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  1. 65 yards. I did miss one at 90...right on target and he stepped out of the way as they tend to do. LoL
  2. Pleasure meeting you too! Thanks so much for the conversation, pointers, and friendship. Ended up killing him the same place you and I met the day before my hunt started.
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    OUCH

    Reminds me I need to flex all those arrows that didn't connect with speedgoats before I shoot them again...
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    Jr deer hunt, I think daddy is getting more & more excited

    Nice! Looks like maybe the range down off Harrison. Yeah plenty of cannons down there most of the time. Can't wait for my kids to get their first tags!
  5. Mule deer last year with .270 TTSX at 250 yds. No bone, straight through lungs. Lung looked like had been hit with a 4-blade broad head from the petaling and huge exit hole. Went maybe 50 yds.
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    Youth bull in Eastmans

    My buddy's kid is in this month's Eastmans with his bull from last fall. Top right.
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    FS Vortex Kaibabs

    Bump for nice glass. Just picked up a pair of these myself...
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    2015 bonus point report now online

    Not me...drew with less than 10.
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    Amandas dog Julie

    I was very sorry to see this too. According to a Facebook post the lion was killed by a hunter, but not until after it also got one of his dogs. Seemed to have no fear of dogs or humans.
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    Great Time at Unit 1 Turkey Camp

    Sounds like a great time. Youth Outdoors has great camps...can't wait to get my son out to another one.
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    WTF!!! Is going on with AZGFD Portal???

    Same here. Phone and old site say I drew. Portal shows not drawn, but bonus points for that species zeroed.
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    Suggestions for AZ Campgrounds

    Spot on. Plus being able to reserve and knowing exactly where you'll be is nice with kids. Not technically northern AZ, but some places in white mtns, rim, and Flag area that we've taken our trailer with the kids and enjoyed...Winn Campground (no fishing right there but Big Lake and several others close and not as crowded as Big Lake...no hookups or dump station though), Black Canyon Lake (no reservations or hookups but can dump for free in Payson), Woods Canyon Lake (several in that area that fill up fast and limited reservations), Fool Hollow Lake (full hookups including sewer at each site and a nice lake...one of our favorites), Fort Tuthill outside Flag (Air Force campground there if you have access, or the county campground there is nice too...next to Flagstaff Extreme ropes course which our kids love) Dead Horse Ranch in Cottonwood is a nice campground too with decent fishing.
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    Results available

    No you have a lot more points than I do. Mine shows both draw data (all my old tags up to spring 2015 and a bunch of "not drawn") plus bonus points below that. My buddy talked to AZGFD because his wasn't linking and was told the same about them still migrating. He was also told he could link his kids' profile to his as a family profile by calling them. I'm not going to try that with my kids until he figures it out first. LoL
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    Results available

    My account is all linked and shows tags through Spring and current license info. Have a credit card charge but no tag online yet. Seems like some are there and some aren't yet...nice.
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    Good news

    Congrats! That's awesome.
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    Card Hit

    Friend told me his cabela's visa is always slow to post charges, but can tell by available credit and this year called to confirm that there was an AZGFD charge.
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    Card Hit

    Hit for antelope. Fingers still crossed for elk...
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    Daughters first finds

    Outstanding! Thanks for sharing.
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    Badlands 2200 like new

    That was fast. Great pack at a great price!
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    Kenmore Upright Freezer

    Bump for a nice freezer...timing is wrong for me. Bought mine in Nov.
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    Arizona Elk and Antelope New Scoring Method

    350 Kaibab buck. Dang deduction #10 cost me the 400!
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    Elk & Antelope Draw Odds

    Great idea! Donated. And thanks a ton for all the help Flatlander!
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    Glassing East Tucson

    Yep...they've been releasing bighorn again over the past couple years. Not sure where the good spots to glass for those would be though. I think they were seeing them behind Catalina SP.
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    "Impossible" hunts to draw

    Sort of trivial, but I also have a reason for asking. What are the statistically "impossible" hunts to draw for both elk and antelope with 1 hunter ed BP? My reason for asking is that my son doesn't want to hunt this year, but I want to buy him a bonus point. He turns 10 in June...so can't just buy a bonus point (have to be 10) but he can apply for a hunt since he'll turn 10 before the hunt. I've seen folks talk about which hunts get filled in the bonus pass, but is this information available anywhere? I haven't seen it on the AZGFD site, but not the first time I've been looking in the wrong place. Thanks!
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    "Impossible" hunts to draw

    Thanks for all of the responses and PMs. Have my ideas now of which hunts would be the lowest likelihood of drawing, BUT one viewpoint I hadn't thought about was pointed out to me by a great guy on here who has been very helpful to me in the past. On the slim chance my son did draw the <1% odds early rifle tag, I'd hate to be the guy who's been putting in for years and gets bumped. I may have to re-think this and just wait another year. I know it won't be a big deal to my son either way, and that's what is most important to me. I don't think he'd want a bonus point if he knows that it means someone else missed out.
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