LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-19 AT 10:19AM (MST)[p]Well, my hunt is over and I took a small buck the last day. (I like deer meat). This hunt was allot harder than I expected. I want to thank all that gave me trailer directions. I came in from Ouray. Hay canyon was way too narrow and the dips in the road would have bottomed out my trailer coming in from I-70. I arrived on Sunday to scout a few days early. Saw lots of people. I started out hunting McCook Ridge/Tom Patterson/Atchee ridge. Went up there opening of archery to scout to see where everyone was and trailer locations. Saw some real nice deer in my 3 days. Like everyone said plenty of small 4x4's. I hunted hard and scouted on my hunt. Took my spotting scope and sat the ridges looking for deer or do I mean elk. Saw some real nice bulls but no nice bucks. Really didn't see allot of bucks during my hunt. Talked to other hunters and they were seeing what I was seeing, nothing! I hiked back into areas that others weren't in. Just allot of nice hikes. After 3 days of hunting I moved to another area. While parked I saw 4-5 hunters coming out with deer on the trucks. Not the quality I figurered people would take. Too each there own. I liked the unit real well but finally said the next meat buck that shows itself is going home in my cooler. Last morning I took a small 3x3. Hope to draw the tag again. Maybe this time I'll see some nice bucks. Didn't hunt the roadless, plenty of other places to hunt. Thanks again for all that helped.
