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Four continents.
Seven hundred fifty trophies.

Rick Valdez connects bow, rifle, and blackpowder hunters with vetted outfitters across four continents — and gives you the straight answers you need before you ever leave home.

Big game taken
750+
Continents
4
Years hunting
25+
Cape Buffalo trophy taken July 2001 with Nico Lourens Safaris
Cape Buffalo July 2001 · Nico Lourens Safaris
750+
Big game animals with bow and arrow
4
Continents hunted — Africa, NA, SA, Australia
#1
SCI Caribou — taken in Alaska
25+
Years pursuing trophies as a bowhunter
The pursuit

From Tanzania to the Tetons —
and most everywhere in between.

Rick has hunted New Zealand, Australia, South America, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, and much of the American West. Every shot was earned: for every animal taken, there were twenty stalks that didn't work out. That's bowhunting.

North America

Roosevelt Elk, Whitetail, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Caribou, Javelina, Moose, Mountain Lion, and Rocky Mountain Elk.

Africa

Cape Buffalo, Blue and Black Wildebeest, Kudu, Gemsbok, Blesbok, Steenbok, Hartebeest, Nyala, Impala, Eland, Zebra and a large male Baboon.

New Zealand

Red Stag, Wapiti (Elk), feral sheep, feral goats, and giant wild boar across exclusive private and public estates.

Hawaii & Exotics

Wild Boar, Aoudad, Black Buck, Bison, Mouflon, Wild Turkey, Feral Goat — plus Texas exotics like Axis, Sika, and Pere David.

Booking your hunt of a lifetime?

Rick personally knows every outfitter on this site. He'll give you straight answers about quality of game, accommodations, shot opportunities, and what to expect — before you ever leave home.