Hunt California’s native elk on a private ranch with experienced guides, extensive scouting, and limited landowner tags. Central Coast Outfitters offers Tule elk hunting California trips on the approximately 50,000-acre Peachtree Ranch near King City, where conservation history, trophy opportunity, and classic Central Coast scenery come together. Bull hunts are available for up to 5 days, giving you time to hunt carefully and enjoy the ranch.

To book your California Tule Elk Hunt
Call Central Coast Outfitters at: (805) 260-5991

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Guided Tule Elk Hunts on Peachtree Ranch

California is the only state where Tule elk occur naturally, making this a hunt found nowhere else. Central Coast Outfitters guides bull and cow hunts on Rancho San Lorenzo Peachtree, commonly called Peachtree Ranch, approximately 12 miles east of King City in Southern Monterey County.

Each hunt is led by a professional guide who knows the ranch’s terrain and elk behavior. We scout extensively before and during the season to understand herd movement, water use, feeding areas, and rut activity. Bull hunts allow five days, giving your guide time to adjust as conditions change instead of forcing the hunt into a rushed schedule.

Your guided hunt includes

  • Professional guide service on private ranch land

  • Extensive pre-hunt and in-season scouting

  • Up to five days for each bull hunt

  • Access to productive Tule elk habitat on Peachtree Ranch

  • Guidance on available bull or cow landowner tags

  • Hunt planning based on season, rut activity, and your goals

Tag availability, hunt dates, and package details vary. Contact Central Coast Outfitters for current pricing and exact inclusions before booking travel.

Why Peachtree Ranch Is a Special Place to Hunt Tule Elk

Peachtree Ranch is more than a hunting property. The approximately 50,000-acre historic Spanish rancho sits east of King City, hidden behind the Gabilan Range. Its green hills, open country, lakes, ponds, oak cover, and water sources create varied habitat for California wildlife.

The ranch is also tied to the recovery of Tule elk. After the subspecies came close to extinction, cattlemen associated with Miller and Lux helped preserve some of the remaining animals. Today, careful wildlife management allows a limited number of hunters to pursue Tule elk on a ranch connected to their survival.

This combination of private access, productive habitat, conservation history, and limited tags makes Peachtree Ranch one of Central Coast Outfitters’ defining California hunts.

How California Tule Elk Tags Work

California elk tags are tightly controlled. Hunters may pursue elk through the state drawing or through qualifying private-land programs. Central Coast Outfitters receives a limited allocation of landowner tags for both bulls and cows, allowing clients to reserve a guided Peachtree Ranch hunt without relying only on the standard public drawing.

Private Lands Management participation connects hunting opportunity to active habitat management. Landowners work with CDFW biologists and complete approved wildlife-management work; qualifying properties may receive a limited number of tags and potentially expanded season dates. Learn more from the official CDFW Private Lands Management program.

Tags remain limited and can sell out well before the season. Availability is not guaranteed until your hunt and tag arrangements are confirmed.

Why Hunt with Central Coast Outfitters

Central Coast Outfitters has guided hunts along the California coast since 1995. Our Tule elk program combines experienced guides, private access, extensive scouting, limited landowner tags, and detailed knowledge of Peachtree Ranch.

  • More than 30 years of California guiding experience

  • Private access to approximately 50,000 acres at Peachtree Ranch

  • Limited bull and cow landowner tags

  • Five-day bull hunts that allow time to adapt to conditions

  • Extensive scouting before and during the hunt

  • Local knowledge of the ranch, herd behavior, and seasonal patterns

  • Conservation connection on land associated with Tule elk recovery

No ethical outfitter can guarantee a filled tag. What we provide is a carefully managed opportunity, productive private habitat, and a guide who has done the work before you arrive.

Tule Elk Hunts Near King City, California

Peachtree Ranch is located in Southern Monterey County, east of King City and approximately 12 miles from Highway 101. The ranch sits behind the Gabilan Range in classic Central Coast country, making it accessible for hunters traveling from the San Francisco Bay Area, Central Valley, Los Angeles, or regional airports.

Your exact meeting point, arrival schedule, recommended lodging, and travel details will be provided when your hunt is confirmed.

To book your California Tule Elk Hunt
Call Central Coast Outfitters at: (805) 260-5991

Tule Elk Hunting California FAQs

Tule elk are a California-endemic elk subspecies found nowhere else naturally. They are the smallest North American elk subspecies and are adapted to California’s open grasslands, oak country, and warmer interior valleys.

Hunters can pursue a California elk tag through the state drawing or through qualifying private-land opportunities. Central Coast Outfitters receives a limited number of landowner tags for bull and cow hunts on Peachtree Ranch. Contact us to confirm current availability and requirements.

CDFW generally places the Tule elk rut from August through October. On Peachtree Ranch, Central Coast Outfitters has historically seen strong rut-related opportunity from late August into early November. Timing varies with weather, herd behavior, and the individual season.

Success varies by tag, weather, hunter ability, weapon, elk movement, and shot opportunity, so we do not promise a fixed rate or guaranteed harvest. We improve your opportunity through private access, extensive scouting, experienced guides, and up to five days for a bull hunt.

Central Coast Outfitters allows up to five days for each bull hunt. This provides time to locate elk, adjust to changing conditions, and enjoy the ranch without compressing the experience into one or two days.

Tule elk are California’s smaller, open-country elk, while Roosevelt elk are larger-bodied coastal elk associated with wetter forests and brushier terrain. CCO offers both opportunities; call to compare tag availability, hunt setting, and the experience best suited to your goals.

Peachtree Ranch, also known as Rancho San Lorenzo Peachtree, is in Southern Monterey County east of King City, approximately 12 miles from Highway 101 and behind the Gabilan Range.

To book your California Tule Elk Hunt
Call Central Coast Outfitters at: (805) 260-5991

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