Arizona Elk Unit 5B tag

[wswat]

Anybody ever draw this unit? Season is ned of NOV-DEC
I have a good friend of mine open up his mail today and he had a bull tag for this unit with out even having any pref points.
When looking at eastmans it looks like it might be a tough hunt but I take that with a grain of salt as I have seen some great animals in units they say that about.

Any help would be great.
Planning on doing OYOA and going down in August to scout.
Thank you

 

[Devil Diver Down]

5B South or North? If I were your buddy I'd pray that it's South. Good elk country and some great bulls to be had in there. They will probably be a little shy by that time as there are several hunts stacked up before that one.

I hunted the North unit on a leftover Limited Opp tag last year on a ranch owned by the Navajo Tribe--brutal. It was an Any Elk tag and the game warden suggested shooting the first elk I saw because I might not see another one. Saw 1 cow in 2+ days of hard scouting (which excited everyone in the camp because they had seen none). Saw a bruiser bull, a smaller bull and a cow at evening of the first day but couldn't seal the deal before dark set in. Then saw nothing but coyotes, deer and antelope the next 4 days.

I'd have your buddy call the game biologist for that unit and get some starting spots and get some maps. There will be a lot of guys within 1/2 mile of every road, few beyond that. Of course, Arizona has a road about every 1/4 mile. If it's the south unit, PM me and I'll try to dig up some of the spots where I spotted good bull numbers on my (mistaken) late cow hunt there 4 years back.

Best of luck to your buddy.

 

[passinthru]

I have archery hunted the south unit twice oyo, once solo once with two buddies. The last being in '09.
PM me if thats the area drawn. I may be able to help.

 

[chasendeer]

It is now one unit for the late elk hunt. It is a fun hunt.
Jay

 

[ElkNut1]

wswat, my good friend drew 5b South archery Sept-9-22 get in touch with me after the 22nd & I will have you get in touch with him & he will shed some light on his findings on his this years hunt! He'll help you out all he can he's a good guy! You can contact me at [email protected]

ElkNut/Paul

 

[AZ Ron]

Sent you a pm. He should have a good hunt.

Ron

 

[wswat]

I love this website!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you to all that have helped!! I will make sure to repay the favor to anyone that ever has questions for me from this site.

Thanks again.

 

[danr55]

North and south are both great units. South is a bit easier to hunt but I believe that north has some larger bulls. Send me a PM when you know which end he's hunting.

 

[mofire]

I'll be there with my 13 year old son. He drew the same tag. I have hunted that area several times. Both North and South are good area's. The whole hunt will depend on the weather as well.