John Gordon.
We hope you will join us sometime soon. Good hunting to all in 2020.
2018
Season 2018
DARREN DANIEL, longtime friend and colleague, finally got his turn to take a cougar for himself in January, and harvested this beautiful big tom, to start the year off right.
BRAEDEN HEFFNER of British Columbia with his big gnarly pronghorn buck.
DAVE BOOTH of British Columbia, with his pronghorn buck.
BRIAN CUMMINGS of Ontario, returned to hunt with us again and harvested his second pronghorn.
Jim Philipzyk of British Columbia, with his pronghorn buck.
BRANDON LAING of Michigan, returned for a muley hunt taking this old buck.
DON TAYLOR of Washington, with his prairie mule deer buck.
JIM DIXON of Alaska, was back to Alberta and harvested this, his second muley with us.
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2018 and a shout-out to those who helped us make it happen:
Darren and Toni Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon, and Carole Frei.
We hope you can join us sometime soon. Good hunting to all, wherever your travels take you.
2017
Season 2017
FRANZ BUERGERS of Germany, came to Alberta in September to see some sights and top off the trip with this this beautiful pronghorn.
CELINE OLLECH of British Columbia, with her fine buck taken on the third day of her hunt. Celine was an observer on her husband Monty’s pronghorn hunt a couple of years back. This time they switched roles.
BILL WILSON of Montana with his nice last day pronghorn, one of many antelope bucks he’s been lucky enough to connect on.
ARTHUR PARR of North Dakota, harvested this Shiras bull moose on the third day of his October hunt. After an early blizzard on the first day made hunting near impossible, things turned around quickly for us when the sky cleared, as the snow covered ground made moose much easier to spot.
CODY ADAMS of Manitoba, with his deep forked muley, taken early in the morning on his way to bedding cover.
CHRIS ADAMS of Manitoba, took this great buck just a couple of hours after his son Cody (above) connected on his muley buck.
DONNIE STINSON of Kentucky, took this exceptionally tall, long-tined prairie mule deer buck.
PHIL BERNARDI of Nevada, took this buck on the last day of his hunt.
BRIAN CUMMINGS of Ontario, was back to hunt with us in November. We spotted this nice buck just as it started to snow and we soon lost sight of him. When it cleared later in the day, we were lucky enough to find him again.
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2017 and special thanks to those who helped us make it all happen:
Darren and Toni Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon, and Carole Frei.
We hope you can join us sometime soon. Good hunting to all in 2018.
2016
Season 2016
ROB HOLLAND of Australia, harvested this beautiful long pronged antelope in September.
DONNA MUNSON of Saskatchewan, with her exceptional pronghorn, taken on her first big game hunt!
BLAINE BEECROFT of British Columbia with his big gnarly pronghorn buck.
JIM DIXON of Alaska, harvested this tall and heavy trophy pronghorn the first day of his October hunt. He got a great muley with us last year.
BOB HODSON of Washington, did a lot of walking and stalking to connect on this nice pronghorn.
DAN KITTOE of Alaska, along with his friend Jim (above) joined us last year for a muley hunt taking a beautiful buck. Dan harvested this awesome pronghorn after a long crawl through the stubble.
JOHN DOUGLAS of Washington, made a great shot on this spectacular prairie mule deer buck. Tremendously heavy and unbelievably tall!
DAVID DOUGLAS of Washington, took this buck early on the last day of his hunt. With nice weight and four stickers, this buck is a classic muley.
BILL WILSON of Montana, has hunted with us many times over the years, taking a number of great trophies. This time he was joined by John and David (above). Bill spotted this nice buck late on the last day and was able to close the distance just in time.
DEBRA MUTH of Wisconsin, took this fabulous buck on the first day of her first rifle hunt ever. Check out the weight and double brow tines!
DENNIS MUTH of Wisconsin, not to be outdone by his wife Debra (above) got this beautiful typical bedded in a river coulee.
WARREN RITCHIE of Michigan, returned to hunt with us again, this time for muleys. He harvested this heavy old monarch on the second day of his hunt.
VIARA APRILOVA of Germany, did a long strategic stalk in open country in order to get within range of this impressive muley buck.
BRIAN PELCZAR of Montana, took this nice Shiras bull while still-hunting in the foothills of Alberta’s Rockies.
RYAN ROSS of Edmonton, Alberta, with his big Alberta tom cougar, taken in December. A fine way to finish a great year!
Again, we want to express our gratitude to everyone who joined us in 2016 and made it one of our most memorable years ever.
Special thanks to those who helped us make it all happen:
Darren and Toni Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon, and Carole Frei.
We hope you can join us sometime soon. Good hunting to all in 2017.
2015
Season 2015
WARREN RITCHIE of Michigan, came up to Alberta, Canada and got himself this nice cougar in January.
(See Warren’s pronghorn taken later in the year further down the page.)
WILL COKELY of Kansas, along with his cousin Mike (below), headed our way to hunt for a cougar in February.
Here’s MIKE MCCLELLAN of Kansas with his big tom.
MONTY OLLECH of British Columbia, came on his first outfitted hunt along with his wife Celine. After a tricky stalk and a belly-crawl to get within shooting distance, he harvested this fine trophy Pronghorn. Next time it’s Celine’s turn!
BELA HIDVEGI of Hungary, came to Alberta looking for an antelope for his museum, and took home this fine Pronghorn specimen.
WARREN RITCHIE who joined us earlier in the year for a cougar hunt, came back in October along with his friend Don for a Pronghorn and harvested this nice buck.
CHUCK BUSCHBOM of Washington, with his tremendous trophy antelope achieved after a lot of belly crawling and a difficult stalk. Well worth the effort!
NICK SUMMERS of Utah, made a great shot on this fantastic Shiras moose bull early in his hunt. Chester the wonder-horse is fuelling up to help pack it out!
DENNIS TILLEY of Oklahoma, came along with his son and grandson to hunt trophy mule deer on the prairies in November. First big deer down!
MARCUS TILLEY of Oklahoma, was next to connect on this gorgeous muley. The buck was spotted bedded with some does in the sandhills. Then another buck appeared, got things stirred up and they all vanished. Fortunately we were able to find him again and the stalk was on.
DAXTON TILLEY of Oklahoma, helped spot a number of mule deer with his sharp, (did I say …young) eyes. A really big buck gave us the slip the first day but we kept on trying. We made a number of exciting stalks before he made a perfect shot on this gnarly old buck. Great hunting partner!
DAN KITTOE of Alaska, came south with his friend Jim, and harvested this beautiful mule deer in a shallow coulee on the first day of his hunt. Notice the double brow tines.
JIM DIXON Alaska, did a long strategic stalk in steep country in order to get right above this impressive Muley buck. He was bedded with a number of other bucks – all of them waiting on a doe of course!
CODY ADAMS Manitoba, was given a mule deer hunt as a wedding gift from his dad Chris (below). Lucky guy! He took this fantastic buck after waiting patiently for the bedded buck to get up and offer a broadside shot.
CHRIS ADAMS Manitoba, went home with this tall and heavy buck. After stalking up on this buck to within 50 yards we had to back out when his rifle malfunctioned. With another rifle in hand, we were lucky enough to find the buck again. After a long stalk and a long wait for the buck to stand, success! A great way to end the season!
As always, we want to express our thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2015 another memorable year for us.
Special thanks for helping us make it all happen to:
Brad Stuparyk, Darren and Toni Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon, and Carole Frei.
Good hunting to all in 2016. We hope you can join us.
2014
Season 2014
DESI GREGORY of Strathfield, Australia, came to Alberta, Canada along with her Grandfather, Emmanuel, looking for adventure and harvested this nice cougar in January after a long hike through some really deep snow.
(See Emmanuel’s pronghorn taken later in the year further down the page.)
RUSSELL FORBES of Kitchener, ON, came back to Alberta in September to hunt for trophy mountain mule deer on horseback, ahead of his antelope hunt. He shot this big heavy buck in a high country basin after riding up the mountain from camp as the fog began to roll in. The buck was spotted with barely enough time for a shot before he dissappeared into the mist.
We then headed out to the prairies for pronghorn antelope, where Russ took this tall pronghorn buck. We had made a long stalk on this buck earlier that day but could not get within range. Luckily we were able to find him again and had the perfect topography to sneak in for a close shot.
JOHN DONATO, of Cambridge, ON with his wide and long pronged antelope. We had some great cover along a fenceline for our first stalk, but could not get a shot through the tall weeds. He patiently waited for the buck to make his way back to the stubble field and made a long, careful crawl to take the shot.
FINN NIELSEN of Denmark with his pronghorn buck, taken after a belly-crawl to get within shooting distance.
KIM RASMUSSEN of Denmark with his high pronged antelope. Kim made an amazing stalk in some unusually cold and windy weather to get on this buck.
KIM RASMUSSEN of Denmark with his tall, handsome mountain mule deer. Fortunately the cougar did not damage his beautiful cape as he packed it into the trees.
SHAWN WALSH, of Oyama, British Columbia and his pronghorn. This antelope has the nubby look that some bucks get from age. We spotted him the first morning and went back to look for him a couple of days later. We waited quite a while in the shade of some round bales before the buck finally got out of his bed and came towards us giving us a shot.
EMMANUEL GREGORY of Strathfield, Australia with his gorgeous pronghorn antelope. This buck has everything: weight, prongs, and extra length in a nice curl. After an easy stalk in some hilly country this buck walked right within range.
JOHN HLAUDY of Meadville, PA, with his great pronghorn, taken a short time after and not far from Emmanuel’s above.
REX SMITH of Grand Rivers, KY, with his bladed and webbed prairie muley. Nice brows too! Rex brought his son Jay and friend Brett along with him to Alberta to hunt mule deer.
JAY SMITH of Grand Rivers, KY, took home this tall muley buck. Jay and his dad Rex had an exciting stalk to get within a few yards of this deer after watching him head to bed. Jay made a great shot when the buck jumped up.
BRETT KIK of Madisonville, KY, harvested this nice muley at close range just like his friends Rex and Jay above – they were all prepared for longer shots! We spotted the buck in some sand hills and while we were trying to close the distance he appeared right in front of us!
PETE KLAETSCH of Whitefish, MT, with his perfect muley. It took us a couple stalks to get within range of this deer, then we had to wait patiently in the cold for him to get up from his bed. Thank goodness for the sun on our backs.
GARY SHARA of Baraboo, WI, with his beautiful buck taken only a couple miles from his son-in-law Pete’s above. We saw him drop into the coulee early in the morning. It was a very tricky stalk avoiding other deer on our way, but we did it!
JOE CENTENO of Santa Maria, CA, took this nice muley buck on the first day of his hunt when the buck appeared in the fog.
BILL WILSON of Missoula, MT, took this great muley on the third day of the hunt. The buck had vanished on us the day before and we were thrilled when we found him again.
JAMIE CHALLIS of La Grande, Oregon, with his Shiras moose bull. A great way to end a fantastic season!
It is always an honour to share your experiences and successes with you! Thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2014 another memorable year for us.
Special thanks for helping us make it all happen to:
Brad Stuparyk, Darren Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon, and Carole Frei.
We hope you can join us sometime soon.
2013
Season 2013
PATRICK GENTIL of Paris, France, came to Alberta, Canada looking for adventure and harvested this nice mountain lion in February.
(See Patrick’s big muley taken later in the year further down the page.)
RICHARD L’ESPERANCE of Port Washington, NY, returned in February for his second try of the year at a cougar and took this gorgeous tom on the last day of his hunt.
BILL WILSON of Missoula, Montana came back up to Alberta in September to hunt for trophy mountain mule deer on horseback. He shot this handsome sticker buck in a steep, high country basin.
We then headed out to the prairies for Bill to pursue his passion for pronghorn antelope, where he took this gnarly, old bruiser. Bill has hunted with us many times and it’s always great to have him back again.
CHARLIE MOORE of Fort Mill, SC harvested this great pronghorn buck on a beautiful early October day. After a long stalk the buck gave us the slip, but fortunately we were able to get up on him again!
TOM GILMORE of Libby, Montana, took this gorgeous bull on the fifth day of his horseback moose hunt. As you can see, persistance and patience paid off with a very unique and beautiful trophy. Note the unusual blue/grey coloration and light colored hooves which are the result of a recessive gene.
MEL PEDDIE of New Liskeard, ON got this tall and heavy beauty after a strategic (and did we say LONG?!) crawling stalk. His hunt was not quite as easy as his friend Dario’s was. (We hope your knees have healed, Mel!)
BARRY REISWIG of Cody, WY, came back to Alberta to add another trophy pronghorn to his collection. He took home this dandy buck. Barry has also hunted mule deer and moose with us in the past and we truly enjoyed having him back!
JAY FURNEY of Pueblo, CO came north for a trophy Shiras moose horseback hunt at the end of October. He took this great bull with long points and tremendous fronts, the first morning of his hunt. After a fresh snowfall, the conditions were perfect. This moose was a straggler in a herd of bulls that were heading into the timber and Jay had a very small window to make the shot. Well done Jay!
STACEY YOUNG of Pueblo, CO accompanied Jay on his moose hunt. After helping pack out her sweetheart’s moose it was her turn. Not to be outdone, she shot this heavy antlered whitetail two days later. After some serious tracking she was rewarded with her “trick or treat” buck on Halloween. We all agreed this buck was definitely a “treat”.
ASHLEY ROMER of La Grande, Oregon accompanied her fiance Jamie below. She made a challenging shot to take this beautiful, wide and heavy muley buck, her first deer ever. Way to go Ashley!
JAMIE CHALLIS of La Grande, Oregon took this pretty muley buck on a gorgeous November day after making a perfect stalk on the deer as he was bedded with his antlers sticking above the sage.
PATRICK GENTIL of France, came back to Alberta in November and harvested this terrific muley on the second morning of his hunt. The buck was spotted in some sand hills and it took a cautious and heart pounding stalk to sneak up on him. Patrick was ready when this high and heavy buck jumped up from his bed at 15 yards.
(See Patrick’s cougar taken earlier in the year at the top of the page.)
MARC COUNTISS of Sugar Land, TX, saw a couple of trophy bucks earlier in his hunt and was fortunate to take this mule deer on his last day, just as a snow storm blew in. Tremendous buck. Lucky guy.
FRIEDHELM SCHMIDER of Roemerberg, Germany took this beautiful muley on the last day of the season. He made a great shot as the buck appeared on the edge of a deep coulee. You can guess what happened. With some ingenuity and effort we were able to retrieve the deer before it was too dark. A great way to end a fantastic season!
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2013 another memorable year for us. We are honored to share your experiences and successes with you!
Special thanks for helping us make it all happen to:
Darren Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon.
Good hunting to all in 2014. We hope you can join us.
2012
Season 2012
JAAKKO OJANPERA of Finland, came to Alberta, Canada and harvested this nice mountain lion in January.
KEN BREZLIN of Elmer, New Jersey, retuned in February for his second try at a cougar and took this nice cat.
KEN STEERS of Texas, came to Alberta, for his cougar hunt, flew back home for a wedding and returned to take this great cat in February.
BRIAN CUMMINGS of Thomasburg, Ontario harvested this gorgeous, wide pronghorn buck on a beautiful September day.
TOM ESSEX of Salem,Missouri, hunting open sights, took this super antelope buck with a 90 yard shot. His hunt was a little more challenging, but as you can see patience paid off.
RON SCHWARTZ of Princeton, BC came on an antelope hunt in October with his wife Peggy. He made a great shot to take this nice buck.
PETE KRYZANOWSKI of Terrace, BC, came to Alberta to add a pronghorn to his collection and took home this dandy, also in October.
JAMES DAVIS of Longview, Texas headed to Alberta to hunt moose, where he took this nice bull after a fresh snowfall in October.
JOHN HLAUDY of Meadville, Pennsylvania harvested this tremendous heavy antlered buck the first morning of his hunt.
KEN KERR of Cayuga, Ontario took this nice muley buck on a gorgeous November day – after trying for a couple days to get within shooting distance.
TOM LITTLE of Conroe, Texas was fortunate to look over a number of good bucks and took this great mule deer buck on the last day.
We had a couple of days to do a little hunting of our own near the end of the season in November. We were hoping to find one of the big whitetails we had been seeing in the area – but called this wolf in with the doe bleat instead!
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2012 another memorable year for us. We are honored to share your experiences and successes with you!
Special thanks to:
Carole Frei, Darren Daniel, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon.
Good hunting to all in 2013. We hope you can join us.
2010
Season 2010
DON HARTER of Michigan, hunted hard with us in January and again February, taking this 153 pound tom cougar.
TIM TERRY of Texas, harvested this great cat early in his hunt.
Tim’s Boone and Crockett record book cougar scored 15 2/16″ and weighed 173 pounds.
LOUBERT SUDDABY of New York, came back for his second hunt with us. This time he harvested this good tom on day two.
Gerald Novelly of Tennessee, joined us on a September antelope hunt. He harvested this nice pronghorn buck on the first day.
He was then free to take some time photographing the prairie.
TOM ZENAHLIK of Idaho, came north after a pronghorn in October. On a beautiful prairie morning, he made a well placed long shot to harvest this nice antelope buck
Tracy took advantage of a little time off and got in on some hunting of her own, taking this beautiful pronghorn.
LOUIS RUSSELL SR. of Texas, was able to connect on this prairie mule deer buck the afternoon of the first day of his hunt.
LOUIS RUSSELL JR. of Texas, hunted hard and the long hikes through the coulees finally paid off. Louis took this prairie muley on his last day with us.
BILL WEBER of North Dakota, made a great shot after a perfectly executed stalk got him to within range of this big muley who was bedded in a coulee, out of the wind.
Bill also connected on this whitetail a couple of days later, while helping look for a muley for his buddy Larry below.
LARRY ELIASON of North Dakota, traveled with his friend Bill above, to hunt Alberta deer. He took this handsome prairie muley on the last day of his November hunt.
Thanks for making 2010 another memorable year for us. We are honoured to share the experiences and successes with everyone who joined us, and we had a lot of fun!
A few words of appreciation are in order to those, whose contributions helped make everyone’s success possible.
Special Thanks to:
Carole Frei, Dale Silbernagel, Darren Daniel and John Gordon. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Best wishes and good hunting to all in 2011.
2009
Season 2009
BRIAN BAUER of Indiana, hunted hard with us in February, taking this nice cougar.
GERRY PURCELL of Saskatchewan, harvested this great mountain lion after letting one go early in his hunt.
Gerry’s Boone and Crockett record book cougar scored 15 2/16″ and weighed 153 pounds.
RENATO VANOLI of Switzerland, came a long way for his first pronghorn antelope hunt. He harvested this fine Alberta antelope buck on day one and helped us spot the brute below.
CRAIG LAING of Ontario, joined his brothers Alan and Ron on a September antelope hunt. He harvested this gorgeous pronghorn buck on the second day. Length, prongs, mass, it has it all!
RONNIE LAING of Ontario, harvested this long pronged antelope buck on the third day of his hunt. The Laing brothers are the best three brothers we have had the pleasure of taking hunting, and, well, the only three brothers…
ALAN LAING of Arizona, came on his second antelope hunt with us taking this pretty buck. He has also been with us for deer and moose along with his son Brandon. It was great to have our friend Alan and his kin hunt with us again!
TREVOR HARRIS of Australia, came over to Alberta in October looking for his first antelope. He took this high and heavy pronghorn late on the first day. We have to thank Trevor for all his help carving and caping for a full mount. Word of advice though, he’s a retired butcher, don’t ever get into a knife fight with this guy!
BILL WILSON of Montana, came north for a couple weeks of hunting. We started out after pronghorns in late October. After a long and well executed stalk on a picture perfect day, he made a skilled long shot to harvest this exceptional trophy antelope buck. Note the huge prongs and terrific mass.
We took advantage of the beautiful fall weather and got our dogs out in the field for a couple days for a little upland bird hunting. We were pleased to shoot a few hungarian partridge and pheasants over our pointers.
Our friend Bill has hunted with us several times over the years and we enjoyed having him and his Pointing Griffon, Ralia back!
GARY ROBBINS of Sylmar, CA, returned for his second mule deer hunt with us. He took this beautiful muley buck on the first day of his hunt. The “corkscrew” drop tine off the right main beam, gives this big buck some added character.
This buck will share Gary’s trophy room with the great muley he got with us in 2006.
MARK SMITH of Arizona, was more than just lucky to connect on this beautiful prairie whitetail the first morning of his hunt. He made a great spot in finding this deer and an excellent shot to take him. Check out the brow tines, matching stickers and mass.
Mark was using a .30-06? with 165 grain? Barnes X Triple Shock bullets.
Mark also took this old, heavy and bladed prairie muley on his last day with us. Tremendous mass and double brow tines! We had been battling the wind for days and the long hikes through the coulees finally paid off. After a really cool stalk, he added another big Alberta buck to his collection.
RUBE WOOLSEY of Arizona made a great shot on this nice whitetail after a perfectly executed stalk on the very last day of his hunt. These Arizona coyote hunters are good with a gun!
RAY LIDEN of California, chose this high racked 4 x 5 mule deer on the last morning of his hunt. Super brow tines on this muley!
GABRIEL ECHAVARIA of Columbia, travelled far to hunt Alberta deer in both the prairies and mountains. He took this handsome whitetail on the first day of his November hunt – on horseback in the Alberta Rockies.
A couple days later, after a challenging stalk, he took this deep forked, 4 x 5 trophy mule deer while hunting on the Alberta prairies.
DENNIS WOODRUFF, currently of the high seas, (Bon Voyage Dennis!) took this beautiful buck on his first day hunting the prairies with his friend Gabriel. We managed to intercept this buck just as we had planned and Dennis was ready when he appeared, with a perfect shot!
TRACY BURTON with her “dagger buck.” Sometimes guides get a day off to do some hunting of their own. This heavy old mountain muley is a unique trophy and will always be a reminder of a special day in the field with friends
DONALD SHRUM of Nevada, took this heavy, old mule deer on a sunny November day. This 4 x 5 had super mass along with double and triple brow tines. We spent all day after this big buck and made what was likely the most difficult stalk of the season. Making our best guess as to his hidden location, we patiently belly crawled down a fenceline within yards of him, as it was our only chance to get a shot!
JIM PHILIPZYK of British Columbia, with his nice muley buck, taken on the last day of the prairie hunts. We finally had snow to get the deer up and moving. Jim made a great long shot and helped us finish up our season in style with friends!
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2009 another memorable year for us. We are honored to share your experiences and successes with you! Besides that we had a lot of fun!
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everyone’s success possible.
Special Thanks to:
Billy Franklin, Brad Stuparyk, Carole Frei, Dale Silbernagel, Henry Giles, John Gordon. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Best wishes and good hunting to all in 2010.
2011
Season 2011
CHARLES MOORE of South Carolina, harvested this nice mountain lion in February.
JOE PRISSMAN of Austria, came to Alberta, Canada for his first pronghorn antelope hunt and took this nice buck.
TOM GILL of Nova Scotia, hunted hard during his time in Alberta. While we were unable to get the brute we were after we sure had a great time trying! Tom took his heavy antelope on day 5 of his hunt.
BRENT STARLING of Fort Smith, NWT ventured south to hunt his first pronghorn antelope. This heavy buck was first spotted in a basin in a small herd. We kept out of sight behind a rise to get within shooting distance and Brent took his buck with a 250 yard shot.
CELESTINE EVANS of Fort Smith, NWT came on her first big game hunt ever with her boyfriend Brent. Not to be outdone, when she got the opportunity to sneak up on this gorgeous buck, she made a perfect shot.
PHIL SOUCY (World Champion Taxidermist) of Libby, Montana came up to Alberta in October looking for a big antelope. He got this nice buck on the second day of his hunt.
Barry then headed out to the prairies to hunt mule deer, where he took this muley buck on a warm and sunny November day.
PHIL BERNARDI of Nevada, took this buck on the last day of his hunt.
XAVIER CERVANTES of Mexico City, Mexico harvested this big bodied whitetail buck the first morning of his hunt.
XAVIER CERVANTES of Mexico City, Mexico was hiking into yet another draw when he ran into this fabulous mule deer.
JUSTIN CHOPELAS of Odem, Texas took this fine muley buck after days of battling the windstorms that plagued many areas in November.
Thanks to those who joined us and made 2011 another memorable year for us. We are honored to share your experiences and successes with you!
Special thanks to:
Billy Franklin, Carole Frei, Dale and Penny Silbernagel, John Gordon.
Best wishes and good hunting to all in 2012.
2008
Season 2008
ERVIN PHIPPS of Elm City, NC, hunted long and hard with us in January, taking this nice cat.
SUSAN TOUHY of Alpena, MI, harvested this great antelope, on a beautiful September day on the Alberta prairie. Our friend Susan has hunted with us a number of times and we were happy to have her back.
GERRY CAMPBELL of Webster, NY, came to Alberta for his first pronghorn antelope with Bill Wilson, a longtime friend and client of ours. He harvested this fine specimen the first day.
BILL WILSON of Missoula, MT, harvested this nice pronghorn buck on the fifth day of his hunt, which was also his birthday. We celebrated with fine wine and fine friends that night (all well aged)!
ALAN LAING of Phoenix, AZ, came on his second trip with us, this time to hunt antelope before his moose hunt with his son Brandon.
BRANDON LAING of Phoenix, AZ, took this nice bull moose on the third morning of his hunt.
Brandon also hunted with us in 2007 taking both a whitetail and muley buck, it was great to have him and his dad in camp with us again!
COLIN LYONS of Kamloops, BC, came over to Alberta in October looking for the opportunity to get his first antelope. He took this exceptional pronghorn on the first morning.
He was also able to watch his friend Jim stalk and shoot his buck a few days later.
JIM TURNER of Vancouver, BC, joined us and his friend Colin to experience his first outfitted hunt. He was thrilled to harvest this wide trophy buck with exceptional mass and great prongs too.
UBALDO LOPEZ of Sonora, Mexico, came back to Alberta with a big whitetail on his mind.The first big whitetail he saw gave him the slip, but in the meantime, he was able to connect on this nice wide Alberta mule deer.
This buck will share Ubaldo’s trophy room with the great muley (203 B&C) he got with us in 2005.
He used a .280 with 140 grain Barnes X Triple Shock bullets.
Here’s a video clip of Ubaldo hunting his trophy mule deer.
Ubaldo’s dream of a giant Alberta whitetail became a reality when he took this beautiful buck on the last day of his hunt. The “upswept” tine off the right main beam, really gives this big buck some added character.
He used a .30-06 with 165 grain Barnes X Triple Shock bullets.
Ubaldo is a well known Outfitter in Sonora, Mexico and a good friend.
JOSE RODRIGUEZ of Monterey, Mexico, connected on this beautiful prairie muley the first day of his hunt.
Jose was using a .30-06 with 165 grain Barnes X Triple Shock bullets.
ERVIN PHIPPS of Elm City, NC, took this tall 5 X 4 prairie Muley on his fourth mule deer hunt with us.
This buck will join the other three Ervin has taken with us over the years, including his great Boone & Crockett record book muley from his 2005 hunt.
DAN O’CONNOR of Greenwich, NY, was able to connect on this high and heavy mule deer the first day of his hunt.
“Gnarly” defines this outstanding buck, a “one a kind” trophy.
STEVE (Speedbiscuit) HYNES of Far Hills, NJ, took this nice whitetail after a perfectly executed stalk on the very last day of his hunt.
ROGER LIEDKE of Alpena, MI, took this beautiful, big mule deer in November, his first day of hunting on the the Alberta prairie. He and his son Brent came for their first mule deer hunt.
BRENT LIEDKE of Portage, MI, took this nice buck after a long walk and stalk on a beautiful, sunny, November day.
KELLY WARD of Port Matilda, PA, took this nice cat on a wintery day in late December to finish off the 2008 season.
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2008 another memorable year for us. We are honored to share your experiences and successes with you! Besides that we had a lot of fun!
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everyone’s success possible.
Special Thanks to:
Billy Franklin, Brad Stuparyk, Carole Frei, Dale Silbernagel, Gary Villemaire, John Gordon, Josh Schuett and Justin Eckert. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Best wishes and good hunting to all in 2009.
2007
Season 2007
PETER THEILACKER of Germany, hunted long and hard with us in January, harvesting this nice cat.
CRAIG MCGEE of Lewisville, TX, came up to Alberta in February to get in on a cougar hunt with us. Luck was with him as he scored on this terrific cougar on the second day of his hunt.
COREY HYDE of Ithica, MI came to hunt cougar with us in February. Corey took this cat on the last day of the season. Corey also hunted with us in 2005 taking both a whitetail and muley buck, it was great to have him back!
JESUS CASTELLA of Barcelona, Spain, harvested this nice pronghorn buck on the first day of his first antelope hunt. Our amigos from Spain have hunted bear with us and we enjoyed having them hunt with us again.
JOAQUIN PLA of Barcelona, Spain, harvested this high horned antelope shortly after his friend Jesus (above), on a beautiful September day on the Alberta prairie.
HARALD FUREDER of Austria, came to Alberta in September looking for the opportunity to get a big antelope. Luck was with him as he scored on this terrific pronghorn on the first morning.
HEINZ PALAND of Germany, came to Alberta in September looking for the opportunity to collect an antelope. He took this nice pronghorn on the first morning.
JIM PHILIPZYK of Fruitvale, BC, joined us to experience his first outfitted hunt. He was thrilled to harvest this true trophy buck the very first day. Note the exceptional mass and great prongs.
GERHARD DAMM of Rivonia, South Africa, came to Alberta in October to get a big antelope. After looking over a couple of other contenders, we chose this buck for his exceptionally long prongs.
GARY ROBBINS of Sylmar, CA, returned for his second mule deer hunt with us. He took this beautiful muley buck on the first day of his hunt. The “corkscrew” drop tine off the right main beam, gives this big buck some added character.
This buck will share Gary’s trophy room with the great muley he got with us in 2006.
BRETT PORTER of Hobart, OK, connected on this high and heavy prairie muley the first day of his hunt.
The long tines and deep forks define this outstanding buck as a “one a kind” trophy.
KIRK DUFF of Hobart, OK, took this terrific 5 X 4 prairie Muley on the first day of his hunt.
CHARLES FREEMAN of Hobart, OK, was able to connect on this wide and heavy mule deer the last day of his hunt.
HY ERICKSON of Emigrant, MT, after a long, patient stalk took this unique, wide and heavy mule deer on the first day of his hunt.
GERALD RUSSELL of Houston, TX, took this beautiful, heavy mule deer in mid-November, his first day of hunting on the the prairie.
He used a .300 WSM with 180 grain Barnes X Triple Shock bullets.
JOEL NOLEN of Susanville, CA, took this nice 4X5 buck on a sunny November day, the first one of his hunt.
CORKY CANALE also of Susanville, CA, harvested this battle weary and scarred 4X4 buck late on the first day of his hunt.
BRANDON LAING of Northville, MI, took this nice 5 X 5, mountain whitetail buck on the first morning of his hunt.
The second morning of his hunt was just as lucky, as Brandon was able to get his first mule deer. Way to go Brandon!
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2007 another memorable year for us. We are honored to share the rewards of the hunt with you!
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everyone’s success possible.
Special Thanks to:
Billy Franklin, Brad Stuparyk, Carole Frei, Dale Silbernagel, Gary Villemaire, John Gordon, Josh Schuett and Justin Eckert. We couldn’t have done it without you!
2006
Season 2006
SCOTT FARLEY of Kenova, WV hunted with us in February, 2006. We were lucky enough to get a little snow for tracking and Scott was able to get himself this tom on the first day of his hunt.
TOM RADCLIFFE of Denver, PA, came up to Alberta in February to get in on a cougar hunt with us. He had to make the trip twice due to poor snow conditions the first time out, but was rewarded with this great record book cat for his efforts. The official Boone and Crockett score is 15 2/16”.
KEN MARTIN of Windsor, ON came west for the unique opportunity to hunt pronghorn antelope in southeastern Alberta’s prairies and took this nice buck. Ken was using a .25-06 Rem. with 100 grain Barnes X Triple Shock bullets.
ADAM RADOLINSKI, of South Wales, NY harvested this nice pronghorn buck on the second morning of his hunt .
ADAM was fortunate to get this great whitetail buck hunting on horseback in the mountains a few days later.
LOUBERT SUDDABY of Orchard Park, NY harvested this heavy horned antelope the day after his friend Adam during the same September hunt.
KEN BOOTHBY of Buxton, ME joined his friend and longtime hunting partner Paul, so he could experience his first outfitted hunt. He was thrilled to harvest this true trophy buck the very next day.
IVAN FLORES of Sonora, MX, is all smiles after he took this nice 45″ Shiras bull moose on the first morning of his hunt.
DAVID ARTHUR of St. Charles, MO, for the third year in a row, made a great shot on the first day of his November hunt to get himself another nice Alberta muley.
ROSS JACKSON of Golden, CO, connected on this high racked prairie muley. Ross, along with his buddy Dave above, was on his third hunt with us.
GARY ROBBINS of Sylmar, CA, scored on this beautiful muley buck on the second day of his hunt.
SUSAN TUOHY of Alpena, MI, took this high & wide prairie Muley to add to her collection of trophy Alberta deer. She also took a great muley on a mountain hunt last year.
ROSS JACKSON of Golden, CO, was able to connect on this nice buck for his first whitetail.
Ross also took this mule deer before his hunt was over.
Scott also took this whitetail deer before his hunt was over.
MIKE COLE of Graham, WA came on his first hunt with us, joining his pal Wayne Smith. Mike took this beautiful mule deer on sunny November day on the the prairie.
He used a .325 WSM with 180 grain Barnes X Triple Shock bullets.
WAYNE SMITH also of Graham, WA hunted with us for his second time and took this nice 4X4 buck on a very cold day near the end of his hunt.
Thanks to everyone who joined us and made 2006 another memorable year for us. We truly enjoyed sharing the rewards of the hunt with you!
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everything possible.
Special Thanks to:
Carl Ellingson, Carole Frei, Dale Silbernagel, Gary Villemaire, John Gordon, plus Don, Toni and Kim Grayson. We couldn’t have done it without you!
2005
Season 2005
MARK MASTILAK of Moon Twp, PA hunted with us early in 2005. We were lucky enough to have super snow cover for tracking and Mark was pleased to get this good tom on the second day of his hunt.
SCOTT BURNETT of Cut Bank, MT, made the short drive up to Alberta to get in on a cougar hunt with us. He had to make a second trip due to deteriorating snow conditions, but was rewarded with this great cat for his efforts. Final Boone and Crockett score is 15 2/16”. Another one for the book!
JOHN COTTA of Exceter, CA, was enthusiastic about taking a moose using his bow. When we spotted this big bull, John made a great stalk and an excellent shot to get himself a classic 53 inch Shiras bull!
SUSAN TUOHY of Alpena, MI, made an outstanding shot across a canyon to take this beautiful buck on the first day of the season.
MIKE WILMOT, of Livonia, MI, harvested this awesome pronghorn buck on the first day of his hunt.
We’d like to say how much skill was involved, but mostly he’s just plain lucky. Not to mention photogenic!
SUE WILMOT Livonia, MI came with husband and hunting partner, Mike. Not to be outdone, she made a perfect stalk and shot to bring home this nice buck.
JIM McDOWELL of Howell, MI took a great mountain lion with us last year. He came back to Alberta and was rewarded with this nice antelope on the first day.
BILL WILSON of Missoula, MT, has hunted with us several times in the past. This year our longtime friend took a nice 45″ Shiras bull moose on the second day of his hunt. Then the work started…there was no time for naps in the sun on this day!
He was using a Martini & Hagn made custom single shot rifle chambered in .375 Dakota with a 270 grain Barnes X Triple Shock bullet.
BOB LOSS of Pittsford, NY, joined us along with his friend Bill (above) for our October moose hunt. On day number four we were packing out moose again. The weather was a little warm for hunting but it was beautiful.
Tracy used her time off for a day of moose hunting before October was through. It proved to be a very productive day indeed as she connected on this great bull. As always, she was using her .257 Roberts with a 100 grain Barnes X bullet.
BILL FANT of Falcon, MO, scored on this nice muley buck just before dark on the first day of his hunt.
DAVID ARTHUR of St. Charles, MO, made a great shot on the first day of his hunt to get himself his second Alberta muley.
ROSS JACKSON of Golden, CO, was able to connect on this nice buck for his first whitetail.
Ross also took this mule deer before his hunt was over.
ERVIN PHIPPS of Elm City, NC, came on his third mule deer hunt with us. This magnificent mule deer buck exceeded his expectations, easily making the Boone and Crockett record book.
MIKE FLASHMAN of Bellevue, ID took this big, heavy-based old buck late on the first day of his hunt. He was lucky enough to get his first whitetail called in to him the next day, making for an exciting time. The last day was available to do a little wingshooting with “Buster”, to finish up the hunt.
RON WARD of Sparks, NV took this whitetailed deer the third morning of his hunt. He harvested this fine prairie mule deer hiking through a beautiful coulee that same afternoon.
UBALDO LOPEZ of El Rodeo Hunting Lodge in Sonora, Mexico, took this super heavy “muy grande” muley buck just a couple of hours after taking his first whitetail (below). Congratulations amigo!
He used a .280 Remington with 140 grain Barnes X bullets.
We love hunting Desert Mule Deer and Coues Deer with Ubaldo in the Sonoran desert. We’ll be going back next year and you can join us when we do! Contact us for details.
COREY HYDE of Ithica, MI took this nice whitetail buck, (just before it ran him over) and followed up a day later with the muley below to finish off his “double header”. He ended the week shooting Hungarian partridge over “Buster”.
Tracy was busy this year, in addition to the great moose she got in October (see above), she also took this nice muley on the last day of the season, using her .257 Roberts with a 100 grain Barnes X bullet. And yes, we finally did get cold and snow, the temperature dropped about 80 F degrees from the week before.
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2005 and made the year another memorable one for us. We truly enjoyed sharing your success with you!
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everything possible.
Special Thanks to:
Arnie Newton, Billy Franklin, Carl Ellingson, Dale Silbernagel, Danny Fieldberg, Deb Newton, Don Grayson, Gary Villemaire, John Gordon, Kim Grayson, Toni Grayson and Tony Kondel. We couldn’t have done it without you!
2004
WALT KIRBY hunted with us in early February and was pleased to get this beautiful tom on the third day of his hunt. JIM LAWRENCE of Goodrich, MI, came to Alberta to get in on his first cougar hunt. He had some bad luck on his initial hunt. He made his second try of the season in early February and his persistence was rewarded with this exceptional cat. JIM McDOWELL of Howell, MI, like his partner above and also came back again in February, we caught up with this great 176 lb tom a few days later. Outfitters don’t always get as many chances to hunt as they would like. This year Gordon was happy to take this beautiful blonde bear on the last day of the spring season with a 140 grain Barnes X bullet from his .280 Remington. CHRIS SPEAKMAN, is a taxidermist in Chillicothe, OH. He came to Alberta in search of a “respectable representative” of the pronghorn species to mount full-size. He was rewarded with this heavy, long pronged buck! JURGEN KOCH and WERNER MOSER came all the way from Germany to harvest these two nice antelope. JOHN KERRIDGE of Pahiatua, New Zealand, took this Shiras bull moose on the second day of his hunt. John was also lucky enough to put his tag on this nice mountain mule deer buck a couple of days later. He took both animals using a .280 Remington with 140 grain Barnes X bullets. IM and SUSAN FALLON of Barksville, TX, joined us in October. We connected at the Safari Club International Convention a couple years ago and made plans to hunt together. It’s twice the fun when we guide a husband and wife and this hunt was no exception! We started out on the prairies getting an antelope for Tim in the first few days. The girls hunted long and hard before Susan connected on this heavy horned buck. We finished up their hunt with a trip to the mountains and a Alberta Shiras moose for Tim. We also found time for a little wingshooting over “Buster”, the German Shorthair Pointer pup we brought home with us from the NE Michigan SCI fundraiser last April. DAVID ARTHUR of St. Charles, MO, made a great shot on the first morning of his hunt to get himself this terrific 5 X 5 muley. ROSS JACKSON of Golden, CO, hiked a few hills and coulees before he scored on this nice muley buck. He’s looking forward to coming back to find the “one that got away”! CLAYTON SMITH of Reno, NV, knew he had reason to celebrate when he took this long-tined “classic” 4X4 in a prairie coulee. This is one of three big muleys going to our Nevada hunters this season! Clay also tagged his first whitetail buck earlier in the week. GARY FURMAN of Reno, NV took this whitetailed deer a half hour into the first morning of his hunt. He was also fortunate enough to connect on this fine prairie mule deer before the week was done. RICK FURMAN of Reno, NV was not about to be outdone by his dad Gary (above), and took this great long tined buck on the last day of his hunt. This year Gordon was exceptionally lucky, in addition to the nice bear taken in the spring, he also took this magnificent non-typical muley. With 10 points per side this is truly a dream buck for him. As always, he was using his .280 Remington with a 140 grain Barnes X bullet. WAYNE SMITH of Graham, WA was hoping for a chance at a nice prairie mule deer buck. We were happy to see him have the opportunity to take this beauty. ROD MOENCH of Hanna, AB was with us in December. We covered a lot of ground before catching up with this nice Tom. Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2004 and made the year such a memorable one for us. We truly enjoyed sharing your success with you! A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everything possible. Special Thanks to:
Season 2004
Dale Silbernagel, Danny Fieldberg, Darren Daniel, Gary Villemaire, Glen Eldridge, Heide Bowyer, John Gordon, and last but not least… Kim, Toni and Don Grayson.
2003
Season 2003
SKIP KELSH of Bechtelsville, PA made his second try of the season in February and his persistence was rewarded with this big cat.
WAYNE FETTES of Okotoks, AB didn’t have far to travel to get in on his first cougar hunt. Wayne was lucky enough to get this nice tom on his first day out.
BRAD OTTO of Minot, ND drove up to Alberta in February for his first cougar hunt.
DON and DORIS MILLER of Alabaster, AL booked their hunt with us at the Safari Club International Convention a few years ago. Don took his fine pronghorn on the first day of their hunt, Doris’ was harvested a couple days later. We had a lot of fun and made some great memories during our time together!
RAYMOND OELRICH of Kelowna, BC only had three days out of his busy schedule as Publisher of Big Game Adventures magazine to hunt mule deer with us. We hunted hard and high on a mountain horseback hunt. Ray took his dream buck on the last day. Check out the mass and the double drop tines.
Outfitters don’t get many chances to hunt their home ground. This year Gordon was lucky enough to take this nice fall bear for himself with a 140 grain Barnes X bullet from his .280 Remington.
JIM MELLODY of Scottsdale, AZ returned to hunt with us again this year and took this beautiful 5X5 prairie mulie on the first day of his three day hunt.
Jim was also lucky enough to put his tag on this prairie whitetail the next day.
MARK KOEHLER of Layton, UT and his partner Ken are avid mule deer hunters. They met us at the Safari Club International convention where we made plans for a prairie deer hunt. Mark scored on day one on this great buck.
KEN CROCKETT of Layton, UT made a great shot on the second morning of his hunt to get himself this terrific muley.
DAVE POPA of Manasquan, NJ fought off a badger and hiked a few snow filled coulees before he scored on this nice muley buck. He’s looking forward to coming back to find the “one that got away”!
BILL QUINTANA of Bayfield, CO with his mule deer of a lifetime. Bill had to break his rule of never shooting on the first day when he stalked up on this extremely high and heavy prairie mule deer an hour and a half into his hunt!
TROY EVERETT of Cedar Hills, UT had his work cut out for him when he shot this long-tined “classic” 4X4 muley along the river breaks. You can bet that both he and his guide were all smiles as they packed it out. This one makes three big muleys going to Utah hunters this season!
BOB LOSS of Pittsford, NY joined his pal Bill Wilson, our good friend and client, to partake in his first mule deer hunt. As you can see he was very successful and has already planned a return trip with Bill for moose in a couple of years!
BILL WILSON of Missoula, MT decided to try a prairie mule deer hunt this year (in 2001 he took a huge muley on our mountain hunt). He took this heavy buck on the last day of this year’s hunt.
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2003 and made the year another memorable one for us. Congratulations to those whose success we were lucky enough to share.
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everything possible.
Special Thanks to:
Cresten Andersen, Darren Daniel, Derek Barnes, Gary Villemaire, Heide Bowyer, John Gordon and Tony Kondel.
2002
Season 2002
JACK WARD of King Ferry, NY had poor snow conditions during his initial hunt. He made his second try of the season in late January and his persistence was rewarded with this nice tom.
BRYCE JOHNSON of Leavenworth, KS came for his first visit to Alberta in February. He arrived in time for some warm weather, but stuck with it and took this cat on day nine of his hunt.
RAY KRAUSE of Prince Rupert, BC made the drive over from the coast to get in on our first antelope hunt of the year. This nice buck was traveling by himself in the early morning rain and fog. Ray was lucky enough to intercept him, getting the antelope season off to a great start.
Also joining us on the first antelope hunt was longtime friend TAFFORD OLTZ of Shelby, MT. Despite the rain, fog and lots of
FREDERICK BADIA of Barcelona, Spain traveled a great distance to hunt with us. He made a difficult shot to take this nice buck. Thanks for the Spanish lessons, Frederick!
DON SELBY of Orem, UT, has hunted with us a number of times, becoming a good friend along the way. He joined us on our second Pronghorn Antelope hunt of the year, in late October, and took this wide horned buck.
Outfitters get a chance to hunt their home ground on occasion. This year Gordon was lucky enough to take this nice buck for himself with a 140 grain Barnes X bullet from a .280 Remington.
JOE PICCOLO of Johnsonville, NY got the trophy he came for. He harvested this big Shiras moose and saw some of the great scenery the Rocky Mountains have to offer.
DAVE SHULTE of Glenarm, MD took this fine mulie on the first day of his three day hunt.
He was lucky enough to put his tag on a prairie whitetail on the third day.
SHAWN HARTMAN of Baltimore, MD joined his friend Dave for the trip to Alberta and was happy to find a trophy mule deer waiting for him too!
DAVID GRATON of El Granada, CA (right) took this beautiful non-typical buck at first light on the first day of his hunt.
His guide Gary Villemaire is holding David’s buck below to give us another look at this super deer.
JIM MELLODY of Scottsdale, AZ is an avid mule deer hunter, he joined us in November. He put on some miles hiking around the prairie landscape. He was rewarded with this long-tined buck.
ROBERT SLOCUM of Ashfield, MA and his father HOWARD SLOCUM of Sehaghticoke, NY came on a deer hunt together. Robert took this great deer at the beginning of his hunt.
Robert also managed to tag this old heavy whitetail before his hunt was finished.
Howard was hunting with us for the second time (see the 33″ Mule Deer buck Howard took on his previous hunt). Here’s the buck he took on
TODD REID of Columbia City, IA harvested this muley buck after hiking some picturesque prairie coulees.
SHAWN YOUNT of Larwill, IA hunted hard to get his first moose and then the work began!
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2002 and made the year another memorable one for us. Congratulations to those whose success we were lucky enough to share.
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everything possible.
Special Thanks to:
Andre Couture, Dan Fieldberg, Derek Barnes, Gary Villemaire, Heide Bowyer, John Gordon and Tony Kondel.
2001
Season 2001
The year and the new century got off to a great start for us, as well as for BILL WILSON of Missoula, MT. Bill took this terrific cougar on New Year’s Day.
TROY WESTMEYER of Minot, ND, came for his first visit to Alberta in January. Troy’s dad, Ray, also came along to observe the hunt. The snow conditions were less than ideal, but hard work paid off. Troy took this tom on day nine of his hunt.
TERRY WALKER of Edson, AB, is pictured here with Rebel, a prominent member of the Double Diamond Outfitters cougar hunting team. Terry definitely had luck on his side, as he took this great cat on the first day of his hunt.
Persistence paid big dividends for our longtime friend TOM BUDD of Calgary, AB, who, after passing on a couple of cats during previous hunts, was able to connect on this big tom in February of 2001.
MIKE CIAVARDONE and MIKE PITSIKOULIS made the trip up from Lakeland, FL, to join us on a Pronghorn Antelope/Mule Deer combination hunt during the first week of October. Mike C was lucky enough to take the best Antelope of the week with this beautiful 16″ buck. Mike also took a 4 point muley buck on the sixth and final day of his hunt.
Not to be outdone, partner Mike P took his antelope on opening day and followed with this mountain monarch during the mule deer hunting portion of the trip, later in the week.
Needless to say, both Mikes went home happy!
Also joining us on the first antelope hunt of the year was GREG MICHALKO of Buffalo, MN, who purchased his hunt at the fund raising auction during the Safari Club International Convention in January, 2001.
We extend our thanks and appreciation to Greg for his ongoing support of SCI and Double Diamond Outfitters.
Our second Pronghorn Antelope hunt of the year took place in late October. An early snow turned the prairies white, and made it difficult to avoid the cactus while making a stalk!
TOM WOODSON of Blackrock, Arkansas, made a great shot to get this heavy horned, big pronged buck.
AILTON CARVALHO of Florianopolis, Brazil, traveled a long way to make his dream of hunting antelope come true. He went home smiling after scoring on this heavy 15″ Pronghorn. Ailton is now looking forward to another Alberta adventure, perhaps to hunt prairie mule deer.
Opening day for our prairie deer season was a big success with all three hunters in camp tagging muleys before days end.
KARL HAGADORN of Queensbury, NY, made a great shot, taking this fine buck at approximately 350 yards.
JEFF CORIGLIANO of Seattle, WA, has hunted with us a number of times, becoming a good friend along the way. On previous hunts he has taken moose, deer and antelope. This time he opted for a prairie mule deer hunt. It was a great pleasure to hunt with Jeff again and share in his success. Jeff scored on this high and heavy mule deer on the first morning of our prairie deer season.
MARTIN HARRINGTON, owner of Marty’s Sports and Gunsmithing in Bennington , VT, hunted with us for the first time this year. When Marty got his chance, he made it count, getting the third of the three bucks taken that day.
Once again, DON SELBY of Orem, UT, joined us in Mid November. This time he came seeking a fine prairie muley which he took on the second day of his hunt.
Don is a good friend who will be joining us when we head to Sonora, Mexico in January. We will be hunting Desert Mule Deer and Coues Deer with Ubaldo Lopez of El Rodeo Hunting Lodge.
MARK HONIGSBERG of Mahopac, N, took this fine prairie buck after hiking several miles and many coulees.
TROY WESTMEYER, who took a cougar with us in January, returned in November to spend Thanksgiving in search of a trophy Alberta Mule Deer. As you can see, Troy had some great success in Alberta during 2001, and we’re glad to have played a part.
Sometimes outfitters can fit in a day of hunting for themselves. This prairie whitetail was taken the same frosty, foggy day as Troy’s muley above, with a 140 grain Barnes X bullet from a .280 Remington.
BILL WILSON, who started out the year with his New Year’s Day cougar (see the top of the page), returned to Alberta in November to try his hand at a mountain deer combo hunt for the last 5 days of the month. Day four was one of those spectacular November days that only a deer hunter can fully appreciate, producing this magnificent mountain muley.
This was one of two great mule deer bucks we saw that day.
The next day was the final day of the season. Bill made a great shot, harvesting this ridge top whitetail buck at just over 300 yards. Bill is now a Barnes X convert, having taken each of these bucks with a 140 grain “X” bullet from his .280 Remington.
Thanks to everyone who joined us in 2001 and made the year another memorable one for us. Congratulations to those whose success we were lucky enough to share.
A few words of appreciation are in order to all those, whose contributions helped make everything possible.
Special Thanks to:
Andre Couture, Cresten Andersen, Darren Daniel, Dan Fieldberg, Eldon Hoff, Heide Bowyer, John Gordon and Tony Kondel.