I'll be hunting a spike tag (bleah) in eastern Oregon this year, as much to be with the guys as anything. We hunt the North Fork John Day Wilderness area but we car-camp outside the boundaries and hike in. I have done a couple minimalist overnighters in order to be at a special spot at dawn on opening day but I won't be doing that for a spike tag. Next year is when it gets interesting- I'll have enough points for a Hells Canyon bull tag, which is a quality tag, and from being there this spring, I have acouple spots all picked out, both about a 10-mile pack into where I'd base camp, at least initially.
A very long winded way of saying I'm jealous and I will be rooting for you.
