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Since my last treatment for Prostrate Cancer. My next PSA test is in November to see how it went. I just turned 69 on Sunday and I just want to say in my NY'er voice that Yooze Guy's need to be making sure that if you are 45 or older that you get a yearly finger pokeing and blood test for the PSA level test every year.

You’re too sensitive bro get some thicker skin. Yeah you’re a new hunter so what you’re probably better than these guys that talk smack on here. You could get some good info if you talked to the right people. but go somewhere else where they shoot rainbows out of their butt’s

No offense, but where are you finding that information?

Super pumped while out scouting for my buddies daughters juniors hunt and also hunting at the same time we came across this unique buck and he was plenty good enough for me to put my tag on and the cool thing is I haven’t hunted with fix bladed Broadhead in a long time and I found one that I absolutely love and it did the job and I recommend this head to anyone out there it also flies really well at long distances. Magnus Black Hornet!! I got them at Robinsons Archery in Tucson and will probably be my go to broad head from here on out!!

Your loss dude. Someone taught me a good lesson long ago… bring more than you take away.

Varmint Models have heavy barrels. You might be a tad on the high side. How old is it, 80's? The scope has no real value.

I'd say Democrat look at him.he's in someone's place looking for a free meal.

I drew my first AZ antelope tag this year with 17 points (15 pts + HS +loyalty). I still feel very fortunate to have drawn with 17 and personally know of others who didn’t with more. I started preparing immediately. I spoke with some of last years tag holders, AZGFD officials, guide friends and internet searched all I could. I purchased maps, OnX hunt chip and the premium membership and drove the unit marking areas. I became a member of the Arizona Antelope foundation and attended their online webinar. I even sweet talked the wife into some new NL 12x42’s. I was all in, putting everything I could into this hunt. Who knows if/when I could draw again. I spent over 33 days scouting and put 6,500+ miles on my truck, not to mention 2 new sets of tires. I’ve hunted Wyoming a few times for antelope and have looked over plenty, but judging them is still tough for me, especially from a distance. Anyhow, I made a list of the best bucks I saw and named a few. Some of them I had patterned well and saw them often, some I only saw 2-3 times. My biggest hurdle would be finding one on public land during the hunt. I arrived on Tuesday before the Friday opener and camped on a piece of BLM 6 miles from Holbrook. Not wanting to mess up any archery hunters I glassed from camp, the highway and once from Denny’s when it was raining, Hee Hee. I did manage to find one of my top 5 bucks on Wednesday but never saw him again. Thursday afternoon I spoke to an archery hunter headed home. After talking and looking at a few pictures I found out the best 2 bucks were taken during the archery hunt. Opening day- I’m in my target area but only see some small goat bucks and a few muley bucks. I head to another area for the afternoon hunt and spot a tall and wide but thin buck I had on my list. I watched him until dark and headed back to camp. I had several friends come up Friday night to lend a hand glassing or to deplete my supplies. We had a quick dinner, a few spirits and went to bed. Saturday- Two buddies and I are looking for the buck from the night before. We see a small buck chasing two does. We move to a little knoll an spot him glowing in the morning sunlight almost a mile away. I check with OnX and we are both on state land. We watch him feeding for a few minutes until he beds. I make a plan and we go over some signals. I head off west with the sun at my back and the wind in my face. I’m at a brisk walk while below a small rise trying to make up time. I stop occasionally to look at my buddies for instruction and to look at OnX for location. Before the last knoll I turn for last direction. They indicate the buck is walking towards me. I creep up towards the top of the knoll, lay down and start crawling forward to a bush. After a minute or so I see the buck through the brush feeding towards me at around 600 yards. I decide to crawl another 30 yards to a rock outcropping for a better shooting platform. After reaching it, I see the antelope feeding to me around 500 yards. I get set up to shoot, ranging several trees and bushes along his path direction. He should walk within 300 yards or closer. Naturally, at 445yards he beds down looking in my direction. I decide I will wait until he stands back up. I check my ballistic calculator and decide on 34” of hold over. After 15 antagonizing minutes and several trains horns later I feel the wind start changing direction. I afraid he may not stand but instead bolt from his bed. I decide to set up on the gun, blow a call and hope for the best. With a great rest I blow the call and watch him stand up broadside facing to my right. I find my hold over, settle in and the recoil surprises me. As I’m cycling the bolt I hear the impact and watch the goat run from left to right FAST !!! I watch him pile up in a cloud of dust and rocks. He must have slid 12’ or more and broke off a prong that we never found. I collected my brass and walked back to the top of the knoll. I flagged my buddies, sat down in the shade of a juniper and started shaking. I dug out my tag and some water from my Fanny pack and texted my wife and kids. Soon my buddies arrived. We hugged, high five and shook hands. I tagged my buck and took some pictures then we headed back to camp. We skinned/processed the buck and got the meat cooled. Soon we started celebrating and with Holbrook being so close, everyone got dilly bars from DQ.

Found this buck opening morning running with 6 others equal in size with 2 others much wider! This guy walked into me at 64 yds so I took the shot! Crazy thing is he jumped the string so fast and did a 180 degree turn in the air I actually hit him on the complete opposite side I intended to, never seen anything like that before! Also have a September elk hunt in same unit and purchased Big Bo access just so I have options , anyone have recommendations on if it’s worth it or am I better off in other areas? Any info greatly appreciated.

If you have OnX you can get similar info from TopRut as part of their premier subscription. But… Gohunt is formatted a lot better. If one of them keeps you from applying for a tag with 0 odds then it’s probably worth the investment.

I think Mike was literally just trying to tell you that you might not like some of the responses you got (he was right by the way). Your OP asked where to go because you weren't trying to be around a ton of other people. There are dozens of podcasts and videos on this topic which don't require someone to type out a specific location on the internet where it can appear in every Google search for "Late Season archery Bull Tag 22N" for eternity. Yes, when people ask where to hunt, the reception is cold. But consider what you have invested in finding the elk you have so far. It requires time, gas, gear and effort. For most of us this is acquired over a lifetime of hunting and scouting. Each year habitat is reduced by some amount while tag numbers remain more or less stable. This means every year there are more people in a smaller area. That means that the knowledge that hunters have spent a lifetime gaining becomes more valuable every year. So try to understand where folks are coming from when they don't offer it up casually just because someone came on the internet and asked. You've been offered some solid advice. You seem like you are off to a good start. Come back and share your experiences and I think you will find that people are more than willing to be helpful as you show your effort and interest.

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Smells like spam.

Very nice buck! My dad and I also tagged out in 4b also. I guess there's 3 tags out of 25 in 4b.

I'm trying to decide if I should buy access to gohunt. Looking for opinions from people who have used it. I'm looking to expand the states I hunt in and basically have one point for deer, elk, and antelope in most western states. Since I only have 1 I'm wondering if I should wait a couple more years before paying for the service. Any and all opinions appreciated

Didn’t know star valley had a jack in the box lololol

Graf&sons has some super pricey

No Ammo Ernie. I’ll keep an eye out if you need some.

Man, we were in 1 this weekend and they were going crazy. I called in a 6x6 while in camp with a cup of coffee in my hand and frying bacon in the other and the wind was at my back. If you can't tag out on that hunt I don't know if you ever will 😄

i may have had a few chardonnays, what of it?

Short version. Returned yesterday. 1.5 day on Pacifica. Didn't crash so yay! 90 miles out. It was either chase BF or hunt for YF. We chose BF. About 17 BF, (20-40#) 14 nice Yellow tail and some bottom stuff. No real fish on flatfalls, all flyline except the two on the kite at dusk. 196 and 214#.

No such thing as sick without covid.

They make a cover bag for them for like $70 that is waterproof and fits perfect.

Corona extra special?