I drew a margeret archery cow tag this year. I hunted about 9 total days between the early and late seasons. The early season I was into more bulls than cows. They were bugling like crazy, but the only ones I could get in were bulls without cows. All the bulls that had cows wouldn't budge, and were to far away to stalk. The late season I was into elk the whole time. I could have shot 13 different bulls all better than 4pts. I saw tons of elk, but the closest I could get to a cow was 80 yards. I'm an ethical hunter, and fairly new to archery, and I wasn't about to fling an arrow any further than 50yards. Two weekends ago I wen't home 100% confident I could bag one. Heck I was even into deer "rare for margeret", and saw two cougars. As luck would hold, last weekend, with all the snow, you couldn't get any further up than the runaway truck ramp. I was into elk, but not as many, and it was imposible to get close enough. I had a great season, learned ALOT, and was fortunate enough to have friends/wife with me every time out. The only thing that threw me for a loop, was the fact that I must of seen 50+ bulls this season, and every single one was at least a 3pt. Maybe had something to do with the harsh winter last year? As far as the quality bulls that people think are lacking in this unit. I would say of all the bulls I saw three would have been true trophies to just about anyone. Two big 6's with ivory tips, and one mamoth 8x8 I saw in the early season.
