Soul Archer

like what a complete stud

this is an older thread I found on water tanks. How many of you have improved existing tanks to get them to hold more water through the summer?

Im from the west side of Washington. Puyallup, if youre familiar with the area. I do all my whitetail hunting in the NE corner of the state That sounds like a pretty crappy experience. I have a vivid imagination and would not be able to stay focused inside a ground blind unless I was listening to a book on tape or something and could not hear outside the blind. Treestand seems the much better choice Talked with a guy on here last night and am now looking at the maxatzals. a little bigger space. I spent about 4 hours logging all the tanks and trails and place names into my google earth and have some scouting plans drawn up. a couple questions that popped to mind while reading through the comments here and while hogging the computer with google earth. THEFT: I see a LOT of comments about stolen game cameras at water sites. there are a couple spots Im looking at that are between 5 and 8 miles into the wilderness. are those sites still subject to vandalism? it's a real bummer. i have never had anything stolen in washington. In fact, we flag our stands so other hunters will see we are hunting there and give us a half mile or so. guess things are little different down south here. TANKS: How tough is it to deepen a tank with a shovel and pick? does it help? is it frowned upon? do any of you filter water from tanks for drinking? GROUND BLIND: Any recommendations on a lightweight (hopefully under 10 pounds) ground blind that is easily packed? Im thinking that for ground blind water sources to set up and take down the same day, being sure to really brush it in. TAG: Is the north half of the Mazatzal (unit 22 I believe) an over the counter archery tag? Still struggling with the regs Thanks

a couple other questions that came to mind after I hit 'post'. Really appreciate you guys sharing your experience. for treestands down in the narrow ravine water sources, how much tree do you need to get above these deer? Im doubtful of finding the 25' we look for in washington. what can I expect to find? do you have to brush them in? are the deer hitting water in the hot part of the day? or mornings / evenings Does a good rain kill a spot like this for a few days? thanks!

wow, this looks very similar to the areas im looking at in the hellsgate, same kind of setups. it's somewhat ironic, i've spent the last 7 years troubleshooting hunting out of treestand for 11 hours in freezing temps. Even after considerable effort toward fighting off the cold it is still a pretty miserable sit, looks like ive found the ying to that yang bugs and snakes are a real bummer... im pretty sure that the sound of me screaming like a 12 year old girl would alert the deer and prompt them to avoid the area, even if they were thirsty... are you hunting out of a pop up blind or a hand built? how do you deal with a ground blind and undesirable invaders, flash bang, napalm?? i freakin HATE spiders and the ones you have here in arizona are spectacularly nasty So, that picture absolutely rocks dude, how often are the deer coming in there? daylight versus night? about how many deer were hitting that spot?

my apologies, I had meant hellsgate in the northern part of unit 23 (still learning the ropes.) it looks real nasty which is what I like about it. plus, it has water, but not too much and that is what really has my attention I've got 5 or 6 spots picked out on google earth that stand out. My thinking is that remote water (no other source within a mile radius) will likely be supporting deer and that a water hole in this country might be more important to a deer in august than in january so currently (and I am about 2 days into my planning) im looking at sitting a treestand or groundblind over a remote water source inside the wilderness during the early season. I've done a bit of backcountry hunting, and I own one of the first generation spots. am I barking up the right tree? any advice you would offer to a first time coues hunter?

is it better to hunt the area in august focusing on water or in january

hi all, im new to the state of arizona having moved here from washington and Im eager to hit the back country this winter. really looking hard at the hells gate wilderness (unit 22) given that it's a little smaller than most wilderness areas, I was curious what the likelihood of running into other hunters was in the deeper parts of the wilderness? does this place get hammered pretty hard?