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Big Game Hunting - 2011

Kinikin Outfitters, LLC (Reg. # 2380) has again Leased all Facilities and Private Ranch Hunting Lands of Lone Cone Outfitters, Inc. (Reg. #2438). This combined Big Game Hunting Operation began in 2010 and produced absolutely Superb Results. The overall Kill Success of Mule Deer was over 90% and for Elk was 78%. We certainly expect equal or better Success for the Seasons of 2011.

We are again offering Fully Guided Hunts for Elk, Mule Deer, and Bear on our many Private Ranches, combined at times with hunting on portions of app. 200,000 acres of BLM Lands permitted by the US Bureau of Land Management. The vast majority of our hunting is done on the Private Ranches in the immediate area of our Headquearters and Lodge Complex on the Eagles Nest Ranch, located on the NW Slope of the Lone Cone Mountain (app. 18 miles South of the small town of Norwood, CO.) Please click on the Facility index to the left to view the excellent Lodge and other Facilities, from which we operate.

(Note: BLM Land Hunts are authorized by Special Recreation Permit (SRP) issued by the United States Dept of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Uncomphagre Field Office, Montrose, Colorado.)

Please Scroll Down to View Pictures of Game
Harvests in 2010 and Prior Years.
(Note: Lone Cone Outfitters, Elk Kill Success for several years prior to 2010 was in excess of 70%)

Also by Scrolling Down you will find detailed information on
our Hunting Operations including Season Dates, Hunt Fees,
and all other Pertinent Information.
Note: If you have questions or desire more information, please feel to call
Ron Clements @ 970 729 0749 or email ron@loneconeoutfitters.com

Below we are showing a few of the Elk & Mule Deer Harvested by our Hunters in 2010

If you click here or on the 2011 Season Information below, it will open a PDF file you can print.

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.

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.

If you click here or click on the rate page image below it will open up a PDF file you can print.

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.

The 2009 Big Game Hunts for Elk and Mule Deer were once again a SUCCESS!!

Those familiar with our website recall Andy Duncan of Carrolton, Georgia with his 3 harvests in 2007. (Pictured below is his 7X7 Bull)


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.)	Andy having taken the Monster, Trophy 7X7 Bull Elk in 2007, only hunted a Cow Elk this year for the Outstanding Elk Meat to take back with him to Georgia

Andy shown here with a very nice 5X5 Buck, taken from one of our Alfalfa Hay Fields in Rifle Season Two

Dad, Bill Duncan brought younger son, Scott
on the 2nd Rifle Hunt in 2008.
Here are his trophy Buck and Bull
both taken wtih his Muzzleloader on the same day.

Scott Duncan with 34 inch spread Buck taken at 7:30 AM - 90 yard shot with Muzzleloader Rifle Season Two -2008

Scott's 6X6 Bull taken the same day at 1:45PM on a different one of our several PRIVATE RANCHES, Again with his Muzzleloader. Bull-eye!

Youth Hunts!

We offer Terrific Discounts for Youth. Keep scrolling down for our rates within this page!

Pictured above is One Happy 12 Year Old with his Cow Elk taken with his 270 Rifle Season 2

Notice Young JJ's "Thumbs Up" after his 175 yard kill shot! Quite a Hunter at 12 years old! Also a Start Athelete! We're Proud of You, "Great Grandson!"

Next we are proud to feature Ralph Andy from California, PA with his 6X6 Bull taken during Rifle Season One. Behind Ralph is Guide Norris Quinn. Ralph's hunting Buddy's Rudy & Jim DiNardo also harvested their elk. "A load of Elk meat going home to the California town in Pennesylvania!" They have already booked a Group of Seven for Rifle Season One again for 2011.

Let's Don't Overlook Archery!

Message to Ron Clements from Hunter Mike Lipinski

Ron,
Sorry I missed you when I checked out last week. I knew I had a long drive to Albuquerque and wanted to hit the road early Saturday morning. I also wanted thank you again for the outstanding experience with Lone Cone Outfitters on my recent archery hunt for deer and elk. I could not have asked for a better hunt. Everything from the lodge, your hospitality, and your great guides made this a first rate experience! Between Gary, Norris, and Ronnie you could not have a better set of guides. Their easy going manner combined with their knowledge of the animals in the hunt area make a great combination. There was not a single day that they did not put me or the other hunters in camp onto deer and elk.

I am not sure if I told you or not, but I was able to see almost 100 deer and elk while on the ground hunting (53 mule deer and 40 elk). Out of these, 78 animals were inside of 100 yards with almost half under 50 yards. You can not ask for much better on an archery hunt. There were 18 mule deer bucks and 6 bull elk included in these numbers. Simply an great hunt and a wonderful experience! I have attached a few photos of the mule deer I shot on the third morning. I am very pleased with this buck as my first muley and my first archery muley to boot. Please pass on my name to anyone as a reference. I am looking forward to the next opportunity to hunt with you and Lone Cone Outfitters in the future! Have a great day!

Mike Lipinski

Thanks Mike! It was great having you. It was also good to talk to you this past January and I am excited about you coming back with your wife Kathy. See you real soon! - Ron

Guide - Ron Peiper coming in late with another hunters Bully Boy!

Nice Mulie- just winced up in our Processing Area by Guide Norris Quinn.

The 175 yard shooting 12 year old and his first elk - But, I bet it won't be his last!

This trophy Mulie will look great on anybody's wall!

Our new 3 month old pup "Tagalong" inspects another 6X6 Bull being processed in our licensed "Processing Area"!

30 Yard Bow Shot Harvested this 5X4 Mulie Buck

Two more great bucks coming off our Private Ranches "In the Snow!"

Another angle view of Scottt Duncan's Trophy 6X6 Bull!

We recover most of our harvest on Trailers with "Hide On" which keeps the meat clean and easy to process!

Not Huge, But The Hunter Is Very Happy He Got His Bull Also!

Non Hunting Wives Lounge at the Lodge while "Hubbies are Harvesting" the Elk and Deer! Wives are WELCOME!, and your pets too!


Getting the Bull Ready to Load and Bring In!	Happy Hunter with "Lone Cone" Mountain in the Background!

Hunter, Bill Duncan (GA), with Guide Dick look on as Guide Ron pulls this monster out of the oak brush for loading.

Some of the Elk harvested in 2nd Rifle Season

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

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!

Rea Jones (PA) - First time to hunt Elk. Harvested this excellent 6X6 Bull. October 2nd Rifle Season

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!

Rifle Season 3 - The weather turned HOT! - BUT, Bull Elk still got Shot!


Mr. Hugh - has harvested a bull each year with us! This one 20 minutes into legal shooting time - Day one - Rifle 2.	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!"


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.	Another Archery 6X6 Bull! Again, the photo is not impressive, but the "Mount" certainly will be!


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!	Another view outside of Lone Cone Outfitters Processing area!


Cow taken out of the same herd on one of our Private Ranches - Not small!!	Refrigerated Game Cooler/Locker is "full again"!!!

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.

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!

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.

Over 300,000 acres of USFS & BLM Lands.

Successful hunts from the past below!

Kevin & Brian Sanner, father and son from PA with their Bulls taken 30 minutes after Rifle Hunt 3 opened. (Guide Jim in center)

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

Bringing two Bulls out of the High Country

Another first Elk for this hunter

Small Buck taken by a very disabled/handicapped MS hunter from his wheel chair.

California Young Lady displays very
nice Mule Deer Buck harvested from public land.

Removing Elk "Tenderloins" at Eagles' Nest processing area.

Eagles' Nest Game Cooler almost full of
Elk and Mule Deer.

Ron displays "caped out" large 6X6 taken on public land guided hunt.

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

Another Rifle Season and the Game Locker is filling up again!

Black Bear taken on BLM Land

This is the way we spell S U C C E S S!

75 Year Old with First Elk

Saddling pack animals to PACK OUT Muzzleloader Bull taken from National Forest.

Some of the Rifle Season. Two Bulls harvested.

Mike Strickland with 7 X 7 Bull. His first Elk! Way to go Mike!

Two More Bulls coming in from Private Ranch.

The Taxidermist was happy to see this group arrive!

Count 'em! 7 Bulls - WOW!

Archery Bull

Margaret Hice from Bainbridge, GA
with her first Cow Elk

Archery Bull

Two Nice BLM Bucks

Art Smith from Arizona with Mulie

BLM Land November Bull

Chuck Kleinhans from PA
First Bow kill ever was an Elk in AM and this Mule Deer in PM

Public Land Muzzleloader Bull

12 Year Old with Cow Elk
(We offer Special rates
for young hunters!)

Gainesville, GA Hunter with Mulie

Ben Ayers, Royston, GA
First Elk

Jon Black, Charlotte, NC with Black Bear

A Mornings Kill

Nice Mulie

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.

State Wildlife Land Bull