Bear Creek Adventures, hunting in New Mexico and special events for weddings.

Bear Creek Adventures LC
PO Box 705
Pecos, NM. 87552

(505) 757-6229

What clients say about Bear Creek Adventures LC

Wedding, Sleigh and Carriage Services

"Since the very first winter my wife and I shared together, she has expressed a wish to `go on a sleigh ride just like they show in the TV commercial`:. Living for many years in California, Florida and Texas made fulfilling this wish tough. When we purchased a town home in Santa Fe, the opportunity finally arrived. I contacted Eric at Bear Creek Adventures and the rest is enjoyable history.
Eric runs a first class operation. The trip he picked for our ride was breath taking and the horses pulling our sleigh were magnificent. My wife was thrilled . We are planning on returning for another trip and have told all our friends and family about the wonderful experience. Don`t miss it.

-Tim Dickinson"

"The sleigh ride that Eric took us on was perfect. The snowy scenery made for a picturesque setting. This continues to be the one activity that we tell everybody about from our family vacation. We will definitely put this in our things to do again file.

Thanks Eric!

--Jeff and Marcy Moran

"Gorgeous country, marvelous, beautiful horses, pleasant guide, and excellent service. We highly recommend this experience to anyone.

Von and Marge Worten"

"It was a good sleigh ride. I liked the snow and I liked the horses- but I didn`t like the boy horse who slobbered.

Jess Croft (age 3)"

"Eric,

Thank you for making our New Year`s special with a fantastic sleigh ride up Holy Ghost canyon in the beautiful Pecos National forest. Our group included four couples of good friends. We had warm drinks and warm clothes. The crew was wonderful. The driver was perfect and we even had a local historian ride along with us and relayed one story after another about the area and the people who lived there over the years.

The team was incredible. What a great memory we have of our sleigh ride in the Pecos.

Thank you,

Max & Carolyn Scott"

"Eric,

Thank for very much for the sleigh ride this afternoon! My family and I had a great time and look forward to taking another one soon.

When I showed my 18 month old daughter Sydney photos of your horses, she got the biggest smile. We are going to frame one and hang it in her room
so she`ll have a lasting memory of her first horse trip.

You provide a first class operation in a beautiful wilderness setting. We look forward to telling friends and visitors about your services.

Best,

Joseph Karnes"

"Eric

The horse and carriage that you provided for our daughter’s wedding was perfect. Our guests commented that it was the perfect ending to the fairytale wedding that we planned. The bride and groom were late breaking away from the reception and I really thank you for your patience and kindness in waiting for them. The horses were so handsome and well groomed and the carriage was beautiful. Kaitlin and Christian enjoyed the ride and it gave them a chance to talk and recall their special day.

Regards,

Pat Westbrook"

"Eric,

Thank you for providing such a wonderful service. The carriage and driver were excellent. Everyone loved it, especially us!

Thanks again,"

Tom & Beth Flores

"Eric,

Thank you so much for a wonderful carriage ride! It was the perfect way to end a beautiful wedding day! I would highly recommend it to anyone!

Thanks again,"

Michele and Bill

"Dear Eric,

It is with grateful heart that I write these few and meager words of appreciation for your continuing service to our community and particularly to our children in Pecos. Every time the Pecos Panthers PTA or the school or the Pecos Valley Community Foundation has requested your horse and wagon teams for any of our fund-raising or "joy-raising events", you have always been more than happy to adjust your schedule to serve our community. Often and even in pitch darkness, you were last there, loading your horses on trailers while the rest of us were safe at home reflecting on the fond memories your efforts had created. We don`t say it often or enough, but please know that your contribution has been received with the deepest of gratitude!

Sincerely,

Robin Reindle
Founding Board Member of the Pecos Valley Community Foundation

"Eric,

Thanks for the good job. I did not plan for such a turn out, but it worked out Great!"

Gilbert Ortiz (Jane Fonda`s Forked Lightening Ranch)

"..You all did a GREAT job!"

Don Koppa

"We were very impressed with your services and you professionalism and friendly warm demeanor. Thanks for a beautiful memory!"

Johnny and Angelina Rodriguez

"You were great to work with. I wish I was closer to you!"

Annette Hobbs." (Great Occassions International)

"We referred Jon at Canyon Road Flowers to you. Sequoia, the bride was in love with the horse. She really enjoyed the carriage and felt it really added a special touch. The young children thought she was a princess. Sequoia was so pleased and of course she was the one that counted - along with Chris, the groom who also loved it. Being from New York it added to his day.

Thanks for all your help."

Mitra Lujan

"Great job, both times!"

Stan Abbott

"Dear Eric,

We want to let you know how much we enjoyed your services at our wedding. What a great surprise for everyone leaving the chapel to see those beautiful horses, Jack and Daniel. And for us, it was a fairytale ending to a beautiful day. To be carried away in such a beautiful carriage and all the blessings and support from people on the Plaza gave us a great beginning to our life together. And we had the added bonus- the children loved it!

Thank you.

Sincerely,"

Brenda Bynum and James Jenner

Bighorn

“Dear Eric,

I cannot thank you enough for the incredible and exciting adventures we had hunting and eventually harvesting my totally awesome ram. He was more than I hoped for. He was a mature ram about 11 ½ years old with excellent mass all the way around each horn and plenty of character. Your son Joseph was an excellent cook and wrangler. His youth and strength was a big plus when we packed out my ram. The horses were the best high country horses I have been on.

Eric, both you and Joseph worked your tails off to give me a memorable and quality hunting experience. I am sure that your future clients will enjoy your services as much as I did. If your future clients have any doubts or questions they can call me anytime for a reference.

Thanks again Eric and Joseph from a very satisfied customer.

Sincerely,
Rex Archer, Albuquerque, NM."

“Well organized and great all around operation. Beautiful scenery and a very enjoyable trip.

-Troy and Lori Ginn, International Outdoor Consultants, Hamilton, MT.”

"Eric,
Superb service. The guides of BCA are extremely congenial, knowlegeable, and experienced. If I ever draw for another hunt in the Pecos, BCA is the first and only service I will look to. This was an excellent hunt and a terriffic experience for everyone involved. Thanks to Eric for the memories and the tremendous ram hanging on my wall." Joe Clayshulte, Mesilla, NM

"Eric,
It has been one week since we harvested my sheep and I am still on cloud nine. Our adventure really started 8 weeks ago. When you called my home to tell me I had drawn a Once in a lifetime, New Mexico Bighorn Sheep tag.

If you recall, we spoke at length that night and I was very impressed with your honesty and sincerity. You answered my thousand and one questions with patience. Over the next few days, other guides for the area contacted me giving their sales pitch. I got the feeling that they were saying what clients wanted to hear, but their operations seemed large and impersonal.

We spoke several more times over the next few days and I became convinced that you were the proper choice for my once in a lifetime tag. The deciding factor was that you were personally guiding me instead of placing me with an assistant guide like the other guys do.

The next few weeks were a whirlwind of activity. Trying to get new gear, shoot my rifle, and getting my sea level body in condition for mountain hunting. Numerous phone calls and e-mails and I finally arrived in Albuquerque.

I have been on numerous hunts in different states and I was very impressed upon seeing the quality of your equipment, horses, camp, and assistance staff. We camped at 11,000 feet yet had good hot food and cots for our sleeping bags.

Next, came two days of intense scouting for a trophy sheep. I was concerned that since it was a once in lifetime that I might have to settle for an average ram. You kept telling me you knew where the trophies were and sure enough we found them the first afternoon.

Friday was a nervous day. Late Friday afternoon we found our sheep and watched him until he bedded down at dark.

I don`t think I slept much Friday night but we were in position to glass at daylight opening morning. Within 15 minutes you located the ram. A short re-position for the shot and he was ours. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would harvest a Boone & Crockett class sheep.

As you are well aware, I am a Law Enforcement Officer (Game Warden) with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In the course of my duties and in all the guided hunts I have been on, I have met all kinds of guides. Some were lazy, incompetent, and unethical. A few were outright crooks. I would like to say that it was a pleasure to hunt with you and Tito. You and Tito are two of the most honest, hardworking, ethical and fair chase hunters I have ever hunted with.

I realize that you put much pre season work into my hunt. You made several scouting trips to locate sheep before I arrived. I feel those efforts during the pre season were one of the main reasons we were successful. When I arrived you already knew what drainages held sheep and what ones did not.

In closing I would like to once again say thanks for making my once in a lifetime hunt just that. I will never forget the beauty of the mountains, the majesty of the sheep and the friendships made.

Your friend," Lane Kinney, Chipley, FL

"To my good friend Eric,
I just want to thank you for an extremely successful New Mexico Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep hunt. Your knowledge and attention to detail was top notch and definitely contributed to a tremendous hunt and a tremendous trophy. Every aspect of my hunt including your equipment, camp, horses, food and guides were bar none. I could not be happier with the knowledge of the area and spotting and scoring trophy bighorn sheep that you and Tito displayed during my hunt. This was my sixth hunt for wild sheep and I could just not be more pleased with your services. The beauty and majesty of the Pecos Wilderness was also awesome. I can hardly wait until August to be back in New Mexico to hunt antelope with you and Tito!

Thank you very much," Frank `Pancho` Cox, Pleasanton, CA

"Dear Eric,
Thank you for the hunt of a lifetime. I wanted to send you some pictures and a gift certificate to the store (good anytime). I had the best experience in my hunting career. I enjoyed every minute of it. Thinking back on the experience I would not change a thing.

I miss being on the mountain. I plan on doing more things in the Pecos wilderness and will call you of course. Thank you again, I will keep in touch from time to time.

Sincerely," Todd Newman, Santa Fe, NM

"Eric, every aspect and accommodation exceeded my expectations. Everything within your control was well planned and organized.

Thanks," Jason Nagle, Farmington, NM

"Eric,
It was a wonderful hunt that fulfilled a dream of mine, to shoot a bighorn with a traditional bow. Thank you for the WHOLE HUNT. It was wonderful. Thanks.

Sincerely," Bill Van Buskirk, Farmington, NM

Elk

" Eric, Plane just landed, and I had to send you this quick note to thank you again for a great hunting experience. Hunting the Valles Caldera is a rare treat, and making the trip with you and your team made it unforgettable. Your attention to detail, the quality of your equipment and the help from your staff all culminated in a terrific hunt, resulting in a 320 B&C Bull , and a lot of great memories! I hope to draw again on that wonderful Preserve, once called the Baca Ranch, and will be also be applying for a 2003 NM Sheep tag. If successful, I hope I can count you in as my guide and partner. I know I`ll be bringing home a trophy with the team from Bear Creek. Thanks again!" Pierre-Paul Allard Toronto, Canada 10-2002

" Eric (Guide) + Joseph (wrangler) + Mike (cook) + Randy Guide = Great Hunting Experience, Coming back again." Bobby Pruitt, Elgin, TX 10-21-98

"Unbelievable experience. Thanks for opportunities to shoot." Doug Ross October 19, 1998

"Guides, cook and wrangler are all super guys. They take care of everyone and are as hard working as any I have hunted with." James L. (Buster) Gunn Jr

"I had a great time. It was an experience I will always remember. The best hunt I ever had. I didn`t kill anything, however, I got a shot and I can`t ask for anything more.

Thanks," Wyatt Adams

"Hi Eric,
I wanted to thank you for a great time in New Mexico, you and your guys did a good job making wonderful memories for me. I hope the rest of your season goes as well as our trip went. Feel free to use me as a reference if you want.

Thanks," John j. King

"I have been impressed with the complete crew (wranglers, cook, guides). Everyone is committed to helping you have a good time and a good hunt-and both times my trips turned out Great.

Thanks," Doc (James Stevens)

"Always has been a nice and memorable hunt. Looking forward to hunting with you again." Jim Rhodes

"I have had some memorable experiences while hunting with your outfit. Your eagerness to better your services keeps me coming back.

Thanks," Kevin Hall

"What else would you like me to say as I come back for the third year in a row?" Steve Klinker

"Eric,
I`ll definately be back-just don`t know when. Our first time elk hunting & we couldn`t have done better than Bear Creek Adventures. We really lucked out when you bumped into Troy on the web." Darren Garner

Drop Camps

"Dear Eric,
We were both impressed with your operation. We see no reason for you to change anything. I think that we will do things a little differently next time (yes, we want to go again) in that we will probably use a second pack horse to carry a larger tent and a few more amenities. In any event we had a good time. We certainly want to try it again next year.

Sincerely," John A. Farrell

"Eric,
Great hunt! You guys set us up perfect. We had a real good time! Thanks again & look forward to going again." Troy Burns

Trail Rides

"Dear Eric,

I can`t thank you enough for helping me with my first trail ride! I had a wonderful time! Thank you, it meant the world to me! Say hello to my horse Star, and my wrangler, Bud!

Sincerely," Rolanda

"To Bear Creek Adventures,

Thank-you, for the wonderful hospitality at the ranch… Our family enjoyed the horseback riding even if it was a little slippery and muddy on the trails due to the rainfall earlier. We also liked the short ride on the carriage around the block.

Guests of yours July 8, 2002: Wendy age 37, Mike age 38, Daughter Emily age 13, Son Joshua age 9.

Sincerely," The Gann’s