Hi yall,
Just wanted to get some opinions based off the extensive experience here.
I am a Carolina's flatlander going on my first elk hunt in 2022. I have an opportunity to hunt a private ranch with an experienced guide. (I would love the DIY nature in the future but feel If I can have a better chance of success then I will increase the odds of my wife letting me leave on long hunting trips more in the future. )
It is in an OTC unit that is mostly (i think almost 95%) privately owned. The ranch is about two separate parcels totaling about 4000 acres. I guess my question is trying to get some perspective on how that size of a ranch would be for elk hunting. I get that it only matters if that ranch has the elk or not to some degree but when you see tracks that are 10's of thousands of acres, part of me wonders if this is on the smaller side and you will kinda be stuck in the binary position of either they are there or not, without the option to really cover some ground?
Any input is greatly appreciated
Just wanted to get some opinions based off the extensive experience here.
I am a Carolina's flatlander going on my first elk hunt in 2022. I have an opportunity to hunt a private ranch with an experienced guide. (I would love the DIY nature in the future but feel If I can have a better chance of success then I will increase the odds of my wife letting me leave on long hunting trips more in the future. )
It is in an OTC unit that is mostly (i think almost 95%) privately owned. The ranch is about two separate parcels totaling about 4000 acres. I guess my question is trying to get some perspective on how that size of a ranch would be for elk hunting. I get that it only matters if that ranch has the elk or not to some degree but when you see tracks that are 10's of thousands of acres, part of me wonders if this is on the smaller side and you will kinda be stuck in the binary position of either they are there or not, without the option to really cover some ground?
Any input is greatly appreciated