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[creed]

Parkinson's is a nasty one. No cure and medications are hit and miss and eventually quit working. It has likely ended my hunting days.

Good luck with your dad. Hope he gets a good one. Maybe consider a CHAMP permit? It might get him another hunt.

[PowellSixO]

9 hours ago, creed said:

Parkinson's is a nasty one. No cure and medications are hit and miss and eventually quit working. It has likely ended my hunting days.

Good luck with your dad. Hope he gets a good one. Maybe consider a CHAMP permit? It might get him another hunt.

Yeah it’s been tough to watch my dad. He’s gone from the man I always looked up to as an athletic super hero, to someone who walks like a slow robot now. That’s why this hunt is so important to me. 👍

[bigbuckfever]

I made the mistake of setting up camp around the tracks and spent a few miserable nights there before finally moving to a different area.  Those trains will keep you up most of the night.  Best of luck to you and your dad.

[Flatlander]

3 hours ago, bigbuckfever said:

I made the mistake of setting up camp around the tracks and spent a few miserable nights there before finally moving to a different area.  Those trains will keep you up most of the night.  Best of luck to you and your dad.

Same. We had one very sleepless night camped about 100 yds from the tracks before an antelope hunt. Hunter was 10 at the time, he slept fine. Everyone else, not a wink.

[IA Born]

On 11/6/2025 at 2:14 PM, buglethemin said:

Go to the big Bo. I just got back scouting for 1 full evening and 1 full morning on the Bo and glassed  25  bulls.  Just hit a glassing knob near some water and you will find bulls to get your dad on

 

the Aja charges a trespass fee and all hunts are booked though Arizona Desert Outfitters.  Clients are already booked.  You can try the Perrin ranch. It’s a sign in access.  Good luck but don’t over look the Bo. There are lots of elk on it right now. The feed is fine and there is lots of water on it as far as the cattle tanks. 

Beat me to it.  ADO has exclusive hunting rights on the Aja and Exclusive Pursuit has the hunting lease on the Oden.  A buddy of mine guides for them.  Its great hunting, but they are booked.  I'd definitely look at the Bo.

[SpotNStalk]

How did the hunt go 

[PowellSixO]

Sorry for the late response. Had a family member pass away, and life’s been hectic. We ended up getting the big Bo pass, and we ended up camping in my trailer out there. Before the hunt there was some pretty good rain in that area, which made for some very muddy roads. But it dried up for the most part before the hunt started. In two scouting trips I found 4 different groups of elk, and a few nice bulls. On opening morning we set up on a spot where we had found the biggest bull. It was a nice 6x7 in the 340-360 range. Unfortunately on the way up, my dad fell really hard and landed on the gun. We hoped for the best, but our fears were confirmed. We got a good shot at the bull and my dad missed. We went and sailed the gun back in and went back to work. We never could turn up that bull again, and some other hunters moved in. We went to another few spots, and saw bulls, but they were always too far for a shot. We tried a few walks through the thick stuff, and it was productive. If I had the tag we could have shot a few nice bulls. My dad was always just a few seconds too slow. On day five we lowered our standards, and went to a spot we had seen elk crossing in the mornings, and set up. When I looked through my binos for the first time that morning I instantly saw three bulls. 2 decent 6s and this little goofy bull. My dad couldn’t make out which bull was which, and took the clearest shot. It was a nice 282 yard shot from my shooting tripod I put together for my kids. It was an absolute pleasure getting to help my dad on his last elk hunt, and have my son there with us. His Parkinson’s is definitely getting the better of him, and it was hard to watch him suffer. But he was a trooper and we put 3-4 miles on our boots every day, with some being longer. I just want to say thank you to everyone who offered help, and gave me pointers. I really appreciate it. You guys are awesome. That’s one more great memory I’ll have of my father, and I wouldn’t trade it for any amount of money. My dad figured that since it’s likely his last hunt, he’d have extra jerky made. It’s his favorite thing to eat. The look on the processors face when my dad told him to make half of it into jerky was priceless. 😂

[PRDATR]

Tough hunt for sure. I glad for your dad being able to fill his tag on such a unique bull.

[5guyshunting]

[PowellSixO]

Thank you for flipping that photo. I couldn’t figure out how to. 😆 

[CatfishKev]

Congrats on well time spent in the field, I'm sure it meant as much to your pops as it did you.  And sorry to here about your family member passing.