How Far?

[Doug]

How far do you drive to hunt varmints? Do you stay overnight when you find a good area? Most of my varmint hunting is done right here within 10 miles of my house. However, since finding out how target rich Arizona is, I might have to make it a yearly event to drive out and hunt a few weeks to get my coyote fix .
Doug

 

[Delw]

Cant wait for you to show up doug..... I will have more time this year....

I used to be able to go 10 mins form the house.. Now thanks to the people from CA moving to AZ those spots take 1 hour.... the lake is 30 mins away and you used to be able to hunt there .. but then again thanks to people that moved here from Ca you cant...
Delw

 

[DAA]

I tend to drive a long way. There's some varminting to be had within an hour of home, but not a lot of GOOD varmint hunting that close. Day trips often go over 400 miles (total), and 500 isn't that unusual. Overnight trips are usually over 500 and can sometimes go a lot over 500 miles. The longest trips, both day trips and longer, are usually going after predators. Usually hunt varmints in at least 4 states each year - it was 5 states last year and 7 states in 2000.

I get around

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- DAA

 

[Delw]

DAA do you ever get to AZ to hunt?...
the northrim of the canyon has some excelletn varmit hunting for bobcat fox lion and coyotes .. coyotes you can get 3-10 a morning easy....

Delw

 

[DAA]

Delw,

"not yet" .

Planning a week of coyote calling in Arizona this winter though. Probably in January. Can't wait!

- DAA

 

[Delw]

You should really try on the north rim its a blast....


Delw

 

[DAA]

Delw, I will do that. Going to end up in southern AZ before the trip is through (couple guys I know from the 'net down there that I'd like to meet), but we'll spend a day or two prowling the res and north rim country on the way down. Too much to take in all in one trip, really. I'd love to spend a week just stumbling around out on the Kaibab/AZ strip, seeing what I can see. Just my nature, always have to see what's over the next ridge!

- DAA

 

[Delw]

Are you coming down during the same time frame doug is?

One great spot for coyotes is just south of ashfork off I-40... another one is unit nine south of the rim....

Delw

 

[Calif. Hunter]

I usually drive a couple hundred miles and spend the night at a friend's ranch. The paces closer usually don't have many varmints or get too crowded.

 

[Doug]

It's no wonder you western fellas kill so many coyotes. I never realized that ya's covered so many miles to hunt critters.

Dave,
If you're going down to Mcneal there's a few things to keep in mind......take your own food with you and never drink anything that Mike Harter has brought along. There's also a certain someone down there who frowns on shooting coyotes with the bigbores . I went last year and had a blast hunting with those fellas.
Doug

 

[DAA]

Doug, I'm not sure if they are having a gathering this year or not. If they do, I'll try and arrange my trip to include getting over there to meet that bunch. But we are trying to get a trip down there this winter either way. Got to see for myself if all these stories about coyotes behind every cactus are true!

- DAA