I know wnat you mean,, this is the first year in 20 years that i didnt fill a rifle tag, I passed a small 8 pointer and nine does on opening day,, and saw nothing else until the last evening, and then saw two does, i went ahead and passed them tooo,, id rather take them with my muzzleloader anyway, bowseason hasnt been good either,, but i did manage to take a good one with my bow.