Colorado Oryx Antelope Deer Elk GMU 73

Colorado Drop Camps only $ 895 in GMU073 or Free ranging Oryx hunts in New Mexico only $ 1495

Also great prices on trophy deer, New Mexico Antelope hunt guided at only $ 1495. Don’t forget the discounted Combo hunts where you get the second animal for pennies on the dollar?

Guided deer or elk hunts at only $ 2995!

Trophy deer and elk in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Montana

 Elk Hunting in Colorado

Colorado has long been known as the elk hunting capital of the west. With the largest herds, as well as highest harvest rates, it remains the number one destination for western dream hunts. What we offer is the very finest the southwestern part of the state has to offer. From fully guided hunts in some of the most beautiful country God created, to do-it-yourself pre-scouted drop camps or spike camps where all you need is a GPS, your trusty rifle, a bed roll and your food for the week. We are pleased to be outfitting in the beautiful San Juan National Forest under special permit. Within our permitted area we are the only outfitter allowed to offer guided camps as well as drop camps insuring our guest access to the finest areas within our permitted area. We have been outfitting in the southwest since 1997 and are happy to share the wonders this area has to offer. We welcome you to elk hunt or mule deer hunt southwestern Colorado with us and look forward to making your dreams reality!

Draw deadline April, but there are also over the counter licenses for the 2nd and 3rd rifle hunts as well as all bow hunts. We are also outfitters in New Mexico, please click here form more info: hunting New Mexico.

Where we hunt in Colorado

We elk hunt in the southwestern corner of Colorado near the New Mexico border, the towns of Durango, Colorado and Mancos, Colorado are the closest towns that you are likely to know. My Colorado guided elk hunts are in GMU073 and take place in the San Juan National Forest where I am under a special permit to be the only outfitter in the area. Our area covers everything from 11,000 foot elevations were we chase screaming bulls at tree line to low elevations where migration hunts and local herd hunts take place at a much lower elevation at about 7,000 feet. This huge permit area allows us the ability to adjust our schedule for your hunt at any time allowing us to hunt high in the late seasons if there is little snow and also allows us the ability to hunt low in migration areas if there is a heavy early snow. We offer both fully guided Colorado back country camps and fully guided drive in camps with a few more comforts allowing us to meet your individual needs. We also offer un-guided camps, both drop where you will be packed into prime pre-scouted areas and dropped at our Colorado drop camp location, or Colorado spike camps where you can drive into your camp and use 4x4 or ATVs to access your hunting areas. We are your complete southwestern outfitter!

We offer the very best for all sportsman and woman from high quality bow rut hunts to primitive muzzleloader hunts in the peak of the rut. Add in first season rifle hunts where the rutting elk are still easy to fool and willing to come to proper calls, and the ability to hunt mule deer or bear at the same time on later season hunts, and you will see why we are a hunt you want to experience year after year. We also offer late season migration hunts were the elk can literally fill a valley as they work their way to the wintering grounds. Our northern permit area is in the middle of the summer and rutting range and our southern areas are smack dab in the middle of the migration route out of the high country we offer the very best opportunity for every season. Colorado also offers a rare opportunity in the western US to purchase over the counter bull elk tags without the worry of a draw. This allows hunters who choose to bow hunt or hunt the 2nd or 3rd rifle season to simply plan their trip and head out. Limited draw hunts offer the chance for quality hunts in the peak of the rut with muzzleloaders or 1st rifle hunts when the elk are still rutting with a simple application for these limited hunts. Colorado also allows you to gain preference points for each year that you are not successful in the draw. For the most part the areas that we guide in Colorado require only 1 preference point. For people that really plan ahead you can also buy preference points in Colorado then the next year apply for your hunt and be able to just about plan for your trip. If you apply for a hunt and are unsuccessful in the draw you will have first shot at all openings we have for over the counter hunts, we also keep you an opening if you tell us in advance that you would like to still hunt if not successful in the draw.

What season to choose in Colorado?

I am working up this part of the site to better describe the hunts in each season. Please keep checking back this is a totally new part of the site for 2006. It is going to take me a little time to pick the photos and text for this page. You can call me anytime to talk about the hunts, I can tell you far more on the phone then I can on the internet, here are the weeks that we offer hunts in Colorado!

Our lower elevation camps are almost always the best choice for your late season Colorado elk hunts like 2nd, 3rd and 4th rifle seasons but on late snow years we will likely make the choice between either low elevation or higher elevation camps based on your desires and locations of elk at the time of your hunt. Our oak brush and aspen camps located in the lower elevations are at most times the best choice for people looking to combo hunt bear-elk or later season elk-mule deer hunts. These lower camps have a good resident population of elk and deer allowing even early seasons to be hunted successfully from these camps. Bears do flock to the areas near our lower camps to take advantage of the acorns that grow here. Mule deer numbers are also much higher at these camps in the later weeks as the rut for deer is about to begin and the big boys will be heading down from the high country in search of does. Generally speaking the lower elevation camps are not as steep they tend to be more rolling, but don’t let that fool you there are still plenty of steep canyons to hide that trophy just waiting for you to dare to enter!

High country camps

Best choice for bow and muzzleloader hunts as well as 1st and 2nd rifle season, they are also good for early elk-mule deer combo hunts as well. We love to hunt high and do very well on early season hunts in this area. These camps are located at about 10,000 feet above sea level so be ready and be in good shape. Our high camps are located near the prime rutting areas that our elk inhabit; often you’ll go to bed with the sound of screaming elk just outside camp. We will access areas above tree line each morning and hunt our way down. With large open areas and bugling elk, the hunt method of choice is spot and stalk on these hunts. To locate bulls, guides will use both bugles and cow calls; guides will also take advantage of the open areas to glass for bulls in the surrounding hills. It is not uncommon to glass up a bull in the morning and then get as close as you can to try and call him in. We also have some monster mule deer in the 30 inch range that run the tree line. This is a spot and stalk hunt and is offered as a combo hunt if you draw a mule deer tag. Camps are located on the edges of black timber just below tree line to protect us in the event of heavy wind or possible snow as early as September. They are simply the best choice for muzzleloader and bow hunters as well as 1st rifle hunters, there is also a very high chance that we will still have a high camps set for the 2nd rifle season if it is a late snow year even our 3rd hunts will take place here. Since we are in the southwestern part of the state we have an added advantage in the fact that we normally do not see the first heavy snows until late October we typically get light snows that aid us hunters from time to time starting in late September.

Drive in camps

We have a great opportunity to locate camps right in the middle of the migration routes as well as in the wintering areas, and the home range to resident herds of elk that are here year round. Early season bow, muzzleloader and rifle hunts can all be great even at the low elevation camps. These camps are accessed by 4x4 trucks and hunting is done on foot with the aid of trucks to access hunting areas .These camps are a great choice for people looking for a less adventures hunt in lower elevations with far more comforts. They are great hunts and in prime locations they are simply located in areas where with trucks we can cover large amounts of ground allowing us to move with the elk as they migrate out of the high country or to stay with the local herds. Many hunts from this camp involve being dropped off early in the day high above camp and hunting downhill all day in the direction of camp or to a location where you’ll be picked up or the truck will be waiting. An excellent choice for hunters looking to stay in lower elevations with easier access and exceptional hunting, this hunt is a prime choice for muzzleloader elk/mule deer or elk/bear combos as the deer and bear numbers are very high in our area.

What is in our camps and how the days roll?

You will be sleeping in custom canvas wall tents with wood stoves and cots with sleeping mats. There will be from 2-6 people in each tent depending on the number of people in camps that week and the number of people in your party as well as the size of tents and location of camps. Drive in camps will have smaller numbers of people in each tent because of the almost unlimited amount of gear we can just drive in; pack in hunts will all have 4-6 people in a bunk tent. There is a dining tent that will also have wood stove as well as tables and chairs to relax and enjoy dinner or a game of cards at night. There is a hand and face washing tub in the kitchen tent as well as a good place to shave and do a little cowboy shower. We will also have an area in guided camps to take a shower with hand pumped water tanks, just be sure to ask the cook at breakfast to have water ready for you that night when you return. Colorado hunting camps will all have an outhouse for guests that will be located near camp. We ask that guests stay only on the trails in camp; we are under special permit to both camp and hunt in the areas of Colorado we guide, the damage that we can inflict on the fragile mountain environment will take longer than our lifetime to repair, please respect this and stay only on existing trails when in camp. Please also take the time to point out any trash you see in camp or in the field to your guide so that we can be sure to leave an area better than when we arrived. Guides will have a tent as well that will house all the guides and the cook. All guided camps will have a satellite phone to be used in the event of an emergency only, there are evacuation plans in the kitchen tent as well as GPS locations nearby in the event that someone must be airlifted out.

Breakfast will be a hearty continental plus hot breakfast burritos to take on the trail with you each day. At breakfast you will fix yourself a sandwich to pack as well as grab chips, cookies, jerky, candy bars, fruit, and anything else to snack on for the day. You will also want to pack water for the day at this time. You will likely spend full days in the field, although we can customize all trips to your needs and desires. Afternoons will be spent stalking likely areas as well as glassing surrounding hillsides and valleys. Late afternoon you will be back to sitting on feeding areas on late hunts and calling on rut hunts. Once the daylight fades you’ll be on your way back to camp where you will be able to check your gun and unpack from the day’s adventure. Once in camp you can clean up a little in the kitchen tent and relax as the camp cook gets dinner ready. Dinners are family style and hearty meals; remember that I am also a trained Chef so meals are often a highlight to people’s week! After dinner guides and cook will clean up and then you’re on your own. There is a lantern in the dinning tent where you can relax and read a book or play a game of cards. You are welcome to bring any liquor to camp that you would like, just remember that it must fit in the two small duffle bags that can weigh no more than 30 lbs. each (more information on this is in your packing lists and camps rules information package).

Once you have taken your elk:

You never know when you’re going to take your animal; it might be on the first day, or even on the way to camp or in the last minute of the final day! Once you have an animal down the guide will cape your animal, as well as quarter it for packing back to camp. We encourage you to help as much or little as you like with this. Guides can do the entire job for you or simply assist you if you would like to take care of all of this on your own as a part of your experience. Once we have gotten your animal to camp, guides will hang your meat and prep your head for mounting if you choose or get the skull ready for a European mount. Please be ready to make the call in the field whether or not you want to do a shoulder mount, depending on your wishes the cuts the guide makes change. In early seasons we will likely be able to keep your meat in camp for 1-5 days depending on the weather. If we experience a warm fall the camp cook will likely have to pack your meat to the trail head to transport to local meat packers. If this is the case you may at this time choose to leave camp on a meat run. If you choose to leave camp with your meat our off mountain manager will meet you at the trail head and transport you and your meat to Mancos, CO where you will be dropped off at your car or local motel. You will be responsible for both meat packaging (elk about $200, mule deer about $100) and motels and meals once you leave camp. You will not be able to return to camp once you leave on meat runs, because the cook will simply meet the off mountain manager at trail head then return to camp. If you harvest early in the week and the weather is cold you will have the option to leave camp once we have 2 elk to pack to the trail head In the event of a very successful week we will likely need to make meat runs before we pack everyone out, if this is the case everyone will be able to make the call, stay in camp or leave early.

Unit 73 Colorado Elk Hunting

All hunts are based on 2x1 (2 hunters 1 guide) single rates are available.

Unit 73 early bow (over the counter tags) (7 days guided)$2995

Unit 73 Rut bow (over the counter tags) (7 days guided)              $2995

Unit 73 Muzzleloader season (draw) (7 days guided)             $2995

Unit 73 first rifle season (draw)                                              $2995

Unit 73 second season rifle (over the counter tags)             $2995

Unit 73 third season rifle (over the counter tags)                            $2995    

Unit 73 fourth season rifle (draw, drive in camp only)             $2995

Unit 73 Elk-Mule Deer combos                                                        $2995*

Unit 73 Elk- Bear combos                                                        $2995*

Unit 73 mule deer hunts                                                        $2995

Unit 73 Cow elk hunts (drive in camps)Price available

1x1 rates in unit 73 are add on:                                                           $100.00 per day

 

IN COLORADO YOU MUST HAVE A HUNTERS SAFETY CARD IN ORDER TO HUNT. 

There will be no refunds if you arrive with no hunter’s safety card!

Reservation and cancellation policies: 50% deposit is due at the time of booking; final payment is due no later the 30 days before your hunt date. There are no refunds for canceled hunts for any reason in Colorado camps. All money will be refunded if you are not successful in the draw of the season of your choice and you choose not to hunt an over the counter season.

Colorado hunts include: All meals, fully guided hunting days, tent lodging, and field work of elk including caping, quartering and packing out to meat packers.

Colorado inclusive trips do NOT include: Hunting license fees, sleeping bags, rifles or ammunition, meat packaging, gratuities for guides and cooks, alcohol.

Colorado hunts range in elevation from 8,000-11,000 feet depending on weather and seasons. We urge all hunters to be up front with us about physical conditions. We also urge all hunters to get in shape for their hunts. Elevation sickness will end your trip early and there are no returns for people having to depart camps early due to illness. Please talk with outfitter about recommended workouts to prepare you for your visit to Colorado.

*Combo hunts may result in 1x1 guided days in order to best help you in harvesting both trophies. There will be an additional charge for 1x1 days $100.00 per day adds on for all 1x1 hunting days.

There are satellite phones in all guide camps for emergency only use. A call to a buddy that you just got your first elk might be considered an emergency. Anniversaries and wife’s or children’s birthdays are always considered an emergency there is a 5 minute limit on all the above calls.

Spike or drop camps in Colorado

Camps are located in pre-scouted locations that offer an excellent chance for the do it yourself hunters to harvest an elk, mule deer or bear. We will offer drive in camps in the lower elevations for people wishing to use both ATVs as well as trucks to access hunting areas. Our off mountain manager will check on you at arranged times on arranged days that will be scheduled when you are dropped off. In low elevation camps where we can drive in we will try and check with you every other day. Cell phones will work in some camps and on top of most of the hills. We HIGHLY recommend that you lease or buy a satellite phone. You will only really need to bring your food for the week, rifle, sleeping bag and all your hunting gear. We will have a sleeping tent with a wood stove and plenty of wood as well as a cook-dinning tent where there will be lanterns as well as cook stoves and tables and chairs. You will also have an outhouse tent. In the kitchen tent you will find two tables one for sitting and one for kitchen prep, two burner stove, wash pans, water, all the pots, pans, plates, silverware, and cups that you are going to need for your stay. In the sleeping tent there will be cots for everyone in camp as well as sleeping mats. We will help you out with prime locations as well as a few GPS locations to check out you will then be on your own for the week to enjoy the wonders of Colorado. We can also do emergency re-supply runs for people who don’t plan on the amount of food they are going to eat in a week. We are also going to be offering semi-guided drop camps; if we have guides that are available we will offer you the chance to hire a camp guide who can help guide you into the right spots as well as head to the woods with 2 guys a day to help out. Presently I am working on getting a few cooks lined up for people that might want to hire a cook for camp the week they are hunting.

Unit 73 Drop-Spike camps

Colorado drop camps - Minimum of 4 people

Drop camps: You are dropped in a pre-scouted location where you will then hunt on foot for the rest of the week from a pre-set up camp.

Spike camps: You are taken to a deluxe drive in camp location where you can use ATV, 4x4 trucks and foot to access prime hunting areas.

Unit 73 Bow Drop                                          $895

Unit 73 Bow Spike                                          $895

Unit 73 Muzzleloader Drop                           $895

Unit 73 Muzzleloader Spike                           $895

Unit 73 First Rifle Drop                                          $895

Unit 73 First Rifle Spike                                          $895

Unit 73 Second Rifle Drop                            $895

Unit 73 Second Rifle Spike                            $895

Unit 73 Third Rifle Spike Only                            $895

Unit 73 Fourth Season Rifle Drive in Only$895

Unit 73 Early Bear Spike Only                            $895

Cook/helper services can be arranged for all camps – Priced according to time and availability

Pack out service for downed elk: This service is available for spike camps hunters for a fee, there will also be a caping fee and quartering fee if you wish to have the guide-wrangler handle this for you. If the animal is quartered and ready to pack there will be no extra fees other than the pack out. Drop camps: wranglers will pack out your meat as a part of the fee from camp. Additional pack out caping and quartering fees will apply to animals not located in camps.

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What is in our drop/spike camps: Tents that sleeps YOUR GROUP (1), dinning tent (1), outhouse tent (1), cooler (1), cooking stove (1), propane, pots-pans, plates, bowls silverware, cups, cots- sleeping mat, table and chairs in dinning tent, wood stove for heat in sleeping tent, wood, water.

Colorado drop-spike camp trips do NOT include: Food, sleeping bags, rifles or ammunition, meat packaging, caping or packing out of game (pack out service included in drop camps, from camp only) there is no ice in camps, please also bring toilet paper for your stay! More services can be arranged in drop-spike camps, please talk with us about your special needs.

Colorado hunts range in elevation from 8,000-11,000 feet depending on weather and seasons. We urge all hunters to be up front with us about physical conditions. We also urge all hunters to get in shape for their hunts. Elevation sickness will end your trip early and there are no returns for people having to depart camps early due to illness. Please talk with outfitter about recommended workouts to prepare you for your visit to Colorado.

Drop-spike camps with be checked on every two days when camps are drive in locations, pack in camps will be checked on a few times per week. Camp manager will make arrangements with you at the time of drop off for both days and times for checkup. In some areas cell phones will work well, in all others satellite phones work always, we HIGHLY recommend leasing a satellite phone for your safety and comfort! For the 2006 seasons we are working on having satellite phones for lease for camps. There will be a weekly charge as well as a $2.00 per minute charge for all use.

Mule Deer Hunting in Colorado

A wonderful benefit to hunting mule deer in Colorado is that if you draw a mule deer tag you can also buy an over-the-counter bull elk or bear tag. (You also gain preference points in Colorado for each year that you do not draw and you can buy points allowing you to be able to plan hunting in our area every other year). This combo Colorado guided deer hunt allows our hunters to enjoy the possibility of harvesting both a monster buck and a bull elk in the same week on the same hunt! The Colorado Department of Wildlife has been managing our areas for the last several years to increase both the number of deer as well as the age class. They have been doing a great job and the number of trophy bucks as well as the buck to doe ratio is increasing every year. Many of the bucks in southwest Colorado are over 24 inches with good mass and the possibility of 30 inches is just over every ridge and in every canyon! Our Colorado mule deer guided hunters enjoy very high harvest rates on mule deer, past seasons have allowed us to enjoy from over 75% to 95%.

As we have developed a reputation in both New Mexico and Colorado for producing fine mule deer hunts, we have grown in popularity, so much so that we are also now offering a "Muley Crazy Camp" when we have enough hunters draw. This camp is set up for Colorado mule deer hunters only and all the guys in camp are on the same mission, a true Colorado trophy mule deer. This allows us to have our best mule deer glass and stalk guides in camp for the true mule deer hunters. We are looking forward to our area getting better and better as the state limits hunters and seasons. And with such a massive area to hunt we can cover all the very best areas with small spike camps set up just for our Colorado mule deer guided hunters. Please call or email me, we have limited tags but there is always a possibility of leftover tags in our area. Contact me to get in on our first come, first serve left over Colorado Mule deer license list, might be a good shot at left over tags this year!!

What is in our camps and how the days roll?

You will be sleeping in custom canvas wall tents with wood stoves and cots with sleeping mats. There will be 2-6 people in each tent depending on the number of people in camps that week and the number of people in your party as well as the size of tents and location of camps. Drive in camps will have smaller numbers of people in each tent because of the almost unlimited amount of gear we can just drive in. Pack in hunts will all have 4-6 people in a bunk tent. There is a dining tent that will also have a wood stove as well as tables and chairs to relax and enjoy dinner or a game of cards at night. There is a hand and face washing tub in the kitchen tent as well as a good place to shave and do a little cowboy shower. We will also have an area in guided camps to take a shower with hand pumped water tanks, just be sure to ask the cook at breakfast to have water ready for you that night when you return. Camps will all have an outhouse for guests that will be located near camp. We ask that guests stay only on the trails in camp; we are under special permit to both camp and hunt in the areas of Colorado we guide, the damage that we can inflict on the fragile mountain environment will take longer than our lifetime to repair, please respect this and stay only on existing trails when in camp. Please also take the time to point out any trash you see in camp or in the field to your guide so that we can be sure to leave an area better than when we arrived. The guides and the cook will have a separate tent. All guided camps will have a satellite phone to be used in the event of an emergency only, there are evacuation plans in the kitchen tent as well as GPS locations nearby in the event that someone must be airlifted out.

Breakfast will be a hearty continental, plus you get hot breakfast burritos to take on the trail with you each day. At breakfast you will fix yourself a sandwich to pack in your saddlebag as well as grab chips, cookies, jerky, candy bars, fruit, and anything else to snack on for the day. You will also want to pack water for the day at this time. You will head out before first light in order to arrive to the guides desired area to set up for the morning hunt. You will likely spend full days in the field, although we can customize all trips to your needs and desires. Afternoons will be spent stalking likely areas as well as glassing surrounding hillsides and valleys. Late afternoon you will be back to sitting on feeding areas on late hunts and calling on rut hunts. Once the daylight fades you will be on your way back to camp where you will be able to check your gun and unpack from the day’s adventure. Once in camp you can clean up a little in the kitchen tent and relax as the camp cook gets dinner ready. Dinners are family style and hearty meals; remember that I am also a trained Chef so meals are often a highlight to people’s week! After dinner, the guides and cook will clean up and then you’re on your own. There is a lantern in the dinning tent where you can relax and read a book or play a game of cards. You are welcome to bring any liquor to camp that you would like, just remember that it must fit in the two small duffle bags that can weigh no more than 30# each (more information on this is in your packing lists and camps rules information package).

Unit 73 Colorado Mule Deer hunting

Back country hunts

Bow Hunts (draw) 7 day hunt             $2995

Muzzleloader Season (draw) 7 day hunt$3495

First Season Rifle                            NA

Second Season Rifle (draw)              $2995

Third Season Rifle (draw)              $2995

Fourth Season Rifle                              NA

Elk/Mule Deer Combos                            $2995*

Mule Deer/Bear Combos              $2995*

Reservation and cancellation policies: 

50% deposit is due at the time of booking; final payment is due no later the 30 days before your hunt date. There are no refunds for canceled hunts for any reason in Colorado camps. All money will be refunded if you are not successful in the draw of the season of your choice and you choose not to hunt an over the counter season.

IN COLORADO YOU MUST HAVE A HUNTERS SAFETY CARD IN ORDER TO HUNT!

There will be no refunds if you arrive with no hunter’s safety card!

Reservation and cancellation policies: Full payment is due at the time of booking for all drop-spike camps in Colorado. There are no refunds for canceled hunts for any reason in Colorado drop-spike camps. Your money will be refunded if you hunting a draw season and are not successful in the draw for the hunt of your choice and you choose not to hunt over the counter

Colorado Hunts Include: All meals, fully guided hunting days, tent lodging, and field work of elk including caping, quartering and packing out to meat packers.

Colorado inclusive trips DO NOT include: Hunting license fees, sleeping bags, rifles or ammunition, meat packaging, gratuities for guides and cooks or alcohol.

Colorado hunts range in elevation from 8,000-11,000 feet depending on weather and seasons. We urge all hunters to be up front with us about physical conditions. We also urge all hunters to get in shape for their hunts. Elevation sickness will end your trip early and there are no returns for people having to depart camps early due to illness. Please talk with outfitter about recommended workouts to prepare you for your visit to Colorado.

There are satellite phones in all guide camps for emergency use only. A call to a buddy that you just got your first elk might be considered an emergency. Anniversaries and wife’s or children’s birthdays are always considered an emergency - there is a 5 minute limit on all the above calls.

 

Guided Elk Hunting in New Mexico

We offer the finest guided elk hunting the great state of New Mexico has to offer. We specialize in guaranteed tag hunts where you do not have to worry about the low draw odds for premium hunts. We do, however, also understand that landowner tag hunts are not going to fit everyone’s budget so we also offer you the opportunity to apply for guided hunts in New Mexico’s best units with no deposit in the outfitter pool offering you the best odds for hunts, and we will handle all the paper work for you. Total cost to apply for the best units in the state will be only $12.00. We will work with you to choose the best hunt for your physical level, needs as well as trophy potential. We also welcome hunters who have drawn tags on their own in the draw and are looking to find a quality outfitter for their hunt of a lifetime! 

Guided Elk Hunting in the Gila National Forest, New Mexico

Unit 16A, Unit 16D, Unit 16C, Unit 17 and Unit 13

The Gila hunts are some of the best elk hunts in the world but they are also some of the hardest to draw in the state of New Mexico. However, you're never going to get to hunt this incredible area unless you apply. In New Mexico you only pay up front a small application fee to apply on-line for these great hunts. The beautiful Gila National Forest areas of New Mexico are a mix of open cedar, juniper flats and ponderosa pine forest. In these areas we specialize in trophy guided elk hunts in New Mexico with a bow or muzzleloader but love the chance to provide rifle hunters the opportunity to see the benefits of hunting with bow hunting guides who have to know every inch of the areas they guide. Rifle season gives us the chance to go looking for monster bulls that avoided getting close enough during the bow seasons! Most of the bulls that we take in this area are over 330 and you will likely have the opportunity to both see and harvest bulls in the 340-400 range. There are few landowner tags in this unit; advance planning is required if you are looking for landowner tags here.

Guided Elk Hunting in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico

Unit 34, Unit 36 and Unit 37

We offer guided New Mexico Elk hunts in the Lincoln National Forest with units having one of the largest elk populations in the state. We start with bow seasons, leading into youth only, followed by Muzzleloader and then rifle. We also have a late season bow hunt in December here for 6x6 or better bulls only. Our guides almost know the elk by name and for sure by the sound of a bugle before the season is over. We have enjoyed high harvest rates on bulls in the 285-340 class with a real shot at 350+. Hunts are glass and stalk and calling, mixed with a little waterhole hunting amongst the ponderosa, pinion and junipers of the area. We hunt from 6,000-10,000 foot elevations here. Unit 34 Muzzleloader elk hunts also offer you the chance to hunt the earliest dated hunt in the state for a premium unit. Over all, this hunt has good draw odds as well as some of my highest harvest rates. There are a good numbers of landowner tags for this unit as well, allowing you to plan a hunt with no draw.

Elk Hunting Unit 2 New Mexico

Unit 2 elk hunts are nice hunts with good draw odds, some of the best in the state. You can also get landowner tags for a reasonable rate in this area if you miss the draw. Unit 2 elk hunts are good hunts for some 260-290 bulls. Most are very nice 5x5-6x6 but we have killed bulls in the 350+ range in this unit over the last few years. We can see good numbers of animals each season and have good chance percentages on nice bulls. We access the area with 4 x 4 trucks and a mix of glassing and walk hunting with some sitting on water holes and calling on early hunts. This hunt is as hard as you want to make it. We can hike big hills and glass but for the most part we can get about every place we need to with the trucks. For hunters that are in great shape we have had a very high harvest on this hunt the last 3 years.

What Our New Mexico Hunts Offer

We offer only fully guided hunts in New Mexico. This includes lodging, meals and full days guided as a part of the service. We feel that the incredible hunting opportunities this state offers are better showcased on fully guided hunts. Our hunts are mostly 2x1 but we also offer 1x1 for an extra charge. The 1x1 is a great choice for people really looking to up their chances.

Hunters will stay in 10x12 canvas wall tents with propane heat, cots and sleeping mats. Your meals will be served in a dining tent where you will be treated to wonderful homemade meals made by the camp cook. You’ll get breakfast before your hunt. Lunches will be served in the field by your guide and are normally sandwiches, chips, cookies. Shortly after you return to camp a hearty home-style meal will be served. There will always be lots of snacks to pack in your day pack as well as soda and juice on hand. Please be sure to advise us well in advance of any dietary requirements so that we can plan for your needs.

What to Expect on Guided Days

You are here to hunt and we keep that in mind, most guided days are FULL days. We are more than willing to meet your needs and adjust to whatever schedule you would like to keep but the guides treat every hunt like a once in a lifetime hunt. On many of the rut hunts for bulls, the best plan is to hunt from before light until they stop talking, then take a long break in the field glass all afternoon or return to camp, then head back out about 2-3 in the afternoon and hunt until dark. Days start before dawn - you and your guide will be heading to the best looking area for your hunt. Once there you’ll take advantage of the guide’s skills to call in or glass up your elk.

Guided Elk Hunting in the Gila Area of New Mexico rates:

Unit 16A, Unit 16D, Unit 16C, Unit 17, Unit 13

All inclusive hunting package plans include 3 meals per day, 6 nights’ and5 full days of guided hunting (we can set you up for longer bow hunts if you like). All hunts will be based from canvas tents with propane heaters, cots and sleeping mats, three meals per day, and 5 full days guided hunting and 6 nights lodging. All packages in the Gila are 1x1 rates:

Early Season Bow Hunt (Full early season) NEW Smoking deal hunt!$4,895

7 Day Guided Bow Hunts$4,895

Muzzleloader Hunts are 1x1$4,895

Rifle Hunts are 1x1$4,895

We can set up custom packages for any number of days to meet your needs - just talk with me about my special hunt deals.

Reservation and cancellation policies: 

Once you draw, a deposit of 50% is due for all New Mexico hunting packages. Full payment is due before August 5th. Your deposit will be refunded only if we can fill your spot with a new hunter. No-shows will be charged the full amount.

Guided Elk Hunting Unit 34 New Mexico rates:

Hunts are all based from small cabins or houses on the private ranches that we lease in this area. Lodging, meals and guided hunting days are all included in the packages.

Early Season Bow Hunt (10 days) NEW smoking deal hunt!$4,895

7 Day Bow Hunts                                                                       $4,895

Youth or MI Rifle Hunts are all 1x1 plus guest                            $4,895

Muzzleloader Hunts are 1x1                                                         $4,895

Rifle Hunts are 1x1                                                                       $4,895

 

December Guided Bow Hunt: 7 Day, 6 x 6 or better only.

This is an over the counter tag that is sold later in the year and is first come, first served. We have had great success getting tags for this hunt - it's a spot and stalk challenge any bow hunter will relish!                                       

                                                                                                                    $3,495

Reservation and cancellation policies: 

Once you draw, a deposit of 50% is due for all New Mexico hunting packages. Full payment is due before August 5th. Your deposit will be refunded only if we can fill your spot with a new hunter. No-shows will be charged the full amount.

Elk Hunting Unit 2 New Mexico rates:

All inclusive hunting package plans include 3 meals per day, 6 nights, and 5 full days of guided hunting. All hunts will be based from canvas tents with propane heaters, cots and sleeping mats, three meals per day, and 5 full days guided hunting, 6 nights lodging. All packages are based on double occupancy; single rates are available.

Muzzleloader$3,495

Rifle$3,495

Guided Bull Elk Hunt (including landowner tag) *

(There is no draw for this hunt)$5,495

Cow Hunts 100% draw (3 days)$1995**

Private Land Cow (3 days) (including landowner tag)

(There is no draw for this hunt)$1,795**

 

Reservation and cancellation policies: 

Once you draw, a deposit of 50% is due for all New Mexico hunting packages. Full payment is due before August 5th. Your deposit is refunded only if we can fill your spot with a new hunter. No-shows will be charged the full amount.

**Cow hunts in Unit 2, do not include meals or lodging for the hunt. ________________________________________________________________________________

Guided Antelope Hunting in New Mexico

We have over 150,000 acres of private land to offer you, with no draw!

Guided antelope hunting in the state of New Mexico offers some of the finest guided antelope hunting in the western US, just look at the Boon and Crocket books. With 3 day hunting seasons and only one hunt per year in each area, the New Mexico antelope are allowed a chance to reach maturity and with the strong genetics in the state you are sure to have the hunt of a lifetime.

New Mexico offers you two choices when it comes to antelope hunting:

There are drawn tags with good odds for most hunts, but in New Mexico your antelope hunt drawing is issued for a region then you are issued a ranch. You have no control over the ranch that you are given. If it’s a prime ranch and there are tons of big goats you are going to be happy. If the ranch has a poor population it might be a hard hunt for the quality that we look for.

You can also buy guaranteed landowner tags for the ranches that we recommend. We have access to a limited number of tags for great ranches in the very finest areas of New Mexico for trophy antelope. This year we have over 150,000 acres to offer you, please talk with me more about the availability of our trophy antelope tags in New Mexico. 

Deadline for the draw in New Mexico is in April!

If you are buying landowner tags there is no draw.

Private land antelope guided hunts, no draw: 2 x 1

You will hunt on one of our private ranches for antelope that average 13-17". Our ranches have an astounding number of animals and have been hunted by us for years$2,495*

 

3 Days

New Mexico public draw antelope hunts:

We will apply for the draw in New Mexico, apply for units that 

Fit your needs or schedule. You will draw a tag and ranch assignment, we offer scouting and guide service for your hunt$1,495*

 

3 Days

Private land antelope guided bow hunts: 2 x 1

Guided antelope hunts on our private ranches. You will have access to over 150,000 acres to hunt and will often be the only hunters on the ranch that day. We will hunt a mix of water holes and spot and stalk hunting.$2495*

 

5 Days

Youth guided antelope hunts for 2 people:

This hunt includes one companion hunter and two landowner tags for the hunt. You will hunt one of our private ranches as a team with your son or daughter and a guide. THIS HUNT IS 2 x 1: price includes two hunters.**$4495*

 

3 Days

Youth only guided antelope hunts: 1 x 1

Guided hunt for youth only hunters, one companion is allowed on this hunt.$2695*

 

*All antelope hunts in New Mexico are motel/hotel lodging and meals at your additional expense.

1 x 1 guided antelope hunts will result in an additional fee ($150 per day)

**Price for this hunt is a special youth hunt price, does not apply to adults.

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Guided Mule Deer Hunting in New Mexico

Specializing in glass and stalk trophy mule deer hunts

New Mexico has long been known for its huge elk and monster mule deer, which is what, got me to move here from Montana in 1997. The areas that we mule deer hunt in New Mexico offer the best chance at the mule deer of a lifetime. Many of the mule deer taken on our guided hunts in unit 2A, 2B, 2C and 7 are over 25" and the chance at a 30" buck is always there, in fact the county that we guide in New Mexico is #1 for B&C mule deer entries and where we guide in Colorado is #6. You will enjoy mule deer hunting in New Mexico in the high mesa country with a mix of pinion, juniper and large sage flats broken up by sandstone valleys and seemingly endless country made for glassing with guides that specialize in trophy mule deer hunting.

Unit 2B hunts will have us into well over 50 deer a day and as many as a 100 per day on the late hunts if you have snow in Colorado, with about a 150 inch average on dry late winter years and as high as 180 inches in 2B on premium weather years. Unit 2C is a trophy unit with low draw odds but great genetics and for sure some monsters, in fact we killed 2 deer over 200 inches in 2008! Unit 2A guided hunts offer very high draw odds as well as some true monsters. Guided hunts in unit 7 offer high draw odds in a huge unit with very few tags. I have over the last 4 years gained an extensive understanding of where the deer live in this unit and offer only 1 or 2 hunters the chance each year to hunt with us here; bucks are in the 170-200 inches as an average but there is not a huge number of deer here, just a few monsters!

Any unit 2 or 7 guided hunt offers what is simply the very finest mule deer hunting in the state, do not miss your chance to hunt the premier mule deer units in the state with its top outfitting team! All the units that we guide offer a good chance at a book buck - please feel free to call me anytime to talk about your best choice of guided mule deer hunts in unit 2A, unit 2B, unit 2C and unit 7. We book up early so don’t wait; call us today to lock in your spot! 

I also guide on private land in unit 30 and 34 in SE New Mexico. There is no draw for this hunt offering you a great chance to use this hunt as a backup to the draws in unit 2. These hunts are on a 40,000 acre ranch that we lease for elk and deer hunting. Deer are in the 130-150 class or 8-10 points, the average that we strive for through management.

What Our New Mexico Hunts Offer

We offer only fully guided mule deer hunts in New Mexico. This includes lodging, meals and full days guided as a part of the service. We feel that the incredible hunting opportunities this state offers are better showcased on fully guided hunts. Our hunts are all 2 hunters and 1 guide or you can also choose to hunt 1x1 with a guide for a small additional fee. This hunting trip is your dream - we are just here to help it along. At the time of booking and even more once you have drawn, you and I will work together to customize the hunting adventure to best fit your wants and needs. You will be placed with a guide for the week that is going to best mesh with your hunting style.

Hunters will stay in canvas wall tents with propane or wood heaters, cots and sleeping mats. Your meals will be served in a dining tent where you’ll be treated to wonderful homemade meals made by the camp chef. You will get breakfast before your hunt; lunches will be served in the field by your guide and are normally sandwiches, chips and cookies. Shortly after you return to camp a hearty home-style meal will be served. There will always be lots of snacks to pack in your day pack as well as soda and juice on hand. Please be sure to advise us well in advance of any dietary requirements so that we can plan for your needs.

What to Expect on Guided Days

You are here to hunt and we keep that in mind; most guided days are FULL days. We are more than willing to meet your needs and adjust to whatever schedule you would like to keep, but the guides treat every hunt like a once in a lifetime hunt. For mule deer hunts you will likely be in the field all day. You can glass in the afternoons as well as try some spot and stalk. Days start before dawn, you and your guide will be heading to the best looking area for your hunt. Once there, you will take advantage of the guide’s skills to glass up your mule deer.

This is an all-inclusive guided mule deer hunting package plans include 3 meals per day, 6 nights, and 5 full days of guided hunting (we can set you up for longer bow and Muzzleloader hunts if you like). All hunts will be based from canvas tents with propane heaters, cots and sleeping mats, three meals per day, and 5 full days guided hunting and 6 nights lodging. All packages are based on double occupancy; single rates are available.

Mule Deer Rifle All Inclusive Package Rates

Deadline for the draw in New Mexico is in April

2A (rifle) 100% Draw$3,895

2A or 2B Youth ONLY Hunts (100% Draw)

(Price includes a parent as a companion)$3,495 1 x 1

2B 1st Hunt (rifle)$3,495

2B 2nd Hunt (rifle)$3,495

2B 3rd Hunt (rifle)$3,900

2C (rifle)$4,895 1 x 1*

Unit 7  1 x 1 hunt$4,495 1 x 1*

Reservation and cancellation policies:

Once you draw, a deposit of 50% is due for all New Mexico hunting packages. Full payment is due before August 5th. Your deposit is refunded only if we can fill your spot with a new hunter. No-shows will be charged the full amount.

* I have changed the 2C, 7 hunts to $4495.00. There are so few tags for this hunt that I have to offset the expense of hunting this area only once a year with one or two guys. Our success rate of seeing deer in the 190+  class has been 100%. I work in the oil field in this unit scouting year round. In 2008, we killed 2 deer over 200".

Bow Package Rates

This hunt is all inclusive hunting package plans include 3 meals per day, 6 nights, and 5 full days of guided hunting (we can set you up for longer bow and Muzzleloader hunts if you like). All hunts will be based from canvas tents with propane heaters, cots and sleeping mats, three meals per day, 5 full days guided hunting and 6 nights lodging. All packages are based on double occupancy; single rates are available.

2A January (bow) 7 days$2995

2B January (bow) 7 days$3895

2B January 15 day huntCall for Price

2C January (bow) 7 days             $4,495

2C January 15 Day HuntPricing is available

Reservation and cancellation policies:

Once you draw, a deposit of 50% is due for all New Mexico hunting packages. Full payment is due before August 5th. Your deposit is refunded only if we can fill your spot with a new hunter. No-shows will be charged the full amount.

* There are so few tags for these hunts.

Muzzleloader Package Rates

This hunt is all inclusive hunting package plans include 3 meals per day, 6 nights, and 5 full days of guided hunting (we can set you up for longer bow and Muzzleloader hunts if you like). All hunts will be based from canvas tents with propane heaters, cots and sleeping mats, three meals per day, and 5 full days guided hunting and 6 nights lodging. All packages are based on double occupancy; single rates are available.

2A September (Muzzleloader)$4,895

2B September (Muzzleloader)$4,895

2C September (Muzzleloader)$4,895*

Reservation and cancellation policies: 

Once you draw, a deposit of 50% is due for all New Mexico hunting packages. Full payment is due before August 5th. Your deposit is refunded only if we can fill your spot with a new hunter. No-shows will be charged the full amount.

* I have changed the 2C hunt to 4495.00. There are so few tags for this hunt that I have to offset the expense of hunting this area only once a year with only one or two guys. Our success rate of seeing deer in the 190+” class has been 100%. I work in the oil field in this unit scouting year round, and in 2008, we killed 2 deer over 200".

Guided Private Ranch Hunting in New Mexico

Guided mule deer or bull elk hunts in New Mexico units 34 and unit 30

I have exclusive access to a little over 40,000 acres of private land in the SE part of New Mexico in units 34 and 30, I offer a limited number of hunters the opportunity to hunt this ranch for mule deer with rifle, muzzleloader or bow each year with guaranteed tags, as well as no draw bull elk hunts on the ranch. Mule deer are great 4x4 and 5x5 bucks that average 130-150 inches but we also harvest a few bucks in the 170-180 inches class every year with a chance at larger. Bull elk are normally 6x6s and in the 275-320 class but we take much bigger, almost every year we will harvest a few bulls in the 330-360 range as well, this unit is famous for its trophy elk hunting in New Mexico, and our ranch is limited to 10 elk hunters each year 8 with rifle and only 2 bow hunters. You can also add on wild hog hunting here, in the last few years in New Mexico we have seen the number of wild pigs in this area jump to an alarming number and we encourage you to harvest 1 hog as a part of your package, additional hogs can be added to your package for $100.00 each, we also offer off season guided pig hunts on this ranch year round. This is a low impact hunt and we can customize the hunt to meet your physical requirements, most of the hunting on this ranch is from blinds over water or sitting feed plots.

These hunts are limited to a very small number of people each year so don’t miss out!

Lodging for our private ranch hunts is a small cabin located in the middle of the ranch, our cabin has showers, a great little living room and 2 bedrooms with twin bunks, meals are prepared by our wonderful local cook and her family or by your guide.

You will not forget the hunts or meals on this ranch for years to come!

Guided 1st Rifle Mule Deer Hunting Unit 34, Unit 30, 5 days in Oct. Including: 2 x 1 guide service, lodging and all meals$2,895

Guided 2nd Rifle Mule Deer Hunting Unit 34, Unit 30, 5 days in Nov. Including: 2 x 1 guide service, lodging and all meals$2,895

Guided Bow Mule Deer Hunting in New Mexico - January 1-7 or 9-15, Including: 2 x 1 guide service, lodging and all meals$2,895

Wild Hog Hunts (Year Round) price is per 2 people - lodging and meals included. 2 day min. (guided hot only hunts include up to 3 hogs per person).Price Available

Guided Bull Elk Rifle Hunts in New Mexico Unit 34 - you can choose any 5 consecutive days from Oct. - Dec. We highly recommend late season dates in Nov. and Dec. for very best harvest rates. Elk hunts include 2 x 1 guide service, lodging, meals, landowner tag, NM state hunting license and all tax. This is the TOTAL cost of your hunt with no draw in world famous New Mexico Unit 34$6,495 2x1

Guided Bull Elk Hunts with a Bow - 7 day hunt, only 2 bow hunters per year allowed to hunt the ranch. Bow elk hunts include: 2 x 1 guide service, lodging, meals, landowner tag, NM State hunting license and all tax. This is the TOTAL cost with no draw, for your guided trophy elk hunt in New Mexico Unit 34$6,495 2x1

It is possible to arrange elk and mule deer combos for rifle and bow if requested; I just don’t offer them without a request.

Reservation and cancellation policies:

50% deposit on all hunts on private land, all hunts are two hunters, one guide, all lodging and meals are included in the price, and 1x1 hunts will result in an additional fee please contact us for more information on 1x1 hunts.

Mule deer hunts are plus license ($278-$355) and 6.0161875% tax

Specialty Hunts in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Nevada include Bear, Buffalo, Ibex, Oryx, and Aoudad. 

 

ELK AND DEER GUIDED HUNTS: This is for 7 days with 1 day pack-in and 1 day pack-out. There is 1 guide per 2 hunters. $3995.00 per person. 

 

ELK ONLY GUIDED HUNT: This is for 7 days with 1 day pack-in and 1 day pack-out. There is 1 guide per 2 hunters. $3745.00 per person. 

 

DEER ONLY GUIDED HUNT: This is for 7 days with 1 day pack-in and 1 day pack-out. There is 1 guide per 2 hunters. $3495.00 per person.

 

 

BIGHORN SHEEP GUIDED HUNT: This is for 9 days with 1day pack-in and 1 day pack-out. There is 1 guide per 1 hunter. $5745.00 per person. 

 

BIGHORN SHEEP EXTENDED GUIDED HUNT: This is for 16 days with 1 day pack-in and 1 day pack-out. There is 1 guide per 1 hunter. $7245.00 per person. 

 

MT. GOAT GUIDED HUNT: This is for 5 days with 1 day pack-in and 1 day pack-out. There is 1 guide per 1 hunter. $3750.00 per person. 

MT. GOAT Extended GUIDED HUNT: This is for 7 days with 1 day pack-in and 1 day pack-out. There is 1 guide per 1 hunter. $4495.00 per person. 

DROP CAMP FOR DEER AND ELK: This is for 7 days for rifle and 10 days for archery or blackpowder. There is 1 day pack-in and 1 day pack-out included. $1495.00 per person.

DROP CAMP INCLUDES: 16x16 wall tent, cot and pads, wood stove, cooking stove, cooking utensils, fire wood cut, game packing, and horse pack in and out.

Simi-Guided Drop Camp: Same as Drop Camp above but 1 guide with 3 horse are in the camp during the hunt. Benefits of this hunt is the guide can give tips and local knowledge during the hunt, has horses in camp to bring in any game taken, and can take hunters to areas further away from camp if necessary, all of which helps to increase hunting opportunities and hunter success. 

THERE ARE NO BIGHORN OR MT. GOAT DROP CAMPS.

GUIDED HUNTS INCLUDE: Guide, pack-in and out, all food during hunt, tents, cots, trophy care in the field, and meat care to the trailhead.       

Guided Oryx Hunting in New Mexico on White Sands Missile Base

In the late 1960’s the US government introduced Oryx or gemsbok to the White Sands Missile Range, since that time they have flourished on the base and the state now offers limited tags as well as access to the base for these hunts. All Oryx hunts on White Sands Missile Base are once in a lifetime hunts, once you draw you’re permit you can never apply on the base to hunt again. The hunts are limited to only two days on the assigned section of the base. A number of years back the base decided to allow a very special permit to let licensed outfitters and guide hunts here to help hunters achieve success on this great once in a lifetime hunt. We are very happy to offer help and assistance to any and all hunters who draw tags for this great hunt on the Stallion Range, Rhodes Canyon or Red Canyon Range.

My fee’s for these hunts vary, I will meet you at the hotel of your choice, assist you with field judging and trophy selection, guide you on this great hunt for 2 full days, help with getting your meat to butchers and the head to local taxidermists. I also offer pick-ups from the Albuquerque Airport, or if you are hunting Rhodes Canyon or Small Missile Range there is also a shuttle service from El Paso, TX airport.

This is a fabulous hunt that you don’t want to miss out on; it’s my favorite hunt in New Mexico because of the unique experience hunting these animals has to offer. The odds of drawing are very low (1-6 to 1-8) but this hunt is worth a try. I have spent a great deal of time on the base and our experience will lead you to the trophy of your dreams. Our knowledge of the base, as well as the most valuable asset we offer our experience with field judging Oryx and ability to be the voice of reason on this hunt is why we are such a value on your hunt. We have been blessed with a 100% success rate on this hunt and we look forward to assisting you on your ONCE IN A LIFETIME hunt!

Please click here for the article on Oryx hunting I have written and had published by numerous magazines. This article is used as the primary Oryx education tool by many western hunting clubs, and DIY hunters.

Seasons are from August through March

Please contact me to talk about the best hunting areas.

Deadline for the draw is in the first week of February!

Basic guided Oryx hunting package:

2 days guided hunting 1 x 1 with motel/hotel pickup and drop off.$1495

Basic guided off range Oryx package:

Hotel/motel pick up and drop off, 1 x 1 guided service (3 day minimum). Allow our off base expertise to help you get going on this great hunt.$500/day

You will be responsible for the cost of all butchering and taxidermy, as well as meat and trophy shipping to your home. We offer a feed the hungry program where we will have your animal butchered and donated to a needy family in the area.

Bear

I offer the very finest in spot and stalk bear hunting in SW Colorado, this hunt is however a draw for the early rifle season. Please call me to talk more about the hunt as well as up to date prices and openings. If you have drawn a Colorado early bear hunt, call me right away we have some of the biggest bear in the state.

Buffalo Hunting in Colorado

Our guided bison hunts are near Denver Colorado for some of the best eating buffalo in the west, you can also hunt monster trophy bulls!

We offer guided buffalo hunts on a 12,000 acre private ranch near Denver Colorado. We have chosen this ranch for many reasons but first and foremost are that this ranch offers us the chance to allow you to HUNT your bison. Our hunts are not shoot them in a pen hunts, they are much more work than people think and our bow hunts are a real challenge. We offer cull hunts in a herd setting, there are normally from 20-50 bison that are possible shooters on the 12,000 acres at any given time and all the animals are fair game. This allows you the chance to have an in-field upgrade if you see a huge bull that you would like to harvest in place of the 2.5 year old bull or cow that we are looking for. The other reason that you want to choose us for your hunt is that our animals are grain finished and ready for market to be sold as prime meat. All the meat packers that we have taken our animals to have commented on the fact that our bison are the best looking they have ever seen. Our cull hunts are for bulls and cows that have been on grain for 6-11 weeks in order to get ready for market then are cut into the herd before your hunt. Our hunts are cull hunts, what that means is that there are specific animals on the ranch that we are looking for that are all of the same age class and size. Also on the ranch are older breeder cows and bulls. Some of the bulls on the ranch this year will be over 15 years old and weigh close to 2400#, all the animals are fair game.

If you were planning on a hunt for a 2.5 year old bull and choose to change you plans and hunt a monster trophy bull you have that option. Most hunts take from 1-1.5 days but we have had some bow hunts take 3-4 days when looking for a special trophy bull. All 2.5 year old bull hunts are for PRIME meat and will yield about 400-500# of meat, cows will offer about 300-400# of meat. Most clients choose to sell quarters of the bison to friends for $300.00 per quarter and then get the hunt, hide, head and a quarter for themselves for a great price. We offer hunts from November 25th-March 15th but if you are looking to hunt a monster bull or have a head mount of any animal we highly suggest that you plan your hunt from December 15 to January 30th for the best coats and hide.

Cost of the hunt is $2500 - $3,500* and includes the following:

*1 buffalo 

* 2 days guided hunting on the ranch

Price Does NOT include:

*Meat packaging/shipping

*Taxidermy work/shipping 

*Tips to guides and ranch hands that assist on the hunt.

You will be met at the ranches main gate on the days of your hunt, we will assist you with all field work as well as transportation to local packers.

Hunts open to any dates that do not interfere with other hunts. We do accept last minute bookings most years, call us at any time.

 

*Hunts are $2500-3500 depending on age class of animal. Cost on a 2.5 year old bull hunt is $2500; cow hunts are somewhat less expensive. If you have a meat bull hunt booked you can at any time upgrade to a trophy bull, at any time just ask and we will show you all the trophy bulls on the ranch.

  

Hunt ID: CO-NM-AZ-MT-ElkMDeerSheepGoatBuffaloOryx-All-Durango-CO-Chris

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