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Nobody has stated it is complicated or daunting. I only asked as a point of conversation. Oh look, a conversation about a hunting topic! You're welcome.

My brother ties a piece of flagging to a branch from his shooting location. He then gets in front of or behind by about five or ten feet and ties another flag so they line up and point directly at the animals location. That way when you get across the canyon (which looks entirely different from that side) you look back at the flags and keep moving till you line up the two and viola.

For me....

Took a ride this morning out north of the homestead. While studying the geology of the area that was once the Pikes Peak mining district. Found some interesting minerals including an exposed hematite layer, not to mention hundreds of quail, wow. This guy was snoozing on a wash ledge about 9' up and couldn't be disturbed.

Used but in excellent shape Glock 22 gen 3 .40 cal comes with one 14 round mag and one 28 round mag , kydex holster ,one box of ammo. Roughly 400 rounds down the barrel. Nw Tucson 9288125906 500$ obo

Yeah, I know. That was in response to yotebuster's "when we start looking for it" comment.

AZ isn't the only western state doing this.

AGFD tested more than 1,000 deer and elk in 2018.

GAME AND FISH NEWS Aug. 22, 2019 AZGFD asks hunters to help keep Chronic Wasting Disease at bay Arizona remains CWD-free due to surveillance efforts PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking hunters to continue doing their part to help keep Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a neurodegenerative wildlife disease that is fatal to deer and elk, at bay. With the start of big game hunts right around the corner, all successful deer and elk hunters are encouraged to bring the head of their harvested animal — especially bucks and bulls — to any department office statewide between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The preferred method for delivery is to place the head in a heavy-duty plastic trash bag, and keep it cool and out of the sun. The department also requests hunters to provide accurate hunter information (name, telephone number), as well as hunt information (hunt number, game management unit in which the animal was harvested, state and hunting license number). This information is crucial should a positive CWD sample occur. Department officials did not find any cases of CWD in the 1,200-plus deer (mule and white-tailed) and elk that were harvested by hunters and voluntarily submitted for testing in 2018. Game and Fish has been testing for the presence of the disease in Arizona since 1998. While CWD has been found in the neighboring states of Utah, New Mexico and Colorado, the disease has not been detected in Arizona. CWD has not been documented to cause disease in people. CWD is transmitted and spread by animal movement and direct contact, which means the illegal importation of a cervid carcass or parts with brain or spinal column tissue of an infected animal could introduce the disease into Arizona. To that point, an individual is only allowed to possess, transport or import the following portions of cervids lawfully taken in another state or country: Meat that is boneless or has been commercially butchered and packaged Finished taxidermy mounts Skulls that are mounted or clean skulls/skull plates without any meat or soft tissue Antlers that are hard-horned or velvet antlers that have been taxidermied Hides without any meat or soft tissue Teeth without any tissue attached For information about importation of harvested animals in other states, please contact that state’s wildlife management agency. For more information about CWD, visit the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance website at http://cwd-info.org/. It may take longer than a year before an infected animal develops symptoms of CWD, which can include drastic weight loss (wasting), stumbling, listlessness and other neurological symptoms. CWD can affect animals of all ages, although it’s most frequently noticed in older animals. CWD is fatal, and there are no treatments or vaccines. All hunters are advised not to shoot, handle or consume any animal that is exhibiting abnormal behavior or appears to be sick. Wear latex or rubber gloves when field dressing deer or elk. All hunters are asked to call the department at 1-(800)-352-0700 if they see or harvest an animal that appears to be sick.

Amen Seeker. Sorry your giving up . Hope You don't have Health problems! My Dad quit hunting in His late 70's cause He didn't have no one to hunt with . His buddies and My uncles couldn't do it any more. He was in PA. Sorry I didn't go back and hunt with Him ,but I was raising 3 kids and had a business. He just passed 6 months ago at 98 . I think He could of hunted till He was 90. He got around great till last Thanksgiving He fell gettin out of bed. Till then He never used a walker or cane. After the fall He was bed ridden and lived 6 more months. I hope I have His genes ,but I know I have alot of Moms with Arthiritas. At 63 that I will be 2 weeks from today my fingers and toes are already curling up. Not good , I just have to stay active........Good luck my Freind........BOB!

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Don’t worry about him. If you never kill anything you don’t have to worry about recovering it. Also, he has to get his 10 negative posts a day quota in.

Never knew it was so complicated and daunting.

sight and go on a garmin plus a rangefinder

My last rifle buck was 435 yards across a canyon at last light. I did exactly as above without the 180 degree part, just placed a point on the big oak that matched my rangefinder/GPS/compass. When my hunting partner joined me for the search and at the point of "he should be right h..." my partner found him piled up before I could finish my sentence.

I was rifle elk hunting one year and was not seeing anything so I decided to go straight up the biggest steepest hillside in the area to try to bust something out. My buddy, Eric, went up one section and I went up another. I was about 3/4 of the way up it when I heard someone out in the flats yell that there was an elk just below me. I didn't know if he was talking to me or not but I decided I had nothing to lose and I started back down, looking for the bull. Every time I stopped he would yell to keep going, the bull is below me. I was half running/stumbling down the hill when I saw the bull. About that time I slipped and landed on my butt and back. I had my full pack on so when I skidded to a stop I was laying on the downhill slope resting on my pack which put me in perfect position for a shot at the bull. He stopped running just behind a scrub oak bush with only his head and part of his front leg clearly visable. I put the scope on him and didn't have a perfectly clean shot at the heart/lungs . I told myself to wait till he took another step forward and I would have him. I didn't want to shoot till I had a definite clean shot. He was about 60 yards away and he just stood there panting. I told myself to wait as an elk doesn't walk backward so he had to keep going forward. Yeah, that's what I told myself, lol. He knew something wasn't right and he did back up, turn behind the shrubs, and took off straight down the hill. I never saw him again. I was so flustered, all I could do was lay there asking myself "what just happened, why didn't he go forward?" The guy below was yelling for me to shoot him. He wasn't helping my situation. When I got back to the truck and talked to Eric he said he heard the guy yelling and thought he was yelling at him so he was coming down for the elk too. I told him my version of what happened and he somewhat excitedly said/screamed "Why didn't you just shoot through the bush?" I have questioned myself for years over that one. The bush was in front of him but I probably could have blasted through it but I chose not to. A 30.06 at 60 yards probably would have killed him even going thru more that one branch. It's not like it was a pine tree. Oh well.

It needed to burn... Ed F

If CWD is brought into the state, not only will the taxidermist's loose money, the wildlife will suffer and hunters will have far less tags to draw.

Not a pronghorn. It's a doe or fawn mule deer. It was 1 or 2 miles west of the rest stop in that area. I kept my eyes peeled the next 15 miles but didnt see any lope.

Hells Half Acre 2006 along about 1968 that fellow there Bob Kyhn and i started hunting lizards and snakes around far east mesa. by the end of the 1970's we had hunted, trapped and fished our way across every rock in eastern Arizona. Bob was there for my first mulie and i was there for his first Coues deer. i almost got us killed during a spring scouting trip in the goldfields about 1975 but Bob saved the day. the 1980's brought us both brides and kids followed by a new passion. Bob got sheep fever, i started suffering from tuna fever and we both hunted hard. i moved back to Arizona in 1993, bought some good glass and got this great mentor who guided for Duwane Adams. evil grin. had some times from Bill Williams mountain to Four Bar Mesa and down to Sasabe. this 2006 bull is one i can never forget. Bob and Rex Cullifer worked their butts off for free getting me the shot on this old bull with 58" of mass. lots of character, not much score, couldn't have been happier. when we started looking at the bulls in this country Bob wanted to make sure i could get the job done at 500yds with my pre64 30/06. it was about shooting light plus 2 minutes when a 16yo friend of Bobs eyeballed it and Mr. Kyhn said "6x6 474yds". i set up on my tripod with a Webster bino strap mount on it(remember those?) and started to squeeze a nosler partition off when a car alarm started gioing off about 600yds up the hill. really. i closed the deal with one shot, it took over 7 hours to get the packs out and the novice father and son Bob and Rex invited helped make the day. i was recovering from a pinched nerve and they had to tie my left hand to the bulls antler as i packed the head out on my back. can not get any better. this was a long time ago but its all about the good friends who made it possible-all i had to do was make the shot. i was hoping not to disappoint them. i can't take pics or write like Amanda or Bill Quimby but i gave it a shot. i'll never get to do it again. lost track of Bob when he ended up in the hamberlin camp. lee

I've gotten it up to 75+ but it's a white knuckle kind of ride. I try to keep it under 65 for top speed. It starts getting a little sloppy when you get it going too fast.

and dont forget these take a toll also

Sorry guys, 295 is all he scores. Good angle, good setup, sitting behind the bull and picture taken from a lower point on the hillside. I am not a professional scorer, but I am competent and run an honest tape. We spend a lot of time staging our animals for a good picture. Not trying to fool anyone, just wanting to have a picture that is as special as the kill.

ive never put in for it. i actually want to go now, just to troll them in real life.