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Congrats guys! No wolf sightings?

My brother & I are all over the place with this guy. Guesses?

Congrats to your boy! Dang nice buck. These junior hunts are awesome.

Muley Crazy

Nice! Congrats man! That's why I always pick up a lion tag, you just never know. I learned that lesson the hard way after glassing up a big lion & watching him for 10 minutes without a tag.

Found this while hunting this year. Looks like it was a good hit, there was a nice blood trail by the arrow.

Ok, cool.

We had a fantastic hunt this year! The bulls were screaming & rutting hard. My two brothers, myself, & our good friend Tony drew tags for the archery hunt. This was one of the most memorable hunts I have ever been on. More than anything, I feel grateful just to have had a tag & to be able to hunt these beautiful animals. There is no place I would rather be than in elk country with friends & family. Thanks to my wife for letting me hunt as long as need be. It really does make a HUGE difference when you don't feel the pressure from home. Also, there are a couple of members on here I'd like to thank for their extreme generosity & help. Coach & the "Bull Whisperer" as I call him, both of you are stand up guys & have been very generous with your time & info. I'm humbled & thankful to be able to rub shoulders with good people who have the same passion I do. Anyways! I was able to kill my bull on day 8. I paralleled him & his cows for about an hour and a half waiting for them to make their move out into the meadow for the evening. I was able to stay close to the herd because of the thick country they were in & a steady breeze from the east. As daylight was slowing fading, I finally found an opening through the trees & let an arrow fly. Unsure on the hit, we backed out & gave the animal some time. The next morning we went to the point of impact & began tracking. I have to say, following a blood trail to your downed animal is an experience that I just can't describe. Your emotions are taking you in so many directions! What once were doubts about the hit & condition of the animal turned into supreme joy as the blood trail only got larger & larger. The beast only went 200 yards & expired! Once again, all the credit goes to good friends willing to help & show me some new country. Daryl hammered his bull on day 4 at 20 yards & we had an easy tracking job to say the least! His bull only went 70 yards & died in some thick canyon country. Thankfully there were 4 of us and a ranger, because if not, I'm pretty sure we'd still be out there packing him out. Tony lambasted (is that a real word?) his bull on day 3 with a Gravedigger broadhead. He only went a short distance & fell next to a road which made for an easy pack job. Gotta love that! Speaking of broadheads, Tony discovered what a Magnus Stinger cut on contact tip can do to a leg. Despite the huge gash, he continued to hunt & assist with all pack jobs. When he got home the cut was infected & he needed stitches! Hey, potentially losing your leg to infection is well worth it when you're hunting elk!!!! He's a tough SOB. And lastly, my brother Trent arrowed his bull at 40 yards late on day 7. Once again, the knives were re-sharpened & the head lamps were put on for a pack job in a steep canyon at night. My muscles are still sore, there are bug bites all over my body, I'm still catching up on sleep, & I need to wash my truck because there is blood everywhere! But, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Congrats! You find your arrow?

"Small way" is an understatement. Thank you again Houston.

Congrats man! Excited to see you finished it in fine fashion.

It's stupid how obsessed I am. But I love it.

Yeah, if you're hunting on the Navajo Rez which has some units that cover two states.

Stick that dude!

Wow! Unreal footage & congrats! You sure to have a knack for getting close to antelope Craig.

Since when do bulls have their harems already? Its not even 9-1 yet.This is crazy! They're going to be a busted up already by opening day.

Dude, Zac, that's a nice azz buck! When I saw the pic I immediately knew he was your best yet. Congrats.

Good luck Craig. I'll be following your blog & share in the joy of your success!

I was very lucky & drew the 23 late rifle hunt this year. I've seen quite a few mule deer around Roosevelt but I know there are some other areas that hold mule deer in December as well. Does anybody with knowledge of the unit have any thoughts about what to expect as far as size? Will there be deer North of Young at that time? I'm going to do a lot of scouting, but want to make sure I'm looking in the right places. Thanks guys!

Those are some awesome pictures! That 370+ bull is impressive. I don't have anything against 4A. I've killed 4 elk out of there in the last few years, including this bull back in 2004. The archery hunt is one of the best rut hunts I've ever experienced. But the overall quality is way below a lot of other units. Yes, it's possible you could kill something around 350 but slim. I guess that's what is great about hunting is that you just never know! Good luck to everyone who drew. I'll be out chasing bulls myself!

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. I just couldn't stand filming myself while hunting, that would drive me crazy!

He doesn't have time to trophy hunt, he's out searching for father/son's outings & making sure they clean up after themselves.

It's posted on Yahoo now.

Hey Outlaw, do you commute east on the 202 at around 3-4 in the afternoon? I think I see your vehicle a couple times a week. I drive a blacked out Tundra with a camper on the back.

I was surprised to see the success rates on these hunts, especially for unit 27. It was 12%. That's low! Unit 23 was 60% which is good, but I thought it would be higher. I had the 23 late tag & killed a nice buck towards the end of the hunt but my brother never filled his tag. It was a lot tougher than I anticipated.