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<blockquote data-quote="SeisMec" data-source="post: 52700" data-attributes="member: 1089">This isn't a SECRET HUNTING AREA!!&nbsp;&nbsp; This is a small chunk of a VERY large piece of National Forest Land. The Rangers that I've talked too say that there are at least 4 different &quot;herds&quot; of a few 100 elk each that use the Gravelly Range area. The area is at least 20 miles north to south and 6 miles east to west that they actually use during the summer months. On opening day you will see at least 50 to 60 trucks road hunting up there waiting for someone else to do the hard work and push the elk out of the back country.&nbsp; There are on a average of 50 campsites on top of that mountain on opening weekend at least. Hell, last time I was up there a few years back I could hear the guy across the road farting when he got up at 3:30am and bit2hing about making the fire so he wasn't freezing his arse off. It's great being up there at 9000 ft with 25°F temps in the morning and humming down the ATV trail by 4:30am. Then hiking 1 and 1/2 miles along a game trail with a red light hoping not to find a griz. and not spooking the elk. The afternoons are even better when it's 70° and you are humping an elk back out that mile and a half with the help of a couple of buddies.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SeisMec, post: 52700, member: 1089"] This isn't a SECRET HUNTING AREA!! This is a small chunk of a VERY large piece of National Forest Land. The Rangers that I've talked too say that there are at least 4 different "herds" of a few 100 elk each that use the Gravelly Range area. The area is at least 20 miles north to south and 6 miles east to west that they actually use during the summer months. On opening day you will see at least 50 to 60 trucks road hunting up there waiting for someone else to do the hard work and push the elk out of the back country. There are on a average of 50 campsites on top of that mountain on opening weekend at least. Hell, last time I was up there a few years back I could hear the guy across the road farting when he got up at 3:30am and bit2hing about making the fire so he wasn't freezing his arse off. It's great being up there at 9000 ft with 25°F temps in the morning and humming down the ATV trail by 4:30am. Then hiking 1 and 1/2 miles along a game trail with a red light hoping not to find a griz. and not spooking the elk. The afternoons are even better when it's 70° and you are humping an elk back out that mile and a half with the help of a couple of buddies. [/QUOTE]

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