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I had some good luck on the early archery tag. Killed this bull opening morning at around 11am. He was the main bull we heard bugling and that turned out to be his downfall. My cousin - who also had a tag - was able to get a good chunk of time off work so he was out scouting 4 days before the hunt started. He saw this bull every single day prior to the hunt. I made it up late Wednesday and scouted with him on Thursday... and again, saw this bull and his cows in the morning and in the evening. Bugling as well. We saw another 10 bulls or so in this same drainage so we figured we'd start there opening day and give them heck. We hiked into the area in the morning and we were able to chase some bugles, but they weren't as vocal as they had been the couple of days prior. We ran into a good group of elk, but they spooked and we thought we might have boogered everything up too bad for the afternoon. My dad and uncle were on a ridge glassing above us and could hear elk below them bugling every so often - even after the bigger group spooked. For some reason - even though we were pretty close - we couldn't hear the bugles. The ridge we needed to climb was pretty steep and thick with overgrowth so I wasn't thrilled about the hike to get up it, but we sucked it up and made the short, but steep, hike. We finally got up to the same elevation as the elk and spotted them about 250 yards away. I saw a group of cows and had a feeling we were on the same bull we had seen all week prior. Sure enough it was him. We watched from a distance as he ran off a couple of raghorns that were nearby. He was one of the few bulls that seemed to be ready to rut. We continued working in closer, but didn't feel like we would have the shooting lanes available if we kept stalking straight at them. We were in some thick cover. At this point, the elk had been milling around in the same small area for more than an hour. We backed out and looped around to get on top of them. For the most part, the wind cooperated. It started to swirl a bit as we got close to the elk. They were in a thick stand of aspens and the cows knew something was up. They weren't quite sure where we were though, because the vegetation was so thick. They first trotted one way and then back another way. We could see them in the aspens less than 20 yards from us. The bull let's out a bugle to corral his cows and get everyone going the same direction. At that point my cousin gave a quick cow call and the elk stopped. I side stepped to an opening to my left and could see the cows going one by one up a trail into a small shooting window. Naturally, the bull was last. My cousin ranged the cows at 65 yards and I drew back. Right when the bull stepped out and showed his vitals, I shoot. Downhill, quartering away. I hit the spine and into his cavity. He was paralyzed. I quickly moved in closer and finished him off from 20 yards. (I would love to say that my first and only shot was the arrow shown in the picture - I'll be honest with you guys, but probably not my drinking buddies ) Needless to say, I am thrilled with this bull. Good mass, lots of character. It's also pretty cool that we were able to watch him for a few days in a row and put a plan together that got it done. This early archery elk stuff is awesome. Can't wait to do it again...... in twelve years.

Thanks for sharing. At least you were in the mix every day. That's all you can really ask for. I had a buddy tell me to never ever leave your pack anywhere. It's almost always a giant inconvenience to go back and get it. I practiced with mine on and I was really comfortable. I killed my bull this year with my pack on my back. Didn't even notice it.

DONE! Photography of Coues Deer and Other Wildlife - CouesWhitetail.com Discussion forum Sort of just did it without checking-in with the head-honcho, but I think she would be OK with it.

You don’t have anything else to do. Did You just get home from not filling another elk tag or something?

If I crapped on you it was because you posted something stupid like you just did In the possesion limit thread. I hope every time you see me post it makes you this butt hurt.

Nope. Bitter old men that attack everyone. Ran everyone off. Just look through posts. You will see the nastiness that is totally unwelcome and unnecessary.

When I was 12 or 13, I was hunting mulies in 27 with my dad. He was quite a distance away when I shot a mid size buck, dropping him with a single bullet. By the time I reached the buck, here across a meadow comes a couple middle aged men carrying rifles. I hadn't heard another shot and the deer had a single bullet hole. But these two characters who looked like extras right off the Deliverance set, insisted this was their deer, they'd shot it earlier and were tracking it. It was clearly bs but what was I to do. Didn't see my dad again till long after the confrontation, he was fit to be tied. But a couple days later I scored a beautiful buck in the same meadow. He was mounted and adorns my gun room today.

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Have the commercial Waring sealer. A little messy on liquids but we got around that by chilling wet items first. My ol lady is customer service director for Waring/Cuisinart. Part of the job means we get to test everything they sell even before it's on the market. Bread machines, food processors, air fryers, dehydrators...it's tough. And after putting them through the paces, they're used, we keep what we like. Just saying.

Those were guides.

Serious Booooooo And that's a boo to all the non-Arizonans moving into this state that are liberal and bringing their liberal ideas

I've had my fair share of kills with my compound but figured I would try something new this year and now I'm hooked. 45#pse tigershark Goldtip340 traditional arrows 125 grain montec fixed 3 blade

Absolutely has everything to do with why this site is dying. Only old farts like you crapping on people left active.

has nothing to do with what the OP is asking about. You just wanna whine today

These are very tough hunts. Keep expectations low and enjoy the chance to hunt. Guys that put the work in may figure it out. But probably still low odds. Hunt hard and good luck! Don't let crappy people get you down!

Glad your buddy didn't get shot himself if that guy happened to miss or if your buddy was in the crossfire. That could be scary.

Wow that’s great you were able to get into so many elk but I’m sure it stings with those misses. The important thing though is you learned a lot and already know what to do better next time. Thanks for taking us along on the hunt with the great write up!

Don't show anyone but your family the pictures and there won't be an issue. Lets just face it.....the rule was put in place knowing that 95% of the people will comply and they will just live with the 5% that don't or count on some Karen to turn them in. They are not going to spend money going out and looking for cameras.

Just got back from a 6 pack trip on the Cobalt out of Fisherman's Landing. Had some fun Dorado stop and got into a mix of blue and yellowfin tuna. Nice breezer and it was on our way back to the barn, so bait was limited. We metered tuna deep but nothing would come up and play on bait or irons. I was able to pickup a really nice Dorado on a popper, that was some fun action. I threw surface iron, madscad and poppers, but no more Dodos or tuna wanted it. Fishing off the bow, it was like site fishing for the Dodos, flip a sardine out and at times it was game on, others desert. Dorado and tuna were good sized. Tuna 25 to 35 pounds. I ended up brining home about 30 pounds of filets, and finished processing them at home. Have my last trip booked for the first week of October on the Sauerfish, should be good fun again.

Emailed response from AGFD I received: thank you for your questions. While there are endless what-if scenarios that can be generated about cameras and the new rule I will answer your question this way. The new rule states: R12-4-303.5: A person shall not place, maintain or use a trail camera or images, video, or location, time or date data from a trail camera, for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife, or locating wildlife for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife. So for the purposes of your questions, any photograph and/or data captured by a trail camera after January 1, 2022 and used for the take or aiding in the take of wildlife will be unlawful, even if that was not the initial intended use of the trail camera. This data is not limited to a photograph of a specific animal, all knowledge gained by the use of the camera will be unlawful as well. There is no time limit on that knowledge, if it is gained after January 1, 2022, it is unlawful. Gene Elms | LAW ENFORCEMENT BRANCH CHIEF ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT OFFICE: 623.236.7307 MOBILE: 623.694.5044 EMAIL: gelms@azgfd.gov azgfd.gov | 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086 Join our new Conservation Membership program and ensure a wildlife legacy for the future.

Exactly the way I would see it. Because the camera was used in the aid of taking game no matter how it’s translated.

Essentially breaking the law, yes.

No bites? Must be a good question

Everyone's favorite. The warden and his elk!

But he doesn't hunt....