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Hunting

Elk in the Selway-Bitterroot. Mule deer above Hells Canyon. Whitetail in the South Texas brush, black bear in Alberta, a lion on a winter track. Hunts that run days rather than hours, in country you reach on horseback or by plane.

37 trips

Whitetail buck standing in tall dry grass

South Texas Brush Country Whitetail

Boone and Crockett quality bucks on 1,500 family-owned acres

From $3,500/person · 4 days

Whitetail Deer

South Texas brush country

Gray wolf in profile against backlit snow

Idaho Wolf Hunt, Sawtooth Wilderness

Ten months of season, a three-day minimum, and no promises

From $4,500/person · 3+ days

Calling · Wolf

Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho — out of Grandjean

Rooster pheasant standing in frosted prairie grass

South Dakota Pheasant Hunt, Golden Triangle

Orvis-endorsed wingshooting on 20,000 huntable acres you never walk twice

From $3,170/person · 3 days

Walk-up with Dogs · Pheasant

Ideal, South Dakota

Whitetail buck standing in autumn brush

Kentucky Whitetail Deer Hunt, Christian County

Nine dated packages from velvet archery to late muzzleloader, on 10,000 managed acres

From $2,000/person · 2–5 days

Stand / Blind · Whitetail Deer

Christian County, Western Kentucky

Gray wolf standing on open snow at the timber edge

Alberta Wolf Hunt

Five days in preset blinds on an apex predator with an apex nose

From $7,500/person · 5 days

Stand / Blind · Wolf

Alberta, Canada

Mule deer buck bounding through sage

Idaho Fly-In Rut Deer Hunt, Selway Wilderness

Two rut weeks in November, whitetail or mule deer on one allocated tag

From $4,200/person · 7 days

Backcountry · Mule Deer

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Mountain lion walking across open snow

Idaho Super Predator Hunt, Selway Wilderness

Trophy toms off forty miles of snowmobile trail, in a two-lion, two-wolf unit

From $4,900/person · 8 days

Calling · Mountain Lion

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Bull elk standing in open timber and sage

Wyoming Elk Hunt, Bighorn Mountains

Trophy bulls on managed ranch and forest ground

From $7,500/person · 5–6 days

Elk

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Chukar standing on a rock against the sky

Snake River Cast & Blast, Hells Canyon

The Mecca for chukar hunters, floated camp to camp

From $3,200/person · 4–5 days

Walk-up with Dogs · Chukar

Hells Canyon, Snake River, Oregon

Scimitar oryx standing in South Texas brush

South Texas Scimitar Oryx

Extinct in the wild, and the animal behind the unicorn legend

From $4,500/person · 3 days

Oryx / Addax

South Texas brush country

Pack string tied in a burned timber basin below granite outcrops

Idaho Elk Drop Camp, Sawtooth Wilderness

Their camp and their stock, your hunt

From $3,200/person

Backcountry · Elk

Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho — out of Grandjean

Hunter in blaze orange working through tall brush and grass

South Dakota Dove Hunt, Golden Triangle

Fast birds over high-volume prairie fields, at the front end of the season

Price on request

Dove

Ideal, South Dakota

Wild gobbler strutting in green grass with his fan up

Kentucky Spring Turkey Hunt, Christian County

Three days on Eastern gobblers, on the same 10,000 acres they manage for deer

Price on request · 3 days

Eastern Turkey

Christian County, Western Kentucky

A mature whitetail buck in grey winter coat standing in thin snow at the edge of boreal timber, his breath showing in the cold, bare red willow crossing the foreground and the birch and spruce behind him thrown out of focus.

Alberta Whitetail Hunt

Big-bodied Alberta bucks where farm land and big timber meet

Price on request · 5 days

Stand / Blind · Whitetail Deer

Alberta, Canada

Cinnamon-phase black bear on a dry sage hillside

Idaho Fly-In Spring Bear Hunt, Selway Wilderness

A two-bear unit hunted three ways — over bait, behind hounds, or spot and stalk

From $3,200/person · 7 days

Over Bait · Black Bear

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

String of riders on horseback in falling snow

Elk Drop Camp, Selway Wilderness

They pack you in, furnish the camp, and leave you to hunt it

From $3,700/person

Backcountry · Elk

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

A small herd of cow elk feeding in an open sage and grass park at first light, a long timbered ridge and an aspen draw behind them

Cow Elk, Unit 38 Private Land

A more affordable way into Wyoming elk

Price on request

Elk

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Two mule deer bucks standing in dry grass

Idaho Trophy Mule Deer Hunt, Sawtooth Wilderness

High-country glassing for mule deer, three weeks in October

From $5,500/person

Spot & Stalk · Mule Deer

Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho — out of Grandjean

Black bear climbing a dandelion cutbank at the spruce edge

Alberta Black Bear over Bait

Five days over bait for a seven-foot Alberta boar, as filmed for Bush Dragon

Price on request · 5 days

Tree Stand · Black Bear

Alberta, Canada

Bull elk bugling in autumn sage and rabbitbrush

Idaho Fly-In Elk Hunt, Selway Wilderness

Rifle hunting bulls in the rut on guaranteed allocated tags, in country with no road in

From $6,900/person · 8 days

Backcountry · Elk

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Cinnamon-phase black bear in green timber

Idaho Black Bear over Bait, Selway Wilderness

A two-bear unit averaging over 50% colour phase, with the wolf hunt thrown in

From $2,200/person · 3–7 days

Over Bait · Black Bear

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Prairie dogs at their burrows on a dirt mound

Wyoming Prairie Dog

High-volume varmint shooting through the summer

From $300/person/day

Groundhog / Varmint

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Black bear feeding in tall green grass

Idaho Spring Bear Hunt, Sawtooth Wilderness

A 60% colour-phase population and a 90% success rate, six weeks in late spring

From $4,500/person · 5 days

Backcountry · Black Bear

Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho — out of Grandjean

Gray wolf howling on a dry grass flat among driftwood

Idaho Fly-In Wolf Hunt, Selway Wilderness

Seven winter days after the hardest animal in Unit 17 to put in front of you

From $3,200/person · 7 days

Backcountry · Wolf

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Bull elk standing on a rocky ridge above the timber

Idaho Guided Elk Hunt, Selway Wilderness

Rifle hunting bugling bulls in the early season, on guaranteed outfitter tags

From $6,800/person · 8 days

Horseback · Elk

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Bowhunter kneeling behind a downed bull elk in timber

Private Land Elk, Unit 38

One-on-one archery on private ground

From $9,500/person · 6 days

Elk

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Mountain lion facing the camera in deep snow

Idaho Mountain Lion Hunt, Sawtooth Wilderness

Four winter months after the apex predator of the Sawtooths

From $8,000/person

Backcountry · Mountain Lion

Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho — out of Grandjean

Mountain lion leaping between dead snags above snowy hills

Idaho Fly-In Mountain Lion Hunt, Selway Wilderness

Eight days behind the hounds in winter, with wolves and bobcats on the same trip

From $4,200/person · 8 days

Hound Hunting · Mountain Lion

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Mule deer buck standing in fog above dry grass

Idaho Trophy Deer, Selway Wilderness

Late-season bucks in the rut, mule deer or whitetail on one general tag

From $5,900/person · 8 days

Spot & Stalk · Mule Deer

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho Unit 17

Whitetail buck standing in tall dry grass

Wyoming Whitetail Rut Hunt

Four days in the November rut

From $4,000/person · 4 days

Whitetail Deer

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Bull elk with a heavy rack standing in snowy timber

Idaho Elk Hunt, Sawtooth Wilderness

Seven days chasing bulls on horseback, with no fixed camp to tie you down

From $6,500/person · 7 days

Backcountry · Elk

Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho — out of Grandjean

Mountain lion moving down a snowy slope

Wyoming Mountain Lion

Five days through the winter season

From $7,500/person · 5 days

Mountain Lion

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Black bear crossing a green, rocky hillside

Wyoming Black Bear

Spring green-up or the September opener

From $4,500/person · 4–5 days

Black Bear

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

A Merriam's gobbler in full strut on a grassy bench at first light, his tail fanned and the chalky white feather tips catching the low sun, the timber behind him thrown completely out of focus into soft bands of orange and green.

Merriam's Turkey, Spring

Spring Merriam's, one bird or two

From $1,750/person

Merriam's Turkey

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Pronghorn buck standing in tall autumn grass

Wyoming Pronghorn Antelope

Archery in August, rifle in October

From $3,000/person · 3–4 days

Pronghorn

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Mule deer buck standing in snowy sage

Wyoming Mule Deer, Rifle

Four days of rifle mule deer on managed ranch ground

From $6,500/person · 4 days

Mule Deer

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Bull Shiras moose standing in sage below snowy peaks

Wyoming Shiras Moose, Unit 1

A once-in-a-lifetime tag, hunted through the rut

From $8,000/person · 7 days

Moose

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming