Went on a special cow hunt up on MT Hood one year. Made a camp in a nice spot and started hunting. Next evening I looked up and said I thought it looked like and smelled like snow. Now I was the new guy, only been in Oregon about 18 months. One of the old hands that was born in Oregon told me why it could not snow.
Two and a half foot outside the tent door before it got light outside. We hunted hard in the heavy forest with it snowing all day. Was one of the most wonderful and memorable hunts in my life.
Like you we waited it out and drove home two days later.
Funny thing about that special hunt. Ninety cow tags sold wit an expected 100% fill rate. There were that many elk there... well they were there before the hunt. Not one tag was filled. Never did find out where the elk went. Fish and game was up flying around and could not find then either. It was still a great hunt.
