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Had an interesting situation come up on my elk hunt last week. Sat a tank a couple of days in a row, first day about 3 or so a truck with a couple guys drives up and I wave they leave and proceed to park about 75 yards from the tank in the wide open and leave to hunt. Sat a little longer then decide to leave and see if i can turn anything up. Day 2 same situation so I get up and go ask if they would at least go park up in the trees out of sight and then things start to go south. Guy has two bad knees and a crossbow says he can't walk around like the rest of us. Continues to say that since he put in the time scouting this summer and built a blind he has the right to the tank. I tell him that I put in a lot of time scouting built a blind and was there hours before him so he doesn't have the right to squat. As far as the handicaps I feel for him but he knew his limitation before he decided to put in and it's not everyone else's responsibility to cater. He basically told me such and such tank down the way had several guys sitting at once and if I was there the next day he'd do the same. I wanted to go check out some other areas anyway so I ended up leaving the next day but I told him that was a bs way to act and questioned why he'd want to hunt like that anyway. All this is to ask is this really a thing? Multiple people sitting a tank and what, playing quick draw to see who shoots first? It really chapped my hide and I really don't understand anyone would want to do it.

I really just don't understand why anyone would wait to get an elk tag then sit around water with someone they don't know to see who can shoot first. It literally never crossed my mind until this incident.

I don't disagree but hot dry and slow rut make it more appealing.

That's lucky where I've been in 5bn I haven't found any great rutting pockets yet... at least during daylight. Seems a lot that I've talked to are in the same boat.

It's been a while since I've been into that little Mormon lake town or whatever you want to call it. Does anyone know if there's a gas station there? I'll be hunting elk up that way and at times it may be the closest settlement.

Mesa

I'll be east but using Google street view it looks like there's a couple pumps.

Yeah I meant the little town by the lake. I'll be in 5B N, I've got a few spots in mind and I know about clints well and flag but I figure mormon lake would potentially be quicker to get to depending where I end up.

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It's been a while since I've been into that little Mormon lake town or whatever you want to call it. Does anyone know if there's a gas station there? I'll be hunting elk up that way and at times it may be the closest settlement.

There's a sportsman's in Show Low!

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I agree it probably is unethical. I think a dozen guys camping on top of a bull for weeks is probably unethical as well. Didn't seem like a great example of fair chase.

Sweet pack. If you have no luck selling here you might try rokslide.

I would choose Meopta over vortex 10 out of 10 times. Great glass for the price.

I took it as he was saying it would be a good sized buck to shoot with a December tag but not a commission tag.

Do you get your points back though if you donate it to an org?

Mandatory harvest reporting for deer. At the very least for archery deer.

In the commission meetings I've watched I rarely see hunters there advocating for anything.

Interesting I never saw the version that extends like that. Will make a good setup for someone.

I believe that's the optics pack. Great setup either way.

I've heard of elk being infected with brain worms here and there. I wonder if that could be the case. In both moose and elk, infestation can lead to fatality. Blockage of the carotid and other arteries of the head and face region by E. schneideri adults restricts local bloodflow, leading to ischemic damage to the brain, optic nerve, ears, muzzle and other facial areas. The results are often blindness; walking in circles or poor coordination (ataxia); dermatitis or gangrene of the ears, muzzle or nostrils; abnormal antler growth; or death. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeophora_schneideri

Yeah hit the 188 about noon and traffic wasn't terrible until turning into globe and all the little lights in Miami. Had another slow down at queen creek canyon.

Had to go from payson to globe to get home from up north yesterday.