I had the late hunt two years ago and it was pretty tough hunting. hunted in a t-shirt the four days then some weather came in and finally got the elk moving ended up shooting a small 5x5 on the fifth day up until that point I had only seen a spike and a bunch of cows. But since that hunt I have become a little more familiar with the unit went up last sat. glassed up 9 bulls and five cows bulls where decent one of the bulls was really nice a shooter for sure. good luck to you I have the hunt that starts day after thanksgiving. If anybody else has a tag same time send me a pm and if you get one down I might be able to help get it out if need be. no mules but can help pack out