The Most Elusive Hunts in America

What are the most elusive hunts that you’ll find in North America? What does it mean to go after an animal that eludes hunters every year?

The hunts we’re talking about are for animals that are often either hard to find or spend time in terrain that’s difficult for humans to navigate. If you’re looking for some amazing hunting adventures, and you’re in good shape, you’ll want to get with your friends, possibly a guide, and gear up to head out to track down some of these animals that have found ways to stay away from people.

Mountain Goats are Difficult to Hunt

There are many challenges to hunting mountain goats that make them one of the top animals on this list. These goats typically make their homes at high elevations and can be found in terrain that rises nearly vertically from below. In the United States, tags for these goats are hard to come by, but Canada offers many of these tags for you to purchase. It can be extremely hard to see these goats on the faces of the rocks that are gray and white while often being covered in snow. You could spend days camped out, waiting to see these elusive animals.

Head Southwest to Hun Coues Deer

Don’t expect to bring home a large rack of antlers when you track down and hunt the Coues Deer, but you will certainly have stories to tell. This is one of the most elusive hunts you’ll be on in America, and it takes place in the desert area of the Southwest. These deer are slight, gray, and have a white tail. The bucks are often small and grow only about 130 inches of antlers, but they are difficult to hunt and make for some of the most fantastic trophies when you tell the tales.

Hunting Elk Can be Extremely Frustrating

While it might not be difficult to hunt Elk, they are pretty plentiful in the Rocky Mountain region of the country, and you might find yourself tracking your kill for a long time. Elk are smaller than Moose, but when hit right, Elk have a tendency to run for a long time. These animals are more often hit and lost than any other animal on this list. Toss in the tough terrain they live in, and you might be pulling your Elk from a narrow canyon after it runs for a mile or two.

Use Your Hound and Hunt Down a Mountain Lion

Not only are Mountain Lions some of the most dangerous animals in North America but this is also one of the most elusive hunts you’ll ever go on. You can use dogs to help you track down, tree, and hunt a lion, but you also run the risk of the lion turning aggressive and attacking your pack of dogs, which might damage the dogs and your kill at the same time. If you’re lucky enough to bring back a mountain lion, you’ll have some amazing stories to tell.

Hunting Wolves for More than Opportunity

People who live in Canada and Alaska, especially in wilderness areas, are experienced at encountering wolves and the need to hunt them to keep them away from their homes and their animals. If you’re going to hunt these large animals, you’ll have to track them down and prepare for a battle of wits. Wolves are very smart and are used to surviving harsh conditions in the winter. When you bag your wolf, you’ll have a trophy that is worth showing off to family and friends when they come over to visit you.

Hunting Desert Ram is Truly Unique

The animal itself is as elusive as the tag is to hunt it. The hunts for Desert Ram in America are rare and considered once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Tags are hard to get and issued by lottery in every state. These Rams live in the desert areas of Nevada, California, and West Texas, giving you a large area to cover. They spend their time on rocky slopes, in steep canyons, and are extremely difficult to track down. Once you obtain a tag, a feat in itself, you want to study the herds in the area where you will hunt to have a plan to bag this animal.

Chukar Are Hard to Track Down

You better have your climbing gear and be in good physical condition to track down and hunt Chukar. These birds were imported from the desert mountain areas of Asia and have adapted to the rough mountain areas of North America. These birds are able to take flight or hide easily in the cover of the trees. To hunt these birds, the best approach is to find an area above them and work downward. Of course, once you hit a few of these birds, you have to make your way down to where they fell to the ground.

Go Along the Mexican Border and Hunt Aoudad

Another animal that was imported to the United States is the Aoudad. This animal is a stocky, brown sheep with flowing manes of blonde hair. You’ll admire the horns and the look of this creature if you’re able to hunt one down. These exotic animals will take you on one of the most elusive hunts of your life in America. Obtaining tags is easy and cheap but hunting requires you to handle the rugged terrain of the mountain area along the Mexican border.

Hunting Wild Sheep is a Truly Wild Ride

Once you get through the red tape of obtaining a tag, you have to get into sheep country, which is hard to do, then you have to find a good ram to shoot and get in range of the animal. Wild sheep spend a lot of time in high country, which requires climbing and hiking to areas you might not feel comfortable with. You can hire a guide, but you will want to make sure you’re in good shape to hunt these animals where they live.