Wow, that's a tough deal. I found a hunter that had been shot while whitetail hunting here in PA. It was a complete stranger and that was very traumatic. I couldn't imagine what your friend went through finding his brother like that.
I'm currently sitting on 20 points as a non-resident. I would absolutely love to hunt 61 but with point creep and being 63 years old I'm leaning towards 76. I've hunted Unit 74 around Silverton 4 times so I know what I'm getting into. I try to stay in shape and ran a half marathon on my 63rd...