Sonoran Outfitters
Sonoran Outfitters
Rated 3.75 out of 5.0 based on 23 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: Todd Rice
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
Species Hunted: Mule Deer, Coues Deer, Desert Sheep
Mexico Species: Coues Deer, Desert Sheep, Mule Deer
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Submitted by: Bailey Elliott
Review Submitted: Nov 11, 2014
Hunt Date: Jan 6, 2014
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 9000-10999
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Mule Deer Hunt
187 B&C Mule Deer in January 2014. My biggest buck out of 4 trips I took with Sonoran Outfitters. I have taken 3 other bucks with Todd over the years. And have missed some giants!
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Submitted by: Greg Wenner
Review Submitted: Oct 31, 2014
Hunt Date: Jan 12, 2015
Species Hunted: ,
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 11K-15K
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Mexico
2 great mule deer and 2 giant coues deer in 4 years. I have hunted with Sonoran Outfitters for the last 4 years. I have taken 2 mule deer over 185 and 2 coues. My second coues makes B&C at 116. I have rebooked with Todd for the 2015 season.
Submitted by: John Noble
Review Submitted: Oct 31, 2014
Hunt Date: Jan 12, 2015
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 9000-10999
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Mule Deer Hunt
191 B&C Mule Deer. I hunted with Sonoran Outfitters in January of 2014. Actually, I was booked to hunt in 2013. But Todd called and asked if we would reschedule. The rut had ended, and he wanted us to have a great hunt. We came back the next year and on the first day, I killed a 150 buck. We all thought he was bigger. I sat in camp doing nothing for 3 days. To be honest, I didn't think that Sonora really had big deer. I was wrong. On day 6, I killed this pig!!!!!
Submitted by: Bert Kennedy
Review Submitted: Oct 31, 2014
Hunt Date: Jan 12, 2014
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 9000-10999
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Size of animals seen, met expections?
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Mule Deer Hunt
I have hunted with Sonoran Outfitters for 5 years. I have taken 6 great bucks with Todd. Last season,( January 2014) I killed the biggest muley of my life. He scored 205!
Submitted by: PAUL DACHTON
Review Submitted: May 5, 2014
Hunt Date: Nov 18, 2013
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 14
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Mountain
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 20K+
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DACHTON PAUL
In November, 2013 I did a desert sheep hunt with Todd Rice of Sonoran Outfitters. As of May 5, 2014 I have not received my sheep, like everyone else that sheep hunted with him last year. The only thing I received is excuses blaming everyone else. I would not recommend hunting with this outfitter as I am not the only one that has not received my sheep. A number of other hunters have not received sheep or mule deer. To find out more about this outfitter look at some of the complaints that The Hunting Report and other outfitter reviews have had on this outfitter.
Outfitter Response: Paul may want to tell some more about the story. First he hunted sheep the year before and didn't take a ram. I GAVE HIM A FREE HUNT THE NEXT YEAR. On the second hunt he killed a great ram. Then he decided to make a deal with the rancher for a second ram. Problem was the ranch only gets one tag per year.!!
Submitted by: Carl Lohrer
Review Submitted: Mar 3, 2014
Hunt Date: Feb 10, 2013
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 10
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 20K+
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Never hunt with this outfitter
Never hunt with this outfitter. Went on and payed for Desert Sheep hunt and never got my sheep back. Todd Rice finally admitted he didn't have a tag for my sheep. Todd said he was going to get one but never did. He quit returning calls and I now have to sue him for over $30,000. THIS GUY IS BAD NEWS.
Outfitter Response: I made a deal with another outfitter in Mexico to take Carl on his hunt. I paid Hector Pavlovich of Trophy Only Adventures $ 35,000. As it turned out, Hector never had a tag for Carl's ram. I had trusted Hector is the past. I'm truly sorry for what happened.
Submitted by: PAUL DACHTON
Review Submitted: Sep 3, 2013
Hunt Date: Jan 7, 2013
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 10
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 11K-15K
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PAUL DACHTON
THIS WAS MY 2ND WITH TODD TOOK A 180 AND 190 CLASS MULE DEER.WILL BE BACK FOR SHEEP.
Submitted by: Gary Ackerman
Review Submitted: Jan 23, 2012
Hunt Date: Jan 23, 2012
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 7000-8999
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mule deer hunt
In my 31 years of guided hunts I have never been lied to and decieved like this. Todd Rice is invisable to the hunters and runs the camp by texting.He lied about everyting in the hunt with the excetption of it was in Mexico. A very few of the hunters in camp that week (14) got preferential treatment. We were lied to daily and I hunted 4ranches in 6 days. Some days there were 3 high racks lined up at dawn to hunt the ranch. He doesn't do any preparation, doesn't even know if there are deer on the ranches. Said one of the ranches he put us on was good 4 years ago. He will lie to you on a daily basis by texting his guides and sending you on a wild goose hunt. One camp had 8 hunters staying and the toliet plugged up and they ran out of food and water. If you want to go on a hunt high priced ran on a shoe string and knee jerk reaction to everything. Sonnoran Outfitters will keep you in absolutedisbelief of a terrible experience. I did shoot a deer there and my friend didn't have a chance. I got some benifit as when I did kill I was on a trophy fee for the next deer. I was on a ranch one day and actually saw quite a few deer. Looking forward to hunting the next day only to be told the rancher had company and didn't want anyone on the ranch that day. Todd took one of his hunters and his lying self on the ranch as it actually had deer on it. Ther we many angry hunter in camp and I only talked to one that seemed content and he was shooting every deer he liked. He killed one small buck and wounded another. 5 grand a piece and he was staying 10 days said he would be happy to shoot a deer a day. Great trophy mananement. At the airport when i was checkng out, one of his guides cut the ranch tag that i shot my deer on and put another ranch tag on it where i had never hunted. Not quite sure why. Fitting ending to and absolute worst hunting experience of my life.
Outfitter Response: Did he tell you, he kiled a 187 29" mule deer the first hour of his hunt !!! go to my website www.sonoranoutfitters.com and you can see his picture.
Submitted by: Justin Ragazzine
Review Submitted: Jan 10, 2012
Hunt Date: Jan 2, 2012
Species Hunted:
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 9000-10999
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Deer hunt
Accomidations were good, staff was friendly, guides were great, quality and quantity of deer was over hyped, never even met outfitter. No photos to upload... I hunted the entire day without coming in at lunch time just so I knew if I didnt get one it wouldnt be for lack of trying..
Outfitter Response: did he say, he missed the biggest mule deer he had ever seen !! And that the next year he booked a high fence hunt. Go to my website and see we take giant deer every year. www.sonoranoutfitters.com
Submitted by: Bob Peterson
Review Submitted: Aug 5, 2010
Hunt Date: Jan 8, 2010
Species Hunted: ,
Days Hunted: 10
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Desert
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 20K+
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Mexico Hunt 2010
I hunted with Todd Rice of Sonoran Outfitters in January 2010. I took two desert mule deer and a desert sheep.
Outfitter Response: One of the best hunters I have ever hunted with. Killed a great ram the first morning. If you go to website and watch video. His ram is one getting shot front on !! www.sonoranoutfitters.com
note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
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Contact: David Stanley
Location: Ocate, New Mexico
Species Hunted: Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Turkey, Mountain Lion
State(s) Hunted: NM
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