Cazador

congrats!

Congrats!

Yup, that is just south of the Blue Ridge community.

Moqui Draw/Canyon just south & east of the Blue Ridge community. There are several roads from the 87 that go in there. If you cruise the neighborhood there are a lot of whitetail around the cabins. If you can get a good vantage point in the canyon I'm sure you can turn up some coues.

Great writeup and nice goats! I'm very interested in going up to Wyoming for an Antelope hunt. Probably the best tasting game meat there is!

I have made a few scouting trips up and have seen some nice bucks running around an area I've taken elk and deer. Haven't been able to get good pics of a bachelor herd of bucks that are running together which I think one is a solid 80+". Here is one that stood still long enough for a few pics. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm back after 2 weeks in our beautiful high country. My antelope hunt was a very quick hunt and I bet I might have been the first to take an antelope on this hunt first morning at 6:09 AM. Went up 2 days early to setup camp and do last minute scouting in an area I consistently seen large bucks. Got nervous as I did not see the antelope in my first hunt location but did see a very nice buck we named 'Scar' due to large scar on the left side of his body. Seen him twice in the same location (~1 mile from camp), once in the morning and then again in the evening the day before the hunt. My cousin and dad were there helping on the hunt. My cousin called it during sitting by the campfire that I would get him first thing in the morning. Although I knew I probably would get something the first day I did not think it would be so early. As luck would have it we drove down the road not a mile from camp and my cousin spots a nice buck ~100 yards in the forest. We immediately thought it was Scar and get out of my Ranger and follow another 300 yards where he gives me 100+ yard shot. It turned out it was not Scar but still a very nice buck for this area. I'm approaching my big game grand slam for this area as to I've taken a trophy bull elk and mule deer in this general location.

The big one that got away! He came into ~60 yards after I harvested mine. If I would have waited a few minutes longer he would have bit dust. Hoping for another tag soon!

There was a bigger one that came in while we were taking pics. I had never seen that buck in the many times I had scouted. I have a video of him. I will get a still pic and post soon.

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I was in 6A two weeks ago after the heavy rains and they were bugling pretty good very early morning. Definitely pre-rut though,but the cooler weather got them going.

Congrats! Got me more excited for my hunt in two weeks!

Only 8 rifle tags with no other hunts before, huge unit and in a place that I never have seen a antelope hunter in my 6+ years hunting this location. We'll see if I regret giving out too much info...lol.

I've seen some nice coues where I hunt muleys but not consistent enough to recommend you hunting there. I'll keep my eye out though as to I've been spending a lot of time scouting for my upcoming goat hunt. Will be up there tomorrow through the weekend.

6ANut's favorite unit - Muley! Hoping to top the one I took back in 2014.

Thanks!

TRKHNTR, you mind sharing the taxidermist info that did your mount? Thanks!

I also made the mistake and used him for my trophy muley (avatar) I took back in 2014. He has also using the same excuses as reported by everyone who has had bad experiences with his service. AZGFD can't do anything about this. The only thing that can be done is taking him to small claims court. The sad thing about my situation with him is he is indirectly related to my family and goes to show how bad the integrity this guy has.

Well I'll try to keep this thread going so anyone who has hunted 6A antelope please post any pics. Only 8 tags so I anticipate an un-pressured hunt with the exception of the areas mentioned earlier in this thread which is where I usually see them on my elk & deer hunts. The herd appears to be growing or at least where I've been seeing them the last several years in the pines. Some decent bucks but I really have not paid too much attention to them which I will now. Kind of funny the area that I've been hunting the last several years has had the elk herd thinned out really good and now the antelope are showing up. Coincidental?

... tgun3535 & 116inchazcoues... how did you do on this hunt? I drew this tag this year and would like to know/see anything you had harvested.

Congrats, but why do you say more than likely? 5B was my first choice and had more tags than 6A. I guess I can be surprised again and would not mind 6A at all!

Thanks... I was very surprised to see it charged to my CC. I thought I was in it for the long haul like most everyone else. I was really considering this year heading up to Wyoming to hunt so that I can mark this game animal off the trophy room checklist. Now to make the most out of this 'once in a lifetime opportunity' unless I'm somehow lucky again.

Some of you are not going to like this but I drew this year with 5 points. Rifle 5B or 6A, more than likely 5B.

Will do, thanks!

5B or 6A rifle hunt for me... more than likely 5B

Ditto!... Just got hit for an antelope $90 charge!