jrw,
Get in about Sept 3. Do some calling and glassing if no answers go back one or two times. Then If no elk go far east off mountian road and work north at same elev. Also remember snow will be there for the season and hard to get to all those areaes. Good luck bud, your on the track .
coltsrcul,
What part do you plan on going? My old man is 61 now if he doesn't want to go we can plan somethig. Mule deer is my passion and backpack hunting is the way I hunt. Mostly ( Blue Mountian)and Pasaytian high country.
jrw,
The pack trails come from the panjab mostly and they do start at the godman area and go due south. Hunt southeast to french rigde area and past to GMU boundry. Be prepared, hard huntin dude. (spike only)
Your choice of godmen is great, you need to start higher and work down fingers and draws. The most important thing is stay away from those dawn pack trails. Keep eyes on the old burns. The elk up high don't come down to far until late. Most of the elk are around 4000 to 5500 ft. East of the...