HUNTnTAT2

congrats! Gould's have got to be the perdiest turkeys on Earth. nice handywork behind the exposures Jay!

I own the straight. Great optic. Was very impressed with the low light collection of a 50. Goo d deal. Shouldn't last long.

Koury and his guides pull some nice ones out of there(3a/c). 23 is a huge unit. High mountain pines to desert. Hey, half the fun can be exploring new country.

Thought u might bow hunt.lol.. I'd say 23 or 3c prolly ur best bets if u cant pull the bab tag. Ive seen some real nice bucks in both those units.

What units do u usually try to find bucks in? Rather what's close to home?

Yea. I personally cant justify putting in for the bab. Its quite the hike. Ive hunted bab quality bucks in units south of the ditch. There are huge bucks in all corners of our beautiful state. I try not to get caught up in measuring the success of my hunts in inches but last year I did spend my entire rifle hunt after one particular buck that I scouted hard. Two blown stalks on the early archery. And I missed my shot at him opening morning of my rifle tag(worst tag soup I've ever ate) But if I had 10 pts, the time off, the moolah required to scout/hunt 6+ hrs from home I'd do it!

The early archery.

Great unit. Both species. High and low country. Good bucks from aspen mountains to open sagebrush. Always a plus when u unit has a wilderness area.

My cousin drew 12 two years in a row. No points. First time putting in for the bab..... it could happen. Lol

Congrats! Great pictures! Cant wait to take my youngster.thanks for sharing!

A year or so ago I was flipping through channels on a sleepless night and I came across a documentary about canned hunting in the US. It was a man and a woman going undercover as "hunting" clients to these ranches that were doing canned hunts under the radar. They experienced the ranchers tranquilizing some animals so clients could easily shoot them. Or theyd set the animal out on the spot infront of a box blind. They even went to various auctions where game and exotics were being sold for this disgusting industry. Was wondering if anyone else here on the forum has seen this film and if they remember the name of it. I was trying to explain our idea of hunting to a co-worker (ethical, fair chase, public land, diy). And comparing it to what these sick people do on their ranches and pass it off as "hunting". It seems like to the general population, the term "hunting" is very broad and very misunderstood. When we are discussing hunting we want to make sure we are talking about what WE do.

Thanks JLW!

Thanks guys for turning this thread into crap. I was trying to get a legit answer to my question. I hope someone out there has the cajones to not bash others personally. Do us ALL a favor n bash each other via PM.

Voodoo shanty town. Not too far south of the valley. Big horn horn hanging in the tree. No big horns for miles....

I use the Back Country Navigator app on my smart phone. $10. Multiple maps. Topos. Sat images. Can download areas and save em for when you don't have service. Works in airplane mode to save battery. Saves waypoints. Records your track. Good as any GPS I've used.

price?

Feel free to PM me. Great unit. Elk from the aspen mountains to the cacti and sagebrush high desert. did she draw the late archery or rifle??

Try "hunting open country mule deer" by Dwight Schuh. Older book but info is still valid. We can do a swap if your interested. Ive read it a few times.

Dead head muley I found a few years back. 4x2 with another beam coming out the short side

Their are alot of sleeper units for big bulls. Every unit that holds elk, holds a few mature bulls. Gotta find em. No elk tag for me so ill continue my quest for that archery buck. I dont even wanna hear the word elk for the rest of the year...

If she's up for backpacking. I recommend hiking down to The Havasupai. Cannot beat the scenery!

Northern California Wild Pigs in June. otc in colorado might get you a mile high Mulepack. lol

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Was out in 20a-c saw 6 different bucks all with headgear

Right on. thanks for insight & offers. If I can think of anything ill send out some PMs.wanted to make it happen here in march but work seems to consume more of my time lately.