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Found a solid dead head while enjoying some time in the woods. Elk were bugling at night and well into the morning.

Well crap!!! This is my sons first archery bull tag and the rush of buck fever hit him hard. Legs were shaking as this bull came crashing in. Got on 4 bulls going nuts this am. We were able to pin down one bull on a ridge and he wanted to play. He was a decent 6 (300) and he was pumped up. Few challenge bugles pissed him off and we heard him crashing in. Set up and had a shooting lane. He came in and i cow called and he hit the brakes broadside. 50 yds and he shoots. Instead of following thru i think he looked at the arrow before it was even shot to see if he hit. And nada. Just under. Crap!!!!!!! Well move on and got on a few more bulls but that was pretty much our morning. 90% of the hunters r leaving and things r better for us. Rut has picked up. back at it tonight

Great thread. Best of luck the rest of the hunt. I’ll be up there for the 5b early rifle hunt starting Friday.

Here is the hunter sitting in the log and his brother. Just to put faces to story. We just blew a stalk and were gassed.

This forum would benefit from classifieds restrictions like rokslide has in place

This was long read , but a learning one . Note to myself , if I have a hunting tag call AZFG turn myself in because I found out I flew over my unit or a year long OTC unit , during a commercial business flight . I broke the law

Being the gunner on a pronghorn hunt is way, way different than being the spotter. Especially after you've waited half your life to pull the tag. Here's a quick recap of my 2024 pronghorn hunt Scouted all summer looking for something to really focus my efforts on. Although we did find a few decent bucks, it took until the beginning of August to find the one that really got my heart rate up. We first spotted him a little over a mile away with heatwaves making it tough to really know what he was. The next morning we walked in before sunup in hopes of at least being close enough to get better pics to review. Found him that morning at about 700yds. Something piqued his curiosity and he made our morning way easier: IMG_5745_2.mov He was probably prettiest speed goat I had ever seen, plus he seemed to like me back, so my mind was made up. We named him Heart for obvious reasons. We continued to scout other areas but always made one more pass through to 1) see if we could relocate him 2) see if there were any archery hunters on him and 3) see how many rifle hunters were scouting in that area. As it turns out, we never saw a single vehicle until day two of the hunt. way less stressful that way. As hot as it is, big props to the archery guys... trying to close to bow range with buzz worms crawling around is a ballsy proposition IMG_5433.MOV Sadly, this one died of lead poisoning not long after this video was taken... Fast forward to the day before the opener: I am fortunate that my brother Curt has the ability to work remote thanks to Elon Musk and Star Link so he was in camp early. I wasn't able to get out of work until about noon. Just as I was pointing the Bronco north I get a message from him. He hasn't moved a half mile from the weekend prior. IMG_5982.mov Opening morning: Here we go!!! I had a lot of help from friends and family on this one. had two sets of spotters with Curt and I on the ground the area we had last seen him. As the sun rises we get a call that the buck is in a pasture. We make the half mile walk to get into shooting position only we missed our mark and the buck spotted us before we spotted him. things got real frantic, real fast and I ended up sending a shot across his bow. I lost a little piece of my soul when he kicked that extra gear and was leaving a dust wake across the prairie. We played hide and seek with him for a little under 5 miles. He finally bed and we were able to get to 450yds before we ran out of cover. Its way easier when they don't know you're there- was able to get a comfortable rest, in the shade, and waited for him get up to stretch. Results below: Helluva thing these pronghorn... Hope everyone gets to experience it at least once. Thanks for looking Dave

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It pays off knowing your unit.

Very nice rifle. Has a Vortex 2-7 scope. Will come with a box of shells. West Tucson. $1250 no shipping.

Adam has done a couple for me as well. He does great work

Ooof, same guy that "owns a shop" and buys used stuff on the line to stock it but can't be bothered to take his own pics 5 years later and happens to ask the same money as the adds he lifts the pics from?

I would guess more like 360s. Lots of length all around. Great find!

Stud find. I would say 340ish

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So you're gonna say leaving your tag to let them finish off someone else's animal and then tagging it with their tag is perfectly legal? Is that you Shawn? Shawns civil case went before an administrative judge because the ones in charge in Pinetop didn't follow protocol in punishing Wagner. They did all they could to ensure Shawn never went before a criminal judge and it backfired on them when they finally decided they needed to do something to him. The question of whether he was guilty of a crime was pretty clear, it just never made it that far because everyone involved were wardens. Ars 17-340 (A)(5) is pretty clear. The commission may revoke someone's license if: Knowingly allowing another person to use the person’s big game tag. Just because an administrative judge found that his rights were violated doesn't mean he didn't break the law.

Call me skeptical but something is amiss here. Both guys have never posted on here before.

I have a set of rcbs 22-250 40* I would sell I'm elk hunting now but when I get home will PM you.

Guess I better get my test levels checked. I’d rather hunt september

Dropped the price a bit...

i think is crazy where hunting is gone, flying drones and airplanes just to kill a deer or elk or whatever, to me is just ridiculous.

I had a lengthy discussion with a AZGFD officer at my sons field day. I explained the frustration with "grey area" stuff. He went on to explain spirit of the law, officer discretion etc. I had to explain to him that his job was law enforcement, not law interpretation. To the point that he asked me (in a condescending tone) of I was an attorney. I said "no, but I've been in law enforcement since you were drinking chocolate milk out of a Transformers lunchbox". We chuckled and found common ground.

Actually AZGFD does have the jurisdiction to tell people when or where they can fly hence the reason for the ticket. I think it has more to do with how you're flying in a certain area, big difference in flying from point A to point B at a couple thousand feet and circling your hunting area hundreds of feet off the ground. I would have to assume that Mr. Koury hired a lawyer to fight this citation. For this to end up in court I would have to guess the prosecuting attorney felt the evidence against Mr. Koury was strong enough that the state would win its case. For whatever reason it looks like Mr. Koury chose a nonjury trial and a Judge found him guilty not the WM who wrote the citation. I don't know why you feel the WM who wrote the citation should be reprimanded for doing his job which is enforcing the law and rules. There are plenty of citations that WM's write that get tossed out or the defendant is found not guilty, and I don't think I've ever heard of the WM being reprimanded and the department apologizing for it. As for Mr. Koury I'm guessing there is a great deal riding on his appeal.

Scooch and I made it out opening morning, limit at 730. Went out today, took the 20 gauge this time, limit at 710. So far, two days, 30 birds, 30 retrieves and none ya business shells fired.

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