Southern Colorado Guided Elk Hunts

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In Colorado, this outfitter offers Elk and Mule Deer guided hunts. With the largest elk herds and OVER-THE-COUNTER TAGS, it remains the number one destination for western dream hunts. This outfitter offers fully guided hunts in some of the most beautiful country God has created in the beautiful La Garita Wilderness of the Rio Grande National Forest.

This hunt is in Colorado unit 68. This outfitter has very special permits, and within their permitted areas, they are the only outfitter allowed to offer full service guided camps as well as drop camps insuring their hunters access to the finest areas within their permitted area. They offer hunts for the over-the-counter options, as well as hunts that requires drawing a tag through the state draw program. Our office can assist with this process to ensure that you are drawing the correct tag, for the correct species, and for the correct season.

The outfitter offers a few different elk options as you will see below:

HIGH COUNTRY HUNTS:
With over-the-counter archery, 2nd season, and 3rd season rifle hunts, as well as great draw odds on the 1st rifle season and the 4th season rifle and muzzleloader hunts. They love to hunt high country and do very well on early season hunts in this area. These camps are located at 10-11,000 feet and are near the prime rutting areas that the elk inhabit. With large open areas and bugling elk, the hunt method of choice is a mix of spot and stalk on foot, and the possibility of some horseback hunting. Their main drive in base camp is located at about 10,500 feet, right on the wilderness boundary. Here they can offer a few more comforts, like hot showers and full time cooks. Their more rugged backcountry spike camps are located on the edges of black timber just below tree line.  There is also a very high chance that they will/could use spike camps as well on your hunt from their base camp, to stay right in the middle of the action!

DRIVE-IN GUIDED HUNTS:
Their drive-in camps are right in the middle of the migration routes as well as in the wintering areas, and the home range to year round resident herds of elk. Early season archery, muzzleloader and rifle hunts can all be great from this base camp. Camps are easily accessed by 4×4 trucks and hunting is done on foot with the aid of trucks, ATV’s and some horseback.

You will be sleeping in canvas wall tents with cots, sleeping mats. There will be 2 people in each 10×12 tent or 4 people in a 14×17 tent. There is also a dining tent that has a wood stove as well as tables and chairs to relax and enjoy dinner or a game of cards at night. They have hot water showers and full time cooks in base camps. This camp is an excellent choice for hunters looking to stay in “lower” elevations (10,350) with easier access and exceptional hunting.

GUIDED WILDERNESS SPIKE CAMP HUNT:
These very basic camps are located very remote in the wilderness areas of unit 68. These camps will offer a great staging location for day to day hunting plans. These camps are much more basic than their base camp, but offer what you will need to stay in the action. You and your guide will be the only residents of these camps. Clients will “enjoy” freeze dried meals and bare bones amenities as the only access is horseback or hiking in on foot. Hunting will be done on foot from all spike camps but with a call to the wrangler for a pack out.

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