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>>I would agree with you huntazido.
>>I dont know who has
>>been spreading the word around
>>about 42 and all those
>>units, but in the last
>>2 to 3 years, everyone
>>in AZ that didnt know
>>about these units now does.There
>>has been more talk about
>>these units lately than any
>>other units for deer in
>>az. From rutnhard to coueswhitetail.com
>>there are posts about these
>>units with more replies than
>>all other posts. you wouldnt
>>believe how many people down
>>here in the valley including
>>myself, that would never have
>>even looked that way, that
>>are now looking very seriously
>>at throwing some very serious
>>points down there. I know
>>at least 3-4 dudes with
>>7-8 points that are going
>>all in this year down
>>there cause of the chatter.
>>This is how these units
>>are going to go down
>>the chitter. In the past
>>there were only a handfull
>>of hard core dudes hunting
>>these units hard, and now
>>with all the exposure by
>>guides and other people who
>>have done well down there,
>>get ready for many many
>>many more very experienced hard
>>core dudes from the valley
>>and every where else to
>>come down there to go
>>over these units with a
>>fine tooth comb. it makes
>>a huge diff when you
>>stick a bunch of really
>>good hunters in units like
>>these year after year. There
>>is nothing that can ruin
>>a unit faster than opening
>>your mouth, not even coyotes.
>>Heck there are lots of
>>really good hunters now talking
>>about doing the early hunts
>>down there, and with all
>>those tags available on the
>>early hunts, this will make
>>a diff over just a
>>few years on how many
>>big bucks are harvested overall.
>>
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>Hopefully you guys dont blow alot
>of points on the early
>hunt in 42 because 1-3
>pts is all it takes
>to draw a rifle tag
>over there. The muzzy hunt
>would be a better hunt
>for someone with 5-7 pts.
>Also keep in mind that
>all the hype you are
>hearing about has been when
>42 was good years ago.
>Bottom line is you guys
>missed the glory years 10-20
>years ago. The hype still
>follows those years and i
>for one know how difficult
>of a hunt it is
>over there. Be prepared to
>go days without seeing a
>buck or even days without
>seeing a doe.If a guy
>wants a challenging hunt then
>42 would be your ticket..Good
>luck in the draw!
Ruthunter, i was talking about the late muzz hunt in reference to people with 7-8 points. When i referenced the early hunts, i was just trying to say that there will be a lot more good hunters who draw their kaibab/strip tags, and starting over in the points department who will put in for the early hunts to give her a whirl. Those bucks genes are down there and as long as there is even 1 or 2 high 190,s deer left down there then that's all some people need to know to give it hell. I certainly dont think it's easy, in fact it seems harder than any other hunt you might try in the state. With enough cams on water sources and enough trips down there, and in the air legal flying time, things tend to get found. its those way off the beaten path areas that still hold the bigger deer that will start to have a few more visitors now with all the hype. I sure am glad i'm not one of the dudes down there that's been killing big bucks in those units for years and also kept his mouth closed, cause it has to be heart breaking to see all the chatter as of late about these units. On a side note, i went down there last year in january, and figured out rather quickly how hard these units would be to hunt, and what a cool challenge it would be to kill a big deer out of there. "It's not about how hard the unit is to hunt, but how much hell you give it." Good luck to all this year, especially the juniors hunters (the young ones). Sounds to me like if they don't cut tags on the early hunts in these units soon, an implosion is just around the corner.