Flatlander

Wow, that’s some run of luck. Congrats to both of you! That buck on the left of the dual mount is ridiculous. Let’s hear some numbers on that beast.

Congrats! I’d love to hear more about how you did it.

Great buck, Congrats!

For sure. But I would also shoot a 2.9” forkie.

What were your thoughts on overall quantity and quality?

Stud buck! Way to get it done!

And your mother wears combat boots...

So is that a no?

Not a ton of elk in that country these days.

Can I use my javelina point guard for elk please?

You can hunt antelope in a cast. I know a couple people that have done it.

Now that I can agree with!

Cody has more hunting cred than you have mouth, and that’s saying something.

Wouldn’t that be awesome if the Kaibab or Strip ended up with 20-40% herd reduction. Just what we need.

Keep at it Fred! It will happen and it will be all the sweeter when it does.

You are a machine. Congrats!

Would have been tough to pass. Way to go Fred. I’ve been looking forward to this all day.

Why are people such A Holes. Yes, this could have been communicated better. They appear to be working on that. The basic idea is in the best interest of Arizona wildlife and Arizona hunter’s. For the internet tough guys saying they refuse to comply, I guess we know where to lay the blame when our deer and elk start wasting away and we have to get carcasses tested before we eat them. All the posturing and chest thumping is comical. Why on earth anyone would refuse to take these very basic steps is beyond me. Oh, and enforcement isn’t really that hard. Setup check stations at the borders during hunt seasons. Lots of states check hunter’s, it’s not that hard.

Give them heck Fred!

Do they not do it anymore? I see names on the commission meeting agendas and minutes.

Is there evidence that CWD has been present in AZ and everywhere else? I know some people theorize that it has always existed in wildlife populations, and there is no known genesis of the disease, but to claim it’s in this state and always has been sounds like a stretch of any data that is currently available.

I feel a bit responsible for this ...I am preparing for a moose hunt in Idaho next month. The day before this was sent out I called AZGFD to check and see if there were any reatrictions on importing carcasses. I don’t see the big deal. Boned out meat is easier to transport and keep cool so I usually do that anyway. A cape can be dropped off with a local taxidermist to flesh and send to a tannery, capes aren’t that expensive to ship, but honestly I don’t kill many animals big enough to need a cape. If you are doing a shoulder mount then the skull cap is easy. The complete skull is a bit more of a challenge, guess you need to take a pot big enough to boil it in. A pot big enough for a moose skull is too big for me to haul around. So I called a local taxidermist and asked for a price to do the skull, he said it should be easy enough to get done within 24 hrs of dropping it off. Regardless this is a challenge in almost any case because most big skulls don’t fit in a cooler anyway so unless you let it rot on the drive home you have to do something with it. I am no expert, but I have educated myself a bit about CWD, and I can tell you I don’t want it in AZ. No one knows for certain how it spreads but the prions are found in the brain matter and spinal column, hence the requirement to clean skulls and debone meat. It’s likely only a matter of time before it is detected in AZ but anyway that we can slow the progression is very beneficial. CWD can have big effects on populations and it’s recommended that humans not consume CWD positive animals. Having that in the back of your mind while you are hunting would suck. Coupled with the fact that there is no known way to “decontaminate” an area once it occurs so I am all for doing anything reasonable to prevent spread of the disease. We have been very fortunate in AZ thus far and it would be great to keep it that way.

On the edge of my seat buddy! I have a feeling you will show is it doesn’t take remarkable amounts of money to have a remarkable hunt.

That’s pretty typical country for eastern Idaho. Sort of like the Midwest butted up against the rocky’s. The unit composition is pretty unique, with town limits, ag land, some desert stuff and a few ridges that are pushing the tree line. I spent a lot of time there during my college years and am anxious to get back into those hills. Lots of good memories. The NR draw odds aren’t terrible for this unit, so if you want to scout it go ahead and come on up. I’ll provide the pack frame.