Utah is in the “good old days” of elk hunting right now. The Utah Division of Fish and Game has managed for true trophy quality elk hunting. We are lucky enough to be licensed to guide in a couple of those very special areas like the Wasatch Mountains Limited Entry Area and Book Cliffs Limited Entry Area. We hunt the areas that are only accessible by foot or horseback and because of the way they have been managed, the possibility of seeing mature bulls makes it fun to hunt the areas even if you can’t harvest one. Sometimes just seeing these trophies makes your heart beat a little faster. That is why we offer spike and or cow elk hunts for the same areas we hunt trophy elk. This spike only hunt is truly a very unique experience. If you choose to hunt the spike the tags are over the counter and you can put in for Cows. If you draw your cow tag you can hunt these two simultaneously.

Utah cow elk hunting tags are issued through a drawing process and the draw usually takes place around May of each year. If a cow hunt is what you are looking for specifically please contact us and we can help you with the application process. If you are researching cow elk hunts, what draws you to them? Are you looking for a “meat” hunt? An economical hunt? A high odds of success hunt? A family hunt? Either way you may want to look into the spike elk hunt and then add a cow tag if you are lucky enough to draw. If purchased early enough spike tags are readily available over the counter.

We will meet you at the trailhead and your hunt begins with about a one and a half hour horse ride into camp which puts you right in the middle of some of Utah’s best elk hunting country. Our camp consists of wall tents with cots and foam pads and wood stoves - because the nights can get chilly. Depending on weather and game movement we should be able to locate several elk and often times several herds of elk, but you have to be careful here because odds are very good you will see several trophy class bulls, but you will just be able to photograph them or simply enjoy seeing them as we will be hunting cows or spikes depending on the tag in your pocket.

Hunts are conducted either on foot or horseback depending on where we are headed that day. It is very rare to see anyone else during these particular hunts.

Your hunt includes packing in and packing out of camp, field care of your elk and packing to your vehicle at the trailhead, hearty meals and 2-on-1 guiding. Hunt does not include personal gear, taxidermy or gratuities.

7 Reasons you would want to spend money on a Spike Only Elk Hunt

1. You are new to elk hunting - You are new to elk hunting and would like to learn all you can by experienced guides and actually be able to see some elk.
2. You are an experienced elk hunter - You have hunted elk quite a bit but just haven’t seen or harvested that many elk. In this Utah elk hunt you put it on yourself and try to bring that mature bull elk into range…camera range at least! Then you take the shot (with your camera) then go over the rise and pull the trigger on a spike elk so you have meat for the freezer.
3. Education - Think about it. You have been out in the woods, a bull elk bugles, you ask yourself, do I bugle or cow call? On this hunt you try them both. It is a mature bull bugling see what works. You can’t shoot him so learn what does work. If you blow it on this bull, there is probably another bull to try over the ridge.
4. You want a western pack-in elk hunting experience - This Utah elk hunt is everything we offer in our full price mature bull elk hunts. Horse ride in packing mules, wall tents with wood burning stoves, no phones, no internet, rarely seeing other hunters, the only difference is the price of the hunt and size of the bull you can shoot.
5. Scouting opportunities - You have been putting in for big bulls in Utah for years and you are getting close to enough points so maybe you want to come out early on a “scouting” trip and really see what Utah has to offer as far as quality of bulls and maybe get to know the area little bit before you ever draw that coveted Utah big bull tag.
6. You have a youth who you want to get excited about hunting - What better way to get a kid excited about elk hunting than having a mature bull elk or several bulls for that matter bugling at them from just around the bend. Hearing that bugling bull in the mountains may just be what the doctor ordered for getting a kid hooked on hunting. It worked for you didn’t it?
7. You enjoy the taste of elk meat. Utah’s cow and spike elk hunts are some of the highest odds for success at bringing home some winter meat.

7 Reasons you would want to spend money on a Spike Only Elk Hunt

1. You are new to elk hunting - You are new to elk hunting and would like to learn all you can by experienced guides and actually be able to see some elk.
2. You are an experienced elk hunter - You have hunted elk quite a bit but just haven’t seen or harvested that many elk. In this Utah elk hunt you put it on yourself and try to bring that mature bull elk into range…camera range at least! Then you take the shot (with your camera) then go over the rise and pull the trigger on a spike elk so you have meat for the freezer.
3. Education - Think about it. You have been out in the woods, a bull elk bugles, you ask yourself, do I bugle or cow call? On this hunt you try them both. It is a mature bull bugling see what works. You can’t shoot him so learn what does work. If you blow it on this bull, there is probably another bull to try over the ridge.
4. You want a western pack-in elk hunting experience - This Utah elk hunt is everything we offer in our full price mature bull elk hunts. Horse ride in packing mules, wall tents with wood burning stoves, no phones, no internet, rarely seeing other hunters, the only difference is the price of the hunt and size of the bull you can shoot.
5. Scouting opportunities - You have been putting in for big bulls in Utah for years and you are getting close to enough points so maybe you want to come out early on a “scouting” trip and really see what Utah has to offer as far as quality of bulls and maybe get to know the area little bit before you ever draw that coveted Utah big bull tag.
6. You have a youth who you want to get excited about hunting - What better way to get a kid excited about elk hunting than having a mature bull elk or several bulls for that matter bugling at them from just around the bend. Hearing that bugling bull in the mountains may just be what the doctor ordered for getting a kid hooked on hunting. It worked for you didn’t it?
7. You enjoy the taste of elk meat. Utah’s cow and spike elk hunts are some of the highest odds for success at bringing home some winter meat.