Description

Nobody in the industry can match this outfitters logistics and management of the controllable variables in this business. Outfitters use the best gear, and outfits camps that have been productive over the past 30+ years of hunting. Outfitter runs top of the line stock and crew and will spend as much time as needed on the phone and email pre-hunt to make sure you feel ready for this experience. A great opportunity for a drop camp DIY hunt in Colorado. This is an over-the-counter unit. Archery pack-in and pack-out dates are flexible because the season is four weeks. The second week of the season and the last week (after muzzleloader is over) are the most popular times for archers. Hunter must have a patient mindset to hunt the first week of archery season. However, some of the biggest bulls are killed in the pre-rut before they have gotten the cows together. Archery season is the best time of the year to be in the Flat Tops. The weather is good and the elk are bugling. It is also the time of year where it isn’t abnormal to go an entire hunt without seeing another hunter. All drop camp hunt packages are 7 days (1 day pack-in, 5 days hunting, 1 day pack-out). However, hunters can add days to archery drop camps at a rate of $125 per day, per hunter. Discounts available for non-hunters and children under 13. We can add days to archery drop camps at a rate of $125 per day, per hunter.

HuntX Scale (Low 1 - 5 High)

• Lodging & Accommodations: Backpack Tent
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  Lodging & Accommodations Scale

  5 - Cabin/Lodge

  4 - Bunk House/Trailer

  3 - Wall Tent

  2 - Backpack Tent

  1 - Client Provided/Hotel

Outfitter will have a wall tent set up with a wood stove and propane cook stove.

• Menu & Food: Client Provided
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  Menu & Food Scale

  5 - 5 Star Catered

  4 - Full Kitchen

  3 - Field Kitchen

  2 - Backpack Food

  1 - Client Provided

Drop Camp Food Service – Outfitter will purchase, organize and pack in your hunt’s entire week of food for $350 per hunter. The majority of drop camp clients now choose to add-on our food service. Most clients find that the service immensely simplifies planning for the trip.

• Physical Conditions: Heavy Hiking
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  Physical Conditions Scale:

  5 - All Vehicle Access

  4 - Light Hiking

  3 - Moderate Hiking

  2 - Heavy Hiking

  1 - Extreme Back Country

Hunter should be prepared for long days and a lot of hiking in the backcountry. More physically fit will provide for more shot opportunity on bigger bulls.

Transportation (To/From Basecamp)

Final destination city is Vail Colorado. Outfitter will pick up hunter from these local airports. Hunter can also fly into Denver, Colorado and drive to lodge (~3 hour drive).

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• Lodging & Accommodations
• Menu & Food
• Physical Conditions

Description

The drop camp is the soul of the wilderness outfitter. Not for the faint of heart, this do-it-yourself option was born in the age of the self sufficient hunter. All the hunter needs is the logistics of getting away from the trail-head and the help of a mule’s back getting game and supplies in/out of the deep wilderness. Camp gear has improved over time and modern technology has perfected logistics. However, the experience is mostly unchanged since its birth over a hundred years ago. The outfitter will get you packed into camps, and setup with all the outfitted gear. You do the huntin’, and outfitter will pack the meat and camp.

What Outfitter Provides

• Wall tent
• Tent stove
• Horses, saddle & tack
• Propane cooking stove
• Sleeping cots

What to Bring

• Bow with at least 12 arrows with appropriate broadheads
• Binoculars and rangefinder
• Durable and comfortable hiking boots
• Light to medium weather hunting clothing-layering system recommended
• Hunting knives
• Sleeping bag & pillow
• Elk bugle and cow calls
• Rain gear

Recommended Items

• 20 Quart Badlands Cooler
• 45 Quart Badlands Cooler
• Canyon Lightweight Boot Sock
• Mountain Extreme Men's
• Badlands Precision University Academy I - South Dakota

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• What Outfitter Provides
• What to Bring