DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Q Creek Land and Cattle Company. PO Box 2850; Mills; WY; 82644; Tel. 307-356-4200; Email: tad@qcreek.com; Web www.qcreek.com Personal Guide (if any): Tad Anderson Booking Agent (if any): Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Pronghorn - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: Excellent Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: Despite the cold winter and concerns about die-off, the antelope were plentiful and in great condition.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: United Airline Service: Fair Airline Comments: 8 hunters converging in Casper, WY from various parts of the country. Of the 8, 4 had flight cancellations, or significant delays (>3 hrs) on either the trip out or the return.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $0 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $0 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Highlights of Hunt: Watching my son (age 12) take SCI78 antelope at 408 yds; seeing the unbridled joy on my nephew's face (age 13) when he harvested an SCI79 antelope. 8 hunters, 8 antelope. Equipment Recommendations: Good thick gloves, knee pads, bipod for rifle, good binos and rangefinder. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? yes Why? Pls see general comments below

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: W.B. Rodgers Contact Information: Tel. 573-338-1890 - St Mary's Plaza | Jefferson City | MO | USA | 65101 E-mail: kelley@spinemidwest.com Hunting Experience: US Midwest, South, West; Canada; South Pacific; Europe Physical Condition: Fair to Good

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

I almost hate to write this report because it's a little like telling the whole world about your secret fishing hole. I wrote last year about an archery bow hunt at Q Creek that ended well. This was our seventh trip to the ranch -- the first six were primarily fishing trips (although last year, on a lark, I applied for an antelope tag and, through Tad's (the guide/outfitter) exceptional efforts, I took a P&Y antelope in a single, long hunting day). This year all eight of us applied and drew tags. Q Creek is such a large ranch (500,000+ acres)that there are sections in Areas 47 and 48 on the Wyoming antelope grid. So, four of us drew tags in each section. All eight hunters were successful and all antelope, save one, green-scored SCI75 or greater. I was the only one who had taken a pronghorn previously. We hunted 2x1 and two of the groups were father-son combos. The guides were exceptionally dedicated and patient with all of us, but especially with the young hunters. Tad and Chad were the guides who drew (or chose) the father-son combos -- and both were excellent. My son has a fair bit of international hunting experience but my nephew's experience is more limited. Chad was his guide and I cannot speak highly enough of the effort he made. My nephew missed on his first attempt (at what was, by report, a B&C class antelope). Chad encouraged him, and patiently reassured him, and eventually the young man took the largest antelope of any of us. My own son collected the second largest pronghorn with a single 408 yd shot thanks to Tad's patience and skillful stalking. I could talk at length about the guides, skill sets but I covered that in last year's note. I do want to re-emphasize the quality of the experience at Q Creek. The lodge is 5 star and the meals are always delicious, hearty, and over-large. Verna, the chef, is gifted to say the least -- if she lived my part of the world, I would offer her a job. Once again, Q Creek is a gem -- and, if a hunter is lucky enough to draw an antelope or elk tag in their area, she/he could not do better than to hunt the ranch. I've been lucky enough to hunt antelope with them twice but I have 7 years of failure in my attempts to draw an elk tag. I would encourage every subscriber to check out the folks at Q Creek.

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 7882 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: September 5, 2010 to September 5, 2010 Place of Hunt: United States Wyoming 47

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Q Creek Land and Cattle Company. PO Box 2850; Mills; WY; 82644; Tel. 307-356-4200; Email: tad@qcreek.com; Web www.qcreek.com Personal Guide (if any): Tad Anderson Booking Agent (if any): Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Pronghorn - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: P&Y 75. Game Sought But Not Taken: Deer, Mule - Availability: Only had time to hunt one day. Game Condition Comments: Antelope were abundant and in excellent condition. Mule deer also abundant with several impressive bucks sighted. Also happened to see large numbers of elk - with at least one exceptional bull.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: United Airlines Airline Service: Good Airline Comments: Flights were on time and luggage arrived without problem, no small feat these days. However, on the return from CPR to DEN, the United agent insisted that I remove the TSA locks from my bow-case and leave them off, despite the fact that they were TSA-accessible. I have no idea why she would do that -- and when I asked she said it was because it was easier to get into the case.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $0 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $0 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: None - everything was top drawer. Highlights of Hunt: Taking a P&Y pronghorn with a bow at 60 yds -- spot and stalk; we did not use blinds. The country is beautiful, if somewhat desolate in places. The antelope are plentiful and of great quality -- as are the deer and elk. We saw very few other hunters (on BLM land) but I had Q Creek all to myself -- and had Tad's personal assistance and attention. The amenities at Q Creek are always excellent -- the lodge is spacious and comfortable; the food is outstanding (Verna, the chef, was kind enough to prepare an appetizer using the tenderloin from my buck; it was delicious, as good as any wild game dish I have tasted -- and Verna does not like antelope.); and the fishing guides were attentive, patient, and knowlegeable (Chad and Blake). We were fortunate to share a couple of meals with the owner of the ranch, Stan Kroenke, a consumate gentleman and gracious host. The Q Creek staff also took special pains to make the experience for my son (age 11) and nephew (age 12) exceptional. They taught both boys to fly cast (and the boys were far more successful than I), took them on hikes to the tops of mountains, educated them about shooting safety (the ranch has a 3-D bow course, a rifle range, and skeet), and even let my son stalk a couple of elk bulls (unarmed, of course, since we had no tags for elk) so that he could begin to learn to call. A fantastic place managed by excellent people -- an outdoor experience for both hunters and nonhunters. I will return to hunt (if I can draw a tag). Equipment Recommendations: Good comfortable boots, good optics, gloves and knee pads (a lot of crawling). Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? yes Why? We have fished at Q Creek yearly over Labor Day weekend for the last 5 years. Our group consists of about 8 ppl on average with at least a couple of young kids (age <12). Tad and his crew always do a phenomonal job of taking care of everything -- and we always catch lots of trout. Q Creek is over 500,000 acres and the antelope, deer, and elk are abundant and so this year I applied for an antelope tag. I was successful and purchased an over-the-counter mule deer tag, just in case. Do to time constraints, and to the fact that this is mostly a fishing trip with friends, not a hunting trip, I was only able to bow hunt for one day. And what a day it was. We hunted hard, had multiple stalks on good bucks (antelope and mule deer as they presented themselves), and at day's end, Tad got me into position to take a P&Y antelope as he moved from one pasture to another. We used a decoy and belly crawled quite a ways. Tad's knowlege of the land and animals -- and his intuition -- were exceptional. His willingness to go the extra mile to give me the shot opportunity will not be forgotten. Just a truly magical day. As I said to him before our last stalk: even if we were unsuccessful, this was a fantastic hunt.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: W.B. Rodgers Contact Information: Tel. 573-338-1890 - 12371 Co Rd 391, Holts Summit, MO 65101 E-mail: brodgers@spinemidwest.com Hunting Experience: Fairly confined to the US South and Midwest, as well as New Zealand. Physical Condition: Fair to good.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

This hunt is highly recommended both for archers and riflemen.

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Q Creek Land and Cattle Company Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 7164 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: October 7, 2008 to October 12, 2008 Place of Hunt: United States Wyoming

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Q Creek Land and Cattle Company. PO Box 2850; Mills; WY; 82644; Tel. 307-356-4200; Email: tad@qcreek.com; Web www.qcreek.com Personal Guide (if any): Booking Agent (if any): Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Game Sought But Not Taken: Elk - Availability: Looking for a big bull, but didn't see anything over 300 inch class. Antelope - Availability: Game Condition Comments: There are big bulls there, but there seemed to be public poaching on the private land that ran the elk off. Every day we saw people on the land and tracks from vehicles every day when they were not supposed to be there. We also hit a freak snowstorm in which we lost two of our five hunting days.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Good Guide/PH Ability: Fair Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Good Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Good Name of Airline: American Airlines Airline Service: Good Airline Comments:

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $6500 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $1000 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Poaching on the ranch, which lead to animals running off the ranch. Highlights of Hunt: Equipment Recommendations: Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? No Why? I would be cautious doing the second hunt and not the first week, as it seemed like most of the animals were off the ranch.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Rich Papapietro Contact Information: Tel. 650-387-5663 - Saratoga, CA 95070 E-mail: richapjr@aol.com Hunting Experience: Extensive. Physical Condition: Excellent.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Rebuttal from Tad of Q Creek: What Mr. Papapietro is talking about is not a "poaching" problem. Our ranch is over 570,000 acres with public land intermixed. What we have (as with any other large ranch) are trespassers who either don't know where they are at or are simply trespassing on private land to hunt. This will always be a problem, however, we are patroling the ranch boundaries in order to best prevent this problem. With more than 890 square miles, it is tough to be everywhere all the time. Let it be known that Q Creek doesn't have a poaching or a trespassing "problem" as Mr. Papapietro explains. ReRebuttal from Rich Papapietro: I agree with Tad. The ranch is massive and it is hard for them to cover everything on it. While I was there, I did see several people who knowingly snuck onto the ranch as they left their bikes at the gate and walked in. We had people walking through the area inbetween where we were watching elk. There was definitely movement going on. As I said, Tad has a great operation, I would just recommend doing the first hunt, it is nothing negative against Q Creek. I would definitely go back with them again.

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Q Creek Land and Cattle Company Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 7302 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: September 23, 2008 to September 27, 2008 Place of Hunt: United States Wyoming Unit 16

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Q Creek Land and Cattle Company. PO Box 2850; Mills; WY; 82644; Tel. 307-356-4200; Email: tad@qcreek.com; Web www.qcreek.com Personal Guide (if any): Tad Anderson Booking Agent (if any): George Taullman; United States Outfitters (USO). 325 Santistevan Lane; Taos; NM; 87571; Tel. 505-758-9774; Fax: 505-758-1744;Email: huntuso@newmex.com; Web www.huntuso.com Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Pronghorn - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 84 5/8. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: A day of scouting before the hunt started turned up many trophy bucks. Within a few hours we had seen over 100 goats with at least 8-10 shooter bucks. The privacy of the ranch and low hunting pressure provides excellent and abundant animals.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: Airline Service: Airline Comments:

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $2600 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $300 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Highlights of Hunt: Seeing many quality animals and being the only hunter on 560,000 acres - then taking a trophy buck on the first day. Equipment Recommendations: Quality optics. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why? Excellent facilities, abundance of quality animals, great food, very good and accommodating guides, easy access and terrain to hunt.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Gary Dolezan Contact Information: Tel. 269-463-2864 - 5095 NM 140, Watervliet, MI 49098 E-mail: gdolezan@yahoo.com Hunting Experience: Africa, Most Canadian provinces, elk, deer, moose, bear, caribou, goat, Dall sheep, wolf (rifle, muzzleloader, bow). Physical Condition: Average.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Q Creek Land and Cattle Company Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 5921 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: October 8, 2007 to October 13, 2007 Place of Hunt: United States Wyoming Unit 16

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Q Creek Land and Cattle Company. PO Box 2850; Mills; WY; 82644; Tel. 307-356-4200; Email: tad@qcreek.com; Web www.qcreek.com Personal Guide (if any): Tad Anderson Booking Agent (if any): George Taullman; United States Outfitters (USO). 325 Santistevan Lane; Taos; NM; 87571; Tel. 505-758-9774; Fax: 505-758-1744;Email: huntuso@newmex.com; Web www.huntuso.com Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Elk - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: 300 and up. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: In two and a half days I saw over 200 elk, many bulls, several good bulls and took a 6 X 6 364 incher. Saw mule deer and many very good antelope. This was a rifle hunt.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Excellent Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Excellent Name of Airline: Airline Service: Airline Comments: Drove to camp.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $4950 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $881 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $0 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Tip to guide. Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Highlights of Hunt: Stalking and passing up bulls in the sagebrush hills and then hunting in the snow on the third day taking my 364 inch 6X6. Equipment Recommendations: Would suggest kneepads for crawling in sagebrush. Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why? The lodge was top notch, food as good as any restaurant, terrific and fun guides, many quality animals.

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Gary A Dolezan Contact Information: Tel. 269-463-2864 - 5095 N M 140, Watervliet, MI 49098 E-mail: gdolezan@yahoo.com Hunting Experience: 47 years. Most western states, Alaska, South Africa and Zimbabwe, Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan. Physical Condition: Average.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

Subscriber-Written Trip Report On Q Creek Land and Cattle Company Hunts

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DATE AND PLACE OF HUNT

Report ID: 3695 Weapon Used: Rifle How Hunt Was Conducted? Guided Date of Hunt: October 1, 2003 to October 5, 2003 Place of Hunt: United States Wyoming Area 1C

OUTFITTER, GUIDE AND BOOKING AGENT DETAILS

Outfitter (or safari company): Q Creek Land and Cattle Company. PO Box 2850; Mills; WY; 82644; Tel. 307-356-4200; Email: tad@qcreek.com; Web www.qcreek.com Personal Guide (if any): Adrian Keeler Booking Agent (if any): US Outfitters. Box 4204; Taos; NM; 87571; Tel. 505-758-9774; Trip Arrangements (if self-guided): License Required:

GAME DESCRIPTION

Major Game Animals Taken: Elk - Availability: Abundant - Trophy Size: Excellent. Game Sought But Not Taken: Game Condition Comments: Excellent numbers of elk - good bull to cow ratio.

SERVICE RATINGS (excellent, good, fair or poor)

Quality of Outfit: Excellent Guide/PH Ability: Excellent Condition of Camp: Excellent Condition of Equipment: Good Quality of Food: Excellent Trophy Care: Good Name of Airline: United Airlines and Air West. Airline Service: Good Airline Comments: No problems with guns. Check in at Casper especially cordial.

COSTS

Hunting Fees: Amount: $4400 Trophy Fees: Amount: $0 Permits/Licenses: Amount: $0 Commercial Airfares: Amount: $300 Charter Airfares: Amount: $0 Other Costs: Amount: $0 Total: $0

SUMMARY REMARKS

Problems of Hunt: Highlights of Hunt: Excellent 6X6 taken by me and my partner within 100 yards of each other. Follow-up was a trip to Cody Museum in Cody. I highly recommend this side trip. Equipment Recommendations: Would You Recommend This Hunt to a Friend? Yes Why?

HUNTER INFORMATION

Hunter Name: Arthur Leo Speck MD Contact Information: Tel. 936-569-9241 - 4800 NE Stallings Drive, Suite 114, Nacogdoches, TX 75965 Hunting Experience: Over 50 years. Physical Condition: Good for 66 years old.

IMPORTANT NOTES (actions taken if hunter unhappy with hunt)

Notified Outfitter? Notified Personal Guide? Notified Booking Agent? Seeking any kind of restitution or other settlement from agent, outfitter or guide? If Seeking Restitution, What is Sought?

ADDITIONAL HUNTER COMMENTS AND/OR OUTFITTER/BOOKING AGENT REBUTTAL

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