Recent content by VTelkchaser

I miss being out there John. Still one of the best jobs ever! Dad did not come out this year. I am still trying to convince him there are ELK in Arizona! Hope all is well with you and your family!

What an amazing year chasing elk. We moved to Arizona in July of 2014 and I was pretty bummed about leaving my familiar Utah stomping grounds. I decided right off that I would be hunting Utah as a non resident this year and purchased an OTC any bull archery tag. I had no idea what I was doing...

My son drew the youth Javelina tag this year. Unfortunately with my work and his football schedule we have not been able to scout like we should have. This is our first year in Arizona so if anyone out there would care to point us in the right direction I would greatly appreciate the help.

I shoot the Mathews Chill R, both the kids are shooting the Mission Craze(great little bows). We were at Ben Avery I want to find some 3D shoots for my son and I.

LAST EDITED ON Jun-08-15 AT 05:52PM (MST)[p]Took the kids 11 & 7 out for a little early morning archery practice. Very proud of my little girl she is shooting very well for her first time out. My son is driven to be at 45 pounds before hunting season.

LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-15 AT 11:16AM (MST)[p]My son and I went up Friday night and spent yesterday hiking and riding around, just trying to get the lay of the land. We found a dozen or so elk and I was surprised at how much sign we found. I know its a LONG time until November but at least I...

First year in Arizona and I was super excited to learn that I had drawn a Muzzy elk tag! Then I found out I should have paid more attention to the hunts that I applied for! I drew 3B 27 Nov - 3 Dec. The only problem is I will be in WI spending Thanksgiving with my family! Then I found out AZ...

LAST EDITED ON Mar-23-15 AT 10:39PM (MST)[p]First year as a resident and first year putting in for the AZ draw. I will be hunting bulls with the muzzle loader somewhere? I have no idea where or when as I put in for all of the muzzy hunts. I hope its not a terrible tag? I just wish my son...

Thank you brian390 I will check out that area in the AM. I had been looking more on the 89 side as it has more public area. I know all to well how hard it is to find good spots on public land and am truly thankful for the advise.

I was able to buy my son (11) and I left over tags for the upcoming Javelina hunt. We moved to Avondale in July from Utah and I am still trying to learn the areas. We have been up to the unit a couple of times and have yet to see a Javelina. I have no idea if we are just looking in the wrong...

Thanks Stanley, we moved from Utah where the general (non permit) hunts were much simpler to figure out. Here, there are what 50 plus units to chose from? My son, 10, and I have been qual and dove hunting with great success but the area has no deer sign at all. I will keep looking, thanks again.

We are new to AZ, and have settled in Avondale. I know there are lots of over the counter archery deer tags available . I am a bit overwhelmed by all of the units that I have to chose from. Not knowing any of the areas I feel like I would be better off blindfolding myself and throwing a dart...

Thank you Sagebrush

Just found out that we may be moving from Salt Lake to Phoenix. Of course one of my biggest concerns is what will my son and I have for hunting opportunities? I have been living in Utah since 2000 and have things pretty well figured out here. Utah is far from perfect on the way they run there...

Thanks for the useful information coyoteslayer .... that was what I was hoping to gain from this thread. Im sorry if some thought I was looking for sympathy as nothing could be farther from the truth. My dad and I have had an amazing run and I want to do everything in my power to get a few...