HighschoolHunter

Anyone know anyone that drew one of these tags?

How many points did you have?

If a couesWhitetail member draws one of those tags I hope they share about the experience, I’m really curious how those hunts will pan out.

Quick reminder if you already got a desert sheep you can only do the 1 horned ram Rocky hunt. I’m sure you knew but just to be sure. I’m guessing on those 1 horned ram hunts you will need to rely heavily on G&F for intel on where exactly the 1 horned ram they want harvested is at. Hopefully when they mail the tag out they also mail out or email a map or something of the general part of the unit/s to find a 1 horned ram, if not I would reach out to the g&f officers for the units and see if they can provide some recon. You are correct it would definitely be a needle in a haystack and on the rocky hunt it looks like every single unit with Rocky’s is open so I would definitely find someone at g&f and poke their brain on where they’ve seen a 1 horned ram in their flyover surveys.

Grew up in the valley but am in construction and have been hunting all over the state for the last 10 years. East of Prescott/Mayer area sounds the most like what you are describing and I know some people that have done that exact thing, buy an acre outside of Prescott to homeschool the kids and the dad drives an hour into the valley once every couple weeks. Even if it’s as much as twice a week, Mayer is less than an hour from north phoenix so I have considered that before. Only problem is I think those areas are pretty expensive especially as you get closer to Prescott/higher elevation. wickenburg and buckeye kinda fit your description but they are crazy expensive and will only get more crowded as development moves out that way. Also just hot dry desert. Payson is awesome and truly the gateway to the best fishing and hunting in the state of AZ, also while only 45 minutes from fountain hills/the valley. And will probably never get crowded/overdeveloped cause it basically sits on a rock pile that’s impossible to build on. If you can afford it that’s where I would go. Oracle is a small town north of Tuscon that could work if you are mostly between Tuscon and the valley, and sits at 4500’ so cooler than both, and has amazing Coues hunting in every direction. But I don’t know anything about schools/reputation/cost of living. Let us know where you land and God Bless.

What makes you say that? I haven’t heard anything so I don’t have a clue but was planning on being in 27 this weekend. Is there a lotta deep snow still up there?

Might not be your story to share but is that a cataract canyon ram from the 9/10 hunt? Unless I’m mistaken that’s the only sheep hunt that opens that early in AZ. Curious because that seems like it would be a really cool hunt and that looks like a good ram for a hunt with a bad reputation. Good on your friend for gettin it done.

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I think I’m 3rd in line now but if it’s still available I can pick it up this afternoon after 4pm

Travis what did you end up doing? Let us know how the hunt goes. I’m hoping to do WY pronghorn in a couple years when I can draw a tag with a bit more public land available. I only have 2 or 3 points right now.

Pics of the buck??

This is the only map I’ve seen. Everything I’ve read about it says acreages and borders have not been officially determined yet so I guess this is just the supposed areas.

Never hunted it but congrats on the tag, have heard very good things about it and hope to draw in the next couple years. There is tons of public land, national forest and BLM, and decent deer density all over the unit. Heard the biggest bucks come off of or near the private near the borders of the unit where they feed in the fields at night. Good luck and keep us updated