Early Kaibab vs Late desert Muzzleloader vs 3A/C

[DesertBull]

Which do you think is the better tag for a decent carp buck?

[trphyhntr]

160-170?

[azbugler]

3C

[DesertBull]

160-170?

I don't know. 4x4 - 26-27 wide?

[Big Browns]

December 23 or 27

[azbugler]

Can't speak for the muzzleloader seasons much. But..... The early Kaibab hunt can be a fairly tough hunt. If you hunt hard for several days you should be able to shoot a mature buck. The nice thing is you could bump into a monster! Most of the deer shot are spikes and two points though. I seem to see nice mature 4x4's alms it every time I take a short drive in 3c. I've seen bucks up to 180-190 there in recent years.

[trphyhntr]

If you don't have the hunters trailhead membership I'll look up what the odds were this year

[DesertBull]

I have it, thanks

 

I have enough points for to be in game for any of those hunts.

 

I have hunted the early 12AW hunt once before. Saw a crap ton of bucks, but only one decent buck and he was running.

 

If I put in for it again, it will be the east side. Maybe less deer but way better glassing and less tags.

[Coues79]

December 23 or 27

These are great hunts. Ton of points to be guaranteed the tag. What a problem to have if you're in the ball game to draw what you're asking for.

[DesertBull]

I don't have the points for those hunts. If you have 7-8 points you have a decent chance at early Kaibab, 3C or late ML

[wildwoody]

Desert.

[Big Browns]

3C is a no brainer in my opinion

[Flatlander]

No brainer if you are hunting with Koury. Trphyhntr is local and it was no piece of cake for him last year. I wouldn't necessarily assume the pics you've seen from any unit this year to be representative of what you can expect normally, but especially the desert.

[creed]

I have lived in rural unit 42 my entire life and have had the desert muzzy tag several times. It can be a brutal hunt or it can be really good depending on the year. Guys that get it are sometimes hooked into just one area and eat tag soup. Bucks are usually pre-rut and not in their normal patterns. 3A/C would be a better choice but if you draw the muzzy tag get hold of me and I can help.

[DesertBull]

I have lived in rural unit 42 my entire life and have had the desert muzzy tag several times. It can be a brutal hunt or it can be really good depending on the year. Guys that get it are sometimes hooked into just one area and eat tag soup. Bucks are usually pre-rut and not in their normal patterns. 3A/C would be a better choice but if you draw the muzzy tag get hold of me and I can help.

 

 

Thank you