I saw everything BUT elk. Saw a bear, bull moose, and mulies but not a single elk in 371. Could have shot two different muley bucks in the first hour of opening day.

Hiked about 21 miles in two days and didn't find a whole lot of fresh sign in the thick timber up between 9700 to 10,900 ft. Freshest sign I found was a couple days old and it was sparse. This was in areas that I was sure would be hot spots based on scouting the area a month ago and noticing fresh sign EVERYWHERE.

What's going on?