Damn, this sounds familiar. I have been longing for an elk hunt for years. Noone has been willing to man up and go. My fiancee is pushing me to go and she wants to go as well. Guess I need to pick friend with some guts!
Thinking we will just rent a cabin and hunt from there. I realize this won't put us miles deep in the elk. But oh well. We will be out there in the mountains, me with a gun, her with a camera. Sounds like a good time to both of us.
You'll have a great time, especially if you can hunt an early season in September when they're bugling. Don't forget your fishing gear.
IMHO, it's not really a good idea to commit to an area thats miles deep until you know the area and are reasonably sure it holds elk. You don't want to be stuck in there with no options. Hunting out of a cabin and doing day hunts is a good way to identify areas for future hunts.
