LAST EDITED ON May-15-10 AT 08:29PM (MST)[p]I have put the story already on here and have spoke a lot about this unit. Me and my dad hunted (he had the tag) and before the hunt, we had never been on the mountain/unit.
Fortunately, good people like AWHOLELOTTABULL helped us out. During our hunt, we saw about 7-10 bulls. However, it was so thick that we could hardly see...anything. Counting the various bugles, I would say that there were 15+ bulls in the area we hunted.
One of the bulls we seen was pushing 340 IMO. We ended killing a 320ish bull the last day of our hunt.
Its the hardest hunt I have ever been on. The elk are smarter than any I have ever hunted, you can't see, and its the thickest crap I have ever hiked.
Now don't let this get you down. You can kill a good bull. i would drill anything with six points. I would sit and sit, and sit some more at wallows/water holes. Find out which ones they are hitting and just wait for them. Its a big challenge stalking them.
You can do it! It sounds like you have the right attitude. I would hunt every second you could. Instead of going back to camp at mid day, take a lunch and stay as much as possible.
Best of luck!