Rocky Mountain Elk - Alberta

Alberta has a growing population of elk that numbers in the neighborhood of 26,000 animals. They are found predominately along the eastern shadow of the Rocky Mountains in the high basins and foothills, although, in recent years, they have been expanding their range into the boreal forest and parkland regions. At one time it was thought that all of the best bulls in Alberta were found in Banff, Waterton and Jasper National Parks and they seldom ventured outside the confines of these protected areas into adjacent hunting zones until well after the season closed. In the past few years, however, hunters have been harvesting an inordinate amount of big bulls, including a non-typical in 1999 that stretched the tape to over 440 inches. Hunters are crediting this to a number of factors, including several mild winters in a row, better management and more knowledgeable outfitters. Alberta is peerless when it comes to trophy elk in Canada and few of the western states can come close to matching the average size of these big bulls. 

BC Outfitters works with several outfitters that offer both Rifle & Archery Elk Hunts. Depending on the time of year hunted these elk hunts can be combined with moose, Whitetail, mule deer and or wolf.

Archery Elk / Whitetail combo Hunt During the Rut:                                                                                                                          The elk hunt is during the start of the rut in the bow season on a mix of government and privately owned land. The size of elk they will be looking for is between 250 and 350 pt 5X5 and 6X6's. It is an exciting time to hear the elk bugling and to call them into bow range. This is a ten-day hunt in order to have a good chance at getting a good shot at an elk and whitetail.

Contact BC Outfitters for more information.