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PRIVATE LAND HUNTING ON
THE LAZY E-L RANCH

The Lazy E-L Ranch is a working cattle ranch nestled at the foot of the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness.  With five miles of river frontage, wildlife abounds in this spectacular, unspoiled setting.  The ranch offers a high quality hunt with the opportunity to see many animals and to pick a respectable size elk or deer.  Great accommodations include comfortable historic cabins and wonderful home cooked meals.   Reservations are made through Absaroka-Beartooth Outfitters but to view accommodations see the Lazy E-L Ranch website at www.lazyel.com.

BULL ELK HUNT
ONLY 4 HUNTERS
6 DAYS, 5 NIGHTS

$5000 per hunter 

HUNT DATES

  • OCT 26-31 (Plan to arrive on the 25th and depart the afternoon of the 31st)

DEER HUNT
ONLY 6 HUNTERS
6 DAYS, 5 NIGHTS
$4000 per hunter

HUNT DATES

  • NOV  9-14
  • NOV 14-19

Hunting Licenses/Tags are not included in the price of the hunts.


WHAT’S INCLUDED

The rates for private land hunting include:

  • Transportation from the airport or ABO headquarters
  • Return transportation to the airport or ABO headquarters
  • Comfortable sleeping accommodations in historic cabins
  • Cabins amenities include showers, towels and bedding
  • All meals during your stay on the ranch
  • Use of horses, mules, tack and rifle scabbards
  • Experienced Guides
  • Field care of trophies and transportation of your animals to our local taxidermist and/or your meat to the local butcher
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

The rates for private land hunting do not include:

  • Transportation to Montana
  • Montana hunting licenses and tags
  • Montana fishing licenses
  • Hunting equipment including guns and ammunition
  • Transportation of trophies to final destination
  • Fishing equipment including rods and flies
  • Any additional transportation costs
  • Gratuities for guides and cooks *

* Many of our clients ask what is standard for gratuities.  The norm is 10-15% of the cost of the hunt divided at the client’s discretion between the guide and the cook.


TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

When you book a private land hunt with Absaroka-Beartooth Outfitters on the Lazy E-L Ranch accommodations include:  historic cabins equipped with showers, towels and bedding; all meals during your stay; transportation for hunting including horses, tack and rifle scabbards. Guests Driving:  The ranch is located in Roscoe, MT.

Directions from Billings:  Go west on Interstate 90 to Columbus; at Columbus go south on 78 to Roscoe.  Driving time from Billings to the ranch is approximately 1.5 hours. Directions from Bozeman: go east on Interstate 90 to Columbus; at Columbus go south on 78 to Roscoe.  Driving time from Bozeman to the ranch is approximately 3.5 hours.  You can either drive directly to the ranch or you can leave your vehicle at ABO headquarters in Big Timber and ride to the ranch with the ABO staff.  Big Timber is on Interstate 90 between Bozeman and Billings.  Please check in with ABO to confirm your arrival time (406) 579-3866.  All hunting reservations for the Lazy E-L Ranch are made through Absaroka-Beartooth Outfitters.

Guests Flying:  Plan to fly into the Billings Logan International Airport (BIL).

An ABO representative will meet you at the airport to transport you to the Lazy E-L Ranch in Roscoe.

The following airlines service Billings:

  • Delta 1-800-325-1999
  • Frontier 1-800-432-1359
  • Northwest 1-800-225-2525
  • Horizon Air 1-800-547-9308
  • United 1-800-864-8331

The service is usually very good into Billings.  However, there are limited flights into Montana, so make your reservations early. Check out Montana Travel (1-800-247-3538) or (info@mttravel.com) for some of the best air fares available.  Remember, Billings is on Mountain Time so keep that in mind when making your travel arrangements.  Please check in with ABO to confirm your arrival time (406) 579-3866.

 

 

Hunting Deposit Policy
A deposit of 25% of the trip is required to book your reservation. The full 50% deposit is due by mid January of the hunt year. Deposits are fully refundable until the state licensing process begins which is in late January.

The balance of the cost of the trip is due 60 days prior to trip date and is non-refundable. Trips not fully paid by this date will be considered cancelled. Trip Cancellation Insurance, which we recommend, is available here.

We accept credit cards (Visa/MasterCard only) and checks.

Make checks payable to: Absaroka-Beartooth Outfitters, Inc.

Drop Camp Pricing
The base rate for a drop camp is $500. The rate for stock is $25 per hour per animal. Example: If you want to be dropped off 4 hours from the trailhead, this requires 8 hours round trip for your guide and his stock and 8 more hours roundtrip to pick you up and return you to the trailhead (4hrs. in + 4hrs. out + 4hrs. in + 4hrs. out = 16 hours). If the trip requires 3 animals (your guides horse, the horse you are riding, and one pack mule) that would be $75 per hour ($25 X 3 animals) X 16 hours = $1200. Add the $1200 to the base rate of $500 and the total for your drop camp would be $1700.

 

Absaroka-Beartooth Outfitters • P.O. Box 318 • Big Timber, MT 59011• (406) 579-3866 • email
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