My son and I drew a general license. I'm in pretty decent shape for 54 years old and he's in great shape. We're really just looking for chance at a decent bull. Our plan is to take the wives out in May or June and do a little scouting and shed hunting. We're kind of leaning towards the South central part of the state. Units 9, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 110. We thought we could be there for the opening day of archery (Sept. 1) and hunt a few days, then come back for a few more days around the 3rd week of Sept. If unsuccessful with a bow, we would come back in late Sept. and do an archery/rifle hunt. Maybe spend a week or so.
Questions:
Will we see a lot of other hunters during archery?
Can we pack in a couple miles and bivy on public ground?
Is there ample access to the public ground?
We were able to overlay the units, wilderness areas and public land maps onto google earth, but I want to make sure the public land is accessible.
I realize we cannot hunt wilderness areas without a guide. That's OK.
Any help out there?
Thanks
