Been hunting the north slope for archery elk for long time. Seen quite a few this year. Never see too many deer. Usually, this has been attributed to the Wyoming winter antlerless hunts where north slope deer range in the winter. Those hunts stopped a few years ago, and the deer population is still not recovering.
Two years ago during the archery elk hunt I ran into a couple of fishermen, both carrying side arms. Never occurred to me that I needed a side arm above 10,000 feet in the Uintas. They told me an unsettling story about a wolf pack up there that harassed some people. I didn't really buy it, but they believed it.
Anyway, this year I saw a wolf during the archery hunt. Mind you, not a wolf pack. But it really got my attention. Always see some coyote. But now there are definitely wolf...and if those fishermen are to be believed, wolf packs. I don't expect the deer population to recover anytime soon, AND the elk population may be taking a beating soon, as well, if nothing is done about the soon to be Uinta wolf problem. For me, that will really put a damper on my hunting experience.