Hey DW;
Good draw! Don't for get something rather important.....you say you and your buddy backpack hunters, think about it......the season opens I believe 9/5 and big bull rosies are gonna give you 700+ lbs of quartered meat (inc straps & neck), the temp is gonna be 85 degrees plus. How are you going to get that out and to the locker before it spoils? I'm not trying to trash you, I'm trying to help. A couple of years back we were in there with tags, horses & camp. Got two bulls down and worked our butts off getting them out in good condition, others weren't so fortunate. If you try to hang them overnight, the bears are gonna love it. You can't do several trips backpacking 'cause by the time you get back with the second & third loads, the first one has spoiled.
The bulls are there, just keep at it. The country is thick enough that you will only see a few people inside the wilderness. It seemed like most drove the roads outside and the ones inside, used the outfitters.
I'll be at it there somewhere helping one of my buddies.
If you're outside the wilderness, consider a portable chainsaw with a winch attachment. It saves climbing out of a steep, brushy $*#!^*$( draw.
Good luck.
nocal
