AzDiamondHeat

depends on the terrain and the wind. If you are calling wide open grasslands, sure, blast it. They will come from miles. If you are calling desert canyons, your sound is pretty contained so no sense in blowing out every animal in that canyon with too much volume. With more time in the field you will find what works for the areas you hunt.

...They taste better. so after a week of horrible weather and hiking all over creation NOT hearing any bugles, I was finally able to fill my tag. Not a TROPHY by most standards, but I think ANY archery elk is a trophy. Funny enough, the first comment I get about the picture is "man, you look tired". YA THINK? He was shot at 25 yds. It was an uphill shot and I got him mid chest, but didn't account for the angle. We tracked him for a quarter mile without a drop of blood. It was the craziest thing I ever saw. There wasn't even any blood coming out of his wound. Fortunately it was fairly virgin ground so his prints were pretty easy to follow. Only lost the track once in tall grass for about 10 minutes. After opening him up the broadhead had gone through one lung and into the bottom of the spine(due to angle). One lung was basically soup. It was crazy. Never found the broadhead so I am assuming it rolled around in his chest blenderising everything. Found all the other arrow parts though. Shot at 5:30 and to the processor by 9. bottom line: Success.

the bigger bull are. I hope so. In three years when I have another tag those guys will have some little 3x3 children that I can shoot.

I ended up with a big cat 350. It is BIG. Seems like it will work good for putting the whole family inside. Might have to end up getting another smaller one for when it is just me. Looking forward to getting it out in the woods and trying it out. Will be a very different experience. Did I mention it is BIG???

What have you used or do you currently use? Thinking of (finally) adding one to my gear. Hoping to also use it to get wife out taking more wildlife pics and littlenboy tagging along.

Nope, 4b. We waited 3 years to draw the tags for those monsters.

3rd one down. Is that a cam pick or a photo? Looks like he has some branches tangled in his rack maybe? Very cool pic.

Why are people so secretive and defensive about in which unit they just succeeded? Its not like we don't know where the trophy units are already. Are we afraid that simply saying what unit will cause a sudden rush to the unit? And heaven forbid someone have the audacity to ASK. I honestly just don't get the taboo. Maybe I am just getting old...

Well you're doing a great job then. Keep up the hard work. Sorry you don't have a tag though.

Very nice. Looks like you are working hard to have success. I hope you get one of those bad boys this year.

As most real hunters would be to others. Common decency is becoming a lost trait sadly. What kind of "hunter" makes fun of another hunter for making a clean and ethical kill because it is not a "trophy"? Is that really what our sport is about? Wow.

And thank you for congratulating me none the less. Funny thing though, I had already said what unit I was hunting in other threads in the elk forum. I was giving almost daily reports. Almost. 4b for those who don't want to look it up. Anyone want to know WHERE I shot that monster? Weimer ridge. Happy to help. I will have the same tag in another 3 years.

Nothing in my posts would lead a rational thinker to the liberties you take with my words. You would make a good political satirist. Nothing even close to reality, but entertaining none the less. I like guys like you. Good to keep around when I need a good laugh. Always looking to antagonize when there is nothing better to do. Reminds me of me when I was young.

Thank you. I try hard to impress people on the internet. Funny thing about the "hero" shot is I didn't even remember to take a picture until I had already started to clean him out. My buddy reminded me that we had to take a picture. Wasn't that important to me. I had a great time in the woods with my friends and family. My family will be well fed for the next year. That is what is important to me.

so you dont pics of the animals from your hunts but youre mad others dont post stories and pics of their kills including unit numbers? I don't post pics? I thought I did. Does it not show up on your computer? I better go back to the story I posted last week and try again. My bad I also wasn't aware that I was mad at anyone. Can you show me that post so I can fix that as well? I was under the assumption that I simply asked the question as to WHY, and started a good discussion. My apologies for offending your delicate sensitivities. I will try to do better in the future. I just can't understand why there is so much negativity to other hunters on these forums. I have never met a real hunter that I wouldn't gladly share a campfire. I was raised in a different generation I guess.

I like you guys. This is fun. We should go hunting sometime. I will even let you tell everyone where I take you.

Fishing hole? No. The lake where I caught a big fish? You bet.

They are called hero shots. I didn't name them my friend. Keep trying though. It is entertaining.

Sounds like they may have been chasing a lion, but who knows these days. The regs are the only place I know of, but it would seem like there SHOULD be something like that around.

It's actually g14 classified. I just miss typed it.

So Trphyhntr....you only read the title and started to respond? Make sense. AverageJoe gets it. I agree with cj as well. Firstcoues, it is not about the kill for me or the "HERO" pictures. Most of my hunting is helping my kids or other people. I have made that abundantly clear. So much negativity on the internet these days. Hunters can't even appreciate and support other hunters. Sad.

wow. That looks nice. Well done

Neither am I. If you will actually READ the original post and my subsequent posts, I was merely asking WHY people don't. It was a DISCUSSION. For the record, AGAIN, I COULD NOT CARE LESS what unit YOU hunt in. It will not change what I do one single bit. I have hunted all over the western States and have hunted EVERYWHERE in Az. What YOU do will not change what I do. PERIOD. It is my OPINION, that it adds to the story of the hunt. That is my OPINION. Feel free to point out where I stated otherwise. OR, acknowledge you are just stirring the crap and trying to make this something it isn't. Don't worry, nobody will ever find your super top secret G4 hunting spot. Ya know, if it offends you so much, nothing is forcing you to respond to the post.

Why would I? According to your posts that is the "correct" way to hunt. So long as I do it form the cab of a truck. Silly me. I have been fooling myself all these years thinking it was about enjoying time in the outdoors with my friends and family.

do you even hunt? Nope, never have. I spend all my time on drinking and chasing hookers.