dragginwood
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- Aug 9, 2017
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Hello Folks:
I recently completed my first Western adventure in attempting to fill a Elk-B tag in SE Montana. After scouring this site and pouring over every bit of content, I thought I was well prepared for a pack into the back country.. It didn't take long to realize that I was far from as prepared as I thought I was; my access routes to kick off the trip were all blocked and I soon found myself on Plan E/F before even stepping out of the truck.(Not counting the quick step out to evaluate the "Road Closed" barricades and suppress the urge to load up and shoot off the locks). I was well prepared for the woods, but couldn't get to them....
I ran into two issues that I hadn't anticipated: 1. Roads traversing Private that were gated and closed. 2. Parks that do not allow overnight parking, and consequently no camping. My back country adventure quickly turned into a road trip; scouring the unit for every track of road available and driving it in attempt to find a suitable starting point.
I attempted to do a post-mortem to look and see if I could find a better way to identify reliable access points, and haven't been able to dig any sound advice up. Would appreciate any advice or tips on how you guys research and determine if a road is accessible/navigable. I've heard "Big Fin" mention calling the road service, but there has to be a better way?
I recently completed my first Western adventure in attempting to fill a Elk-B tag in SE Montana. After scouring this site and pouring over every bit of content, I thought I was well prepared for a pack into the back country.. It didn't take long to realize that I was far from as prepared as I thought I was; my access routes to kick off the trip were all blocked and I soon found myself on Plan E/F before even stepping out of the truck.(Not counting the quick step out to evaluate the "Road Closed" barricades and suppress the urge to load up and shoot off the locks). I was well prepared for the woods, but couldn't get to them....
I ran into two issues that I hadn't anticipated: 1. Roads traversing Private that were gated and closed. 2. Parks that do not allow overnight parking, and consequently no camping. My back country adventure quickly turned into a road trip; scouring the unit for every track of road available and driving it in attempt to find a suitable starting point.
I attempted to do a post-mortem to look and see if I could find a better way to identify reliable access points, and haven't been able to dig any sound advice up. Would appreciate any advice or tips on how you guys research and determine if a road is accessible/navigable. I've heard "Big Fin" mention calling the road service, but there has to be a better way?