ELK HUNTS
At the Express UU Bar Ranch, vast prairie grasslands, cedar and pinyon-pine covered mesas, and beautiful pine forests provide excellent habitat for a wide variety of huntable big game species.
Our goal is to offer exceptional quality in all of our hunts. While we can't guarantee the success of your hunt, we can promise to make it one of the most memorable hunting trips of your life.
2024 ELK SEASOn DATES
Season dates vary by Unit and by Weapon. Season Dates are listed to the left under Weapon Category and by Ranch Unit
For 2024, the ranch’s Elk Hunting season runs September 1 - October 5
GUIDED ELK HUNT PACKAGES:
INCLUDED IN A GUIDED PACKAGE:
New Mexico State Hunting License, Private Land Elk Tag, and NM Habitat Stamp.
Lodging and meals.
Guide service and on-site transportation while on your hunt.
ALSO INCLUDED
Field dressing and caping out your harvest to your specifications.
Transportation to the local processor, and local taxidermist.
Not included in the cost of the hunts are:
Meat processing.
Taxidermy costs for mounting or tanning of the hide.
Guest fees for non-hunters.
Gratuities for guide, cook, and housekeeping.
2024 TROPHY BULL ELK GUIDED HUNT PACKAGES (ARCHERY, RIFLE, & MUZZLELOADER)
Our Trophy Bull Elk Packages consist of a six-night, five-day all-inclusive package. Arrive the night before between 3:00 and 5:00 pm. Hunt five full days with one on one guide service, and depart after breakfast on your sixth morning. During your stay you can enjoy beautiful accommodations and gourmet meals, or if you are looking for a more rustic experience, we offer high mountain cabins on a limited basis. The number of trophy hunts is limited. Please call for availability of hunts and lodging.
All prices listed below for the Express UU Bar and CS American Creek Units are subject to an additional Harvest Fee or Refund per our Harvest Fee & No Kill Refund Policy. Call us to request a copy of our Harvest Fee & No Kill Refund Policy. The Harvest Fee and Refund Policy does not apply to the CS Ranch Unit 48 Martinez, American Creek, or the Cimarron River portion of Unit 55B.
The number of trophy hunts is very limited. Please call for availability.
*All Dates are Tentative pending NM Department of Game and Fish Commission Approval
2024 Archery Hunts
Express UU Bar and CS - American Creek Ranch - All GMU's
Archery Trophy Bull – Main Lodge - 5 Day Guided Hunt (330 B&C Minimum)
1st Hunt - Sept 6 – 10, 2024 - (Sold Out)
2nd Hunt - Sept 13 – 17, 2024 - (Sold Out)
3rd Hunt – Sept 20 – 24, 2024 - (Sold Out)
High Country - Archery Trophy Bull – Ojo & Agua Fri Cabins - 5 Day Guided Hunt (330 B&C Minimum)
1st Hunt - Sept 6 – 10, 2024 - (Sold Out)
2nd Hunt - Sept 13 – 17, 2024 - (Sold Out)
3rd Hunt – Sept 20 – 24, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Archery Trophy Bull – American Creek Cabin - 5 Day Guided Hunt – No Minimum Score
1st Hunt - Sept 6 - 10, 2024 - (Sold Out)
2nd Hunt - Sept 13 – 17, 2024 - (Sold Out)
3rd Hunt – Sept 20 – 24, 2024 - (Sold Out)
2023 Rifle or Muzzleloader Hunts:
Express UU Bar and CS - American Creek Ranch - All GMU's
Rifle - Trophy Bull – Main Lodge - 5 Day Guided Hunt (330 B&C Minimum)
Hunt – Oct 1 – 5, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Hunt – Nov 16 – 20, 2024 - (Cancelled)
High Country - Rifle - Trophy Bull – Ojo & Agua Fria Cabins - 5 Day Guided Hunt (330 B&C Minimum)
Hunt – Oct 1 – 5, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Rifle - Trophy Bull –American Creek Cabin - 5 Day Guided Hunt – (No Minimum Score)
Hunt – Oct 1 – 5, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Rifle - Trophy Bull/ Trophy Antelope Combo Hunt – UU Bar - Unit 55B ONLY - 5 Day Guided Hunt – (No Minimum Score on Bull)
1st Hunt – Oct 1-5, 2024 - (Sold Out)
2nd Hunt – Oct 9-13, 2024 - (Cancelled)
Non-Hunting Guest Fee (Accompanying Hunter – Lodge Hunts Only)
5-Day Hunt $1,200 + Tax per-person, double occupancy with paying hunter (includes food & lodging)
MANAGEMENT BULL ELK PACKAGE (RIFLE ONLY)
Our Management Bull Hunt Package is a Four-night, Three-day all-inclusive package. Arrive the night before between 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Hunt Three days and depart after breakfast on your fourth morning. During your stay you can enjoy beautiful accommodations and gourmet meals. Please call for availability of hunts and lodging. This hunt is for bulls with deformed antler(s) only. (See our antler guidelines below)
A Management Bull Elk is classified as a bull elk exhibiting the following:
A dramatically deformed antler on one or both sides.
An Immature bull such as a "Raghorn Bull" does not qualify as a "Management Bull". It is your guide's responsibility to make the call on what is a management bull.
Express UU Bar Ranch - Units 48, 54, 55B, and American Creek
October 9 - 11, 2024 - (Cancelled)
October 16 - 18, 2024 - (Cancelled)
October 21 - 25, 2024 - Management Bull & Management Mule Deer Combo - (Cancelled)
Non-Hunting Guest Fees (Accompanying Hunter – Lodge Hunts Only)
3-Day Hunt $800 + Tax per-person, double occupancy with paying hunter (includes food & lodging)
5-Day Hunt $1,200 + Tax per-person, double occupancy with paying hunter (includes food & lodging)
antlerless elk package (rifle only)
Are you are looking for some lean, healthy meat in the freeze at an affordable price? Than look no further, this is package for you. Our 3 night Antlerless Elk Package is a three-night, two day all-inclusive package. One of or experience elk guides is included! Arrive the night before between 3:00 and 5:00 pm. You will check into your room, visit with your guide, sight in your rifle, have a wonderful meal prepared by one of our cooks, and get ready for your hunt. Hunt two full days on one of the finest ranches in the West. Departure is after breakfast on your third morning. During your stay you can enjoy beautiful accommodations and gourmet meals. Please call for availability of hunts and lodging. This hunt is for an antlerless elk only. Bulls with antlers CANNOT be taken during this hunt. Success Rate on this hunt is right at 100%. Guests are welcome but call for availability. Meals and room charges for Guests are not included in this price.
(All 2024 antlerless elk hunts have been cancelled)
Express UU Bar Hunt Units, & CS Ranch - American Creek Unit
2024 ANTLERLESS ELK HUNT SEASON DATES:
November 4-5 - (Cancelled)
November 8-9 - (Cancelled)
November 12-13 - (Cancelled)
November 16-17 - (Cancelled)
November 29-30 - (Cancelled)
December 4-5 - (Cancelled)
December 11-12 - (Cancelled)
December 16-17 - (Cancelled)
$3,300 Plus Tax (single hunter)
SPECIAL: ****
Buddy Hunt: Book 2 antlerless elk hunts at the same time, one for you and one for your hunting buddy. You and your hunting buddy must stay in the same room and use the same guide (2 on 1 hunt). Each hunter saves $400.00! The same dates, accommodations, food, & licenses as above. The hunts MUST be booked at the same time. Pick dates from above.
Buddy Hunt Price: $2,900 per hunter Plus Tax
Non-Hunting Guest Fees (Accompanying Single Hunter – Lodge Hunts Only)
2-Day Hunt $600 + Tax per-person, double occupancy with paying hunter (includes food & lodging) - Not available on a Buddy Hunt
2024 UNGUIDED ELK HUNTs:
INCLUDED IN A UNGUIDED HUNT:
New Mexico State Hunting License, Private Land Elk Tag, and NM Habitat Stamp.
Use of Ranch Skinning Shed
Not Included in the cost of the hunt:
Guide
Lodging
Meals
Also not included in the cost of the hunts:
Meat processing.
Taxidermy costs for mounting or tanning of the hide.
Guest fees for non-hunters.
CS - Martinez Ranch - Unit 48 - Unguided Elk Hunts
Archery Bull – Martinez Ranch - 5 Day Unguided Hunt – No Minimum Score
1st Hunt - Sept 8 – 12, 2024 - (Sold Out)
2nd Hunt - Sept 15 – 18, 2024 - (Sold Out)
3rd Hunt – Sept 20 – 24, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Muzzleloader - Bull Elk – Martinez Ranch - 5 Day Unguided Hunt – No Minimum Score
Hunt – Oct 7 - 11, 2024 - (Cancelled)
Rifle – Bull Elk – Martinez Ranch - 5 Day Unguided Hunt – No Minimum Score
Hunt – October 14 - 18, 2024 - (Cancelled)
*Hunters are required to bring their harvested elk to the Lodge for data collection and measurements
*All Dates are Tentative pending NM Department of Game and Fish Commission Approval
Heck Canyon Ranch / Greenwood Tract - Unguided Elk Hunts
Archery Trophy Bull – Heck Canyon Ranch - 7 Day Unguided Hunt – No Minimum Score
Hunt - Sept 10 – 16, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Hunt - Sept 18 – 24, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Rifle - Trophy Bull – Heck Canyon Ranch - 5 Day Unguided Hunt– No Minimum Score
Hunt – Oct 1 - 5, 2024 - (Sold Out)
Hunt - Nov 6 - 10, 2024 - (Cancelled)
Hunt – Dec 4 - 8, 2024 - (Cancelled)
*Hunters are required to bring their elk to the Lodge for data collection and measurements
*All Dates are Tentative pending NM Department of Game and Fish Commission Approval
