Blowdown is brutal and dangerous, especially in the frosty morning, and again as the day wears on and a guy gets tired and sloppy. One unit we hunt elk in in Eastern Oregon should simply be called "Blowdown" unit... not fun. Hang in, and good luck!!
My buddies are lobbying hard to get me to camp here this weekend. I'm still deep, deep in the machine parts salt-mine but should finish tomorrow. My main beef (see what I did there?) is that it's a spike-only tag. I [bleep] hate spike tags. You want a lock that you'll see a huge bull broadside in a meadow, there it is. I've had to watch at least 4 wall-hangers saunter by.... with a [bleep] spike tag. And the only time I've pulled the trigger on a spike, is the only time I've truly screwed up on a big game animal. Long ago, long story. Not a fan.
But I do love elk hunting in a Eastern Oregon. Might go up anyway.
