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DHB Inc/Black Elk Outfitters Ltd. (Colo.Lic.#1313) offers trespass fee hunts on private, Colorado Ranches.

This site was last updated on 05-08-08 at 0928 hrs.

2008 marks our 23rd year of serving hunters from all over the world. We hope we can be of service to you. With Colorado having the largest elk herd in the United States it's not hard to understand why many of our hunters return year after year. It also explains why we book up so early in the year. WE WILL START TAKING RESERVATIONS FROM NEW HUNTERS ON JANUARY 15, 2008.

The 2007 season was an excellent year for most of our hunters. The weather cooperated for the most part, the animals were there, and the elk rut lasted longer than usual. Snow hit us hard in the 2nd season but we still had a very productive season. The 3rd and 4th seasons were very dry, perhaps to much so as the Indian Creek had a better 4th than did the Coyte and this is unusaul. The 4th season on the Indian Creek saw us busting up herds of over 100 animals which were coming out of the thick dark timber. The deer hunting in 2007 was best during the Early Rifle deer season with two of the ranches producing 100% success rates. Bears were numerous enough to be a real nuisance. One was killed on the Indian Creek which will make the permanent B&C record book. Rifle antelope season was tough because only one hunter drew a license, but he was successful in killing a goat. And we had an antelope taken by a bow hunter. We had no moose hunters this year but saw moose on all 4 ranches. The stats for the statewide success rates won't be available until about April, we will post them as soon as they are available.

For 2008 the season structure will be the same as 2007. There will be 4 rifle seasons for elk as before, but the 1st and 4th seasons will be by drawing or on left over licenses. The 2nd and 3rd seasons will be combined elk and deer seasons with bull elk being unlimited, deer by drawing. During the combined seasons bull elk licenses will be unlimited in the areas we hunt. All deer licenses for all methods of take are by drawing. Deer seasons are concurrent with the elk seasons, except for the Early Deer season which is the 1st week in October. The 2008 season dates are posted on our ranch pages. The application deadline for all limited licenses, elk (1st and 4th season bull or either sex, cow elk and PLO cows), deer, antelope, and moose is generally the 1st Tuesday in April. In our areas there are always left over licenses available for the 1st and 4th rifle seasons as well as left over cow elk licenses. These left over licenses go on sale in early August in person or by phone and online the next day. We can purchase these licenses for you or they can be bought online. Feel free to contact us about this option for hunting this year. This is all dependent on the DOW not making any major changes in the season structure.

License fees for non-residents are as follows for 2008. Bull elk and either sex elk licenses are $526. Cow elk are $251. Antelope and deer are $316 this year. Bear are the same as last year at $251. Archery bear licenses and bear licenses for the 4 regular rifle seasons are over the counter with a cap licenses. These bear licenses go on sale at 9a.m. on July 7 and are first come first serve. These licenses are available by phone, on-line, and in person.

Our ranches for 2008 will be the Coyte, Indian Creek, Buffalo Pass, and Trownsell. All of our hunts are 7 days long except for the 1st and 4th rifle which are 5 day seasons. Please note that Black Elk Outfitters Ltd. offers neither guided nor outfitted hunts.

All elk/deer hunts on the Coyte, Indian Creek, and Trownsell Ranches will be $950. Buffalo Pass will be $850 per hunter.

In 2008 we will again offer 7 days of rifle elk hunting for Private Land Only license holders, these are cow only licenses. These hunts will be September 27-October 3 and are $550 per hunter for this week only. We are going to be offering an antelope hunt which will allow you to hunt 2 of the ranches. These licenses (antelope) are all by drawing but a Unit 16 license is also valid for Unit 17 and 171. This hunt will start the 1st Saturday in October. Cost of the antelope hunt will be $350.

Black powder hunts in 2008 will be on the Indian Creek and Trownsell Ranches (combined). This hunt will be September 13-19. The cost is $950 per hunter.

We will offer 4 Early Deer hunts on both the Coyte (Unit 16) and the Indian Creek/Trownsell (unit 17). These licenses are by drawing and the hunt fee is $850 per hunter.

Our ranches are all located near Walden, Colorado. This is the North Park area of Colorado, about 165 miles northwest of Denver and 40 miles east of Steamboat Springs. All of the ranches are primarily elk ranches but we do take some very nice deer every year. All of the ranches have a camping area with some type of sanitary facility. Drinking water is not available on 4 of the ranches and must be brought in by the hunter, clean up water is generally available on the ranch. All of the ranches require a 4wd vehicle to get around the ranch with. ATC's and ATV's are allowed but are under the same restrictions as motor vehicles. NO HORSES are allowed on any of the ranches. All of the ranches are working cattle ranches so they do have cattle out during the seasons. The ranches are staffed by our personnel to handle any problems and to provide 1st responder assistance in case of an emergency. These staff people are nearly all hunters who have hunted the ranches for years, most of them are law enforcement officers, either active or retired. They will help you with any questions or concerns you might have while on the ranch. These staffers are not guides and will not provide any services beyond those listed above. Staffers may or may not be hunting during their time on the ranch.

Additional services such as groceries, gas, motels, car rentals, meat processing, and airline transportation can be obtained in Steamboat Springs. Except for car rentals, airlines, and medical attention these same services can be obtained in Walden, which is about 25 miles from the ranches.