RE: YOUR 2006 HUNTING TRIP
Elk hunts around home in western MT:
2-4Sep Four day bivvy sack hunt.
9,10Sep Backpack in and set upmy base camp for the main event.
16Sep-1Oct Sixteen days of bliss.
I'll pass up all cows and non P&Y bulls until about the 20th, then after that it'll be tag filling time. I didn't get an elk last year, so I need the meat. Saw three 300+ bulls last year plus two more of P&Y quality, all within 50 yards, but nothing in my 30 yard range (except for the 270 bull I passed up on the third day of the season).
Lord willing and creek don't rise, bring it on, git 'er done, etc.!