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Oh, I wouldn't say that at all. Sometimes you don't know what you don't know until you hear it. I've been doing a lot of reading, both online and from recently purchased books. Actually, @Doc7 mentioned Steve Rinella and the TV show MeatEater. He and his show are a big reason I got interested in hunting. I have a couple of his books, which I've been working my way through.
I've also been researching. Looking at maps to check for elevation changes, road closures, private property boundaries, looking at Google Earth for promising habitat and access, etc.
But this thread has still brought me some new information, and made me think about some aspects of the overall process that I hadn't previously considered. Like packing out downhill versus uphill, and potentially de-boning the meat to make that easier; the type of ammo and a realistic personal maximum shooting distance; and considering backup hunting areas for unfavorable weather where access to a primary location might prove difficult, or because the game just isn't there.
I live Co and hunt high and that sometimes puts me above timberline. End of Aug you have Archery starting then rifle bear so month of Sept pretty busy high country and you'll have guy coming in before 1st rifle. I was up first last year and with only 2 days before 2nd lot came in early. About 1 /2 elk killed Co each year are cow/calf, Co DOW has hunting stats all units
https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/Statistics.aspx
I pack out but after first pack out I have game cart that I take back up.