Pod,
Last year I headed up the trail with a 270 and a pack and didn't get back to my truck for 3 days. That's typical for one of my hunting excursions. I was onto elk day one about dark and had to make camp under a tree. At 6 am I was back at it. Tracked Elk all day and got one glimps early morning. This herd was on the move. I spent another night and shot my elk at 9:14 am the next morning. I was around 20 miles from my truck.
This picture is a far cry from the picture you've painted. Where I come from this is more what you'll see. If you don't like what your seeing where you live.....well move to Montana
PS The only reason I hunted with a 270 is because I didn't know it was a gay cartridge.
This year I'll shoot my elk with a 6.5 Swede
Shod
