Cross Hair Consulting
Cross Hair Consulting
Rated 5 out of 5.0 based on 7 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: Wade Derby
Location: Oakley, California
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Black Bear
State(s) Hunted: CA
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Submitted by: Peter Bonneau
Review Submitted: Jan 8, 2013
Hunt Date: Nov 1, 2012
Species Hunted: Elk
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Foothills
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 5000-6999
Number of animals seen, met expectations?
Size of animals seen, met expections?
Hunting pressure in the guides area, met expectations?
Would you hunt with this Guide again?
A top notch consultant
I had researched elk hunts for over three months online when I decided to use Crosshair Conslting. Wade Derby was extremely informative. He gave me his honest opion on every hunt he offered and would not send me to anyone he had not already worked with. He knows the quides he works with and what they are capable of. I can not praise Wade enough for his excellent recomendation. My hunting party of three had a 100% success taking a 5x5 a 6x6 that scored 330 and my 6x8 that scored 322. A foot note here** Wade was the ONLY person to make sure I took the ongoing wolf pressure into account before booking. So why not let the pro's who know, help you plan the hunt of your dreams like I did?
report this reviewnote: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Bruce Brown on Oct 15 2006
Species Hunted: Rocky Mountain Elk
Game Quality: outstanding
Accommodation Quality: outstanding
Camp Condition: excellent
Food Quality: excellent
Guide Experience: outstanding
Other Personal Experience: outstanding
Overall Impression: outstanding
Recommend: Yes -Highly Recommend
Reviewer Comments: The hunt I went on was hunt 3 on www.crosshairconsulting.com. Wade Derby books high quality hunts with excellent outfitters. If you are looking for high quality hunts this is the place to book through. This elk hunts was outstanding. Over 30 plus bulls over six days. I harvested a nice 6x5 bull that was 40 inches wide. Highly recommned this to any archery elk hunter
outfitter review submitted by: Sean J. Lancaster on Jul 20 2004
Species Hunted: Cape Buffalo Hippo
Game Quality: Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Excellent
Camp Condition: Excellent
Food Quality: Excellent
Guide Experience: Excellent
Other Personal Experience: Excellent
Overall Impression: Excellent
Recommend: YES
Reviewer Comments: Excellent hunt in the Chewore Consession of Zimbabwe. I saw over a hundred Buffalo and many other species. Took a nice Klipspringer, Impala, Hippo, Buffalo, Waterbuck and a Baboon. Zimabwean people are very friendly and i had no problems. The camp was the best i have ever been in anywhere. Wade is a good guy very honest and sincere. Call him for a great hunt for Buff 925-679-9232
outfitter review submitted by: Don Mustgrave on May 6 2004
Species Hunted: deer elk
Game Quality: good
Accommodation Quality: good
Camp Condition: good
Food Quality: good
Guide Experience: good
Other Personal Experience: good
Overall Impression: good
Recommend: yes
Reviewer Comments: wade is a booking agent, and he is very honest.he will represent any hunt as truthfully as he know's it to be. he dosen't take free hunts and he only represents reputable outfitters
outfitter review submitted by: Karl Wallace on Sep 10 2002
Species Hunted: Whitetail, Axis, & Blackbuck
Game Quality: Fair to Excellent
Accommodation Quality: Hotel to Nice Ranch House
Camp Condition: Fair to Excellent
Food Quality: \\\'Do it yourself\\\' to exce
Guide Experience: semi guided to fully guided
Other Personal Experience: Good to Excellent
Overall Impression: Fair to Excellent
Recommend: Yes
Reviewer Comments: I have hunted through Wade's services on four different hunts. From economy hunts to 'all inclusive' hunts, Wade will tell you upfront what to expect. Wade has personally hunted with most of the outfitters that he 'books' for, so he speaks from experience. While success can be measured several ways, enjoying yourself and having the opportunity to hunt quality game is my personal goal. Wade has helped me achieve this through his service. In closing, I would like to add that I am planning my fifth hunt through CrossHair Consulting as I complete this review.
outfitter review submitted by: Steve Smirga on Jan 19 2002
Species Hunted: buffallo,mt.goat,whitetail
Game Quality: execellent
Accommodation Quality: good
Camp Condition: excellent
Food Quality: excellent
Guide Experience: excellent
Other Personal Experience: excellent
Overall Impression: excellent
Recommend: yes
Reviewer Comments: those are just a few of the animals i've harvested with wade. if you want a hassle free excellent hunting trip for any animal give wade a call.
outfitter review submitted by: Steve Smirga on May 23 2000
Species Hunted: grizzly
Game Quality: enormous grizzly
Accommodation Quality: very cozy
Camp Condition: excellent
Food Quality: excellent
Guide Experience: very knowledgable
Other Personal Experience: very knowledgable
Overall Impression: excelent hunt, and area
Recommend: highly recomend
Reviewer Comments: wade personally hunts at every outfit he represents, and makes sure everything is to his satisfaction. wade's a very honest person and tells you exactly what to expect.
Contact: Reece Bergeron
Location: Brashear, Missouri
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Turkey
State(s) Hunted: MO
Kansas Hunting Information
Kansas is one of the top producing monster whitetail buck states in the country. It also has some excellent turkey hunting and a few big mule deer in the western part of the state. Kansas has an excellent reputation as a top notch destination for upland birds. It has excellent populations of pheasant and quail due to the vast expanse of suitable prairie and grassland type habitat.
Illinois Hunting Information
Illinois is widely known as a top trophy whitetail destination. Illinois also has some great waterfowl hunting, especially in southern portions of the state.
Arizona Hunting Information
Arizona has lots of trophy big game but is probably best known for its trophy elk and mule deer. This partially due to the limited number of tags available.
