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Outstanding, Lance!!!! Love the pics and story! If you got the info from Zeke-BE, you might have been hunting the same place that I will be with my son this weekend. My oldest son killed a nice one there last year, now it's his little brother's turn. (Stopping by Southwest Wildlife Taxidermy to pick-up last year's buck today!) BTW, last year was our first pronghorn hunt ever, so I had never tasted the meat before. We found it to be VERY good! Super mild and tasty! Enjoy that! S.

I'm not certain on that. AZLance likely does..... Lance???

I was just going to say "driver"! My recently college graduated son is making some extra cash by driving loads around the state one or two days a week for a small local freight company. Luckily they are flexible around his full-time job days. Maybe check something like that out. Good luck!! S.

My oldest son and I were skunked in the draw, so I put him in for a leftover. We just love to get out and hunt!!. Well, he got a 30A Nov tag (apparently all the 36A/B tags were gone by the time his application was drawn... lol). Looking at the various areas to start scouting. Looks like some decent stuff over along the far Eastern boundary along the New Mexico border. The G&F site also references the Walnut Canyon area. It also references some limited access out of Wilcox in the Dos Cabezas area. These areas seem a little closer to get to, but the stuff way East (by following the Geronimo Trail from Douglas) looks more promising on the topo. Anyone have any experience they want to share? NOT honey holes! Will be scouting either way, but curious.... PM me if you are willing to share. Thanks in advance!! S.

Strait-up COOL and AWESOME!!!!!!

Love that smile!!! AWESOME!!!

VERY awesome!! My two college aged kids (son & daughter) were lucky enough to draw 36C Dec tags this year. I will be sending this link to them!!! S.

Thanks much! Great info and perspective in flash flood watch. Hadn't even considered the road conditions. Appreciate it! S.

VERY excited to be heading-up tomorrow morning for 5 days tramping around Big Lake, Black River, Little Colorado, Baldy, Greer, etc.!! Times like this with my kids are more precious as ever, as they grow and start their own lives! Did anyone hit Big Lake last weekend or recently? Will likely rent a boat 1/2 day once or twice while I'm there. My usual attack plan includes night crawlers fished down low with little/no weight, kastmasters, rooster tails, z-rays, etc. (I'm not a 'cow-bell / Ford-fender' guy....) Any reports or late tips? S.

Yep, he was a good one. Didn't measure, but thinking he was 18ish.... Nice to know there are some good sized (and VERY tasty) hold-overs to be had in that lake.

Got too busy, and am now just getting around to posting a report @Vowell! So the fishing was pretty slow. Caught a couple on night crawlers out of the rental boat that I did one day. Then managed this one from shore one morning. Caught him on my favorite go-to trout spinner! Black rooster tail spinner!! Love those lures! Spent most of my fishing time hiking/splashing up and down the Black River, and had a great time on mostly stockers there. Rained every afternoon, and saw something like 300-400 elk over 5 days. Amazing time in the White Mountains with my boys. The best!

My buddy just got this back to back. Sorry!!!!! Disgusting I bumbled into a Unit 1 archery tag two years ago with no points (other than hunter ed). Did not end-up killing one, but was for sure a dream hunt. Good luck on getting that tag!!!! S. PS: For the record; Other than the max point holders, it is my belief that bonus points or not, the odds are roughly the same. With hunter ed points, loyalty points, and the number of dudes putting-in, I think the point pool is SO diluted that it doesn't much matter anymore. HAVE FAITH!!!

On a late kaibab hunt? Nah, go big or go home Who needs a tape measure to tell if a deer is big or not?

I was 4. All I remember is not being able to watch Saturday cartoons because all the channels (all 4 of them) were showing this coverage non-stop. Was lost on me....

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Got it. Makes sense, thanks!

We have acquired a couple of 30-06's in the past couple of years in my house. Not certain if I am interested yet, but I definitely am curious. Obviously looks like surplus of some kind. But is it of some sort of premium quality? Genuinely curious, because the price is a bit higher than I pay for factory Remington Core-Lokt PSPs. Is the Greek brand considered premium comparably? Thanks!

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With the non-res on the app, maybe the non resident cap had been met by the time you were pulled? What Casey said, put the non resident on a separate app if you want to draw. Yup, that could be the reason as well.... I feel suspect that it was the non-resident cap, because this hunt is really NOT on that many radar screens (hence the perennial under subscription....). Would be very surprised if it was due to non-res cap, but stranger things have happened I suppose. We have put in together many times for this same hunt, and have always been drawn. Since there was one left over and three of us on the application, I just chalked it up to extreme draw odds bad luck. In the old days maybe they would have given us a mulligan, but in the age of computers I suppose it is what it is. Oh well..... Spilled milk and a mute point for this year. NBD... Will definitely consider the separate applications for next year.

Too funny...... I have been putting-in for 36C early hunt for second choice for a few years now. It has always been kind of the "100% go to" draw for a unit that I have become quite familiar with over the years. (As a side note, BIG thanks to Redrabbit for giving me some tips many many years ago on that unit! Doug is a generous and cool dude!!) Anyway, myself, son and hunting buddy from Utah were NOT DRAWN this year. I was dumbfounded, and jokingly told them that maybe it was because there were three of us on the application and possibly not that many tags left by the time our app was pulled. Well what do you know, that hunt is listed as have one (1) left over tag!! Seriously??? So it looks like that is what happened! 1 tag left over, but 3 of us were on the application. Wow... Oh well, I'll see if I can snag my son one of the leftovers available in some other units.... S. PS: Can't complain because my two college age kids were drawn for the December 14-31 hunt! VERY excited to be with them on that one!!

All three of my kids killed their first deer on the Kiabab Jr. hunt (A couple of them had success more than once up there....). Hands down, some of my very favorite hunting memories!! It's the best!!! Congrats on the tags! Enjoy!! S.

I started two weeks ago! 🤣 http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/80275-early-e-scouting-3c-fool-hollow-late-late-cow/?do=findComment&comment=800267

Unlikely that the deer will have moved much, IMO. I would focus on the mid-zone (like 1/2 way between the very top and the bottom). Ponderosa, oak, etc... LOVE those Jr. hunts!!!!!! Good luck! S.

I'll take it! Call or text me? 602-399-4769 I'll send a PM as well. Thanks! Stan

+1 on your points. Good summary perspective, which I share. (Funny regarding the star struck guys. I asked my 23 year old son if he wanted a picture with him, and he kind of looked at me like I was an odd-ball and said "Ummm..... I'll pass on that, thanks..." ) Regarding the pre-show Q&A session, I was hoping for dialogue on any/all of three topics: Raffle tags, trail cams, and long-range shooting.... I got a chance to ask the first question, but then the session went in a different direction. Some guy was asking girlfriend/wife advice? S.