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This outfitter operates on a private lease that is managed as a Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) in northern Utah. In exchange for limiting the harvest of bucks and bulls, the ranch is allowed a 60-day extended rifle season. On his main 8,000-acre ranch he offers a five-day elk/mule deer combo anytime between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15. "The elk on this ranch are usually in the 250 to 300 class," he said. "The biggest I saw last year was 320. There's no reason not to go 100 percent on elk if you can shoot and hunt. Deer hunting is tougher during that period, but this ranch has produced some great bucks in the past few years. The outfitter gets one Shiras moose tag per year and expects to take a mature trophy bull if the hunter is willing to pass on smaller animals. In 2005 his moose hunter had been on several moose hunts in Canada and had never seen a bull, so he was happy with a mediocre bull.
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| Hunt, guide rato |
Price per person, length |
| mule deer, 2x1 |
$5,300, 5 days |
| elk/muley combo, 2x1 |
$7,500, 5 days |
| elk, 2x1 |
$5,300, 5 days |
| moose, 1x1 |
$10,000 7 days (one tag in 2009; none in 2008) |
| Area |
Dates |
| Mule deer hunts are on an 8,000-acre CWMU ranch.Terrain is steep with 4WD roads to the top. |
Deer: any five consecutive days between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31.
Elk or elk/deer combos: any five consecutive days between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15.
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| Hunting methods |
Licenses |
| Deer: glassing, stillhunting, small drives. Elk and moose: glassing, stillhunting, calling, small drives. The outfitter uses ATVs to access remote parts of the ranches. |
Over-the-counter tags not included in the price of the hunt. Click here for latest prices. |
| Hunter success |
Trophy size |
| Typically 100% shooting opportunity on bucks and bulls. In 2006 19 hunters got 19 bucks from 155 to 190 B&C. In 2005 the outfitter produced 31 bucks for 32 hunters and three bulls for six elk hunters but said all three unsuccessful elk hunters had chances. |
Bucks are typically 23 to 26 inches wide with the bigger animals in the 27 to 30-inch category. Scores average 150 and sometimes range up to 200. Bulls are typically 5x5s and 6x6s from 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 years old, mostly scoring 250 to 300 B&C with the biggest bulls slightly over 300. |
| Not included in hunt price |
Lodging and meals
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| Taxidermy, butcher fees, taxes, licenses and tags, transportation between hunter's home and Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Accommodations in a lodge and meals are included on deer hunts. Accommodations in a nice condo are included on elk, moose and elk/muley hunts, but meals are not included. Most hunters eat at local restaurants. |
| Outfitter pickup |
Notes
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| If you fly, you'll be met at the Salt Lake City airport. If you drive, you'll be met at Petersen , Park City or Morgan, Utah. |
You must apply for outfitter-allocation tags by March 12. Drawing results available by April 1. You also can apply in the regular drawing in April. |
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