I drew the coveted area 7 type 1 Wyoming Elk tag this year. Just re-arranged my schedule with my partner, and I have the first 19 days of September (first 19 days of bow season) to go after them. At first, I was all pumped up, and I kicked a couple of selfbow projects into high gear to get me a sweet shooting bow coming in at ~57-59 lbs. I told myself that I was going to head up there, hike my ass in to some good country, and figure out how to get within 20 yards of a Bull. I've never hunted elk, but I'm a hunter, and I know I can figure it out with that much time in that large of an area with that little pressure on them. Heck, I'm thinking I've got slightly better than a 50/50 chance on getting access to two different, vast, incredible private ranches. Then reality set in, and I realized that
a. although I have watched a bunch of Alone and Nekkid and Afraid...and even though I'm a freaking expert on telling my wife and kids what those folks are doing wrong and what they should be doing...I've never camped out in the woods by myself that I can recall. AND
b. this endeavor is about to cost me a shitpile of $$!
I know that my current clothing situation basically puts me at rung 0 on the clothing system ladder...right there beside rung 0 on the pack, game bags, garmin in reach, trecking poles, spotting scope, calls, tent, sleeping system, dehydrated food, emergency med kit, backcountry cooking system, and whatever the heck else I'm going to need ladder. I've been watching youtube pack dump vids, and all I can say is
OVERWHELMED!
I know I'm opening up a giant can of worms here, but anyone who has done some backcountry overnight to weeks-long trips...
HELP!
Thanks
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