Colorado Deer Hunt

Rocky Mountain Ranches, LTD, is pleased to offer big game hunters like you some of the best mule deer hunting Northwest Colorado has to offer. Our Colorado deer hunting is conducted on some of Northwest Colorado's finest private ranches.

Northwest Colorado is famous for its large herds of mule deer, elk, and pronghorn antelope. All of our mule deer hunts and big game hunting is fair chase only (no high fences here). Our Colorado ranches are managed to provide you with superb hunting opportunities.

In addition to our excellent resident mule deer herds, hunting pressure on nearby public lands causes more deer and other big game animals to migrate onto Rocky Mountain Ranches, LTD, private land. These conditions have resulted in our deer hunters realizing an outstanding success rate of over 90% for more than five years running.

Our deer-only hunting ranches are located in what is known as the "high desert" country of Northwest Colorado. The terrain is rolling sage hills with draws and canyons that offer you some exciting hunting experiences.

"Getting my first mule deer buck on a hunt with Rocky Mountain Ranches is an experience I will never forget. It was 3 hard days of hunting but well worth it when I finally got a kill on the last afternoon we had to hunt. The property we were on just outside of Craig, CO had a lot of mule deer. Joe did a great job of getting us familiar with his property and showing us the best way to hunt in the area he had us. On the second day of the trip we came across a bachelor group of about 7 bucks and we hiked to where I was in shooting range. I took about a 280 yard shot and was almost certain I got the kill. Not until we got over to the area we thought the buck was laying did we realize what we thought were antlers was actually just a bush. We watched the video and discovered I shot just a hair in front of the buck. I was really disappointed to say the least.

The final day of our trip a cold front came in and snow was coming down hard. It made it even more challenging to find the deer and try to get within shooting distance of them. Once we spotted the buck we wanted to pursue, we decided to make a stalk on the fine animal. After playing the infamous "cat and mouse" game for over 2 hours, I finally had an opportunity to pull the trigger. I was shooting a 6.5 X 47 Lapua and shot the buck from about 260 yards. It took more than one shot but he finally fell to the ground. I was so pumped! This was only my second time to have an opportunity to harvest an animal, but one I will never forget mainly because I was 3.5 months pregnant with our first child. Although it was not a "giant" mule deer to some people it was to me because of all the hard work Tully and I had put into this hunt. The countless hours of glassing hill sides, playing the wind, and trying to get into position finally all came together for me to harvest the buck. I was so blessed to have Joe with Rocky Mountain Ranches and Tully there to share it with me."