oldboy

The game and fish will offer a clinic for all the tag holders. You will get a bunch of information about how to be successful. Your hunt will be somewhat different due to winter on the North Kaibab, but you've got months to get it done. congrats!

I just got back from a hunt up on the North Kaibab. The Game and Fish had a clinic for us. This was the best 4 hours I could have spent in scouting. We got tons of information on the unique nature of the House Rock Herd and how it drifts in and out of the Park. There has been a lot of success this late summer and fall up there. I harvested mine on Saturday after 9 days in the field.

Some us are a bit slower than the rest on learning this posting stuff. The reply I saw was from last year I thought. That is why I re-replied to try to restart the topic. Then I had an error message and thought my new post actually did not post when it did. Sorry for the litter on the page.

There was a post a year or so about a post before that of a hunter in unit 9 and 10. I tried to access the link and it would not open. Anybody ever drawn that tag? From what I understand it seems like the success of the hunt is all dependent on whether the sheep are in the Rez or not. I guess that is why it is a 3 month hunt instead of just December. After viewing the draw results today, any advice would be helpful before scouting begins

There was a post a year or so about a post before that of a hunter in unit 9 and 10. I tried to access the link and it would not open. Anybody ever drawn that tag? From what I understand it seems like the success of the hunt is all dependent on whether the sheep are in the Rez or not. I guess that is why it is a 3 month hunt instead of just December. After viewing the draw results today, any advice would be helpful before scouting begins

I just tried to open that link for unit 9 and 10 info for bighorns and it did not open. Does anybody have any other info on this hunt? After the draw news today it would be real important .

yep, I found my units on the receipt. Thanks Wow, I'm still in shock. This is the year.

Holy Moly! my card got hit for $265.00. I got drawn for sheep. The problem is that with all my statistical research I did, I can't figure out from my notes which units I put in for. Do I have to wait for two weeks for our wonderful Game and Fish to sort through all the cancelled and declined credit cards to post results or is there a way to review my application I did on-line and see what I put in for?

Guys, give the rains a chance. The monsoons will hit at some point. Maybe they'll be late, maybe they'll be on time, but there will be some hope between now and August.

The whole unit holds bulls. Nearly everything said is true with great advice. Don't try to pack in some place though. There are certainly remote areas in Unit 6a but the temperatures can reach nearly 90 degrees in September. I've been on hunts where four of us have worked until one in the morning struggling to get a bull in just a mile or two in. Had we not retrieved it that night, it would certainly have spoiled by noon the next day. I've heard the horror stories by others tracking elk until late at night and not beating the clock the next day as the sun rises and the heat sets in. I've been so tempted to hike deeper into some of the wilderness areas of the unit, but it is just not feasible in September with a big'ol bull you need to cool down. Good Luck on your hunt!

Thank You. That's all I wanted.

I'm sorry to say to anybody still following this but the AZ Game and Fish has given me no reply. No justification for their actions, no "I'm sorry you're right we'll look into it", nothing. It has been a little frustrating to me. It has been two weeks tomorrow since I found the bear. I mailed the letter on Saturday from Flagstaff and they should have recieved it Monday or Tuesday of last week. It seems to me somebody with in the dept. could have made a freindly call or sent a letter by now. I didn't think my letter was too over the top or overly aggressive or angry. Somebody should have respnonded to me. If I ran the customer relations at my business like that I'd be out of business. God Bless, Oldboy

I found the bear. I wrote the letter, and as my correspondence dispalyed, I would like to give our Game and Fish dept. the opportunity to respond. I never intended for this to be made public. There are many issues regarding such a terrible incident. The letter is entirely composed from my experience and perspective. I believe the Game and Fish deserves a right to respond to me on this. I'd just like to respond to all of you passionate hunters as I am, that we must uphold very high standards for our conduct in the field. Our sport depends on it. God bless!

Thank you for the information. I'll start looking at maps and checking those draws coming up out of Parker Canyon. I drove through there last sping and it all looks like great country. After this morning though we'll only be looking for my sons deer. I killed a small carp before work this morning. It is my first archery kill and I'm pretty Jazzad up right now! Thanks for your response Oldboy

My ten year old son and I were unsuccessfull in the first deer draw but we did pick up a couple tags in the second draw for unit 35a. I'm embarrassed to ask for advice but we live in Flagstaff and Elgin is a long way to travel to scout. My 12 year old daughter has a junior elk hunt the week before my sons hunt and I've got a 6a west archery hunt in two weeks. As you might guess my wife would not be too happy about another weekend of scouting in a place 6-7 hours away. Our family drove through this unit last March over Spring Break and the Huachucas and the Canelo hills looked great! How are they for access? I've hunted the Galiuros many times and my son and I are not afraid to back pack. Actually that would be our preferrence. I'd be glad for any advice. Thanks Old Boy