Colorado

There are limited tags available for guests to hunt while at the ranch, a high-probability opportunity given the ranch’s conservation and management practices. 

While hunting guests might have experience field dressing an animal, we will be making process available to other guests who wish to learn how you effectively and safely break down an animal in the field, keep the meat clean, and load it onto a backpack so that it can be carried out. 

Once the elk meat is back to the lodge, guest chef Abby Knowles will lead a workshop on how to break the meat down into specific cuts, storing and preserving it, then cook a meal over open-fire.  

Guests will have the chance to shoot sporting clays from a trap located close to the lodge. This is a great way to hone your skills or have a friendly competition. On site experts can help improve your form, or if you don’t want instruction, you can just have fun. Shotguns in various gauges will be provided as well as shells. 

Whether you are a trout addict or a beginner, there multiple casting ponds, streams and alpine lakes on property. You’ll be able to witness first hand the extensive efforts the staff and ownership have put into trout and water conservation, including the restoration of the native Rio Grande cutthroat population. 

With support from our friends at Swarovski Optik, we’ll have scopes and various calibers of rifles on hand for a shooting workshop. You’ll be able to test out different styles of rifle scopes, as well as shoot out to distances of over 1000 yards if you’re up for a challenge. Professional instructors will help you focus on improving your techniques.