GJMauro12

Dang it! Congrats though! Didn't expect it to stay up until my late rifle hunt anyway

I've ran into a few guys looking for lost Bulls off the 25 road. Don't think any were in the last 48 though.

I guess that's good to hear. Since I'm new to 27 I've felt like I'm just doing something wrong at times. It hasn't been all bad though because there have been days I am in elk most the day. I've learned this year that knowing a unit is a huge advantage and I'll stick to my regular places from now on most likely. The grass isn't always greener.

Found a huge shed yesterday before I had to come back to town to work a couple hours. On the road back up now to hopefully make something happen.

Best I could get before he had enough. It was difficult to smack him with a stick to keep him curled up and snap a picture through the scope.

I've come across quite a few snakes and I don't think they're as scary as people make them out to be. Most of the time they have let me know they are there. I use to kill them all but I think I've gotten soft. I would have like to keep the skin and rattle from the one in the picture but set up a photo shoot instead. I was trying to set up the sporting scope to get a phone skope picture but he wouldn't cooperate.

Found this one in the road the week before Labor Day.

Not very often at all. Mostly pigeons, rats, snakes and a squirrel here and there.

I've seen them in the moon valley neighborhood.

I've been getting into elk the last couple days. Friday was rough and I never heard a bugle or seen an elk. I've never hunted the unit before and didn't scout it so I've pretty much been using this first week as my scouting. Thursday night before the hunt I was woke up by bugles they screaming in camp at 130AM and they were still screaming when I left camp at 330AM but then they shut off. Saturday morning I spent checking waters and glassed up an average bull with a Few cows. Saturday night I had Bulls start screaming about an hour before dark but didn't get a look at them before dark. Sunday morning we were in bugles until noon but only got to see the satellites. Sunday night a good bull came out of his bed screaming on a trail just out of range and he didn't have any cows. I've found 16 wallows so far. Never seen so many wallows before. Haven't seen any cows yet really. It can only get better!

I'm hoping to be out of Phoenix by Tuesday if everything works out.

any rifle hunters finish up yet? I've Seen one big bull posted on Facebook so far.

Unit 42?

[quote name="hoghntr" post="676429" timestamp="1473290021 But seriously in areas like 11m and 6a I was hunting in the area at 11m we're guys that had 6a tags were camped in 11 m because there was no designated camp areas in the edge of 6a where they wanted to hunt and I'm just wondering how Game and Fish officers feel when there's an animal hanging in your camp with a tag from the unit next door??? We hunt deer along the road that splits two units and will usually camp in the unit we aren't hunting (about 50 yards from our unit) We have had G&F check us a couple times with out a problem so far. We always tell them before they look at our tags that we are hunting the other side of the road and just camping here so they know we understand where the boundary is.

I would like to see that too! I know there's some nice canyon creeks that act as the border for two units. I believe the actual border would be center of the creek bed but i could be wrong. It would be nice if I could glass the side of the canyon that is in my unit while sitting in the other unit and be able to pull the trigger. One year we followed bugles into one of these canyons and caught up to a bull standing in the middle of a creek that was a border. Would that bull have been legal to shoot?

I was at outdoorsmans today and they were on back order a couple weeks.

I'll see your bet and raise you a "No Goulds tag even with 19 points"! Oy vey! Wow- 19 points and still waiting on a goulds tag. Looks like I'm in a lot longer wait than I expected with 9 points.

Seen this on the map but didn't stop in there to see if it's still open or if they have much as far as archery. It's listed online that they have "archery supplies/ bow shop" The Tackle Shop 42634 Hwy 191 Alpine, AZ 85920-5300 United States +1 (928) 339-4338 This is my first time hunting there and it's going to be a huge difference from hunting out of our happy jack cabin. Pretty over whelming with how much elk country there is up there.

I was there last weekend and talked to the alpine village RV park. They offer showers for $6 and said they have towels if you forget yours. They also have a place to do laundry but I forgot the price on that. It was located on the highway heading towards New Mexico but before you leave town. I believe that's the 180 highway.

Hey everyone, I am heading up to look around tomorrow for my upcoming archery hunt and was wondering if anyone that lives around alpine or anywhere in 27 that wouldn't mind if I left a side by side in their yard until I come back up so I don't have to haul it home. It's not a huge deal to bring it home but I have a 4.8 motor in my Chevy and it really struggles going up the mountains and I will be making a few trips back and forth over the next few weeks. My plans right now are to head up tomorrow, 8/25 and come home Sunday 8/28 which is when I would need to drop it off. I expect to be back up 9/2 to pick it up for the weekend and if you're willing, leave it one more time on 9/4 until I pick it back up 9/9. After that I will be setting a camp and sticking it out through the hunt and wouldn't need to bug you again. I'm not looking for garage parking or even covered parking. I was just hoping if you're there full time and have the room for it with out it being in your way while its there it could work. Also, I have to bring the trailer home because i will have to load my camping gear onto it before going back up the final time and I sometimes have to use it for work during the week. I know this is late notice but I wasn't sure if I would be hauling it up there tomorrow because my buddy had the trailer in kaibab but he returned tonight. If I can't work something out with someone from here I was planning on looking for a storage lot to talk to when I get up there tomorrow if there are any. If you know of any storage places maybe you could shoot me a name of the place so I can try to look them up and give them a call on the way. Sorry about the long winded post but I really wasn't sure I wanted to even post this. So if anyone is willing to help me out just PM me or post here and I can shoot you my number or vise versa. Guy Mauro

I just hope they're on fire by 9/25 which I'm sure they will be.

I just heard on KTAR the show was cancelled and came searching for this thread. Maybe there was a follow up show tonight they were talking about. Edit- story came back on and the show tonight was cancelled.

I downloaded the my fitness pal app about a week before this thread started and I'm down 15.5 lbs from watching my calorie intake. I've cut out all pop and fast food and have been paying attention to my step counter on the iPhone. I started playing racquetball a couple times a week and taking walks on the days I don't play. I have about 5 weeks before my archery hunt to hopefully shed another 15 lbs. As mentioned above results will keep you motivated. Just have to find the motivation to start seeing results.

Is there a reason why coyote is unacceptable? Just curious

I haven't posted too many videos but it might be easiest to upload it to YouTube and post the link. Maybe someone else has a better answer. Nice buck!