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Hunters: JV and Jess Hawthorne Guide: Evan Koster In the early part of the 20th century, author Zane Grey spent several weeks in the Colorado mountains. He hunted, fished and explored the wild alpine now known as the Flat Tops Wilderness Area. Much like today’s …

With winter time cabin fever setting in, my maps and GPS are laying on the table as I plan future scouting trips. The words “ELK-14” and “SPOTTED FROM-14” (my way of keeping track of waypoints) bring back memories. I had been off the mountain for …

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fish the West, before there were ski towns and asphalt roads? The fishing must have been incredible! Fish that have never seen an elk hair caddis or prince nymphs; that’s what I used to think …

As March approaches, I feel cabin fever setting in. Maybe I’m just tired of the short days, sick of looking at the same bobcat and coyote tracks avoiding my traps. Or maybe it’s seeing the bull elk close to the road with both sets of …

Booking Update Going into March, we have the following hunts open. These hunts are draw sensitive, so please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested. 4 Open Guided Spots 1st Rifle Season – Elk/Bear – Great hunt for those focused on elk …

Here comes your 2019 Colorado mountain goat unit recommendations! If you are looking for bighorn sheep unit info, checkout our 2019 bighorn sheep guide. This article covers all the goat units that I am familiar with and have guided in over the past couple years. …

I guess this is becoming an annual thing around here! Below you will find my thoughts on Colorado’s bighorn sheep areas in 2019. I have also posted an article on my 2019 Colorado goat unit recommendations here. The below post covers all the sheep units …

2019 Booking Please contact us at web@ftguides.com if you are interested in booking a trip for 2019. We are way ahead on bookings going into the Holidays and want to make sure that our repeat clients get on the schedule. We also have a new …