Escalante Ranch Jensen, Utah

[Whatchaketchemon]

Anyone hunted elk on the Escalante Ranch out of Jensen, Utah? Any reviews out there? The Google machine doesn’t come up with a whole lot. Thanks.

 

[lundellhunting7]

I’m sure you can call them and get references

 

[RutnBuck13]

Great canned hunt if you want to sit in the blind with your guide and have him tell you which bull your allowed to shoot.

 

[treedagain]

Great canned hunt if you want to sit in the blind with your guide and have him tell you which bull your allowed to shoot.

Canned? Could not see that it is high fenced?

 

[elkassassin]

LOW Fence CANNED!

Canned? Could not see that it is high fenced?

 

[treedagain]

35225

 

[elkassassin]

That How Many Lions You Treed This Year?

35225

 

[elkassassin]

And You Either Can't See?

Or Maybe Not Count!

35225

 

[JakeH]

Canned? Could not see that it is high fenced?

It's probably more of a "canned" hunt then a lot of high fenced hunts are. There is a large herd of elk that do not leave the property which consists of a few large hay fields next to the river. They will sit you in an elevated ground blind and you have your pick of what elk you want to shoot, or they "let" you shoot like Rut said. But they are "wild elk"

Great if that's what you want to do go for it. They do have some big boy's running around out there.

 

[treedagain]

So hunting free range elk is canned? So any elk shot from a blind over a hay field is somehow a canned hunt?

 

[Cam@strawberry]

So a ranch manages its property and wildlife well, hunts it appropriately, and our response is to call it a ‘canned hunt’?

Man we suck

 

[SS!]

So hunting free range elk is canned? So any elk shot from a blind over a hay field is somehow a canned hunt?

Just when you thought you read it all.

 

[Tikka]

It's probably more of a "canned" hunt then a lot of high fenced hunts are. There is a large herd of elk that do not leave the property which consists of a few large hay fields next to the river. They will sit you in an elevated ground blind and you have your pick of what elk you want to shoot, or they "let" you shoot like Rut said. But they are "wild elk"

Great if that's what you want to do go for it. They do have some big boy's running around out there.

Don’t you shoot a lot of your bucks out of alfalfa fields? What’s the difference between the two?

 

[RutnBuck13]

whenever the herd moves towards the edge of the property a “ranch truck” drives over there to scare them back on…. And the good ole utah dnr has passed laws specifically to keep the public hunters from shooting across or within the high water level of the green river. Sounds pretty canned to me!!!

 

[Tikka]

whenever the herd moves towards the edge of the property a “ranch truck” drives over there to scare them back on…. And the good ole utah dnr has passed laws specifically to keep the public hunters from shooting across or within the high water level of the green river. Sounds pretty canned to me!!!

So, you’ve obviously watched/been around the ranch trying to kill these “canned” elk…

 

[treedagain]

whenever the herd moves towards the edge of the property a “ranch truck” drives over there to scare them back on…. And the good ole utah dnr has passed laws specifically to keep the public hunters from shooting across or within the high water level of the green river. Sounds pretty canned to me!!!

So they watch these elk 24/7?

 

[bucks]

So I assume this is a high fenced hunt and not a
cwmu?

 

[elkassassin]

I Don't Believe It's A CWMU!

So I assume this is a high fenced hunt and not a
cwmu?

 

[elkassassin]

If They Didn't Watch Them 24/7?

What Do You Think Would Happen?

6429!

So they watch these elk 24/7?

 

[ORIONTHEHUNTER]

Don’t you shoot a lot of your bucks out of alfalfa fields? What’s the difference between the two?

^haha I was thinking the exact same thing.

 

[treedagain]

So I assume this is a high fenced hunt and not a
cwmu?

no fence. Free range elk

 

[JakeH]

^haha I was thinking the exact same thing.

Sheesh a guy kills one buck in a hay field and everyone takes notice. Lol

Don’t you shoot a lot of your bucks out of alfalfa fields? What’s the difference between the two?

And a lot of people look down there noses at me for it lol. Like I said if it's what your into go for it.

And to be clear I've killed two deer in a hay field in 25 years, one 20 years ago when I was 18 with a bow, and one this past year with a muzzleloader. And one deer in a corn field with a bow. Lol I guess that's a lot.

I will say this the difference between the deer I have hunted around fields is vastly different then a hunt on that ranch would be. But I have no issues with it, hell I wish I could hunt it. I've seen legit 360-380 bulls on that place the few times I've stopped and glassed it from across the river.

I don't personally know anyone that's hunted it, but have herd that they choose which elk you can shoot out of the herd, the bigger the bull the more you will have to pay and I guess that is their prerogative if they can get people to pay them to do it, I can't personally vouch for that but that is what I have herd.

Lol, I think a lot of you are taking great exception to the term "canned hunt" hell even a free range hunt can be a canned hunt in my eyes. To me a canned hunt is, basically a guaranteed kill, as far as a free range hunt goes, that place is probably as "canned" as it can get, they drive you out to the blind, you sit for a couple hours and when the herd feeds out of the brush from along the river they tell you which bull you can shoot. If that's the hunt you want to do, go for it.

Can those elk leave? Absolutely and some do, I actually think a fair number of bulls pull down onto the ranch from unit 10 in Colorado and from the Dinosaur National Monument for the rut as there is a large herd of cows that never/rarely leave And they do leave on occasion. Lots of people hunt around the edges during the season and sometimes they get lucky.

It's funny what people get bent out of shape about.

 

[Horsecorn]

I wouldn’t call that a canned hunt. I’d call that a gentlemans hunt.

 

[Horsecorn]

Sheesh a guy kills one buck in a hay field and everyone takes notice. Lol


And a lot of people look down there noses at me for it lol. Like I said if it's what your into go for it.

And to be clear I've killed two deer in a hay field in 25 years, one 20 years ago when I was 18 with a bow, and one this past year with a muzzleloader. And one deer in a corn field with a bow. Lol I guess that's a lot.

I will say this the difference between the deer I have hunted around fields is vastly different then a hunt on that ranch would be. But I have no issues with it, hell I wish I could hunt it. I've seen legit 360-380 bulls on that place the few times I've stopped and glassed it from across the river.

I don't personally know anyone that's hunted it, but have herd that they choose which elk you can shoot out of the herd, the bigger the bull the more you will have to pay and I guess that is their prerogative if they can get people to pay them to do it, I can't personally vouch for that but that is what I have herd.

Lol, I think a lot of you are taking great exception to the term "canned hunt" hell even a free range hunt can be a canned hunt in my eyes. To me a canned hunt is, basically a guaranteed kill, as far as a free range hunt goes, that place is probably as "canned" as it can get, they drive you out to the blind, you sit for a couple hours and when the herd feeds out of the brush from along the river they tell you which bull you can shoot. If that's the hunt you want to do, go for it.

Can those elk leave? Absolutely and some do, I actually think a fair number of bulls pull down onto the ranch from unit 10 in Colorado and from the Dinosaur National Monument for the rut as there is a large herd of cows that never/rarely leave And they do leave on occasion. Lots of people hunt around the edges during the season and sometimes they get lucky.

It's funny what people get bent out of shape about.

Almost Every one would shoot a 30” or a 340” out of the hay fields Jake. Don’t let them sh-t ya. Nothing wrong with that (especially)after you hit 55 and above.

 

[Tikka]

Sheesh a guy kills one buck in a hay field and everyone takes notice. Lol


And a lot of people look down there noses at me for it lol. Like I said if it's what your into go for it.

And to be clear I've killed two deer in a hay field in 25 years, one 20 years ago when I was 18 with a bow, and one this past year with a muzzleloader. And one deer in a corn field with a bow. Lol I guess that's a lot.

I will say this the difference between the deer I have hunted around fields is vastly different then a hunt on that ranch would be. But I have no issues with it, hell I wish I could hunt it. I've seen legit 360-380 bulls on that place the few times I've stopped and glassed it from across the river.

I don't personally know anyone that's hunted it, but have herd that they choose which elk you can shoot out of the herd, the bigger the bull the more you will have to pay and I guess that is their prerogative if they can get people to pay them to do it, I can't personally vouch for that but that is what I have herd.

Lol, I think a lot of you are taking great exception to the term "canned hunt" hell even a free range hunt can be a canned hunt in my eyes. To me a canned hunt is, basically a guaranteed kill, as far as a free range hunt goes, that place is probably as "canned" as it can get, they drive you out to the blind, you sit for a couple hours and when the herd feeds out of the brush from along the river they tell you which bull you can shoot. If that's the hunt you want to do, go for it.

Can those elk leave? Absolutely and some do, I actually think a fair number of bulls pull down onto the ranch from unit 10 in Colorado and from the Dinosaur National Monument for the rut as there is a large herd of cows that never/rarely leave And they do leave on occasion. Lots of people hunt around the edges during the season and sometimes they get lucky.

It's funny what people get bent out of shape about.

I have zero issues with you Jake or anyone else shooting big game out of an alfalfa field, as long as it's not high fenced... He!! I do from time to time on my in-laws' property... I was just asking what the difference was and you answered so thanks...