Swinemaster
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- Jul 10, 2014
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Rookie Pronghorn hunter here. I somehow lucked out and got drawn for Arizona Unit 9 archery. I have hunted AZ for the past 5 years but never up that far north. I plan to do a few scouting trips throughout the summer. And I've been studying my Flatline Map of the Unit. Google Earth isn't helping much for me. Just because of the landscape in this area.
I know guys come on these sites hoping for coordinates but I was just hoping for a basic strategy discussion. I generally think that my best chance would be to sit water but I know from Deer hunting in AZ that the monsoons are kicking in late August. So that seems to be futile. Are they starting to rut in late August? Are some of the bow mounted decoy options worth it? East or West side of Unit? It seems to me from my research that there is a lot of checkerboard areas of public and private. But it also seems like public access to private is OK as long as it is not posted. Could that be?
I feel really lucky to have drawn this tag so I'm going to give it my best effort. I've put off planning my deer and waterfowl hunts to focus on a Pronghorn. Any discussion would be greatly appreciated.
I know guys come on these sites hoping for coordinates but I was just hoping for a basic strategy discussion. I generally think that my best chance would be to sit water but I know from Deer hunting in AZ that the monsoons are kicking in late August. So that seems to be futile. Are they starting to rut in late August? Are some of the bow mounted decoy options worth it? East or West side of Unit? It seems to me from my research that there is a lot of checkerboard areas of public and private. But it also seems like public access to private is OK as long as it is not posted. Could that be?
I feel really lucky to have drawn this tag so I'm going to give it my best effort. I've put off planning my deer and waterfowl hunts to focus on a Pronghorn. Any discussion would be greatly appreciated.