Flatlander

Looks hefty to me.

32? For crying out loud eat a donut man.

We used to slaughter cows on the archery hunts. Most of the guys griping about how many tags are issued now have no idea how many cows we were killing in the 90’s and 00’s. The Dept made a conscious decision to increase opportunity by shifting tags to bull hunts while simultaneously increasing herd numbers by reducing cow harvest. The results are exactly what Wildwoody described. More elk, fewer older age class bulls. Same $ in Dept budget. I would say this was the fundamental shift that moved AZ away from the trophy Mecca it once was and into a more balanced state. Still WAY better than most, but not what it was. I don’t hate it, but man what I wouldn’t give for a 2000 3C archery bull tag.

Please post a pic of the archery cow hunts.

LOL even when UA loses their fans can’t help but flap their gums. Nice W for the devils.

I can't find it now but there is a video of him at Poston Butte teaching his players about motivation and effort where he asks a kid for his best effort in a speed drill and then after he does it once he then offers him cash to beat his previous "best effort". That's the kind of teaching he was brilliant at. Making kids challenge themselves, learn how to give more, how to be more. My BIL told me a story of getting blown up on the sideline after fielding a dangerous punt and taking it to the house, Coach Moro told him it was dangerous and selfish. In their family he is a legend. I wish my kids would have had the chance to play for him.

I chased a giant buck at the base of Glassford hill back in the 19A glory days. Parked at the high school, jumped the fence and crawled through the grass playing cat and mouse for hours. Another day we were on the south end of Glassford chasing lope in the canyons like they were whitetails. Some homeowner saw me putting a sneak on and turned her dogs and two kids out to chase the goats off. That was back when there were over 100 tags for each archery hunt and you could draw it ever 3-4 yrs. It’s a dang shame to watch that herd fragment and dissolve.

Congrats! This is what it’s all about right here

Brian I got stuff you can borrow as long as you need to. I can drop it off if you like. 15’s, tripod, whatever. Just let me know.

Note to self, if I ever find a giant anything, and have the chance to choose between hunting it myself and selling it, I am going to love every minute of hunting that SOB.

Dang man, good work. I’ve been wondering if you ever got that lion killed. Still planning on getting to BC for a bear hunt?

Aaaaaand this is why we can’t have nice things. Stupidest thread since “Bowtech Truck”.

Is this the same as a Carmen Mt whitetail? I think these are basically Texas white tails that live in the mountains of west Texas/Northeastern MX.

Unit?

Can you hang a pack from the tripodcenter post? That should do it.

I missed a buck yesterday. Should have had him, he was bedded and stupid dink 2 pt busted me. Just had to clear on more tree.

Man, great deal... rough crowd. Looks like a fun toy.

Might be worth a try. Looks plenty stout for 15’s.

Thought about adding my profile name to the back and realized that might not be such a hot idea

Just ordered hoodies for the whole family and matching performance shirts for all the boys. We are going to be so matchy-matchy our hunting photos will look like a 1990's Christmas card.

Awesome buck and great pics. Thanks for sharing.

So I am supposed to go snooping around building a case against some dude so I can turn him in? Get real dude, I know he did it but that’s a lot different than having enough evidence for a case.

The otc licensing system is a big flaw. They have no way to track what tags you have purchased throughout the year unless you buy them at the Dept office. So let’s say you buy an archery deer tag and fill it in January. There is nothing to stop you from going down to Wally World and buying another one for the August hunt. And why not apply for a rifle hunt while you are at it. With zero reporting requirements they have no way of knowing, even if they contact you in the field, whether you have multiple permits or not. I know multiple people who have done just that. One guy shot 3 deer in a single year.