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There's always next year. Sounds like you worked pretty hard and had a tough season. Good luck finding a nice deer!
Sorry to hear you didn't get one. I have the muzzy tag and was up there scouting this past weekend and didn't see or hear anything either.
late season? or is your tag only early?
I was gonna post about my hunt, but in should just cut and paste yours minus the bull permit. We were westside, packed in and very isolated. If you can't hear them, it's hard to find them in big country. Only heard four bugles. 33 yard shot on a cow. Stupid branch.
Griz, 3 years ago I had a monster 6x6 at about 10 yards for about 3-4 minutes, wind in my face and him screaming trying to find that damn cow he had heard(me) up in the Taneum. He was a very legit 360-370 bull. Of course the following year, when I drew my bull tag, nothing like that happened and I hunted hard every day of the season. Next year you will probably have a 7x7 practically trip over you or something. Just the way life goes. I think that for the last 10 years, whenever we hunt in the taneum, my buddy or I have a nice bull within archery range at least once per season. Even when I had my tag, my buddy had a really nice 6 that he was trying to draw up out of a creek for me, circle out of my vision and walk literally 20 yards from him in an open clear cut. I think it is a government conspiracy and they put out a watch list for the bulls on who holds a tag each year. Still fun though, isn't it!