The truth is that trophy mulies are pretty tough to find anywhere. Plus, they are a smaller subspecies there. Hell, I had the toughest draw in WY, and shot a 23 incher too. I think expectations are too high. Yes, rut hunts are tough on trophy quality of an area, but at least tag numbers are low. Remember too, that pretty much anyone who wants to and is lucky or good enough can kill two bucks a year from D8. That is pretty awesome in itself, with the current trend of having draw only tags. I think getting to hunt more often is worth more than getting easy hunts, the older I get. Give your wife a high five from me.