PineCountryHunter

I think it is pretty funny how many people bag on 4B. I have had many friends draw archery tags in there and killed some great bulls and just missed out on others. It is like any other unit to me, the more you get to know it and spend time with boots on the ground you can be successful. After I Draw and use up my 17 points I will be putting in for 4b consistently.

Is anyone else having a tough time with the harvest tracking and season date site? I can only see the harvest date up to unit 37B

I was viewing it on my computer and was having issues but seems to be working fine now

thank you, not sure what the issue was but now everything is there.

I do not know how often you practice and your limits to shots you are comfortable taking. That said, I personally would not take that shot based on my skill level and what I feel comfortable doing. Everyone has a different comfort level and willingness to take a shot like that.

I am hoping Sunrise Lake comes up significantly....lake has been way low for a long time. Fishing would be unreal!

Core of engineers needs to fast track the Bartlett lake dam extension. An extra 97ft on the dam would be a huge help.

Verde at tangle now at over 97,000cubic feet, can’t imagine what the release/spillway looks like at horseshoe dam. Absolutely nuts!!

Verde at Tangle gauge at 52.7K cfs as over 20 or so minutes ago, crazy!!!

I find all the arguing to be rather amusing, helps relieve the pain of getting my 16th bonus point for elk this year. Carry on......I need the laughs for therapy

Selling for a friend, Clean pair of Swarovski 10x25 Binoculars with with harness and carry case. Please see pictures below, he is asking $650

thanks for the heads up, I will fix

Get out and scout as much as possible, look for sign around water. Once you have found an area that is holding a decent population of birds try and locate their roost trees. From my experience, a flock of birds will usually have 2-3 possibly more trees they like to roost in. I usually tend to find them about 2/3 of the way up on a ridge but can be just about anywhere. I am usually out in the field 1-2 hours before sunrise trying to find a Tom in the roost and getting him to shock gobble. I like to use a owl or coyote call but have also had them gobble just from the sound of a car door. If they do not shock gobble after initial calling I will use my gobble call, that has worked many times to get them to gobble back. If you get a response from the tom more times than not he will continue to gobble off and on until he flies down from the roost. That will help you close the distance and get set up. Best advice I would have is to get in close but not to close, be patient and do not call to much. It can take time for a gobbler to commit and he may come in quiet so give it sometime. Practice, Practice and Practice some more on your calling, last thing you want to do is mess up a call and blow your shot at filling a tag. Like stated above, make sure you take your gun out and pattern it so you know your effective range. Good luck, our group did not draw this year, bummed!

Some people cant live with not drawing tags, I put in for archery bull every year and now have 15 points, 6 now for deer, if your going to put in for quality hunts your going to have to wait like everyone else, and for god sakes please stop using the stupid restaurant and grocery analogy. It does not equate to a random chance at a tag. I will be content this year with my OTC archery deer hunt and late October trip to the WMAT for some big browns.

Same as the game camera ban 🤪 Honestly, as with the game camera ban, I have no idea how it would be enforced. My point was that if they really want to manage the population and give archers 20% then all deer success regardless of weapon type should be mandatory to report. Hard to manage without know how many are taken overall per year. I do not see how they can enforce it and I am sure there will be archers that "forget" to report given the quota allotment.

SMH....how are you supposed to get accurate data if you only require archery hunters to mandatory report and dont require it for firearm hunts. This does not make any sense to me.

I ended up seeing 2 gobblers in 4 days of hunting and never got a response when i was calling or shock calling before sun up. was a tough frustrating hunt. Places I have hunted for many years and seen lots of birds where empty of any sign at all. oh well, might try and get up later in the hunt for a few more days

I would assume that mandatory reporting with be included in final regulations and required but we all know what happens when you assume

Nothing yet for me.....looks like yet another year with no tag. 12 points was not enough for 3a/3c archery bull

Once they go through all the applications and give all the youtubers the tags they put in for they will start the draw for us normal folk 😂

Good luck everyone....hoping 12 points draws 3a/3c Archery

saw this and thought it was interesting..... https://www.marketwatch.com/story/program-to-kill-grand-canyon-bison-terminates-4-animals-raises-concerns-01636661832

Nice buck.....I am sure there are a few people keeping tabs on him

3c first hunt turkey woo hoo

Seems more likely you checked back in because facebook and instagram are down and you needed something to read while you pop a squat and change your tampon.