I seen pretty much the same thing. This was my 3rd trip up and my fathers 1st. We headed up east towards the dam and before we we got to the LA-1 road that heads north I stopped to fuel up the truck and seen 2 cows and 2 calfs running down the road with 2 trucks following them. 3 of the 4 animals went into the ditch and the 4th stood in the middle of the road confused as to which way to go. I walked towards the calf and it ran off with the other 3. We went to leave and two guys jumped out and shot at the animals from the road killing at least 2 of them. Guns loaded and and not cased? When we got above the dam we drove to the end of the road and turned around. Never seen an animal. On the way back we spoted a cow on a lake and moved south to get in front of the animal. I set my dad 62 years old on the edge of a lake hoping to give him a shot at his first caribou. Don't get me wrong we did not just road hunt we stopped several times and set up on different lakes trying to get close to the animals.I was standing next to him without a gun wanting to make this his kill. We seen a animal on the edge of the lake he shot and missed. I went into the woods to try and push the animal back his way for another shot and did. But instead of him shooting 4 other hunters moved in and shot right towards us knowing we were there. They missed as well. After that we agreed it wasn't worth dying for and left. Moral of the story too many desperate hunters not enough animals. If getting a cow or a calf is that important to some it's just not worth it. I took my father up there this year to show him the country and a good hunt, but if you are going to getshot at for an animal well you decide. Doug...