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I went to the Public Forum in the Kingman office on Monday night. There were 3 members of the public there including myself. Big turnout I know haha. The only real notable type item was that their recommendation to the commission is that the Bull tags in 10 need to be increased based off of the survey they did (the bull to cow ratio that they counted was above the suggested range, sorry I didn't take good notes, didn't get their exact most recent ratio or count) mostly and also that hunt success has been within or high end of the units suggested range. It wasn't a huge increase. 50 tags maybe? They did say that all of the tags would be added on the late bull hunt, so they wouldn't be messing with the premium hunts. I made a comment that this seems like a knee jerk over-reaction to survey of only some of the elk in the unit. There response was that "100% of the elk habitat in the unit is surveryed" so they have alot of confidence in their survey. Riiiggghhhtttt. How many square miles in unit 10?? Not that I know anything about aircraft surveying, maybe the really do see most of the elk in the unit by the time they are done, but it seems unlikely. Just thought some of you might want to know. I have heard from several 10 hunters this year that they have had seen fewer elk than normal. I haven't been able to find the written 2015 Elk recommendations anywhere.

As an update, here are the recommendations. http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/documents/huntRecommend/2014Guidelines/S-3%20Attachment%20Commission%20Orders%2011-21-2014.pdf They added 125 Muzzeloader Bull tags and 5 CHAMP tags for Unit 10. For those that like to count, 915 Bull and Champ tags in 2014, 1,045 proposed Bull and Champ tags in 2015. 130 additional tags, 14.21% increase in bull tags. Harvest rate on the late muzzy in 2013 was just over 50%.

I've seen a couple of these lately. I'm wondering if anyone uses them or has experience with them. Do people use them more in the rut, or just anytime to try to get another layer of stalk protection? Doesn't seem like a bad idea. May be hard to handle that, my bow, release, binos, range finder all at the same time though. http://headsupdecoy.com/products/4

You asked, so I'l tell: Your missing that some of the new hot packs on the market, namely Kuiu, weigh a third what your pack weighs, and cost less money even with accessories added.

Impressive

They could have done better in their sale explanation, saying "In Stock only, while supplies last" or something. They changed the wording on the checkout page to state that backorder items were not included in sale, but it didn't even start out saying that. I wanted an Icon Pro, all sold out in my desired specs, ended up getting an Ultra 6000 in Vias because the pricing was just too good to pass up.

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I got the Prime HDs a couple months ago on sale from cameraland. No complaints, clear end to end, very bright and vibrant color, very solid construction. I expect them to be my neck glass for many years to come.

Is that somebody out in the wide open middle of that field with two feeding mature bulls? How do you make that happen? Must have some new stalking technique I've never heard about! Great bull!

That is always the question.

I got several buffalo on trail cams in 18a recently. One has an ear tag. Can any rancher run them, or are these some long lost souls from another herd that have traveled over 100 miles from one of the well known herds?

Its much easier to just use a smart phone made in the last few years with a GPS map app. Phones have been getting larger anyway. There are alot of hunting/hiking GPS map aps that you have a ton of map options(including google satelite, land owner type, and google terrain). The only thing you have to do is download the maps for the area you will be in before you go out of cell/wifi coverage. Then it works off of GPS satelite and the maps you downloaded once you are out in the sticks. No need to buy extra hardware or lug ipads or laptops around. You always have all you waypoints, routes, notes, etc right in your pocket all of the time. I'm running Iphone 6 and Gaia GPS app.

It must be these guys: http://fortrockhunting.com/about-ranch.html "Buffalo $3,600 and up, call for availability" But it is surprising the range that they allow them in, it is quite vast, state and private land. I would imagine a hunter would have his work cut out in finding them, I've only seen them on cam.

Whats max weight?

Way to go! We didn't even see an elk on Friday or Sat. for my wife's limited opportunity hunt, let alone 5 bulls!

Game animals in units with no season just become watchable wildlife. Got a bear in 16a that I wouldn't mind chasing, but no open season there.

I feel that you are fine, but go out of my way to stay out of other hunters hunt as best I can. I was just scouting a few weeks ago for my wifes elk hunt that starts tomorrow, was going down a dirt road before light that has a dirt tank just ahead of me. There was a deer hunt going on. As I got closer to the tank as I drove, I noticed that up ahead on the hill overlooking the tank someone was blinking their flashlight at me, apparently indicating that they were there/would be hunting the water/area. I turned my truck right around and went to another area.

Curious what you guys that have been blessed to have time in the woods recently have seen. Wife has a hunt starting Friday, in the lower Juniper country of 18A. Haven't been able to get out in a few weeks. I assume by this time all the mature bulls have gone solitary? What have you seen this time of year?

To me it seems like the less contour and steepness the terrain has, the more wondering the muley bucks are. Really steep and bigger canyons, they like their canyon or two, but slight rolling hills and flat, they can be anywhere within several miles of their few favorite water sources. Thats kind of what I see anyway.

Hey thats some good news! Gives us a little more hope anyhow. She would love a chance at anything branch antlered.

I wish we had someone near me that used beetles. Nice looking work.

What trphyhntr said.

No, standard app can download most of the maps. I really like the new updates on the most updated app. You have all these options now of what details you want to show at any time at the bottome of your map: current altitude where you are all the time, sunrise/sunset, speed, distance, ascent, you can record map sessions etc.

I just wanted to make sure those who use this app know, I just found there is map they make(free), called "Public Land" that simply is a land ownership map. So if it is private, BLM, State, etc, shows all the colors. Very useful. I really like the app, have had it for a few years, tons of map options to layer on, never failed me in the field.

It is called "Sunk Costs" in economics and accounting. Buyers do not care what you paid, all that matters is current market determined value. This is a common theme lately in these classifieds. Uncle is just bringing up what the current market is. The way I see it, he is doing you a favor.