I also have 7 points. Lucky for me I have been able to do two horseback wilderness hunts already. 12 miles into the Hoback in Wyoming and 16 miles into the Gila before it got written up in all the hunting magazines . But now, having had a heart attack and flat lining with two back surgeries and one more coming up soon (I have more titanium than the 6 million dollar man) my hunt will have to be more gentlemanly.
Now to my point. As long as you are a fit man,go on a wilderness horseback hunt during the rut with rifle!
Not just for the hunting but for the whole experience. The wood campfires with stories at night. The sound of hobbled horses with bells on feeding at night as bulls bugle in the distance. Getting up at 0' dark thirty . Getting horses ready . (If they have riding mules TAKE THE MULE!!!!! They have a way more comfortable gait than a horse!!!) Riding long distances in the dark. The smells as you ride thru elk country. Sparks off the horses shoes on the rocks in front of you.... Hearing elk bugle . Hunting in the most beautiful country in the world. Watching bulls herd their cows. Maybe seeing a herd bull get challenged. So many sights , sounds, smells that words fall short.
You will get up early, go to bed late. Elk hunting is tough. You will be drained by the end of it. And on the long ride out, you will be making plans to go back!
No matter where you choose You will be in GOD'S country. That's where elk live!
Go, you will never regret it!
