GreyGhost85

those green people must have had yellow bellies too then

that's a good bull. does anyone know what he scores? i have a number in my head, and want to know how close i am. PM me if you don't want to post it here

post #1, NICE! I'll save you some trouble as well. go to www.azgfd.gov, where to hunt, and check the hunt unit descriptions. they will point you in the right direction. unit 22 has a lot of competition, and the locals are very secretive of their spots

last year i had a TON of bears on all of my game cameras, and not many mature bucks at all. this year for some reason, i have very few bears coming in, and lots of big, mature bucks. i see a direct correlation in number of bears, and number of mature bucks. i think that big old bucks are just very shy, and want to keep out of harm's way and avoid danger whenever possible. little bucks and does don't seem to mind the bears. big bucks are big for a reason and they know that a big old rogue boar can see them as a meal, just like a lion. I am not saying that bears are as hard on deer as lions, but they are opportunistic animals, especially the big, mature bears. if a deer is going to hang around, the bear will try to kill it. last year, during the bear influx, much of the bear scat i found had deer hair in it. just my two cents, but i am a FIRM believer that big bucks avoid areas with a heavy bear concentration.

I'm sitting at 18 BP and have debated cashing mine in on an archery tag. I hunt colorado antelope most years to satisfy my craving, but i want to kill a BIG arizona buck. i have taken 4 between 70-78"

nevermind. i think that was an old pope and young/boone and crockett stipulation. i found this in the regs: d. Electronic night vision equipment, electronically enhanced light-gathering devices, thermal imaging devices or laser sights; except for devices such as laser range finders, scopes with selfilluminating reticles, and fiber optic sights with self-illuminating sights or pins that do not project a visible light onto an animal.

i am not positive, but isn't it illegal to use any kind of an electronic device attached to your bow or rifle in Arizona? i thought i had heard somewhere that technically lighted nocks, sight lights, illuminated reticles, smart scopes, etc are not legal here? maybe someone can expand on this?

i do understand that some people actually do have allergies to gluten and dairy, and i am not in any form trying to bash those specific people. the gluten free thing is a fad though. when you eat a whole bowl of pasta, you feel bloated, and your stomache doesn't feel right. that's the way it is, it doesn't mean you have an "intolerance". when people cut out gluten and have these dramatic weight loss, and feel good stories, it is probably due to the fact that they don't eat so many carbs anymore, they lose a bunch of weight, and in turn, feel bettter. it is a simple diet that everyone has heard of. everyone has an intolerance to certain things if you over do them. just like people eating a block of cheese and either getting the squirts, or getting plugged up, and blaming it on "lactose intolerance". it has nothing to do with "lactose intolerance", it is a fact that if you drink a half gallon of milk, or a block of cheese, it is going to make you feel crappy. you don't see people that get a belly ache from eating too dang much candy claim they have a "sugar inolerance", or a guy that has one too many beers blame his hangover on some kind of intolerance.

that is a very couesy-lookin' mule deer. I thought it was a big ol' whitey for a while. nice bull too

man, that buck would have been a giant in 2-3 more years. congrats on the success

gotta love when post #1 is asking for help on a hunt. I'll tell you the same thing most other people on here are going. go to azgfd.gov and look at the hunt unit descriptions. it will give you some places to start

looks like you have found a "doe hole", at least that's what I call similar areas. I have noticed on my salt licks that some will be predominantly bucks, and others will be mostly does. don't why it seems that way, or if it is just coincidence.

i go a little overboard in ensuring i don't misplace them. i thumb tack them to the wall in a very visible place that i see every day. i have even tacked them to the ceiling before

yeah i have to strongly disagree with BMI chart. i am 6'5" 230 lbs, probably 8-10% body fat, weight train 5 days a week, hiking on the weekends, and that chart says i am overweight? i agree with what nature girl has to say. find a good weight where you feel and look good and stick with it. if everyone went by the BMI we would all look like a bunch of ethiopians

be patient young grasshoppa. you cannot give up on a spot after a week. I have honey holes that have been unproductive for a year or more, then they suddenly take off. placing a camera out 2 weeks before deer season and expecting results is a little too much to ask for. get multiple cameras and spread them out in a few square mile area, once you find what you are looking for, move your cameras into a smaller and smaller area until you have that specific buck's pattern figured out. patterning a big buck takes a lot of work. most of the mature deer I have on camera only come around every couple of weeks. I think they make big "loops " in certain area. pulling your camera premature can make you miss that one photo you need of the big old buck walking by.

I know this is an old post, but is this blind still for sale?

never had any issues with them at all. you probably had something in your target that it struck. possibly an insert, or maybe part of a lesser broadhead. your title is misleading, makes it sound like total broadhead failure when it was merely a chip

I build cell phone towers for a living. there are plenty of cell phone sites on mount ord, i built some of them. the towers on ord, or any tower for that matter, should not in any way effect credit cards. They have nothing to do with anything on a tower

how is it any different than trapping a mouse, or shooting a prarie dog? i imagine that when you do either of those you don't feel such remorse? maybe it was a flying squirrel and he was just preparing it for liftoff?

i think we have much bigger issues to worry about than a "manhunt" for a guy who kicked a squirrel. i saw the video, thought it was funny. it's a squirrel

wow, good eye! sure looks like one to me.. small 3 point elk antler

it would be fine but if you shoot it fine how it is, adding those extra pounds is going to be more work than it's worth. you won't really gain any speed, it'll just throw off your sight and/or tuning and make your bow that much more difficult to pull

the first bull is a pretty good one. i would guess 350" or so

bulls won't really bugle until a few weeks after they lose their velvet. they might make some noises sometimes, but they aren't by any means rutting. velvet should start coming off in the next week or two, and bulls will start looking for cows about the first week of september, with the best part of the rut being in mid to late september

28 has seen a huge decline in mule deer numbers over the last 10-15 years. last time i hunted it was a couple years ago, and saw one buck in 4 days. Mt. Guthry is a decent place to start.