Hoss50 Report post Posted October 22, 2016 If anyone is headed to 7e this weekend to scout and wants to trade some contact info let me know. I am going to be up there with my 4 year old doing light scouting, but I will be alone otherwise.Harley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ghottle Report post Posted October 22, 2016 I just got back today, I have the late bull hunt. Saw several mule deer, but no elk. I was mainly checking out camping spots and a little scouting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted October 23, 2016 Still getting bugles in 7e. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allforelk Report post Posted October 23, 2016 I think the cold snap coming is going to trigger. We will see. The hard cores that drew late bow bull could possibly have the times of their lives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted October 23, 2016 I am hoping it gets cold soon. I think most of the elk are still up on the mountain. I hunted mostly low and mid elevation last year and my spots from last year are pretty bare right now. Plan B and Plan C are being formulated. I saw 15 turkey, about 14 antelope, 2 dozen deer, and ZERO elk. We heard a couple different bugles from different bulls last night, but beside that we didnt see or find alot... I need it to get cold soon to try and get some elk off the hill. Harley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 Just to finish up the report from this weekend I had a great driver back from Flagstaff. I left at 10:30am and pulled into my driveway in Peoria at 7:30PM. I noticed a slight vibration from the passengers front tire on the way down the hill from Flag toward Camp Verde. It progressively got a little worse as I drove. I pulled over at Camp Verde because I assumed that the tire was probably on its last legs. I pulled into the dirt lot near the Casino and looked the tire, suspension, and driveshaft. It all appeared fine. I decided to pop the cover off the lug nuts to see if they had loosened up. You could say they had. 3 wheel studs with lugnuts still attached fell to the ground. Thought to self...This is not good...This is not an easy fix...So I did what any marginally prepared human being would do at this point. I go to the back of my truck and pull the spare unit bearing wheel hub out of the milk crate it lives in. I get the tools including the monster 1 11/16" socket out of the tool storage bin under the rear seat and go to work. An hour and 20 minutes later I get the truck back on the ground and take off. I am home free now....WRONG I get down to Bloody Basin road and the I-17 is shut down. I get on google to find out if I can bypass the accident via the road through bumble Bee. No dice. I considered the road through bloody basin to 7 springs but with the before mentioned truck problem and only me and my kid I decide against it. I stat in traffic for over an hour to get to Sunset Point where they turned us around and sent us up through Prescott to get home. The whole day turned into a giant cluster F. All the points the road met with any other road was a major backup. Then I finally get through Wickenburg and down to Surprise and Grand Ave is closed for a motorcycle wreck. I can't win for loosing. Then to add insult to injury after I got home I went to put one of my camping boxes away and it slipped. I heard the lovely sound of my lantern globe expose inside it.... If I didn't have some important work due today I would have just went camping again with my son last night and said F it. Harley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted October 24, 2016 I also need to kick myself in the butt. My 4 year old wanted to look through binoculars when we were looking. I should have handed him the cheapy Bushnell 8x32's that I had from when I was younger. I handed him the 8x42 Vortex Diamondbacks. I tried to give him the bushnells later and he said no, I want the good ones... Those are not great glass, but now he already knows cheap glass sucks and I won't be able to give him cheaper things and get away with it. I had to let him carry the diamondbacks for the rest of the weekend. I carried the new Viper HD's I just got. They are better than anything I have used in the past so they are nice to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazz Report post Posted October 24, 2016 I have the cow hunt in Dec.. And I dont have anything on camera lately. (Elk at least) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azhunter42 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 I was up there last weekend on my wife's cow hunt. We seen three decent size bulls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted October 25, 2016 I think the cold snap coming is going to trigger. We will see. The hard cores that drew late bow bull could possibly have the times of their lives.I was thinking the same thing this weekend. Bulls were still making noise and the weather was alot warmer than expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted October 25, 2016 We were on a nice bull 2 weekends ago. Shot his last piece of tail for the year, so he light be grumpy this fall. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted October 25, 2016 I have the cow hunt in Dec.. And I dont have anything on camera lately. (Elk at least) If you are interested in a knowledge swap let me know. I can tell you where not to look via my adventures this weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazz Report post Posted October 25, 2016 I totally am. I'll let you know how my trip goes early Nov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted November 21, 2016 No more scouting, just hunting. Everytime I scout this year something brakes on my truck.I went up again today and gathered more intel. Got some ok intel.On the way out though a lost the carrier bearing in my rear driveshaft 15 miles from Flagstaff. 5 miles of dirt, 10 miles of highway.I called upon the bailing wire gods to get me to flagstaff and they answered. I wired the bearing well enough to do about 50 down the highway into town. With a little help from friends I procured a new bearing and found a shop open on Sunday. He was reluctant to accept a 2.5 hr book job at 230pm on sunday but did. An hour later I was rolling again.7 Day Auto Repair helped me out big time. I can't thank them enough.Harley 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
