Here is the story of my Wyoming pronghorn hunt. I regret not taking more photos along the way.
I only had 1 point, so I put in for what I thought would be a gamble. I put in for a mid-tier unit that had crept up to a 10pt regular and 6pt special last year. With the price increase this year I...
My 2023 OTC archery deer season started off in January. I had a OTC deer tag and an archery javelina tag in my pocket. @Wallydeuce was planning on coming out for a week to chase coues with a bow as well. We had scouted out some great water holes to sit prior to the season and of course it had...
I thought I would take some time now that we are all waiting on draws to recap my hunts from the past season. This recap will include:
NM Turkey
AZ Bison
WY Antelope
NM Mule deer
AZ Coues deer- multiple seasons
AZ Sandhill Crane
AZ Javelina
My season started off on a New Mexico Turkey hunt in...
Anyone interested in doing a family friendly group camp for Archery Javelina and OTC Deer? Draw tag for javelina would be 33/37a/37b hunt 5094. It is an easy draw tag and OTC coues deer will likely be open still in unit 33. If 37a or 37b quotas have not been reached yet, there is a possibility...
Some updates on OTC deer opportunity in Arizona and the new harvest limits.
https://www.azgfd.com/archery-deer-hunters-changes-coming-to-over-the-counter-nonpermit-tag-opportunity/
Perfect valentine's gift for the wife/girlfriend/daughter in your life!
Mathews Avail ladies bow with accessories. Right handed, 40-50lb draw weight, 25 in draw length. Has some light scuffs and one small chip (shown in photo) that do not effect performance. I replaced the string on it but...
Last week I embarked on a solo hunt for cow elk in WY. I got the truck all packed up and left on Wednesday morning. I split up the drive from AZ to WY and stopped overnight on some BLM land just north of Moab UT outside of Arches National Park. The place was packed! So much "Van Life" happening...
Does anyone have a suggestion for a good app for viewing trail cam photos from an SD card reader on a smartphone (apple or android)? I would like to have the feature that allows you to swipe through full size versions of each photo rather than having to go back and forth to a menu with thumbnails.
Interested in opinions on handgun hunting rounds in 9mm, 45acp, 10mm, or .357mag. I have a Javelina HAM hunt coming up and have been doing some research. Seems that some reviews on using defensive ammo like Hornady critical defense has yielded poor results. I ordered some of Hornady's new...
For all who are interested, the AZ elk/pronghorn regs are available now.
https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/2021-Pronghorn-and-Elk-Regulations.pdf
I am happy to say that my AZ OTC archery deer season has ended successfully. On my 7th day of hunting I shot this beautiful buck at 50 yards.
I spent 6 days in an area I had scouted for the past month and had trail cam photos of a nice buck that I wanted to go after. I had even found his sheds...
I'll be hunting archery elk in the Bear River zone in September. Looking for someone who will be in the area at the same time. I'd be open to sharing camp or just having a contact for safety sake. Willing to help pack, have all my own gear and beer.
Is anyone familiar with coues densities in unit 23 outside of the Burro Mtn Area? I have been doing some e-scouting in the hell-hole wilderness area close to the Arizona border and the Mule creek area up at the north end of the unit. The terrain looks good for Coues there but haven't put boots...