Hey folks,
Just looking for your thoughts / what you would do. I'll be in Ferndale this Friday for work, and planning to bug out as early as I can and hit the last weekend of the hunt.
I've scouted only one spot in GPW that was PACKED with people on opening weekend, so much so that I didn't even bother after talking to two groups at the trailhead. I did an overnight hunt in ALW in an unscouted location but it didn't work out.
Since I'm coming from Ferndale, it's more convenient than usual to get to the Pasayten (or Mt Baker) wilderness areas, although there are only a handful of trailheads in Pasayten open due to the fire.
What would you do? Hunt a new area in Pasayten or try the at-least-formerly crowded area of GPW?
Backpack hunting solo. I'll be no more than a few miles from the trailhead since I have no one to help me pack an animal out and I'm fairly new to the game.