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Trophy elk hunt available in famous Utah trophy unit
My 371 rack, taken on Day 5 in one of the best units.
We work with several outfitters who offer trophy elk hunts in the better units. Typically you can plan to spend $3,500 to $4,500 for a guided, pre-scouted hunt with your own personal guide. That does not include the cost of the elk tag, which is $795, or the transferable voucher, which is typically $7,000 on up to $30,000 or more, depending on the unit. Some high bidders will hire three or four guides to scout for the biggest bull possible, and we can set that up, too.
I've personally hunted elk on my own in one of these units, and the number of stupendous bulls was incredible. I saw at least a dozen bulls with racks that would have score more than 350 B&C points, including two that would have surpassed 380 B&C. I had a chance to kill one of those 380s, but he had a narrow rack, and I wanted one with some width. On the fifth day I shot a magnificent, wide-antlered 7x7 behemoth with good mass. His points weren't as long as some, but he still scored 371 B&C. That's a once-in-a-lifetime bull in my opinion, yet some people criticized me for not holding out for a bigger animal. Had I hired a guide to scout for me and to advise me, I very well might have done so and possibly could have taken a 390 or better bull. The best bulls taken in my unit that season scored over 390, and I was told of two 400 class bulls, one a typical and the other a gigantic non-typical that survived the season.
If you want to buy a tag, call us so that we can have a representative bidding for you at the appropriate auction. Also, we can sometimes buy landonwer permits directly from ranchers. We can then line you up with a guide we know and trust.
| Hunt EK99PA | |
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| Hunt | Price per person |
| 6 days | $3,500 to $4,500 |
| 10-11 days | $4,500 to $10,000, depending on how many guides you want scouting before and during the season |
| Success rate | Trophy size |
| Expect 100% hunter success. These areas are unsurpassed for free-ranging tropohy bulls (no high fences). |
Average is about 360 B&C, but selective hunters have a good chance of taking a 370 to 390 class bull, possibly bigger. Seven bulls over 400 were taken in one season. |
| Not included in hunt price | Travel |
| Motel quarters and restaurant meals are not included. Neither are sales taxes, taxidermy, butcher fees, state elk hunting license. | Fly to Salt Lake City or Grand Junction, Colorado, rent a car for the drive to the region. Some guides will pick you up in SLC. |
If you would rather play the drawing game and try to get a tag in the lottery, join the Quality Hunting Unit Service, and Tom Paluso and I will make sure you start applying for Utah's best units as well as others in the West. Be advised that the odds of drawing a tag in the best units are extremely low because almost every serious trophy hunter knows about their reputation. Only 10 percent of tags in each unit go to non-residents. Each year 500 to 1,000 non-residents apply for each available tag in the better units. It's much easier to draw tags in the second tier of quality elk units, and if you would be happy with a 320 to 350 class bull, we would advise you to apply in units where you have a better chance of drawing a tag.
For details call Tom Paluso at 435-472-5108 or Rich LaRocco at 801-451-6755.