I use the scabbard. I balanced mine out by storing my water bladder in the opposit side pocket. This was with the scabbard inside the right 'wing' of the pack. Worked well this way, and didn't...

I am not an expert on WY by any means, but I have been researching unit 27 for next fall as well. Most of the unit is Thunder Basin National Grassland (Public) and there looks to be a good amount of...