Elk
Our elk hunts take place in trophy producing areas through out Arizona and in the famous Gila National Forest in New Mexico. These tags are very coveted with great genetics and limited tags. This allows these bulls to age and grow trophy class antlers that are world renown. The units that we hunt are some of the top public land producing areas in North America. Where we have consistently produced top scoring trophy bulls.
Arizona and New Mexico elk tags are allocated on a draw basis. New Mexico does have guaranteed private landowner tags which enable you to hunt on public land. We can obtain Archery, Muzzleloader, and Rifle elk tags for the state of New Mexico, if not successful in the draw. These landowner tags can be purchased for an additional cost. We accommodate two on one and one on one hunter to guide ratio.
ARCHERY ARIZONAArizona archery elk hunt takes place from the middle to the end of September. It is a fourteen day season that takes place in the peak of the rut. This is the most exciting hunt that you can go on for trophy elk. Our methods of hunting are spot and stalk, calling, chasing bugling bulls, and sitting stands over water. Our staff consists of avid archers who choose archery as their primary hunting method. This hunt has consistently produced our largest bulls.
ARCHERY NEW MEXICONew Mexico Archery elk hunt takes place from September 1 through September 24. This is an action packed hunt that begins at the beginning of the rut and runs through the peak of the rut. We consistently produce Pope and Young bulls. Our methods of hunting are spot and stalk, calling, chasing bugling bulls, and sitting stands over water. Our staff consists of avid archers who choose archery as their primary hunting method. We can obtain an archery guaranteed landowner tag to hunt on public land if not successful in the draw, for an additional cost.
MUZZLELOADER ARIZONAArizona offers two different seven day Muzzleloader seasons for elk hunting. The first starts at the beginning of October during the rut where you can chase and see several bulls still active in their rutting environment. This is a great action packed hunt, where our methods of hunting are spot and stalk, calling and chasing bugling bulls. The second hunt takes place in the middle of November. The area has a large number of elk. This is a spot and stalk hunt where our methods are glassing extensively from vantage points.
MUZZLELOADER NEW MEXICONew Mexico offers three Muzzleloader seasons for elk hunting. These are all five day hunts in the Gila National Forest in primitive hunting units only. They offer two hunts in the middle to late October where some rutting activity can still be present. Our methods of hunting are spot and stalk, calling, chasing bugling bulls and stands over water. The third hunt takes place in late November. This hunt has consistently produced our largest Muzzleloader bulls. At this time bulls are in their winter range and are in small bachelor groups. This is a spot and stalk hunt where lots of glassing is the key to success. With today’s modern muzzleloaders, hunters are consistently taking bulls out to 200 yards. We can obtain muzzleloader guaranteed landowner tags to hunt on public land for any of these three hunts if you are not successful in the draw, for an additional cost.
RIFLE ARIZONAArizona offers three different seasons for rifle elk. These are seven day hunts. The first hunt begins during the rut in early October where you can chase and see several bulls still active in their rutting environment. This is a great action packed hunt. Our methods of hunting are spot and stalk, calling and chasing bugling bulls. There are also seasons at the end of November and the first of December. At this time bulls are in their winter range and are in small bachelor groups. The method of hunting is spot and stalk with lots of glassing from vantage points. This enables us to see several bulls and judge the quality before the stalk.
RIFLE NEW MEXICONew Mexico offers two five day rifle elk hunts in the Gila national forest from the middle to the end of October where some rutting is still present. Our methods of hunting are spot and stalk, calling, chasing bugling bulls and glassing from vantage points. We have consistently produced a high shooting percentage with a high kill success on trophy bulls. We can obtain a guaranteed landowner tag to hunt on public land if not successful in the draw, for an additional cost.