Beav,
3 horses would be better, but having to rent them puts a kink in our camp budget. From what I know of your hunting there in Wyoming I think you go WAY further back in than us, so the extra horses makes sense. Our prime hunting zones are 3 to 4 miles from the road -- easily walked -- but sometimes we do feel like we meet ourselves coming and going -- hence the spike camp consideration.

Damned if you do and damned if you don' t. I threw that little diddy about the horse staying outside + the smiley face because as I literally had it written it some " cute" soul might come along and say, " Its going to take a big tent to hold 4-6 hunters AND a horse!"

By the way, what did you figure out for your " cool, clear water" problem?

Never Go Undergunned,
EKM