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No, the client carried the elk by himself to the vehicle. I am sure they traveled separately and the client rented a truck, just so jed would not be held accountable for taking him to the reservation. When I pay 5 or 6 figures for an elk hunt. I want to make sure the guide watches me carry the elk.

How do you think he got it off the reservation? My guess would be transport of illegally taken game.

Agreed, the facts about the Debaca case make its sound like he was screwed over for a nothingburger.

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Man what a blessed week! To have the opportunity to go to desert. Have you guys seen the desert lately? So beautiful! Beautiful weather! And to have the ability to harvest a beautiful buck, man I'm...I have no words, I'm just so thankful! Then I go to one of the metro units and took a javalina with my bow! Wow! Happy Birthday to me I guess! Thank you Lord for the opportunity and the ability!

Took a few years to figure out this unit. Not a good unit. Scouted a big buck this summer. Saw him 2 days before season but not again for 3 days during season. Crafty old sucker. Bears like flies. Not for the faint of heart unit. It sucks. Big buck scouted. Caught this buck stretching at 130 PM, 20 minutes after my nap, Day 2 of 5 of hunt but day 5 for me as NM has 5 day seasons and I got there early. Thought he was my big guy and he was in a good spot for an open sighted muzzleloader with very few deer in this unit. Gotta go get there in case I said. Got setup at 75 yards after a sporty stalk. Great setup with some rocks in front, perfect. I still couldn't tell exactly what he was as he was tight in the trees with 83 degree highs. But I was hoping he was my guy as this area was smack in the middle of the big guys home range. Opportunities are not many in NM for sure.... Sat on him for 4 hours at 75 yards and still couldn't ID what exactly he was other than a good buck. Finally, he got up to feed a bit and I realized he wasn't the big guy but dang with a big wind storm coming in and at 75 yards I assessed him fast and said he's pretty good. He wouldnt turn so I shot him hard, hard quarter to. Shot him at 75 with a 275 grain Barnes. Heart shot him but I didn't know with the BH 209 smoke . He went a full 100 yards and it was a bloodbath. No idea how he went that far. He's got ear and brisket wrinkles and his teeth match that. He's at least 6 I think if not older. Maybe older. He's likely as good as he's gonna get, likely. I'm happy with him even though the big boy is a class above. Inspired by Kev...

Well my uncle and I drew muzzy tags and neither of us had high expectations, but I was able to kill on the last morning of the hunt. We drew in a unit we know pretty well, so we were optimistic that at least one of us would bring home some tamale meat. Overall was a fun hunt but a few challenges and wrenches came up up of course. We’d find bucks way out there and try to come up with a plan, just in time to watch them decide to move out into the unknown. We hunted bucks we knew we’re in an area just to bust em out. Had a family emergency that pulled me off the mountain for a day plus. Last day everything worked out and I got a shot at this guy and now we have our tamales! A much better buck than I was expecting or hoping for. I hope the pics turn out with this post and not sideways.

Would you take $200?

Very nice! Congrats!!!

There was a bergara on here a few days ago

Did I read or watch it wrong?? from what I saw he wasn't even with the hunter??? So how would he know with an ABSOLUTE certainty that he shot from the road.

At the time, he did not know it was an illegal. Kill

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but facts are facts. Posting frivolous arguments to diminish those facts are obvious attempts at damage control. There's nothing shady, messy, corrupt or nefarious about charging and convicting a hunting guide for having an illegally taken animal in his vehicle.

Heading to Jersey hope to have another for you.

Awesome rangfinder! I have the same one and killed my bull this year at 700 yds thanks to it. Plus we ranged it and dropped the waypoint into OnX and went almost straight it it. Good luck with the sale.

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Shot on November 5, 2025 in rifle season on public land. First mule deer for me.

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My biggest buck an Az archery otc

The case against Debaca seems super shady but when you "guide" somebody they become your problem. I'm curious what road this took place on. Either way the hunter is a total weasel. The Department making decent people out to be the worst offenders kinda ruins their credibility too. What a mess!

Someone that specializes in crane guiding in az is a douche? Shocker.

Homeboy had sights on his shotgun. I knew he wasn’t gonna get one the second I saw that.

So the license will cheaper this year right? Their costs go down, what about ours?

I still like to go down and visit the nice ladies at the counter and figure out who plays good cop and who is the bad cop to avoid. It also reminds me to buy a lion tag and bird stamp. I don't ever seem to have a printer that works or at least has ink. Theirs, along with the paper, seems to be a little less damaged by inadvertent wetting/washing.

When they go to electronic tags and you punch your tag electronically, it should tie into reporting.