HoosierHunter
FNG
Hello All! Long time reader, first few times poster here. Good stuff in this forum and appreciate you all.
Little background: 37 years young, been hunting since I was 12 or so. Been hunting whitetail my whole life, chasing turkeys and big in predator hunting. Me and a life long buddy are planning a trip for 2nd rifle season hunt in CO. I have done some out of state public land whitetail hunts in the past, by myself. Have been to Colorado and Montana for family trips, but not hunting related. I'm not interested in guided hunts or not looking for what trail you guys want me to walk down to find an elk. I want the grind of doing the research myself, studying maps, reading topos and waiting for that feeling of hoping I can get one to answer me back, being post rut or late rut. That said, I do have some general questions.
1. I have an EXO Mountain Gear K3 4800 pack and working on knocking off other gear needed for the trip that I have had on my list for a while. Would you guys recommend just doing a basecamp somewhere close around my truck and coming back every night or just keeping everything on my back and setting up camp wherever needed? Used to do this in the Army so I am good with whatever makes most sense. Easiest is having one location setup, but easiest doesn't give best results....all the time.
2. Late season, last week of October, I have been studying past/prior temp swings. What should I expect temp wise, on average? I have Sitka Gear, although it is EVII (whitetail stuff) I think it will be fine out there. Just wanting a little more input on temps, winds, etc. that I might expect.
I think that is it for now, but I am sure I will have more questions.
Thank you all!
Little background: 37 years young, been hunting since I was 12 or so. Been hunting whitetail my whole life, chasing turkeys and big in predator hunting. Me and a life long buddy are planning a trip for 2nd rifle season hunt in CO. I have done some out of state public land whitetail hunts in the past, by myself. Have been to Colorado and Montana for family trips, but not hunting related. I'm not interested in guided hunts or not looking for what trail you guys want me to walk down to find an elk. I want the grind of doing the research myself, studying maps, reading topos and waiting for that feeling of hoping I can get one to answer me back, being post rut or late rut. That said, I do have some general questions.
1. I have an EXO Mountain Gear K3 4800 pack and working on knocking off other gear needed for the trip that I have had on my list for a while. Would you guys recommend just doing a basecamp somewhere close around my truck and coming back every night or just keeping everything on my back and setting up camp wherever needed? Used to do this in the Army so I am good with whatever makes most sense. Easiest is having one location setup, but easiest doesn't give best results....all the time.
2. Late season, last week of October, I have been studying past/prior temp swings. What should I expect temp wise, on average? I have Sitka Gear, although it is EVII (whitetail stuff) I think it will be fine out there. Just wanting a little more input on temps, winds, etc. that I might expect.
I think that is it for now, but I am sure I will have more questions.
Thank you all!