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Nevada elk hunt offers good chance at bragging-size bulls

If you want a legitimate chance to take a Boone and Crockett caliber bull elk, consider this Nevada hunt. You don't have to draw the tag to hunt one of the best-managed herds of free-roaming elk in the West. The hunt takes place on a private ranch where hunting has been extremely limited. It lies within a unit where until now you would have had to draw a tag in an almost impossible computer lottery (less than 1% drawing odds), but now the ranch gets some landowner tags. The price isn't low, but the hunting and trophy quality is on a par with the finest limited-tag units in Arizona or Utah, where the prime hunts sometimes draw 1,200 applicants for each permit. This is NOT a high-fenced hunt. It takes place on a working cattle ranch, but the hunting is superb because hunting pressure is kept so low that bulls have a chance to attain maximum antler size. And big they are, as the ranch manager reported sighting at least three bulls that would have scored more than 400 B&C points last year along with numerous bulls in the 375 to 400 class.

Keep in mind that the best tags in the West, such as those for Utah's Pahvant unit, typically sell for $20,000 to $30,000 or more at auction. These six permits are available this year to our customers for $17,000 apiece, and that includes a personal guide who will pre-scout for your bull and guide you during your hunt. Even the public portion of this unit produces giant bulls every year because it is conservatively managed by the state, which issues just a handful of tags each year. Your permit will allow you to buy a tag that is valid anywhere in the unit, but the outfitter expects most hunters to find the trophy of their dreams on the 250,000-acre ranch. Again, there are no high fences. These are wild elk, and they are big because hunting pressure is extremely light. Unlike many ranches, this property does not border heavily hunted public land.

The tags can be used during the bow season (late August and early September), the blackpowder season (late September) or the rifle season (November). The outfitter thinks that hunters who are selective will have an excellent chance to take bulls scoring 375 to 400 or more. The bull-to-cow ratio is extremely high right now with more than one bull per pair of cows. Hunt EK1754GA.

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Hunt	Price
Hunt EK1754GA
Trophy elk, 7 days, 1x1	$17,000 w landowner permit
Trophy elk, 7 days, 2x1	$4,500 if you draw a tag
Location	Trophy size
The landowner permit hunt takes place on a 250,000-acre ranch as well as the bordering public land, which is managed for trophy quality by the state. The draw permit hunt takes place on the well-managed public land.	Bulls scoring 350 to 380 are commonly taken on this hunt. Hunters who are willing to pass on lesser animals have an excellent chance of taking bulls in the 370 to 400 range. Most hunters will have chances to take 330 to 350 bulls late in the hunt.
Licenses	Expected hunter success
No drawing needed. The hunt price includes a landowner permit, which is a voucher allowing you to buy a tag from the state. The odds of drawing a tag in the state computer lottery are typically less than 1%.	These are wild elk and are not confined by high fences. However, the bull-to-cow ratio is so high and the average age of bulls is so high that all hunters should have multiple opportunities to take mature bulls.
Season	Terrain
Bow: late Aug. and early Sept. Muzzleloader: late Sept. Rifle: November	Open sagebrush and grassy meadows surrounded by fairly sparse juniper-pinyon. Some cottonwoods and willows. Some aspen and pine. Elevations typically 6,000 to 8,000 feet.
Travel/Lodging/Meals	Weather
Fly to Elko or drive to the ranch from airports in Reno (four hours) or Salt Lake City (three hours). The outfitter can pick up hunters at Reno or SLC for an extra fee. Lodging and meals are included in this hunt. Typically you'll stay in a travel trailer or house.	Daytime temperatures can reach the 90s during bow and muzzleloader seasons, and nightime temperatures are typically 10 to 30 degrees at night during rifle season. Hunters are often surprised how comfortable temperature extremes can be in the dry air.