Flatlander

Especially when you can buy a Gould's tag for like $1500.

Our family has drawn 2 sheep tags and 0 Gould's tags in the same amount of time applying.

I've wondered this too. My understanding, I can't remember where this was explained, it may have been something Mike Chamberlain said, was that turkeys have such a short lifespan and so many winter kill, that fall harvest of hen doesn't change the overall spring population much. If that is true for AZ and our mellow winters, I don't know. It would be worth taking this to a commission meeting or bringing up during a hunt guideline comment period.

We have killed 7 or 8 elk with Berger Hybrids. Rarely get an exit wound. Even on a small mule deer there was no exit. Everything has died in sight. The hybrids leave catastrophic damage at the entrance. It usually looks like motor vehicle trauma, expands in the vitals and ends up in the opposite ribs. Very little blood trail on most of them, but to be fair its usually less than 10 yards. I was stressed after the first few animals when we didn't have exits and even the entrances were usually the diameter of the bullet unless it caught bone on the way in, but its been very consistently effective at stopping them in their tracks.

Congrats, that’s awesome but I am tired just listening to that. Ever thought about quartering them?

Gnarly. Congrats on a sweet bull.

His dad is a bad dude and an AZ sheep slam holder!

Seemed like the rut was strong last weekend. Rain and pressure slowed it down a little by Saturday night. But I don’t think they are done.

Lots of town elk there. Heber has a lot fewer town elk than they used to, but seems there are lots more deer around.

Good stuff right there. That is what life is about. Congrats on the first of many spectacular memories!

Shoot, I didn’t know you went to college

I couldn’t find it either when I went to look up for you. I’m not sure if he is still making them. He used to make actions for Defiance and this was basically the same as one of their models, but stamped by Axisworks.

Hard to beat the Kaibab in October. Congrats, those are special moments.

Axisworks Liberator

She’s a tank. We packed her out in one trip. Two hind quarters in my pack. Two fronts in Hunter’s. We carried the trim meat bags in our hands. Damnear killed me.

Figured I could post up since we have a dedicated do-it-all rifle that has put 7 or 8 elk in the dirt. Axisworks action Proof Carbon Barrel Manners Stock Swaro X5i 3.5-18 25 SST 133 gn Berger hybrid hunters We’ve killed elk from 60 yds to 550 yds.

Kaibab youth hunts are special. Congrats!

Got it done before the storm came in today. Found a rut fest mid morning and the action was hot. Daughter got it done with 1 shot from 25 SST at 360 yds. Hunter was there helping, it’s hard to believe he’s nearly grown. Seems like yesterday he was following me around these same hills begging for snacks. This one got me a feeling a little sentimental.

Looking forward to hunting from a row boat in 4B with my daughter!

This is great. I can relate. Congratulations all around!

Nice buck!

When is prime time on a tank?

Don’t they issue like 20 tags for that hunt now?

I mean, can you fault someone who waited even longer for a rifle tag to be out there trying to find bulls for their hunt?

That’s what elk look like