Snowshoes for mid October?

[DirtyDusty]

How many of you actually pack snowshoes with you on a backcountry elk hunt in mid October. I've read several places that you can get a lot of snow dumped on you that time of year, but is carrying the extra weight of snowshoes worth it?

 

[Bonedalien]

no need for them at all. even if you get hit by a big early storm, snowshoes really only work with a good base layer of snow.

 

[WyoBowhunter21]

I throw them in the truck but as mentioned above they don't really work with those heavy wet early snow storms.

 

[PARA1]

Leave the snow shoes and take tire Chains, where I hunt during the second rifle plenty of trucks stay till spring just a tip. V/R

 

[husky390]

Leave the snow shoes and take tire Chains, where I hunt during the second rifle plenty of trucks stay till spring just a tip. V/R

I second this along with Wyobowhunter. My shoes stay in the truck and I've yet to use them. I do bring micro-spikes along as I could see me needing those more than the shoes.