What to Know Before You Go
Gear
There is a 200 lbs. weight limit on all gear. River’s Bend Outfitters will provide one packhorse per person. All personal items should be in army-size duffle bags. Duffle bags that are larger than 18 inches wide and 34 inches long will not be packed in. If an extra horse is needed, there will be an additional charge of $350 for each horse. Hunting licenses are not provided by the Outfitter.
After you have bagged your animal, you need to clean, skin, quarter the animal, and hang it in a tree. We will take care of it from there.
*We require that all hunters have at least one way of contacting us while in our remote hunting camps. Satellite phone or a Garmin inReach are recommended and available to rent from various providers.
Food
For Guided Wilderness Hunts, we will provide three meals/day and all cooking utensils. For Wilderness Drop Camps, the hunter provides their own food and cooking utensils. We encourage all hunters for both guided hunts and drop camps to pack snacks.
It is best for all food, cooking utensils , and gear to go in your standard 48 qt. coolers. All coolers and duffle bags should already be weighed with weights written on them. If possible two coolers and duffle bags should be the same weight so that we can balance them on the horse.
Tags
Hunters Safety Card is required in the State of Colorado to purchase a hunting license for those born after January 1, 1949.
The units that we will be hunting are in Area 24 (Flat Tops Wilderness) and Area 25 (Private Ranch).
Archery seasons, muzzleloader season, and first rifle season are all lottery drawing. Also, all deer licenses are on a draw.
The applications for the licenses can be obtained from DOW at their web site (www.wildlife.state.co.us) or phone: (303)-297-1192.
Map needed (optional) - National Geographic Flat Tops North #150
Topo maps needed are for Buford and Oyster Lake quads.
Stay
On the mountain, both guided hunts and drop camps will have already set-up, spacious four-walled canvas tents that are furnished with cots, cut wood, propane stove and full bottle of propane.
We recommend the following hotels in town:
Meeker Hotel
560 Main ST. Meeker, CO 81641
Phone: 970-878-5255
The Blue Spruce INN.
488 Market ST. Meeker, CO 81641
Phone: 970-878-0777
**For a discounted rate on rooms, mention that you are hunting with Tel Gates and River’s Bend Outfitters.
Please see the following packing list for items to consider on both guided and drop camps. If you have any questions, contact us.