Roboz

looks like a great time...congrats!

Got mine Monday as well 18B archery

Cant wait, i will be down next week for 3 days chasing them around!

Has anyone switched to steel for quail? Thinking of trying out some 6 shot steel in the 20 gauge this year. I think my next step is doing some patterning to see what choke to use with it.

Thats funny i went out yesterday and that is my best pattern at 35 yards. IM and the federal steel #6, i need to buy a LM and see if it patterns better than the IC.

What chokes are you guys using with the steel, i have skeet, IC, Mod, IM and full to try out. I am thinking skeet and IC...thoughts?

Oh yeah i forgot about those...Thanks

Mine shows pending for $125, strange. I put in for Javelina for me and my son, i am out of state at $115 and he is a resident at $38....Guess we will see what happens.

Sounds like a few of you did well, i saw a few birds on the strip below St George but couldn't put any in the bag. I dont think there is a huge population where i was at, my son lives in Phoenix, him and his friend went out and did really well.

Cant wait to get out, unfortunately living in St George Utah, i will have to hunt the strip which doesn't seem to hold a lot of birds but i will be out tomorrow looking for them.

Is there anywhere to see draw odds for the Javelina hunts?

Some good information here...thanks guys for all the help. I think i am starting to understand the points and draws. My son is a Arizona resident and i am in St George Utah, he keeps telling me i need to move to Arizona since thats where i do 90% of my hunting...Im beginning to think he is right. I hunted 23 back in the mid 90's and struck out, i then hunted 24b for a few years and did pretty good, then 16A about 5 years ago that was a tough hunt but we pulled a Javelina out after 4 days of hunting. The one animal i really want is a nice Coues but i just keep striking out, one of these days!

Where did you find this, i have been all over the website?

I noticed today that there are only 150 tags for 24b archery, that doesn't sound like very good odds.

I thought i remembered that 23 was harder to draw. Thinking we may just put in for 24b archery. I'm not real familiar with anywhere else.

Even the rifle hunts? I was actually looking at putting in for 23 or 24b archery or HAM with my son. I thought they used to publish them but its been probably 10 years since i have hunted them

I am going to pick up some of the new Federal upland in 7 shot, kent faststeel and winchester and see how they pattern at 30 yards as i would guess that is my average distance for gambles.

Yotebuster were those Federals 3/4 oz loads? I see a lot of steel in 3/4 but not as much in 7/8 or 1.

You might be right, i am going to pattern a few different steel offerings and see what it looks like on paper. I will definitely bring lead along on the first hunt, just in case the steel doesn't pan out. I just cant see spending $25-$30 for a box of 20 gauge shells.

I am headed down next weekend to do a little hunting with my son around the Casa Grande area, hopefully we get into some birds. i will let you know how it went. I know he has been getting into them every time he has gone out.

Wow! Great looking buck

Great buck! I cant wait to get out.

I will be driving down for my hunt leaving Colorado on November 26th staying the whole week if needed, what can i expect for pressure ? Will there be hunters on every hill? I have hunted it for Javelina in archery and never really saw anyone but i have a feeling rifle deer may be alot different.

I can believe that, i have a buck tag for this upcoming weekend and they gave out 355 additional tags for this area between 2nd and 3rd seasons, orange army is going to be crazy this weekend. What part of the state were you hunting?

Very cool! looks good