If you want a rifle hunt I wouldn’t limit myself only to outfits who hunt in the areas with early seasons. I know some outfitters operating in places like that but the hunting is not any better than the ones that start hunting in mid October. I have hunted and did a little guiding where gun season starts on September 26th and I’m still spending my time where the opener is on 10/15. There’s a really consistent second rut then and we hear bugling every year. Good luck!