7 Day Elk Hunt | Drop Camp | Rifle | Gypsum, CO

Hunt Duration: 7 Days

Maximum Number of Hunters: 5

Typical Hunting Season: September- November

Hunting Method: Bowhunting, Calling, Fair Chase, Management Hunt, Meat Hunt, Muzzleloader, Rifle Hunting, Stalking, Still Hunting

Guided or Semi-Guided: Semi-Guided

Success Rate: Hunts average 25-60%+ shot opportunity on legal bulls for those that hunt every morning and afternoon/night of their hunt.

Land Type: Public

Language Spoken by Staff: English

Accommodation Included: Yes

Price is $2,250/hunter, All rifle drop camps are 7 days (1 day packin, 5 days hunting, 1 day packout).
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 needed was 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: We get ya packed into camps setup with all the outfitted gear, you do the huntin’, and we pack the meat.

Our Drop Camp Promise:
Nobody in the industry can match our logistics and management of the controllable variables in this business. We use the best gear, use camps that have been productive over the past 30+ years of outfitting, run top of the line stock and crew, and we will spend as much time as needed on the phone and email pre-hunt to make sure you feel ready for this experience.

Drop camps are a do it yourself style hunt but we do all the legwork. We ride you deep into the roadless Flat Tops Wilderness area. After many miles we arrive at a camp that’s already setup with wall tents, cots, cooking equipment, wood stove, cook stove, lanterns, latrine. Hunters can bring up to 100lbs of gear and food/person. Staff leaves with the horses and mules and will be back in a week to pick you up. When you get an animal down you send us a message via a satellite messenger and staff will pack out the quarters and antlers. Before the hunt we do everything possible to help you be successful like sending coordinates of camp, glassing spots, wallows, productive spots, fishing spots, etc.

Pricing and Policies

Trophy Fee Included: Yes

Included In Price: Pack into the drop camp, pack out of the drop camp, and meat packed out

Not included In Price: Tags, food, taxidermy, and gratuity

Final Payment Terms: August 15th of that hunt year

Cancellation Policy: 180 day cancellation policy

Wound Policy: If an animal is wounded hunter is required to give 100% effort to recover the animal.

Tag Policy: Tags are over the counter

Terrain Details

Mellow for Colorado. As the name describes, the Flat Tops are pretty flat on the top

Hunting Area Size: As far as you can walk

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Drop camps are a do it yourself style hunt but we do all the legwork. We ride you deep into the roadless Flat Tops Wilderness area. After many miles we arrive at a camp that's already setup with wall tents, cots, cooking equipment, wood stove, cook stove, lanterns, latrine. Hunters can bring up to 100lbs of gear and food/person. Staff leaves with the horses and mules and will be back in a week to pick you up.

How to travel here: Fly or drive, we're only 3.5 hours from Denver.

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Flat Tops Wilderness guides

Language spoken by staff: English

LKS Outfitters, LLC owns and operates Flat Tops Wilderness Guides (FTWG). Formerly known as Colorado High Guides and then Hilltop High Guide Service, FTWG is one of the longest running permitted outfitters in Colorado, with almost 40 years of clients chasing elk.

Our staff is made up of experienced horsemen, hunting guides, fisherman, and survivalists. The staff is all first aid certified and several are certified Wilderness First Responders. Several of the original staff are still involved and their knowledge is invaluable to newer staff and hunters.

Most importantly, our horses and mules are made for the mountains. From years and miles of packing gear and meat, most of them know the area better than any person around. In terms of permitted camps, we are one of the largest outfitters in Colorado with 30 different camp locations. We can use the camps that fit our guest’s needs best. Camps near streams, we got it. Camps near lakes, we got it. Camps near elk rutting areas, we got it. Camps near elk migration trails, we got it. Camps near oak brush for bucks and bears, we got it. An outfitter with 4 camps? You’re stuck with whatever they might have!

Our closest camps in the Flat Tops Wilderness are about 3 miles and 1,500 ft. elevation gain from our base camp. Our farthest camps are 12+ miles and over 3,500 ft elevation gain into the area. Public access is by foot and horseback only. There is absolutely no vehicle access into the area, including bicycles.

Unlike most outfitters in Colorado, our base camp is operated on private property on the edge of over 240,000 acres of designated road-less wilderness (surrounded on three sides by public land). We invest heavily in our facilities to accommodate our guests. We have a 3,000 square ft. pack station where we can saddle and pack 50+ mules and horses at a time, under any weather conditions. We also have a 3,500 square foot lodge that can accommodate 10 guests at a time. During the later rifle seasons we use the lodge for guided elk and deer hunts.

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