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I dont know, I wasnt up at 1 am much when i was 11.

Didnt know there was elk over there by Palo Verde!

Great pics Amanda! Thats one of the areas Ive been wanting to go check out sometime.

Thanks! Spit coffee all over my monitor. LMAO!

He was actually with a group of other bulls/cows. Looking at the series of pics he was almost gaurding the salt, pushing deer and elk away from it. The pics are taken off a trail cam.

So I finally got myself a new set up this year and am looking at a new broadhead. I have always shot the innerlocs and never had any trouble with them. Im thinking about getting the shuttle T locks. Ive heard good things about them. Any one ever use them?

OK, now the bloods pumping! 77 more days til elk season, gotta toughen up!

Had a great time this weekend. Nice to finally meet some of you. Big thanks to Lance and family for putting this together. Ill post some more pics tonight.

Im planning on being there. There will be 3 of us. Probaly wont make it up until late friday though.

MMMMMM! Mike and Rhondas... Im hungry. Man I miss Flag. Congrats again

Congrats on a great bird. Must have been nice to be able to go buy the celebration beer after shooting it in the parking lot! Congrats again

Awesome hunt and great pics. Thanks for sharing.

Great job Rob! Wish i could have been there. You guys got some great pics!

That or there will be more spikes for the rifle hunters to hammer.I wish they would have cut the rifle tags in that unit.

Congrats Houston, looks like a good time. Tell Joe Congrats as well.

Redneck, Are you NAU CM Alumni? Just curious if there is any others on this site. Jay

Well looking at the schedule me and the family should be able to make it up this year. i was bummed I didnt go last time. Looking forward to finally meeting everyone. Jay

Anybody get out the last few weeks up north. Gonna try and get up later this month. How are the road conditions?

7 E Archery Bull. SWWEEETT!!!

This is one of my favorites from last year on a archery elk hunt.

I used to live near this area during highschool. The public in this area is absolutly clueless when it comes to hunting or guns. If you really want to seen the ridiculousness of thinking there, Google New Jersey bear hunt. I swear when people found out that my family hunted when we moved there its assumed your a phsyco killer.

Its a good thing Im not an elk, I would still be a spike!

Went out this morning and checked out a new area. I got up on top of the hill and glassed for about an hour and found some pigs. They were way out in the flats so I chose a few landmarks and slipped down to them. I got in the area they had been and wasnt able to see any but coud hear the faint woofing sound in the distance. I folled the sounds and finally got a visual on one across the wash at about 90 yards. He went behind a tree and i started to slip to the bottom of the wash while he was out of site. I got to the other side and the pig had completly vanished. I snuck around for a while but could not locate them again. I headed back to the hill I was sitting on before just a little more to the east. I sat down and set up my glasses again and not five minutes later found the group of pigs again. I slipped in to about 60 yards and had them all around me. This one stepped out at 50 yards and I sent one flying. Got a good hit, he didnt go 3 yards and expired in seconds. The hole in the picture is the exit wound. I hit him qaurtering away right behind the head. The arrow hit his skull and turned 90 degrees coming out the opposite back side. Did the job.

Big congrats! That is awesome. Must have been a difficult shot, He looks awful skinny! LOL. Congrats again. Jay

I have to say I was dissapointed in myself. I usually pride myself on getting and doing my homework, putting in the time to scout and have everything pretty much figured out by opening day. This year has been a roller coaster of events, and work and family obligations made it difficult to get out and scout. But thanks to help from some people I got some starting points to check out. I got out opening weekend and saw a good amount of bucks. A buddy of mine took time off his hunt to come over and help . We tried getting in on a real nice buck but kicked up a doe and a spike on the way in. This in turn spooked the buck we were after. After the blown attempted we sat down and did some more glassing. Then I saw the most amazing thing in my short hunting career, a mointain lion. I glassed him up slipping along a hillside. At first all I could say is "Holy crap Rob, Ive got a lion!". I noticed he was slipping along very stealthy and panned over to the direction he was going and saw three deer. It was incredible, we actually got to watch a lion sneak in on a small spike. The whole time watching, hoping the lion would make the kill so we could sneak up and get a shot. The lion got in to about 15 yards of the deer and made his move. The deer busted him as he made the lundge and got away. The deer ran about 70 yards and just stared back in the lions direction, as the cat slipped into the wash for what we thought might be another attempt. This all took place at about 900 yards so Rob and I hightailed it down to a lower ridge to try and close the distance and hopfully get a shot. We setr up again and found the deer still frozen like statues but could not locate the lion again. It sucks we were never able to get a shot but im greatful that I got to witness something like that. The rest of the weeknend went well. We glassed up a bunch of smaller bucks and knowing I could get out later in the hunt and into the beginning of the rut i passed on them. i headed down friday night after work to finish out the hunt. My buddy was busy trying to fill his tag so my father came down with me. We went back to the area we had seen a lot of small bucks ands I wanted to get up to a higher spot to glass. We got there at dark thirty and stsrted the trek in. We got to the lower spot, and the spot we had sat 2 weeks before and my Dad had that look on his face. He looked at me and asked how much further. I decided we could just sit the same area as before. We got settled and as time went by deer started popping up all around us. Saw lots of does and fawns and finally I glassed up a descent 2 point that was chasing some does. I was trying to decide if i want to go after the buck as i watched him make his way farther across the valley. Finally I told my dad i was going to go afetr him if he bedded down. We had watched a doe and a fawn work there way towards the base of the hill we were sitting on and knew they were right below us. Not two minutes after I decided to go for the 2 point my dad says theres a buck. I looked down and saw the buck following the path that the doe and fawn had taken. He was headed right at us. I put up my glasses and got a better look at him. I didnt take the time to study him but saw enough antler to make my decision to shoot. I snuck back up behind the rocks we were sitting on and loaded a shell. I slipped around the right side of the out cropping and laid across a large rock. The buck had come in another 50 yards closer and stopped broadside. I put the cross hairs on him and pulled the trigger. Instictivly i load another shell and tried to find him in the scope again and saw him running to the right. In the excitment I lost him in the scope, regained composure and tried to find him again. Just as the thought raced through myu head " Oh crap I lost him!" I heard my dads voice yell " Hes down!". I scored him at 89 without deduction and 85 with. The bucks got great character and I couldnt be happier. Is was a great time and Im glad that I got to share it with my Father. Thanks to everyone who helped me out. __________________