yes your correct, before we get far into this..
I've always enjoyed winter camping and hunting elk,and back packing well away from most hunting pressure.
both endeavors virtually require , even mandate a health dose of masochistic personality disorder.
but this is the time of year (feb-march) the sales on last years model and vendors inventory of 4 season tents are discounted.
If you want to locate elk in the rather expansive areas elk inhabit, it can and does require that the hunter get into the areas ,
with less hunter pressure and that can involve back packing into an area thats a mile or so off any easy trail access,
Its been my observation that most hunters are rather lazy and VERY reluctant to pack out any mule deer or elk they shoot for over about a 1/2 mile.
many hunters are not confident enough in their navigational skills too feel comfortable hunting more than about 1/2 mile off logging roads, or well marked trail heads.
its been my experience that you will need a decent back pack and at least a 3 man 4 season tent for each pair of hunters
to have the required floor space to remain comfortable for what for me has always been several successive 3-4 day mini trips,
packing in, away from the place we park the truck and get out resupplies.
most years two or three guys choose to camp near where the truck is parked and the more obsessed/serious "
masochistic"
members of our hunt club, back pack into the more remote canyons where we try to leave zero evidence we were ever there,
more than a few times Ive awoken a few miles from the truck in a small dome tent that looked like a minor bump under more than 8" to a foot or more of blanketed snow fall. in a pristine, rather beautiful remote canyon, the untrod-den blanket of snow may make travel a bit more difficult but it also provides for excellent tracking and meat preservation.
we mostly engage in cold camping , leaving no trace of out passing and fully accept the possibility of having to pack out 60 lb-80 lbs of meat up some rather steep and often difficult too traverse country.
any limited cooking is generally on trioxane heat tabs, and only after we have an elk down.
https://www.sportsmansguide.com/prod...-new?a=1941694
(morning hot coffee/cocoa mix)
the benefit is that after opening day , in some remote area, we seldom see other hunters.
shop carefully, read the related reviews and keep in mind price and weight, but youll generally regret going with the cheapest options
https://www.backcountrygear.com/4-season-tents.html
http://www.ultralightbackpacker.com/snowcamping.html
https://www.campmor.com/
https://www.rei.com/search?q=4+season+tents
https://www.backcountry.com
https://www.cruaoutdoors.com/collect...iAAEgKE4_D_BwE
https://www.backcountry.com/4-season-tents
https://www.moosejaw.com/search/winter-tents
https://www.switchbacktravel.com/best-4-season-tents
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