The comment about a drop camp location that is used non-stop throughout the entire range of hunting seasons, is a good, valid point in my opinion. In Colorado, a drop camp might be in use from Labor Day weekend, right through the last rifle season in November. While it may also be true for a fully Outfitted camp, a guided operation is more likely to want to take you to an area they believe might hold some Elk. They want you to succeed, as their repeat business and overall reputation is involved. Not necessarily so for a drop camp. The Outfitter may not even know what all went on in this camp? While it's true that in some locales, an area that hasn't had Elk in it all Fall, could be loaded with them a week later. It's also true that when you arrive in drop camp, you have no idea if there's an Elk within 5 miles of you. I guess I've seen more failures than successes with these camps. Of course it also depends on the skills of the hunters, but the greatest skills in the world can't help when there's just NO Elk around.
