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Drew AZ Antlerless Limited Opportunity Tag, Have Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1615063" data-attributes="member: 22069"><div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">No question this is going to be a tough hunt. If that weren't true, tags would be harder to draw. I applied in that area with a pretty good understanding of what I am up against, but I do have something of a "home field advantage" working for me, which I am largely counting on to help carry me through. I have had the desire to hunt elk for most of my adult life and decided to go for the hail mary, rather than wait a period of years for a more desirable tag. I can't learn anything about elk hunting sitting in my living room!</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">I have seen quite a bit of sign during my initial scouting and there are some areas I am beginning to zero in on. However, there is still a lot of time before the season opens and I fully expect changing conditions to bring about changes in elk behavior. My concern is that changes in weather or pressure from other hunters may blow up my well laid plans, which is the impetus for my questions.</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">Your observations, along with those of your friend, are consistent with what I am seeing and what others have told me. I agree that private land could play a pivotal role in my success or failure. I have some places in mind where I intend to seek permission. I suspect permission may be somewhat easier to obtain in pursuit of cow elk, as opposed to a bull, but that remains to be seen.</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">I have a LOT to learn and will be spending as much time as I possibly can getting to know this country. Based on what I have read, I plan to have a Mountian Lion tag in my back pocket and a pistol on my hip during my explorations. Getting to know this area has been enjoyable, so far. In addition to elk sign, I have seen deer sign just about everywhere I have gone. I have bumped javelina in a couple of spots and encountered pronghorn in some of the more open, lower elevation portions of the area. I am very interested in finding the bighorns that dwell in 18B, also. I have never seen a bighorn in the wild. It would be a thrill to me just to SEE one!</span></span></span></div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1615063, member: 22069"] [LEFT][SIZE=14px][FONT=verdana][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)]No question this is going to be a tough hunt. If that weren't true, tags would be harder to draw. I applied in that area with a pretty good understanding of what I am up against, but I do have something of a "home field advantage" working for me, which I am largely counting on to help carry me through. I have had the desire to hunt elk for most of my adult life and decided to go for the hail mary, rather than wait a period of years for a more desirable tag. I can't learn anything about elk hunting sitting in my living room! I have seen quite a bit of sign during my initial scouting and there are some areas I am beginning to zero in on. However, there is still a lot of time before the season opens and I fully expect changing conditions to bring about changes in elk behavior. My concern is that changes in weather or pressure from other hunters may blow up my well laid plans, which is the impetus for my questions. Your observations, along with those of your friend, are consistent with what I am seeing and what others have told me. I agree that private land could play a pivotal role in my success or failure. I have some places in mind where I intend to seek permission. I suspect permission may be somewhat easier to obtain in pursuit of cow elk, as opposed to a bull, but that remains to be seen. I have a LOT to learn and will be spending as much time as I possibly can getting to know this country. Based on what I have read, I plan to have a Mountian Lion tag in my back pocket and a pistol on my hip during my explorations. Getting to know this area has been enjoyable, so far. In addition to elk sign, I have seen deer sign just about everywhere I have gone. I have bumped javelina in a couple of spots and encountered pronghorn in some of the more open, lower elevation portions of the area. I am very interested in finding the bighorns that dwell in 18B, also. I have never seen a bighorn in the wild. It would be a thrill to me just to SEE one![/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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