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Nice job on the two birds. Turkey were active in Unit 1 on Friday, but tough and almost no vocalization on Sat. other than on the roost for a few minutes in the morning. Cold mornings in the 20's make it tough to sit for any length of time with two kids. The Toms we did see were strutting. One was with four hens and another was with one hen. It looks like they got several inches of snow on Sunday after we left, which is a good thing as it was super dry with many tanks empty. Big Lake was as low as I have ever seen it.

still for sale?

Has anyone heard any reports from Big Lake or other lakes? We fished up there on the turkey youth hunt and nada. Some friends went two weeks ago and still only a few bites after a day of fishing.

The road to Big Lake just past Sheep's Crossing on Saturday. The snow plows couldn't get through and neither could the graders/blowers.

Nice job. great looking buck

Awesome.... nice buck

Nice Job.

On the ranch. I was up there on Sat. and saw 5 herds of about 10 - 15 in each. I also saw two solo bucks. All bucks including the herd bucks were small. I was also expecting to see more. I didn't see anyone else scouting antelope, but saw plenty scouting for elk. Only two scouting for elk had seen any antelope. This was my first time hunting unit 10 so I was mainly trying to cover a lot of area and figure out the roads. I did see a bachelor group of elk on a tank right about dusk.

Nice looking buck. how much more was the pedestal? Is that considered a "custom pose" or is that a standard shoulder mount?

I was up there on Sat. and saw 5 herds of about 10 - 15 in each. I also saw two solo bucks. All bucks including the herd bucks were small. I was also expecting to see more. I didn't see anyone else scouting antelope, but saw plenty scouting for elk. Only two scouting for elk had seen any antelope. This was my first time hunting unit 10 so I was mainly trying to cover a lot of area and figure out the roads. I did see a bachelor group of elk on a tank right about dusk.

Super excited to draw a unit 10 rifle tag. First time hunting unit 10. From prior posts it appears that there is good hunting on the public side, but curious to know if extra fees are worth it to hunt on the Boquillas side? Do they limit the number of hunters on Boquillas or is anyone with a tag eligible to purchase a permit?

Thanks

Thanks How much pressure is there? Do the herds migrate much?

9 BP

Just curious to know from those familiar with unit 1 about what areas are move productive. We started up near Big Lake and bumped into a few different solo cows, but they had calves and we passed up. No snow to speak of, but most of the water with exception of the W. fork was frozen including Big Lake. We moved down near Greens Peak and bumped into a few more, but couldn't get a shot off. Son will be out of school, so will be able to head back up this weekend.

Did anyone have any luck in 23? We had the early hunt and were up there for the opening weekend. The weather didn't cooperate and we had quite of bit of wind / rain. We didn't hear or see any birds. My buddy went back up the Tues. following opening weekend once the weather settled down and still no luck.

Sounds like we all had similar experiences......

Congratulations on the bird. We hunted 23 on Fri & Sat and had no luck. We found plenty of sign, but the birds were making no noise at all.

Great seminar.... very informative. I missed the first part, as I had my four year old but learned new info. and enjoyed the hands on calling. My son came home and proceeded to teach his mom all about turkey.

Shot this 5 x 5 on the late hunt. Friday we only saw one elk all day hunting out on the Mesas on the W. end of unit. Sat. it was time to tighten the laces and start hiking. After a long hike buddy glassed up a bull just before daybreak. Had a hard time finding him as I was still breathing heavy and sweating from the long hike. Anyway, missed at 420 and he ran off. This one then popped out with a couple of other bulls. Hit him once at 418 yards. My buddy shot one yesterday that measured around 352 with a missing eye guard. Tough productive hunt.

Very nice looking bull. Congrats

Very nice...

This is my buddy's elk. Spot and stalk to 300 yards. Shot it yesterday morning.

Curious if anyone had success on the recent hunt in 12A as my son has his first big game tag for jr. doe. Seeing many doe? Are they still up high? Thanks