CC hits…let’s hear em

[AZBob]

Results are posted on portal accounts.

 

[bodhi]

No dice for me. crud

 

[Thill]

My son did get the Unit 10 Late Rifle as we thought- Good to be planning more hunt time!

 

[Sherlock]

My son did get the Unit 10 Late Rifle as we thought- Good to be planning more hunt time!

That’s awesome. Glad it was real.
Unexpected unit 27 late rifle for my son. So happy!!

 

[SDBugler]

"Lucky" tag #13 for me.
Unit 27 early archery.

 

[elkantlers]

13B pronghorn for my Wife.
PM Me if you know anything about this Unit. Thanks

 

[RidgeRebel]

5A late rifle for me. Any tips or advice would be great if anyone has experience. I live in Southern Utah, so I will be making a couple trips down. Good luck everyone.

 

[Gazelle]

"Lucky" tag #13 for me.
Unit 27 early archery.

See ya there!

 

[flycrewsupe]

No joy for early rifle. 27 NR points.

 

[iccyman001]

All you early archery 27s save me a good one for late archery. I’m not even too picky, I’ll take table scraps

Going to be an awesome season!

 

[saddlesorerider]

Ridge Rebel check your PM's

 

[Hawkeye]

6A archery elk for me.

Hawkeye

 

[jvgunner]

Early Archery Unit 1 Tag 11.

 

[Live4MtnHunts]

Early Archery Unit 1 Tag 11.

JVGunner.....curious how many points you had.

 

[Mudslinger]

No dice for me either. was hoping to draw in the random with 15 points

 

[BRUSHBEATER]

Confirmed I got super lucky & drew the 15A,15B & 18A early rifle!!

 

[javihammer]

I know a guy that has two kids that pulled youth antlerless tags in unit 22 and lucked into an early archery unit 9 bull tag along with his seventy four year Vietnam veteran Dad who plans to use his vertical bow.

That same guy also pulled a unit 10 rifle Antelope tag (his first after 26 years) with max points.

As you might guess, he is a resident and I happen to be THAT GUY. I suspect it is good karma for attending Game and Fish meetings advocating against corporate hunting/expos/trail cams and being the designated draw application coordinator in a big extended family for almost 30 years (since the paper application era). My family also didn't play the group app tag return loophole or bid out for point donors on the web this year, we got our tags by luck and diligence.

We also wont be hiring a guide but I wouldnt refuse intel if someone has any ideas they are willing to share. Particularly about where I might be able to find a remote waterhole where I can put my Dad for the season without too much competition.

Hope everyone has a healthy and happy fall. God bless the bonus point state of Arizona where some of us can still do it old school. I will be in my old red 2004 Tacoma if anyone needs a hand in the boonies or a cold bottle of water or a yank with my tow strap. Keep the faith, it could be you next year.

Take care
Ryan

 

[AZNATIVE98]

By the numbers:

• 24,863: The total number of hunt permit-tags issued.
• 225,376: The total number of those who applied for hunts or bonus points.
• 184,489: The total number of applications submitted.

It doesn't seem like that many years ago when 120,000 applicants were breaking records and now look where AZ is at.

 

[longranger]

By the numbers:

• 24,863: The total number of hunt permit-tags issued.
• 225,376: The total number of those who applied for hunts or bonus points.
• 184,489: The total number of applications submitted.

It doesn't seem like that many years ago when 120,000 applicants were breaking records and now look where AZ is at.

178,000 applicants just 5 years ago. 5 years jumped almost 50k people. No wonder it's harder to draw an average tag.

 

[jvgunner]

JVGunner.....curious how many points you had.

21

 

[Alpine]

Well, I ended up putting in for a tag that I had a reasonable chance of drawing this year and drew a 22 South Muzzleloader tag with 20 NR points. I’ll go guided because getting an elk out of that country by myself isn’t really doable. I’m in my mid 60s and have been burning points over the past 5 years on second tier tags. I’m fine with that cause I’ll never catch enough of the people ahead of me, and I don’t want to get caught short if those in front of me also figure this out. I’m looking forward to the experience and feel lucky that I started building points when I did. Good luck to all.

 

[sremim]

I know a guy that has two kids that pulled youth antlerless tags in unit 22 and lucked into an early archery unit 9 bull tag along with his seventy four year Vietnam veteran Dad who plans to use his vertical bow.

That same guy also pulled a unit 10 rifle Antelope tag (his first after 26 years) with max points.

As you might guess, he is a resident and I happen to be THAT GUY. I suspect it is good karma for attending Game and Fish meetings advocating against corporate hunting/expos/trail cams and being the designated draw application coordinator in a big extended family for almost 30 years (since the paper application era). My family also didn't play the group app tag return loophole or bid out for point donors on the web this year, we got our tags by luck and diligence.

We also wont be hiring a guide but I wouldnt refuse intel if someone has any ideas they are willing to share. Particularly about where I might be able to find a remote waterhole where I can put my Dad for the season without too much competition.

Hope everyone has a healthy and happy fall. God bless the bonus point state of Arizona where some of us can still do it old school. I will be in my old red 2004 Tacoma if anyone needs a hand in the boonies or a cold bottle of water or a yank with my tow strap. Keep the faith, it could be you next year.

Take care
Ryan

Don't be afraid to go to the far west side of 9. There are tanks out there on the edge of cataract and some big bulls. It's antelope country, but plenty of elk too.

 

[javihammer]

Don't be afraid to go to the far west side of 9. There are tanks out there on the edge of cataract and some big bulls. It's antelope country, but plenty of elk too.

Thanks sremim, those sound exactly like the kind of tanks my Dad will be looking for. I have never hunted 9 before but have driven through it several times accessing other units. It sounds like it has enough variety for a wise old water hole hunter and his dumber timber sneaking bugle chasing son. Should be a blast and thanks again for the info.