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Did not draw 6a with 4 points. Other than archery elk I would say spring turkey is my favorite draw spieces to hunt. At least I still have a San Carlos Tag. Congrats to all that drew.

I really enjoy and mostly prefer to hunt by myself. Hunting with my kids is special and I wish they would hunt more but their schedules and priorities are not the same as mine. I do quite a few solo hunts but I will admit it is kind of nice to share a fire with friends and family at night. As it is I usually just eat, restock my pack and then go straight to bed. One of my biggest complaints hunting with others is that they are not on the same nap schedule as me. I usually like to take a good nap late morning and I don't like worrying about what others think or do.

My sister-in-law, who is Hispanic received a $2,000 scholarship from the united negro college fund back in the early 90's. I even asked her how that happened and she told me their scholarship fund was under-subscribed so they opened it up to other minorities. By the way, I do not agree with this principal. Virtually every scholarship out there has some sort of minimum requirements to apply. I would think the minimum GPA requirement eliminates far more applicants than being a US Citizen. I wonder if he will prohibit all his students for applying for them as well? For the life of me I can't understand what has happened to our country over the last decade or so. I keep hoping I will wake up from a bad dream.

Anyone know if there has been any movement by G&F on this banning trail-cam within 1/4 mile of water subject? Seems it was a big subject last spring and into summer but have not heard or read anything since. In an effort not to be left out of contributing to the rumor mill, a friend of mine said he talked to a G&F employee a couple months ago that said this law was a done deal. Must admit, I lose a certain amount of respect for anyone who wears a flat brimmed hat. Just seems............... silly to me. Kind of like grown men who wear big baggy basketball shorts and jerseys as part of their normal wardrobe. More silliness. I guess I have officially entered the old mans club. It was bound to happen. Lastly, I am still bummed that I did not draw a 6a spring turkey tag. Happy hunting

I bought my antelope point a couple weeks ago. I am 1 point short of max for deer and elk but not sure if I will buy the point this year. I probably will not be able to hunt these species for 10 years or more and I don't think anything in wyoming is worth the investment (I'm a DIY hunter) compared to AZ. I may just buy a point every other years so I don't lose them all together. Not sure what to do. I would like to hunt wyoming every few years or so for archery antelope. Too hard to draw tags in AZ.

I bought a m3000 for my son on his 17th birthday and he loves it. He has used it for doves, quail and turkey and the gun has performed great and would recommend it to anyone.

So................ what does this mean? They sell their gear at a substantial discount or are they just showing it off?

Professional sports as a whole is not very entertaining anymore. The NBA is rigged where all the "stars" are shown favoritism and do not get called for fouls but get fouled anytime someone breaths on them. Very boring to watch NBA anymore. They all stand on the outside to clear up the middle for one man to drive and get fouled. There are only 4 teams that have a "real" chance of winning a championship and the rest play to see who comes in last place in order to get some 18-19 year old kid who still has to have someone buy his beer for him. The intermission entertainment is so out of touch with the audience. 60% or more of the people in the stands are white and over 40. They keep playing all this crappy hip-hop stuff and the audience just wants to see the kissing cam. Baseball is good but the players need to speed up the game. They step out of the box after every pitch and have to readjust everything. Pitchers take forever to get sign and throw the ball. NFL is a joke anymore and is nothing but a social experiment. Talk about about the inmates running the prison. The NFL leadership and owners are so lost they have know idea what to do. They talk out of both sides of their mouth. Where I work at had they had 50 tickets to tonights' Coyotes game and they couldn't even give them all away. They just announced they still have 15 tickets available if anyone wants them. I have absolutely zero interest in ever going to see a live professional game of anything anymore. glad I got that off my chest.

Sorry, not my size. Next person in line can have them.

I will take them if they are same size as my current tires which I think they are. I will not be able to check until I get home around 4:30 pm today. I will let you asap

Sorry but the fat lady is warming up.

That bull in the first video that is being kept away from the herd looks like he has a hernia or injury on his left side. Pretty large lump. Thanks for sharing

Not to change subject but this may be the year of the squirrel. Lived here all 54 years of my life and don't ever recall seeing so many squirrels as this year. Coconino forest is loaded this year. Go for squirrel if the turkey hunting is not working out. I agree, this is a great time to be out in the woods. Good Luck and have fun.

My friend who lives near bison ranch in Heber says the elk are keeping him up all night. Was near Strawberry this evening and I heard them sounding off around 6:30 pm.

I guess you can always hunt with a crossbow? I had an archery antelope hunt in 5B 8 or 9 years ago and there was a guy hunting, or should I say shooting multiple antelope, with a crossbow. When I talked to him in the field why he was using a crossbow he showed me a little white medical tape on his pinky finger and said he was disabled. I can't remember exactly but I know 7 was the number. I don't know if he shot 6 and killed the 7th or shot 7 and killed the 8th. I reported it to G&F & they contacted me a few weeks later and said he was legit. The time I saw him shoot one it was 90 plus yard shot and ran off wounded. Seriously, I hope you heal up real quick and this is a non-issue come hunting season.

My father once received two tags for the same hunt.

Here is a list of people who have completed the trail. My Dad completed it in 2009. His name is George Hay http://www.aztrail.org/finishers.html I think he told me he rode across the Grand Canyon 7 different times. Once for himself and the rest to help others. He made a ton of friends on that trail. Even though I don't ride anymore I am glad there are still places where only boots and hooves can go. Once it is gone, it will be gone forever. There are plenty of other places for wheeled sports.

Sorry, but I am going to derail this topic. It doesn't look like it is going anywhere anyway. I was at the bowhunter happening at Mormon Lake a couple weeks ago. I noticed very few people looking or shopping for hunting merchandise and accessories. However, the t-shirt and hat clothing tents were pretty busy. Seems like if a fella comes ups with a "catchy" name or slogan and especially if it appeals to the ladies, you might do pretty well. Hunting and outdoors fashion seems to be where the money is. As a hunter, you are probably only going to buy one quiver or release but you will have multiple hats and shirts. Just my observation

One of my favorite places and where I cut my teeth back in 1978. The unit has changed in the last 20 years but I would recommend you hunt the same places you hunted before. 20 years ago was towards the beginning of of the downward spiral of this unit. The good news is that it is making a mild comeback with the reduced tags and new management plan in place for 3 years or so. The predators still have a major influence on the numbers in the unit but I would say the hunt will be comparable to what you experienced 20 years ago. We liked to camp along walnut creek but that was because we had horses and there was water and a horse pen nearby. The area between camp wood and walnut creek work station was always my favorite place to hunt. Especially on the east side of road towards the rolling hills. Long story short - it was up then went way down and now on the way back up. Good Luck!

When my father retired 17 years ago that was one of his goals. Over a 12-13 year period he completed it on horseback 4 or 5 times and was even a trail steward. He helped many people along the way. My father passed away 2 years ago. Maybe these people can help you? https://arizonatrail.wordpress.com/ Good Luck

It's discussions such as this that remind me why I am not a trophy hunter. I am just a plain ol' ordinary hunter and I do for no other reason than to satisfy the inner hunter in me. Good luck on whatever you decide to do.

If people stop putting down choices 3-5 there would probably be some decent tags leftover and you would not burn your points to get one. JMO

Since you are asking, this is what I would do. 12a west late first choice and 12a west early 2nd choice. Do this until you draw one of the hunts which is most likely 1-2 years away. I have had both hunts and the biggest buck I have ever seen was on the early hunt. Both are really fun to be on and really reminds me of what a real western hunt was like 30-40 years ago. Good Luck

unit 33 late December here

I agree, east fork of black river.