Norteno Report post Posted January 19, 2014 Felt like I was hunting in a Southern unit yesterday with a low flying helicopter overhead. This guy was up and down ever canyon all around us. Two guys were sitting on the doors looking outside. My guess is it was azgfd. Anybody know anything about this? Not sure if the helicopter helped or hurt our hunting but I scanned the area it was flying over to see if he kicked anything up. As far as the hunt goes we were in a Muley area and there were no bucks with 5 different groups of does we located. Edit: I can't get the video to work so just added a pic. Video is just chopper with sound. trim.A05BFCC6-D237-44D2-9BAC-590A95D41253.MOV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 19, 2014 yes azgf is doing aerial surveys of south central thru se AZ thru early Feb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted January 19, 2014 Tis the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted January 20, 2014 Hopefully they won't find anything and there will be no tags this year for 24a trust me it really needs it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Browns Report post Posted January 20, 2014 They will say they need to double the tag numbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 300ultramag. Report post Posted January 21, 2014 I agree clay- this unit could take some time off from three rifle hunts and 3 archery seasons Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seldom Drawn Report post Posted January 21, 2014 Didn't know they circled around in there scouting,all the units I hunt they just fly a grid the same one they fly every year,nice to know in some units they actually look around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted January 21, 2014 Doesn't matter what they say, the high ups ignore it and raise tags no matter what. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norteno Report post Posted January 21, 2014 This was no grid. This was up and down one of my favorite hunting areas. I would have paid a good chunk of change to be a passenger on that chopper. I could have learned more in 30 minutes then I have the last 4 seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted January 22, 2014 They were flying in the unit I was hunting on the 16th while a guy in camp was watching some bucks. The bucks were soon gone after the helicopter blew them out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GotBowAz Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Norteno, Was this during the week of the 6th through the 11th? I had the very same chopper fly over me with 2 guys in white helmets sitting on the side. They flew circles around me several times and then went down the canyon I hunt and disappeared, almost looked to me like search and rescue. I was watching a good buck that was really high up. so high in fact that the buck was looking down on top of the Helicopter as it went by. It didn't seem to bother the deer at all and that chopper was really close to them. I actually put that buck to bed and put a stalk on him only to have the wind swirl when I was at 42 yards. By the way, I was in unit 23. GBA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GotBowAz Report post Posted January 22, 2014 I just remembered that was on Friday the 11th around 9am. GBA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norteno Report post Posted January 22, 2014 No this was Saturday the 16th. I also thought they might were looking for something by the way they were flying over a concentrated area. Yeah, same two guys in white helmets. It would have been nice to push this off until Feb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
