Guided elk hunting · GMU 59
An Elk Glade guided elk hunt includes six nights in the ranch lodge, three meals a day, a 1:2 guide ratio, field care and game recovery, ATVs, Jeeps and horses at no extra charge, and ground transportation from Colorado Springs. Colorado licenses, caping, butchering, shipping, taxidermy, personal gear and gratuities are separate.
Line by line
The 2026 price is $9,950 per hunter for six nights. Inclusions differ from one outfitter to the next, so it pays to compare the full list, not only the price.
| Item | In the price? | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge | Included | Six nights in the ranch lodge, an 1884 mining camp hotel with five bedrooms and hot showers. |
| Meals | Included | Three meals a day. Wine and beer at dinner; liquor requests reasonably accommodated. |
| Guide | Included | A 1:2 guide ratio, one guide for every two hunters. A private 1:1 guide is +$1,950. |
| Field care and game recovery | Included | Part of the hunt price. |
| ATVs, Jeeps and horses | Included | No extra charge. |
| Ground transportation from Colorado Springs | Included | The ranch is about 60 minutes from Colorado Springs airport (COS). |
| Colorado license and habitat stamp | Not included | Bought from CPW. See the fees in the budget table. |
| Gratuity | Not included | Typically 15–20% of the hunt price, combined, for guides and wranglers. |
| Caping, butchering, shipping and taxidermy | Not included | Arranged by the ranch at cost, with a 40% UPS shipping discount. |
| Personal gear | Not included | Yours to bring. |
The full budget
With a license, habitat stamp and gratuity, plan on about $12,300 to $12,800 as a nonresident adult or about $11,530 to $12,020 as a Colorado resident adult, before travel and any processing. The elk hunt cost guide goes through each line.
| Cost | Nonresident | Colorado resident |
|---|---|---|
| Guided elk hunt, 6 nightsArchery or muzzleloader in September; rifle in October – November. 2026 price. | $9,950 | $9,950 |
| Colorado elk licenseBought from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), not the ranch. The nonresident fee is CPW's adult elk/fishing combo. | $845.16 | $70.40 |
| Habitat stampCPW adds one to a license purchase for hunters 18 to 64, once a year. | $12.76 | $12.76 |
| Gratuity for guides and wranglersTypically 15–20% of the hunt price combined. | $1,492.50 – $1,990 | $1,492.50 – $1,990 |
| Budget before travel and processing | $12,300.42 – $12,797.92 | $11,525.66 – $12,023.16 |
| CPW draw costs, if your season is by drawIn GMU 59, 1st and 4th rifle bull elk are by draw; 2nd and 3rd rifle are over the counter. CPW charges an application fee per species and requires a qualifying hunting license to apply. Figures shown are the application fee plus an adult annual small game license. | $11.49 + $104.86 | $8.93 + $38.49 |
| Travel to Colorado SpringsFlights or the drive are yours to price. Ground transportation from Colorado Springs is included in the hunt. | Your cost | Your cost |
| Processing, caping, shipping and taxidermyOnly if you want them. The ranch arranges all of it at cost, with a 40% UPS shipping discount, so the figure depends on the animal and what you order. | At cost | At cost |
License, stamp and draw fees are from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, checked November 4, 2026. CPW sets them and can change them.
The week
Hunters stay in the ranch lodge, a mining camp hotel built in 1884, not a tent or drop camp. It has five bedrooms and hot showers. A private room is +$750, and the private cabin, which sleeps five, is +$1,950. Three meals a day are included, with wine and beer at dinner. No one uses a weapon within eight hours of drinking alcohol.
The standard is one guide for every two hunters, and a private guide is +$1,950. Hunts run in GMU 59 on 2,100 acres of family-owned land and 1,200 acres of exclusively leased State Land Board land, bordering about 25,000 acres of BLM land and about 10,000 acres of USFS land. Guides work with seasoned hunters and with people new to big-game hunting. Hunters who would rather skip steep climbs ride ATVs, Jeeps or horses at no extra charge.
Field care and game recovery are part of the hunt. The ranch arranges caping, butchering, shipping and taxidermy at cost, with a 40% UPS shipping discount. See game processing for the ranch slaughterhouse and how it works.
Ground transportation from Colorado Springs is included. The ranch is about 60 minutes from Colorado Springs airport (COS) and about 3 hours from Denver International (DIA), so fly into Colorado Springs if you can. Your flights or the drive to Colorado Springs are your own cost.
Frequently asked
Six nights in the ranch lodge, three meals a day, a 1:2 guide ratio, field care and game recovery, ATVs, Jeeps and horses at no extra charge, and ground transportation from Colorado Springs. The 2026 price is $9,950 per hunter.
No. Colorado licenses are bought from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, not the ranch. CPW's 2026 fees are $845.16 for the nonresident adult elk/fishing combo and $70.40 for a resident adult elk license, plus a $12.76 habitat stamp for hunters 18 to 64.
Field care and game recovery are included. Caping, butchering, shipping and taxidermy are not; the ranch arranges them at cost, with a 40% UPS shipping discount.
Gratuities are not in the hunt price. Combined gratuity for your guides and wranglers is typically 15–20% of your hunt price, which is $1,492.50 to $1,990 on a $9,950 hunt.
Seven days and six nights, with 5.5 hunt days, Friday to Thursday.
No outfitter can guarantee an animal. Across the last five seasons, archery or rifle, 25–50% of Elk Glade's guided elk hunters filled their tag and 60–90% got an opportunity at an elk. If you don't see an elk, your next hunt is 15% off.
From the page to the field
Elk Glade guides bull elk in GMU 59, on the south slope of Pikes Peak. Archery, muzzleloader, and four rifle seasons.
