>LAST EDITED ON Jun-01-11
>AT 12:06?PM (MST)
>
>Sorry, I haven't hunted it.
>There's a post in the
>general hunting area about your
>same situation. Lots of
>guys have hunted it on
>the forum...its just...
> Let me help you
>out (maybe you've already done
>this all so I'll post
>for the next guy), find
>the regional fish and game
>office, call them and find
>out who the local biologists
>are. Call them, most
>are willing to talk.
>If your hunt is on
>forest service...do the same.
>Find out who the local
>warden/wardens are and do the
>same. Buy your maps
>of the area, plot the
>boundaries and look at possible
>areas you're interested in.
>Compare them to recent aerial
>maps...water sources may have dried
>up...fires..etc. Once you have
>a few ideas where to
>start, then ask the questions
>on the different forums.
>This shows you have done
>your homework and you just
>might get some valuable insights.
> Finally, don't forget to
>thank those individuals by closing
>the loop...this is the most
>important part. I've gotten
>very valuable information from one
>biologist on several occassions and
>I'm the only one that
>bothered to call him back
>after my hunt (in over
>10 years) and thank him
>because his info led me
>to a great trophy.
>You know what the 2nd
>time I called he remembered
>me and talked my ear
>off for over an hour
>helping me with my upcoming
>fall hunt. Same thing
>for the forums...majority say great
>I got this tag please
>help...we help, give info...post dies
>nobody ever hears from the
>new poster again on how
>he did after the season
>passes.
I hear you, I have had nothing but great information and nothing but terrific things to say from wildlife biologists and regional wardens in Utah, I had a San Rafael North antelope tag and they were tremendously helpful. Getting the right maps, looking at aerial photographs, Google earth, all are terrific tools that I do use frequently. And, I understand what you are saying about posting and helping others on these forums, giving them great info on places that YOU spent loads of time finding, but may never get to hunt again, just asking for some pictures of how they did, maybe a phone call, but never getting it. I have helped a couple of people on this forum and others with the same, great info that took me alot of time to learn, and can't even get a "howd you do?" response when seasons over, frustrating, but still I help out when I can. I know plenty of good areas on the AZ strip, kaibabs, deserts here in AZ, and if I can help someone on a once in a lifetime opportunity, I do, if they feel greatful enough to let me know how they did, really cool, but your right, most don't. I'm just hoping someone who has been lucky enough to have had this great tag in the past, or knows the area would be willing to be a blessing and share some incite and experieces with a fellow hunter, thats all.
