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By Josh Harris, Co-Owner of Worldwide Trophy Adventures

If you like hunting here in the West, hunting in awesome country, hunting for trophy animals, and also like hunting with a great outfitter, then J&J Outfitters is a great choice for you. J&J Outfitters is located right here in our home state of Utah and is owned and operated by Jed and Jenni Wayment of Henefer, Utah. They manage thousands of acres of private hunting ground throughout the state of Utah and offer quality fair-chase hunting for trophy mule deer, elk, Shiras moose, and mountain lions. They have guaranteed tags on most of their ranches and they run professional, high-quality hunting camps, with knowledgeable and experienced guides to provide you with some awesome hunting. No matter how extreme or novice you are as a hunter, these guys have been doing it for a long time and they seem to pull it off no matter what type of client they are hunting with. Continue Reading

By Jason Campbell

Yep, I have heard it a number of times already this year. One friend from Arizona missed the Nevada application period for the second year running and “Lost” all of the points that he had been building! What is he going to do now? The first thing to do is log on to huntdraws.com. For $2.99 the service would have reminded him not once, but six times for each of the application periods in any state. That’s right, “Each” of the application periods for a state. That friend of ours that missed his draws in Nevada would still be building points for sheep, deer and elk. For $2.99 the service would have sent him three text messages and three emails, for each of the application periods, prompting him to enter the draw. How many states do you have to keep track of the draw periods in? Have you ever forgotten one? Odds are that you have. Huntdraws.com is one more tool that you can count on to help you remember the application periods in each and every state that is important to you. Continue Reading

Cover photo: WTA Owner Josh Harris with his 2011 Brown Bear taken with WTA Certified Alaska Outfitter #031.

By Josh Harris
Owner of Worldwide Trophy Adventures

Over the past several months I have spoken to a lot of clients while booking hunts all over the world. These clients have been scattered from all over from the East to West Coasts of the United States, and some of them being from outside of the country. The range of hunting and fishing expertise of these clients has ranged from veteran and intermediary clients to beginner more novice clients. Some of them have been Eastern Hunters coming out West to hunt or fish, and some of them have been from right here in the West booking hunts or trips in the East. One common thing that has really stood out to me in my conversations with the more veteran clients is that most of them have at least one horrible story to tell about what I call “Train Wrecks” that they have experienced with outfitters that they personally booked on their own. Now you noticed that I used the words “Personally Booked”. I’m not saying that a person can’t book his or her own hunt and have a hunt of a lifetime. What I am saying is that it only takes one bad experience or “Train Wreck” to never make the same mistake again. What I know and what I want you to know, is that; “A “Train Wreck” Isn’t Mandatory If You Choose to Hunt or Fish with Outfitters”! The majority of the veteran stories told were first-time experiences with outfitters that they knew nothing about. Most of the time the stories relate back to a hunt or trip booked at a show, a banquet, or on an online auction or website. For the more beginner or intermediate hunters and fisherman, I know that it is exciting to do the research and ultimately find a deal that seems too good to pass up and buy it. And it is also exciting to be sitting at your computer on an online auction and end up the lucky bidder at a ridiculous price. I have heard it all. I have done it once myself. And yes, I said “ONCE”! I will never do it again. My Alaska Brown Bear hunt ended up costing me twice the money and time, and I would have been much further ahead if I would have booked with the right outfitter the first time. My second trip for the same species was a dream-come-true because I went with the right outfitter. Continue Reading

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By Josh Harris
Co-Owner – Worldwide Trophy Adventures

Jason and I just returned from north of the Arctic Circle hunting Barren Ground caribou. Talk about an unreal trip! We went with a new outfitter and we were very optimistic due to our lengthy outfitter vetting process, referral acquisitions and the extensive and multi-faceted process that we go through to make the final decision on who we will hunt with. We had high-hopes that we would be able to add another great addition to our WTA portfolio of outfitters and only heaven knows how many times we have had those same “High-Hopes”, only to end up very disappointed! Well that wasn’t the case with this outfitter! After months, days and hours of time and effort going through the exhausting process of; “Hmmm, Which Outfitter Should I Hunt or Fish With”, we discovered that we had definitely chosen the right outfitter. Not only had we chosen the right outfitter, we absolutely hit one “Out of the Park”! It was a GRAND SLAM! We had the trip of a lifetime! Continue Reading

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By Josh Harris
Co-Owner Worldwide Trophy Adventures
As many of you have already heard, Worldwide Trophy Adventures (WTA) is now the EXCLUSIVE Booking Agency and Application Service for Sportsman’s Warehouse. Sportsman’s Warehouse already does a great job at serving their customers, and it has been a great fit for WTA to help in adding another great service for the customers of Sportsman’s Warehouse. Sportsman’s Warehouse has always been a one-stop-shop for all of your outdoor needs and is truly America’s Premier Outfitter. With this new joint venture, WTA can now assist you in putting your Sportsman’s Warehouse gear to work in the field with the best hunting and fishing outfitters around the globe. Continue Reading