verdehunter

Great info to consider, thank you again. It will be the first trip like this so definitely some things to learn.

Thanks for the input guys. We'll be on the Excalibur for 3 days targeting tuna mostly.

Any 15” barrel saddles in there?

$1,800?

That's why I always find it comical when people continuously bitch about G&F being "late" with results, based on everybody's timeline they think it should happen in. They don't have to provide anything until the tag mailout deadline. Everything before that is just a convenience. Does it make it nice when they can provide results soon after credit cards are charged, absolutely. Is it something people have come to expect, of course, myself included.

Nope, just you. Everybody else got theirs in the mail already........

I like the Chappell series. They have a good sound and easy to use.

Tag numbers that aren't typically shown prior to draw results disappeared? Oh no, the sky is falling and everybody who thought they drew, didn't. Why does everybody freak out with crap like this? If you have a charge on your card, results come out and it doesn't show anything, then it's a problem.

I'll add another vote for Tikka. Got my daughter a t3x lite compact in 7-08. Fits her perfect. Put a Leupold VX 3 on it and its perfect for her. Great gun for the price.

Yep, even acknowledged it too. What’s your point?

Well dang, I stand corrected. I have never had a charge show up after the morning round. Now, a youth tag and late cow tag. Something is definitely strange this year........

Credit card hits are done for both elk and antelope. Unless/except under circumstances already mentioned. The lack of antelope hits being posted, or elk hits, means nothing. There are how many new residents moving here, who then want to hunt who have never hunted before? They are not all on these forums and groups to post their hits. Every year, all the top forums have less and less posts when it comes to credit card hits, but it doesn't change how and when G&F begins charging.

It's over. Residents and NR get hit at the same time.

Has the CDS been used/provided for a specific load? Would someone need to order a new one for it? Does it have the flip cap scope covers?

I have the same truck, not lifted though, and no camper. 100,000 less miles. Great vehicles. Also had a 99 4runner. I'd take the truck over the 4runner any day.

Interested in the barnes if still available.

They have a tag, they're not considered. Everybody is assigned a number in the draw. If there are 100 tags, and someone's card is declined, the person who's number 101 is considered next in line and would get the tag. Works the same way with returned tags using point guard. I read somewhere years ago that you can request a report or something from G&F that indicates the random number(s) you were assigned for that particular hunt/species to see where you landed. Not sure if it's true or not.

It takes a long time to get anything done with State Trust Land. Development is still years out. If I read the post right, it appears this is only a change to the GP land use category, which is the first step for a rezone and then development. Still years away.

How much time do you need?

I was up there this weekend looking around for my hunt that starts Friday. Roads are open. Came in off 535. Didn't hear a thing and didn't see any tracks around the few tanks I was able to look at. Didn't get to as many places as I would have liked to. It rained/snowed most of the afternoon Saturday.

Was able to recently find my daughter a 7mm-08 youth gun to get her started hunting. I have two boxes of ammo, but would like to find more. Anybody have any they'd like to sell at a reasonable price? Verde Valley/N. Arizona preferred. Thanks.

It took me two months to find a Tikka T3 compact in 7mm-08, and it was random dumb luck of being in the right place at the right time. That caliber is hard to find right now across all makes in a compact/youth model. The ones I did see available frequently were the Savage Axis and some Remingtons. Ammo is even harder to find.

I drew my second choice unit 9 goat tag. I've hunted elk up there many times, deer a few times, and antelope years ago when my buddy shot what became the world record in the early 2000's. My question isn't about where to go, rather, what others have seen for quality of goats up there the past several years? I'll be up there after turkey season, all summer to see what I can find, just wondering what others have seen.

It was Dylans buck from the early 2000’s, scored 95. It was killed on the west side, before the railroad tracks.

I was going to make a similar post regarding the unit I drew, but you beat me to it for your unit!! I'll do it anyways, but don't think I'm just a copy cat!!