AZbowhunter629

Yes, of course. This one is for my wife. She has the December tag...so hopefully she can tag it and we will have some "then and now" pictures! LOL

Whats the score of this buck? I have my guess in the high 90's...whats everyone think?

I posted a couple more, back and best side one I got..

Anyone have any good spots to hunt in 6A in December? My wife drew a tag this year for that unit for whitetail. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

My wife had the tag last year in November. Be prepared to do a lot of hiking up the mountains. High in the mountains was where most of the hunters were tagging bigger bucks, and where most of the deer were seen. Some nice ones up there if you can do some steep hiking.

I say 101 5/8

The best way to preserve meat is, first off, get the hide off the animal as quick as possible. You can gut your deer or de-bone it. I like de-boning, that way I can carry no bone wieght, just meat with me. If you de-bone, you don't have to gut it at all, just start skinning right away (they make some DVD's on this subject too that can buy) You can get ALL the meat this way, you can even get the tenderloins if you do it right, and you don't deal with the guts at all. All that is left is a skeleton and guts inside it. If you rather gut it and are more familiar with that method, be sure to gut it first as soon as possible, then get that hide off ASAP. Go to Walmart and buy a few packs of basic white pillow cases. Pillow cases are more durable than game bags, they breath perfectly, they keep the flies and the dirt out. And they are durable enough to be tied shut and strapped on a frame pack...or you can sling them over your shoulder and carry them out that way too. You could put a whole deboned coues deer in 2 pillow cases, easily. I put an entire de-boned elk last October in about 4 or 5 pillow cases (50 lbs of meat per bag). Also-- go to the hardware store and get a few packs of the little rectangular straight razors to aid in skinning quickly. They are cheap and they are lightweight to carry. Once the deer is skinned out, cut the meat off the bone (just follow as close as you can along the bone) and put the meat pieces/chunks inside the pillowcases. Tie the pillow cases shut and pack out them with your hide and horns also strapped on your pack. Once you get back to camp get it on ice, but when you do this, take the meat out of the pillow cases and put them in a plastic bag to prevent the meat from getting water damage. Plastic bags are OK if they are sealed and placed in a cooler with lots of ice, otherwise never use plastic bags because they do not breath and your meat will spoil fast, especially on a packout. The other reason I like de-boning the meat is because there is a problem that can sometimes happen with leaving meat on the bone. Many hunters don't know about it, (but butchers do) and it is a term called bone souring. That is when the meat spoils from the bone (from the inside out). This happens since the deep parts of the meat and bone take a long time to cool. Most hunters don't know their meat is bone sour, until the butcher cuts it off the bone....and it stinks like rotting flesh. One butcher that I know, had to clear out his entire shop because of some guy's elk had soured, and he didn't know until he cut into it. The hunter had thought he done the right thing by skinning and gutting it right away on an early season October hunt---he even hung the quarters in a cool place, but the meat did not cool to the core and it got bone souring. Sorry for writing a book...but hopefully that helps you out.

Hello, My wife drew the November 26th-Dec 2nd whitetail tag for unit 36C. I hunted this unit for 2 days last August with my bow, but I really don't know much on the unit at all. I am an experienced hunter and I know how to effectively glass and spot and stalk. I just need to know what areas hold some decent bucks. Also, what's the traffic like with the illegals there? Is it too dangerous too even consider hunting this unit at all with the illegals and drug problems??? When I hunted last august I did not see any illegals or signs of any, but I was at the middle/upper portion of the unit away from the border. Any help from anyone that has hunted this unit and knows where we can get on some decent bucks and can tell me what the illegal traffic is like, would be greatly appreciated. -Thanks

I would definitely go with 3-9x50mm. The 50 is much better for lower light conditions, and you will be surprised at how much better you can see animals in those conditions vs using a 40mm. I suggest a leupold. Their warranty is awesome....they will replace your scope if anything ever happens to it. Also I have a Burris on my .300 win mag. Last hunting season in Colorado, it proved it's durability ten fold! Had my horse tied up to a tree and my rifle in the scabbard (unloaded of course) the rifle had fallen out and was in between all 4 legs of the horse. I slowly approached the horse and pulled the rifle away, but my sling caught his leg and he flipped out! The horse went bucking around the tree like crazy, slamming my rifle to sh*t, and actually bent the swivel connections for my sling. To my disbelief, the scope was fine other than a few scratches. Rifle was ok too. Took it to the range and it was still perfect. Burris makes one tough scope so I would highly recommend then too.