I've been hearing a lot of great things about Sevr. For mechanical, I shoot 100 gr Rage and they have been great to me. For a fixed blade, I have had great results with WAC EM's, but i also use a max stealth vane which steers them pretty good.
Nail on the head right there. Every unit I’ve hunted here in CA has been swamped opening weekend. Like Sdolan617 said, avoid that and go later. Go further then you would anticipate someone would go, then go a little further. Start scouting now.
My vote is to drive. My brother and I are driving from Central CA to WY this year(pending tags) which is 1,200 miles. We decided it would be more beneficial to us because we would have control over our gear and our own vehicle to drive around in while there. Flying saves time but we have plenty...