Hi Crew, Thanks for the nice words. I was in 7E. San Francisco Peaks. I like it because there is a "quiet zone", Wilderness and motorized closure. We had a big nasty fire.Extra miles to hike due to the fire issue closure. The floods that came after are far worst than the fire. The FS seeded the heck out of it. Last Tues. was the biggest floods yet. I was looking for a cave to hide in. The houses down the bottom of the mountain,well, going through hell is the best way to put it. All I had on the other non-burn side were baby spikes. The climb up there, I had it all to myself. No other hunter was "dumb enough" to climb up there and haul an elk out. There was a monster up there but the bull I picked out was the "one". About 8500' was a small bench where he had lots of rubs and bedded. He picked a great place where the winds changed often. He could see out pretty far. I was on my belly most of the time. My poor Schafer Tip took some scratches. There were hawks,owls and a Golden Eagle to watch all the time. Covered with flowers. Just the perfect hunt. I can still hear the elk singing. It's was Trad hunting is all about.
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