Flatlander

If none of your hunt choices are available they do not cash your check so there is no "app fee". I believe you can put the full 5 choices on your app.

You will know before walk-ins are available whether you were drawn or not. You can usually call like Wednesday and they will know whether you were drawn,

Jim - Congrats on the tag. I have been holding out for that tag since helping out on the early rifle hunt a few years back. Let us know how you do.

I have shot all 4 of my elk with a 270. All but one were with 150 Grand Grand Slams, the other was with Core-Lokt. All of them died (but the GS was definitely more devastating).

I was 16 not 10. I was shooting 60 lbs but a 60 lb bow in 1998 was shooting like 240 fps, nothing compared to today's bows. Still after those two experiences I switched to fixed blades and haven't ever looked back.

I hate to say this for fear of getting ripped but I did have some concerns with the Sonorans after my hunts. I actually lost elk on both hunts, both were cows. The first one was due to a bad shot, I hit her in the shoulder and only got about 3 inches of penetration. My fault, no doubt about it. The second shot was a little high but still what I would consider in the vitals. I only got about 5-6 inches of penetration and the arrow came back out. Unfortunately we ran out of blood in a very short distance and sere never able to recover the animal. I was only 16 at the time with a fairly short draw length and I was shooting a bow with below average KE. I think that perhaps with my setup i was just not producing enough KE to open the broadhead and get good penetration. Like I said, I don't want to get blown up here, I am just pointing out a situation where I believe this BH may not be the best choice, and that would be in bows with low end KE.

. . . your back up bow? I pulled out my 00 PSE Durango tonight and flung an arrow, and man, I don't know how I shot that thing for all those years. Do you guys tune your old bow up every year just in case?

Wasn't this broadhead originally called something else, Sonoran maybe? I remember using these on my first two elk hunts when I was a kid, would have been 98-99.

Welcome to the site Adam. It has been a lot of years since I shot everyday, but for the last week it has been 15 or more arrows everyday, and its finally starting to show. Licks are built, cameras are set, just need to get some pictures of big bucks now. I haven't archery deer hunted AZ very much over the last 10 years. Can't wait to get out there and fling some sticks.

The only elk hunting I will be doing will be helping out in 23 this Nov. Have a buddy with an archery tag and a buddy with the late rifle.

Dan - We may be seeing each other around this year (maybe we have in the past). Let me know what hunt you draw. I was hit for 69.50 today.

Yes

I got hit for 2 deer tags. Buddy was hit as well. Maybe this means I drew my first choice. No charge for sheep yet, probably won't be for another 20 years or so.

Hit for 2 deer tags. Guess I must have drawn a BP for sheep.

Thinking about picking up a new bow this year. I started making a wish list and came up with the following criteria: 7" BH, < 33" A2A, 330 IBO, smooth draw cycle, solid backwall. From this list I kind of narrowed it down to the 5 listed above. I know that the Vector is not quite 7" BH but 6 3/4 is pretty close and it just didn't seem right not to include a Hoyt in the mix. I have not shot the Answer yet, but Archery HQ is supposed to be getting one in soon. What are everyone's thoughts? From guys who own any of these what made you choose one over the other. Specifically does anyone have experience with Elite, this is the first time I have really looked at them, their warranty and service looks pretty impressive. Any others that I should have on the list?

Those are giant bucks for Eastern AZ. Reminds me of a few bucks I have seen out by Tanque during the rut.

I had Dec. 1st choice, Oct 2nd choice, and the 10 day Nov. hunts for 3, 4, 5. Anybody have an opinion on whether the 10 day Nov. hunts will be harder or easier to draw than the Oct tags?

I really thought that the next bow I would buy would be a Matthews, but after a lot of pondering I went with the Hoyt. I am very happy and after shooting 20 arrows a day for a week or so I am starting to really get dialed in. Can't wait till August.

I would like to take my first archery buck. I have a brand new CRX32 that needs to shed blood.

A few years back I had alignment repairs done on my Docter's by an outfit in CA. As I recollect they charged me just over $200 plus shipping. They did not need eyecups, so I would say that it sounds like you are getting the right price.

If I had a 3A/3C Bull tag I think I would have a good remedy for for the draw result anxiety.

It probably won't. But hey last time I got a pack out of the deal. They haven't even started hitting cards yet so I am thinking it will be the 23rd at the earliest. There are A LOT more tags to issue this time meaning a lot more cards to charge. Here we go again.

+1 on Boonshaft

I have a redcloud that I used for a 50 mile backpack trip on the Highline trail and I think that it would easily work for hauling out an entire boned coues or an elk quarter. I have a Badlands 2500 that I use for packing coues all the time, works like a charm.

I bet. That is a heck of a tag.