My dad and i went out for the early season elk hunt and hunted an area in the 654 that i had not hunted before. We hunted that for about 4 hours solid, with out even sing a single elk. There was lots of sing just no elk, so we headed home to get some food and hunt our hold Honey hole.
With full bellies we headed out to try to punch that tag and it did not last long

.My dad and i were about 15 min. it out hunt when we herd some crows making a ton on noise, so since it was in our general direction we dieceded to investigate. Once we had gotten closer the crows had notice us and flew up into the trees, so I went over to where they were.
There it was, the gut pile! I wasn't mad right off the bat, but I started investigating and it got more and more obvious. It was ice cold, it was really bloated and it started to smell rotten. I also ran into a man that owns a large plot of land bordering the area I hunt. He said that he herd a gun shot on Friday morning and thought it was hunting season since he dosn't hunt him self.
So, to every body else that hunts hard and ethically i hope you have a great season and those who don't they will get theres in the end.