We have a group of 5 people (3 guys and 2 gals) that are going sometime late october next 2011. After talking to a few people I think i have my top two units narrowed down for the draw. unit 63 will be the top choice but only has a 33% success rate for non-resident w/out preferance points. not the best unit but the best success rate for a unit that looks like it has as much public land as i saw on the map. our second choice (and probable draw) will be for unit 21. we chose this because of all the 100 percent draw units this one appeared to have the most public land minus the national grasslands. i was cautioned to avoid the national grasslands due to the volume of people and spookyness of the goats. Will probably be doing 4 days of actual hunting 2 days of travel (coming from indianapolis and texas). We will all have the ability to 600 yards max. 300 yards for the ladies would be nice.
i will be purchasing either the garmin oregon or the smaller model and will have the latest public land overlays. we will have a vehicle capable of moderate off road travel.
what can you guys tell me about these two units. when i looked at the season dates it had an asteric by it and when i looked further into it i found out that that asteric was warning you of limited or difficult access to public land and was cautioning hunters that that area might not be the best for a DIY.
i would like more information about unit 21 since thats the one we will probably end up in.
Do you guys that live out that way or are in the know think that these are smart decisions?
is there anything else i need to be doing to better educate myself so we are prepared for a DIY?
we will be bringing a small lockable pull behind. we will have a lift that attaches to the hitch so we will butcher all of our own animals and vaccum pack them by individual cuts where they will be labeled and placed in a cooler with ice. will probably be staying in a motel, one with a kitchonette if we can find one.
Thats in a nutshell. let me know how my progress is going for planning this hunt and if you have any other hunt units with good access to public land and a good NR draw success rate then lets hear it.
Thanks for all the input in advance.
Nick
i will be purchasing either the garmin oregon or the smaller model and will have the latest public land overlays. we will have a vehicle capable of moderate off road travel.
what can you guys tell me about these two units. when i looked at the season dates it had an asteric by it and when i looked further into it i found out that that asteric was warning you of limited or difficult access to public land and was cautioning hunters that that area might not be the best for a DIY.
i would like more information about unit 21 since thats the one we will probably end up in.
Do you guys that live out that way or are in the know think that these are smart decisions?
is there anything else i need to be doing to better educate myself so we are prepared for a DIY?
we will be bringing a small lockable pull behind. we will have a lift that attaches to the hitch so we will butcher all of our own animals and vaccum pack them by individual cuts where they will be labeled and placed in a cooler with ice. will probably be staying in a motel, one with a kitchonette if we can find one.
Thats in a nutshell. let me know how my progress is going for planning this hunt and if you have any other hunt units with good access to public land and a good NR draw success rate then lets hear it.
Thanks for all the input in advance.
Nick