Bwht4x4:
Good point about "...back to what it was..." - A bit of perspective from someone who was there in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Mid-80s to early 90s was great. 1990 was unlimited archery tags (probably 1500-2000 hunters based on what I saw), 1300 early hunt tags, 1300 late hunt tags, and 3700 antlerless tags. That year huge bucks were "everywhere" during the archery hunt. I was with a hunter who took a 221" non-typ during the early rifle hunt. But 3700 antlerless tags?! I personally saw 9 does shot and left to waste. Disgusting!
Back in 71 & '72, I only saw one other group of bowhunters during the entire archery season. Big bucks? everywhere. I took a great 6x7 during the archery hunt, but missed 3 other bigger bucks.
Is the Kaibab back to what it was? IMO not hardly. Are there still big bucks? Yes, but you have to work hard & smart to find them, esp. during the early rifle hunt. Is it worth drawing a Kaibab tag? Well, it's still my favorite place to hunt muleys of all the places I've hunted during the past 50 years.