Kinda what ive been hearing also, good chuck of wilderness to look at as well.
How do you know success rates are good when CPWs has zero reporting requirements and their surveys are all voluntary?
Based on what I've been told, this is true. That being said, 8 points today isn't what 8 points was five years ago! Point creep is a bitch! I think it's hard to justify 8 points there, but I fear that'll be the case in most places that require that number of points.
I take everything I read in those reports with a grain of salt. Not to say it's not correct for 49, but I, for one, would not report success if I'd found a honey hole in say OTC. May be different in a high point unit, but I just don't trust voluntary data.
Exactly, when I got into western hunting I did a ton of research on units and then someone told me about the survey. I believe the online data is very skewed. Some of it is good and some of it isn’t. You have to learn to sift through the bs. Making phone calls is pretty worthless as well. I can’t tell you how many calls I’ve made to cpw forest service and anyone else trying to get an idea of what’s there and those who answer the phones are clueless. I actually had one lady tell me that there was no aspen in the otc units. Lol can’t make it up. My point being do your homework and go have fun just don’t spend much time thinking about success rates. Best wishes!
Sent you a PM..... Just kidding, couldn't resist
Agreed. I personally dont feel many are, especially being here in Oregon.
Probably should take them with 2-3 grains of salt. I always laugh when the survey shows up in the e-mail.
