bowhunter4life

Praise the lord Jim, many blessing to you and your girls!

Wow Jeff, Awesome Ram!! Congrats on a lifetime accomplishment!! So cool that Kolby was with you. Man I remember him as a young pup, he all grown up! Mike

I use used carpet, works great around camp!

Another job well done!! All, If you do not know, Don is a finalist of three individuals that is under review for appointment to the AZGFD Commission. Don is the type of person that we need to represent the Commission. I have not met another more caring and willing person that does so much for others within the hunting community! Don, I agree, sometimes we forget it is about the fellowship and the lifelong friendships that are made! Thanks for making a difference in Zach life! Mike

I am praying for the young man!! May our Lord Jesus bring peace and understanding to the family and a complete healing!

Nope, the best hunts are with the kids!! Congrats!

For sure, nothing better than seeing our future get involved in the outdoors! Congrats to all!

Just a quick note on my family fall hunting adventure. It started with me, after waiting 12 years to hunt bull elk. Spending over 30 days scouting my unit, passing many bulls on day 11 I was blessed with my biggest bull to date A few weeks later, my son due to High School Football and limited time was able to harvest this fine buck, his 5 buck from AZ. Then the following weekend my daughter was able to harvest her 1st cow elk. The older I get the more I enjoy hunting with my awesome family, all I can say is I am blessed! Mike

Thanks everybody, yes we are enjoying some awesome table fare!!! This year has been so great, I never imagined that my Senior daughter would still want to hang with dad and pursue hunting with passion. With my son knee high as a Sophomore playing JV and Varsity football and keeping up the grades. That he made sure, that yes we were going out together to find him a buck

Congrats to both of ya!!!

If you were in 9 this weekend, welcome flash flooding. It was amazing to see the downpour and water flowing everywhere. Helped two guys get unstuck as it was a sink hole for full size trucks! As for deer, I have been there 18 days since June very few deer seen.

Heard a single bugle in 9 around 10 pm. So it is starting....

Dairy is closed. Thanks Mike

two great archery desert bucks!!

Simply awesome! Congrats on a great accomplishment

Congrats!! You harvested one of my bucket list archery critters! Sweet!

I have found a big buck will only have tolerance for a short amount of time. At some point while you visited your site the bucks came through and smelled ya or were coming in while you you there setting up stands or checking cams. They now have a fear of that specific location. During your hunt you saw them at a distance due to their fear and expecting an issue. I would set up a ground blind about 30 yards on the on other side of were you saw them. Good things to come.

I was in 9. Never saw deer. The elk are taking over

Two awesome archery lopes and to harvest in 21, that is very tough to do!!! Congrats!

Awesome buck with archery spot and stock!

Congrats Parker and dad! It does not get any better than that!!! An awesome 1st archery buck!

I still remember that bull Ruthunter, the mass is unreal! Wasn't he a real old bull? A true 6a giant!

A very beautiful day so far a great day to be sitting in a blind. Good luck and shoot straight

I have to agree with you about Mr. Priest! He also helped me last year. A great guy!

Yes 9 is crazy unit but a great one. Since drawing my tag, I now have 16 days there scouting. I think the record is 8 cams on a single water source and close to a few hundred seen. But only around 8 tree stands hung. I hit about 20 well known water sources over the last two days and saw I think 3 tree stands hang. All I can say is if someone is holding a place that I may want to hunt, they best have a tag and archery gear with them or per ARS Statute: 17-316. . It is a class 3 misdemeanor for a person to enter or remain on a designated hunting area on any public or private lands or waters or state lands including state trust lands with the intent to interfere with, prevent or disrupt the lawful taking of wildlife. I was given some great advice, I will give them a copy of the statute while filming our interaction, than if needed turn it over to AZGDF to issue harassment. I really do not think this will ever happen as the unit is so vast and so many places to hunt. With only 100 tags, we should all be able to get along! The last thing we need is to have such an awesome hunt to allow a few jerks to ruin it, I will just move on to plan B, C, D. the great thing is you just never know when a big bill will show.. Another monster storm hit yesterday and there is water everywhere, I had to sit in the truck for 3 hours to wait it out. I think if this was a dry/drought hunt, there may be a few more issues for the limited amount of water to sit.