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Capitan, New Mexico
As the owner, Brian has been outfitting full time for twenty seven years. He lives in Capitan NM with his family, wife, Kelly and youngest son David.
Capitan, New Mexico
One of the guides who is the oldest son of Brian and is an avid outdoors man. Christian grew up hunting and absolutely loves everything hunting. Christian has moved back to Capitan to keep guiding and continue living the hunting lifestyle.
Capitan, New Mexico
Mitch is a a young avid hunter that joined the TNO crew in 2024. He has hunted and shed hunted all his life with his dad and has continued that love for the mountains into guiding.
Capitan, New Mexico
Rodney is a retired outdoorsman with a lifelong pasion for fishing, hunting, and shed hunting. He spends his free time guiding and helping others create memorable, successful experiences in the outdoors.
Ruidoso New Mexico
He's a guide with a wife and four kids. Garrett loves to guide his family as much as he loves guiding others.
Ruidoso, New Mexico
A guide who lives and works in Ruidoso NM. Matt is the comedian of the group and lives for elk season.
Pennsylvania
Todd is a highly experienced hunting guide who has spent many years in the field, building a deep understanding of wildlife and terrain.
Capitan, New Mexico
Rylan is a young family man and avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and fishing. With a strong work ethic and a passion for the outdoors.
Texas
As a guide, he is a retired government trapper / helicopter pilot where he flew helicopters doing predator control. Mike knows just what to say to make those bulls come running.
Top Notch Outfitters is owned and operated by Brian Newell. Brian grew up in northwest Colorado where he learned to love and appreciate the outdoors and all it has to offer.
The experience Brian has acquired from being a hunter, guide, outfitter, and business owner give him the unique perspective required to meet the individual needs of each Top Notch Outfitters client. Brian has been featured in several outdoor TV shows including Outdoors in the Heartland, Betterbuilts World of Hunting, Just Hunt, and Archers Choice.
Brian has also been recognized in articles in Sporting Classics, Outdoor life, and the NRA’s Free Choice magazine.
Top Notch Outfitters is proud to offer each client an individualized hunting experience, and the opportunity to hunt in areas that produce the mature, quality animal one expects from a guided hunt with an experienced, skilled, guide. After being the owner of a large outfitting service that guided up to 80 elk hunters per year, Brian has learned that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to quality hunts.
Brian is not looking to be the “Walmart” of the outfitting industry but rather a boutique outfitting company that is large enough to offer all the amenities and services of a big outfitting company yet small enough to be able to customize each hunting experience.
Brian does not want any of his hunters to feel like they are on an “assembly line” hunting trip; instead his goal is for them to experience the feelings of friendship and acceptance that comes with being part of a close-knit hunting family. This individual attention makes for a memorable experience that will make you want to come back year after year.
BRIAN NEWELL
Top Notch Outfitters believes honesty and communication – along with integrity, experience, and a commitment to excellence – are key to all successful hunts. Above all, Top Notch Outfitters approaches guided hunts with a “quality before quantity” attitude.
If you’re interested in hunting with us, regardless of your experience, reach out to us and see how we could make your hunting trip the hunt of a lifetime! Feel free to reach out to ask us questions, look for partnership opportunities, or to ask any other questions.
Top Notch Outfitters offers New Mexico guided elk hunting on private land ranches as well as public draw elk hunts. As a well-established New Mexico elk hunting outfitter, Top Notch has been providing customized hunting excursions for rifle, archery, and muzzleloader elk hunters since 1998.
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