Jack,
Not calling you a liar at all.I,m just telling you what my friend told me and i have pictures and meat in my freezer to prove it.
It was the dammdest thing i swear. It's true that on their 3 scouting trips they were'nt seeing squat for sign. So they got here on mon. before the opener and just made a decision on where to start. After hunting all day the first day it became obvious there were no elk in that area. They moved over the ridge tne next morning and set up camp. That evening they heard a bugle and persued it the 5x5 was shot at 25 yards and the 6x7 at about 200 yards. They got damm lucky!! I totally believe you saw a monster "blacktail" they are around, but no mulies around here
Good luck on the deer and ducks