Deadeye,
I respect a man who can admit he has hunted the entire trip without firing a shot. I' ve had years like that - if the shot (or the elk) are not there then they' re just not there - frustrating but sometimes it happens. I refuse to join the yahoo' s that you hear target practicing on the second day of the season because they are bored and want to " shoot" something before they go home on Sunday.

Better luck this year!

Never Go Undergunned,
EKM