The Hunt in Numbers

• Game seen: Dad, 2 elk; Tom, 10 elk; Josh, 1 Mule Deer, 40 elk, 1 bull over 1 mile away; Jerry 21 elk, two bulls (one spike), 2 coyotes
• We all saw 3 moose walk by the lodge the first evening….a family of three with a bull, a cow and a calf
• Time in the field: Long days! 12-14.5 hours in the field each day…Dad and I agreed that, of the other guided hunts we’ve done, this was the most time spent afield, and the most brutal terrain
• Highest elevation: 8,480 feet - highest elevation reached while hunting, over 10,500 feet on 3 mountain passes along way to the lodge. 
• Miles hiked per day: generally 5-8 for Josh and Jerry, not quite as much for Dad and Tom
• Miles to closest town: 25 miles to Redstone (45 minute drive time, no emergency services here), 35 miles (1 hour drive time) to Carbondale
• Number of people in camp: 15…consisting of 8 hunters (other group of 4, 3 from Arkansas, 1 from Oregon); 4 guides, 1 camp jack, 1 cook (Joannie from the UP); the owner, Roger Cesario, and 2 dogs (Waylon and Bella)
• Total miles driven: 2,476 round trip
• Gas Mileage: Averaged about 10 MPG with Dad’s 2016 Dodge Rebel pulling Josh’s 12 foot enclosed trailer