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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Cwt member Jim met up with me and my friend Steve on Friday morning to go out after stink pigs. He hooked us up with a herd he had patterned in a cave high up on the mountains by kingman. We chased those pigs for two days and had a really fun time. He even hauled Steve's pig down the mountain after dark for him.

    I can't express how awesome fellow cwt members are. Thanks again Jim for a fun javelina hunt.

    I had a great hunt even though I didn't take a pig. All the fun of chasing them and getting into herds without the mess and smell. If I didn't miss my shot I could have been eating javelina backstrap right now, instead of left overs.

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    I think even a natural brush blind works very well to help conceal your small movements. I use both natural and pop-up blinds depending on different factors. Sometimes the deer don't seem to mind one and won't come near the other, other times the opposite. Sure wish I knew why.. I often improve brush blinds while scouting even if I am not sure I will even hunt that area, but know it is an option for later.

    Pop-up blinds hold your sent in better but sometimes they can tell something is different in the area and seem to hang up around 100 yds out. Does and spikes will still come in but the bigger bucks are definitely more cautious.

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    I was wondering about this so I just checked the Azgfd web sight. As of 4/4/14

    5 people have 18pts

    10 people have 17pts

    13 people have 16 pts

    And 17 others besides me have 15 pts.

    If they all buy a bp they will be +1 next spring.

    272 people have more than 10 bonus points. So I think you are still always off for a bonus pass draw for Gould's.

    With 28 people with more points than me, and only 4 going to bonus pass a year, I think it could still be a while till I draw. 7 more years of not getting drawn will drive me insane. I might even be able to get an antelope tag before I can draw a turkey tag..

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    I hit a javelina right between the eyes, he was broadside looking sideways at me, and my muzzy flew left like 8" and it hit him square in the forehead. He fell down instantly. I assumed he was dead and went over to help my buddy with his javelina. Like 5 minutes later we look over and that javi stands up and starts walking around aimlessly with an arrow sticking out of its head. I proceed to empty my quiver through him and he just won't die. Pick pick up used arrows and he finally goes down. Then it is finally time to laugh about the super javi that didn't want to die. Don't shoot muzzys anymore after I figured out they always shot high and left.

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