Camp and horses
Base camp at 8,900 feet, two and a half hours by horse from the trailhead.
Base camp at 8,900 feet
A two-and-a-half-hour ride from the trailhead, on a bench above Cedar Fork creek (sample). Wall tents, a cook who starts the stove before you wake, and fourteen horses that know the trails.
Sleeping
Cots, wood stoves, dry storage
Wall tents, two hunters each
Meals
Tell us about allergies in advance
Three a day
Washing
Hot shower tent
Phone signal
Guides carry satellite messengers
None
What to pack
- Broken-in boots and two pairs of wool socks per day
- Layers for frost at dawn and sun at noon: no cotton
- Rain jacket and trousers
- Binoculars, a headlamp and spare batteries
- A soft duffel bag under 50 pounds for the horses
- Your license, hunter education card and ID
A day on the hunt
Days start in the dark and end in the cook tent. Your guide sets the pace; you can always ask to slow down.
4:30
Coffee and breakfast
Hot breakfast in the cook tent; lunches are packed the night before.
5:15
Ride or walk out
On horseback to the ridge, or on foot from camp, with head torches.
6:20
First light
Sit and glass the far slopes with binoculars and a spotting scope.
11:30
Midday rest
Lunch on the hill, a nap in the sun, or back to camp in bad weather.
15:30
Evening hunt
Slow still-hunting through timber or a sit above a meadow.
19:30
Back at camp
Supper, the plan for tomorrow, and an early night.
Times for a September hunt (sample).
Ask about next season
Tell us the hunt, the size of your party and the weeks that suit you. We reply within two working days with open dates and the license steps for your unit (sample).