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ELK
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The spectacular bull elk offers the ultimate challenge for both bow and rifle hunters. Archery hunts are available in September when the bulls will be bugling and heavy in the rut. Rifle hunts are normally in October to early November. We have several prime ranches with good concentrations of elk. We primarily use 4x4's to get to and from the areas we intend to hunt. Most of the hunting is done on foot. Horses are available to pack, if necessary.
All Elk hunting will be done on private ranches. I have two areas one a limited quota area and the other is a general area. Both areas have numerous amounts of elk in them.
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How your elk hunt will go:
Eat breakfast before daylight. Following breakfast we will drive up to twenty miles on highway, county roads, or two tracks. We will then hunt 30 minutes before sunrise and after the morning is over and if the hunt is unsuccessful we will head back to the lodge for mid day breakfast and lunch. We will allow the elk to stay in their beds for the mid part of the day. Mid afternoon we will head back out and set up before the elk start dropping into the meadows at night.
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Archery hunters plan on shooting the maximum distance of 40 yards. It is very important to practice well before the hunt. Elk are a very tough animal and you will need to make a good lung shot to take down your trophy.
Rifle hunters plan on shooting distances up to 300 yards. Don't bring the biggest gun you can find!!! Bring a gun that you can shoot well. I have seen many 270 Winchesters take down some of the biggest trophies.
Special!!! This hunt work out great with elk/antelope combos. During the day after the morning elk hunt we have three great antelope areas to choose from.
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