I don't know about the Canyon Creek area, but the Trout Creeks DO have deer, you just have to find the areas that are holding them. I've been there 4 times and have seen many bucks, usually between 5-10 a day. Most are small, a few medium sized, and the rare huge one. Maybe I've just been lucky finding them! The last time I was there, my brother and I found 4 bighorn rams on a spring, very cool to watch from across the canyon. The biggest issue in the TC's is the weather, 2 of the 4 times I've been there, snow has chased me off the mountain, it's not a place you want to get stuck! Sorry to hijack your thread! Good luck where ever you decide to go!