I was in a hunting camp with Zumbo, once upon a time & long ago.
It was with a well known & highly renown, Montana guide & we were hunting the wilderness area of the Selway.
Zumbo was well over weight, not too articulate or personable & not very gun knowledgeable in the least; he was there to kill an easy elk, on a comp'ed hunt & write a story about it, pure & simple.
The 1st day of hunting, Zumbo was horse-backed(he sure as hell couldn't have hiked there) into the prime honeyhole & sure enough, killed a nice 320 class bull before noon.
He was gone & out of camp by the next morning, a 12 mile ride out to the rail head. So much for the "experience".
To say that I was unimpressed with Zumbo in every possible way would be an understatement.........but the story that he would write about the hunt, according to the outfitter, was worth $20K in advertising.
FWIW, I hunted as hard as I've ever hunted in my entire life over the next 6 days, mostly on foot, in the Selway rain jungle.......10 mile days were common, & never saw a single shootable bull.
But I did get the Selway experience.
MM
