ADVENTURE PROFILES

Ammon Ammon

SPECIES: Bukharan Markhor

OUTFITTER: Shohin M

GUIDE: Muhammed Mirzoaliev

LOCATION: Tajikistan

It was my third Bukharan markhor hunt in Tajikistan. The first five days we were not lucky because the weather was not on our side. Lots of fog made the spotting nearly impossible. The really incredible hunting lodge in the middle of nowhere made the waiting very comfortable. On day six, after a three-hour stalk and only 30-minutes of observing the area, we spotted a big markhor. Distance was 720 meters and my Gunwerks with 300 Norma Mag did a perfect job. First field measurement was already fantastic. After a 60-day drying period, I got the result confirmed. It is the pending new Bukharan markhor world record.

Ammon Ammon

SPECIES: Bukhara Urial

OUTFITTER: Shohin M

GUIDE: Muhammed Mirzoaliev

LOCATION: Tajikistan

In the afternoon of the first day of my hunt, we were spotting a group of urial with record ram. When we came closer we saw that one of the two younger urial was seriously injured with a broken leg. In that same moment it was clear that I would not go for the record ram. A clear 294-meter shot with my Gunworks 300 Norma Mag put the urial in the salt. Ethical hunting means not always taking the biggest trophy.

Wayne Henderson

SPECIES: Stone’s Sheep

OUTFITTER: Full Curl Stone Outfitters

GUIDE: Chad Fantham

LOCATION: BC, Canada

After four tries over the last 30 years, I finally got a Stone’s ram in August of 2022! I hunted with Luke Vince who owns Full Curl Stone Outfitters in northern British Columbia. I got my nine-year-old ram on the first day after seeing several other rams that were not quite old enough. I also shot a mountain goat towards the end of the trip. I would certainly recommend them if you want a Stone’s or goat, as we saw a lot of younger rams. He has nice dark classic Stone’s in that area.

Jon Roth

SPECIES: Desert

OUTFITTER: HR Big Game Outfitters

GUIDE: Hugo Loera

LOCATION: Sonora Mexico

“My FNAWS Ram with a great outfitter!”

He runs a great camp with nice, gentle horses, good food, and a canvas sleeping tent. I rode IGOR most of the time, a gentle, small, buckskincolored fiord. I didn’t have to eat one dehydrated meal, which was fine with me. I had a terrific guide by the name of Chad and a great wrangler, Callum, who incidentally spotted the ram I ended up shooting.

A huge thank you goes out to everyone involved, Luke, Chad, Callum, Shelby, Byron, Josh, and pilot Darwin Cary.

Charles Byrd

SPECIES: Aoudad

OUTFITTER: Andrew McWilliams

GUIDE: Andrew McWilliams

LOCATION: New Mexico

My free-range aoudad was taken on public land. I was treated to good lodging, good food, and excellent guiding as well as professional service and great access to public hunting area. Andrew aslo had great knowledge of the terrain and hunting area.

John Bottomly

SPECIES: Desert Bighorn

OUTFITTER: Alcampo Hunting Adventures

GUIDE: Javier, Jose Artee, B.Joe Coy, Carlos & Abraham

LOCATION: Sonora Mexico

This hunt was on Sierra El Alamo with Alcampo Hunting Adventures. I got this ram on the second day of the hunt. I have been to Mexico before but not to Sonora and not to this type of landscape, flora and fauna. I loved everything about this hunt. First class logistics, hospitality, service, and hunting area. I came home a few pounds heavier than when I arrived. Fantastic crew and the trip-of-a-lifetime.

Matthew Chverchko

SPECIES: Rocky Mountain Bighorn

OUTFITTER: Big Lost River Outfitters

GUIDE: Justin Gillish

LOCATION: Idaho

This ram completed my FNAWS quest, all four of which were taken on the first day of the hunt. I am very proud of my accomplishment and consider myself extremely fortunate to be able to pursue what I love. But, I admit that there is a part of me that is a little disappointed that I don’t have a better story to tell of days socked in a tent, ass kicking climbs, and a brutal pack out. It all seemed too easy. I will continue to hunt mountain game as long as I am physically able, and probably one or two more times after that before they put me in the ground.

Bill Tittle

SPECIES: Beceite Ibex

OUTFITTER: Giuseppe Carrizosa

GUIDE: Giuseppe Carrizosa

LOCATION: Villar Luengo, Spain

I arrived in Spain the morning of December 6th. We were lucky to find a trophy ibex the afternoon of my arrival to Spain. Unfortunately, due to the numerous other ibex above my target animal, we had to approach from below—the least favorable stalk when hunting with a bow. The ibex saw us, winded us, and took off into the brush. The next morning we found another trophy ibex in an approachable position. My local guide and I stalked to 17 yards above the ibex. The ibex never knew what hit him.

Mark Wells

SPECIES: Desert Sheep

OUTFITTER: La Palmosa

GUIDES: Garret Jones

LOCATION: Mexico

I never would have dreamed that when I harvested my first ram in 2017 that I would have gone on to achieve my FNAWS! Many thanks to my family and friends for their continued support in pursuing my dream! I am so honored and blessed to join such an elite group of hunters and conservationists! Happy Hunting!

Henry Crosby

SPECIES: Desert Ram

OUTFITTER: Guro Outfitter

GUIDE: Ricardo

LOCATION: Sonora Mexico

After seven challenging days of glassing, we located the ram I killed with not enough light to stalk and returned the next morning where things lined up. We made a perfect stalk and accounted for the ram at 246 yards.