Were you hunting a RO authorization for 46? If so, that falls in the special management zone and does not lend itself to being able to move around much.
That country has had a lot of activity with the recent fire along with being a state hot spot for year round hunting.
The area also has a unique make up of residents, they are not to keen on outsiders. I worked for years with a crew from Mora/Cleveland/Chacon and they were great people, but the area is unique.
It was for private land. And there was a fire in the area but James assured me he had plenty of land away from the fire and “a 5x5 should be no problem”
We did hunt some land about an hour away from camp which is where I saw the 2 cows.
The elk seen by the other guy while driving was close to camp
