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I've hunted 54 & 53 quite a bit in the last 8 years. Beautiful country. Big steep stuff. This is a horsemans unit. Very hard to get to the good stuff on foot. There are still elk to be found, but the elk population is much lower now than it was 6-8 years ago. The division wanted to...
Are you backpack hunting, bivy hunting, or day hunting? The type of hunt you're doing makes all the difference. I've tried a bunch of packs and love the sitka flash 20 for day hunts and the bivy 45 for bivy trips up to 5 days. I pack meat on a frame pack. I can buy all three for the price...
Thats an understatement. The last few years 53 & 54 have been overrun with hunters. Seeing far more humans than elk.
Good luck and let us know how it goes
53 & 54 have been a complete zoo for the past 3 yrs ever since an article was published about the west elk wilderness. People show up without horses and are surprised to find steep, hard walking country.