Vincent_Spallino Report post Posted 11 hours ago Hey Elk hunters, my names Charlie and I drew an awesome tag with 8 points. Didn't think I would draw my first choice but luck had other plans. This is my first Archery elk tag in AZ. I've been saving my points up because I have been in an Electrical apprenticeship and wasn't confident I would be able to take the time off for 2 weeks of hunting. I've been hunting Coues since I was a young teenager. Elk hunting is still fairly new to me. Have been on 4 elk hunts helping family members and friends. I'm going to be running solo most of the time with some help from buddies here and there through out the hunt. I can't justify hiring a guide. any advice for this unit would be greatly appreciated. I plan on making a few scouting trips before the hunt. The projected precipitation and current drought situation has me a little worried about rut action but that could just be my inexperience. Any input on that would be helpful. Thanks for reading my post. I'm super pumped about this Tag. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZbowhntr Report post Posted 11 hours ago Congrats on a great hunt. I drew the late rifle tag in the same unit. I was up there last year during your hunt and heard bugles every night and morning and saw some incredible bulls. I met a guy with the tag and helped one evening when all of his help had to come back to the valley. I will be up there most of the weekends during the rut and up to my hunt scouting. Let me know where you are camping and I would be glad to give a hand or point you in a direction if I have seen anything. Obviously the hunts are a long ways away right now but it will sneak up on us. Good luck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vincent_Spallino Report post Posted 10 hours ago 13 minutes ago, AZbowhntr said: Congrats on a great hunt. I drew the late rifle tag in the same unit. I was up there last year during your hunt and heard bugles every night and morning and saw some incredible bulls. I met a guy with the tag and helped one evening when all of his help had to come back to the valley. I will be up there most of the weekends during the rut and up to my hunt scouting. Let me know where you are camping and I would be glad to give a hand or point you in a direction if I have seen anything. Obviously the hunts are a long ways away right now but it will sneak up on us. Good luck Hey thanks man. Yeah I've been up there helping a friend on the late archery. I've not been there during the early archery hunt. Thanks for the offer and I'll definitely keep in touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted 10 hours ago It’s gonna be awesome either way. This moisture pattern won’t bust a drought but it can green things up enough to pack some antler on. Even if it dries back out you’re still in for the hunt of a lifetime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vincent_Spallino Report post Posted 7 hours ago 2 hours ago, yotebuster said: It’s gonna be awesome either way. This moisture pattern won’t bust a drought but it can green things up enough to pack some antler on. Even if it dries back out you’re still in for the hunt of a lifetime. Alright sweet thanks for easing my worries man. Definitely going to hold out for a quality bull the first week, but it being my first archery elk tag here in Arizona I'm not expecting a 390-400 class bull. Thanks for the response! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted 5 hours ago 2 hours ago, Vincent_Spallino said: Alright sweet thanks for easing my worries man. Definitely going to hold out for a quality bull the first week, but it being my first archery elk tag here in Arizona I'm not expecting a 390-400 class bull. Thanks for the response! It will be your last 23 archery almost certainly, so think of it that way instead of your first archery elk tag. If you get hooked and want to go shoot rag horns you can do that every year for the rest of your life in other places. I’d hold out for a big one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vincent_Spallino Report post Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, yotebuster said: It will be your last 23 archery almost certainly, so think of it that way instead of your first archery elk tag. If you get hooked and want to go shoot rag horns you can do that every year for the rest of your life in other places. I’d hold out for a big one. Good way to put it. Didn't think of it that way. Thanks for the perspective Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
