Finally got to do some quick after-work scouting (my job takes me to Wenatchee occasionally). Spent about 3 hours in the area I'm hoping to hunt, got the lay of the land and saw 3 bucks, two of whom were legal and one was pretty big (spotted from 1.8 mi).
TONS of ripe huckleberries and I accessed the area on a very popular trail (nothing but bootprints in the dirt, and tons of reviews on wa trails

). I did plenty of off-trail work and was surprised by the lack of bear sign given the berries. I guess they're still hanging out down low

.
Anyway it has me PUMPED for the hunt.