Jorgy: Great luck on your timberline hunt. The dates are great too. Have they always been earlier than other high country buck hunts, or is that new? My brother and I went to the Sangre de Chriso wilderness last year, but it was a week later. Earlier should be better. Was a great experience! Have fun.
Yeah, up in the northern part of the state the "early" wilderness deer hunts are a week earlier. I've never hunted deer that early in the year, but do alot of my deer hunting with muzzleloader which is 2 weeks after the "early" season. Should be interesting. I have a buddy of mine going with me that I backpack with, and we do some backpack trips up there every summer. He knows that he is going to be a pack mule, but I don't know if he really knows what he is in for if I find my monster mulie. He isn't a hunter. I think I'll just pack in some extra bbq sauce and eat him where he lays if I get lucky.