Information on the Process of Booking a Hunt
The following describes some of our recommendations and process if you are interested in hunting with Atkinson Expeditions:
- Have a conversation with Wes or one of our managers regarding your goals, expectations, experience and preference points in Colorado. They will be able to guide you to which, if any, of our hunts they feel like is a fit for you. If we don’t feel like our operation is a fit for you, we will tell you.
- The best time to have the above conversation is early in the year (January-March). At this time Wes and our managers are not guiding and are focused on booking and scheduling for that year’s hunting seasons. We are all in the office and on the phones for the majority of that period. It’s also a critical period because it’s early enough to apply for a license in the Colorado draw. The Colorado draw deadline is April 1st of each year.
- You may reserve a hunting spot at any time with a $500 or $1000 deposit. The details of your hunt (such as which GMU to apply for your tag, exact hunt dates, etc.) may be worked out much later than your original deposit is received based on information acquired on our end. Your deposit puts you on our books, working to create the best option possible for your individual hunt and is applied to the total cost of your hunt.
- We require a 50% deposit by January of the year in which you are hoping to hunt with us. This is a non-refundable deposit. While we do our best to slot you into an area where we feel you can draw the tag, should you not draw your tag there are a couple of options. One, we can roll your deposit over to the following year, when you’ll have another preference point and a higher likelihood of drawing the tag. Two, we can usually facilitate landowner vouchers at an additional cost, which will enable you to purchase a tag for that year.
- We can assist all booked clients in applying for the correct tag in the April draw. There is a $25 fee for that service.
- Should you decide to book a hunt after the April draw, the landowner voucher option may still be possible for you. Don’t feel like you’ve missed the boat just because you didn’t call early in the year or because you’ve missed the draw. Give us a call!
- Once we receive your initial deposit, we will put a hunt contract and other relevant paperwork in the mail to you.
- Final payments are due one month prior to the hunt start date.
- We cannot guarantee a kill on a hunt. We do guarantee the following: integrity in leasing quality habitat, hiring experienced guides and working extremely hard to help you accomplish your goals. While we want everyone to have a quality, memorable outdoor experience, it is hunting and we can only promise to do our best in all the areas we can control. That’s our job. We cannot manufacture animals but we do have a tremendous track record.
Thank you for your interest and please call or email with any questions!