Yuma Outdoorsman

I was shown 2nd hand from a border patrol agent I know. I think the camera is a border patrol camera. The guy that showed me the photo doesn't even deer hunt.

Ya I saw one pic and the buck was a nice one but that’s it. I’ve never been down there but I saw some trail camera photos and holy cow.

Congratulations! Cool looking buck!

I think for the units I like the hunt the last 2 weeks of January are when it’s the hottest but sometimes you can get lucky and find them rutting sooner. The next full moon isn’t until Jan 17th so I’m thinking by then the big boys should be ready to play.

I loved every bit of this thread. Hopefully somebody posts up any reports from over the weekend. I enjoy seeing the photos and videos of the bucks, both mulies and coues.

I am not sure if I posted this in January or not but I took "the shot" with my camera instead of my bow because when I first saw this buck, he was directly in line with the setting sun and did not look very big. He went behind some trees and then popped out and I snapped these photos at 104 yards. I looked at the photo after I took it on the playback and realized he was a nice 4x4 and had a double main beam. He did not stand there long enough to knock an arrow, much less get a shot off. How wide do you think he is? I was guessing 25-26" possibly but my friends think he's wider. I don't see it but who knows. I will be going back to this area in January in hopes to find him with some ladies.

Haha ya, I messed that part up 😂

Congrats to her on killing her first animal. What a nice buck. She will for sure be hooked for life now.

I heard second hand so you know how that goes but according to a game warden in Yuma that spoke at a Yuma Valley Rod and Gun Club meeting, if you shoot a buck on 1/1/22 and had a trail camera photo of it at all in 2021, you could be written a ticket based on the warden's discretion. I don't see a game warden writing a ticket for it but this warden said it was possible.

The amount of fun he had razzing people on public forums always cracked me up. If you were new to the forums he followed and did not understand his humor, he could piss people off in a hurry. Truth be told, he was a great guy and had a unique sense of humor. He would always give credit where it was due but would absolutely not miss a chance to get his shots in when he could.

Nice buck man! Congratulations on the harvest.

Just out of curiosity, how many people entered the new draw application using their Social Security number in the Customer ID box? If you used your social, your application would be rejected as that is not the correct ID. I have a ton of friends who just used their social and were not aware it was different so I was curious how many of you did the same?

I have no problems reporting if I killed an animal or not. I also think it’s the best chance to keep OTC hunts open long term.

I completely agree, that’s a big maybe too.

Ya it says week of the 6th they will call the people that drew each tag.

There are some of my friends who applied with their social security number and the application was accepted. It sounds like some of you did the same. That's what I was wondering. I think a lot of people assumed there social was their ID but its not. They will not refund your application money.

Any rams getting killed? Seems like the guides are more hush hush this year than normal. I know Arizona Desert Outfitters has had their hunters knock down nice rams in 41W and 44BN but their photos are tease photos with side profiles so you don't get a good look at the whole ram, just the side closest to the camera.

Even now with it being 85+ in the desert, deer I had on camera are going 5-7 days before watering again. Last month it was 2-5. Tough to sit water when they aren’t hardly coming in. As for the rut, I always pray the full moon in December will get them going but usually see it turn on more towards mid January. Good thing is, not all does get hot at once so it only takes one or two to get a big buck all twitterpated to allow us to move in. Good luck this archery season 👍🏻

I shot a buck this year and this is what the dew claws looks like. I’ve seen some that are super long but never seen them crossed up. Anybody else have any photos of some crazy dew claws they want to share?

Thank you!

Awesome! congrats to your friend. Really cool!

I went and picked up my camera today. I had this buck on camera and he already had a messed up rack but now he’s missing his fork on his right side. Does it look like his antler was shot off with a rifle to you? A little early to be prerutting I would think. Curious on your thoughts.

How come they only allow you to hunt in that one area in the state versus allowing the hunt statewide? I live like an hour drive from Cibola Wildlife Refuge and they have thousands of them there, not to mention a few trickle down to Yuma as well. Would be a heck of a lot nicer to hunt them close to home versus having to drive there.

I’ve got photos where they kick each other in the 🥜 quite often 😂😂

Watched your YouTube video...pretty cool hunt! Congrats on the double up in a tough season!