Gee...does tying my tag on my 3x4 yesterday at 11:58:38 count as close to noon as you can get....

I got out and was sitting on a clearcut at 6:00am, and it was 26 degrees, bright, and clear. Immediately thought the same thing you said....clear sky, full moon, they won't be out till around noon. But I set there for 2 hrs anyway, and didn't see or hear anything....absolutely anything...it was just crystal, clear, quiet. So, decided I'd go checkout another ridge and hillside. Got over there and found a nice place to set up and over look the opening, and soak up some warm sun. Took me a short power nap, and decided it was time to grab a snack. I took my water bottle out and got a swig of water...grabbed my leftover piece of barbq chicken and had just put it in my mouth and was starting to take a bite when I looked up, and about choked...this nice 3x4 had walked out in the opening and was walking down the hill away. I had about a total of 10-15 seconds from the time I saw him, to the time had to shoot before he walked out of site. One shot with the 160gr boattail at @150yds, and he dropped, got up, ran about 30yds, and dropped again. I looked at my watch when I finished tying the tag on him, and it said 11:59:38am. I smiled and snickered to myself, and said "About as close to noon as ya can get!" Even with a game cart, it took me another 6 hours to get him to the car, but I got him out whole. I got him up close to the pass, on the westside, so according the the F&G regs/definitions, that classifies him as a blacktail, but he looks alot like a muley to me...I'd post a couple of pics if I knew how....