Rifle Hunts

THA offers elk rifle hunts in Central Alberta in the rugged Alberta foothills NW of Calgary from Caroline to near Rocky Mountain House, areas that contain excellent elk terrain and habitat. We also offer elk rifle hunts South of Calgary in the Porcupine Hills as part of a mule deer primary hunt.

Trophy Hunters Alberta offers late season rifle elk hunts in the rugged Alberta foothills northwest of Calgary, near Rocky Mountain House.

One of the accommodations for our elk rifle rut hunts is the ‘Grandview Stage’, a rustic remote full facility lodge, which we use if we plan to hunt our northern Elk area in WMU 330. When hunting Elk in WMU 326, we typically stay at the ‘Tay River Motel’, a local motel with a communal entertainment area in close proximity to the hunting area. Our typical tent camp is a semi full-facility remote camp utilizing large outfitter tents, frequently interconnected. The guides and cook are located in their own tent, giving hunters privacy and lots of room. There is typically a central area for cooking and eating. Each tent has its own wood stove. We also utilize other local motels when practical.

This hunt is for world class mule deer as the primary species, with opportunity for elk, especially during the opening week of the season. The rifle season for Elk opens October 25th, and though no longer in rut, the herds with their cows and bulls are quite mobile.

The SW Alberta area harbors many serious mule deer which are the primary focus of the hunt. Our SW Alberta mule deer hunts always provide 100% opportunity for a good quality muleys, with our normal average mule deer being in the 160+ class range. These are excellent combination hunts for a sure fire mule deer and hopefully a chance at a nice elk. THA’s combination mule deer/ elk hunts take place in the agricultural rural foothills regions SW of Calgary with terrain ranging across open fields, creek and drainage beds, short brush and majestic rolling foothills. There is rural road access in the area, as most of the land is privately owned by farmers and ranchers, with some crown land also in the vicinity.

These hunts can be very productive, but there can also be lots of pressure as these elk have not been hunted for almost eleven months.

These are popular hunts, with limited availability, that require early planning and booking.