elkslare
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In September while scouting for elk in unit6. I was hiking back to my truck in the dark and heard a rattle looked down at my feet and had a black rattle snake a foot away from my feet. Saw 2 snakes on that trip, plus this guy cruising threw our camp.
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Great job Dan, congrats and thanks for sharing the story and the pics
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Great buck. Congrats to both you and your wife.
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Great job. Awesome first kill. Congrats
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Archery elk season has come and gone. My wife and I had a great time on her hunt. We did not kill that big one that we were after but she ended up killing her first elk.
I was able to go up early and set camp up and scout for her a week before the season would start. With camp set in place and trail cameras set up I took off to do some of my own scouting. I was checking different ares and soon had a small hit list.
These are a couple pictures of bulls I was able to get pictures of.
I found my self on a little hill one evening looking for elk 3 days before the season. I was working my way around the top of the hill when I spotted this antelope out about one mile. It was acting very distraught lifting its legs up and down ect.?? He was out in the open and was looking towards the woods. So i looked in the woods and out to the other side of the wooded section. And I see a cougar out in the this big open flat. The cougar had a freshly killed antelope in its mouth and was dragging it off towards the wooded area. I was in augh. I have hunted for a good numbers of years. I have never seen anything like this. It was like watching Nat. Geo. on tv.
The following day I went to town picked up a cougar tag and was back out there with a friend and with dogs. We quickly found the spot where I saw the cougar go in the night before. When we went in the cougar was still on the kill but it ended up being a mom with kittens not a tom. So while my buddy was pulling the dogs off I quickly switched my weapon out to my camera and took a couple of Pictures.
Though I did not get a tom it was a incredible experience. But now I had to turn my thoughts back to the elk hunt and scouting for elk.
By the opening day we had found some bigger bulls and we found our selves going after these bulls. We had a couple of 350 class bulls that we were after. I had my wife on them several times at 30 and 35 yards. and once we had the bull at 25 chasing cows in front of her. It was in the thick stuff and was not able to get the shot off. How frustrating to have them this close to see antlers feet but no shot opportunities.
selfie
By day 11 we changed our tactics and went after a bull that was on our hit list. This bull was showing up at a tank so we went and sat for the night. We had 5 small bulls come in that night all were 3 to 5 pointers. Renee passed on all of these bulls. The next morning we were up by 3 and sitting on a different tank. We had planned on sitting the whole day there.
Around 7.30 we had a 6x6 bull come in. he came straight in and started to drink. Renee pulls her bull and the bull does not offer a shot so Renee let down it appeared that the bull caught some movement and took off running. Five minutes later the bull comes back in with four cows. this time he took a different route and offered Renee a standing broad side shot at 40 yards. One hour later we found ourselves standing next to her bull.
Selfie
I have to give Renee alot of credit. She is a trooper getting up early every day passing on elk. Though we did not kill the big one We had a blast. I would not take anything away from it. Cant wait till we get drawn again.
Sorry to be long winded
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Great wright up. Congrats on a great hunt with your daughter. Those are special times.
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Congrats to the young lady. Heck of a way to start your elk hunting career. Awesome bull
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congrats on your first bull
thanks for sharing your story-
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nice bull bob congrats
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Congrats lots of good meat
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Congrats to your son. Thanks for sharing a awesome story.
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That's as good as she gets. Thanks for sharing
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Great cat hanks for sharing
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I have 2 Yahaha grizzly 700. I am looking to make them street legal.
I have come across the street legal kit made by Tusk. It looks great but have not been able to order one. Out of stock till October.
Just wondering if anybody else has made there Grizzly street legal, and what kit you used and if you were happy ect, Thanks Dale
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Again great photos. Love the trail cam photos. Often catching things we do not normally notice or see out there in the woods. So check these photos out from your pictures your cam took little more closely
Picture 1 of a cow elk with its skull imploded???
Picture 2 is another cow with uncontrollable head of hair????? Is this a hippie cow elk going to a great full dead concert. LOL
Just thought it was interesting. Trail cams are great. Keep the great pics coming in.
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Great pics. thanks for sharing. can't wait to get my cams up
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Congrats on the draw. Good luck and keep us posted on how u do.
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I think it is a bad idea, AZ has done good with managing there elk herds in the past. This is why it is such a go to place. they have great hunts and tremendous bulls.
Why mess it all up.
I do not know how many people they will have on these hunts, but has there been any study's on what it can do to the elk herds if there is that kind of pleasure before
the rut and during the rut????
It just seems to me they are gambling with there elk herds a bit, and with everyone's years of points and $$$ they have been putting in for year after year.
I emailed my
Just received email back from Az Fish Game
Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be evaluated during the Hunt Guideline review process and shared with the Commission.
Amber
Amber Munig
Big Game Management Supervisor, Game Branch
Arizona Game & Fish Department
5000 W. Carefree Highway
Phoenix, Arizona 85086
phone: 623-236-7355
fax: 623-236-7929
email: amunig@azgfd.gov
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Sent my 2 cents in a couple days ago. Just received this email back from them.
Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be evaluated during the Hunt Guideline review process and shared with the Commission.
Amber
Amber Munig
Big Game Management Supervisor, Game Branch
Arizona Game & Fish Department
5000 W. Carefree Highway
Phoenix, Arizona 85086
phone: 623-236-7355
fax: 623-236-7929
email: amunig@azgfd.govFREE Arizona Game and Fish Department e-newsletters at Sign up for AZGFD eNews
GET OUTSIDE - Enjoy the Outdoors - look here for opportunities http://www.azgfd.gov/getoutside
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That's awesome Keep up the hard work.
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Great pictures. The Bulls antlers are growing very nicely, great to see. Like Mr Tom strutting his stuff in front of
The camera. Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for sharing great pictures
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Great pics Congrats
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Great pics and great finds love the dead head. Thanks for sharing
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Jr Hunt Success!
in Rifle hunting for Coues Deer
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Congrats
Love to here the jr hunts
It's great to see parents taking the time with there kids