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a few pics of bulls hitting h20 at night, bummer

Try the Kirkland Jct and wagoner rd are at the s/w end of the unit, lots of area to glass all day.

azhtrgirl is right that unit can be rewarding, I was fortunate to find two nice bucks on opening morning last year, and it was the first time hunting that unit. Good luck on the hunt

Just pulled my camera yesterday, and noticed treestands and salt set up on the H20, If anyone knows these guys, give me a PM, just wondering if they were setting up for archery deer, or getting ready for archery elk. Unit 4a

[a ttachment=17274:DSC02772.JPG]Recently got my mount back from the buck I shot last November, 6A. Kruegers Creation did the mount. Good luck to all on the upcoming hunts, no deer for me, but my daughter drew a Jr. tag.

What the heck is going on with the weather, 113 this week!, its horrible. Makes me wonder if the elk will be vocal during the archery hunt? Will we be sitting on water all hunt long, spot and stalk, hopefully they will be vocal and we can have some calling activity. What do you guys think, will we have a good vocal/rut activity for this years archery hunt? Only 14 days away.

yes they were, but didnt the hunt last year start a week later, or at least 5 days later?

No problem, I'll take some tonight. I just moved into a new home and trying to arrange the game room. Its no fun trying to hang elk up by youself, plenty of nicks in the dry wall that need to be patched.

106 & 5/8

I just spent the last 11 days hunting bear, all around the maylay gap area, Freezout Mtn, BS tank, grapevine, tank, cox coral, Harrington, and Mcdonald tank ect did not see one single elk in the maylay gap area, seen plenty near dry lake, black mesa, and soldier hole, but those areas are not in the Maylay gap, good luck on the hunt.

I helped a friend out in 2005 on an Oct L/O hunt in 22 matazal hunt for any elk. We called in several nice bulls, and they were still responding to cow calls when he killed a nice 6x7 on Oct 23.

Shot this guy last year on opening morning, Nov hunt. First time hunting this unit and only scouted a few times. The buck scored 106 5/8 and I just got him back from the taxi, and put him in the game room.

the hoochie momma worked great the first year it came out in 2002/2003 and bulls responded well to the call, ever since then the bulls got call savy to the hoochie momma and have not used it since, Hyper lip single with or without tone converter is the best, I have only used primos calls, me personally they sound the most realistic.

I have 4a bull, but crittergetter does, you might hit him up for comment, I know he has been doing some scouting but finding an area with bulls was becoming a chore.

Yes I used the bungee cords, and i wasnt worried about someone messing with it, if they did they would of got pricked pretty good

No deer or Bighorn for me, but my daughter drew a 42jr tag. Oh well, cant wait for my archery bull 9/11 is almost here.

I strapped mine last dec on a large saguaro and got some great pics of some desert mulies. Wear some leather gloves when strapping it.

There looks like there are actually two fires on the Mtn, I noticed it when I was heading back to town this weekend after scouting for bear in the San Carlos. Looked like lighting caused?

I think that guy in the photo shot the bull on a depredation hunt in unit 1, round valley, only 10 hunters got the call from AZGF for that area, unless there is a different photo

I want something bigger than these guys.

Not too good of a broadhead, they kept opening during flight, thats a no go for me, I sent them back and Im going to stick to with my Vortex, I have killed 3 bull elk with the mini max steel 100 gr, and never had a problem with the vortex. My friends have also killed 3 bulls with the same broadheads. Look at some other bow forums and they also talk about having problems opening during flight.

I can understand some hunters frustrations to get into your favoite sweet spot only to notice a trail camera at the spot, but by no right does it give anybody to steal or damage the camera. Just because a camera is there does not mean its claimed by that person/hunter, it just means someone else also knows your sweet spot. It is still first come first serve when the hunt starts, Theives quit stealing our cameras, someday your gonna get caught.

cool pics crittergetter, where are the bulls, you only have two months left before opener. Have you been praticing w/ your bow. I need to set my cam up at that h2o in the habitat area.

I know, I have been lucky, but I play the draw odds, and I always put in on a full app, I have been drawn more times applying on a full app then just by myself, (for game other than antelope, sheep, or buff,), my partners were drawn for archery bull, in 03, 06, 07, and 09 using the same formula, so it might work you never know. I might make you guys throw up more when I tell you I got drawn for my second, choice, sorry, once again good luck on the hunts

I dont want to brag but being drawn in 01 for archery bull, killed a 344 7x7, then drawn again in 03 and killed a 300 6x6 then again in 07 and killed a 330 7x7 non typ, so this year in 09 I will hold out for something huge hopefully 370+++ or go home empty handed, my game room is running out of wall space, plus i need to help 3 others for their first archery kill, before I put my bow in hand. Hopefully we will have a good rut for the archery but not counting on it since the opener keeps getting earlier and earlier. Good luck to everyone