The place we hunted in the George Washington National Forest was near to a forest service gated road That gate was opened some time in the first three weeks of Nov. We archery hunted that area during the first two weeks of Nov. Generally the gate was locked when we got there So that meant we needed to do some walking .But if you walked the gated road until you neared where you planned to hunt it took time but it was not climbing a mountain .There was few people archery hunting there and you could hunt a whole week and not see another hunter .We often walked about an hour to get to where our stands had been set up. Many time I would go in n the afternoon set up and hunt until dark .Leave all my gear in the tree and walk out Return in the morning with a thermos of coffee. and something to eat There was several years that I was able to drive to within a 10 minute walk of my hang on stand for the opening day of rifle season . Most of those years I did not see another hunter And if I did see other hunters it was a once in a sun up to sun down all day sit and 1 or 2 hunters where all I saw .Many places you where hunting undisturbed deer .I killed 2 of my best ever buck in W VA and both where bow kills The area was mountains . so it would take several years to get some good antlers on it's head .But we where hunting the rut in archery season .And if you when willing to do some walking and spent time in your stand one of those mature bucks just might be walking by your set up at anytime .

Sounds like I need to make the trip sometime. 400" bull would be a sight to see. Any bull for that matter.

Yes, lucky to have lots of national forests within a close drive. Can hunt days not not find another track. Just have to be willing to put in a few miles. It’s nice to still be able to do that. Don’t see a lot of deer, but the chance for an old buck is good.

Webster is pretty big country itself. I used to be in on a camp at Bergoo. A lot of places to wander for sure.