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    Thanks my situation is probably much different than yours.  I was fortunate to get the late West Kaibab deer hunt last November with 13 points.  My health is poor and I struggled on the turkey hunt. I am kinda running out of time for hunting.  At times I could only walk 40 to 50 yards without stopping to rest.  To me the best part of the hunt is scouting but times have changed for me. If I were in your shoes I would have done what you did.  I hope things get better since I have 20bp for elk.

     

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    I got the call Thursday May 7th and decided to take the tag when I found out there were a lot of people ahead of me.  I was very lucky to get some help from Rom Dryden who knows all about Goulds turkeys. I got this bird on day 2 and he had a ten inch beard.  I talked to several hunters and opening week was good but slowed down a lot by the 15th.  I had a good hunt and it is beautiful country. I could not be happier.

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    I do not think this thread is Blah.The real issue is Mr. Larson and A3.  He is a high level member of A3 one of the premiere outfitting businesses in Arizona.  Despite his statements proclaiming it was an honest mistake,  if the judge and the prosecutor believed this, this matter wold have likely been resolved in weeks not years. Likely the charges would have been dropped.  The fact is he pleaded guilty to a federal crime.  He is a convicted criminal.  He crossed the fence to shoot a trophy bull elk.  Anyone who hunts or lives up there knows of the temptations of the bulls across the fence.  Fortunately most people resist the temptation and do the right thing.  Some do not as evidenced by his guilty plea.  I enjoyed his lawyer's written statement  attempting to get out of any restitution.  It made as much sense to me as to the judge.

     

    I am sure if you asked him, this was his "first mistake".  That is a common statement in drug trafficking offenses as well.

    This is a black eye on the outfitting business

    I would like to see an official statement from A3.

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    If this was an" honest mistake "then why were you prosecuted and why did it take over 4years to be resolved?  If the judge and AUSA agreed with you it is very likely no charges would have been filed.  Was there a fence there?

     

    If you did nothing criminal why did you plead guilty to a federal criminal offense? You should have gone to trial so you could have cleared your name and that of A3.  Now you are a convicted criminal.  With all the high tech equipment you have there is no excuse for not knowing you were on the reservation.  One thing you do know is that the biggest elk around are on the White Mountain Apache Reservation.  San Carlos has some big bulls and sheds.  Any of your group ever been down there?

     

    See if AZ Game and Fish have any hearings any time soon.

     

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    After eleven years I drew my 12 AW  late tag.  Due to health issues two of my three doctors said I should not go deer hunting.  Fortunately one of my doctors said I could go but not by myself.  I knew I had to hire a guide and I decided to hire Duwane Adams. Duwane has been guiding on the Kaibab for 40 years and knows every two track road and ridge to glass from. Usually a hunter gets one guide but I had three, Duwane, Rick Wyler and Johnny Wyler. I had never harvested a mule deer so I was looking forward to a fun hunt. In addition I  had spent one day on the Kaibab in the past 35 years so I knew nothing about the unit.

    Opening day was cool and clear after 3 days of snow. They found a nice buck at first light but I missed the 440 yard shot.  I was told the shots would be long and they were right. The rest of the first day were multiple sightings of nice 150 to 170 inch  deer. I was looking for something better after waiting more than a decade. Days two and three were much the same seeing multiple bucks but passing on them.

    Monday, day 4 was clear and bright but the weather forecast was for high winds later in the day with snow for days 5,6,7 and 8.  I was concerned about the weather and the possibility of bad and dangerous road conditions so there was some concern in my mind.

    Mid morning Johnny found a  buck bedded in some oak brush.  We could see the buck' right side but could not see his left side.  We could not tell if he had 4 points on his left side.  So we glassed for 40 minutes and finally Duwane said get the gun and shoot that deer. We ranged him at 350 yards and I took the shoot with the 270 WSM.  I could not see anything but everyone said he was hit hard.  He went behind a tree and we lost sight of him.  We waited an hour and found him.  The shot was good.

    I did not know how vast the Kaibab is. It is a tough hunt to scout for because the deer are migrating every day and a person needs to know where the deer are going and how they get there.

    One thing I wanted in addition to a great deer was to have a fun time with lots of laughs. I got all of that and more.

    Another thing that was important to me was not to feel any pressure in case I missed  a shot,  could not keep up with guides,  or could not go to certain areas because of my health issues. Having three guides with me caused me some nerves early in the hunt having three people watching me shoot.  In addition when I took the shot three of Duwane's friends including a former client were behind me.  I was comfortable because we talked about my nerves a bit and they alleviated my concerns.

     

    I want to thank Duwane, Rick and Johnny for a great hunt and an enjoyable experience.

     

     

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