In keeping with my policy of a complete reference list of all hunters who hunt with me each year, listed below
  are the 1995 hunters, along with a brief report on their success. This will enable you, the prospective hunter, to
  get a feel for how the hunt went, and you can call unsuccessful hunters as well as those who killed the big ones.
  (Listed in order of their arrival at camp, showing you that one week is as good as another)
  ANTELOPE: A good hunt. More of you should apply for a permit. Always 100% shooting, some big bucks on
  private land. Call for details.
  ARCHERY ELK; Bugling bulls, beautiful scenery, lots of excitement & action. John Lund, Cadillac, Mi
  (616)775-8734 Got into elk every day. Bulls bugling every morning. "Hunting, food, and friendship at its best!"
  Dennis Smith, Cadillac, Mi (616)775-6883 Saw 14 bull elk, including a big 6X6. Shot at a 4 point bull at 30 yards
  but missed.
  Dan DiPeppe, Baltimore, Md (410)682-3623 Passed up a 10 yard shot at a huge spike. Saw a big 6X6 and some
  other bulls.
  Bruce Hess, Birdsboro, Pa (610)582-4842 Killed a 5X6 bull on the third day. Saw elk every day.
  John Leavendowski, Wyomissing, Pa (610)376-1371 Got within 30 to 50 yards of several bulls. Didn't get to
  shoot. Lots of action.
  Rick Kline, Douglasville, Pa (610)689-9264 Into elk every day. To his credit he passed up a 60 yard shot on a
  5X5 bull.
  Rob Stewart, Douglasville, Pa (610)689-5444 Saw 7 bulls, got within 40-50 yards. Couldn't get off a shot.
  Darrell Johnson, Gig Harbor, Wa (206)858-7696 Maury bugled a monster trophy bull within 20 yards broadside.
  When Darrell drew, his cam on his compound bow snagged on a twig, causing premature release of his arrow. A
  real heartbreaker. Lots of other bulls bugled, but too far.
  Dave Johnson, Port Orchard, Wa (206)674-3446 Shot at a 5X5 but missed. Got close to several other bulls, but
  couldn't get a shot.
  MULE DEER: We saw lots of big bucks, many of them exceptional trophies. We saw, shot at, and killed more
  whopper bucks than ever, although deer numbers are down. The big boys are still there if you know where to
  look. We left at least 6 great 30 inch bucks for you guys for next year.
  Darrell Johnson, Gig Harbor, Wa (206)858-7696 Killed a huge 33 inch buck at timberline. Stepped off his horse
  and shot the buck.
  Dave Johnson, Port Orchard, Wa (206)674-3446 Passed up a 24 inch buck with drop tines. Saw a 30" buck.
  Killed a 28" non-typical.
  Mike Dennis, Madison, Ms (601)856-8686 Saw some small bucks. Didn't find the big one.
  Bill Frazier, Wapato, Wa (509)877-3120 Killed a 28" buck with a long shot. Great buck in really tough country.
  Superb effort!
  George Smith, Madison, Ms (601)856-2707 Saw some small bucks. Couldn't find any big ones.
  Ed LeVan, Novato, Ca (415)897-4825 Missed three shots at a 24 inch buck. Missed three shots at a 28" buck.
  Saw a 30" buck.
  Bobby Crosby, Madison, Ms (601)856-5796 Killed a great 32 inch buck on a super long shot on a steep rugged
  mountain. Fantastic trophy!
  Rory Smith, Tawas City, Mi (517)362-6900 Saw two bucks over 30 inches. Missed three shots at a 28" buck at
  15 to 75 feet! Running fast.
  Joe Swicegood Jr, Healdsburg, Ca (707)433-3820 Killed a "boo-boo buck". Saw two trophy bucks and one little
  one. Mistake! Shot the dink.
  Joe Swicegood Sr, Clayton, Ca (510)672-4813 Shot at a really big trophy buck. Saw some others but did not get
  one.
  Larry Jost, Wessington Springs, SD (605)539-9639 Only hunted a day or two. Mostly helped us with drop
  camps and other chores.
  Al Baldwin, San Rafael, Ca (415)479-3151 Al & Chuck had a tough hunt. They stalked two trophy bucks,
  passed a 24" looking for the monster
  Chuck Jacobsen, Montague, Ca (916)938-2577 buck that was there. No luck. They were on a parallel trail when
  Melanie killed her big buck. They just seemed to be in the right place at the wrong time consistently. They tried
  hard, even stayed out overnight in a snow storm, but.....
  Gene Meschi, Boulder Creek, Ca (408)338-6635 Easy shot at a 27" buck. No blood. Didn't seem to be hit. We
  found it two weeks later.
  Bob Tomlin, Petaluma, Ca (707)769-0322 Passed up a 25" buck. Saw lots of deer but didn't take a shot.
  Steve Wignall, Lafayette, Ca (510)887-4036 Killed a beautiful 28" non-typical buck.
  Steve Lombardi Sr, Mill Valley, Ca (415)771-0600 Shot several times at two whopper 30" bucks. 400-500
  yards. Just couldn't hit them.
  Ken Lombardi, Corte Madera, Ca (415)771-0600 Killed an old heavy-horned, high-racked 28" buck on his last
  day.
  Steve Lombardi Jr, Mill Valley, Ca (415)389-1711 Several long shots at a huge 30" buck, massive beams. Then
  a couple of shots at another monster 30 inch buck a few minutes later. Scope fogged; tough to see well enough
  to get a good shot.
  Melanie Barton, Oakdale, Ca (209)847-8287 Shot five times at a potential new world-record buck at 300 yards.
  31 inch spread, 36 inch high rack. (we saw the buck again during elk season) Some over-hanging limbs may
  have been intercepting her bullets. Ten minutes later she killed a monster 34 inch 8X7 with massive tines. One
  of the biggest mule deer bucks ever killed. Look for articles about this buck in Peterson's Hunting Magazine
  and the Mule Deer Foundation magazine.
  Erik Rosengren, Snyder, NY (716)839-0660 Passed up 25" buck. Killed 27" non-typical trophy buck. Heavy
  beams. Nice wall-hanger.
  John Sievers, Astoria, Or (503)458-6069 Killed a great trophy buck. 23" wide, 25" high. Heavy beams. Not
  wide, but massive rack.
  Carroll Watkins, Oakland, Ca (510)482-0684 Stalked a big 27" heavy-horned buck. Bad luck prevented the kill.
  Hunted 2 days. Kidney stones.
  John Gould, Ft Bragg, Ca (707)964-2576 Missed a 30 inch buck. Killed a great trophy buck. 28" wide-24" high.
  Heavy rack!
  Steve Holems, Ft Bragg, Ca (707)964-0613 Missed a 30 inch buck at 200 yards. Saw many other big bucks
  including a real monster.
  Jim Windham, Lakeworth, Fl (407)798-2708 Unguided. Passed up several nice bucks. Shot at a big trophy buck,
  running shot.
  Jeff Hunt, West Palm Beach, Fl (407)793-3736 Unguided. Saw several bucks but didn't find the one he was
  after.
  Ron Van Gilder, Edar, Mn (612)434-6768 Premier wildlife artist. Missed a 250 yard shot at a 27" trophy buck.
  Only hunted three days.
  Chuck Weschler, Columbia, SC (803)736-2424 Editor of Sporting Classics. Missed a 250 yard shot at a nice
  trophy buck. Then gun jammed.
  Ray Hansen, Spearfish, SD (605)642-5295 Only hunted one day. Really bad back. Killed a big buck with me
  last year. Booked for next year.
  ELK HUNT; Some days great hunting, other days tough. We killed some dandy bulls, missed some others. We
  have an excellent elk herd with a number of real trophy bulls. Of course, small bulls outnumber the big ones, but
  the big ones are there for the dedicated hunter!
  Mark Grisedale, Bakersfield, Ca (415)598-9813 Before starting his elk hunt, Mark rented my horses and
  truck, went to another area and killed a heavy-horned 24 inch trophy muley. Then he killed a really big 6X5
  trophy bull elk on opening day with Mike and I guiding him.
  Darrell Johnson, Gig Harbor, Wa (206)858-7696 Killed a weird-racked 7X7 bull on opening day. Antlers had
  curly tines. A perm? Saw a monster 6X6 while packing out his bull. Heavy, long, ivory-tipped tines. 100 yards,
  posing for a shot. Sorry, tag was filled! Drool, drool!
  Benny Leonardo, Frankfort, IL (708)481-5800 Hunted only a half day because of severe illness. Saw 2 bulls,
  one of them 7X7.
  Paul Bayne, Thayne, Wy (no phone) Killed a really nice 6X6 on opening day. Saw a huge bull (B&C 350) at 100
  yards but had filled his tag.
  Doc Watson, Victorville, Ca (619)241-4753 Unguided hunt. Saw a number of elk but didn't get a shot.
  Jed Francis, Bakersfield, Ca (805)631-7116 Shot at some big bulls just after daylight, then killed a really big
  7X7 just before dark in the bottom of a bottomless canyon. While hiking out in the dark, Jed and I were
  accosted by two large mean animals (sasquatch?) that obviously wanted to kill us, popping their jaws and deep
  growling. (grizzlies? in an area where there are none?) Not being armed, we backed off and saved our skins.
  Dave Nenichka, Swoyersville, Pa (717)287-4530 Saw 5 point bull the first day. Had tough luck after that. Tried
  hard, but didn't get a shot.
  Harold Rinko, Belle Mead, NJ (908)359-7128 Saw 150 elk in one herd, 25 bulls. Missed 5 shots at a 7X7 bull at
  125 yards. Too out of breath.
  Mark Glover, Mesa, Az (602)835-0438 Shot at a nice 6X6 bull, and almost got a shot at the whopper trophy bull
  running with it.
  Frank Rekuski, Roseville, Mn (612)482-8881 Passed up two 4X4 bulls and a spike. Took a tough shot at a 5X5.
  Long shot. Missed.
  Pete Teller, Novato, Ca (415)898-3772 Shot at a 5 point bull at 100 yards. Appeared to be hit, but we couldn't
  find blood.
  Paul Masta, Walnut Creek, Ca (510)933-3612 Shot at a 6X6 just after daylight the first day, then killed a 4X4
  while trying to get the 6- point.
  Jim McCombs, Concord, Ca (510)672-0941 Saw about 50 elk, but didn't get a shot. He worked hard at it. Just in
  the right place at wrong time.
  Danny Webb, Kenova, WV (304)429-3908 Killed a 5X4 bull out of a herd of 50 elk. Nasty place to kill it. Tough
  packing job!
  Jon Fenn, Jackson, Wy Saw a number of elk on his three day hunt but didn't get a shot at a bull.
  MOOSE HUNT: Tough to draw a tag, but we have some great trophy moose.
  Mike Grisedale, Bakersfield, Ca (805)399-4490 Passed up three small bulls. Killed a dandy trophy moose, good
  palms, good shovels.
  IDAHO ELK HUNT. Although severe weather dampened the hunt it didn't dampen our spirits. A great bunch of
  guys. We had a good time, had a lot of fun, saw a lot of elk, and even killed a couple. Would have killed three,
  except Dave forgot to remove his scope covers. He thought it was just the usual fog, snow, and dim light
  preventing him from seeing that bull through the scope. A great hunt in a rugged remote area. Because the
  planes couldn't fly in that weather, Dave & Pete rode horses 28 miles out with us to take them to the truck.
  Severe rain, snow, & fog all the way.
  Mike Zeto, Las Vegas, NV (702)256-6941 Saw a number of elk but couldn't grow horns on them. Only hunted
  three days.
  Phil Kerr, Oroville, Ca (916)589-4457 Saw bunches of elk, including a herd of 100. Couldn't get close to the
  bulls.
  Brian Guhl, Aurora, Co (303)699-5354 Brian missed an easy 100 yard shot at a small 5-pointer. Said he didn't
  want it anyway, too small and too easy to pack out. He killed a big 5X5 (actually 6X6, it had two extra points on
  the brow tines) off the back side of Elkhorn Creek. I don't even look for elk back there, cause you can't pack
  'em out, but we did-on our backs. Brian was in superb physical shape and it paid off. Fun guy to hunt with.
  Dave Carothers, Moorepark, Ca (805)532-9277 Dave still hasn't got a bull. We tried hard, and he did shoot
  twice trying to help Pete anchor his bull, but... Of course, Dave would have had a nice bull if he had remembered
  to remove his scope covers. We ribbed him about that all week.
  Gary Burger, Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca (310)833-4719 Only hunted three days. Saw a number of elk, but no
  horns.
  Pete Jensen, Nampa, Id (208)466-2194 Finally killed his first elk! On the last day, beautiful shot, 4X4. Way to
  hang in there!
  ARIZONA COUES DEER HUNT; The hunt hasn't taken place as of the printing date for this Success Report.
  Usually 100% success on this hunt in a rugged remote area. No hunting pressure. Fascinating country, beautiful
  deer, great place to be in December

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