Besides the beetles, we saw huge stands of dead aspen trees in Colorado this year. It looked like some kind of virus wiped them out, going on for miles and miles. They were either dead, or they all lost their leaves prematurely, because usually the gold leaves are just starting to show up when we get there

We saw a lot of bulls, but it was definitely the wierdest year I have seen yet. Bulls acted like they were almost post-rut in the last days of bow season. They all had their cows, and they were not really acting overly agressive. It was like someone had pushed us forward in time. I wouldn't think it was all so wierd, but we have been hunting the same area for 12 years, so the differences were pretty striking!

Best of Luck,
Jeff