buttwhacker
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A couple buddies and I drew the first archery season elk tag for unit 16B. None of us have hunted in this area before but will be doing our homework with scouting and map studying and getting into shape and talking to biolgists, etc. I dont expect a bunch of peoples honeyholes for elk but would be very appreciative of any advice from anyone familiar with the area. I have been studying maps and online resources and wont mention specific areas on the web. I would however hope to get some PM or emails or phone calls and would love to visit with some fellow bowhunters. We are hoping to get out late summer for a scouting session.
For the hunt we are planning DIY backpacking into the wilderness and will have a base camp at the vehicles with a freezer and generator. We know we will need to find water for ourselves and the elk so the major river drainages and creeks would be good places to start, I would assume? I notice there are numerous "tanks" in the area. Are these tanks for livestock? Are they spring fed with suitable water for humans consumption (after being treated with tabs, or pumped)? As you know water is heavy and will limit how far we can go.
We will be hunting the entire season and may need to get the meat to a locker if the freezer and generator gets full of meat (preferably) or it craps out or it would simply be less to worry about if the meat was in the locker cooler and we could stay in the wilderness and hunt and not in truck camp tending to meat. Are there any meat lockers available within a reasonable distance for temp. (1-10 day) rental?
How about available meat packers just in case? There will be 4 of us so we feel comfortable that we can get an elk out in one trip from a long ways in a fairly short period of time. Like I said we will have the freezer but it might be a good idea to have backup plan with a meat packer just in case. Any recommendations?
Can anyone tell me % of forest service ground outside the wilderness there is in 16B? How does the forest service ground compare to the wilderness area hunting?
We all understand that this is a good tag to have and are thankful to have drawn. We realize how important it is to take advantage of this opportunity and hunt our butts off. Again please understand that we are committing 100% of everything we got to this hunt but it is always comforting to talk to a few good guys that have hunted the area before and can offer a little advice. Nothing against outfitters or hunters who pay for outfitters, we are just not interested in that yet. We are all mid to late 30's and want to do it the hard way while we can. Thanks for any help.
Jay Leasure
[email protected]
308-383-6554
For the hunt we are planning DIY backpacking into the wilderness and will have a base camp at the vehicles with a freezer and generator. We know we will need to find water for ourselves and the elk so the major river drainages and creeks would be good places to start, I would assume? I notice there are numerous "tanks" in the area. Are these tanks for livestock? Are they spring fed with suitable water for humans consumption (after being treated with tabs, or pumped)? As you know water is heavy and will limit how far we can go.
We will be hunting the entire season and may need to get the meat to a locker if the freezer and generator gets full of meat (preferably) or it craps out or it would simply be less to worry about if the meat was in the locker cooler and we could stay in the wilderness and hunt and not in truck camp tending to meat. Are there any meat lockers available within a reasonable distance for temp. (1-10 day) rental?
How about available meat packers just in case? There will be 4 of us so we feel comfortable that we can get an elk out in one trip from a long ways in a fairly short period of time. Like I said we will have the freezer but it might be a good idea to have backup plan with a meat packer just in case. Any recommendations?
Can anyone tell me % of forest service ground outside the wilderness there is in 16B? How does the forest service ground compare to the wilderness area hunting?
We all understand that this is a good tag to have and are thankful to have drawn. We realize how important it is to take advantage of this opportunity and hunt our butts off. Again please understand that we are committing 100% of everything we got to this hunt but it is always comforting to talk to a few good guys that have hunted the area before and can offer a little advice. Nothing against outfitters or hunters who pay for outfitters, we are just not interested in that yet. We are all mid to late 30's and want to do it the hard way while we can. Thanks for any help.
Jay Leasure
[email protected]
308-383-6554
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