Southern Divide Trophy Outfitters
Southern Divide Trophy Outfitters
Rated 1 out of 5.0 based on 4 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: Kevin Sears
Location: New Mexico
Species Hunted: Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Pronghorn Antelope, Turkey, Mountain Lion
State(s) Hunted: NM
Website: no information on file
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Submitted by: Chris Lewis
Review Submitted: Jan 17, 2011
Hunt Date: Sep 5, 2008
Species Hunted: Elk
Days Hunted: 5
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Any
Method: Bow
Price Range: Any
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?
Kevin Sears lies again
I found Southern Divide Trophy Outfitters online and called Kevin Sears about a Elk hunt in 2008. He told me he had several guides on his place that had been scouting for weeks and that they were seeing bulls in the 350 class everyday. I booked a bow hunting trip with my father and a good friend for 5 days and was told we would see lots of elk and a have the chance to take a big bulls. He called me while we were at the airport on the way to New Mexico and told me they had some rain and that they had had not seen the bulls in a couple of days. When we got there he made sure he had all his cash up front and wanted just cash to save him on taxes. We paid and then I talked to my guide, a young man about 24, he said that Kevin had just hired him and that this was his first day on the ranch. My father and I went with him and another guy 5 days and I saw one spike. My father and my friend never saw an elk. Kevin Sears never showed up again to camp after he got our money. The hunt was a complete rip off and The Sears(Rick and Kevin) give all guides a bad wrap.
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Submitted by: Lanny Schwartz
Review Submitted: Dec 20, 2010
Hunt Date: Oct 10, 2010
Species Hunted: Elk
Days Hunted: 5
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 7000-8999
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?
Kevin Sears is a scammer
Kevin Sears now operates as Unit 12 Elk Management Group. The hunt is a scam. You will see big bulls perhaps, but you will be encouraged to shoot them long after legal hours. I asked, what is the legal shooting hours in this state? Sears says, we don't pay attention to that, if we can see 'em, we shoot 'em. The other hunter in camp watched an empty field all week. Sears met us the evening before the hunt and then took off--didn't see him again. Then, a month and a half after the hunt I get a certified letter saying that I owed him another $400 for sales tax that he paid for me. In my 62 yrs I have never paid a cent of sales tax except at the point of purchase. Kevin Sears had his NM guide license revoked--but I don't know why. So all that means is that he can't hunt on public land. Do not hunt with this guy!
note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Mike on Jun 23 2008
Species Hunted: deer
Game Quality: good
Accommodation Quality: good
Camp Condition: good
Food Quality: good
Guide Experience: good
Other Personal Experience: good
Overall Impression: good hunt for dry conditions
Recommend: yes
Reviewer Comments: I killed my first mule deer and the other hunter in camp killed his first mule deer the same day. My buck wasn't a monster, but it's the biggest buck I ever killed and a picture of me and my buck are on the front page of Kevin's website. Kevin encouraged me to keep hunting for a cow elk. He got me a land tag and I killed a cow elk as well on the next day.
outfitter review submitted by: Scott Wheaton on Feb 12 2008
Species Hunted: MULE DEER
Game Quality: None
Accommodation Quality: Fair
Camp Condition: Fair
Food Quality: Poor
Guide Experience: Poor
Other Personal Experience: Fair
Overall Impression: Horrible
Recommend: Never
Reviewer Comments: Hunted for 4 days of a 5 day hunts. Never saw a deer, Neither did the other 3 hunters. It was a scam. Kevin is nothing more than a thief. My guide was a super nice kid. I would hunt with him again but not with Kevin or that area.
Contact: Gene Smith
Location: Olive, Montana
Species Hunted: Mule Deer
State(s) Hunted: MT
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