Taking any advice on Arizona 16a

[bjochem]

I "accidentally" drew early archery in 16A. My fault, applied based on GoHunt odds(thought was less than 0.01%) but didn't look close enough at the unit. Either way its a September limited entry in AZ so I'm going.

Not finding a lot of information out on the interwebs. For sure will call biologist before the hunt. Gladly accepting any personal experience people have.

Coming from WI pre-scouting is not an option, 27 hour drive. So it will be a 10-14 day stretch of scouting and hunting, likely middle of the month.

Have hunted several times in ID, MT and CO so do have a decent base of knowledge but by no means an expert.

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

that should be a good hunt,,find the waterholes that are off the beaten path and older burns,,id be happy with a 16 a archery tag

 

[bjochem]

I'm becoming more happy the more I think about it. Just really unexpected because I didnt do proper homework and it through a pretty good curve in to mine and my hunting partners fall.

 

[bjochem]

Thanks for the tips BTW Dan

 

[Peesh]

Goodluck bud.

 

[BOHNTR]

This info is pretty spot on

16A Info

 

[tom_89]

I "accidentally" drew early archery in 16A. My fault, applied based on GoHunt odds(thought was less than 0.01%) but didn't look close enough at the unit. Either way its a September limited entry in AZ so I'm going.

Not finding a lot of information out on the interwebs. For sure will call biologist before the hunt. Gladly accepting any personal experience people have.

Coming from WI pre-scouting is not an option, 27 hour drive. So it will be a 10-14 day stretch of scouting and hunting, likely middle of the month.

Have hunted several times in ID, MT and CO so do have a decent base of knowledge but by no means an expert.

My buddy did 16A last year. Said it was gorgeous but brutal. Elk are few and spooky. He finally tagged out on day 10 after hiking 10 miles in. Bring good boots and lots of patience. The rut was dead quiet.

 

[bjochem]

Can anyone speak to the road quality? Can a pickup get me around to the jump off points or would a wheeler be wise? Looks like no shortage of roads on OnX

 

[bjochem]

Thanks for the info tom. Do you know when your buddy hunted? Right now I'm thinking leaving WI early on 9/11. Probably puts me in country mid to late 9/12. Then hunt till the following weekend for sure. Did he by chance encounter any nasty critters that wanted to eat him? Never gave spiders, scorpions, snakes, etc a thought but sure am now!

 

[NoWiser]

Probably almost as good of a chance of getting eaten by a lion as bit by a rattler or stung by a scorpion there.

 

[BAKPAKR]

This info is pretty spot on

16A Info

Yikes! How many tags do they give out for the 20-25 bulls in the area?

 

[rustednuts]

How many points did you burn? I honestly think you have better odds of filling a tag on a late archery than on this hunt. If you do the hunt, it won’t be a call hunt but more spot and stalk / ambush.

 

[bjochem]

Id rather deal with lions so thats good to know. Technically only 1 pt. Thats why I said I drew it accidently. I just started AZ last year so this was my second application and I had no desire to go to AZ this year. My hunting partner was a shoe in for a CO muzzleloader tag. The goal was to build points for a real good tag down the road. Not necessarily a once in a lifetime but something better than general MT tag.

 

[bjochem]

Yikes! How many tags do they give out for the 20-25 bulls in the area?

According to GoHunt 8 last year

 

[PRO MO]

i've been going to that unit quail hunting for almost 20 years. there will be snakes out that time of year. never seen a scorpion there, but they are around. The elk are really only in two areas in that unit. I've never hunted the Hualapai's but further south the roads are mostly accessible by 4x4. i usually ride a wheeler around tho. some of the less used roads can get pretty hairy.