Big Game Drop Camps

Backcountry Outfitters Drop Camps are made to keep you comfortable, while giving you the advantage of getting away from the crowds.  We take you in 2-3 days prior to season, drop you off, and then stay in touch during your hunt.  If you harvest an animal, just radio/call/inreach our Base Camp and Packers will come in and retrieve the animal and take it in for processing/or storage.  You don't have to leave camp unless you like to.  We require per CPW and Forest Service Permits to have a minimum of 2 people per camp.  To keep the camps easy and manageable we limit guest to 4 per drop camp.  

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In Your camp you will have Cook Walled Tent, Sleeping Tent, Cots, Sleeping Pads, Wood Fire Stove, Fire Wood, Cook Top, Table, Cooking Utensils, Out House, and Fresh Water Source.  You bring your gear and your own food.  

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Cost for our Drop Camps is $2600 per hunter, with 50% down at booking and the remainder do August 1st the year of your hunt.  If you are booking out over a year for your hunt, your deposit will need to be $250, then 50% of the balance 1 year before your booked hunt, and the remainder August 1st of the Hunt Year. 

As with any hunt, weather and physical condition of the hunter play a role in success. However our remote camps tend to enjoy a 30-40% harvest rate, and up to a 75% harvest rate is not unheard of. 

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Your pack-in and pack-out dates, will be set at the time of booking (depending on availability of hunts). Needless to say, setting these dates is crucial to providing top notch service to all of our clients. Pricing is based on an 8 day excursion, including pack-in and pack-out time. Rifle camps typically pack-in 2-3 days in advance of season opener. All pack-in and pack-out dates will be reconfirmed prior to hunt, changes may occur due to other bookings.

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Applications for Big Game Limited Licenses begin March 1, 2023. Deadline to apply for all drawing licenses is the beginning of April 2023. Hunters who have preference points for elk and deer have an advantage and generally draw their licenses. Hunters without preference points for elk and deer still have very high odds to draw their licenses.

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Mullin Hole

 

Type - Drop Camp - Archery, Muzzle-loader, First, Second, and Third

Elevation -  9,157

Ride - 2.5 Hours from Turkey Creek Trailhead

Description - Camp is near a small creek in a large fairly wooded mix of pine and aspen.  The country is gradual elevation and very traversable from camp. Around 1 mile to the north is a heavy ascending cliff that acts as a natural game funnel running east and west.  

Difficulty of Hunt - 3 

  

Shaw Creek

 

Type - Drop Camp - Archery, Muzzleloader, First, and Second

Elevation -  9,200

Ride - 2.5 Hours from Poisen Park Trailhead. Camp is off of the Shaw Creek trail.  One section of trail is steep switch backs.

Description - Camp is located on a large bench. There are a few open meadows but mostly pine and aspen country. The area is terraced benches.  

Difficulty of Hunt - 3

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Cold Water

 

Type - Drop - Archery, Muzzleloader, First, and Second

Elevation -  8000

Ride - 2.5 Hours from First Fork Trailhead. Camp is off of the Coldwater Creek Trail. Moderate accent and decent 

Description - Camp is located off the coldwater creek trail in the coldwater creek valley. There are many open meadows north of camp and mostly pine and aspen for timber. As this camp is located in a valley hunting involves acending and decending hiking and hunting. 

Difficulty of Hunt - 4

 

Davis Creek

 

Type - Drop - Archery, Muzzleloader, First, and Second

Elevation - 9,300

Ride - 2 Hours from First Fork Trailhead. Moderate accent to camp and decent from camp. 

Description - Camp sits on a bench below a large traversable ridge top. Ascending and deciding hiking from camp.  Multiple small open meadows among pine and aspen dark timber 

Difficulty of Hunt - 4

Beaver Ponds

 

Type - Drop - Archery, Muzzleloader, First, and Second

Elevation - 9,300

Ride - 2 Hours from Monument ATV Trailhead. Easy fairly flat ride to camp. 

Description - Camp sits on a large open meadow on a large traversable bench off the beaver lakes trail. Ascending and deciding hiking from camp to the west and east  Multiple small open meadows run north among pine, aspen, and oak brush. 

Difficulty of Hunt - 3

Lost Elk

 

Type - Drop, Nomad Guided - Archery, Muzzleloader, First, and Second

Elevation - 9,000

Ride - 2 Hours from First Fork Trailead. Moderate Ascending and Decending.  

Description - Camp sits on a small meadow off the Baldy Mountian Trail. Ascending and deciding hiking from camp.  Multiple small open meadows and drainages, dark timber pine and aspen.

Difficulty of Hunt - 4

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If you are interested in learning about our Drop camps, please call or message Backcountry Outfitters.