The Floyd's and Hayden's let folks on Fort creek via their property.....for free I've heard....but only after the 1st few days/week of elk season are complete. Also talk to Heather from WYF&G....she knows that area like the back of her hand. She flys that unit doing elk counts during the winter. She also knows the Rochelle's real well too, but I think she just transfered to another region recently.
All in all, not many elk, and tough country to access. I have to believe there's a 350" bull in that steep country somewhere...especially after the rut winds down, and they seek little hiding spots. Also, I think some of that gas country is now considered a wilderness, so double check the rules associated with that.
It will be a fun hunt if you get way back into Fort creek, and some of the other drainages, spike out, live back there for a week straight, get up early, watch the elk, and try and find a big one. Heather says the biggest bulls dig into the thickest/steepest slopes and when she's flying that country with her radio collar tracking system, she can identify where the animals are at, but can never see them. Sounds like a fun wilderness style backpack hunt to me. But a 6 miles pack out.
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