I hunt units 62 to 521 all the time, and a couple others because they are close. Ya, they are packed (most are now). I hunted in a few OTC units towards you the last two seasons with family for a few weekends. I'm not going to tell you what units, but if I lived closer I would hunt there...
I grew up hunting both areas and still hunt them quite often. They are both packed with hunters. You can check the CPW's website for hunter numbers, but you are already on the right track choosing first rifle. You mention the terrain in 521 being difficult... I have packed animals out of 62...
Don't know if you guys saw this, but there was a Pick'em contest for D1 wrestling. Anyone else participate?
https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?274498-March-Madness-GLADIATOR-STYLE
It was an exciting tourney! Penn... 5 for 5. I guess if you follow Rutherford (what a machine) you've got some momentum. All those kids new they were going to win. How about IMar?! I've seen him get away with that stuff for a while because he is so strong- finally got caught. Exciting.
Not sure how many of you guys are wrestlers... but the NCAA's are this weekend. I have the utmost respect for all of the competitors in this sport- don't know any other sport (besides combat sports- boxing, UFC, etc...) that require as much work ethic, sacrifice, and disrespect to one's own...
Oak is correct. I know some people who have private only LO tags. You could view the cost of landowner tags at a lot of different websites- but I know that the closer we get to the season, the better the deal is. (But, you risk losing it to the next guy in line) In fact, I think I remember...