A Sportsman’s Show in Your Mailbox
World-class outfitters. Worldwide adventures. IATA-licensed trip planning, start to finish.
WHY WE EXIST
Some Trips You Only Get to Take Once
A week on saltwater flats you’ve thought about for years. A guided hunt you’ve been planning since spring. These aren’t trips you rebook if something goes wrong — the money’s spent, the days off are used, and the memory is the whole point.
That’s why every outfitter in The Elite Compass (TEC) has earned a place in a vetted network — the kind where one lodge would send a client to another without a second thought. For the hunters, anglers, and travelers who read us, that means booking with confidence, because someone already checked. For the outfitters and guides who advertise with us, it means standing alongside operators they’d trust with their own clients.
We connect hunters, anglers, and travelers with the outfitters who can deliver the trip they’re after — The Elite Compass is where you go to find your next adventure.
Matt Royer, Founder/Publisher
WHAT WE ARE
More Than a Magazine
The Elite Compass puts your name in front of 70,000+ vetted hunters, anglers, and travelers every issue — and through TEC Adventures (TECA), our licensed in-house travel agency, we take it further: matching travelers with the right outfitter and handling their trip from first call to final logistics.
Marketing
Print and digital exposure to a curated list of high-net-worth sportsmen and women, across 13 major U.S. markets.
Matchmaking
We connect adventurers with the right experience for their trip. Vetted operators, no guesswork.
End-to-End Planning
TEC Adventures, our licensed in-house travel agency, plans, books, and manages your trip start to finish.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Every Placement Comes With a Way to Measure It
We built The Elite Compass to solve real problems for outfitters — which means every placement comes with the tools to prove it’s working.
Call Tracking
Every ad rings through a dedicated tracking number. Every call is recorded, and we monitor for missed calls so a ringing phone never turns into a lost booking.
Live Booking Support
A live answering service picks up when you can’t, so an interested sportsman never hits voicemail and a booking never slips away.
QR Code Tracking
Every ad includes a custom QR code, so we can see exactly how many readers scan their way from the page straight to your site.
Campaign & Sweepstakes Reach
Our sweepstakes and campaign promotions are tracked for reach, so you know how far a placement actually traveled, not just where it ran.
Digital Tracking
Every digital placement — the online magazine, the directory, our social channels — is tracked, so your online presence is measured, not a guess.
IN THEIR WORDS
Real Results, Real Trips
TRAVELER QUOTE — SILVER BOW LODGE
“The lodge and rooms are beautiful, and the common areas are great to hang out in — they even have golf carts to run you down to the river. Started the float on streamers, and then the caddis hatch kicked off. No exaggeration, millions of them — the sky was full of bugs and the banks looked alive. Got into dry flies this early in the season, which I didn’t expect. Beautiful water in an amazing setting.”
— Mike, guest at Silver Bow Lodge