LAST EDITED ON Aug-16-08 AT 00:16AM (MST)[p]This is my unit 10 buck from last year:
He went 180. Some nice bucks are there, but they won't be easy to find. The strip it's not.
Get out the maps, pick a few good looking areas, and get out on foot. The deer are not very thick in that unit, and the bigguns are few and far between. Hunter success typically runs from between 7% and 15% in that unit, most years, and has one of the lowest success rates in the state, typically. But, with some work, and a willingness to get away from the roads, it can be done. I had almost 40 days scouting invested in this buck. Didn't see but one other as big, but I had this one patterned, and closed the deal come huntin season.
You had to of put in for 10 as your 2nd choice, correct? I had it as my 2nd choice as well this year, but didn't get drawn. If you got drawn on a 3rd or later choice, something can't be right there.