azhuntnut Report post Posted January 17, 2016 A good friend of mine is going into the draw this year with 25 points. We have been looking at 5b as his first choice. We have a place where we can stay in Happy Jack making scouting trips a little easier. Plus we could use it as base camp during the hunt. I have heard there are some great bucks in 10, but it would make it hard to scout often. I would like to hear some ideas on what you would do. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYCE CANYON Report post Posted January 17, 2016 4A and 4B are a couple of great antelope units but I think I would go with 10, lots of big bucks over there and you don't need to do much scouting to find them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted January 17, 2016 10 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector777 Report post Posted January 17, 2016 5b and 19a are two of the top units right now. 10 has good bucks but with the number of tags it's gotta get annoying with all those people. 4a is another great unit. DO NOT put in for 4b with 25 points. Will be a terrible mistake. 4b used to be a good unit before they raised the tags to 30. Hunted 4b Archery with my friend two years ago and it was tough finding a buck over 80". Throw in 2 rifle hunts since and 4b is headed to the crapper. Give pronghorn guide service a call and they will tell you anything and everything you need to know about the units in AZ. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted January 17, 2016 If you don't have a butt load of time and gas money to scout unti 10 is a tough hunt. Big bucks there for sure but a lot of private property and checkerboard area to deal with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rambo Report post Posted January 27, 2016 Unit 10 Antelope tag will cost you $500 extra this year for the trespass fee if you hunt the west side of the unit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThomC Report post Posted January 27, 2016 With the new system you can sell your points to help someone get a tag and then turn your tag back in and get your points back. You can make enough money to hire a guide so you wont have to scout/hunt. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 27, 2016 put in with me dude, archery unit 10. ill get it and you can turn your tag back in and get your points back. ill throw you $1k 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rageinthesage Report post Posted January 28, 2016 9 or 5b Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueswt Report post Posted January 28, 2016 10 on the ranch will be great with only 30 tags this year. 25 points should guarantee the tag with all of the BS going on also. Better contact Elusive Pursuit Outfitters and hire them now so you can guarantee your access permit. Craig Steel seems like a good dude and I would ask for him. If unguided and no access to ranch you might have wasted a lot of points for below average goats and competing with 70 other hunters. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirogue Report post Posted January 28, 2016 10 on the ranch will be great with only 30 tags this year. 25 points should guarantee the tag with all of the BS going on also. Better contact Elusive Pursuit Outfitters and hire them now so you can guarantee your access permit. Craig Steel seems like a good dude and I would ask for him. If unguided and no access to ranch you might have wasted a lot of points for below average goats and competing with 70 other hunters. Seems like the fair and right thing for the ranch to do would be only sell the access permits and trophy fee permits to tag holders. If the ranch wants to limit total people on the ranch(which they do) they could limit the assistants, if a guide is present. So it sounds like this Elusive Pursuit Outfitters has already planned to corner the market and secure all the permits. I would never contact an outfitter whose priority was greed and wanting sole rights. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted January 28, 2016 Go with trophy hunter.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
208muley Report post Posted January 28, 2016 So it sounds like this Elusive Pursuit Outfitters has already planned to corner the market and secure all the permits. I would never contact an outfitter whose priority was greed and wanting sole rights. I got news for you they ALL want these things!!!! I was part of the BS for a long time and can tell you new outfitters might have a little love and romance for the hunt but after a while it becomes a Job and then they think exactly that....profit and private ground. .... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdown Report post Posted January 31, 2016 i am confused on this boquillas thing did it change? it cost me 65 bucks or whatever last year what is with it this year? So it sounds like this Elusive Pursuit Outfitters has already planned to corner the market and secure all the permits. I would never contact an outfitter whose priority was greed and wanting sole rights. I got news for you they ALL want these things!!!! I was part of the BS for a long time and can tell you new outfitters might have a little love and romance for the hunt but after a while it becomes a Job and then they think exactly that....profit and private ground. .... 10 on the ranch will be great with only 30 tags this year. 25 points should guarantee the tag with all of the BS going on also. Better contact Elusive Pursuit Outfitters and hire them now so you can guarantee your access permit. Craig Steel seems like a good dude and I would ask for him. If unguided and no access to ranch you might have wasted a lot of points for below average goats and competing with 70 other hunters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector777 Report post Posted January 31, 2016 Now it's $500 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
