Be sure to use a doc that ONLY does knee replacements, ONLY! Do your research, some folks get hung up on "bedside manner", I want the best technical doctor. Ask about success rates for your type of surgery, k about the PT per son they will refer you too. If you can network with a PT, they may...
Randy and Corey did a segment on the issue of NR hunters...the problem isn't NR's, its that Resident population are exploding in WY, ID,MT and so are Resident hunters. So more hunters but not due to NR's...sorry :)
Very tough to give short & concise answers to your questions....I am sure each can be short podcast by Randy or Corey. My experience this year in SW Montana was the smoke was heavy at a time the rut should have been going on full-on. It seemed to me & my party to have quieted down the bugling...