Agree Driftin! I should say and be more clear that it was my first time actively hunting in this area. I've been scouting a couple of times and have a land owner and a couple of local boys filling me in on the hidden hidey hole hot spots and all of the homework I always do.

These are places that are pretty devoid of other hunters except for very few locals, even though there's hunters everywhere. For example, there is one spot that's "supposedly" holding a big bull and some nearby cows, but the trailhead less than a 1/4 mile away is loaded with 50 trucks and some stock trailers. That bull is just right there, off the side of the road in a little hidden hollow and nobody is the wiser.

Of course I didn't learn this info until noon yesterday and it came with the expense of 1 gallon of fresh Chanterelles as a tasty bribe. Deal. Those local boys sure do drive a hard bargain!