Straight Shooter Outfitters is your premier outfitter for trophy elk hunts in the breathtaking landscapes of New Mexico — built on private access, small hunter numbers, and an honest read on the ground.
Straight Shooter Outfitters is your premier outfitter for trophy elk hunts in the breathtaking landscapes of New Mexico. With thousands of acres of pristine private land and over two decades of guiding experience, we offer unparalleled hunting opportunities for discerning sportsmen.
Our commitment to ethical hunting practices and personalized service ensures that every expedition is not just a hunt, but an unforgettable adventure in the rugged beauty of the American Southwest.
We run private ranches across New Mexico Units 8, 13, 34 and 37, with the main ranch and lodge in Unit 13 — ground that runs from open high-desert flats up into rocky canyon country. Elk and mule deer live on all of it, Barbary sheep in Unit 37, and having that range means we can hunt the weather instead of fighting it.
Every package is guided one-on-one. Nobody is splitting attention across a group of four, and nobody is waiting their turn while somebody else gets the stalk.
Our guides carry 30-plus years of experience on this kind of country between them, and they spend the off-season doing the unglamorous part — running cameras, checking water, and learning where animals move when the wind swings. That is what shows up in your hunt.
Before you arrive you get hunting forecasts and trail-camera updates, so you know what has been on the property and roughly where it has been living.
See Hunts & RatesThree commitments that decide how we run every season.
A commitment to conservation and ethical hunting. We turn down shots and we turn down animals. The property has to hunt well in ten years, not just this October.
High success rates come from low hunting pressure, not from pushing more hunters through. We cap the camp at four and we keep it there.
It is in our name. If a window is not hunting well, we will tell you before you book it rather than fill a date on a calendar.
