Colorado Elk - Hunt #15-E

Rifle seasons sold out for 2010.

Hunt west central Colorado. This is a high country hunt at 10,000 - 12,000 feet elevation. Hunting is on private land or on national forest. This outfitter offers archery, muzzleloader and rifle hunts. Guiding options include guided and semi-guided.

Guided Hunts - require the hunter to arrive in shape for a high altitude hunt. The big bulls are usually in the out-of-the-way places and if you are not in shape, you can’t go after them. If you know you cannot be in shape for the guided hunts, then look into the semi-guided hunts below.

Shot opportunity on bulls in previous years: archery 70% and muzzleloader 90%.

Semi-Guided Hunts – This is a great option to enjoy the Colorado high country without having to be in the best of shape. The outfitter has over 40 stands overlooking food plots and other areas that elk frequent. Hunters are taken to stands via quads and dropped off for their hunt and then picked up.

The semi-guided hunt is on private land. Hunters can apply for an either-sex private land tag for the first rifle season and harvest a cow or a bull - draw odds are 100%. During the second rifle season, hunters must purchase an over-the-counter bull tag or apply for a cow tag.

Base camp consists of modern log cabins. There is a shower room with private showers. Meals are excellent and enjoyed in the large dining room. This hunt provides all the comforts of home after a day in the mountains.

Licenses: Rifle - 1st Season rifle is by draw (except either-sex private land tag), second season is over-the-counter

Muzzleloader – by draw (will need at least two preference points)

Archery – beginning in 2010 archery is by draw but should be 100% draw for this unit - either sex

Tag Prices: Bull Elk Approx. $549.00 Cow Elk Approx. $254.00 Application period is February 15 -  April 1.

All hunts are 5 Day Hunts.

Muzzleloader: September 11-15, 2010
Rifle: 1st Season October 16-20, 2010                2nd Season October 23-27, 2010
Guided: 2 hunters/guide: $3500 or 1 hunter/guide: $4300
Semi-Guided: $2750

Archery: August 28 - September 1, 2010 — September 6-10, 2010 — September 20-24, 2010
Guided: 2 hunters/guide: $3200 or 1 hunter/guide: $4000
Semi-Guided: $2500