Units 53 and 78, West Elk Wilderness vs South San Juan. Any general thoughts/concerns/comments on those two wilderness areas?
2nd season otc rifle hunted unit 54 last year, found about 50 elk on the last day after chasing their tracks and sign for about 4 days. Buddy shot at a 5x5 on the move and the whole herd scaled the mountain top at 12,500 and fell right into the lap of a local old timer who was up there with his poodle/wirehair mix and dropped the nice 5x5, talk about right place right time! Atleast we got to take a picture of "our bull" haha! Have hunted Colorado/Wyoming the last 4 years all DIY otc or no preferance point draw zones, definitely know how to get away from the orange army! Just looking for general experiences of 53 and 78. Very early on in the e-scouting process, by no means am I narrowed to those two areas. Any major difference in elk populations between the two? Any experiences/tips/advice are appreciated!
2nd season otc rifle hunted unit 54 last year, found about 50 elk on the last day after chasing their tracks and sign for about 4 days. Buddy shot at a 5x5 on the move and the whole herd scaled the mountain top at 12,500 and fell right into the lap of a local old timer who was up there with his poodle/wirehair mix and dropped the nice 5x5, talk about right place right time! Atleast we got to take a picture of "our bull" haha! Have hunted Colorado/Wyoming the last 4 years all DIY otc or no preferance point draw zones, definitely know how to get away from the orange army! Just looking for general experiences of 53 and 78. Very early on in the e-scouting process, by no means am I narrowed to those two areas. Any major difference in elk populations between the two? Any experiences/tips/advice are appreciated!