I Second the Mountain Bike, but also stay in shape, learn to read maps, and start reading books about game you hunt. I used to have drop camps in the past but that limited me to one area. Which a lot of the time is not bad but you never know whos been scounting that land previously and may find your self hunting an area with more hunters than you think. This happened to me a couple years ago and I still get mad at my self for this. (I should of known better). One bad hunter can send a heard of Elk a couple crow miles away in a morning. Then what are you going to do? I've noticed on this board there is alot of bashing the 95% catagory of hunters calling them dumb and lazy. Lazy I'll give you but dumb NO! Good hunting grounds are hardly a secret anymore, alot of it comes down to how bad do you want to reach them. A percentage of bad hunters will reach these spots and contaminate the ground for weeks to come,%$^#ing up your hunt for the season. With all this said buy a Mountain Bike do your research, Bike at least 4 miles back, then hike get to know the area (LONG BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS) Once youve figured that out find your BULLS in 3 different areas and treat them as if there your new best friends all summer long. You'll then know if anyone is eyeballing your area. Try hunting locally also, no body knows your back yard better than you.