Henry Mt and the AZ Strip
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Anybody won the lottery twice? Great question if so, I would like to shake their hand and hopefully have some of their luck rub off on me.
SlinginLead
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Lucky enough or wealthy enough...this is a question for Denny Austad.
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i can say i have been blessed enough to hunt both on a draw w/o max points. 2011 on henry mountains muzzleloader 222" 37.5" buck. 2013 13A az Strip rifle 246" 34.5".
i don't know what to say except thanks for all the hard work friends, family, and guides put into harvesting these amazing bucks.
i don't know what to say except thanks for all the hard work friends, family, and guides put into harvesting these amazing bucks.
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That's amazing billythekid! Not only the luck in the draws but the success you had. I'd guess you're an AZ resident, you'd have to be to draw without max points. I hunted the strip in 2006 and will hunt the Henry this October. I used max NR points for both draws.
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Thats the right mind set! Hope you kill a jaw dropper!!
"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."
"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."
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Congrats Jdan9 and billythekid. You are livin' the dream. That would be my wildest dream come true. As an Arizona NR I doubt I have a chance of ever drawing the strip.
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Good Grief...not are you only lucky, but very patient.
That is a long time waiting to get drawn for such premium tags. Congratulations!
That is a long time waiting to get drawn for such premium tags. Congratulations!
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Here is a question for those that have hunted it twice, which did you like better and why? From the pictures, it looks like the strip pumps out bigger bucks. From what I always hear and read, you see alot less deer on the strip. If you could have either of these tags, which one would you prefer.
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when i hunted the henry mnts. in 2011 there were literally 200" bucks to be had everyday of the hunt. i had 6-8 family members and friends helping me daily and bt. us all we were glassing up 180+ bucks every evening and morning with a few 200+. my brother and friend had scouted the unit for me in the summer and located 5 bucks over 220". Believe it or not, i had passed on a 236 and a 232 before i killed my 222 b/c i was trying to harvest a monster 210" typical. the 222 just kind of happened. the mega giant 236 had more mass than any muley i had ever or since seen. had i seen him after my blown attempt at the typical i would have hunted it. i hunted five day and saw w/in muzzy range 3 bucks over 220", two over 210", and three over 200". weird thing was all but one of those bucks was shot and killed on the muzzy hunt or rifle hunt. the only one that made it was the giant typical, which was killed the following yr. the henries is by far the greatest place to hunt giant mule deer IMO. it the best hunt for a family of muley crazy hunters to enjoy in the west.
the strip is entirely different. i can honestly say that i lucked out and beat 1/60 odds of killing the buck i did. it's a very tough hunt depending on the horn growth, unit, and yr. it was a totally different hunt and there was much more nerves involved in the hunt. i was literally hunting one buck and one buck only. i had no back up buck despite the relentless efforts of the best in the business and amazing family and friends.
all in all, i would choose the henries over the strip. the competition for a buck of a life time is much less and you can enjoy every minute of the hunt w/o feeling like it might not ever happen on your OIL opportunity.
the strip is entirely different. i can honestly say that i lucked out and beat 1/60 odds of killing the buck i did. it's a very tough hunt depending on the horn growth, unit, and yr. it was a totally different hunt and there was much more nerves involved in the hunt. i was literally hunting one buck and one buck only. i had no back up buck despite the relentless efforts of the best in the business and amazing family and friends.
all in all, i would choose the henries over the strip. the competition for a buck of a life time is much less and you can enjoy every minute of the hunt w/o feeling like it might not ever happen on your OIL opportunity.
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I feel like it is all in a matter of opinion and knowledge of the Unit you are hunting . As for myself , I'd pick the AZ Strip over the Henry Mts. any day , but only because I have a greater advantage over most people just due to knowledge of the area . The Henry Mts I wouldn't even know where to begin . The AZ Strip on the other hand , I know or knew of over a dozen Bucks over the 200" mark including the Buck billythekid took last year on 13a , the Biggest Buck taken last year during the General Hunt . Followed that Buck since 2010 .
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lets see your pics of it for the last three years mighty.
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I have drawn the strip 13B twice as a non-res. In 96 before points and a few years ago with max points 218 buck the 2nd time.Did not see a shooter the first time. Will get to hunt the Henries as I am one of a handful with max points.
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Whatever reason I'm unable to Load up the other photos . But here is the Buck of the 13a Buck , this pic taken in 2012 . Even with the extreme drought , this Buck was likely the Biggest Buck I seen in 2012 0n 13a .
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nice pic. the sheds were found and actually score just over 200".
