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I'll take it @MoneyMike where do I venmo my money too?

Good hunters don't need binoculars

Democrat or Republican?

Jack in the box in Payson is good place to start that time of year try at the edge of snow line if there is any.

I am a pretty average hunter and a below average gear guy, I use 150 dollar binoculars that I bought ten years ago. I usually use the two second rule in judging if its a shooter or not. Listening to Jay Scott Podcast, I hear him use the term 'cream' quite a bit. If Jay is the cream, I am more like grounds. To use a fishing analogy he would be in the private boat with a captains chair and my preference would be swigging coors lights on a party boat learning from other guys swigging coors lights. For the most part I do not like waiting for tags with this exception, I wanted to hunt the AZ strip once in my life. I will post daily as cell service allows my views and pics from 13b. People keep telling me I need to get a guide or buy a scouting package. Although I am sure it would help with my success, I consider hunting to be a test of what I know and what my intended quarry knows, (that and two daughters college tuition payments pretty much rules out buying anything) Here are some pics from my scouting. Big shout out to shane koury for helping me decide what a shooter is this year and pointing me in the right direction to check. First Buck seen Too cute not to stop and take a pic First real bucks A big three in the afternoon MY bison hunt sucked the majority of my vacation so my intention is to hunt the first few days then ten days starting just before labor day weekend. either my failure or success will be epic.

My friend waited 20 years for this tag. After some lack luster scouting trips. Him and my brother called me. I told them because of the giant deer I will be there anyway so sure I will help. Day 1 they are on the west end so I go to east end. From the highway I see this guy they see two does. I text a couple of pics and go to an undisturbed spot and catch 5 more small bucks The afternoon we go together see some small far off bucks Next morning they are back to the west and I go to east end. See the same buck from the morning previous and after a couple of fruitless hours he decides to make a play on it. We get to 423 yards and the wind changes. Than it's a track race that we lose between the antelope, a jeep that see the commotion and a herd of elk. That evening we find a giant after watching 3 sxs trying to herd a group to their hunter. Sunday my friend and brother look for that big one and I look for that original buck (now missing) and then take side roads from Heber to Holbrook. BTW you would be surprised at the amount of elk by Holbrook. Monday rolls they go in the big ones area and I look for the original buck. They find some antelope and more hunters the meet me mid morning. We sneak in to 318 yards and nerves get the best of him We track them for about 3/4 of mile than they spook into the trees By luck we get to 180 yards. I thought rifle hunting would be easy 20210906_105615_1.mp4

I know what you mean. Had a few (5) archery tags this was my last buck.

Congrats!

I ain't kidding next time I get the tag. I'm hunting by Holbrook

How did you do

He ended up getting it

I said average guys, not the guys making 100k (made up figure) guiding bison hunters. My limited time up there I noticed alot of disturbance. Bison hunters, turkey hunters, mushroom pickers, people in Subarus hiking etc. Checking a salt block/water tank for sign won't make much difference.

I spent like 45 days north of the canyon that year between bison and strip hunting. The reason for so many flats was they had just grated highway 5 on the strip and my truck was still using the dealer tires. 12west roads are easy to navigate

It tells you the most important thing that they are there. You lose some nuance but there few average guys that are trophy hunting bison.

I don't think the camera ban will have a real effect. Bison leave all sorts of sign (fur, droppings,tracks) and the hunters sit all day anyway.

Thanks I just read what I wrote as I waited for my friend to get into position on some antelope. Two things I took away; first don't bison hunt, strip hunt and elk hunt in the same year. Second is my mindset, I really wanted to explore as much as kill a big buck.

dang I've gone on some good hunts

Also said it was hypothetical

Hypothetical, if 2022 goes to the Republicans and the new speaker of the house is Republican. Than Joe's dementia takes over and has to step down. The vp would be conservative.

He's got like 300 views. Half of them probably came from you posting the link. Troll him in the comments for entertainment and it will let him know that you know.

4b

Story to come

For those that are interested. Baby elk has a beef flavor. Also very tender. The processing was tedious. All of the ligaments and tendons of a full size elk are compressed into a very small package.

Going to the land of the giants. 4b! Friend of mine also has a rifle pronghorn tag that I will help him with scouting on for the unit.

He got banned I believe