High success Utah trophy elk hunt on big ranch

This elk hunt has been one of our best producers. It takes place on a 20,000-acre ranch where we have been sending hunters since 1986. The ranching family runs this rifle hunt during the rut in September, when the bigger bulls are bugling and easy to locate. Hunter success is 95 to 100% on nice bulls. Most hunters take bulls scoring 290 to 310 B&C, and the bigger bulls each year typically score 320 to 350. The antler size has been climbing because the state has changed their management strategy on bordering public land. It used to be an open unit, meaning any bull was legal game, but now public land hunters must draw a coveted special tag to hunt mature bulls. The lower hunting pressure has really helped. The hunt takes place only on private deeded acreage.