This is my first post here, but I've been a lurker for years.
I hunted the western side of Gospel Hump last year for deer with no success, and am heading up first week of June to try to get my first bear... my plan was to pick up a reduced tag and hunt off a trailhead on the Magruder Corridor, but I have been freaking out reading about all of the areas in the reduced units with elevation are going to be impassible even with a 4x4 in June.
I really want to have a good time and not have my hunt ruined by snow again, especially as I haven't been up there that time of year yet. But, I also want to have a decent shot at filling the freezer too.
Like I said, I found some good looking spots in unit 20, but the trails are at about 8,000 feet. It seems like anything too much lower is going to be way too dense to have an enjoyable hunt in, which was my experience in the Hump.
Has anyone hunted the 17/20 area in June before? Specifically off of the Magruder?
In retrospect I should have planned my trip for earlier and picked up a general tag in a better location. I don't know if I'm overthinking this, but it's a 16 hour trip for me and I want to make the most of it.
I hunted the western side of Gospel Hump last year for deer with no success, and am heading up first week of June to try to get my first bear... my plan was to pick up a reduced tag and hunt off a trailhead on the Magruder Corridor, but I have been freaking out reading about all of the areas in the reduced units with elevation are going to be impassible even with a 4x4 in June.
I really want to have a good time and not have my hunt ruined by snow again, especially as I haven't been up there that time of year yet. But, I also want to have a decent shot at filling the freezer too.
Like I said, I found some good looking spots in unit 20, but the trails are at about 8,000 feet. It seems like anything too much lower is going to be way too dense to have an enjoyable hunt in, which was my experience in the Hump.
Has anyone hunted the 17/20 area in June before? Specifically off of the Magruder?
In retrospect I should have planned my trip for earlier and picked up a general tag in a better location. I don't know if I'm overthinking this, but it's a 16 hour trip for me and I want to make the most of it.