> As one of the
>M9 tag holders I thought
>I'd chime in. I hunted
>9 days looking for a
>trophy. I covered from the
>Oregon border to the very
>South end of the unit,
>lots of boot work as
>well as covering the road
>network. The deer were scattered
>from North to South, but
>mostly in the Southern 2/3
>thirds of the unit. I
>also spent 4 days during
>the latter part of the
>rifle season re-aquainting my self
>with the unit. I had
>received some photos of some
>nice bucks taken during the
>early season and had great
>expectations. Lots of smaller bucks
>were available usually hanging with
>a few does, trophy quality
>seemed nonexistent. After the 6"
>snow fall on Friday night
>the deer were much easier
>to locate and on the
>9th. day I took a
>27 in buck that showed
>while I was glassing some
>deer bedded in the snow.
>It was, by far the
>best buck I'd seen near
>or far. Others who saw
>the buck also said it
>was the largest they had
>seen taken. I would have
>liked to stay until the
>season ended, however; I was
>exhausted and had a trip
>to Montana planned. I had
>dreams of a wall hanger
>but...I put in the time
>and was satisfied regardless. sourkraut
>
>;
>;
Going by what I've seen and heard, and by the additional "please don't share these" photos I've been sent....I would say you have plenty of company. In fact, it sounds like you may have done better than quite a few(if not most). Pretty crappy year in that part of the state this year.