Thanks for the advice! I know some parts of the unit pretty well, so I have some canyons in mind that I can check out. I guess scouting will probably not be that worthwhile until after the rut?
Draw results are available, I drew a bull tag in 5B, mid-winter hunt. I can't wait! But I don't even know where to start on finding animals at that time of the year.
Thanks, all, for the warm welcome. There's probably not a lot of point in scouting this early in the year, but I picked up a new pair of 12x binoculars, and some .300 WM ammo on sale. Also bought a Primos cow and calf call. My hunt is well after the rut I think, so I don't know how effective...
Thanks! I'm extremely excited. In fact, two of my brothers also drew this year. We all put in for the same two hunts, but still waiting to find out if we all drew for the same unit. We're all pretty much newbie big game hunters.
Hi all, just created my account and need to hit 10 posts apparently before I can create threads in other forums.
I'm a lifelong Arizona resident, and I've been hunting small game for most of my adult life. Mostly quail, occasionally rabbits and squirrels. I've been applying for deer and elk for...