Strip hunt
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AZMIGHTYMULIES
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RE: Strip hunt
Next week we are in for some cooler weather and for as cool as it is suppose to be here in ST George , I can only imagine how cold it will be on the AZ Strip w/ the chance of snow . I will be out there next Friday for 4 days again . This has been a great year !! There was some good success during the archery , but due to a lot of precipitation during the monsoon season , the archery hunters had it rougher . We will be seeing some awesome bucks getting knocked down during rifle hunt !!!!
Next week we are in for some cooler weather and for as cool as it is suppose to be here in ST George , I can only imagine how cold it will be on the AZ Strip w/ the chance of snow . I will be out there next Friday for 4 days again . This has been a great year !! There was some good success during the archery , but due to a lot of precipitation during the monsoon season , the archery hunters had it rougher . We will be seeing some awesome bucks getting knocked down during rifle hunt !!!!
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aznate
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Don't know anything about the area except you have one of the hardest tags to draw in the state. Good luck!
Don't know anything about the area except you have one of the hardest tags to draw in the state. Good luck!
warrbuk
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>Down to the last few weeks
>before I leave for my
>hunt, 13B. Getting excited
>to say the least.
>Just looking for any last
>minute advice or even just
>some pics of big muleys.
> Of course I will
>reciprocate with pics if I
>find success.
Fungus,
My buddy and I hunted 13A archery this year. We were non residents using max points. We both shot great bucks! I included the link to the thread from my hunt! Have a great hunt! On trail Camera pictures we saw bucks larger than the one I shot!
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID33/1620.html
Good luck and shoot straight!
Mark
>Down to the last few weeks
>before I leave for my
>hunt, 13B. Getting excited
>to say the least.
>Just looking for any last
>minute advice or even just
>some pics of big muleys.
> Of course I will
>reciprocate with pics if I
>find success.
Fungus,
My buddy and I hunted 13A archery this year. We were non residents using max points. We both shot great bucks! I included the link to the thread from my hunt! Have a great hunt! On trail Camera pictures we saw bucks larger than the one I shot!
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID33/1620.html
Good luck and shoot straight!
Mark
BRUIN4L
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RE: Strip hunt
>Bruin, How did you guys do
>scouting? I will also be
>up there Good Luck everyone.
>
We were just trying to learn our way around the unit on the scout trip. It is a HUGE unit as you know but you don't realize how huge it is till you are there. We found a couple of places to focus on but I think the first few days we will be scouting for areas holding animals. We never saw any deer on the scout but we didn't really expect to, being it was hot and we mostly drove around.
>Bruin, How did you guys do
>scouting? I will also be
>up there Good Luck everyone.
>
We were just trying to learn our way around the unit on the scout trip. It is a HUGE unit as you know but you don't realize how huge it is till you are there. We found a couple of places to focus on but I think the first few days we will be scouting for areas holding animals. We never saw any deer on the scout but we didn't really expect to, being it was hot and we mostly drove around.
MEANTTOBBUCK
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RE: Strip hunt
Fungus,
PM sent.
Good luck!
Fungus,
PM sent.
Good luck!
RE: Strip hunt
Just got back from my hunt. I wanted to thank everybody who gave me some direction or encouragement.
We all here about the great bucks that come out of the strip but rarely do we here about how difficult that area really is. I knew the deer density was low and the country was vast, but I am guilty of thinking that every buck was going to be huge and also that I was going to see big bucks every day. Reality set in quickly for me. It wasn't until the fourth day that I actually glassed up a deer, a doe. My crew spent about 250 hours collectively behind glass before we spotted this buck and he was the first buck that was truly a shooter.
My appreciation of the deer that live there, the people that search them out all year long, and especially those that go at this hunt as DIY hunters is incredibly high. I went guided and can tell you that I would not have found a deer like this without the help. My hat goes off to every hunter that takes on this area unguided.
When I left I was exhausted from so many hours of glassing and the mental toll that the strip takes. By the time I got home from the 17 hour drive I was trying to figure out how to get back to be a spotter for some other lucky hunter. The strip has a way of getting into your blood. All in all this will go down as one of my favorite hunts, and I feel incredibly lucky to put my hands on a 200+ inch buck.
Fungus
Just got back from my hunt. I wanted to thank everybody who gave me some direction or encouragement.
We all here about the great bucks that come out of the strip but rarely do we here about how difficult that area really is. I knew the deer density was low and the country was vast, but I am guilty of thinking that every buck was going to be huge and also that I was going to see big bucks every day. Reality set in quickly for me. It wasn't until the fourth day that I actually glassed up a deer, a doe. My crew spent about 250 hours collectively behind glass before we spotted this buck and he was the first buck that was truly a shooter.
My appreciation of the deer that live there, the people that search them out all year long, and especially those that go at this hunt as DIY hunters is incredibly high. I went guided and can tell you that I would not have found a deer like this without the help. My hat goes off to every hunter that takes on this area unguided.
When I left I was exhausted from so many hours of glassing and the mental toll that the strip takes. By the time I got home from the 17 hour drive I was trying to figure out how to get back to be a spotter for some other lucky hunter. The strip has a way of getting into your blood. All in all this will go down as one of my favorite hunts, and I feel incredibly lucky to put my hands on a 200+ inch buck.
Fungus
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hunt4130
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awesome buck!
awesome buck!
MEANTTOBBUCK
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RE: Strip hunt
Fungus Congratulations on a great buck. You are so right about this hunt. Thanks for posting the pic and letting us know about your hunt.
Fungus Congratulations on a great buck. You are so right about this hunt. Thanks for posting the pic and letting us know about your hunt.
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