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It may have been just coincidence but the birds were in the area alot looking for something. They could not pinpoint either. It was one of my better stalks, closing a couple hundred yards on flat ground on moving animals (4 sets of eyes)

I have taken elk, bear, coues, turkey and muley with a three blade rage the blood trails were very significant. The issue I have with them is they are high maintenance. They often opened in my quiver

I spent friday and saturday in 2c. A couple of largish bucks were rutting and showing the signs of dominance. I went to 27 on sunday saw 15 bucks only the little ones were rutting and the only shooter we saw was with two other bucks.

Just did a 2 mile stalk on a 160ish buck. When I got to a hundred yards a predator hunter started his calling sequence pushing the deer off the hill

After my coffee break I have to walk back. It's a bit brisk Edit. I just found a batch of deer in a different direction than I parked. Oh well coffee break is over

May i suggest the 27 junior hunt

In my experience they are easier to see in the snow.

Congrats, IMO this is the greatest accomplishment I have read about on this website for the year. You have inspired me to put some of my tech down and go with one of my recurves at least a few times in January.

I love the irony in this. The draw system has to fail in epic proportions in order for me to get the tag I want.

can anyone point me to an area around i17 and the 101 where i can put a target down and shoot?

Tried I kept running into houses. I will try table mesa, thanks for the help

Archery (recurve and compound), I was hoping to find a wash or undeveloped hill side somewhere to get in some natural situation practice

Me too!

I think you asking yourself the wrong question. The question you should ask your self is will you be happy with him. My middle brother and my cousin could not be happier with any size deer, my youngest brother can only be happy with the largest. This year I took a 150" 8 or 9 year old buck and could not be happier. A couple of years ago I passed on a 165-170ish buck at 15 steps and could not be happier. It really is up to you. A pic of the buck that some people said I was crazy

I can put you in touch with the WMs up there if you need help. I've worked with the former 13B WM (now Sector Supervisor) for 8+ years on various conservation projects. He'll help you get on birds! Sounds good if you could PM his email address I will send him a note. Thanks Fred

It's official I'm hunting Rios in April. I am the worlds worst turkey hunter, so this will be interesting.

My brother had the after thanksgiving deer hunt in 24a, he did not see anything of quality in a reachable distance the first weekend and he only had Friday to hunt of the final weekend. I let my boss know that I had some sales calls to do and left my office in scottsdale around 1100. meeting my necessary work requirement and then meeting up with my brother around 245. We head out to my secret spot making it around 400 and within a few minutes we see two does and the smallest spike in history. i try to talk him into shooting it but no dice. We glass from the left nipple of the mountain seeing a distant deer on the reservation. I tell him lets go to the other nipple for the final minutes of his hunt getting there about 445 or so. I'm looking for a spot to set up my tripod when i hear him say theres two does. I walk over to where he is and set up. I set my glasses up and see antlers on the smaller buck and he starts setting up for a shot. We glass the other buck and both say shooter. He takes his time sets up, the sun starts its decline past the horizon. The larger buck goes by a large prickly pear and then beds as he was getting sight acquisition. I can feel the clock ticking to darkness. With me spending my work week in the valley and hunting stuff at my home in show low I had very limited hunting resources with me. My brother had borrowed a set of binos and allowed me to use them, swaro's el range. I was considering selling my kids for a set after using them. I range the cactus next to where the buck is bedded and it reads 468. He settles in the prone position and shoots, the deer have no reaction. He aims shoots aqain and the bedded buck kicks hard runs twenty yards or so and stops. He is having a hard time getting on the target (many minutes) and i tell him do you want me to do it and I see him almost hand me the gun. he goes back and forth from another set of binos i have on a tripod back to his prone position. Three more shots and the buck is down with minutes to spare from darkness. Unknown to us due to the cover was the bucks final death run, taking it into a giant hole and prolonging recovery for an hour or so The eight point is a bit of an exaggeration, I was counting the eyeguard. I was wearing the wrong shoes for where we were. The buck in the daytime without the fat guys behind it

I use to be somewhat secretive about my spots, but a few years ago I let a friend hunt my favorite lifelong hunting spot. The following week he gave my spot to a couple of his friends. At first I was aggravated but it turns the guys were really cool and I have hunted with them many times since. If you know 24a at all, I have given enough info to go to the exact spot. I bet Amanda and Bonecollector both know exactly where I was.

My daughter just did her science project on this subject. The sawyer works the best, even better than boiling because it gets rid of smell and the off color.

I use to have target panic(on mature animals) to the point I talked a psychologist hunting friend of mind. The solution for me was to simplify. my thought process before I shoot is simple now. pin(yardage), relax, aim, squeeze. At least it works for me, good luck.

4058 Apr 22 - Apr 28, and May 6 - May 19, 2016 (6) 13B (north of Wolfhole - Jacobs Well Road) Bearded turkey looks like you have a hybrid Rio tag, congrats. now I know why I didn't draw. how many bp did you have? keep in touch and let us know how the hunt went may need some advise in a year or two. Thanks I had mid-teens in points (14,15,or 16 don't exactly remember and they are gone now). I already enlisted the services of a volunteer guide (16 year old nephew) to call for me.

4058 Apr 22 - Apr 28, and May 6 - May 19, 2016 (6) 13B (north of Wolfhole - Jacobs Well Road) Bearded turkey 4058 Apr 22 - Apr 28, and May 6 - May 19, 2016 (6) 13B (north of Wolfhole - Jacobs Well Road) Bearded turkey Thanks I am amped. Let me be the first to E-Scout. Anybody know a good place to hunt rio's on the strip.

Can somebody check hunter number #4058 for me? I want to make sure I didn't waste my points before I get excited and I am not close to a set of regs. edit,Just had my nephew check for me first hunt for Rio's!

i cant really comment on the style of camo the majority of animals I have taken I have been wearing shorts or levis. I can say what ever style you wear in December wear in layers, the December desert is both cold and hot pending activity and time of day.

tagged along with my brother and uncle in the first hunt. saw some great bucks, They may open a new mine with all the lead they injected into that unit. My uncle did manage to fill his tag with a 300 yard open sighted off hand ricochet shot on the smallest buck seen.