What a Guided Hunt
Costs in Colorado
For guided hunts in Colorado, most fall between $3,000 and $8,500, with a midpoint around $6,000. That is drawn from 36 Colorado outfitters who publish prices on their own sites. The species you hunt moves the number more than anything else: bighorn sheep runs about $9,000 while turkey runs about $1,600, roughly 6x apart. Prices exclude the nonresident licence and tag, which are paid to the state separately.
Colorado hunt prices by species
| Species | Outfitters publishing | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Bighorn Sheep | 9 | $9,000 |
| Moose | 4 | $7,050 |
| Predator | 6 | $7,000 |
| Mountain Goat | 5 | $7,000 |
| Mule Deer | 18 | $6,250 |
| Elk | 33 | $6,000 |
| Antelope | 10 | $4,113 |
| Bear | 10 | $3,925 |
| Turkey | 7 | $1,600 |
Each price was read from an outfitter's own website and stored with the sentence it was quoted in. Whole-hunt prices only — day rates and multi-gun party packages are excluded, because they answer a different question. Species with fewer than 4 outfitters publishing a price are left out rather than shown on a sample too small to mean anything.
Colorado nonresident tag costs
| Species | Nonresident tag |
|---|---|
| Whitetail Deer | $493 |
| Mule Deer | $493 |
| Elk | $845 |
| Antelope | $493 |
| Bear | $293 |
Checked against the Colorado wildlife agency's published nonresident fee schedule. Species whose fee we have not yet audited are left out rather than estimated. The tag is paid to the state and is not part of the outfitter prices above.
Common questions
How much does a guided elk hunt cost in Colorado?
In Colorado, most fall between $2,800 and $8,500, with a midpoint around $6,000. Based on prices published by 33 outfitters on their own websites. That excludes the nonresident licence and tag, which are paid to the state.
What do guided hunts cost in Colorado by species?
Typical published prices in Colorado run elk around $6,000 across 33 outfitters, mule deer around $6,250 across 18 outfitters, antelope around $4,113 across 10 outfitters, bear around $3,925 across 10 outfitters, bighorn sheep around $9,000 across 9 outfitters, and turkey around $1,600 across 7 outfitters. Species with fewer than 4 outfitters publishing prices are left out rather than shown on a sample too small to mean anything.
How much is a nonresident hunting tag in Colorado?
A guided hunt price covers the outfitter's services. The licence and tag are bought separately from the Colorado wildlife agency. Nonresident tags run elk $845 plus a $105 qualifying small game licence, mule deer $493, antelope $493, and bear $293. Those figures come from the agency's published nonresident fee schedule.
Next steps
- Browse Colorado outfitters — every licensed operator we list there.
- Estimate your own trip — adds travel, licence, and party size to the figures above.
- The national price study — how Colorado compares with every other state.