The good news here is that 70-90 percent of the Western states is public land, or listed as open to public access.
It's BLM or state land or railroad land. No problem finding a place, but it can be a big problem getting away from others doing the same thing. Deer and elk season can be like a war zone within a mile of any road. Or farther, if you count the road hunters who prowl the jeep trails in pickup trucks with four to six "hunters" in the back ready to open up on anything they see. You can hear when they spot something - ten to twenty rifle shots ring out.
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