arizonaelk

What part is of town are you in?

Kick arse ram, only wish I could have gotten there 12 hrs earlier.

http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=4c4fae7...be49c7d2&e=

Wow Coach i feel like i just learned alot thank you, i actually am going to print that and read it again in camp. I woudl never expect someone to give me their secret honey hole but i do apreciate info from the folks that get to spend 10x the amount of time in the woods as I do. The info you and couesfan shared is really good and I hope i can put it to good use. whatever else you think you can share that will make me a better archery elk hunter please i'm open to learning.

Point being, don't focus as much on "herd bulls" as on hot cows. Don't try to call the biggest in, because they're too smart to key in on a single cow. They are really smart, and will use your calls against you, just to keep tabs on where you are. They're more likely to get duped by their nose than by their ears. They've heard every call and can tell a human from the real thing. If in doubt, they stay away - that's how they get big. Find and play the hot cows. Let them do the talking, and be a ghost to get in between them and the big boys. Coach - i have to ask. How are you finding the cow that is in heat? How do i identify that cow? This is an interesting theory that i haven't heard before. thank you

couesfan - thanks for the info, I have to agree there is food and water all over in that unit this year, i haven't been up there since 2003 and i jsut don't feel i'm seeing the concentration of ek like i did then. I think you must have hit the nail right on the head, they are spread out everywhere, which is making it harder for me to find the toad i lose sleep about at night hahahahahah. Thanks for the info if you fell like there is anything else you want to add please dont hesitate to PM. cj

I have been scouting alot in 9 for my early archery hunt and I am having a hard time finding big bulls. I feel like i have seen a few 330-350 class and am very happy with that but i sure would like a crack at something bigger. I haven't been drawn for 7 years and i'm sure my eyes and ears just aren't what they used to be. I seem to have seen more when they were in velvet than i do now. Where do they go after they scrape the fuzz? I have been concentrating on the east side.

145 - this is the kind of buck that keeps me getting up on the weekends.

Killer buck congrats