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elkslare, nice bull your son harvested, you mind telling what part of the 6A (North or South) it was taken and year? I think I have some pics of that bull while scouting when I had the tag in 2010 (I'll have to dig them up). We did not see him during the hunt but ended up with a nice ~330-340 class bull. If this is the same bull it was in the pines ~3 weeks before the opener and it looks like your son got him in the PJ's. I'm interested in knowing this information as to I drew 6A again and looking at hunting the PJ's for bigger bulls and to get away from other hunters. Just trying to figure out how big of an area these big bulls roam to give me an idea when I'm scouting and see a nice bull in the pines how far they'll roam if I don't see them during the hunt. Also here are some bulls taken from 5BN in 2011 November rifle hunt that I euro/western mounted for them: Enjoy!

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Hey cuz-in-law nice pics! Hopefully I'll have some pics to show soon of my archery bull elk hunt and the boy's (Alec & Logan) junior cow hunt. I have my eyes on a few large bulls that I have found scouting with cousin Aaron. I'll send you some of our scouting pic soon!

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This unit used to be really good for Deer back in the late 80's & early 90's. We use to hunt 128th Street south off the Dynamite road towards the McDowell Mtns. This area burned in the mid 90's and alot of homes are now being built in this area. I've seen one of my biggest Mule Deer in there. A couple of years ago while hunting 118th Street north of Dynamite I talked to another bowhunter that seen a nice Coues Deer buck! It must have come down from the Cave Creek/Seven Springs area. We took a few deer back then. I've talked to the Game Warden for this area and he recommended hunting the McDowells. He told me there are some very big ones in there if you are willing to hike several miles. There is a big valley back in there in which the G&F just recently (a couple of years ago) built a water hole/catchment. He said that he's counted at least 50 deer a day water or frequent this area. I usually hit this area once or twice now for a quick day hunt. If you hunt this area and not willing to hike alot I would recommend hunting near the golf courses (Troon North). Just not too close!

My cousin took a big one last weekend. I heard this from my Uncle. He said it was a 7X8. They were hunting near Patagonia I think.....