elkaholic

Took a trip out to bartlette. Palo Verdes with snapped off tops everywhere. Looked like someone stomped on them. Weight of wet snow too much for them. Thousands of limbs broken or laying on ground -' just crazy.

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Usually 3 days after they tell you to make sure your cc is updated

YEAh those be Johns knife - wanta sell ? he retired they were continental divide knife co . or something like that

piggy that are hit hard/lethal will crawl under any ledge overhang- dive right into prickly pear bushes and the nastiest of brush etc. I've seen them flat out death run over 100yrds downhill after being hit deadcenter with a 300 gr, muzzleloader powerbelt / no real blood trail to speak of. We never woulda found that one cept I was the bino eyes from a distance . rarely have I seen them drop within 20 yrds.- if its a good hea--rt shot most other lethal hits will be found past 50 yrds. --- - no tellin even with double lung shots. generally if you can establish the line of travel by blood or tracks - keep at it look in every cranny. one yr a hard hit piggy disappeared in an rather open draw between myself and another hunter on the other side - not 20 yrds across. back tracked sever al times - he was in a hole under 2 rocks in the bottom -never woulda found him cept he popped his jaws when we almost stepped on him.

Most inlines are great guns these days. you've got a great set-up. I borrowed a knight one yr.-- I used 90 grains pyrodex and 300 grain powerbelts. 100 yrds -a perfect clover leaf you could cover with a quarter. I was hooked. the - maybe the luckiest- longest shot to date with this setup was 250 yrd. dead antelope. A lot of improvements in guns - bullets and powders since then. same setup dropped a big 6x6 bull at 100 yrds this yr. What I found interesting with powerbelts-- you can snap finger spin them-- they will stand and spin like a top- talk about balanced. Good luck and have fun with your new present. On a side note. 150 grains of any powder may kick your shoulder out.

One yr. Dec coues hunt. A bobcat stalking a buck. Even jumping on its back, which resulted in the cat flying end over end high in the air . They had a stand off, antlers blocking any advances from the cat, for another few minutes. The buck finally had enough and trotted off. So cool to watch.

Anyone know who had the big camp at 108 and 42 rd. Several wall tents etc. Locals had to clean up ,what was discribed as piles of trash. They took pictures. These guys who took time out of their hunt to clean up the mess ,would like to know who to report, so this crap doesnt happen again.

Lots of clear cutting going on in unit 8 over the yrs. Great for the elk and the forests. Camped same spot for week of scouting and 11 of the 14 days season - heres what comes down the road. walked right by camp and ended up a few hundred yrs above the tank- how bad can it get ? sun up till sunset bangn beepn tracks squealing clankn non stop loudly echoing down the canyon and off the hillsides. thought id set tank anyway y - nothin showed got rained on hailed on - time to go try someplace else . Wasn't a happy hunter Had to pull camp-

Season come and gone. No elk tagged. Was great to be hunting elk again. A few close encounters. A lot more out of range. Watch them dissappear. Great time meeting new people and having great freinds trying to make it happen. I can only hope I can draw the same tag again. Rut was a little slow and is really kick in now. Hear bugles in morning . None at night or visa versa. Bulls not really reacting to calls or so it seamed. Good luck to all those whom still have the chance to hunt and tag an elk this yr. Seen lots of wildlife . Deer muleys turkeys even a bear. I had a great season.!

I'd like to add, that no elk were wounded either. I stuck to my yardage limit, and a broadside standing shot. Elk at 75. Bear at 60 turkey at 30-40.

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Lots of camps around . May not have been hunters. But could have been

I like the Vaseline option -make it a hassle for him to get pics -- leave a polite note that you'll gladly share the spot if he returns your stolen camera kinda a who's gonna give up first --- one can be very stubborn when it comes to thieves

THE SAME SITIATION WITH THE ' pending road closures" In tonto national forest- the people making the changes and decisions aren't even in this state - they are sitting around a table in NM looking at old out of date maps,!! TRUTH ! They have no clue and are getting information from rangers whom barely even know the area themselves-' tontos record for new people / rangers is every other yr , if they last that long.

I'm thinking FS is trying to make an effort to close the roads that they haven't been enforcing. by placing new no motorized signs they have probable cause to come find you if they see new tracks down the road. plus several of the stakes have gone missing in past yrs. I'd bet if you had their road closed maps , you'd see your road has be closed for a while .! Others acccross the Coconino forest may find new signs/posts up in the middle of some of their rds too!

lol -- late as always-- if it falls thru I'm second - nice scope gotta pay attention more !

gotta love this guy ! Not the end you expected- but wait I'll have a bigger set next year !

the best ever-- gotta love --Are you smarter than a 5th grader Navel officer -teaches Anatomy at the Academy. 1st grade question -- How many sets of teeth does a person have in their lifetime-- 1--2--3 The Idiot says 1 cuz he knows it's not 3 not really a trick question-- everyone has a set of baby teeth and then an adult set -- unless you include a set of false teeth.

JUst don't hunt the cedar flatlands and you should tag out toppin

Just about every unit runs the gauntlet of certain seasons having more hunters in someones secret spot. Even the chat ON HERE can raise an uproar about giving away "secret" spots. To be honest most don't know they are secrets A lot has with the draw also- seems like everytime I get drawn someones hunting my spot! makes you wonder how many others are giving away secrets - or am I the one hunting their secret spot!!?? The same people don't actually get drawn every yr. maybe this yrs group had your secret spot

probably full of turkeys

I call'm my truck bino's great glass at a super price- figured theyd be gone