Well for me it was multiple chances and sightings per trip and or per day on fairly mature bucks. At least 1+ monster sighting per trip. Reward for effort. Burn boot leather and turn up bucks, glass for hrs and turn up bucks.
I am not at flat top hunter as I know what follows a few years of antlerless seasons, dryer times...I like to see them with a bunch of fawns in tow, happy and healthy and making more bucks and does for the future.( indictive of a healthy population to me) I understand there needs to be a harvest once in a awhile but I'll leave it to those that don't have the back or legs for it and a dream of something special just over the next hill. I know management feels they've done there job if these game begin harvested albeit yearlings and or does, I just don't like riding the rollercoaster. I believe opportunity should given only when its affordable. That certainly does not apply to the areas that no nothing of, I'm sure there is plenty of mulie strongholds left else where in BC. I know, I know I shouldn't "believe" it's wrong