Yuma Outdoorsman

I haven't been active on here in quite some time so I am sorry if this topic has already been discussed. I got an email yesterday about a new raffle by game and fish for mule deer, coues, and mountain lion. After looking into it more, it appears they've already done it for elk, turkey and antelope and will be doing it for bear, bighorn, buffalo and javelina. The cost will be $10 a tag and you can enter as many times as you would like. Anybody going to buy some entries? 10 Big Game Species - Conservation First USA : Conservation First USA

Looks like there was 1 killed recently. Hunting the desert just isn't as easy as shooting spikes off the side of the road in the mountains or sitting trails coming to and from farmland. The Kofas don't have either of that and the water holes aren't worth sitting due to all the rain that's been had out there. The bucks are in full rut mode out there from what I've been told though and it doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon.

Has anybody seen this before? I just saw it on Instagram, pretty crazy.

Thank you!

Let them see me before I saw them. They hate that.

I forgot how to find bucks so have become a nature photographer. Here are a couple photos of does I took my last time out.

Depends on location. I talked to sheep guides scouting for sheep during the rifle deer hunt in the 40's units were seeing bucks in full rut mode back in first week of November. The bucks were full on sparring and getting after it chasing does. They were up where the sheep were though. I have been out twice this archery season and have seen plenty of does but only little spikes/forkies chasing them around so far. I don't think it'll be too much longer before the rut gets wide open and the big boys show up.

I saw this buck several times during the rifle hunt in November and my 7yr old daughter tried her hardest to get me to shoot him but I told her there was no chance I was going to. 🤣

Great story and glad you were able to get Mr. Big. He is a beautiful ram!

Found 4 different 11 pointers and they were all with does. 2 of them were pushing and sniffing pretty hard. It was 29° in the desert This morning. Absolutely love it!

Dang man what a cool story! That is freaking amazing! Good job and congratulations again.

Sorry to post it without asking man. I did not know you were a member. I can delete this post so you can make a post and story yourself. I just saw it and was blown away. You kicked butt. Congratulations.

You do miss out on a lot of good and bad but I mostly used it to follow hunting and fishing stuff so I avoid a lot of the BS also. I just thought what this gentleman accomplished is worth sharing.

I saw a post made on HuntAz’s Instagram page. I am not trying to steal anyone’s thunder and I apologize if the hunter did not want any publicity but I think this is just bad butt that he shot this in a super tough unit and did not allow his disabilities prevent him from getting it done. Congratulations to him.

Sportsman’s warehouse in yuma had 8 boxes of 25-06 today. I didn’t notice price or what grain but I did see the caliber.