States with most remote backcountry

[tkhuntsman]

Swap Wy for Co and that list is probably correct. Co has 6 million residents and over 87 million tourists annually. Most of which come for the mountains in some form or another. We are far from “remote”

No I'm good with Colorado considering it's where I'm originally from and I have first hand experience there as well as the other states I listed.

 

[tkhuntsman]

No I'm good with Colorado considering it's where I'm originally from and I have first hand experience there as well as the other states I listed.

It is simply my answer to his specific question based on my own experience. I've not done any hunting in the WY wilderness if you'd like to add it to your own list feel free.

 

[CorbLand]

In Wyoming, you will often hear “sled.” That’s a little something the movie “Wind River” got correct.

Idaho they are called sleds too. I have to remind myself that people dont understand what I am talking about when I say sled.

 

[Hnthrdr]

No I'm good with Colorado considering it's where I'm originally from and I have first hand experience there as well as the other states I listed.

Sure bub, born and raised here too. Most remote you can get is probably southeastern plains in terms of people per mile.

 

[Balderdash]

I almost hesitate to post this - seems getting game is a little tougher all the time on public ground; but I've been given help through the years, so figure it's good to pass some along:

I've found it more productive to hunt places that aren't maybe far from an access road, but do require over coming an obstacle of some sort to get into. For whatever reason, people don't seem to mind 5 or 6 miles of trail, but won't slop through 300 yds of lowland, or bushwack .5 mile of deep timber, or head straight up a steep embankment, etc. An area my brother and I often hunt can be glassed from a road. Hunters can glass elk coming down to a series of beaver ponds in the evenings. It's about a mile walk to get into position, but we rarely see other hunters there because its either a wet, nasty alder crossing or a steep, dark timber bushwack to get into position and it seems that few hunters care to get really wet feet or climb.

The point is that distance isn't the only way to obtain the seclusion and safety that will keep game animals in an area where hunting pressure can otherwise be significant. Watching hunters hunt an area often leads to the discovery of places that people don't care to go for whatever reason. Sometimes it's difficult access; other times it's just overlooked for whatever reason.

 

[Backyard]

The BWCA Wilderness in MN is that remote. You can easily get more than 5 miles from any road or trail, not including portages. And yes, you can hunt it.


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