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ATTENTION! As a result of the diesel fuel in the water tank, the Arizona Elk Society is offering a $2,500 reward, upon conviction, to find the culprit of the vandalism. Please call AZGFD vandalism hotline at 1-800 VANDALS (826-3257). Callers can remain anonymous. Callers should reference case #19-003149.

This is my then 16 year old son. He was very disciplined to shoot a lot all summer and even every day in camp. The hardest time I had was calling for him and trying to tell him to draw. He didn’t realize how fast it can happen and then be gone. So we ended up sitting water and he easily 10-ringed this bull from a well practiced sitting position. He could easily shoot my bow at 63 pounds. But we left him at 55 pounds so he could slowly draw and hold for awhile. Also, the older my kids get, the less available time they have to hunt, between school, sports and the opposite sex, there’s a small window to hunt.

My older daughter started her archery hunting when she was old enough to pull a 40# bow, about 12 years old. Took a deer, javalina and an exotic with her bow before she turned 13. Never did get an elk tag, but we tried. 40# bow, cut-on-contact broadheads, and a state champion 3d archer = success on game. 51 yards in a tropical storm that dumped 6" in 24 hours.

Killed this bull right before dark yesterday. Called him in to 22 yards. Ended up shooting him at 30 yards.

I find it funny that the start of elk season always makes me think about the upcoming deer hunts. Is there really a better time to share a coues video than the day before elk season??😄 Elk suck! Coues are da best! Hope this gets some of you excited about the upcoming deer hunts.

I was able to harvest this FREAK bull Saturday with the help of Jimmy Mullins and Jeff Wright. Watching the two of them work together was amazing. They had me in bulls all day Friday and Saturday morning. This bull was bugling and Jeff stayed back about 30 yards and Jimmy and I slowly crept forward until we could finally see the bull. Jeff let out another bugle and the bull began thrashing a tree. He quickly turned and started walking towards Jeff. I was there to bring home a typical as close to the 400 mark as possible. Jimmy knew that and told me he may not score the highest but what do you think about freaks?.................. I had about 5 seconds to make a decision and when Jimmy stopped the bull in the only small opening we had I tapped my release. The shot was true and we watched him tip over only 40 yards away. Finally putting our hands on this bull was incredible and then to find out we had a picture of him back in June was even better. Enjoy the pictures and if you ever get a chance hunt with Jimmy and Jeff, they truly make magic happen out there!!!

If he can shoot a bow accurately and consistently, I would say do it. My personal opinion is that someone should be drawing at least 50 pounds for elk, but that is just my opinion. My son has his first archery bull hunt this year. We are currently at the midpoint of his hunt. It has been tough but a lot of fun. He just turned 15 two weeks ago, draws 62 pounds and practiced daily for the past couple of years. Unfortunately, he broke his wrist this summer at football practice, had surgery, and is now using a crossbow since he still doesn't have doctor approval to draw his bow.

Price drop $415.00

16 is old

Since the opportunity survey was implemented I think it’s hard to say that the amount of animals has decreased. If the amount of animals were decreasing each year I think that would show in their tag numbers. Give me one unit and species specific that you can directly relate lower animal numbers due to the amount of tags and nothing to do with habitat quality or drought As for quality that went down the drain with the results of the opportunity survey. Most people (I would bet 80 plus %) just want to go hunting and don’t care about the size they shoot. That is very apparent each fall when you see tons of people on fb with a small deer. If that’s what they want to shoot that’s great. Wildlife is managed for the masses Not a small percentage, specifically those who want everyone to be a trophy hunter.

I shot my first buck there (recent story in campfire, "Introduction". I haven't been back for deer since that hunt, but am down there for Javelina every year, and had these guys on my cam in January prior to that hunt. Fun hunt, I love chasing the desert bucks!

I'll bet Daniel Boone never lost an animal

After almost a full week of chasing bulls my wife finally gets it done. This was the toughest rut hunt I've been apart of thus far. We were able to get on and locate bulls every single day but they were just not responsive to calling.( At least not the big ones.) She passed on several bulls some of which were bigger then the one she tagged but just didn't present the shot she wanted. Her decisions to pass on bulls that didn't give optimal shot had me frustrated but also very proud at the same time. On Thursday the 19th we were up at 4:30 and decided to slip into a spot before dark. A spot that was on fire the morning before with at least six bulls all around us was completely silent this morning. By 7 I had given up on this spot and decided to hike back to the quad. Frustrated and tired we drove back to camp and grabbed a quick bite to eat. On a whim I told her let's get a little higher up and go to a spot where we had success in the past later on in the day. I get to a spot that overlooked the steep canyon and throw out some calls. In the far distance I hear a couple faint bugles. Ask the wife if she wants to go after them and she responds reluctantly "I guess so." We drop down the canyon and up the other side only to hear the bulls bugle 1 ridge over. Without asking her again I start dropping down the second canyon. We hit the bottom and I tell her only one more Hill to climb. We get to a spot to where the elk we're only about a hundred yards away and I start calling. They bugle and bugle but never get any closer. I decide with the wind right and howling pretty good we could sneak a Little closer. We get to within 50 yards and all pandemonium breaks out, elk are running in all directions. Knowing that the wind was good we hunker down and start calling. I hear a bull coming in but I can't put my eyes on him because of the thick and tall Manzanita. He's only about 15 yards at this point and my wife says she doesn't have a shot. The bull freezes and isn't coming any closer. After a few minutes my wife looks to her left and there's another bull about 28 yards out. She points to the bull and says she wants that one. the bull that was 15 yards away slowly walks out of sight and we decide to make a move on the bull up top. I can hear him thrashing and see his antlers going crazy but that's all I can see of him. I tell my wife if she crawls up to the next tree she should have about a 20 yard shot. She gets to that point and slowly stands up but says she has no shot. I'm about eight yards behind her so I stand up slowly and look through my binos. I can see about at 1 foot by 1 foot opening through the bush that is right on his vitals. I let her know if she shoots through that hole in the bush she has a shot. She slowly stands back up and looks again. After what seemed like forever she comes to full draw steadies herself and releases. Through my binos I watched the shot and know instantly it was perfect. The bull takes off and after only a short Sprint through the tall Manzanita I hear a crash about 80 yards away. She looks at me crying and asks "was it a good hit"? With the biggest smile all I say is "you smoked him". After some hugs and high fives I start to track. Knowing that he's down I waste no time and after only a short walk through the Manzanita we find him piled up. Perfect double long shot and the bull was dead within 30 sec or so. Not a monster by any means but I couldn't be more proud. What makes this hunt all the more special is that my 67 year old dad and my nine-year-old son were part of it. On almost every stock an outing other than this one they were with us putting in the miles. We hiked back to the quad and drove back to camp before breaking him down so that I can get my son and Dad there to share the experience.

215 or 230 Hybrid. Even at high velocity, they work great. I launch both at 3100fps+ MV. From 120 to 880+, they have dropped elk at the shot for us.

Ethical isn’t a question I can answer since it’s in the eye of the beholder. If those animals are being used I see no problem. Doubt a pro hunter will set himself up for a wanton waste charge but who knows?

DANG! 9x9?? That's something you don't see everyday no matter how big his frame is. Thanks for just making my day 10 times better!

Man, suddenly I was wish I was friends with this guy.

Owner has been found! Thanks.

This is exactly why we need to get rid of fossil fuels! No damage woulda been done if they filled the tank with lithium ion batteries.

The tank was in 7E. Only one tank. To me there’s no doubt it’s a greedy dirtbag who wants to push a bull to a different tank. These people need to go away permanently!

Not kidding! You guys are kidding yourself if you dont think this is happening in every open unit right now by multiple hunters! G&F needs to change the hunter questionnaire to say "How many Elk did you shoot and not recover?" I was taught different... If I shoot an animal and cant recover...my hunt is over. But this is unfortunately not the mentality of most hunters who had to wait 10 years to draw their tag. They feel entitled to keep hunting to fill their tag since they had to wait so long to get the tag.

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That is a really unique and awesome buck! Big Congrats to you man!

Thats a really cool looking buck

Everywhere. But remember it's archery only for you, (I assume you already know this, just saying). They are out the West gate and all the little roads when you come out that shoot to the right as they head downhill get mildly better. Once you hit the fenceline that is babacamori ranch (or similar spelling). Then if you head out to the end of cimaron road and hang a left like you are going to Parker lake then another left at the next intersection where you can keep going straight to go to parker or left to go back behind the huachucas toward the border. The whole area from that point all the way to where it comes around the backside of the mountain and wraps back around to palominas holds mule deer. It's worth mentioning that after the first left off Cimarron road that it rides the top of the ridge, I've only ever seen WT cross my path on that road while driving but that ridge runs high and I'd be willing to bet you could glass the valley to the east and spot some MD but that's just a hunch. You could potentially run into some BP that might try and tell you there are no deer back there, which will be because they either hunt and have animals patterned, or they just dont like civillians running around back there. But dont let that stop you! I'm not saying it's monster country but it does have potential. Next would be North of post in the mustangs which is on the other side of the babocamari ranch. Look all around, the higher the vantage point the more WT it is and the lower it is is more MD. Sierra vista and on post is pretty much a transition area, the further you get from oaks into desert country the more muley it becomes. The closer you get to the san pedro river it becomes MD country. Now the odd thing is once you get to the actual river bottom it is 50/50 what you will see. Some spots I have only seen MD and some spots I've only seen WT. Earlier I mentioned a tripod and 15s. This is really important. I would choose $400 glass on a tripod over $3000 glass without a tripod. I can't stress this enough. Once you get on board with this idea, your opportunity will skyrocket. If you want I will take you out some morning or evening to glass and show you.