Covid-19 Thoughts and How it Relates to Upcoming Hunts There are two things I’ll be telling my grandkids about decades from now: 1. How the internet didn’t exist when I was a kid, and 2. The Covid-19 outbreak of 2020. Fortunately, we’re going to get through this. Humankind has already proven it’s ability to slow...
It’s time for our annual Colorado mountain goat unit recommendations! If you are looking for bighorn sheep unit info checkout our 2020 bighorn sheep guide, because this article is all about the big white fluff balls only. All the goat units that I’m familiar with and have guided in over the past couple years are...
2019 treated us well on the bighorn sheep front, but we’ll still top it in 2020. We harvested several of the largest rams in the units we guided, and left some great sheep up on the mountain. In many units there have been changes on the regulatory, quota, and sheep behavior fronts; more so than...
Booking Update Going into March, we have the following draw sensitive hunts open. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested. 2-3 Open Guided Lodge Spots 1st Rifle Season – Elk/Bear – Great hunt for those focused on elk or interested in adding the bear opportunity. More comfortable weather than later rifle...
2020 Booking Please contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in booking a trip for 2020. With the great economy we have many early bookings, and want to make sure that our repeat clients get on the schedule. We are also booking our Summer Horseback Wilderness and Fishing Trips. We will give past clients...
Hunters: JV and Jess Hawthorne Guide: Evan Koster In the early part of the 20th century, author Zane Grey spent several weeks in the Colorado mountains. He hunted, fished and explored the wild alpine now known as the Flat Tops Wilderness Area. Much like today’s hunters, Grey set out on horseback in search of black...
With winter time cabin fever setting in, my maps and GPS are laying on the table as I plan future scouting trips. The words “ELK-14” and “SPOTTED FROM-14” (my way of keeping track of waypoints) bring back memories. I had been off the mountain for less than 24 hours and was headed back up for...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fish the West, before there were ski towns and asphalt roads? The fishing must have been incredible! Fish that have never seen an elk hair caddis or prince nymphs; that’s what I used to think about while I was tying on my fly along the...