Some of you make me feel a little guilty, the past few years on whitetails I average a shot opportunity 3 out of 4 days, When hunting above average sized bucks that ratio drops significantly. On elk, my opportunities have dropped from one every weekend to once every three or for years, at best. My opportunities on elk show a reverse correlation with the number of wolves, as the wolf population increased shot opportunities decreased, as did the elk population.
The best advice I ever read was by Gene and Barry Wensel: Where you hunt is a lot more important than how you hunt. We spent many years, and still continue, making and cultivating relationships with land owners to increase our hunting options.