trufletch Report post Posted November 15, 2005 Just finished the 1st part of the Nov unit 33 hunt for Coues. Hunted the Reddington area for the 1st time- me and about a billion others. I don't mind a few hunters in the field, but it seemed that the areas I had scouted earlier that had good bucks was overrun with quads/jeeps etc. We were able to find some pockets that others had overlooked and found some bucks, but none that I wanted to make a play for. Time and time again, I had hunters arrive in an area after 7:00am, park next to my vehicle, walk a coupla hundred yards through the area that I was glassing into, talking loud and then leaving. After all these years of hunting, I am still amazed by the lack of etiquettes by others. Some of the other threads seem to support my observations. Just needed to vent. We will hunt later in the week and thru the weekend and find some of the shooters that I found during preseason scouting. Congrats to all that have filled a tag/ I'm hoping that I will have some pics to post by the weeks end. trufletch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bchoitz Report post Posted November 15, 2005 Bummer of a way to spend your hunting time. There are just too dang many roads in Arizona. We need more road free areas or wilderness areas in this state. Better luck later in week after the 1st wave goes home! Bret Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PSEHunter Report post Posted November 15, 2005 I too was in 33 over the weekend. Got there at 4:00am and hiked about 3 miles back in. Way too many hunters. I have never seen it like that and I have hunted Reddington Pass for over 10 years now. I will definetly be finding a new spot. P.S. Took a small forky...only saw 2 other bucks....none worth shooting. Figured I could use the meat. Will get my toad during the archery season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trufletch Report post Posted November 15, 2005 thanks-not looking for sympathy-just utterly amazed at the actions of some of the hunters. I should have known due to the amount of trails and easy access, still we were able to find some areas that were overlooked by other hunters. If I weren't so dang picky on the size of the horns, I would have had a freezer of meat by now. Enjoyed the hunt though, got to see some new country and stretch the legs, besides, the dance ain't over yet- still have a few more days. will let everyone know how it goes-still have an ace up the sleeve. trufletch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
