What to Expect from an Elk Hunt
At Cotton Mesa Trophy Whitetail Ranch, you’ll experience every comfort and convenience while enjoying the opportunity to hunt exotic game and American classics. Elk hunting season at Cotton Mesa is year-round, so you’ll have the flexibility to choose your ideal time frame. Our large breeding herds offer ample opportunity to take down a 700 pound trophy bull elk with an impressive rack to mount. Cotton Mesa is one of the places you can hunt in the summer in Texas. Our elk hunts deliver ease and excitement. Our skilled scouts will take you by 4 wheel drive UTV straight to the herd, setting you up in comfortable blinds or strategically planned posts to take down your prized bull.
Elk meat is some of the best you’ll taste and our services include gutting, skinning, and deboning as needed for travel. Taxidermy and meat processing are not included in your Cotton Mesa hunt but we partner with a meat processing company and a talented taxidermist who will be happy to take care of your requests.
Our lodge sits on Pisgah Ridge, offering beautiful vistas of central Texas. Enjoy a drink by the fire after a day of exhilarating hunting and dine on delicious meals prepared on-site by a talented kitchen staff. For a little downtime activity, you can engage in a little friendly competition with horseshoes, pool, ping-pong, corn toss, archery, shooting range, and more. Our fire pit is a common gathering area in the evening, the perfect place to swap stories from the day’s hunt.
Interesting Elk Hunting Information
Elk are one of the most quintessential American trophy animals to hunt, one that most hunters strive to get in their sights. They are one of the largest species of deer and are found in North America, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Several species exist in the United States, including the Roosevelt elk, Tule elk, Manitoban elk, and Eastern elk, with the Rocky Mountain Elk being the most common. Hunters find elk hunting exhilarating and challenging in part because of the massive size of these deer. Bulls can weigh between 600 to 1000 pounds with cows being smaller. Another draw for elk hunting are their impressive antlers which are unique to each individual animal. Elk make a tremendous mount and hunting lodges and homes across America boast distinctive trophy bull mounts. Here at Cotton Mesa Ranch, our bulls average around 700 pounds. Our large breeding herds enjoy forest and forest-edge habitat, feeding on grasses, shrubs, and leaves.
Visit Cotton Mesa Trophy Whitetail Ranch and experience an unforgettable elk hunt!
For more information on Exotic Elk Hunts in Texas, contact us at (903) 654-3416!
