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Colorado outfitters & guides
Every outfitter here is listed with its official Colorado registration number, pulled from the state's own DORA licensing records and shown with the date we verified it. Colorado law requires hunting outfitters to register with the Division of Professions and Occupations, so a registration number is the single fastest way to tell a legitimate operation from a fly-by-night one. Check any card below against the state's own record. Colorado DORA/DPO registry
This is a first, hand-verified batch — the directory grows from here. We don't rank outfitters, we don't take payment for placement, and there are no star ratings: the registration data is the credibility. Every outfitter here cleared two checks — an Active state registration and guided hunting confirmed on the outfitter's own website — so the card tells you something real before you send a deposit.
Browse by region
Colorado's hunting country splits roughly four ways. Pick the country you want to hunt:
Northwest
Craig, Meeker, Steamboat and the Flat Tops — the elk factory (GMUs in the 1–20s and 200s).
Colorado Outfitters LLC
Based in Craig
- DORA reg.
- OUT.773
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 1, 2, 5, 14, 201, 214, 231
Sable Mountain Outfitters LLC
Based in Meeker
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2657
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 23, 24, 33
Medicine Bow Outfitters, Inc.
Based in Walden
- DORA reg.
- OUT.1254
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 6
Craig Wild Bunch, Inc.
Based in Craig
- DORA reg.
- OUT.1121
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 3, 301, 4
H&H Outfitting
Based in Meeker
- DORA reg.
- OUT.1208
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 22, 23
CJ Outfitters
Based in Craig
- DORA reg.
- OUT.1479
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 301, 4
Majestic Trophy Outfitters, LLC
Based in Conifer
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2198
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-25
Southwest
The San Juans, Durango, Pagosa and Gunnison country.
Crazy Horse Outfitters, LLC
Based in Pagosa Springs
- DORA reg.
- OUT.3159
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Split Fork Outfitters, LLC
Based in Lewis
- DORA reg.
- OUT.3241
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
San Juan Sky Outfitters, LLC
Based in Durango
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2592
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 74, 75
Lobo Outfitters, LLC
Based in Pagosa Springs
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2247
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 66, 67, 68, 681, 75, 751, 77, 78, 83
High Mountain Hunts LLC
Based in Pagosa Springs
- DORA reg.
- OUT.3392
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Central
The Front Range foothills and central mountains along the upper Arkansas.
Rocky Mountain Outfitters of Colorado LLC
Based in Buena Vista
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2812
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 56, 561, 57, 58, 82, 86, 681
Track 'Em Outfitters LLC
Based in Howard
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2365
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 48, 58, 581, 69, 84, 86
Halfmoon Packing & Outfitting LLC
Based in Leadville
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2843
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-25
Registered GMUs (state record): 45, 48, 49
Turner Guide Service
Based in Idaho Springs
- DORA reg.
- OUT.1653
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-25
Registered GMUs (state record): 38, 39, 46, 461, 50, 501, 51, plus sheep and goat units
Peak Outfitters LLC
Based in Woodland Park
- DORA reg.
- OUT.3578
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-25
South & Southeast
The Sangres, Wet Mountains, Spanish Peaks and the southeast plains.
Sangre De Cristo Outfitters, Inc.
Based in Westcliffe
- DORA reg.
- OUT.417
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 69, 84, 86, 861, S49, S50, S8, S9N
Fulldraw Outfitters, LLC
Based in Trinidad
- DORA reg.
- OUT.1590
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 87
Southern Colorado Outfitters Inc.
Based in Rye
- DORA reg.
- OUT.2416
- Status
- Active · exp. 2027-03-31
- Verified
- 2026-07-24
Registered GMUs (state record): 57, 58, 581, 59, 69, 84, 86
How to read a listing — and verify it yourself
Each card carries the official state fields plus what we confirmed:
- DORA reg. number (e.g. OUT.773) — the outfitter's official Colorado credential. Click it, or search the DPO license lookup by name, to pull the state record yourself.
- Status & expiration — outfitter registrations are annual and renew each March 31. "Active" is what you want to see; the state record also shows any disciplinary action.
- Species — the quarry we confirmed on the outfitter's own website, not a guess. Always confirm the specific units and seasons with them.
- Verified date — when we last matched the record against the state dataset and the outfitter's site.
- Registered GMUs — the unit specialty the outfitter reported to the state on its registration, shown only where the record carries one (many don't). A planning hint straight from the registry, not a promise: always confirm current units and seasons with the outfitter.
- Based in — the business's registered city. Cards are grouped by the country they hunt, not the mailing address, so an outfitter based on the Front Range can rightly appear under Northwest.
What the state record shows that we don't
Every listing here links to its official DPO record, and that record holds more than the licence status we check. It also carries disciplinary history — any admonitions, stipulations or suspensions the state has issued against that registration, with dates. We verify that a registration is Active and that the outfitter's own site confirms guided hunting. We do not screen for, rank by, or summarise disciplinary history, and an Active licence on this page should not be read as us telling you there is nothing on file.
Checking it is worth the two minutes if you are about to send someone a deposit. Open the DPO lookup from any registration number above, search the outfitter's registered name, and read the state's own record rather than ours — it lists the licence history and any actions against it. We print the registration number for exactly this reason: so the check does not depend on trusting us.
Before you book
A registration number tells you an outfitter is legal to operate — it doesn't tell you they're the right fit. Our how to choose an outfitter guide walks the DORA lookup step by step and lists the questions to ask and the deposit norms to expect, what a guided hunt costs sets price expectations, and drop camps cover the middle-ground option. Out-of-state hunters should start with the non-resident guide.
Common questions
How do I know a Colorado hunting outfitter is legitimate?
Check that they hold a current Colorado outfitter registration. State law requires it, and you can verify any outfitter by number or name in the DORA/DPO license lookup. Every listing in this directory shows that registration number so you can look it up against the state's own record rather than taking ours on trust.
Do you rank or rate the outfitters?
No. We don't rank outfitters, sell placement, or post star ratings at launch — the verified registration data is the credibility. We show you the official record and the questions to ask; the choice is yours.
Why is your directory shorter than the state outfitter list?
Colorado registers hunting and fishing outfitters under one "outfitter" credential, so the 883-strong state list mixes big-game guides with fly-fishing and rafting operations. We only list an outfitter once its own website confirms guided hunting — so you won't find a fishing guide miscategorized here, but you also won't see every registered "outfitter."