The guide below covers the units we hunt for moose, bear, elk, and mule deer. It covers all of our 2021 deer/elk/bear bookings. Booking Update Going into March, we are down to very few open hunts for 2021 Fall seasons. They are listed below. All other hunts are booked. Also, in the interest of serving...
Key Takeaway: Each year we get a number of phone calls from hunters that have 20+ points for the specialty species. They have historically applied for points only, but this year they are going to start applying for tags! Unfortunately, these hunters don’t understand how much of the Colorado sheep hunting opportunity they have already...
So you finally made the leap, and are going elk hunting for the first time. Chances are you’re going to an over the counter (OTC) unit, taking part in a drop camp, or doing it on your own (DIY). As a guide/outfitter in an OTC unit I wish you the best of luck! The odds...
Moose are not the easiest species to field judge, being more difficult than elk and deer. I think the reason for this is that most folks don’t get near as much practice and don’t understand how they are officially scored. Seeing deer or elk is so much more common. Obviously, if you were talking to...
2020 Fishing Trip Opportunities As you will see below, we had some awesome fishing adventures in 2019! If you wish to book a single day fishing trip from the ranch via horses, 4-day wilderness fishing trip, or 3-day lodge fishing trip please get in contact with us at Booking@FTGuides.com or 970-343-4460 to get on the...
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...