190 Blue Stem Court Carbondale, CO 81623 Phone: 970-274-2422 Email Crystal River Outfitters - click here! ryan@privateelkhunting.com Hunting in Colorado for Elk and Mule Deer

Crystal River Ranch is 9,000 acres of private land located East of Glenwood Springs, Colorado on a high mesa. If Bugling Bulls, Massive Mullies and aspen forests sound like a great hunting experience, then we are the outfitter for your next Colorado Elk or Mule Deer Hunt. We offer 1st class service to the Elk and Mule Deer Hunting public. Our experienced guides are some of the best in the business. Success rates on the Crystal River Ranch have been very good the past 5 years due to the limited use of the ranch.


Elk and Mule Deer Hunting: We only use the ranch for guided rifle season so our hunters are the only people to hunt the property that year. We have averaged above 80% on Elk and 90% on Mule Deer. Once you are in the field for the morning, you will decide with your guide to hunt for a Trophy Elk, or Monster Mule Deer. Once your Trophy is down, your guide will field dress and quarter your animal for processing. Your guide will then pack your animal to the closest pick up spot. Meat processing available.



Hunting Guides: Our guides are all hunters themselves, and have often been referred to as people who "eat sleep and breathe hunting." Between the 4 main guides that we use, we have over 80 years of hunting experience. Even though we have not all been guiding for that long, we have shared the love for our sport for countless years. I can assure you that during hunting season, if we are not guiding you on your hunt, we are out hunting for ourselves.



Accommodations: The lodge is located in the lower elevation of the ranch. The 1200 sq./ft lodge comfortably sleeps 8 hunters. The road to the lodge is relatively flat, and easily accessible with a vehicle. The lodge has a kitchen, living room, 4 bedrooms, and a bathroom with a shower. There is also satellite TV for you World Series, and fall football fans. A wood burning stove heats the lodge, and a generator supplies the power. Our lodge features all the conveniences of home, on your next western hunting adventure.

Call or email to book your hunt! 970-274-2422
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