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Dark Timber Outfitters

Dark Timber Outfitters

📍 Montrose, Colorado

★★★★★5.02 reviews

Colorado Elk Hunting on the Uncompahgre Plateau — Fair Chase, Public Land

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2026 Colorado Elk Hunting Applications
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Dark Timber Outfitters offers fully guided, semi-guided, and unguided spike camp elk and mule deer hunts on 100% public land in Colorado's Game Management Units 61 and 62. They provide high-quality, challenging experiences across archery, muzzleloader, and rifle seasons, with a strong emphasis on hunter preparation and conservation ethics. The outfitter also runs specialized Timber to Table late season cow elk hunts for new hunters.

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  • Shane TownsendApril 2026
    ★★★★★

    First, do your part. Show up fit. Show up with your gear dialed in.

  • Tom BurbankApril 2026
    ★★★★★

    I’ve hunted for years with Dark Timber Outfitters and attest to the quality of the experience. This is true public land elk hunting. I’ve been successful and unsuccessful and I keep coming back.

10 Hunt Packages

5-Day Archery Elk or Mule Deer Spike Camp Hunt

Self-guidedArcheryElkMule Deer
5 days2–4 hunters📅 Sep

We offer unguided spike camp elk hunts for archery season, providing accommodations and hunt info. Camps include a cook tent, sleep tent, woodstove, firewood, and pit toilet. We pack you and your gear in by ATV, provide a radio, and pack out your meat. Each camp accommodates 2-4 hunters.

5-Day Guided Archery Elk Hunt

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5 days📅 Sep

Dark Timber Outfitters operates on 100% public land in Colorado’s Game Management Units 61 and 62 on the Uncompahgre Plateau. We run fully guided elk hunts for archery season. Every hunt is five full days, with guides who know this terrain and cap hunter numbers for a quality experience.

5-Day Guided Muzzleloader Elk Hunt

GuidedMuzzleloaderElk
5 days📅 Sep

Dark Timber Outfitters operates on 100% public land in Colorado’s Game Management Units 61 and 62 on the Uncompahgre Plateau. We run fully guided elk hunts for muzzleloader season. Every hunt is five full days, with guides who know this terrain and cap hunter numbers for a quality experience.

5-Day Guided Rifle Elk Hunt

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5 days📅 Oct – Nov1st, 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons

Dark Timber Outfitters operates on 100% public land in Colorado’s Game Management Units 61 and 62 on the Uncompahgre Plateau. We run fully guided elk hunts for 1st rifle season. Every hunt is five full days, with guides who know this terrain and cap hunter numbers for a quality experience.

5-Day Muzzleloader Elk or Mule Deer Spike Camp Hunt

Self-guidedMuzzleloaderElkMule Deer
5 days2–4 hunters📅 Sep

We offer unguided spike camp elk hunts for muzzleloader season, providing accommodations and hunt info. Camps include a cook tent, sleep tent, woodstove, firewood, and pit toilet. We pack you and your gear in by ATV, provide a radio, and pack out your meat. Each camp accommodates 2-4 hunters.

5-Day Rifle Elk or Mule Deer Spike Camp Hunt

Self-guidedRifleElkMule Deer
5 days2–4 hunters📅 Oct – Nov

We offer unguided spike camp elk hunts for rifle seasons, providing accommodations and hunt info. Camps include a cook tent, sleep tent, woodstove, firewood, and pit toilet. We pack you and your gear in by ATV, provide a radio, and pack out your meat. Each camp accommodates 2-4 hunters.

5-Day Semi-Guided Archery Elk Hunt

Semi-guidedArcheryElk
5 days📅 Sep

Dark Timber Outfitters offers semi-guided elk hunts on 100% public land in Colorado’s Game Management Units 61 and 62 for archery season. Every hunt is five full days. We cap the number of hunters per season to ensure a quality experience.

5-Day Semi-Guided Muzzleloader Elk Hunt

Semi-guidedMuzzleloaderElk
5 days📅 Sep

Dark Timber Outfitters offers semi-guided elk hunts on 100% public land in Colorado’s Game Management Units 61 and 62 for muzzleloader season. Every hunt is five full days. We cap the number of hunters per season to ensure a quality experience.

5-Day Semi-Guided Rifle Elk Hunt

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5 days📅 Oct – Nov1st, 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons

Dark Timber Outfitters offers semi-guided elk hunts on 100% public land in Colorado’s Game Management Units 61 and 62 for rifle seasons. Every hunt is five full days. We cap the number of hunters per season to ensure a quality experience.

Late Season Guided Cow Elk Hunt

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1 hunter📅 Nov – JanLate season

These 1:1 guided hunts are geared for new youth or adult hunters, providing a highly educational and positive first experience. Non-hunting guests are welcome. Comfortable accommodations and amazing food are provided.

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(208) 691-3014

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