But that's my question on Blacktail country. I'm like you and like rough, mountain country, but I'm also not opposed to farm / woodland country hunting. For Blacktail, which is generally better? Like I said, I'm used to Mulies at altitude in terrain similar to Okanogan & west side country, but I also have taken many whitetails over Michigan bait piles while sitting a heated blind watching football and eating left over turkey (rough I know).

I'd hunt west side Mulies if given the opp, but I would prefer Blacktail. So is lowland (Chehalis, Centralia, Forks country better) for BT's or something higher up and more rugged (mountain passes, big timber etc)? Snoqualmie, Upper Skagit, Rainer etc..

How much does the snow level play a part in their movement? I.e. is it better to hunt higher earlier in the year? When selecting GMU's - does it pay to have one GMU of each type or is it better to centralize GMU's to one specific area / region?

Sorry - lots of questions.