KaibabHunter Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Just curious if anyone else is gonna be DIY on the strip? I'll be in 13B solo in about 8 days for the whole season if necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobbyo Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Since you are " Kaibab Hunter" aren't you in the wrong unit? Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntjunkie Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Maybe he has a pair of Kiababs and hunts with them. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaibabHunter Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Nope i applied for 13b on purpose - not sure what you'getting at but thanks for wishing me good luck. Sounds like its gonna be a tough hunt this year and just curious who was In the same boat as me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Hope you do well! I hear Guides fight over the water holes up there, and as you walk up to the water holes its like your on a red carpet with all the pictures going off! Have you done alot of scouting? Good Luck to you 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntjunkie Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Maybe he has a pair of Kiababs and hunts with them. Good luck! I'm just being a smart a**. Hope ya connect on a monster! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sneaker Report post Posted August 14, 2012 Yeah, the man whose knowledge, opinion and most importantly RESULTS that I respect more than anyone's on the STRIP says that it will be rough up there this year for both size of bucks and finding the deer. The drought hurt alot for growth, and then it has rained so much since the beginning of July that the deer are much more spread out than usual and not partial to one waterhole with trail cameras on it over the next dirt tank or puddle in the road just around the corner. There are still some shooters, you will just have to do it the classic "old fashioned way." Heres to hoping that your "spot and stalk" efforts include a healthy amount of stalking on your hunt and not just spotting:) As for me, I'll be sneaking around the kaibab. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaibabHunter Report post Posted August 14, 2012 I'm using a scouting service from one of the guides up there - figured that would be the best way to get the most intel for the $. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234Antelope Report post Posted August 15, 2012 Was up there this past weekend and it rained really hard on us on Saturday and made the roads impossible to drive on. The mud was real bad. Here is a couple of pictures of some nice bucks we saw on Saturday morning. We saw a lot of small bucks, does and even a lot of fawns, which was good to see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donniedent Report post Posted August 18, 2012 You'll do well up there Ryan. Take all that knowledge about the desert and apply it up there and you won't have any problems at all. If you can hunt the desert, you can hunt anywhere! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaibabHunter Report post Posted September 15, 2012 Just wanted to give a quick account of my hunt and say thanks to all those that offered info. Hunted 20 days, was up there 22 total. I was welcomed with washed out roads and lots of mud - got stuck twice. Stuck twice for a total of 5+ hours on day 2. Rain, mud, hail, electrical storms, sunburn, flies, spiders, and more rain was on the menu the whole hunt. Longest period without rain was 5 days otherwise it was every 1-3 days for big, ruin your chances for sitting water type, storms. The drive in from St George. Chased two 190" bucks 1st and 2nd day then they ghosted. Switched areas and chased a group of 5-7 bucks with the biggest being in the 170's for 4 1/2 days and finally got a shot at my max range and put it right over his back on day 9. They were really loving the acorns. This storm is heading right for the guzzler I was hoping to sit the next day. Fast forward to day 18 of the season, 20 total, and the buck i've been waiting for shows up on the trick tank i'm sitting. He comes in quartering to harder than i thought he would and i chose to wait for a better angle (even though I could've shot and likely easily killed him in hindsight). By the time he gives me broadside he's put an obstacle between him and I think I can clear it with my arrow and touch off. Needless to say my arrow did not clear it and he's off unhurt. Then it rains for my last 2 days and he was never seen again. I'll be kicking myself over him for a long time. With all the rain I spot/stalked for 2 out of the 3 weeks and a sat a guzzler for 1 week. The blind setup. Didn't hear of lots of success other than the guides droppin 3 big ones. Thanks to Matt Schimburg for gettin me in the area of bucks I was willing to shoot - pretty sure I found every big buck he told me about. Other than sitting the blind I think I only had 2 days I was not chasing bucks. Also wanted to say thanks to Travis McClendon who was bringing a hunter into the tank I was already on. No issues and he let me use his phone to call home because mine didnt have any service. FYI cell service for AT&T doesn't exist but guys with verizon could get it in certain spots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHALE Report post Posted September 16, 2012 I would love to be able to hunt 20 straight days anywhere. Stinks not tagging out but that is not all its about. Man I hate getting stuck. Over all looks like a fun trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted September 17, 2012 looks like a great time even with all the complications and such....thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
