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Can't wait to see everyone kill photos. Good luck to everyone. Cole

All these bears scored over 19" Just don't shoot them in the head. LOL Good luck to everyone this season. Can't wait to see everyone pictures -Cole-

Any one have any pictures from previous elk hunts in unit 22N?? Im trying to get my blood pumped, my hunt is this november which is rite around the corner.

I was lucky enough to draw a archery strip tag this year with my buddy. I dont know the unit yet, of course it is either 13B or 13A archery. I live up in the white mountains and my buddy lives in the valley. I will be taking off a month of work, one week before the hunt and the entire hunt. Each person I talk to up my way tells me to NOT get a guide and get-r-done myself.. Each person my buddy talks to in the valley tells him to for sure get a guide. I just wanted to ask anyone that has been to an archery strip hunt or knows someone who has been, what they would recommend. Im not lookin to kill a 220 inch muley (though I would love something that big), I would be extremely pleased with a 180 class buck. Any pointers would be grateful!

Let me first start out by saying I know absolutely nothing about hunting big bears in AZ. I had one close encounter several years back where I talked to a rancher that had a really huge bear killing not only his calves but some of his cows, and when I finally got to see the bear that was doing the damage I passed over it thinking it was a big black cow bedded on the hillside. When I came back to it in the glass I was totally blown away. I dismissed it because I really didn't think we had bears big enough to be what I had just panned over. As I scrambled to the truck to get my gun and rangefinder, the bear ambled into an oak thicket and I never got a shot. We found that sow's paw prints on all the water in the area but never saw her again. Well, this last weekend I was out looking for some places to set up trail cameras down in the desert with my family and we found a pond with deer and bear tracks all around it. There was a set of bear tracks that literally dwarfed anything I've seen in AZ, and I have seen some really big ones on the San Carlos, and those of that bear that was so big I thought it had to be a cow laying on the hillside. Without pictures, it's hard to describe, but I wear a size 12 Danner and the back foot of this bear was a couple inches shorter and 2-3 inches wider than my foot. The front paws were easily 5.5 to 6 inches wide. There was a huge storm coming in as we found this pond, so we kind of hurried out, but I really want to put a camera up. Unfortunately, the tanks is #1 right off a pretty well used road and #2, no good trees at all to put a camera on. So, for you guys out there that know how to hunt big bears, what would you do? I'm thinking just get on higher ground and sit or do some calling. Not much water in this area, big, huge, extremely thick country so glassing isn't an option. We either have to call him or sit his water hole. How would you hunt him?

I am selling my favorite treestand. With the kiddos hunting now I just can't sit in a tree by myself anymore. There is nothing wrong with this stand, it is fully functional, I just do not use it anymore. It is lightweight yet all metal- no cables to wear out and break. Asking $60 PM if interested.

Thats right, up to 50% off!!! Take a look at Santana Outdoors clearance rack where you will find game cameras and accessories, clothing, archery gear, and much much more. Take advantage while supplies last!! http://www.santanaoutdoors.com/servlet/the-Clearance-Rack/Categories

Hoyt compound bow for sale, winners choice string, 8 pin sight, 29" draw length (adjustable), 6 arrow quiver, have had lots of success with this bow. Bow and string are in good condition. $280.00

2011 PSE Bow Madness. This is one of PSE's smoothest bows ever made. It is fast and very forgiving. Specs are as follows: ata 32", 7" brace height, 3.85 lbs, 75% let off, 25-30" draw. This bow comes with a tru-glo sight with peep, rip cord drop away rest, string tamer, and stabilizer. Like new bow that shoots great, barely used at all ! Asking $450.00 Please call 520-241-2893.Thank You.

Hello, I am new to this sight and have a story and a couple of pics I'd like to share. I see the hunting story section, how do I get my story and pics up there? All help is appreciated. Thanks TJ

Looks like my credit card got charged by AZ, my first choice was for Archery Elk in Unit 27. I've never hunted in there before and would appreciated any input regarding elk numbers, hunter numbers / density, effects of the Wallow fire, 2013 moisture so far, etc. Thanks in advance!! Stan

For sale here is a beautiful, lightly used, highly efficient, 2011 PSE Stinger compound bow. It has been through a few months of the archery season in 2011, and the month of January 2012 for Javelina. Shot less then 300 arrows easily. The bow comes with the hard case, the quiver to match the color of the bow, the sights, arrows, release, vibration dampening components, and broad heads. It also comes with the card to set it up for the warranty through PSE, again just never had time to apply said warranty. Its a spectacular bow, very accurate, light weight given the size, and talk about neat colors on this bad boy! Many many online reviews cannot stop talking about what a grand bow this is for both the sport of hunting, and target practice. This is a very durable bow, easy to use, performs well, and great quality. This bow shoots an average of 304-316 FPS, and has a draw weight ranging from 40lbs, to 70lbs, talk about a variation. This is the perfect bow to grow along with you. Honestly, if you don't believe all I am saying, take some time and do the research yourself, this bow is one of the best selling in America for a reason!!! Contact Paige @ (480)823-1160 with inquiries, or if you'd like to see more pictures. You can either text (preferably as I work and am in school most days) But if you call, I will gladly return it as soon as time opens up for me! Emailing is fine too, I will check as frequently as I can. Thank you for looking, have a fantastic day! ASKING PRICE OBO: 360.00$

I bought a Trophy Taker rest for my bow a while back and decided that I like my old trusty whisker biscuit better. I paid over $100 for this new from Archery Headquarters. $60 obo. Call, text or send me a pm Daryl 6o2-7o2-7326

Hello, I am looking for a new/used Carter release. If you have one available let me know what model, condition, and price and we'll see if we can make a deal. Thanks for checking my post and have a great day! - Jon P. http://www.carterenterprises.com/index.php

Or at least it probably wished it would have been this morning when it was 22 degrees. We started out this morning back in our usual spot looking for pigs and deer. We found some about 8:30 and the stalk was on. Well everything that could go wrong did, wind swirled all over the place, a cow spooked and ran right through the herd, a coyote chased a jack rabbit all over the hill they were on. Needless to say when we got to where they were, they were no longer. We setup the tripods and got started looking for them. We glassed up the pigs and a buck about the same time and there was a decision to be made. Well the buck slipped into a wash so we decided the pigs were a better better bet, but by this time another hunter had closed in on them. After watching for a few minutes we realized he had no idea where they had moved to so Mike took off to see if he could cut them off while I kept track of them from our hill top. As Mike headed out I settled in to watch the show. Before long I could see the pigs scatter and I realized the other hunter had stumbled into them and flung an arrow. Fortunately the pigs ran right into Mike's lap and after a couple of tries a pig stayed in front of one of his arrows long enough to get stuck. The hit was low and the blood trail was long. While working the blood trail we met up with the other hunters who turned out to be some acquaintances Mike has met down there hunting before. They were kind enough to help us out and after a couple hours we were able to find the wounded pig holed up in some mesquites. Mike got another arrow in her and she only went another 50 yards or so. All told it took us about 3 hours to recover the Javi after the first hit. This was a great day and ended a couple year drought for Mike.

I have a PSE Carroll Marauder for sale. Great bow that is in great shape. It will need a new string, but has a rest, and quiver attached. Bought it years ago, and now it just sits.I have a new PSE bow. It needs a new home. Current draw length is 30, and set at 70lbs. It is adjustable from 60-70lbs, with a let off of 65. Asking $ 125 obo. Can send pictures via text message. Please call 520-241-2893.Thanks

I was blessed today to be able to harvest my first deer with a bow, the shot was 90 yards !!! Saw him sitting in a thicket with my Vortex 15x56 Kaibabs. A special thanks to Bruce Noble and crew on being with me and helping out. Bruce called them back after they got out of range,Thanks to Boomer Salgado for setting me up with my PSE Bow Madness !!! I was able to get complete pass through !!! Complete pass through at 90 yards. Go see him at PSE !!! Thanks

We started off the season right with three tags filled in three days. My brother and dad shot their new years day and I filled my tag on the 2nd. My brothers pig is pictured first. My pig is the second picture. I didn't get a picture of my dads.

I appologize in advance for the long story... I started the year out with a great bang, or shall I say a fling of an arrow. I got my first bow toward the end of last year. January 1st started with a javelina on the ground at 8 in the morning. Man was I excited. First archery kill on the first day out with my bow. The fall archery deer hunt was very exciting. Seeing deer everyday. Drawing back several times but never feeling comfortable with the shot or distance to let an arrow fly. That hunt ended with mixed emotions as I was so close yet I had seen so many great bucks and even followed a nice 4x4 and an even bigger framed 3x3 on the last day until dark. I wasn't expecting much for the December archery season until my brother was within archery range of 2 different whitetail bucks while scouting for and hunting during the rifle hunt. Then two weeks before the December hunt opened I was within archery range of two nice bucks. I though, This could happen. Friday comes and I can't wait to get out there. The temps were dropping, new moon, and I had high hopes. My brother and I get out there and it is cold, raining, hailing, foggy, and windy. All morning we only jumped one small spike. They next day came with a wedding to go to in the afternoon and I was waiting for Sunday to roll around, forcasted with mostly sunny skies, which would be a relief from the previous day. But that afternoon it was only drizzling out so I decided to run out to a closer spot where I would find some mule deer. Just before arriving to my parking area my truck got stuck in the mud. I called my brother and told him to get me out before dark, I would be out hunting. Not even 5 minutes into walking to the area I wanted to glass I jumped a buck. He ran off and stopped over a hundred yards away and just stared for a little bit before running off again. I followed him around the hill where I jumped 5 does and a fawn, which all ran off across the flats. Just then it started raining. So I got up high to try to glass for that buck, hoping he had bedded down. I finally found a deer bedded across the valley but couldn't tell if it was a buck or not. I decided it was my best shot so I planned my stalk in the hour of light left. As I got close I ranged the closest tree line I could sneak to and also the tree the deer was bedded down under: 50 yrds. I had been practicing out further than that so I was preparing myself for that being the case. I got to the tree line and saw that it was indeed a buck! Only then he started staring at me. It was getting darker by the minute so I figured it was now or never. I got down low and inched my way to the edge of the tree. I ranged him once more before coming to full draw and standing up over the jumping cactus that stood between me and him. I took my aim, made sure of my grip, and let the arrow go. I knew I release a little high and time stood still after the release. But as soon as I released, seeing as he had been watching me, he jumped up to take off running. He ran twenty yards and started walking, looking around. I didn't know if I hit him or if he just got scared from the sound of the bow...until he started catching his balance and fell over right there! I couldn't believe it. My first buck at the end of my first year with a bow. I couldn't have been happier and thanked God for a perfect shot despite my poor release. Thanks for reading. (no picture in the desert due to it being dark and only had my bad phone with me.

For sale: 2009 Hoyt Turbohawk Left Hand 28" draw, adjustable to 30 60-70# limbs, currently set @65# #3 XTR cams This is a great bow. I hate to get rid of it but I had a weak moment and bought another bow. I purchased this bow new and it has been well taken care of. Strings still have plenty of life in them. It would make someone a great first bow or a great back up bow. I would like to get $350 tyd for the bare bow. I also have a Cooper John 3 pin site and a Vital Gear capture rest that I will include for an extra $50. $400 will get the full on deal delivered to your door. I will consider all reasonable offers.

So the late archery hunt is coming up here in Arizona and I need some tips on how to fill a tag. Ive seen them do it on TV, but Ive always been curious if it works in the West or not. Does anyone have any experience with rattling coues or even calling with grunts for that matter?And even though this is in the whitetail section, what about mulies?

SPF I have a used left hand Montana Black Gold "Ascent" site for sale. It is third axis, has five .19" pins and the last pin floats. You can get a tape printed out based on your bow's speed etc and use the last pin to shoot at further distances. I think the cheapest you will find these sites new online is $145 or so. SPF

On the second day of the archery season colton arrowed the buck we have been chasing for a year. Last year we both missed shots at this buck that colton named Buddy. This year colton found him in the same spot and he had put on a lot of mass. Colton watched this buck grow for about a month before the season. Opening day he was able to sneak to within 60 yards of Buddy bedded in some thick trees but could never get a shot. The second evening Colton was able to get a shot off and it found its mark. The buck ran about 200 yards downhill and died. This is one of the heaviest deer I have ever seen and the pictures don't do it justice. It is an awesome muley of a lifetime and it will be hard to beat. Colton put his time in and deserved to finally get this buck on the ground. Congrats Colton, I am glad I got to be a part of it.

What a blazing hot day! watched this buck for 3 Weeks,he had one doe with him the entire time.He was definately rutting as he chased off any of the many smaller bucks cruisin his territory.The blind me and my buddy Todd had set up weeks earlier had been completely destroyed so we set up a new one the day before the opener with this buck watching us the entire time from a couple of hundred yards away.Got into the blind at 4AM after a 3mile bike ride in the dark.He came in at noon from the rear of the blind at caught me by suprise. He scooted out to 40 yards and I took the shot in about a 20 mph crosswind. My arrow drifted a couple of inches and got him in the liver. He bolted and continued to run about a half mile and out of my line of sight.I ran to ridge and could only see one small buck in the valley and not this one. Went back to blind and retreived my arrow which was covered in blood,Not a single drop of blood on the ground to follow. I returned to the ridge and systematically began to glass the valley. After a half hour or so and becoming a little worried I noticed with my eyes a tiny white fleck about 3/4 of a mile away.I gassed the spot and could not tell for sure so I beat a path towards it.About halfway i glassed again and could see a leg. You could have punched me,I was on cloud nine and ran like heck.Thank God for giving me the will to not stop looking in the heat. He had bedded down and bled out then died in a thick patch of chollas.For the first time in my hunting days I actually got heat blisters on my feet through my boots. He rough scored 82 inches. Cant wait to get some steaks for the grill. Did not get good pic at kill site,camera was in blind and I had to gut him and get to locker, thats why he is in the tall grass to hide the belly.

Well I have always wanted to hunt the Kaibab (bucket list) and this year I managed to pull an archery tag. I consider myself to be a pretty good all around hunter and if given the time and the money to drive back and forth I could figure the area out and locate some nice bucks, or the areas that hold some larger deer, but I have neither so any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. I am pretty knowledgeable on the whitetails around Tucson and could help someone out on a hunt around here, units 33, 34A, 35, 32, 36 A, B, C, Not looking for anyone’s honey hole, just some good recommendations on where to start. Thanks