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I need advice...maybe. Somebody tell me if I'm barking up the wrong tree here.
I'm planning to backpack deep(ish) into blackstone for elk. I know there won't be as many as southern and northern farmlands, but they should be there. The problem is in all my research I can't find any confirmation, It's all clouded by the larger herds to the south. The only Ray of hope is the minor harvests from previous years (single digits), luck maybe?
I'm going in for a scouting trip mid June, but if I'm guaranteed wasting my time, there are others places where my time could be of better use.
I'm actually looking forward to a hard couple days hike (call it mountain training) and I was hoping inaccessibility is the reason for the extremely low harvests.
Opinions anyone?