Delw

Rocket-man in NK possibly can change weather maybe Trophy hunter and him should do a rain dance together saw it on Fox news this afternoon

exactly but BE THANKFUL we have public land, the alternative is worse.

next time go straight to the good spot. Sure... and blow out the deer between where I was and there. By the way, this wasn't a "trail"... the trail branches off about 1/2 mile back. This was a ridge line. I just wouldn't have done what they did. A ridge line is a trail, you yourself said it was impassible/ extreamly rough on both sides. now you expect then to walk 1/2 mile back to go another route. fake edit they coudl be saying, you know we were driving alon at our own pass and this guy passed us hauling butt right in front of us scaring everything away Sure thing boss... scaring everything away that was 1/2 hour down a rough road then 1 hour hike down a ridge line. Glad I have more ethics than you. We'll have to simply disagree on ethics. I'm done. I simply don't agree on playing leap frog with another hunter. There was another way to go and I did, they didn't. Enough said. Enjoy your hunts. your impatient and probably young not to mention a cry baby, more than likely from back east too boot. I am glad you have better ethics than I do, now go jump on that quad and pass some other old farts taking there time.

6a is afternoon hunt for me, sleep in till 11 jump in truck drive 1.5 hours hunt till dark then hit the casino of coarse for food other than that I dont go except to yote hunt.

Sherman awsum post especially hunting with the kids and family. our hunt was miserable from the day we left phx to the day we set up camp, than on the way back. Planned on 5 days some home and go for 4 more days. Due to being busy at work and vehicle problems and not getting any sleep(not just one but both,towed her jeep) . we hunted 3 days and still had a blast, the hunting part was fantastic. The kids a nutjob just like all kids they can make the best out of a bad time. she got to draw on quite a few bulls, shot at 2 or 3, was with in a few yards belly crawling under the scrubs. Watched a few rake trees tear up the ground and fight all with in 10- 50 yards. she was estatic. the one picture with her standing on the cliff I dotn think she will ever do that again with out her bow, as she was miffed cause I was blowing the bugle and went to look over the edge wanted a pic. to the right of her by the rocks not more than 30 seconds after the pic a decent bull bugled about 10 yards away and no bow. he was coming I grabbed her bow and handed it to her. it was a cat and mouse game for 20-30 mins with that bull. then all the way back to the truck he walked but it was dark and we barely made him out. I got to sit back and watch her belly craw under scrubs, sneak up on it and even say to the bull when they were face to face " WOW you have pretty EYES" I shi t you not. lots of fun the last 3 elk hunts with her, yup she hunted same unit same season 3 years in a row of them of I signed over to her. this is a good thread people should keep it going.

next time go straight to the good spot. Sure... and blow out the deer between where I was and there. By the way, this wasn't a "trail"... the trail branches off about 1/2 mile back. This was a ridge line. I just wouldn't have done what they did. A ridge line is a trail, you yourself said it was impassible/ extreamly rough on both sides. now you expect then to walk 1/2 mile back to go another route. fake edit they coudl be saying, you know we were driving alon at our own pass and this guy passed us hauling butt right in front of us scaring everything away

Theres no deer in 6a might as well stay home

swiss army knife The real ones, cause it can go anything. might be slow but the best emergency knife around. but a real knife have to agree with sparky my dads K-bar from vietnam. he gave it to me back in the early 70's cause he had others and abused the crap out of it and I still have it and the others today.

#1 try to walk on the game trails # if your behind them your too late elk walk fast even when there just moseying along, only thing you could have done is hiked up the canyon and got ahead of them they had to be going somewhere. I know its easier said than done. 1. How the heck do you get through the thick forests with the twigs, aspen leaves and pine cones crunching away and not alerting every animal within 200 yards of your presence? 2. We saw tons of sign - fresh trail tracks, fresh(er) scat, rubs, bedding areas, but didn't see buy 1 elk which was luck, since we were both walking the same direction (deeper up a canyon/into woods). With all the sign, shouldn't we have seen more elk? I know hunting isn't a guarantee, and we almost had one... Thanks again.

sounds like you were on the same trail they were and they just wanted to go farther. I see no problem with it. people bitch about the stupiest things anymore.

I used to do alot of hunting camping fishing in the winter months in Washington and Arizona cold never bothered me. Sleeping in Campers, truck cab overs and trucks with canopies were colder than sleeping on the ground. the wind and cold blows under the and you freeze. I usually throw a tarp down then a wool blanket, then my sleeping bag with a wool blanket in it. and I am good to go. I sleep right next to the fire. I use the tarp 1st if there is snow on the ground. generally dont use a tent except in the summer for the shade and to keep the bugs away. cost are fantactic but even but the cold blwoing under them will freeze ya. one year The Warden(aka wife) introduced me to motels yote hunting up on the north rim.. so now I just bring cash when its cold out. Kid wants to jan camp up in unit 8 for deer this year. She crazy Im getting a room in williams. Heater in a camper 5th wheel would be pretty cool but I worry about carbon monoxide, we got pretty sick one year hunting grand mesa wilderness area in CO using a lantern in a decent size tent with the door flaps open. I aint doing that crap ever again. Delw

Congrats to that boy, that is cool

all depends if you want to hunt in the cold or in the heat and what area. 8 and 9 are my pick but thats just me. 20c is a good one but you will need to have some good boots and like to walk. I was thinking of even hitting camp wood area this season I havent hunted camp wood since about 85 The regs are a pain in the butt to go through everytime online o I just screen shotted this

wow nice shot, that a kit? Yes, 1st one I even call in or seen in the day time it was around 1pm. we were yote hunting with some friends and spooked up a very nice buck, so she ran back to truck and got her bow. we hunted that buck from the schools Christmas break to dec 31 almost every day. seen it almost every day as well that was probably the smartest deer I have ever seen. he hung out in the really thing river bottom behind me but would bed in those hills just behind the kid. came in twice to a varmit squeeler varmit call too. just windy or too far to get a shot. after we saw the deer the 1st time we had to crank her bow up to legal hunt lbs then shoot a few shots to resight in. I took mine a few times out then quit taking it and of coarse we saw it often when she was the only one with the bow. would have made no difference I cant hit crap with my bow. fun time forsure.

if you park in the park anywhere legally yes. most of the times they dont worry about people getting out of the cars on the few back dirt roads

thats a cool looking rack congrats to him

I am betting it was longshooter and he got lost again

Oh man those were the good old days, what ever happened to the guy in tucson that was the head cop on that forum? he was always fun. I think his name was gilbert? Then there was Thunderless Dan posting BS about a friend or brother coming back from iraq or something heck maybe it was Vietnam and killing a herd of elk with a m-16 south of winslow, but he didnt turn him in nor was he involved so he said.

Naw dude I dont get mad, I just call BS when I see it. somethings just not right with this thread. every post he posted contradicted himself. first it was on the ground for 2 more trigger pulls then got up and looked at him broad side. then few posts later he couldnt figure out why it didnt drop like a rock.

BTW this is a shot the kid took on her first animal with a bow. I called it in while looking for a buck we had spooked earlier. it was a straight on shot at 40 yards windy day from a 12 year old kid wearing a picachu t-shirt ,a pair of jeans and a pink freakin 25lbs bow we watched the fox circle around behind us. his head was just above a rock, the only thing she had to shoot at was the throat.(4inch x 4inch square maybe) either hit the throat or rock or watch it bounce off the forehead. I told her not to shoot she said I wont miss. arrow flew it dropped like a rock, well not really flipped over backwards and then dropped like a rock. She didnt forget what bow she was shooting nor did she dry fire her bow 2 times while it was laying on the ground. Just say'n

I didnt think of it that way but now that you mentioned it.... and the wy he posted could be a possibility

Hopefully you are in a multiple bag limit unit since you state you already shot one this year?

I'm still calling BS the red spots on my marked up picture is more than likely where you hit it.. there is no way in 4377 you hit it even close to where you said. if you had it would have taken out a windpipe, throat jugler back shoulder on the pictures left side anyone or all of those. if you hit it where you said on the pink dot that never happened either. I could have sworn you said as the cat was on the ground..... this post is BS

Why so negative? I think the guy just wanted some opinions on his situation. As a near perfect hunter, I suppose you were entitled to give him yours so you did. delw killed 300 coyotes a year every year in the 80s and 90s using a circe, knows unit 12b better than anyone alive, and he turns down 380-400" bulls when everyone else cant find any. No not true on the odd years is was only 250 yotes

Why so negative? I think the guy just wanted some opinions on his situation. As a near perfect hunter, I suppose you were entitled to give him yours so you did. Maybe you should go back to face book where everything is nice and positive. watching a grown man make excuess's for a piss poor shot is typical of todays generation. Crap happens who cares. it could have been all said in one post rather than drawing it out to 3-4 posts. the only part that slightly bothered me is his lack of self awareness as to what firearm he was shooting. the rest he could have gut shot it and let it run off and I could have cared less.