Backup Plan

[Swede]

If the weather turns bad, or if the elk are not where you expect, etc., etc., do you have a backup plan you can go to?

I plan to be a lot more mobile this year. I have not decided where I will start or finish. That will not be know until after my next scouting trip and maybe not until after I leave to setup camp. In addition, I will plan on calling more if rain make tree stand hunting slow. I will go to calling more in the morning if it is wet.

 

[mtnmutt]

Last season, I doubled my number of potential spots. Therefore, I feel very good about backup locations. If these spots fail, I have 2 spike camping spots as my ultimate fallback locations.

Since I am switching to ambush for the start of opening week, my backup plan is cold calling.

I have not yet chosen my opening morning location. I have one more scouting trip. The location may not be chosen until the day before. I am leaning towards my old stand by of a heavily used path leading to a bench. However, I am concerned more people are learning about this area.

Bad weather opening week, I will be closer to my car camp. I have had a lost cow behind my tent at the end of a storm. For snowy weather, I have snowshoes and microspikes, therefore, I am going hunting to look for tracks. From past experience, not many hunters around in September when the weather turns bad.

 

[Stringunner]

I don\'t have a back-up plan....on second thought I do, my back up plan is to follow Swede! :haha:

 

[Swede]

Stringunner, just let me know if you want to go with me. It may be the blind leading the blind, but we can to it together.

 

[iccyman001]

I have many many many spots set up for this year.


Stuff that factors wind, pressure, weather, etc.


So I definitely have some good backup plans for this season. :downthumb:

 

[cohunter14]

I have more spots to check out than I have days to hunt...could be a good problem or a bad problem. I guess we\'ll find out!

 

[cnelk]

I gave some of my backup plans to RudyC and Aaron Johnson, but I still have plenty if needed

 

[Jaquomo]

Half of my spots are in the 8,200-9,200 foot range, so when early snow and goop hits the high elevation spots, I just hook up and move camp down the mountain until the weather improves. Or go relocate to my cabin and hunt little local pockets for a few days. When spike camping, I carry a little digital radio to try to stay ahead of weather. Last year I just got out as a three-day torrential rain and snow storm hit.

As far as finding them during season, it\'s boot leather like everyone else. Hit different places. Maybe here today, and other guys get into them tomorrow. A dry spot one day can be covered up in elk the next day.

Today I hiked about 6 miles into three different spots (basins around a loop on a mountain. Two are now crossed off the list, one may have promise later in the season. But a least I won\'t waste a day of hunting struggling into the other two spots.