This has been our best year in the about 8 years I've been looking for them seriously. Between myself and my brother we have found roughly 45 pounds. On Wednesday while I was at work my younger brother hit a motherload tree where he picked 13 pounds of big yellows, and then wandered around in the timber long enough to pick up another 10 pounds. Its about done here, but I think the north slopes will still be good once it warms up again.