Hunting Season 2006 Elk & Mule Deer

Base Camp Guided Hunts - Primitive Luxury

In the 2006 season you can choose from two different pack in Base Camps to accommodate your guided hunt. The Fossil Ridge Camp is located in game management unit 55 in the Fossil Ridge Wilderness Area. The West Elk Camp is located in game management unit 54 in the West Elk Wilderness. Both camps are on the Gunnison National Forest and located within designated wilderness boundaries that totally restrict the use of motorized travel and mechanized equipment. You will access either camp by riding horseback and packing your gear on the backs of horses and mules. We will also operate a roadhead base camp accessible by 4wd vehicle in the Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area (Unit 55) for mule deer hunters in the 2nd & 3rd rifle seasons and for 4th rifle season elk hunters. This camp will allow for the use of 4wd vehicle as well as horses for hunting and is close to the best hunting for mule deer and late season elk. All camps feature heavy duty spacious wall tents with woodburning stoves inside for heat, sturdy cots with foam pads and a roomy cook tent where all meals are prepared and served.

One guide per two hunters is provided in all camps unless upgraded.

FOSSIL RIDGE PACK-IN BASE CAMP (Unit 55) This camp is packed in approximately 3 miles on horseback at an elevation near 10,600 feet. The camp is limited to a maximum of 6 to 8 hunters at any one time.

Prices: 7 Days (5 hunting days plus pack in and pack out days) Rifle, Archery or Muzzleloader Seasons

ELK - $3400.00 per person ELK/MULE DEER COMBO - $3800.00 per person

(Additional Hunt Days: $200.00 per day / One on One Guide Service: $150.00 per day additional)

FOSSIL RIDGE ROADHEAD CAMP (Unit 55) 2nd & 3rd Season Mule Deer or Fourth Season Elk

Prices: 7 Days (5 hunting days plus day in & out) ELK - $3000.00 per person, DEER - $2800.00

TROPHY MULE DEER (one on one guide service/7 hunt days/9 days total) - $4000.00

Contact: John Nelson c/o THE GUNNISON COUNTRY GUIDE SERVICE - Since 1978

P.O. Box 1443, Gunnison, Colorado - 970-641-2830 - packtrip@adelphia.net

www.coloradoguideandoutfitter.com or www.majesticwest.net

WEST ELK BASE CAMP (Unit 54 ) This camp is packed in

approximately 6 miles at an elevation of 10,200 feet. The camp is

limited to 6 hunters at any one time. Gary Ballard is the head guide and manager of this camp.

Prices:

RIFLE SEASONS, 7 Days ( 5 Hunting plus pack in and pack out days)

ELK- $3450.00 per person MULE DEER- $2900.00 per person COMBO - $3850.00 per person

(Additional Hunt Days: $200.00 per day / One on One Guide Service: $150.00 per day additional)

ARCHERY/MUZZLELOADER SEASONS, 7 Days (5 hunting days plus pack in and out days)

ELK or MULE DEER -

SAME PRICES AS RIFLE SEASON

Contact: Gary Ballard c/o WEST ELK WILDERNESS OUTFITTERS

P.O. Box 348, Rogersville, MO 65742 - 417-839-0205 - Garyballardelk@cs.com

Drop Camps : The Only Way To Hunt For Some

For experienced hunters who wish to hunt on their own, we offer fully equipped and set up drop camps. These camps are packed in approximately 3 to 7 miles and include canvas wall tents with wood burning stoves for heat and all other necessary camping and cooking gear. A rider will check your camp on a regular basis and pack out downed game from the kill site. No horses are left in camp. Your party members are the only ones sharing your camp. A minimum of two hunters is required. We recommend these camps only for hunters familiar with back country camping and mountain hunting conditions, and who are in good physical condition.

Price: $1395.00 per person or $1595.00 (with food) for up to 7 hunting days plus pack in and pack out days. You may pack in one or two days prior to the opening date of the season.

Make Early Reservations: Openings Are Limited

RESERVATIONS & DEPOSITS: A deposit of 40% of the cost of your hunt is required to confirm a reservation. The remaining 60% owed on the hunt will be due on your arrival for your hunt. Deposits will not be refunded (unless you are unsuccessful in the drawing for a license). However, you may transfer your deposit to an alternate person you find to take your place. Personal checks or credit cards will be accepted for your initial deposit. Final payment must be made in cash, money order, or certified check. To make a reservation write or call to provide the following information: NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE #, SEASON & TYPE OF HUNT DESIRED, DATES (pack in date, first hunt day, last hunt day, pack out date), NAMES OF PEOPLE IN YOUR PARTY, AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION. We will send a contract and then confirm your reservation when the signed contract and deposit is received back here.

Hunting Licenses & Hunting Regulations

The following information concerning licenses and regulations is subject to change. Check the current regulation pamphlet or Colorado Division of Wildlife website at www.wildlife.state.co.us to confirm all dates and regulations.

HUNTING LICENSES: Bull elk licenses during the 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons and archery either sex elk licenses are unlimited in number in our areas and may be purchased over the counter on your arrival here. First & fourth season rifle elk licenses, muzzleloader elk licenses, cow elk licenses, and all deer licenses must be applied for by drawing in early April. Completion of a hunter safety course is required to purchase a hunting license in Colorado for anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1949.

2006 SEASON DATES:

Archery: Aug. 26th - Sept. 24, 2006 Muzzleloader: Sept. 9 - 17, 2006

First Rifle: Oct. 14 - 18, 2006 (elk only)

Second Rifle: Oct. 21 - 29, 2006

Third Rifle: Nov. 4 - 10, 2006

Fourth Rifle: Nov. 15 - 19, 2006 (elk only)

LICENSE FEES: License fees in 2005 for non residents were: BULL ELK/$485.25, COW ELK/$250.25, DEER/$290.25. In 2006 these prices will probably increase slightly.

John Nelson
The Gunnison Country Guide Service
P.O. Box 1443
Gunnison, CO 81230
(970)641-2830
References available upon request

An equal opportunity service provider operating under special use permit from the Gunnison National Forest