Flatlander

Looking forward to picking up my Davis cots Monday. Thanks Dave.

Mind sharing what the sale price is once you have it worked out? I have a pair I was thinking about selling.

And tag availability. If you are planning for a specific year in AZ there are a number of units where you can count on getting a tag without fail every single year. Those hunts have plenty of deer and success rates around 30%. In NM if you get very far from the Burro Mountains you are rolling the dice, and getting a unit 23 NM tag is no sure thing. AZ for DIY public land hunting. If it's a representative buck and a Sonoran dessert experience you are looking for it's here for the taking.

AZ that isn't even a question.

I guess I am not offended by this. The purpose of the companion tags was to give deer hunters the ability to harvest buff opportunistically because they were trying to reduce the numbers off of the ranch and it was pretty tough to rely on finding them on hunt able ground in the past. That has changed, some guys have gotten pretty efficient at patterning them and have been very successful. I doubt outfitters would have driven this change, since previously they were doing pretty well at knocking down buff and now their pool of hunters is reduced drastically. I don't know how many companion tags were sold in the past but with the limited number of buffalo tags available, those tags are not a significant source of revenue. Just increasing the application fee for big game hunts this year would have generated probably 10x the amount these changes can produce. Most people will disagree, as the general consensus around these parts is that anything AZGFD does is centered around greed, corruption and destruction of the individual agenda of each and every sportsman in the state. But what I see here is a herd doing well and an increased opportunity for people who would like to hunt buffalo without drawing a kaibab deer tag. Ok let the burning at the stake commence . . .

They got rid of the companion tags correct? Were there any other changes?

Has anybody used the Bushnell Trophy DOA? It's got great reviews and half the price of the ultimate slam.

Here is my only advice, don't pass that bull in 6A.

Love it! My bro is a cop and he would he be stoked to throw a bum who steals from hunters in jail.

Wolves . . .

Tried to go but couldn't didn't have my passport and couldn't get into Tucson.

Awesome hunt. Sure made me miss hunting with my old man.

I was thinking of flying the unit for my antelope hunt. Would you be up for sharing a pilot and fuel? I know a guy . . .

Need any summer help from a high school kid?

Thanks chad it was nice meeting you and a I think a great deal.

That last bull looks like it is in a BAD spot. Hope you had strong backs and some good pack frames.

My inbox is getting a little full. I have been working on a way to post my odds spreadsheet online somewhere but do not have a solution yet. For the meantime, if you would like me to check your odds for the antelope, rifle elk, archery or muzzleloader bull, post your bonus point and desired unit here and I will run it for you. I have not completed the rifle cow, archery cow or limited opp hunts yet. I hope to do them this week. Hopefully this will help eliminate some redundancy if people have the same BP and are interested in the same hunt. If you have a specific question beyond odds feel free to PM, but my inbox is getting maxed out so lets keep those to a minimum. Rifle cow is now complete. Ok got all the muzzy hunts done. Everything is available except Jr's (today) and Limited Opp (I have no idea when). Good luck fellas.

Sure doesn't seem so overpriced now does it???

There is plenty of space there. Especially when you realize the concentrations of Lope in those areas. You are going to smoke a brute. Be excited.

This is a sharp dose of realty. Mine are 5 & 4 and they more or less love anything I tell them is cool. I hope I can be as lucky as you when they grow. Looks like a great weekend in the woods.

If you want help PM me. I can tell you where your best shot is.

I always wonder on these threads where are all the guys who posted last fall about lost elk? Seems like from this thread every elk gets hit through both lungs and the arrow ends up 6" into a tree beyond the animal. I personally have lost two elk, both cows, both when I was a teenager (10+) years ago. The first I felt was poor performance of the broad head resultant from my low draw weight (about 60#). The other was bad shot placement, but I still wasn't impressed with the performance of the broad head. I was shooting the predecessor to the Swhacker, the Sonoran, in both instances.

Is this a medalist? Not familiar with medalion.

Staying classy. Nice move.

You drew in the bonus pass. That's why I always advise folks to be mindful of what their second choice is when they have a few points. Those late rifle hunts don't require a lot of points to draw. I don't have my odds in front of me but I suspect 5 pts would have been knocking on the door of the bonus pass in that unit.