JFW Ranch Consulting
JFW Ranch Consulting
Rated 2 out of 5.0 based on 1 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: James F. Welles
Location: New Mexico
Species Hunted: Elk, Mule Deer, Pronghorn Antelope
State(s) Hunted: NM
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Submitted by: Jim Lawrence
Review Submitted: Nov 1, 2010
Hunt Date: Sep 11, 2010
Species Hunted: Pronghorn Antelope
Days Hunted: 2
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 4000-4999
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?
2010 New Mexico Antelope Hunt
I was very diapointed in this outfitter. I was told that my son and I were to be guided by Jim Welles, the owner of JFW. Instead, a ranch forman who didn't know the difference between a average and a trophy antelope ( his words), was our guide. He had a sorry pair of binoculars and no spotting scope. Out of frustration, my son and I took the first buck antelope we saw and headed for home. I would not reccomend this outfitter.
Outfitter Response: I am sorry to see this report. I recall the clients clearly and distinctly remember scouting the day before opening and giving his son the first pick on the bucks we saw. He is correct that the guide for them the opening day was the foreman who knows every nook and cranny on the ranch better than I did. The son choose the biggest buck we saw that evening, and we let him go for it first thing in the AM......for some reason they did not find it. By the time I met up with them again mid day, they had already taken 2 bucks at their choice from other areas on the ranch. The hunt was three days and they could have certainly had me guide them that evening or next day had they not already filled out. When I was told of this review I called the client to discuss the review and was prepared to offer a repair for the ill will. Never heard back from him. He never said a word to me regarding his dissatisfaction with the hunt. I'd have never known but for this review. We don't operate this way. We have lots of very satisfied references for anyone to contact should they want to. I truly regret the review being associated with JFW Ranch Consulting. Jim Welles
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Contact: J. Paul Taylor
Location: Midway, Alabama
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Turkey, Quail
State(s) Hunted: AL
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.
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.
Utah Hunting Information
Utah has recently been outstanding for trophy elk, but the best tags take many years to draw. Utah does have conservation tags available for purchase that allow hunters to bypass the drawing. Given the high demand for these premium tags prices can be high. In the past Utah has been a top trophy mule deer state but recently only a handful of units consistently produce B&C caliber deer.
