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Got it done with Coues Bucky #3. 3rd tag filled this year, this one in New Mexico.. not a giant by any means but any Coues harvest is a special accomplishment. Now into the San Carlos for tag # 4 to complete the year!

Complete and total scam. CC company will probably decline the transaction

For 2022, I drew an early November tag for a southern AZ unit as my fifth choice. I’ve hunted this unit several times previously with tags I’ve picked up on the leftover draw, so I know of a couple areas that hold bucks, but numbers are usually low and good bucks are few and far between. Nevertheless, I was happy for the opportunity and excited to have a week off of work to do some glassing and, hopefully, find some bucks. Day one was pretty slow, hiking about a mile in and only seeing a few does and a small fork. Interestingly, this small buck was noticeable bigger than the two deer he was with. At first, I thought it was a doe with two fawns until I made out the antlers. I assume the fawns mother was killed (saw some lion sign in the area) and the fawns hooked up with the small buck. Day two started off slow, only seeing one doe before kicking up four deer out of the bottom of an area we had been glassing all morning. Should have climbed a little higher, so we could see the bottom of the hill we were on. The first two were small bucks, but I couldn’t ID the last two. That afternoon, we decided to try out a new area that I had wanted to check out for years. For the first couple of hours, we only found one doe and fawn, but just before dark, we found 3 bucks. One looked like a pretty good 3 point, with a smaller 3 and a fork horn. The bucks were too far for a shot and with light fading fast, we decided to wait until morning to go after them. Sunday morning started off with a half mile hike to get in to position to try to find the bucks from the previous night. It only took a few minutes to locate the deer, but they were still about 900 yds away. After crossing a small drainage, I was able to cut the distance to 600yds, but could not immediately relocate the bucks. I slowed down my glassing and started picking apart the likely bedding areas. I was confident they were still there because I had a good wind and felt I would have seen the deer if they had moved off of the hillside. After about 30 minutes, I was able to find a buck bedded behind a yucca cactus. I ranged him at 468 yds and decided to take the shot. The 140 gr Accubond from my 26 Nosler X-Bolt found it’s mark and the buck never stood up. It was a long, difficult pack out and we didn’t get back to the truck until after dark. We returned to camp to find it had been ransacked by a bear. It destroyed my brother-in-laws truck tent and got in to most of our coolers and food boxes. The bear returned that night and left a pretty good paw print on my truck window, but I never got to see it. FYI, bears prefer teriyaki beef jerky over regular, apples over bananas and Coke Zero over Diet Pepsi.

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Hello folks, Call it dumb luck, but I have the opportunity to take 4 Coues deer this year. Yes LEGALLY. I harvested this stud buck in Mexico in late January this year. That’s Coues buck #1 for 2022 I was also fortunate enough to draw a unit B San Carlos coozy tag for the last week of December. That’s potential Couesy buck #2 Coozy buck tag #3 comes from an any antlered tag in New Mexico’s unit 16 Lastly, I just got word that we drew a coozy rifle tag in Arizona’s unit 33. That’s coozy tag #4 Here is where it gets fun. According to SCI and Boones and Crockett, no one person has taken more than 3 coozys in one year, most of those coming from Mexico. I’m going for something that’s never been done apparently. My question. What would be a respectable buck in each of the 3 remaining hunts? The Mexico buck scores just shy of 118 Thanks Donkeyman

Had my boys first youth cow elk hunt in 22. Started good while scouting a couple days before the hunt saw a few but not alot. Hunt started with an almost full moon so elk were hard to locate. We had a lot of downs before my son made a great shot and got his first elk. I wanted to say thank you to some of the guys on here who helped provide some good information. Hope all the youth elk hunters have/had a great experience.

(Edit): We ended up hunting for 6 days straight, 3 with my little one right by our side. On third day a forky ran right up on us at like 30 yards while we were talking to a game warden. He got spooked and darted off in the bushes and while we were trying to find him, a truck pulled up from the road and the father and son jumped out and shot him right in front of us. On the 4th night we spotted 2 forkies and a doe right at dusk at 460 yards, but we ran out of good shooting light and then they weren't there in the morning. But while looking for them ended up spotting a nice 3 x 3 bedded down on the side of a hill at 315 yards. All we could see was his big head and while attempting to get closer for a better shot he got spooked and ran over the hill. For the next two hours went all the way around the hill, directly through the cat claw bushes trying to find him, but never did. On the 6th morning we conquered just about the biggest hill in the area, to find this beautiful specimen. Ryder shot him in the lungs at 360 yards. All of the hard work payed off and it was a great lesson for Ryder. Hunting teaches so many valuable lessons and that's exactly why I wanted to teach my two sons to do it.

Great looking rifle!!!

That's a great buck!

Nice buck right there I would be really happy with that . Congrats to you in your pursuit

Got a 36a rifle leftover!

Shipping probably comes out to $800.

it is only 60.00 bucks, put it on a CC and dispute it later if all you get is an 8x10 glossy.

You wait 3 months then you receive a picture of a generator in the mail

I was looking at the MagView but went with the ScopeCam universal magnetic. One piece to carry that works on any optic I have. The MagView is probably the way to go if you are only going to use it on your spotting scope.

Best of luck with the anticipation! Remember there are plenty of us that live vicariously through all of you sheep tagholders so don't forget to share! Many of us are still waiting for our tag, this is YOUR SEASON! Make the best of it, savor the moment, and enjoy.

Ram szn.

Holy smokes that’s a stud buck! Congratulations to your son!

Who takes Diet Pepsi on a deer hunt?

I think you’re overthinking this. A bull with spikes that you couldn’t easily see at 200-400 yds seems very uncommon.

It doesn't matter, anywhere south of 10...

he said he couldn’t get to the site and was getting an error message. I’m probably younger than you. But you do seem like an overly sensitive Gen Z so maybe not.

Arizona needs to put a ban on Californians. If not, then we will end up just like that poop hole of a state.

White-tailed Deer Overview: Unit 34A has an average population of whitetail this year. The majority of bucks seen will be in the one to two year age classes but there are older class bucks available to the hunter that puts in the effort at pre-season scouting. There are average densities of whitetail in many areas of the Santa Rita Mountains and the foothills. Get out for some scouting to sharpen your eyes and to find the hideouts of those wily old bucks. It is a good idea to do some pre-season scouting not only to find the deer but also to also check and make sure access is still available for your favorite hunting grounds. Area: The best numbers are in the southern end of the mountains but you can also expect a lot of hunters in small amounts of area between private property as the area is popular. The Squaw Gulch area on the southwest corner of the mountain is also good. If you hike in at least 1/2 mile away from the road you will get away from most hunters. The country on the west side of the Temporal drainage has good numbers of deer, although the past monsoon season has washed the Temporal canyon road out completely and the Forest Service has no predicted date on rebuilding it. The road is closed at the trailhead at the Arizona trail parking lot. The thicker cover areas from Mansfield Canyon and south harbor a few older age class bucks. The Fort and Hog Canyon areas are favorites of many hunters. The traditional entrance off of Highway 82 is not public access and has been posted by the homeowner's association. Please respect landowner rights and use the alternative access. Access is through Garner Canyon. To get there, exit Highway 83 at Gardner Canyon. Follow this road to the west to Forest Road 795. Take the 795 Road to Forest Road 4111. The 4111 road will take you south into Hog Canyon. You can glass some good habitat along the way. Forest Road 143 on the southwest side of the Santa Rita Mountains goes through some excellent whitetail habitat. Alto, Josephine and Bond Canyons are good but be prepared for steep country. For those wanting a little more level hunting, try the State land southwest of Josephine Canyon and F.S. road 143. But be aware that white-tail and Mule deer can occupy the same habitat in these lowland areas. Upper Sawmill Canyon, east of Madera Canyon has some good whitetail hunting. A good way to get to the high country there is to come in on the east side of the mountains to F.S. road 165 into Melendrez Pass and hunt down into Sawmill. This method provides excellent glassing opportunities. To get to the 165 road you will need to take Highway 83 south to the Gardner canyon turnoff (forest road 92) and go west. Take the Fish Canyon road number 163 and follow it past Kentucky camp. The road will continue west and then north, intersecting forest road 165 which will take you west to Melendrez Pass. A new access road was constructed in 1997. This road provides legal access into the Big Casa Blanca and Wood canyon areas. To get there take State Highway 82 to mile marker 25.5 (approximately 5 miles east of Patagonia), and follow the Casa Blanca Canyon road to the northwest. After about 3.5 miles look for a road heading to the north. Follow this road to the crest of the ridge. The road will then travel east and take you into Wood Canyon. Summary: Two key things are to be remembered. First, pick up a Forest Service map to find the above-mentioned roads and canyons. Second, don't forget your binoculars. For whitetail hunting they are as important as your rifle. The early hunt will be pretty warm so get out early in the morning to catch them before they bed up. They will begin to bed shortly after the sun comes up unless we get some cool weather during the hunt. The middle hunt will be cooler and the deer should stay up later but you still will increase your chance of success if you are heading out of camp at the first hint of light or sooner. Remember that deer also have a mid-day flurry of activity around noon to 1:00 p.m. It's a good time to be on a high point glassing. The late hunt will be cool to cold weather. The bucks will be starting to chase the does and will be more visible. It is always a high hunt success time as the bucks are moving more. You will not find high hunter densities during this hunt hope this helps doug