We are in unit 65 and border 62. Both the units are listed together in the DOW regulations book. Between the bears and the lions, the hunting has definitely suffered where we are. Fortunately the DOW SEEMS to be responding well on the bears at least. They almost doubled the bear tags last year and just while I was at the DOW office getting my tags last year I saw 5 bears get checked in! We will see what happens with the cats. If the DOW doesn't do something about it the locals/ranchers will. I have heard lots of stories of them just handling it but I wouldn't know anything about that....
The altitude is no joke and you can't acclimate in a week or even two. Being able to get after it out there keeps me training all year! The first year my brothers in law (college cross country runners) took me out there for my first elk hunt they embarrassed the hell out of me and kept calling me a sissy every day. I vowed to never let that happen again!!
