jgriffin82
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Drew a unit 34 tag after 7 years of applying for it. I've laptop scouted the unit quite a bit. I've got a pretty good lay of the land. I have 9 areas that I plan to focus on when I get back there. I'm curious on the accuracy of water source locations as referenced in OnX, Go Hunt maps, etc. For the guys that have been in the area, do most of the spring/seeps that are marked on these maps actually exist in normal rain years? I ask this for two reasons, first, I will be camping and would like to be near a water source. Secondly, I imagine sitting over water could be a productive strategy for killing a bull. I'm sure the latter depends greatly on the amount of summer rainfall. I've had pretty good luck in most other states regarding water sources marked on maps.
This will be my first archery elk hunt. I haven't been this excited to hunt elk in a long time! I've hunted bulls a couple times during the rut with a rifle. Killing one with a bow should be quite a bit more challenging. Looks like it's difficult to get more than a couple miles from any road. That may be a good thing considering my achilles will only be 4 months out from being reattached. Is it worth towing a SXS back there to putt around on?
Jim
This will be my first archery elk hunt. I haven't been this excited to hunt elk in a long time! I've hunted bulls a couple times during the rut with a rifle. Killing one with a bow should be quite a bit more challenging. Looks like it's difficult to get more than a couple miles from any road. That may be a good thing considering my achilles will only be 4 months out from being reattached. Is it worth towing a SXS back there to putt around on?
Jim