Backpack Hunting in the Rocky Mountains

By Phillip WattsYou don't have to be a burly Jim Bridger to find solitude, scenery and backcountry elk-hunting success.As a youngster living in Virginia, I was captivated by stories about backpack hunting in the Rocky Mountains. It seemed to me there could be no greater adventure than setting out on foot in roadless country in pursuit of elk. But I doubted I would ever go on such a hunt myself–backpacking for elk required the mountain-man skills of Jim Bridger and the stamina of a mountain ...