Colorado Elk Hunts
We are you your next Colorado Elk Hunting Guide if your looking for a real outdoor adventure at a reasonable price, this is the hunt for you. Our elk hunts offer 3 different options depending on what kind of experience you are looking for.
- National forest hunts – remote base camp, and access by truck, wheelers, or horses
- High country horseback hunts- very remote base camp at timberline, and the most scenic hunt you can imagine.
- Private land hunts – Accommodations are in a cabin, and a little more comfortable.
For all hunts, we provide a cook, warm home-cooked meals, Hardworking guides, trophy care, and everything we need for getting your animal off the mountain.
Typical days during our Colorado elk hunts consist of getting up 2 hours before sunrise, eating a light breakfast with coffee, then heading out to a morning hunt. We will provide lunch to take and eat on the trail, or head back to camp depending on how far we have traveled that morning. The animals are usually less active during the middle of the day, so a nap is always an option. We hunt the evening, which is when the animals are on the move towards their feeding areas. After the evening hunt, we will head back to camp, and enjoy a great dinner around the fire. Morning comes fast, so we like to make sure our hunters are well rested for the next day.
Learn more below about our why we are a premier Colorado elk hunting guide below.
LICENSE INFORMATION
In order to get your 2023 big game license, you must first “purchase or hold” one of the following:
- Annual small game license (Residents and non-residents) Or,
- Annual small game and fishing license combo (Colorado Residents only)
Cost of the big game licenses are as follows: Residents / Non-residents
- Elk: $57.90 / $700.98
- Deer; $42.01 / $420.23
- Antelope: $42.01 / $420.23
- Bear: $40.45 / $103.60
For all hunting trip questions or to check availability please feel free to call
719-221-6185 or 719-395-9026
Archery
9/2-9/30
Muzzleloader
9/9-9/17
Rifle - 2nd
10/28-11/5
Rifle - 3rd
11/11-11/17
Rifle - 4th
11/22-11/26
San Luis Valley
July Velvet Hunt
$8,200
per hunt
(5 days of hunting)
Included with the hunt
- 1 on 1 guided
- All meals and food
- Camp and transportation during the hunt
- (Voucher Included)
- Limited hunts available for 2023!
Buena Vista
Wilderness Hunt
$5,600
per hunt
(5 days of hunting)
Included with the hunt
- 2 on 1 guided
- Units 561-56-481-49-57-58
- All meals and food
- Transportation during the hunt
- (Landowner vouchers available – $2,000)
- Limited hunts available for 2023!
Buena Vista
Private Land Hunt
$6,700
per hunt
(5 days of hunting)
Included with the hunt
- 2 on 1 guided
- Units 561-56-481-49-57-58
- All meals and food
- Transportation during the hunt
- (Landowner vouchers available – $2,000)
- Limited hunts available for 2023!
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Elk Season Dates
Below are our Elk Hunting season dates. Check with us for details on booking your next Colorado hunting adventure.
- Archery Elk 9/2-9/30
- 1st Rifle Elk 10/14-10/18
- 2nd Rifle Elk 10/28-11/5
- 3rd Rifle Elk 11/11-11/17
- 4th Rifle Elk 11/22-11/26

Plan an Elk Hunt
While planning your Colorado hunt can be difficult at times, packing for an adventure should not have to be. Here at RMOOC we have created a few checklists to help ensure our clients are well prepared.
- Hunter safety needed for any hunter born after 1949
- Warm and cold weather gear
- Rain gear
- Headlamp and extra batteries
- Day pack with camelback
- Range Finder
- Good optics
- Sleeping bag
- Waterproof hunting boots

Testimonials
“My experience with Rocky Mountain Outfitters of Colorado has shown me that Kevin and Marc are men of high character. They have proven to me that they excel in providing a great hunting experience.” – Eric