billythekid , (Shane) . I find it very comical that just days prior to your 13a Hunt , you posted directly on top this thread and Via Email , you trying to obtain information from me on where to hunt , yet , you had already Booked a Guided Hunt w/ someone else . You're the 3rd person this year that has done that this year alone . First I find that to be shady , to me , but it also displays disrespect and lack of trust to your own Guide . Another person , Emails me asking for help and says , " I've already invested 5k during the 11 days scouting so I can't pay you anything, but if you can help w/ some info would be appreciated". I then find out later, ya, He invests 5k into a Fully Guided Hunt w/ somebody . lol same story w/ a third individual/Hunter . And it has happened in the couple years past.
I do not mind providing Free info and helping another out to see them succeed on there hunt as I have w/ a few this year . But my advise is , if you have Booked a Guided Hunt w/ another Outfitter , do not bother asking me for help , show your Guide the Integrity they deserve .
I do know the Units 13a and 13b just as well if not, very likely better than the most of the popular Guides out there after 22 years (1992) going out there. Going out there has been a passion , thats all ,not about Business and making $$$ . And I'm not out there trying to compete w/ the Guides out there or take away Business from them . They are all great Guides and people and are equally knowledgable IMO . But in 2011 , the AZG&F received a complaint from one of the Guides "Saying I was taking away Business as a unlicensed Guide and likely pocketing a few thousand dollars", which was very far fetched in there assumptions and not the truth . So, due to there "Concern" I will have a License again next year , but will not be doing Guided Hunts . Too much competition as is .
But Shane , congrats in harvesting a awesome Buck , I've been trying to find that Bucks 2011 sheds for a long time , but that Buck covers a very huge area . 2011 it was about a 225" Buck , last year , maybe 185" and then of course this year .... lol . Amazing to watch those AZ Strip Bucks progress w/ age .