It’s been a long grueling hike to get back into the timbered ridge where you spotted that trophy bull. You’ve seen the elk’s bed in the meadow and you know that’s where he laid up to chew his cud. About now, with the first bit of sunlight starting to stream through the trees, you know he’s made his way back into the heavy timber somewhere near a third the way from the top of the ridge. And you know he’ll have found a bump of some sort to bed down, watching his back trail.
The ultimate game of chess has commenced in the dark timber on the bull’s home court.
Our Wise River base camp is nestled in the heart of the elk’s wintering range, and lets us get close to our quarry by 4 WD and two feet. Our Rifle hunts are conducted from tent camps when the weather permits, but move to the warmth and comfort of the lodge as the heavy snows in the high country move the elk down to lower ground. Our lodge-based hunts combine the mobility and the flexibility to hunt the entirety of our 100 mile x 100 mile permit area.
Over the past 30+ years, our guides have led hunters to scores of record elk in the Big Hole Valley. The Bull quality and genetics in our area has remained consistent and our Rifle Elk Success Rate averages 40-60%. The herds maintain a 30% Bull to cow ratio, which is among the highest in the Country.
Both mule deer and white tails range the same areas as our elk so opportunity to take a second trophy is high as well.
Trip Details & Information
Location: Region 3, Areas 319, 331, 332
Season: October 24 - November 26
Trip Duration: 5 days
Departs from: Butte, MT
Camp: Sugar Loaf Mountain
Accommodations: Cabins
Species: Elk & Mule Deer
Cost: Elk/Deer Rifle Combo Hunt
5 Days hunting/ 5 nights lodging, includes guide and meals from lodge
Two-on-One: $3,995.00 per client
One-on-One: $5,500.00 per client
For each Non-Hunting Observer there will be a charge of $1,750.00
President Theodore Roosevelt first proclaimed the Beaverhead-Deer lodge National Forest on July 1, 1908.Garnering its name “Beaverhead” from the journals of Lewis & Clark and “Deer lodge” from the journals of Father DeSmet and Granville Stuart (early trappers), it is the largest National Forest in the State of Montana...Straddling the Continental Divide, the Beaverhead-Deer lodge National Forest encompasses 3.3million acres of southwest Montana. It offers breath-taking scenery, a wealth of history, and a vast array of wildlife to include elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, black bear, moose, Big Horn sheep, mountain goats, etc . . . . This outfitter hunts areas 319, 331 & 332 on and near the Beaverhead-Deer lodge National Forest. The most recent FWP reports indicate that approximately 3, 625 elk make up the resident herd.
This outfitter’s mission is to forge your hunt, fishing trip, vacation or outing into the memory for a lifetime. He’s a little bit western, but he focuses on the experience. It’s all about the hunt or encounter. He enjoys his job and offers but one guarantee, 100% effort on the part of him and his guides.
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