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Premium Elk Hunting  Units

We encourage Hunters to apply for the branch antlered elk tags offered in the Wenaha and Tucannon units.  Elk hunting for the general season is spike only.  The permits vary from year to year so check the game regulations for current offerings.  We hunt in GMUs 169 and 166.  Special Hunt permits  are offered for modern rifle, archery and muzzleloader weapons.  Check online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/big-game

We specialize in finding big mountain mule deer bucks!

All meat packing is included.  Gentle surefooted riding horses transport you to camp and back.

Here is a great opportunity for for a Nice bear.  

The Blue Mountain bears run about 50% color phase.  Spring bear tags by special permit have become available in recent years.  Applications are due the first part of March.   The season runs from April 15 to May 31st.  Fall bear season opens around September 1st.

Summer Pack trips are enjoyed by folks of any age!  Great for families or a group of friends. Standard trips are from 2 to 5 days, however we can customize a trip for you.  You will ride one of our gentle mountain horses, or hike if you prefer.  You'll travel on trails along ridgetops, through open meadows, and treed draws along side mountain streams. There is a variety of wildlife in the Blue Mountains, and the open hillsides abound with wild flowers.  This trip is deluxe!

Hike or Ride, we'll bring in your gear! Bring your gear and food to the trailhead and we'll pack it into one of our special campsites.  You can bring your own horse to ride,  ride one of our mountain horses, or hike.  You choose the length of the trip 3,4 , or 5 days.  We'll be back to get you on the prearranged date.

 Stay at our Camp while we do all the chores!  You say you love the mountains, but don't ride or hike?  Then drive to our base camp and stay with us.  We'll do all the chores while you enjoy hiking on your own, fishing the Tucannon Lakes or river, relaxing, or playing games around camp.   There's a lot of country to explore and adventures waiting just around the corner!  You'll stay in a wall tent with a comfy bed, and a stove if it's cool.  We'll feed you an let you roast marshmallows over the 

Learn packing basics and more!  We provide lunch! Our  pack school is held annually the last Saturday in April at the Garfield  County Fairgrounds in Pomeroy, WA.  This class is limited to 10  students in order to provide the most hands on experience for you, so  don't delay!  Whether you are a beginner or experienced packer, come to  this school for hands on learning.  You will learn all the basics: splicing rope, tying hitches, balancing loads, where to pack  the dish soap and lantern fuel.

 We will mantie hay bales, grain boxes, duffels and camp gear.  Panniers will be used on both sawbuck and decker saddles. Quick repair of equipment and adjustments on the trail will be demonstrated.  We'll discuss campsite selection, and handling stock in camp.  Low impact livestock use in the wilderness will be covered.  

 The vision of the Anderson Family Shire horses started  back when my father, Mel Anderson, was a young boy growing up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.  He told us this story.  A road was being built not far from his home.  Being sometime in the 1920s, horses were used to clear the trees from the roadbed.  He said he watched a pair of Shire horses.  Men would hook the horses to a stump and they would pull with all their heart.  My Dad never forgot this.