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I always carry a blunt in my quiver for squirrels, rabbits, doves or quail (in season). Plus if you run out of arrows, I keep a pack of broadheads in my pack, and can screw on another broadhead as needed. Blunts seem to work best on small game for me.

So getting ready for my archery antelope hunt and got a flier from Signature taxidermy and Coconino game processing. Any one have any thing to say about Signature Taxidermy in Flagstaff? I've used Coconino before and had good luck with them. I guess I'm trying to decide whether to try signature or stick with Southwest Wildlife, my last deer from there is great. Or maybe go with someone else, Mogollon, ??? Also please post pics of your antelope mounts and taxidermist. Trying to decide on pose. Thinking wall pedistal with turned head. I know this subject has come up in the past, but wanted to hear some new opinions and see more antelope mounts. Thanks, Kirk.

Tory Brock, out of Kanab UT. He is a great guy! He teams up with Chads guide service on the strip.

Thanks for the pics and recomendation Becker.I have seen you post awesome taxidermy pics before and never knew which shop you were at. Thanx.

Ruthunter, don't you have an archery 10 antelope and a strip tag at the same time? How are you going to do both? I know archery season is longer, so lope 1st then muley?? Just wondering how you decide how to hunt these, both great tags?? Not much time to scout for deer without knowing which tag yet, as I found out last year.

Bonecollector very nice mount. Thanks for the pics. I guess I like to be prepared! Too many times before I wasn't sure where to go until after you have the animal down.

I was trying to decide which caliber ar to build up last month, 6.8, .458, .500 beowolf, 6.5 grendel etc.. Decided on 300 blackout. Built up an Anderson lower with cmc trigger and a Radical upper. It shoots super's and sub's both fine with no issues. Have not tried suppressed yet, but in the future. The Radical firearms uppers are really cheap, so I took the gamble and tried them. Super happy with it, shoots as good as my eyes allow,with an eo tech 1x, until I put a decent scope on it. Think I'll try to get my first rifle javelina with it next year. Walmart is carrying 300 blackout ammo now so that is a good sign you can find ammo around.

That bell bottom blind looks cool. Might give you a little more room to lay down. I think the double bull blinds are worth the extra money, they are much better quality and I prefer their material. The cheap blinds are more plasticy, especially the inner black coating. I can smell the plastic when its hot, so I know the animals can too. I've had mine over 5 years so they pay for themselves. Just can't leave it at a waterhole like a cheap one. I've set them up and taken deer an hour later. I've taken coues, muleys, elk, turkey and javelina out of my 5 yr old double bull. I may have to get a new window net before too much longer. For game cams, one word, covert. Again you get what you pay for. Good luck.

Congrats. I had this tag (13a)last year and it was one of the best hunts of my life. Didn't get one of the monsters but saw so many great bucks. Take twice as much gas as you were thinking of taking, then take some more. Lots of ground to cover looking for those big muleys. And good luck and have fun..

Not sure about the website, but the book is Campfires on Desert and Lava by Hornaday. It is a good book about their trips to the Pinacates and Tinajas Alta's.

Congrats on your Gould's. Good luck on your buffalo.

Nice birds, good luck!!

Very nice pics. Love that buck. I have a unit 10 tag. Any chance this buck is from unit 10?

So I finally drew my first antelope tag. Unit 10 archery. I'm so excited. Did anyone else on here get one of the 800 antelope tags? I am looking to see if anyone else has the same hunt as me and would like to team up to scout,hunt etc. Since it is my first time, when do you start scouting? I usually don't even scout for elk till July 4th,because their patterns change.

I don't think it is better later. The week before the youth hunt is amazing, the youth hunt weekend is great. The early hunt is usually good. The second hunt is OK. By the time the archery OTC hunt opens I think it is very slow. The birds become quiet after they fly down from their roosts. They are also very call shy, after hundreds of hunters drive through and stop and call every 100 yds.

Great mount!!!

Spring hunt is 100x better than the fall hunt. Birds are gobbling and you can hear them. In the fall they are quieter, you can be a couple hundred yards from them and never know you were even close. In the spring you know they are there somewhere cause you can hear them. Go to some of the turkey seminars, Desert Christian hunters had a great one about a month ago, and little creek calls had one at sportsman warehouse last week. They will save years of a learning curve. I have been lucky enough to take 4 archery turkeys, all from blinds. Every time I draw on them out of a blind they catch the movement. They move faster than the agents from the matrix and just move out of the way of your arrow. As long as you can hit a big Mac size box at 30yds your good to hunt, just hold your shots to that distance or less. I would go out this spring, learn dome new units and start learning about them. Plus you get to see deer, elk, javelinas and even cows. Good luck, Kirk. Pm me if you need more info.

I got a leftover tag for cow elk in units 15a,15b and 18a in November. I have never hunted these units and I realize there are not alot of elk here. I've read azgfd's where to hunt and have an idea which areas to try, BUT I was wondering if any one could give any tips or pointers were to start. I didn't want to scout too early and have the elk move on before the hunt but I do need to go up soon and start looking at roads and areas in general. I don't expect anyone's honey hole. Just looking to see if anyone has even seen elk in any areas up there. Don't mind hiking in to areas but do have 4x4 that will go anywhere. But with gas prices like they are having an area to start would sure help. Thanks for the help, you guys are the best.

Fourth Gould's tag. Man I'm jealous. Sitting on 18pts and can't get a tag. Wondering if you would tell which unit? Trying to decide which units I want to put in for, since I should get a tag in about 3 more years.

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I will be there tonight too, see you guys there. These are pretty informative if you are new to turkey hunting.

Ttt, don't forget to donate everyone. This is for a great cause. Ends today..

I'm in too, just let us know what is a good time to meet. Any evening is good for me.