Sounds like a great time was had by all. My party just returned from the same region and season (Cathedrals). No luck for us though. It was as you said...bugling, fighting, raking trees, chasing cows - just like the videos. I heard my last bugle at about 5:30am on Sat. then all shut down. Best as I can figure they got pressure from the south (we could see them) and the scent from the south wind pushed them down into the deepest holes they could find - some of which were on private land.

My last night I had walked in a fenceline - about half way to the canyon bottom I head hoofs on rocks. I looked over my shoulder downhill and saw a beautiful 6x6 slowly coming upslope at about 125 yds with the wind in my face. All I could do was laugh since he was over a private fence with signs about every 10th post saying that it was patrolled by sherrif' s deputies. I had time to shoot the old boy about 10 times and never over 300 yards as he went up. So I took my pack off and took his picture. I finished the night up by calling in a silly calf at about 10 yards upwind. Never did see the big guy again he only bugled once at about 7:00pm. That is hunting.....

Nice country - I hope to go back