I'm curious about how your hunt in NP turned out. I have a place in unit 161 near Pearl, and we hunted here and in the area that you were thinking of going near Rabbit Ears. We saw a lot of sign but saw no elk during the 3rd season. We have had better luck in prior years.
If you guys are interested in hunting NP next year. I have a great setup and would be interested in renting it out to you if you guys are interested. Price is reasonable and accommodations are hard to beat.