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I'm not sure who drew, but hoping it's my 12-year old daughter...she was in on her own, but so was my FIL and my wife. But even if it's not the girl's we are in for an adventure. Can't wait!

I have wanted to post this for a while and now that we wait for the new draw results, I thought I would share and reminisce. After completing the 2019 deer draw application for my son, this was the first time not being able to apply him for a Jr hunt. I now must come to accept my little man is becoming a man… and a great man at that. I could not be prouder of him in many things in life, one being an outdoors-man. Over the years he has grown and learned from the countless fishing/camping/hunting trips we have taken. Last year he went out in style with the youth trifecta… successful youth turkey, elk and deer in the same year. This after many years of “successful tag soup hunts”, I say successful cuz I consider any hunt with my kids a fruitful adventure. Thank you for the memories buddy, now go make me some grand children to take hunting/camping… don’t tell his mom I said that , lol

I bought this for a hunt because my other rifle wasn’t finished! I really don’t have a need for two rifles that the calibers are so close to each other.. Just thinning a few out of the safe that I don’t shoot. Shot 60 times and shoots great no group pictures. My sons friend shot a mule deer last year at 468 yards with it. MAKER: LEGENDARY ARMS CAL.: 280 AI BARREL LENGTH: 26” STAINLESS THREADED WITH PROTECTOR AND MUZZLE BRAKE. WEIGHT: 7.5 LBS. GUESSING? HERE’S A LIST OF THINGS THAT COME WITH IT: dies brass all MANUALS that came with it. soft case from manufacturers. two piece bases NOT INCLUDED “ SCOPE AND BASE” Thanks, $1000.00 “SOLD PENDING FUNDS”

Open to any Trade or $200 takes it! Located in Florence

It’s sitting right next to his 1965 porn magazines

ummm…….in a parking lot outside of a truck door on the pavement😐

There used to be a guy that would buy them under the 500 KV power lines in unit 23. Not sure if he still does.😅

I went with a friend of mine on his hunt at Raymond Ranch in the early 2000's. Just to be that close to animals that big was incredible! Not to mention the quality of the meat. I have been applying for a tag ever since. Was up to 22 bonus points and have always applied for Raymond Ranch hunts. Those are too few and hard to draw so I gave it a try on the House Rock herd first choice and Raymond yearling second choice. Got charged for $650! I'm 67 now and retired, will be making trips to the Kaibab this summer and fall. Looking forward to it all. Good luck to all that drew tags! bill

Since I was a kid I was kind of mesmerized by these animals. I think it had to do with watching dances with wolves. When i moved to AZ and saw you could hunt them it became a dream hunt for me. Despite trying I've never even seen one alive. I'm not even sure if it's me or my wife who drew the tag but I am absolutely thrilled to have the chance to see one of these creatures up close. If im stuck in a blind for the hunt it will be kind of hard to pull the trigger because I wont wont the most amazing show on earth to end.

Good luck to those of you who drew tags! Bison are amazing animals. big, huge, tough, and delicious! I was up on my daughters bull hunt this past week, it was my first trip to the Bab in the summer, it is so green right now its amazing. Reminds me a lot of Colorado, but a whole lot flatter. I hated to have to come back to this heat. From a low of 32 on Sunday to 112 here yesterday, that stuff aint right. Only in our great state.

First of all, I can't believe he trusted his wife to put them in for sheep, he is braver than I am! Second he should literally go buy a lottery ticket. I have never ever heard of that.

Sounds good. I just booked us on the Constitution and rented a couple of Rods with 50# and 2 speed reels. We are taking my sons GMC Sierra which bets better mileage than my 7.3 plus it has a covered bed to keep stuff in. I also am getting some feedback on Bloody Decks which has been a big help too. I was thinking of leaving about 6AM or so on the 4th so we could try and get a decent place to park. Chris 602-499-0610

You called it lol

Birthday - Check Knee surgery - Check Mule deer Tag - Check Not a bad day

Nice !! I point guarded a 35b late tag last year after I took a buck in aug, I’m pretty exited as I’ll be using this tag this time

Me too either 35 a or b

Late Dec Coues tag for the first time.

Great...a fishing report from a guy who has never been there...

........But the warranty!!!!!

You can thanks Instagram for that. Mathews archery, hushin, numerous try hard locals.

I figured I would just go and feed those dam blue jays. Seriously though, if ever there was a bird I would love to swipe off the face of the earth.

I saw this posted on another site and took copious notes.

Right now a fire extinguisher would be your best tool.

+1 on Flatlander's excellent post. In addition - I would add to specifically start with 10x binoculars. 12-15x are great and praised for good reason, but with as much $ as you are going to have to invest elsewhere, and size of deer not being an issue, 10x will serve all your needs in the forest and open country. Then you can invest in heavier, more expensive deer finders later. 15's tend to overlook the deer that are already in (or closer to) your shooting range. Practice out farther than you plan to shoot. My ethical shooting distance ends when my 3-shot groups exceed 4", YMMV. Also have an idea of what your 1st, cold bore shot does compared to warmer bore shots 2 and 3. Hopefully you just need the first one. When you sit to glass with your tripod, sit within shooting distance of expected encounters whenever possible, have your firearm ready and always keep the wind in your favor for both scent and sound. I killed my first elk 30 seconds after snoring, downwind with my back to a tree and my rifle in my lap after hiking 6 miles that morning. A quick 20 minute nap often keeps me focused for the rest of the day. Finally, search this site for everything that comes to mind. With exception to new equipment, everything a beginner could hope to learn already lives in these forums. Here are some of my favorite threads -