I think a lot of the best guys got old on us. long intense stare... then stopped popping in when they found other interests such as boats... more intense staring...
A few stop in now and again, but its been pretty quiet for awhile now.
That and the more mechanization is putting folks out of touch with the woods, timber fallers, and rigging rats are a dying breed. I've cut with all sorts of folks over the last few years, only one of the guys I've worked closely with I felt comfortable working around, sadly he's going through some intense personal issues and will probably find his way into some other career. The rest can cut, but they can't think, they only do what they were told 10-15 years ago, which isn't necessarily correct for today or for every situation.