Utah is home to a wide variety of big game, from bulls, bucks, mountain lions, and bears. Working with outfitters is a way to ensure that you get the most of your hunting experience, Nick Taylor, Founder of Elite Outfitters, covers what to expect when hunting in the mountains of Utah. He makes sure that you’re prepared for whatever comes your way. Nick explains a number of his personal recommendations for new hunters and veterans alike and how hunters can pass the tradition to the next generation.
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Bulls & Bucks With Elite Outfitters – Nick Taylor
We’re heading out to Utah. Why? A lot of you guys and gals in the Midwest said, “I want to find out what it takes to the hunt the West? Nick Taylor is the owner and operator of Elite Outfitters, and he happens to be in Utah. Nick, welcome to the show.
Bruce, thanks for having me. I’m excited.
I’ve been fortunate to hunt a couple of different places in Utah and I always had a good time. I always saw a good game. I was fortunate to take a couple of nice trophies in Utah. Enough about me, Nick tell us a little bit about yourself.
I’m the owner and operator of Elite Outfitters. It’s a fairly new business for me as far as ownership. It was established some years ago. I bought it out from its previous owner Steve Mahler. I spent my whole life in Utah besides a few years I spent in Southern Arizona. Since I was a kid, I’ve been hunting, fishing and the outdoors. It’s something I learned from my dad and my grandparents. It’s something I enjoyed lately passing it on to my kids and spending time with my wife. It’s a huge part of our life. It’s what we enjoy and it’s food for my soul. That’s what I like to do. If I could spend every day out there I would and I love it. It’s important to my family and me for sure.
You’ve taken on a normal job. Have you quit all the other jobs? Are you still doing the job on the side? What’s going on there?
I was a full-time police officer for a few years. I’ve worked for a small department as a reserve status which is like once a month to keep my certification and things like that. I got roped back into doing it full-time, but it’s for a temporary basis. It’s four days a week. You’ll find me in a cop car helping out and I’ll be out there.
What city do you live in? Do you live in Salt Lake?
No. I live about 45 minutes north of Salt Lake in a little town called Plain City. We’re about west of Ogden. Ogden would be the next biggest city above Salt Lake. We’re 40 minutes from the Idaho border.
Are you on I-15 then?
It’s off I-15. There’s a great store. If any of your readers ever come to Northern Utah, you cannot leave Northern Utah without getting off I-15 and going to Smith and Edwards. I live west of Smith and Edwards by Willard Bay State Park.
What’s so special about Smith and Edwards?
Binoculars are the most important tool for elk hunting in little open areas of Utah. Share on XThey call it the Country Boy store. It has everything from military surplus to if you need a packsaddle for your horses or anything horse-related. They used to have a big yard behind it. Probably six or seven acres full of crates of old military surplus things, camping gear and everything from western wear. What I loved when I was a kid is the treat section. You can still go get penny candy. Fill up a brown paper bag and get penny candy and stuff. It’s a great store for everything there.
That’s a shout-out for Smith and Edwards on Interstate 15, north of Salt Lake City and south of Ogden, Utah. Coming from the wood west to coming out to hunt elk, archery hunting. What should they expect to encounter?
When you come out with us, our season starts in the middle of August, whatever that Saturday is around the middle of August so temperatures can be 90 degrees. They could be 80 degrees up in the mountains. That plays heavily on how the elk act and what they do. Our season ends in the mid-part of September. Right when things are starting to get good as far as rut activity. We utilize hunting from treestands. You can come and hunt in a treestand. Some whitetail hunters might be familiar with that. We have ground blinds; we’re primarily targeting water sources or seeps as I call them. I hang cameras on all those, I have a good idea what’s coming in and out of there.
Mid-August, the bulls have rubbed their velvet and they’re starting to get a little funny. They’re starting not to be nice to the other boys, they are starting to get interested in different things, preparing for that rut. They’re starting to look for cows. A few years ago with my wife, the calling was phenomenal the first part of September. It was extraordinary. If you come with us, we can cater to treestands, ground blind, and spot and stalk. It’s however you want to do it. We’re relying on how the elk wants to do it and what’s going on as far as on the mountain. Temperatures can be from extreme to cold at night. You get a little bit of everything.
What type of broadheads do you recommend out west? Is there any difference between hunting whitetails and hunting elk as far as broadheads are concerned?
This is a debate that we probably won’t be able to hash out here. I shot fixed blades for years from Muzzy. I shot some Wasp Drone broadheads. I shot G5 Montec. I would say most people are going to be better with the big tough fixed blade broadhead for elk. You T-Bone a rib on an elk. You want something tough that’s going to be suitable for hunting elk. I shot my bull at 40 yards with Rage Hypodermic and he didn’t go 60 yards. With that said, I’m not sitting here saying, “This is what you need to do. This is what you should do.” I feel comfortable with the mechanical range I use. That was my first time ever using it. I have heard some horror stories. Maybe I’ll experience that one day and that will change my mind. I would say that I would recommend whatever you’re comfortable with, whatever you’ve been shooting with and whatever you feel like you’re going to be able to do the best job. I leave that up to whomever.
What about max distances? Some compounds set up carbon arrows. People shoot 80 to 100 yards successfully.
I have permits for the Ashley National Forest up in the Uinta, Northeastern Utah. It is a primarily thick-timbered area. You’re not going to have anything over a 40-yard shot. You’re not going to see elk that close. Our treestands setups are on some of them we’re utilizing water and seeps. I try to control what the shot opportunities are going to be by stand placement and ground line placement a little bit. In some of those sets we had, you could be shooting at twelve yards. I would say be proficient up to 50 but expect anywhere from that 20 to 40-yard shot.
What’s the important piece of gear that Midwestern hunter needs to bring with them other than his bow?
Definitely boots, I would say. Most people that come out depending on what we’re doing, we’re unique. We can hunt elk from a treestand or from a ground blind and we’re more than happy to cater to those. If you want to come out and do my favorite type of hunting which is some spot and stalk. This sounds silly comfortable boots. If we’re talking elk hunting, I’d say if you come to Utah and we’re going to go to some of my other areas to hunt deer or elk in little open areas. I would say by far the most important tool I have is my binoculars. I use that by far more than anything I carry.
Let’s talk about binoculars because some whitetail hunters carry them, not all. We’re mostly stand hunting; you can use it for glassing. I use a spotting scope in Wisconsin to the glass to check out the quality of deer that coming out to the field. Having said that let’s talk about what type of glass is somebody from the Midwest should have as binoculars?
I get this question a lot. I would say, “Figure out what your budget is.” We all know that the limit on binoculars is to the moon. I mean whatever you want to spend you can spend. I would tell somebody to figure out what your budget is and gets the best glass that you can buy within your budget. There are lots of good companies out there that are reputable, that are making good glass. There are little things that you can do and get more value out of your glass. You’ll hardly catch me without binoculars on a tripod, it is crucial out here. To have a steady rock-solid base for binoculars when you’re glassing, I believe it improves your glass. It almost makes a pair of ten power binoculars seem like a thirteen power because of that steadiness. I would say shop within your budget. Put them on a tripod or have a tripod available if you plan on spending any significant amount of time behind the glass.
I’ve had good success with Vortex Optics. Go to VortexOptics.com and check them out. See if they’re right for you, but price points and quality of glass and everything. I’ve taken them on a sheep hunt and hunting for elk. They’ve always worked for me and I do have a pair of Swarovski that I’ve had for a long time and they work great too. Get the best class and I like how’s Nick said it, “Get the best class you can possibly get.” After your boots, hunting out west, the glasses are the second most important thing.
Back to the price point deal. I see so many people that stress out about the higher-end binoculars. I’d run for some Swarovski. I got this spotting scope, the 15×56, I got the 10x42s and the 12x50s because this is what I do for a living. It’s that important to me but what I would tell people in your readers is, “Don’t stress to have those things.” The important thing is to bring yourself and come out west and let’s go hunting. Don’t think you’ve got to come out here and have a $1,800 pair of binoculars. I like your Vortex because they have a price point that’s affordable and we all know that Vortex also has a high-quality high-end glass too. They’re a great company to look into because there you’re going to find something within your budget.
A lot of people haven’t hunted with an outfitter. Outfitters are like a lot of different people. Sometimes you hit on a great outfitter. Sometimes you hit on an okay outfitter and a what am I doing here outfitter like the clients. What I’m getting at here is you’re going to be a client, a customer and turn into a friend. It’s your job to bring the right attitude to the outfitter. If you got a crappy attitude don’t even go hunting because you’re going to ruin not only your hunt but everybody else’s hunt. Everybody’s going to get them comfortable and it sucks. Put on your big boy pants, big girl pants. Pay your money and go and hunt.
Things happen in camp, horses fall over, the pie gets burned, your eggs are runny. Who cares? You’re hunting and that’s from a guy that’s been doing this for a little bit. Have I had bad hunts? Yes, and I had them take me back to the airport and I left. That’s how I solve the problem because I wasn’t going to solve the problem any other way. It was lost funds, that’s the way it is. That’s what I mean getting your big boy pants up and big girl pants on. Sometimes, it doesn’t go good, get the heck out of there and don’t ever use that outfitter or that booking agent again. It’s simple. What are your thoughts on that?
I couldn’t agree with you more. I wrote an article about this. I wrote two articles that are up on my blog and on my website, www.EliteOutfittersUtah.com. One of them is exactly this. It is What to Expect on a Guided Hunt. It’s that uncomfortable unspoken thing that may be an outfitter expects of you and I put some points in the article about the things you could do to minimize some of those bad experiences. I’ve been on guided hunts like yourself and I have had the greatest times and then I have had the worst times. I’ve learned, I’m sure as you have, to do your research. Ask for some references, look into who you’re hunting with. Ask all those questions and find out. We’re in the information age, you can log on at your house in the middle of the night and have the whole World Wide Web at your fingertips to do research on the area where you’re going. Look at reviews and things like that to try to help you make that decision.
It goes back to what you’re saying too. The minute we talk to you at a trade show or we see you and you want to book a hunt. We evaluate you to you know. If the first question out of your mouth is, “How big are the bulls you shoot?” I understand that stuff’s important to some people. It’s when it becomes more important than the experience. I would rather have somebody in my camp which I can tell is thrilled and fired up to be there and everything else is gravy. We’re going to make sure you have a good hunt. We’re going to try to give you everything you want. Bring a good attitude and let’s not forget why we hunt. Why do we go hunting? Why do we do this? I do it because I love it and I enjoy it. I see a lot of people and they put that added pressure on them of this and that. That’s a bad combination in a camp.
The other thing I figured out or somebody told me a long time ago was, “Once you pay your money. Forget about the money.” You book your hunt and they’re all in and go and enjoy whatever comes out.
I’ve always kind of been that way to roll with the punches type guy. I enjoy meeting new people and having that experience of going to new places. I always joke with my wife when we go hunting in a new state. I took my nine-year-old to Kansas for his first-ever deer hunt and I enjoyed the road trip as much as anything else. See new things and get into camp and learning from different people, how they do things in their region of the country. I enjoy that a lot but some people don’t some people are different things make their clock tick so to speak. As an Outfitter and as a client you want to do your best before that to make sure you guys are lining up and your views are the same. It’s going to be the best camp in the world.
Thanks for that. That’s important. Let’s talk about what the person can expect hunting wise. You said you could come from a treestand, ground blind, or spots and stalk. How do you decide who’s going to hunt and how?
That’s generally something we’ll discuss beforehand like when they’re booking a hunt. What are you looking for? Do you have some limitations, maybe physically wise? We know that person right away. We’re probably going to be hunting from a ground blind or a treestand. If you’re somebody that wants to run and gun and go chase elk around, we’re going to be doing more of the spot and stalk, we leave it up to people in the experience they want to have. Also, the elk dictate what we’re doing. We can do so much and there are years that we try to hunt off the water. We have natural seats in the ground. I set cameras up and stand. There are years that it rained so much up there. For example, an elk can drink out of the hole in the road. They don’t need to utilize water every day. To a certain extent we can cater to different people, but we also are doing what the elk are doing so the game plan might change depending on that.
Never forget why you go hunting. Share on XFor accommodations and food and all that, what can the person expect?
Depending on where we’re hunting. I have an arrangement with business up in my Uinta permits to where we have cabins can be arranged. I don’t own the cabins, but we can have cabins. The majority of your combinations are going to be a typical outfitter camp. What I mean by that is wall tents and we’re going to set you up to make sure you’re comfortable with cots and that you’re not going to freeze. Typical sleeping arrangements are going to be wall tents with cots and we’re going to feed you well. I figure that’s at least the one thing we can control is whether you do you have good meals or not.
I never had a bad meal at camp, that I can tell you.
The stuff tastes a lot better when you’ve been hunting all day.
I was thinking about a mountain house and on the side of a mountain that’s tasted good.
We can also do camp trailers and stuff too, depending on how they are accessed, depending on which permit were utilizing. It’s a wide array of what we can do there.
You got clients, but I’ve got a tag for the Uintas. I show up and I’m hunting in the same area. How does that work? I’m a non-resident hunter and I have a tag and I’m not hunting with you and I’m hunting in the same area.
You mean as far as the pressure of somebody else coming in there?
Yes. Somebody shows up everybody’s like, “Where’s this guy come from?”
We have lots of people around our camps. You would think that the areas we hunter are busy, but I have yet to have anybody on my trail cameras or anybody disrupt a hunt that I’ve had going on. It’s mainly because even our treestand locations, it’s not like we’re pulling up and we’re getting out of the truck and we’re walking 15 yards, 50 yards or whatever the edge of the tree line. We are walking anywhere from a mile to two miles to access treestands and things like that. I found the further you get away from roads, the less pressure you have but we’re also hunting our beautiful public lands. There is a chance at any time that you know things can get buggered up that way.
That’s a reality.
We’re not hunting private ranches. People can come through there. Although I’ve never had anybody come through one of my sets or anything like that or had them on my trail cameras. It’s definitely a possibility, they’re around there.
Let’s switch it up and let’s talk about deer hunting? What’s the difference between elk and how you hunt mule deer?
The mule deer is going to be a draw for you, no matter what. If you come to Utah and you want to archery hunt elk, you can get a tag through WildLife.Utah.Gov. You can buy one in July when the elk licenses become available. Come to the end of January, February if you want to hunt deer in Utah, you need to apply through our general licensing. We have two different options there. We have limited entry which is going to be based on your preference points, and they’re going to be for better areas. Then we’re going to have general deer licenses. Most of those you can draw probably every other year. The quality of the deer in my general areas, we can go around and we could chase some small four-point bucks and things like that. That’s not what it’s known for, but I have some limited-entry areas. If you plan ahead and you play the point game, we can have a great hunt in some completely different type of country in what we hunt elk in. We almost exclusively spot and stalk and glassing up deer, playing that way versus how you hunt.
What kind of terrain? Are we talking about the oak brush?
We have anything from sagebrush flats to chaparral-covered mountainsides, oak brush, aspens, and pine trees. We have a large variety of different kinds of terrain. It’s more open. Where I’m permitted to go it’s a lot more open and is as this thick as some of our elk hunting areas.
How close do I have to get?
That’s up to you. Most people like to be in that 40-yard range and that’s what I recommend for people. That’s where the challenge with mule deer is. They are smart trying to get within 40 yards of smart buck can be easier said than done for sure. That’s the fun part about it trying to stalk and stuff and trying to get in on those animals. I would say 40 yards. I like to be within three yards if we could. 40 yards is more realistic.
You’ve got an elk, a big animal, 1,000 pounds. How big is a mule deer? Is it twenty pounds?
Our mule deer archery hunts and our general units start the same day that our general archery elk hunt starts. You’re looking at the mid-part of August, they’re still back and velveting around and it ends to the mid-part of September. Those deer still got those nice red summer coats on and they’re a little bit lighter on their feet versus hunting them in November when they can put some weight on. I also like the archery hunts because those bucks are in a different state of mind than they are in November. If you can draw a tag, it’s almost nothing like hunting a velvet mule deer early season in Utah. That’s your best chance with the bow that the pressure’s down a little bit. They’re in a different mindset and mind frame than they come October and November when they’ve been shot out with muzzleloaders and rifles.
What type of gear do I need at mid-August at 100 degrees?
You definitely need to be able to dress in layers. Even though it is August you can wake up and you’re still going to be the mid-40s to 50 degrees when we’re out hiking. Maybe get to some glassing knobs or driving in the ranger depending on if we’re what we’re doing. Layering systems, any type of good camo clothing companies understand the importance of good quality fabrics and layering systems. What I always tell everybody, I have it your list on my website of suggested items to bring to camp. In that gear list, it covers to prepare for all seasons. I know that’s a pain in the butt if you’re traveling and having to get on planes and do stuff like that and bring all this gear but it’s unpredictable. You could be in August, 80 degrees on the mountain to the next minute it’s 45 degrees and raining hard. You need to be prepared for that.
Take your kids hunting. You won't regret it. Share on XOne thing that I know is that every afternoon you can expect thunderstorms, rain, hail, sleet, clouds, whatever. It gets nasty.
It can be quick too. It can be the most beautiful day and then you start looking off in the distance and see something starting to brew up. Next thing you know, within 45 minutes you got your rain gear on and you’re like, “This took a turn for the worse.” It can go from one extreme to the next in these Utah mountains. Somebody told me once if you don’t like the weather in Utah, wait five minutes because it will change.
Let’s talk about broadheads for mule deer. Is it the same recommendation with elk?
I wouldn’t push a certain type of broadhead on somebody. I would say you are definitely going to be a lot better off with a fixed blade. If most people ask me what they would get, I would say get a good solid fixed blade. I like the mechanicals I use, my Rage. I’m not sponsored by Rage or anything like that, but it always intrigued me because I’ve seen different people using them and I’ve seen the wound channels they’ve made. They’re devastating and that proved to be the case on my Utah elk. I shot him. I didn’t have a complete pass through but I double-longed him and he didn’t go 60 yards. It did its job. I’ve also heard horror stories.
I had a buddy that hunts with a mechanical and it’s not a Rage. I can’t remember what it is. He says he was shooting one time and it deployed early. He had some funky deal where it went off. A lot of people don’t want to take chances and mess with that. I get that, I would tell people, “Use a fixed blade.” If there’s a product out there or mechanical you’re good with I would say use it, but you’re rolling the dice. It’s not going to be as, in my opinion, is guaranteed as a fixed blade, but I like the mechanicals I use so it’s weird.
Somebody wants to hunt both elk and mule deer. Can they do that with archery?
They can, if you plan it right through your draw system. Elks are given, you’re going to be able to come here and hunt elk on a general unit by buying the tag. The deciding factor will be whether you drew out for that area for mule deer if you put in for it. It’s possible. If somebody wanted to come out here and they make sure that they’re doing that. I would tell a year or two before you come out, get it in the Utah draw system, buy the point, that way you know when you want to come out if you had two general dear points. I’m almost guaranteeing with a non-resident that you’re going to draw whichever general archery tag. If you’re worried about coming to Utah is only going to be a once-in-a-lifetime thing and you want to come out and have two tags in your pocket for general over-the-counter elk and you want to hunt archery mule deer on a general tag. I would say before you come out, pay the $10 in the draw system for a year or two and buy the points so you’re guaranteed to have a deer tag the same time as your elk tag.
What’s the story with that buck you have?
I call this the Buster Buck. It’s got a couple of two different cool little stories on him. He’s a little 174-inch mule deer that I shot in the Book Cliffs of Utah. I won that tag from the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo. They have it Salt Lake every year coming up around the corner in the first part of February. They have this thing called $5 hunts where you can put in for all these hunts from bighorn sheep to limited-entry elk on San Juan to Henry Mountains mule deer for $5. It gives you a chance at those tags. I put in for quite a few of them. I got a call from a lady, whoever she’s with is in charge of the tags and she says we got a problem and I’m like, “What’s the problem?” She says, “You drew out for two tags at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo.” I said, “That doesn’t sound like a problem to me.” She said, “You have to choose because they’re the same species.”
I drew two deer tags in that pool which was in itself phenomenal. I chose the Book Cliffs. That deer tag, it was with a rifle and I call this the Buster Buck because that was my dad’s name. The hunt started on a Saturday and my dad died of cancer that Thursday. I only had one day to hunt before I had to come back and start getting ready for his funeral arrangements and everything and I found this buck. I’m sure my dad had a hand in that so that’s why we call this the Buster Buck. We got him. He’s not the biggest deer but he sure means a lot to me.
You’ve lived in Utah all your life. What’s your best hunt? What’s the favorite game to hunt?
Mine is elk. I love hunting elk with a bow. I love hunting like Whitetail Rendezvous. Whitetail is something that is intriguing to me. Me and my wife, we go to Montana and we will hunt over the counter deer and elk in November. Depending on what unit you’re in Montana, you can either kill a mule deer or a whitetail. I always go for a whitetail. There’s something about those whitetails, it is cool. Along those lines, I also like going up there hunting spring bear. I like being able to come here with my business, we can go mountain lion hunting in the Book Cliffs and things like that. I love hunting and being out there. If I had to choose one, if you’re going to hold me to one, elk with a bow is where it’s at for me.
Up close and personal?
I like the challenge of it. It’s challenging. I feel like when under the right circumstances, you have an active part in your success as far as being able to communicate with these bulls, if you can time that right where they’re responsive to calls. If you’re walking through and you get a branch and you’re beating it against a tree and cracking a stick and you hear a bull scream 60 yards away. He thinks you’re another bull coming in to take his cows. That puts me on a whole other level. I dream about that all year to have those experiences
That’s on public land?
Yes. That’s 100% public land, our great public lands. You can go there. I can go there; anybody could be there. It makes it more special to be able to do that on public land because it’s not as easy. Everybody else is out there playing the same game as you. To go out there and to go get it done in my opinion with a bow on public land, to me the icon of the west is the Rocky Mountain elk. It does not get much better.
Nick, this has been so much fun. Is there anything you want to leave the audience with?
Get out and hunt. Use your public lands. I’m an outfitter. I’d love to see you in camp, more importantly, I’d love to see people out hunting. To anybody, I know you have a big following, Bruce, all across the nation and mainly back east. I would tell your readers don’t be afraid to come out west and to come hunting. If you’re not sure about where you want to go, everybody wants to go to Montana and beautiful Colorado and Wyoming. Those are great places but don’t overlook Utah. Don’t be afraid to come out here. We have some great opportunities. I’d love to help you out if you had any questions. Whether you go with me or not, you want to call me and get my input on certain areas around here. I’d love to have a conversation with you because I love this so much. I want everybody to be successful. I really do.
Ladies and gentlemen, to let you know my best mule deer came out of the Book Cliffs in Utah.
There are some good areas there for sure. I have to tell you one more thing. I feel like it wouldn’t be appropriate if I did not tell you this story. Plus, it’s important to me. I feel like we’re losing ground on getting our kids into hunting. I will tell you personally as the father of a twenty-year-old son. I dropped the ball with him. At a certain point in my life, I was more amped up about me getting in the woods and I might not have invested the time I should have in my older son. He still goes with me and stuff. I don’t think I planted that seed. I feel like I didn’t do a good job as I did and now I have my nine-year-old son, Sage. He’s all I think about when it comes to hunting. I want to get him involved.
He’s going to be my hunting partner. He’s going to be the one packing me around when I get too old to do this. Take your kids hunting. I took my nine-year-old to Kansas for the first time on a youth hunt that he drew out. I got him hooked for life because I’ve been hunting whitetails for a few years and I’m not good at it. My nine-year-old shot a 165-inch. I’m so excited. You can go to my Instagram and see photos of it. I have a video of that on YouTube. I have a video of my elk hunt that I filmed with the GoPro on YouTube. If you want it to go see something cool, go to the Elite Outfitters on YouTube and look at my nine-year-old kill a Kansas giant. Take your kids hunting. You won’t regret it. I promise.
Nick Taylor, this has been a joy. I hope one of these times we can share a campfire together. With that, this is Bruce Hutcheon host of Whitetail Rendezvous saying go out and make it a fantastic day.
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Next up is Kevin Paulson. Kevin is the CEO of HuntingLife.com. What is HuntingLife.com? Where there is all the outdoor news and hunting news across the country. You can see what it takes to train a dog, to hunt an upland bird, and to hunt a whitetail. Even more than that, what’s the best gear in the market nowadays? He goes on. Kevin’s put together quite a collection of information. He wants to help you be better informed so you become a better hunter or a better outdoorsman.
Important Links:
- Elite Outfitters
- VortexOptics.com
- www.EliteOutfittersUtah.com
- WildLife.Utah.Gov
- video – Nick’s YouTube video on his son
- YouTube – Elite Outfitters
- Kevin Paulson – previous episode
- HuntingLife.com
About Nick Taylor
Nick Taylor owner of Elite Outfitters is a big game hunting outfitter in the state of Utah.
We hunt almost every animal available to hunt in Utah. We specialize in Elk, deer, Mtn Lion, and bear.
We started Elite Outfitters about a year ago. We have found out how difficult it can be starting an outfitting business from the ground up. Prior to this, I was a full-time Police Officer. I and my wife have also been working with the state of Utah on our next exciting project, a Guide and Outfitter School.
This School is exciting for us due to it being the first and only in the state of Utah. Next to my family and god, hunting is the most important thing in my life.
I love hunting with friends and family and everything that it stands for. I love hunting Whitetails all though I am not very good at it. I took my 9-year-old whitetail hunting in Kansas for his first-ever hunt. We were joined by his grandfather and had the best time.