Scott B. We were hunting out of a base camp and though there were a few other camps in the area , we never saw another hunter once we were off the roads.
The way we hunted the area was to drive each morning up on the ridge above our camp and drop down into a deep canyon, we were in the timber a 1/2 hour to an hour before daylight and did alot of calling, the hike was about 3 miles and not for the out of shape.
We saw elk everyday but according to the guys I was with, it would have been alot better with cooler weather or rain, which I don't doubt but I can't complain 1 bit, we were in elk everyday for a week, I've elk hunted Wa. for 20+ yrs. and not seen that many elk in a weeks time.