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Mountain lion outfitting opportunities of this caliber rarely come to market. With 120 annual U.S. Forest Service use days spanning across 7 Ranger Districts in Southwest and South-Central Colorado, this operation represents decades of hard-earned reputation, proven success, and access to some of Colorado's premier mountain lion country.
Recognized as one of Colorado's premier lion hunting guide services, the business has earned multiple industry awards while producing record-setting lions and building a reputation that attracts serious hunters from across the country. The sale includes the use days permit, experienced hounds, equipment, and operational assets necessary to continue the business as a true turnkey operation. The Outfitters trade name in not included in the sale.
For buyers searching for a specialized Colorado outfitting business for sale, this operation provides valuable permitted access, an experienced pack of hounds, and a proven mountain lion hunting guide service.
120 Annual Lion Hunting Use Days
Seven Colorado Ranger Districts
Colorado State Record Lion History
Multiple COA "Best of Species" Awards
Eight Experienced Lion Hounds Included
Turnkey Equipment Package
Five-Day Guided Hunt Model priced at $7,500
The outfitter currently holds 120 annual mountain lion hunting use days allocated across seven U.S. Forest Service ranger districts throughout Southwest and South-Central Colorado:
Pagosa Ranger District - 35 Use Days
Columbine Ranger District - 25 Use Days
Saguache Ranger District - 20 Use Days
Conejos Ranger District - 12 Use Days
Divide Ranger District - 12 Use Days
Salida Ranger District - 10 Use Days
Gunnison Ranger District - 6 Use Days
This broad geographic footprint provides exceptional flexibility to hunt varying terrain, weather patterns, and mountain lion habitat throughout Southwest and South-Central Colorado. Operating across seven ranger districts allows the guide service to adapt to changing snow conditions, lion movement, and seasonal weather while maximizing the value of its annual use day allocation.
Based on the current operating model of five-day guided hunts, the available use days could support 20 or more guided hunts each season, while still providing flexibility in how those hunts are scheduled and distributed among the seven ranger districts.
Very few mountain lion outfitters can match the accomplishments of this operation.
Highlights include:
Colorado Outfitters' Association "Best of Species" honors in 1998-2001, 2003, and 2005-2006
Guided the harvest of the Colorado State Record Mountain Lion in 2001, surpassing the previous record established by Theodore Roosevelt in 1901
Produced the largest mountain lion entered into the Boone & Crockett records from the United States during the 2004-2006 three-year record period
These accomplishments are the product of decades spent hunting some of the most productive mountain lion habitat in Colorado. Combined with exceptional hounds, proven guiding techniques, and an intimate knowledge of the terrain, this guide service has built a reputation for consistently producing outstanding mountain lion hunting opportunities.
The operation currently offers professionally guided mountain lion hunts priced at $7,500.
The current business model consists of five-day guided hunts on a one-guide-to-one-hunter basis utilizing an experienced pack of lion hounds. This approach has allowed the guide service to maintain exceptional service, consistently deliver quality hunting experiences, and build a loyal base of repeat clientele over many years, but use day allocation offers substantial growth potential.
Building a successful mountain lion guide service requires far more than obtaining use days. Years of training, investment, and experience go into developing the hounds and equipment necessary to consistently pursue mountain lions in Colorado's challenging winter terrain.
Included in the sale are:
8 experienced mountain lion hunting hounds
6 Garmin GPS tracking collars
Dog boxes/houses
4 snowmobiles
1 Snowmobile Trailer
Operational equipment necessary to continue guiding immediately
This comprehensive equipment package allows a buyer to step into an operation that would otherwise take years to assemble.
Colorado mountain lion guiding use days are an extremely limited resource, and opportunities to acquire an operation with this level of history, recognition, and geographic coverage are exceptionally uncommon. The combination of 120 annual use days distributed across seven U.S. Forest Service ranger districts, an award-winning reputation, experienced hounds, turnkey equipment, and decades of operational knowledge creates one of Colorado's premier mountain lion outfitting businesses.
Whether expanding an existing guide service or entering the mountain lion hunting industry for the first time, buyers will be hard-pressed to find another Colorado outfitting business for sale offering this level of geographic coverage, operational flexibility, and proven success.
