Which area would you choose?

[Fella]

Planning a hunt for mid-November and have two areas in mind but not sure which would be the better choice.

Both areas are quite high, but area 1 has more flat country with some large older cut blocks and thick timber.

Area 2 while still high has a mix of mountains and deep valleys with a variety of featured such as alpine up top, scattered grass lands, oldish cut blocks and thick timber.

I've hunted area 2 in the spring for bear and saw upwards of 30 mule deer over a 3 day span but have never been in there in the fall.

Ive never hunted area 1 before, just going off of "a friends uncles drunken grandfather says this is a good area" type info.

Which would you choose?

[hare_assassin]

If I only had one shot at it and had to choose, I would always choose and area I am familiar with over one that I "heard about".

[Steelpulse]

Ya for sure much more likely to have success in an area you know, because we'll you know it already and where good spots might be

[pnbrock]

Go with the drunks even they saw deer In the area. Just think what you could do sober!!!

[Jelvis]

Same MU or not?

[tomahawk]

choose the one with the most Does!

[Fella]

Not the same MU.

[Fella]

Given that winter will be setting in in the next couple weeks do the differences in geography make any difference in behaviour?

[warnniklz]

What are youu hunting for?

[Mikey Rafiki]

I try to avoid third hand drunken hearsay, especially from some old feller.

For all you know last time he was there was the 70's. :)

[Fella]

Warnniklz: mule deer, and there are wt in the area just not in large numbers yet.

Ok ok I guess the whole drunken grandpa thing was a little exaggerated. It was his drunken godmother. Kidding, he got some info from a coworker who hunts.

[warnniklz]

I'd go for whatever area has more ravines and cooleys in open country with patches of cover... If that exist in any of your areas