One of our favorite outfitters has both elk and deer landowner permits in a superb trophy zone. He has one muzzleloader elk permit, and he is offering a guided hunt for $11,000 plus the price of the tag. This hunt consistently produces big, mature six-point bulls with the bigger animals taken in this unit each year scoring 350 to 380 B&C points. Most blackpowder hunters have multiple opportunities at bulls and end up with racks scoring 300 to 350 B&C. He has a rifle tag for sale for $7,250. It is valid for the first elk season. He also has one second-season deer permit, which is valid for the first deer hunt but the second season overall. The price on that is $5,250. He has two third-season deer tags (good for the second deer hunt), and he needs $7,250 out of each permit. These permits are valid for the western half of the Uncompaghre Plateau. This area has some great bucks and was not hurt by the severe winter of '07/'08, which hammered the Gunnison Basin herd. Ask about Hunt EK3810.

Usually this hunt costs $18,800, typical of trophy brown bear hunts on the Alaska Peninsula. But two cancellations have led the outfitter to offer this hunt at $7,800 off the usual price. Call for details.