Complaint Review: Adventures Wild

Don't be fooled by his slick looking web site.  Chris Vaughn is reportedly in California selling hunts that do not exist in Nebraska.  He gave us the same line as I now see he has to others... basically he told us we would be met by a guy named Dustin in Nebraska who would take us hunting for turkeys.  We each gave him $250 deposit which, even though we didn't get a hunt,  I now don't expect to ever see.

Here's the story.   We found this guy on line and ended up booking a Nebraska turkey hunt when he emailed us and said he had a cancellation & we could hunt at half the regular price ($500 each).   He insisted we wire half the amount to him at his bank.  We planned to hit Nebraska after hunting in Kansas since it was on our way home to MInnesota.   A couple days before the hunt we were contacted by the county attorney or asst. district attorney in Dundee County, (the Nebraska County we were to hunt).   He informed us that Dustin had come to him to report that he had somehow learned Chris Vaughn was selling hunts that he (Dustin) was reportedly going to guide on. 

Dustin had worked for Vaughn 4 or 5 years ago but not since.  The attorney basically said we "had been had" and that there was no hunt for us or reservations at the hotel he had reportedly made arrangements at.  Dustin had no land for us to hunt.  At the time, my partner and I were hunting turkey in Kansas and had planned to travel to Dundee County for the Vaughn hunt.   Thanks to the attorney, we got some advance warning and were able to make some other arrangements to cobble together a hunt in NW Nebraska.  

Chris Vaughn is not only a disreputable outfitter, he's a criminal and a scammer.  I don't have the attorney's name and number but may be able to get it for you if you want.  If you've been scammed by this guy for this Nebraska hunt I'd recommend contacting the Dundee County Attorney's office.  The guy we spoke with didn't sound like he had the ability to get him charged but I'm not sure about that.  Sounds like a bunch of us got scammed by this snake though.  I'm among them.