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I do subscribe to the school of thought that heavier arrow = quieter bow but I don't walk the talk. I've messed around with arrow weight quite a bit and found if that if I can get my arrow in that 415-420 grain range that's the best combination of trajectory and penetration for my set up (70lbs, 27" draw). I find heavy arrows really start to fall out the sky at 60+ yards and I don't see the additional weight any more advantageous in terms of getting a pass through. Also a big fan of the increased speed to get my arrow to target quicker. Flatter trajectory is also a more forgiving at longer yardages; say I range a deer at 55, dial my sight, he steps to 57, yet I still shoot for 55. My arrow will still hits home. I shoot Rage but haven't messed around with any other expendables so nothing to elaborate on there. Sort of a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" situation.

I've used this arrow setup for a quite a few seasons now and it's worked really well for me. It's quiet, bucks the crosswind as well as anything and have not had anything less than a pass through. Using 4mm shafts, expandable broad heads and 4 fletch, 1 degree offset AAE elite plastiflech - 16 vanes Also believe that quieting your bow is just as important than quieting your arrow. I'm still searching for a dead silent quiver.

Mandatory harvest reporting seems like such a no-brainer to me. I can't understand how this isn't being done.

I think the biggest bulls are dropping now, everything else will follow over the next couple of weeks.

Sweet buck. I'd guess 105 - 108"

Same here. Didn't realize that was a thing.

Holy smokes that's awesome! Giving me an idea to curb my hunting withdrawal as of late

You would use 4 points for both the bonus pass and random draw.

The last two years have been odd IMO. Last season all rut activity I saw was early and by the end of January I didn't see a single buck with does. This year I bounced around quite a few units the first half of the month and never got into any good rut action. Had the feeling like it was going to be a late rut. Tagged my buck mid-month but had to revert to sitting water to do so. Not sure how the second half played out.

I've certainly noticed the boars are much more pungent than the sows from a smell standpoint. As for taste, haven't noticed any difference although I am careful to use multiple sets of gloves and even switch out blades between skinning and cutting off meat. Javelina are one of the animals I look most forward to putting in my freezer every year. 🍖

The illegals are thick. Camp in smart places and carry a side arm.

That is a cool buck even without that crazy brow/extra beam/whatever it is! Would definitely be a great one to wrap your tag around.

Congrats Speedy! Awesome story! The first one's always the hardest and now that you have that one under the belt the next ones will come easier.

I didn't really notice any major changes with the Javi due to the drought this year. I did see more pigs overall and noticed they were knocking over barrel cactus and eating them. I just assumed that was for water consumption but maybe they do that regardless. 🤷‍♂️

Can't beat those results! A trad bow Coues has to be as difficult as any hunt out there.

I think Lance nailed it here. Bummer for your buddy. I'm sure he'd give a left nut to have that arrow back.

I'm sure I'm low of the actual but if I got those trail cam pics I'd put him in that 330 class.

Must be talking the tenderloin. Very easy to go behind the last rib, push the guts down and darn near work out the tenderloin with your finger.

Agreed ☝️. End of February into early March I'll still have desert bucks on camera pushing does or nose to ground running washes.

You guys put in the work and were rewarded with a sweet ram! Fired up for you guys! Congrats!!

A short relationship but I had dubbed him "Whitetail" as his antler configuration looked much more like something from a Texas buck than an AZ muley. I don't think he could have any whitetail blood in him as I was up towards Kingman, which (I believe) is too far north and west of coues deer distribution but I could be wrong. One other kinda neat thing with this buck was he had "fangs" that looked like small, sharp canine teeth on his upper jaw. I've never seen this before on any deer.

I put 4 stalks on this buck Friday but each time busted by one of his 11 does. Caught up with him again Saturday morning and made what I thought was a very marginal shot. Playing safe, I spent the rest of the day glassing, trying to find him with the optics to no avail. The following morning dropped into where he took off after the shot and found him within 200 yards. The arrow, although farther back then I would have preferred, did catch vitals so I'm sure he was done within a couple of minutes. Don't mind the long hair. It's Covid season and I'm living my best Tom Hanks from Cast Away.

I was up north by Prescott, Friday-Sunday and the rut was in full swing. Watched a couple bucks battle it out for a good 10 minutes and only saw a single doe group that didn't have buck(s) in tow. Wrapped my tag around a nice buck. Was tickled pink.

Received mine today. 🤘

I was told by G&F drawn tags would be put in the mail Dec 4th. Should have them in the next couple days.