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Drop Camps vs Guided Elk Hunting
Pros and Cons of a Colorado Elk Hunt Drop Camp
Elijah "Eli" Heskett refused to be deterred. As he made plans for what he expected to be an exciting Colorado elk hunt drop camp friends warned that it might not be his best move. Suggesting fully guided elk hunting as a better altermative for him. Since he had yet to take his first bristling bull.|
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"Had I known then what I know now, I would have listened," Eli now admitted. "But elk and mule deer drop camps just sounded like such a good deal to me." Before we look at the pros and cons, let's look at the what. As in just what the heck is a drop camp? Well if you investigate elk outfitters and scratch below the surface you'll discover that one popular mode of 'guided' elk hunting is a drop camp. That's a set up where an outfitter will arrange for amost all the gear you need. Tents, cooking things and so forth. A camp set up where elk are known to roam. |
The appeal, as Eli mentioned is that the cost is low. Maybe half or less of what say a '2 on 1' hunt would run you.
Okay then, who can such arrangements work best for? Short answer - experienced elk hunters who know how to hunt elk. In other words elk hunting novices should not partake.
Because even if you're experienced you'll still have to scout and locate where the elk are.
Typically you pay a guide for their first-hand knowledge of the terrain. They know where the elk eat, drink and what trails they use. Unless you've got the skills to figure this out, you may take all week just to find the elk herd. Much less get a shot at any mature bulls.
Then too after a day in the field glassing for and tracking down game, who feels like cooking? (Who ever feels like cooking?) And then cleaning up? Camp chores can chew up a lot of what would otherwise be hunting time you know. Adding the intrigue of a rusted tin can to daily camp life.
Should you be fortunate enough to shoot an elk, then you've got to field dress and prepare the meat. Not to mention get it out of the camp. Does skinning, cleaning and bagging meat sound like a good time to you?
Anyway elk and mule deer drop camps are but one form of guided elk hunting. Yet probably not the best bet for the first timer.
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