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Click here if you want to print these pages Big Game Hunting - 2008 |
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Lone Cone Outfitters, Inc. (Reg.#2438) |
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| Offers Guided hunts for Elk; Mule Deer: and Bear on our several leased Private Ranches combined at times with also hunting on portions of app. 200,000 acres of BLM lands permitted by the US Bureau of Land Management*. Our primary hunts are on the Private Ranches in the area of our Headquarters and facilities at our Eagles' Nest Ranch on the NW Slope of the Lone Cone Mountain. Detailed information pertaining to these Hunts, plus pictures of Hunters/Harvest is provided by scrolling down!!
*BLM Land hunts are authorized by Special Recreation Permit (SRP) issued by the United States Dept. of Interior; Bureau of Land Management; Uncompahgre Field Office, Montrose, Colorado. |
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| Ron congratulates Andy Duncan of Carrollton, Georgia on his 7X7 Bull taken in 2nd rifle season. (Andy also killed a cow elk & buck mule deer.) |
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| Hunter, Bill Duncan (GA), with Guide Dick look on as Guide Ron pulls this monster out of the oak brush for loading. |
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2007 - Some of the Elk harvested in 2nd Rifle Season |
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| Even "Ripley" will not believe! But, it is absolute Fact! Rudy had never killed a Big Game animal or shot a "Scoped Rifle". He came from Georgia with a borrowed rifle, made a 200 + yard shot and killed this 6X5 Bull with Guide Gary as his "Witness"!! Rifle 1 2007 |
General Information on Guided Hunts
Our Rates (as shown below) include: Excellent accommodations (either in our Main Lodge or adjacent Log Home); all Meals - plus packed lunches; fruits; candies; treats; snacks and heavy Hors d'oeuvres. Our experienced Guides provide 4-wheel drive vehicle transportation to our Private Ranches or Permitted Hunt Areas. Our long standing policy is to Plan Your Hunt based on your physical capability; experience; and desires (if Legal & Safe). We offer hunts for 1 Hunter per Guide (1X1) and 2 Hunters per Guide (2X1). The Guide is dedicated to you or to your Group and remains with you; employing his knowledge and experience on these hunts to assist you in the Harvest of your Game Animal. The Guides are with you to aid in tracking and to do the full recovery of your harvested animal. Once recovered your Game is returned to the Ranch where we have a complete Game Processing Area including: electric winch; meat saws; double sinks w/hot water; plus Game Cooler/Locker that will accommodate over 20 animals.
On our Private Ranches we utilize a variety of Hunt Tactics and techniques based on our many years experience on the Ranches. One of the most popular and successful is the use of a variety of Hunt Stands, varying from Tri-Pods; Ladder Tree Stands; Ground Blinds, etc. In addition, when appropriate we employ the conventional Hunt Calls and Stalk!
Our Main Lodge provides a large Den; Dining Area; and Commercial Grade Kitchen. Meals are planned to meet your Hunt Schedule and Hors d'oeuvres await your return after the days hunt and prior to Dinner. ("Tall Tales" are told by ALL!!)
Private, fully equipped bedrooms are provided to you or to your Hunt Group. We have ample Bathrooms with showers and hot water. All of our Common Areas are Non-Smoking, Bedrooms by choice. However, smoking areas on Deck/Porches are provided.
We have Recreational Buildings with Lockers; Weapon Racks; and Change area for Outer Garments/Footwear.
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| Jon Godfried (MI) with his 6X6 Bull. He "drew" a Cow Elk License and made that kill also!! A lot of excellent meat and very nice trophy to mount! |
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| Rea Jones (PA) - First time to hunt Elk. Harvested this excellent 6X6 Bull. October 2007 |
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| Rifle 1 - Jason Baker a Georgia EMT and also a Good Shot! Thanks for the service you provide to your community! Glad you got to join us for an Elk Hunt! |
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Rifle Season 3 - The weather turned HOT! - BUT, Bull Elk still got Shot! |
ARCHERY - 5 Day Hunt
Bull Elk - Buck Mule Deer - Black Bear Hunting One Animal Only - Two Hunters per Guide (2X1) = $2950 each Hunting One Animal Only - One Hunter per Guide (1X1) = $3450. Combination Hunt - Hunting any Two Animals above - Add $500 per Hunter. Cow Elk Only (2X1) = $2450 - (1X1) = $2950 |
MUZZLELOADER
- 5 Day Hunt Bull Elk - Buck Mule Deer - Black Bear All Rates are the same as Rifle Hunts Below. |
RIFLE
- 5 Day Hunt Bull Elk - Buck Mule Deer - Black Bear Hunting One Animal Only - Two Hunters per Guide = $3950 each Hunting One Animal Only - One Hunter per Guide = $4450. Combination Hunt - Hunting any Two Animals above - Add $500 per Hunter. Hunting all Three Animals above - Add $950 per Hunter. Cow Elk Only (2X1) = $2450 - (1X1) = $2950 |
SPECIAL RATES 1. Ron Clements, Outfitter/ Owner of Lone Cone Outfitters and Eagles' Nest Ranch, is a retired USAF Fighter Pilot who has flown over 300 Combat Missions. We Proudly offer a 20% discount to Active Duty Military Personnel who have served in the current Middle East Conflict (Iraq or Afghanistan). We offer a 10% Discount to ALL Current Active Duty Military; All Military Combat Vets from other conflicts and All Military Retirees. 2. We offer a 10% Discount to Hunt Groups of Eight (8) or more Hunters that Contract together for the same Hunt Season. |
NOTE: Only one Discount per Hunter may apply - Any question on Hunt Rates call Ron @ 970 729 0749. |
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| Mr. Hugh - has harvested a bull each year with us! This one 20 minutes into legal shooting time - Day one - Rifle 2. |
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| Rifle 3 - Eddie Rice from Crestview, FL with his Bully Boy! Notice he is wearing a "Shirt Only" in November! As the Ole Timers say "Don't like Colorado weather - wait 30 minutes - it'll change!" |
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Oops - Don't forget Archery Harvests Picture in game cooler is not a good one - but Bull was a 340 class and Mulie Buck a 5X5. |
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| Another Archery 6X6 Bull! Again, the photo is not impressive, but the "Mount" certainly will be! |
NON-GUIDED HUNTS
Lone Cone Outfitters offers a Non-Guided Public Land Hunt for those Hunters who prefer to "Hunt on Their Own", but prefer to have excellent Lodging and Meals; where meals are served based on their Hunt Schedule; and they are operating from a Base Camp location that is convenient to hunting app. 300,000 acres of the Uncompahgre and San Juan National Forest and BLM Lands. We provide the same Lodging and Meals as our Guided Hunters receive (see info above). In addition, we assist in giving a complete Map Orientation of the various prime hunting areas; pointing out the Deficiencies that exist in most available Public Land maps in regard to Public/Private Land Boundaries; Un-Marked Legal Access Roads/Routes; and general Game concentration areas. In addition, we assist you in planning your daily Hunt, based on our extensive experience in the area; Daily scouting and other reports from Friends and Neighbors on Game locations. If Legally possible, we assist in your Game Animal Recovery and/or make available to you our Pack-Out Equipment/Animals. Upon Game recovery we provide full use of our Game Processing Area- Game Locker/Cooler and freezer as described previously under our Guided Hunts.
Non-Guided Hunt Rates 7 Day Trip - 5 Hunt Days = $1550 per Hunter 9 Day Trip - 7 Hunt Days = $1800 per Hunter |
Colorado 2008 Big Game Hunting Seasons Information
NOTE: All Mule Deer licenses for all seasons are through a Draw.
Elk licenses for Muzzleloader; 1st Rifle;
and 4th Rifle Seasons are through a Draw.
Cow Elk Licenses are also through a Draw.
Bull Elk Licenses for 2nd & 3rd Rifle Seasons can be
purchased "Over the Counter".
Application Deadline is April 1, 2008 for ALL Draw Licenses. Application may be made on-line or mail-in.
Mail-ins must be post marked prior to April 2.
Note: All hunters booking a hunt with Lone Cone Outfitters -- Please call Ron @ 970-729-0749 - he will assist with or make an application for you.
Click here to go to Colorado Division of Wildlife Website
for information - and on-line application.
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| Photo gives a good perspective of the size of a Mature Bull! Very Happy we could "Pack Out" via trailer and not on pack animals. Didn't get a final score, but it will be well over 350 B&C! |
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| Another view outside of Lone Cone Outfitters Processing area! |
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| Cow taken out of the same herd on one of our Private Ranches - Not small!! |
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Refrigerated Game Cooler/Locker is "full again"!!! |
Colorado 2008 Hunting Season Dates |
Archery Season Muzzleloader
Season Rifle Seasons *3rd Rifle - November 1-7 |
Bear Seasons Archery - September 2-28 - License available "Over the counter". Muzzleloader - September 13-21 - License is "Over the counter". All Rifle Seasons - "Over the Counter" Concurrent with regular Rifle Deer and/or Elk Seasons. ** Hunter must have either a Deer and/or Elk License for the same Season & Game Mgt. Unit. There are "Caps" on the number of Bear License to be sold by Season. |
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MULE DEER The Mule Deer Herd in our Area is really "On The Come Back Trail"!! All of Colorado went through a drop in the number of Mule Deer and the size of Bucks in the 1990's due to a combination of two major factors: Increase in Predators, particularly Coyotes, Mountain Lions and Bears; Over Hunting with unlimited licenses being sold. Colorado Wildlife Commission implemented the "Limited License Draw" several years ago which has provided for a Great Recovery in the Quantity and Quality of Mulie Bucks in the past several years! With the Draw, we had only a few Hunters that Drew a license and several that did put a Priority on Hunting Elk. We had several very large Bucks missed in Muzzleloader and Archery seasons. Pictured below and in the Mule Deer Gallery are Bucks taken in our area and by our Hunters in previous years. |
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2008 Colorado License Fees Information on Hunting License availability; cost; and other info may be viewed on the Colorado Division of Wildlife Website. Click here to visit this site NOW. |
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Photo from one of out Hunting areas!
An “Unmolested Herd”, content & feeding to the naked eye about 50 are visible - Sit for awhile with binoculars! There were over 100 head scattered through the Oak Brush and Aspen! |
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Another Elk Herd feeding in the Aspen (quakies) - Bulls in the fore ground. About 30 visible to the eye, but again you only see half or less at any given time. |
Small Buck taken by a very disabled/handicapped MS hunter from his wheel chair.
| Ron Clements, Eagles' Nest Ranch owner, congratulates Pennsylvania hunter who made a perfect bow shot on private ranch. |
Recovering Archery Bull killed on
private ranch.
Three Muzzleloader Bulls
Removing Elk "Tenderloins" at Eagles' Nest processing area.
Another first Elk for this hunter
Archery Bull
| Family & all attendants *Celebrate* the disabled hunter's harvest of Buck; having dinner in Lodge! |
Jack Royal, Georgia Hunter, with large 6X6 Bull taken on BLM permitted land in Rifle Season 4
Kevin & Brian Sanner, father and son from PA with their Bulls taken 30 minutes after Rifle Hunt 3 opened. (Guide Jim in center)
Eagles' Nest Game Cooler almost full of
Elk and Mule Deer.
Ron displays "caped out" large 6X6 taken on public land guided hunt.
| Some of the Rifle Season. Two Bulls harvested. |
Two More Bulls coming in from Private Ranch.
| The Taxidermist was happy to see this group arrive! |
California Young Lady displays very
nice Mule Deer Buck harvested from
public land.
| Another Rifle Season and the Game Locker is filling up again! |
Mike Strickland with 7 X 7 Bull. His first Elk! Way to go Mike!
| Ron Clements, Eagles' Nest Ranch owner, congratulates Mike Strickland of Athens, Georgia on his Huge 7X7 Bull taken on October 21. The Bull scored 332 on the Boone & Crocket tables. Mike and hunting buddy, Johnny Mowell of Lawrenceville, Georgia booked a 7 day hunt at the Eagles' Nest. Johnny also took a nice Mule Deer Buck. |
12 Year Old with Cow Elk
(We offer Special rates
for young hunters!)
Black Bear taken on BLM Land
Margaret Hice from Bainbridge, GA
with her first Cow Elk
BLM Land November Bull
Public Land Muzzleloader Bull
Chuck Kleinhans from PA
First Bow kill ever was an Elk in AM and this Mule Deer in PM
Archery Bull
Art Smith from Arizona with Mulie
Count 'em! 7 Bulls - WOW!
Nice Mulie
Two Nice BLM Bucks
State Wildlife Land Bull
Bringing two Bulls out of the High Country
Ben Ayers, Royston, GA
First Elk
Ron with Elk Bull during October hunt
Jon Black, Charlotte, NC with Black Bear
Gainesville, GA Hunter with Mulie
A Mornings Kill
75 Year Old with First Elk
Saddling pack animals to PACK OUT Muzzleloader Bull taken from National Forest.