Fellas-
I'm a DIY late season rifle guy. Although I'm a bowhunter out east, I still haven't found the stomach for bowhunting elk and coming home empty handed....I'd rather have cold temps and a 600yd rifle than warm temps and bugling elk.
I just saw Nate Simmons on the western hunter on the Outdoors channel, and loved what I saw on that 30 min show with his dad harvesting his biggest bull ever deep in an Arizona canyon around thanksgiving. Sorry to hear his dad passed just a few months after that hunt. Since my dad was never into hunting or fishing, I really never knew what that bond felt like...I'm glad my 6 year old boy is so torn up about the outdoor world that he is growing up in.
I have 7 points now, and I'm also planning on flying out this winter to complete the hunters safety course for my 8th point.
If I read the regs right, it looks like 6, 8, 9, and 10 all have plenty of late season tags with 10% going to NR. Is 8 points in the ball park for getting a late season tag in one of these units?
I see area 10 only has only 40% public land? Area 9 is flat as a pancake? What unit was Nate in? It looked like there were a few roads to navigate, and deep/steep canyons to get away from most of the hunters. And steep country means no horses either....that is right up my ally...2-3 miles from a road and all boot leather!
My uncle lives near Lake Mead and was flyfishing in unit 23 during the Sept rut for spawning brown trout. He said that area is an unreal elk spot as well, but it looks arid and not as highly regarded as 6,8,9, 10.
Any inspiration for a solo DIY, NR, late season, eastern elk hunter?
Read my latest story posted on the Wyoming forum that fully details my Unit 54-1 Cody, WY solo migration hunt last year. I'm serious about cashing in 8 points in AZ. I DO NOT NEED specific canyons/locations. Just a general thought behind access, steepness, remoteness, and info on 6,8,9, or unit 10.
I'm a DIY late season rifle guy. Although I'm a bowhunter out east, I still haven't found the stomach for bowhunting elk and coming home empty handed....I'd rather have cold temps and a 600yd rifle than warm temps and bugling elk.
I just saw Nate Simmons on the western hunter on the Outdoors channel, and loved what I saw on that 30 min show with his dad harvesting his biggest bull ever deep in an Arizona canyon around thanksgiving. Sorry to hear his dad passed just a few months after that hunt. Since my dad was never into hunting or fishing, I really never knew what that bond felt like...I'm glad my 6 year old boy is so torn up about the outdoor world that he is growing up in.
I have 7 points now, and I'm also planning on flying out this winter to complete the hunters safety course for my 8th point.
If I read the regs right, it looks like 6, 8, 9, and 10 all have plenty of late season tags with 10% going to NR. Is 8 points in the ball park for getting a late season tag in one of these units?
I see area 10 only has only 40% public land? Area 9 is flat as a pancake? What unit was Nate in? It looked like there were a few roads to navigate, and deep/steep canyons to get away from most of the hunters. And steep country means no horses either....that is right up my ally...2-3 miles from a road and all boot leather!
My uncle lives near Lake Mead and was flyfishing in unit 23 during the Sept rut for spawning brown trout. He said that area is an unreal elk spot as well, but it looks arid and not as highly regarded as 6,8,9, 10.
Any inspiration for a solo DIY, NR, late season, eastern elk hunter?
Read my latest story posted on the Wyoming forum that fully details my Unit 54-1 Cody, WY solo migration hunt last year. I'm serious about cashing in 8 points in AZ. I DO NOT NEED specific canyons/locations. Just a general thought behind access, steepness, remoteness, and info on 6,8,9, or unit 10.