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As the application dead line draws near ...My boy passed his hunters ed ...he wants to bow hunt 6 C ..ok ..well dont know the area ..how is it during the bow hunt ..anybody hunt this area before ?? I thank you for your replies...
 
We were there last year during the bow hunt and the rifle hunt, and in my honest opinion, it sucked. Especially the rifle season. There were a few bulls pulled out during the bow season, but the rut hit mostly during the muzzy hunt, so the bulls were not that vocal during the bow hunt. It is a fairly large unit with a lot of places you can't hunt. Be prepared to hike your butt off though, practically the whole unit is closed to motorized travel because of safety reasons from that fire they had, at least that is what I was told. Don't get me wrong, there are some good bulls in there, but be prepared and scout like hell.
 
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Where are you from? and how old is your son? I live in 6c, used to bowhunt it every year. After the division of the unit I bowhunted it two more seasons. I'll probably never bowhunt it again (which is one more tag for someone else). There are so many hunters now that you are constantly calling them in, or running into them if you aren't calling. Four-wheelers everywhere... and I do mean everywhere. Heck this year my Dad had a muzzleloader tag and opening weekend I called in two chevies, and a four-wheeler. We heard elk bugling but everytime we had one working someone would drive in on it. We were hunting public land with limited vehicle access but those people didn't care they crossed on a posted private road to drive to the calling. Archery is the same. People driving, getting out to call, driving some more, and so on. Anymore I save my vacation time and go to PA to bowhunt whitetail, and believe it or not I see fewer hunters.


--Bill
 
I live in Bosque Farms ,my boy turned 14 in Jan. this will be his 2nd yr. hunting.350 permits in 6-C as you mention, road hunters and so on,6-A I've taken a number on elk w/ bow high & low ,odds are 3-4 % this yr.Maybe Taylor ,as our first choice...its going to be rough this yr..good luck
 
Thats a very good choice...hunted there a while back around Broke Off Mt. ..guess the elk were some place else ,though I've heard elk taken near the gas station in TP ,heck they can be any where! Hows the roads going up to Apache Mt.on the NW corner of the unit?
 
How far is Broke off Mt from TP?
Thanks
Anybody hunt unit 51 especially on the east side of unit ?
 

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