BOHNTR

You know, I've read the pages of several P&Y / B&C record books over the years.......I can't remember a time I looked at the hunter's name in the book when I did........I was merely admiring the respective measurements and areas where these impressive creatures were taken. I would venture to say most people do the same.......so how can it be about ego if I don't even know who arrowed it? Do some hunters enter animals for ego......sure they do. But I don't feel it's the norm. JMO

If you can find area that has Lupine AND buckbrush on top of smaller ridges without spur roads on it, you'll find deer.

Sorry to hear about that......I had the same thing happen to me this year, but had a better than expected outcome. I had placed a camera on a remote spring in some blacktail country here in Kali. When I returned two weeks later, I noticed someone had taken my card out of the camera and turned the camera off. I was pretty upset, but glad they didn't steal it. So, I put in another card, turned it on, and left. 5 days later I checked it again and opened it up. There was a note inside along with my original card AND a brand new 2gb card. The note basically said they didn't want to place another camera on the water and infringe, but wanted to see what came in. So they viewed my card and returned it two days later. The note also added that since they viewed the card, they turned it off to save battery life and gave his name and phone number to see if I was going to hunt it. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the note and ended up calling the guy after I viewed the deer on the card. Nothing real big but big enough for this guy. I told him to go ahead and hunt it and thanked him for the card. I guess I could have been upset that he viewed my card in the first place.......but out here (CA), I was simply glad my camera was still there and not vandalized. Besides, I basically ended up with an extra card just for letting him view it.

That's a smoker hog AS.......very well done amigo!

There are some slammer bucks in the Trinity Alps Wilderness....bring a bear tag as well. All I do is bowhunt, so I've been in there during the August season when they are in bachelor herds in the wide open bowls.......best time to hunt them , IMO.