Our Guides

Dan Adler (Owner/Outfitter/Guide) Dan is a Veteran Captain of the United States Air Force and graduate of the University of Arizona. He is also an instructor for The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Firearms and Bow Hunter Safety Course. Dan is a life member and committee member for the Tucson Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. His resume also includes being an endorsed outfitter by Garth Carter and The Huntin’ Fool, life membership in Safari Club International, The Wild Sheep Foundation, The NRA, The National Wild Turkey Federation and The North American Hunting Club. Dan only hires guides that meet his strict specifications for customer service and knowledge of big game. An accomplished archer and rifleman, Dan has harvested mule deer, coues deer, eastern whitetail, elk, antelope, black bear, turkey (eastern and Merriam’s), wild boar, javelina and more. Dan’s hunting expeditions encompass Arizona, Alaska, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and New Mexico. Although a full time outfitter in Arizona, Dan also works as a guide on private land in Kansas and New Mexico and as an assistant guide in Alaska. With nearly three decades of experience, he has the knowledge, resources and staff to assure you an incredible experience!

Pat Romero is a Veteran of the United States Army and has nearly three decades of federal service. Like Dan, Pat is an instructor for The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Firearms and Bow Hunter Safety Course and is a committee member of The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Tucson chapter. Pat has over 30 years of hunting and guiding experience and has hunted in a multitude of states which include Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Alaska and more. Pat is a highly respected hunter and sportsman. He is a re-known hand loader of quality ammunition that his clients and fellow guides have been able to depend on for years. His clients consistently harvest trophy specimens of Arizona’s most desired big game animals. He is one of our most experienced guides and has an incredible gift for glassing at unimaginable distances. Pat provides his clients an opportunity for a memorable and successful hunting experience that is truly second to none. Pat is considered by his clients and peers as one of the top guides in the state and as the best coues deer guide in the world.

Jeff Urban has been pursuing North America's most sought after game for nearly two decades. Jeff is comfortable and familiar with trophy animals, with Pope & Young qualifying eastern whitetails to show for it. Jeff is an avid archer and like Dan is sponsored by Chapman Archery and PSE. Jeff has also harvested some beautiful bull elk with his bow since moving out west. Jeff is a retired pitcher who reached the major league level with the San Francisco Giants. As a full time guide in Arizona and New Mexico, Jeff’s clients consistently harvest mature bucks and bulls. He is an incredibly knowledgeable guide and a true student of his quarry. Jeff routinely guides on our early season Kaibab archery hunts, our October, November and December coues deer and mule deer hunts, our late elk hunts and our January archery deer/javelina combo hunts. Jeff is highly respected by his peers and his clients always give him the highest of marks.

Mark White is an avid hunter with numerous years of experience in the field. Mark has hunted in many of the lower 48 states and has also hunted in Alaska and British Columbia. He has a huge assortment of trophies in his collection, ranging from grizzly bear in Alaska to coues whitetail from the Sonoran Desert. One of Mark’s passions is to guide for giant mule deer. Mark has guided his clients to trophy mule deer in excess of 200 B&C points. Mark belongs to numerous wildlife organizations which promote conservation and fair chase. Like all the guides for Diamond Outfitters, Mark has an incredible ability to find and judge game at extraordinary distances. Mark’s vast experience, ability to glass and cover ground quickly and his knowledge of trophy game will provide our clients with a lifetime of memories.

Mark Swift is also a very experienced guide and hunter with over 30 years of experience chasing North American Big Game. Mark has also taken some of Alaska's most sought after game including Dall sheep, Moose and a Mountain goat. Additionally, he has taken Elk, Coues deer, Antelope, Mule deer, Javelina and Turkey in the west. Mark consistently guides early season elk hunters-both rifle and archery, coues deer rifle hunts and January archery deer/javelina combo hunts. Mark is a long time supporter of wildlife conservation organizations and has been involved in federal service for most of his adult life. Mark is also an excellent glasser and can easily hike into the most steep and rugged country to find your trophy. Mark has a lot of stories to tell and is a fun, knowledgeable guy to be around.

Joe Letarte is a native mid-westerner gone north, way north in fact! Joe has been a master guide in Alaska for almost 30 years. He and his wife run one of Alaska’s most successful outfits for fishing and big game hunting. Joe spends his winters in Arizona guiding coues deer, mule deer, elk and javelina hunters. In turn, Pat and Dan spend part of their summers guiding trophy big game hunters out of Joe’s camps in Yakatat, the Alaska Range and the Yukon River Valley. Joe is a soon to be accomplished author of adventures in Alaska both wonderful and those that have gone from bad to worse. He is one of the funniest sportsmen you will ever meet and many of the guides in camp request to hear his stories at night around the campfire. His willingness to do whatever it takes to make his clients successful and his hilarious cavalier demeanour make him a real pleasure to be around.

Bob Stevens was born and raised on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Bob's gift for guiding came in part, from being a student of the ways of the Apache people and their relationship with the outdoors. Bob's greatest influence and teacher was his father. Bob has lived the life of an outdoorsman for over 35 years. Bob has been guiding for over 23 years and has been an owner/outfitter/guide for more than 15 years. Bob has pursued big and small game as well as fish with one simple belief: He is always the student: “To learn from the outdoors is to become one step closer to the game”. His hunters have harvested some of the most impressive trophies available in North America and as such, he is well versed in judging trophy animals. Diamond Outfitters is ecstatic to have Bob Stevens guiding for us!

Matt Cannon is native to northern California. Growing up with a father who was both a professor of recreation and professional horse-packer, it was only natural that Matt would grow up with a passion for the outdoors. Matt has harvested big game animals in Arizona, Utah and California. His favorite hunts to guide for are wilderness backpacking hunts, especially for archers. Matt has an uncanny 6th sense for judging what an animal’s next step will be so that he and his clients stay ahead of the game. Matt understands the power of good optics and his hunters are always involved in all aspects of the hunt. Matt is also a fly-fisherman extraordinaire and a dutch oven champion chef. One hunt with Matt and you will see why he is such a valuable guide to Diamond Outfitters.

Brian Payne is a 3rd generation Arizona hunter and a graduate of the University of Arizona. Brian has volunteered numerous hours working with groups such as The Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona Hunters Who Care and The U.S. Forest Service on fish and wildlife habitat restoration projects. With over 20 years of hunting experience in Arizona, Brian has spent a great deal of time both in Arizona's high country in persuit of elk, mule deer and black bear, and in the desert of Arizona in pursuit of coues whitetail, desert mule deer and javalina. Brian's amazing glassing ability and knowledge of game and their habits combined with his ability to navigate the back country and find the "hot spots" will maximize your harvest and trophy opportunities.

Michael Harrison was born and raised in southern Arizona. His passion for hunting comes from a family of hunters. He has been hunting and guiding Arizona for over 35 years and it continues to be his favorite amongst a multitude of states that he has hunted in. He spends his entire off-season preparing for his and his clients next hunt. While he has hunted many species of big game, his true passion is in the hunt for the coues whitetail deer. He enjoys hiking into the roughest and most remote areas in search of “the big one”. His ability to spot game from long distances made him a “must-have” addition to Diamond Outfitters. He is a member of various hunting clubs and the National Rifle Association.

Dave Ellwood is a long time Arizona native and United States Army Veteran. A Purple Heart recipient from the Vietnam War, Dave is truly an American hero. Dave has been a blue collar worker all of his life and we are honored to call him our master chef. Dave’s gourmet dinners always include an appetizer, main course and desert. Dave will ensure you never, ever go hungry in camp and that you are always comfortable. Dave’s attention to detail is top notch and he adds a great deal of class to our camps. At the same time he is one of the funniest people you will ever meet. His stories range from the amazing to the impossible and he always commands the attention of those around him because everyone wants to hear what he has to say. Dave is also a very accomplished hunter and has taken most of Arizona’s big game animals and knows almost every square inch of southern Arizona.