Thank you all for your help and suggestions. To address many of the remarks being made: I'm not set on unit 360, it was simply an area that my dad and I figured would be good ground at first glance. With that in mind, what areas would you recommend sending me too? I'm not looking for your...
We have no experience elk hunting. However, we have tons of experience backpacking, camping (in grizzly country), whitetail and hog hunting, etc. In short, the only area of this experience that we don't have expertise is the elk side of things.
I figured it would be a heavily pressured area given its proximity to some of the larger population centers, but I'm not aware of exactly how much pressure that will be? Especially given that I will be hunting during Thanksgiving/ the end of the season, can I expect the woods to be a little...
Our family has lived in Iowa for quite some time, so we are ready for the cold weather if it comes. It is an unfortunate time of the year to plan this trip from a preparation standpoint, because as you said the weather could be doing so many different things (and it doesn't help that we will be...
What would you suggest? I have a general elk license so I can hunt most anywhere in the state? We simply chose the Big Sky area because we are familiear with it from a geographical standpoint and we also had a few connections that could turn into leads. I would also note that this is not a...
Were both in good shape and are physically/mentally prepared to put in the miles necessary to make it worth our while. And unfortunately we are stuck to the week of Thanksgiving; I'm a college student so Thanksgiving is the one time during the season that both of us have the availability to...
Hi all, I am in desperate need of help for a Thanksgiving elk hunt in HD 360 of MT. I am an experienced hunter but am new to the elk side of things. That being said this is turning into what will be a dream hunt. It's not a dream hunt because of the quality, but because it will likely be the...