I know my dad and uncle said it has picked up big time in the last 4 days, my uncle shot a big nontypical yesterday on public land, they had to go back and finish dragging him out today they hauled for 4 hours till dark and said they probally had another 6-8 hours left, but thats why we are all alone in there, it's steep, rugged, and a long walk but worth it, plus my dad thinks it is a 6 or 7 yr old buck so he has a huge body, it took both of them to get him on his back to gut it out.