Hunt the High Country with LSM OUTDOORS

GUIDED HUNTS

from $8,500

Our private land hunts offer an exclusive Western hunting experience with unmatched trophy potential and exceptional success rates. These hunts take place on carefully managed private ranches bordering vast stretches of tribal land—prime habitat where big mule deer and elk thrive with minimal hunting pressure.

Hunt irrigated alfalfa fields, secluded draws, and natural travel corridors that consistently produce mature, heavy-antlered bucks and high-quality bulls. The combination of rich feed, limited pressure, and strategic access makes this some of the most reliable and productive trophy land in the region.

PRIVATE LAND GUIDED HUNTS

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Our guides know these properties inside and out, allowing us to pattern deer and elk with precision. Whether you’re glassing velvet giants in early season or pursuing hard-horned bruisers in the fall, this hunt offers a rare opportunity at top-end animals in a controlled, high-success environment.

These private land hunts are ideal for hunters who want a premium trophy experience with comfortable accommodations, easier access, and exceptional game quality. If you’re looking for consistency, trophy potential, and one of the best private land opportunities in the West—this is it.

Trophy Elk & Mule Deer

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Experience authentic Western big-game hunting in one of the most breathtaking and game-rich regions in North America. Our backcountry horseback hunts take you deep into the heart of the San Juan Mountains—an area known for its rugged beauty, massive elk herds, and thriving mule deer populations.

This is true wilderness hunting. You’ll ride into remote basins, alpine meadows, and timbered draws where mature bulls and heavy mountain bucks spend their days far from roads and crowds. Every hunt is fully guided and horseback-based, giving you access to country most hunters never reach.

BACKCOUNTRY GUIDED HUNTS

Trophy Elk & Mule Deer

from $6,500

Camp life is simple, traditional, and built around the essentials—wall tents, wood heat, hearty meals, and the kind of mountain solitude that makes the entire experience unforgettable. Each day begins before sunrise and ends with stories around the fire under a sky filled with more stars than you’ve ever seen.

If you’re looking for an honest, rugged, and rewarding hunt in one of the most spectacular mountain ranges in the world, our San Juan backcountry hunts deliver an experience you’ll carry with you for life.

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Our all-inclusive 5-day Colorado fall bear hunts offer an outstanding opportunity to pursue mature black bears in one of the most game-rich regions of the Rocky Mountains. With abundant fall food sources—acorns, chokecherries, serviceberries, and oak brush—bears in this country grow big, healthy, and highly active as the season progresses.

You’ll hunt a mix of high-country basins, oak ridges, dark timber pockets, and productive berry slopes, all heavily scouted before the season and actively glassed throughout your hunt. These fully guided hunts include expert spotters and hunters who know the terrain intimately, giving you excellent chances at color-phase bears and frequent spot-and-stalk opportunities when conditions align. Lodging, meals, and all field transportation are included, and full field care of your bear is handled by our team.

GUIDED BEAR HUNTS

from $6,500

Whether you’re an experienced bear hunter or chasing your first Colorado bruin, we customize each hunt to your goals, abilities, and preferred hunting style. Many hunters also choose to add an over-the-counter fall deer tag when available, turning the trip into a true multi-species Colorado adventure.

These hunts deliver an authentic mountain experience — outstanding opportunity, beautiful country, and the professionalism you can expect from a fully outfitted Western operation.

5-Day, All-Inclusive Western Adventure

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You’ll hunt classic Merriam terrain—cottonwood river bottoms, rugged foothills, pine ridges, and open meadows where birds naturally travel, roost, and strut. Each hunt is tailored to your experience level and preferred style, whether you enjoy running-and-gunning or quietly working birds off the roost at first light. Your trip includes fully guided hunting, expert calling and decoy setups, all meals, lodging, and field transportation, along with full field care of your bird. It’s the ideal hunt for both new and seasoned turkey hunters looking for a high-quality Merriam experience in some of Colorado’s most scenic country. Bring your tag and weapon of choice—we’ll take care of the rest.

GUIDED Merriam Turkey Hunts

3 Day, All-Inclusive, High-Success Adventures

Experience true Western turkey hunting in the heart of Colorado’s wild country. Our all-inclusive, three-day Merriam hunts provide access to private, heavily scouted ground with strong, stable bird numbers and exceptional habitat, producing consistently high success rates year after year.

from $2,000

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from $3,500

Our Colorado mountain lion hunts deliver one of the most adrenaline-filled big-game experiences in the West. With experienced houndsmen, top-performing dogs, and access to heavily scouted, high-density lion country, we give hunters an exceptional opportunity at a mature tom in some of the most rugged and beautiful terrain Colorado has to offer.

GUIDED MOUNTAIN LION HUNTS

We hunt classic lion habitat — rimrock canyons, timbered draws, steep breaks, wintering deer and elk country, and snow-covered slopes where big cats naturally travel. Our guides are skilled at cutting fresh tracks from trucks, ATVs, and horseback when needed, reading terrain, and working dogs to give you the highest possible chance of success. Field care and trophy preparation are handled in camp, ensuring your lion is cared for properly from start to finish.

These fully guided hunts run through the winter months when conditions are prime for tracking. They are physically demanding, deeply rewarding, and built around expert guidance, comfortable lodging and meals, all transportation during the hunt, and the professional equipment needed for a true Western mountain lion hunt. Our team does everything possible to put you in front of a big Colorado cat.

from $8,500

5 Day, Fully-Guided Winter Pursuits

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UNGUIDED HUNTS

For hunters who want a true DIY wilderness adventure, our drop camps place you right in the heart of prime elk and mule deer country in the legendary San Juan Mountains. These camps sit in proven areas where elk and deer live year-round—and right along the migration routes that make rifle hunts in this region some of the most consistently successful in Colorado.

We pack you in by horseback and set you up with a fully outfitted backcountry camp: quality wall tents, wood stoves, cots, pads, and all the essentials you need for a comfortable, ready-to-hunt base. From camp, you’ll have immediate access to high-country basins, dark timber, and natural funnels used heavily by migrating herds.

Hunters choose our drop camps for the freedom of hunting on their own terms, combined with the confidence of starting in proven, game-rich terrain. Whether you’re chasing bugling bulls in September or intercepting migrating elk and deer during rifle seasons, this is as close as it gets to a classic DIY Western hunt—with the advantage of our local knowledge and the best locations already dialed in.

DROP CAMP HUNTS

Trophy Elk & Mule Deer

If you’re looking for a high-quality unguided hunt in the most stunning and productive parts of the San Juans, our drop camps offer the perfect balance of adventure, opportunity, and backcountry solitude

from $3,500

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Pack your gear using our recommended list, travel to Colorado, and we’ll handle the rest—horses, guides, meals, and the high-country adventure you came for.

With your hunt reserved, a team member will walk you through Colorado licensing and tags—whether that means applying in the draw, using landowner vouchers when available, or picking up an over-the-counter tag.

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Once we’ve settled on the right trip, you’ll secure your spot with a deposit. We’ll send over confirmation, hunt details, and what to expect next.

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Reach out to our team to talk dates, species, and whether you’re interested in a guided hunt, drop camp, or private land hunt. We’ll help you choose the hunt that fits your goals and abilities.