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Shooting a bull when it's 90 degrees outside is a lot of work. I've been hunting close to home for the most part with the occasional excursion to the greatest unit. Seeing more than a few elk. Until today, i had my standards pretty high and passed up maybe 20 spikes and small bulls. The area I liked themost got hit hard by a couple of professional hunters and you may have seen the bulls they took on ig or Facebook. That being said my normal area was devoid of elk the last couple of days. Mostly from insomnia and little from curiosity I went to the greatest unit ever this morning with determination of shooting the first branch bull I see. My dog gave me a guilt trip so he came along for the ride. We get to our spot maybe 30 minutes after first light and start walking. 10 or twenty minutes after leaving the truck I spot a calf and few other non bulls. We get closer and for the first time ever my dog is not growling at rocks he's picking fights with. Then all of sudden an antlered bull sticks his head out for a moment 65 yards away and disappears just as quickly. I wait maybe 10 minutes, maybe 20 minutes, honestly idk, he comes out broadside at 60 yards. I am shooting a 1948 marlin off handed that I picked up from cwt member. (Apologies I forgot your handle) My first shot, no reaction, second shot no reaction, chambering of third shot he starts to cantor off and I go full.john Wayne shooting everything he's in an opening. I go to where my first 3 shots were and I find blood instantly. The herd climbs the hill opposite of me without my target in tow. i start following the blood trail thinking hes within a few dozen yards. Not the case, at all , I follow and the blood trail actually gets bigger for once. After an unknown distance and time, I catch up. He stumbles up and I put two more rounds into him, one behind the shoulder and the ending shot in the neck. I think this is my 10th elk and first with a rifle.

https://www.proxibid.com/Flagstaff-Auctions/Hendricks-Firearm-and-Ammo-Sale/event-catalog/244483 Better link. This gentleman really liked nice things. I had been bidding on over/under, but I'm too poor for where the price went.

I know they're some grain silos in the area. (I Designed the electrical services for them) fortunately I kept a couple of customers/friends in the area that can help me with access.

I think I've seen some in a residential cotton field in Pima once. Honestly, I don't know the difference between them and blue herrings.

I cleaned up my inbox. You would be surprised how many people want my opinion on bison, 4b antelope, and otc elk.

I have questions as well. I am the worst bird hunter ever. Are sandhill crane now considered a big game species? I have unit 28, Should I focus on the north half or south half of the unit?

No

You should turn in your tag.

Monster

What unit did you get? I got 28.

Well Dave, a little from you. This sounds like a hybrid of an idea I pitched to you several years ago. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they take the some of the insufficient fund tags and use them for the raffles?

Since we are doing conspiracy theories, remember g&f uses rejected card applicant tags for there new raffle tags. If you see more than a few, they are double dipping.

I would do it, but they dont make hats that big to tuck my ears in.

They are incredible handsome men, with their key lanyards, thick rimmed glasses, untrimmed facial hair, off brand demin and lazily buttoned plaid shirts. Now pretty please give me my tag.

Hurry up! My work production sucks right now.

In the 90's. The rut was fantastic in December. For whatever reason that has changed. I had a friend who won the coues raffle tag several years and hunted all 12 months. He said the best rutting month he saw was February.

They group all tags together 20 percent goes to the max point people

He just needs to luckier than the other people in the max draw.

It's 20% of the total tags that go in the Max draw.

I thought they give one tag for every 4 class 4 rams they see on the surveys per unit?

Yes. I've owned them all. I will only but Toyotas from now on.

Only you can answer that question. And the answer will change depending on the day.

Why do I have the sudden urge to watch caddyshack?

If you had to guess which restaurants the meat was going to which style would it be?

The voice in my head said in winning something this year.