📍 Leadville, Colorado
Guided big game hunts and drop camps in Colorado's Alpine Wilderness.
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Halfmoon Packing & Outfitting LLC offers guided big game hunts, premium drop camps, and basic drop camps in the high Alpine Wilderness surrounding Leadville, Colorado. They operate in Game Management Units 45, 48, and 49, targeting species like elk, mule deer, bear, moose, antelope, and mountain lion. They also provide pack services and game retrieval.
We offer two different types of drop camps. When your packers ride you into camp everything is set up and in place. The camp is equipped with separate sleeping and cooking tents. Depending on the campsite and space limitations there should be one 12 x 14 wall tent for each two hunters. (Some sites don’t have enough flat ground to set more than a couple of tents.) We also offer pack hunting services in case if you are travelling far with your own gear and other camp supplies. The cook tent will have cook stoves, pots and pans, silverware, plates and cups. Separate food preparation and eating stations are set up. The tent has a lantern and wood burning stove. (You should bring your own deck of cards to relax with.) A nearby tree will have a rope waiting to hang your perishables, (not your hunting buddy, shame on you for thinking that!) all you need to do is hoist it up before leaving camp. Bedroom tents will have cots, pads, table, and a lantern and. In addition each tent will have a floor, rain fly, and heating stove. There will be a sufficient amount of firewood cut, dried and ready to burn for normal camp usage. Additional fire wood is the hunter’s responsibility.
The second type of drop camp is the Premium drop camp. In addition to all the hardware provided the Premium Drop Camp comes with a camp cook/wrangler, horses and meals. Food will be prepared and meals will be provided based on your menu decisions. The cook/caretaker will maintain the fresh water supply, keep you well fed with both meals and snacks. He will also look after any livestock left at camp and maintain the firewood and fresh water supplies. All you have to do is hunt!
Guided Hunts offer you the best chance of success! Why not hunt with someone who spends the entire summer in the mountains tracking the game. Each guided hunt has a two hunter to one guide ratio, one on one ratios are available for an additional charge on request. In addition to your guide each full service guided camp also comes with a camp cook to prepare your meals and ensure that your needs are satisfied while you are in camp. When you crawl out of your tent at zero dark thirty he will hand you a steaming mug of coffee. If the weather is good during archer season the cook may move meals outside.
Mountain Lion hunting in Colorado is a special experience. Our guide will provide you with years of knowledge and a minimum of two well trained and experienced hunting dogs. The guide will make the necessary pre-hunt calls to the Division of Wildlife and ensure that you are hunting in an open unit. We offer Lion hunts in the same area as for Deer and Elk (Game Management Units 45, 48 and 49).
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