2026-10-27T14:31:14.414Z

What an incredible experience! I had a wonderful time with some truly top-notch people. The entire team demonstrated outstanding character, professionalism, and genuine passion for what they do. The experience was incredibly informative, practical, and hands-on. I walked away feeling ten times more equipped and confident to head into the mountains and hunt on my own. And harvesting a beautiful 5x5 bull elk at 570 yards was just the cherry on top! Couldn’t recommend this team more highly!

2026-10-26T21:48:07.443Z

It was an absolutely awesome experience! I would highly recommend to anyone who has wanted to go elk hunting but is nervous about trying to figure it out for yourself! They teach you so much in a week. I'd imagine it would take years to lean on your own to learn. Plus, you get to learn it all while having a tag if the opportunity comes to take an Elk.

2026-10-26T19:07:10.904Z

Tate,This going to be an honest review.#1 Myself. I learned I waited to long to try mountain hunting. At age 69 the kids out paced me at every step of the way. My days of going up steep inclines at a young man’s pace are over. Was beautiful country but to close on elk you need more speed than I had to offer.#2 I wish our hunting partners had shared a little of the harvest. This is the first time I’ve ver hunted in a group where we did not share the teams bounty. That was disappointing.#3 The instruction. It’s impossible to take a life time of learning and boil it into a day. You did pretty good. I learned Elk are like big deer. Can’t see except movement. More inclined to smell. Deer frankly don’t care unless they are on you. Use hearing for alert but not a run signal by itself. The Glass/Stalk/Shoot technique is universal across most hunting with some variations. Deer hunting locating game trails is huge.Overall this met my expectations from you. Camp was nice. Meals were fine. Country was beautiful. Needed to share the bounty as only 1 out of 5 got to shoot. Not sharing was selfish. I guess that’s the east coast way.Bruce

2026-10-02T01:08:51.805Z

Enjoyed the "Process Based Hunter" course and learned a lot about western hunting. The guides were all friendly and helpful; we were within bow range of elk on several occasions. While I did not harvest an elk myself; I had ample opportunity.

2026-09-19T15:44:55.675Z

I cannot speak highly enough about the Process Based Hunter semi-guided elk course. From start to finish, the entire experience was incredibly well organized and thoughtfully executed. It was so much more than simply a week of elk hunting—it was a true education in how to become a better, more independent elk hunter.The base camp was excellent. Each tent comfortably accommodated 3–4 hunters, and generators ran continuously, providing electricity to the tents and kitchen, as well as Starlink, which gave us reliable internet access throughout our time at base camp. Everything was set up in a way that made camp comfortable without taking away from the backcountry experience.As soon as we arrived, we hit the ground running with our first elk hunting seminar. I never felt like a minute of the week was wasted. Between classroom instruction, field exercises, glassing, calling, and actual hunts, I was constantly learning and applying what we had just been taught.I also had the fortune of being assigned to Tate as our guide, and he was fantastic. From the very beginning, it was obvious that his goal wasn’t simply to put us in front of an elk. His goal was to teach us the process of getting on elk so that we could eventually do it ourselves.Throughout our time in the backcountry, Tate was constantly teaching—how to glass effectively in the early morning, how to recognize and interpret fresh sign, how to use the afternoon when elk were bedded to recover and prepare for the evening hunt, how to call, how to read the terrain, and most importantly, how to close the distance. He wasn’t just guiding us through a hunt; he was teaching us how to think like elk hunters. That emphasis on the process is what really sets this course apart.And the experience was fantastic beyond the hunting itself. Our group got along incredibly well, and when we weren’t hunting, we were usually sitting around laughing and sharing stories. The camaraderie was one of the highlights of the week.And then there was the food. Randy, our cook, absolutely spoiled us. After spending the day hiking miles through the mountains with a full pack and burning what felt like thousands of calories, we all looked forward to getting back to camp every night. Despite how hard we were working in the mountains, you’d have to make a conscious effort to leave camp weighing less than when you arrived!All in all, it was an incredible week and an experience I’ll remember for a long time. I genuinely hope my schedule allows me to come back next year for their drop camp. I left the course not only with a greater appreciation for elk hunting, but with the knowledge and confidence to continue developing my skills on my own.If you’ve ever thought about getting into elk hunting but don’t know where to start, I would highly recommend the Process Based Hunter semi-guided elk course. If you’re looking for someone to simply take you out and hopefully get you an elk, there are plenty of options for that. If you want to actually learn how to elk hunt, this is the course I’d recommend.