Hey Jeff,

Thats a really nice thing you do for those folks.. Good stuff. We dont have enough does in this country to need to thin them. Wolves, mountain lions and yotes.. take care of them. I see more cow elk this time of the year than I do does and we will fill our freezer with elk almost predominately year in and year out. I dont see a lot of deer per hunt but when I do its usually one I have seen before, I usually see a buck and rarely a doe in early season. Theshelassimply dont hang out in the same areas this time of the season. Bucks hold to the higher elevations and tougher ground for the most part until the rut hits. Then they drop down.

Glad to hear you'll be hunting with your boy, I think I will trytaking Jess out on a couple archery elk hunts here this month, he can hike with me and call with me. I'm not ready to strap him in a treestand for whitetails yet..maybe next year..