Yeah - 2016 sucked.
The fall was very warm (as have been the last couple) and dry. Not a good combination.
I hunted 4th rifle and while i'd got into elk while scouting over the summer (i was miles from any access road), they just weren't there when the season arrived.
So then i hunted lower, but just couldn't locate them. There was a camp of horseback hunters not far from me that had hunted the area for 20+ years and they didn't see any either.
Heavy snows in the high country this winter will hopefully keep the water supply good in the seeps, etc over the summer. Just hoping for a cool/cold Fall and Winter for 2017.
