Guided Elk Hunt

[hunterhayworth]

Thinking about doing a guided elk hunt with Rocky Mountain Elk hunts (2027 or 2028).

Wondering what layers would need to be added:

Base-layers:
Kuiu Merino wool zip off bottoms
blackovis lightweight top
Kuiu Pelton 118

Mid layer tops
Kuiu core hoodie
First light kiln hoodie
First Light Origin Hoodie

Bottoms:Kuiu Attack Pants
Cabelas lightweight pants

First Light Solitude Bibs

First Light Wind River Balaclava


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[suda0402]

Need more details on when you would be going. Is this going to be a early archery hunt or a late rifle hunt?

 

[TimberRunner]

Ask the guides

 

[bighornbor]

Must be a cold weather hunt with all those layers. Got my last 2 elk with in a Realtree shirt + hoodie and Kuiu attack pants.

 

[hunterhayworth]

Ask the guides

Good point, there wasn’t a list on their website. Didn’t think about asking them


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[hunterhayworth]

Must be a cold weather hunt with all those layers. Got my last 2 elk with in a Realtree shirt + hoodie and Kuiu attack pants.

Probably won’t need all my layers. That’s the layers I’ve accumulated over the years


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[hunterhayworth]

Got an booking inquiry with the guides, so I’ll wait to hear back from them


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[Indian Summer]

It sounds like you have never hunted elk before you go invest in thousands of dollars you should make sure you like it. It is not for everyone.

In my opinion on a guided hunt, you don’t need the high-end clothing as much. You have horses to ride. Buy some more affordable clothes go Hunt elk and then reevaluate when you get back.

After your first hunt, you will be able to answer many of your questions on your own. Good luck.

 

[B Harrison]

Ask the guides

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[hunterhayworth]

It sounds like you have never hunted elk before you go invest in thousands of dollars you should make sure you like it. It is not for everyone.

In my opinion on a guided hunt, you don’t need the high-end clothing as much. You have horses to ride. Buy some more affordable clothes go Hunt elk and then reevaluate when you get back.

After your first hunt, you will be able to answer many of your questions on your own. Good luck.

I haven’t done elk, I’ve gone deer and Turkey and have enjoyed.


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[Chris in TN]

In my opinion on a guided hunt, you don’t need the high-end clothing as much. You have horses to ride. Buy some more affordable clothes go Hunt elk and then reevaluate when you get back.

After your first hunt, you will be able to answer many of your questions on your own. Good luck.

Worth repeating. The dirty secret of DIY elk hunting is that it requires a lot more gear, and better gear, and more conditioning, than private land, generally speaking. Plus more days to devote to scouting/packing. It's VERY possible to make a DIY hunt cost more than a guided hunt. Especially so the first time you go, because you'll be buying tons of gear that year, and likely the next time too (due to errors the first time). After that it starts getting less painful....I hope.

 

[ccsumner78]

Thinking about doing a guided elk hunt with Rocky Mountain Elk hunts (2027 or 2028).

Wondering what layers would need to be added:

Base-layers:
Kuiu Merino wool zip off bottoms
blackovis lightweight top
Kuiu Pelton 118

Mid layer tops
Kuiu core hoodie
First light kiln hoodie
First Light Origin Hoodie

Bottoms:Kuiu Attack Pants
Cabelas lightweight pants

First Light Solitude Bibs

First Light Wind River Balaclava


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I would recommend the Kuiu down

Thinking about doing a guided elk hunt with Rocky Mountain Elk hunts (2027 or 2028).

Wondering what layers would need to be added:

Base-layers:
Kuiu Merino wool zip off bottoms
blackovis lightweight top
Kuiu Pelton 118

Mid layer tops
Kuiu core hoodie
First light kiln hoodie
First Light Origin Hoodie

Bottoms:Kuiu Attack Pants
Cabelas lightweight pants

First Light Solitude Bibs

First Light Wind River Balaclava


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I would recommend the Kuiui super down parka and pants for glassing and sitting
We went in MT last week of rifle on public land in the cabinet Mountains.
imwe were barely wearing out base and midlayer hiking in 1 to 3 miles in morning but it gets nasty when sitting in less than 20 degrees.
warmest gloves with hand warmers and very insulated 400+ boots that are broken in.

 

[bipock]

I did a guided hunt in CO last year for the first time. 3rd week of September, archery hunt around 7,000 ft.

I wore Wrangler ATGs each day with UnderArmour Cold gear compression pants under them. Wore them all day (hiked 6-10 miles/day), never got over heated. The guys I hunted with had the zip off pants, but watching them have to basically strip down to get those off made that a no-go for me.

For the tops, I wore a UnderArmour Cold Gear compression shirt, topped with a Kuiu 120 long sleeve shirt and Tuo 250 wool sweatshirt. First thing in the morning, I also added a Tuo Aptitude soft shell. I'm not a huge fan of the jacket because of the way it zips up high on the face on me, but it did it's job for warmth.

One thing I missed was rain gear. In all the weather forecasts I saw and received from the guide, rain was never in the forecast. It rained 3 of my 5 days - twice on Saturday, a morning rain on Sunday and a flippin' downpour on the afternoon of my last hunt (and that one was cold as all get out). Learned 2 things from that - never go without rain gear again and rain in the mountains means it gets cold so I will take additional outer gear.