AZ Archery Elk

[Buschy]

Well, I am down to my last few minutes of work and I am fired up to get going.

I will be in central ND tomorrow with my son and daughter trying to Jakey (9 years old) his first deer with a bow! We have a great spot lined up and he should get an opportunity, if he can stay composed. I am more excited at the prospect of seeing him get a crack at his first deer than anything else!! I really hope it happens for him.

I am leaving early Sunday morning for Unit 1 in AZ. As soon as I arrive, I will be putting up game cameras at some waterholes and seeps I found during our early scouting trip two weeks ago. I hope to have pictures to share before the hunt begins a week from today. I will also be scouting with a couple of friends (Jim and JD) from AZ for three more days and trying to get a bead on a few good bulls we located earlier.

I will attach a few from our last scouting trip. These are some good bulls, but like always we saw a few that were much better and couldn't get pictures of them!! Some of these are JD’s pictures (thanks for sharing them) and some are mine. I will try to give updates when I can until Randy arrives next Thursday. Take care and good luck with your hunts!

[Khunter]

good luck. you are in for a great hunt. The moon phase will be awesome, IMO. My NM hunt starts next friday and starts with a half moon waning to nothing over the season, as it does for your hunt. Should be ideal.

[schmalts]

fantastic looking country. Hope you have a great hunt.

[ashersdad]

Oh man, those are great pictures. Get's me excited as well. Good luck.

[TLC]

good luck Buschy. hope you have a great trip. drop a biggun. but take your time, no need to rush things along.

[Grizzley]

Best of luck Buschy...Can't wait for the pictures...Just a prediction...Mr. Big will cross the fence and into your shoot range opening day! If you get some down time in the evening post some pictures of Jakey in the blind or better yet with his first bow kill!

[danr55]

Well, at least now I know who drew my Unit 1 Archery tag! Good luck.

[A-con]

Flat ground. Herds of mature bulls running around in the open.
I feel sorry for you because now your going to be spoiled.


Good luck, I can't wait for the story.

[MN Public Hunter]

Great pictures. Good luck with the hunt.

[Fish]

Good luck Buschy. Can't wait to hear about the hunt. Sitting on 10 pts myself in AZ, someday... later, Fish

[Grady]

Looks like a good area. Best of luck to you and your boy.

[wyomuledeer]

Good luck. Those are some good bulls.

[Dinkshooter]

That picture of all those bulls together is ridicurous.

[Bugle Back]

Arizona is such an awesome chance at a great bull. For a great Mule Deer hunter like yourself you will have much success I'm sure. I'll put you in my Elk prayers as mine are starting tonight! Best of luck man.

[jerreep]

Buschy,

I have hunted Unit 1 quite a bit and hunted turkey's there two years ago. Judging by the pictures, you are not too terrible far from Big Lake and that is a good place to start! Even if I am wrong about that, Unit 1 is good throughout. I will be looking for updates as the hunt progresses. I told Big Fin that anything I can do to help is offered....does not appear that will be needed, but if it is......

[Big Fin]

I made it to Moab tonight. If not for the lovely traffic of SLC, I could be sharing camp with Buschy and Jim, rather than them calling me twice today, chattering frantically about all the bulls they are seeing, and specifically a really big one who gave them the pose at 90 yards.

If the hunt turns out to be anything like the scouting, it should be one for the ages,

I will be up and on the road early, in time to set up camp and spend an evening of scouting. Then, come Friday, it is game time. Can't wait.

Will try to post a couple times a day, if coverage is available.

[Oak]

Good luck to you guys. I look forward to seeing a big, stinky bull posted here when I return from WY next week.

Fin, you're only 100 miles from here. If I was on the route you could have stayed here and gotten up with the chickens and I. Hoping to be on the road by 5:30.

[Big Fin]

The sunrise on the redrocks of Moab is beautiful. Moving too fast to stop and take pics. Need to get to AZ and get a camp set up and scout some bulls this afternoon.

More later.

[mtmiller]

Good luck guys. Looking forward to updates. Go get 'em Busch.

[Big Fin]

This place is making Utah look pretty average. If Buschy shoots the biggest bull we know of, he will be close to four bills. Standby guys. This could be one to remember. Hope the bulls don't keep us awake all night. Can't wait 'til morning.

[Bugle Back]

Wow by the sounds of it it's a dream hunt. I'm headed to the world of averages in MT 278 is the biggest elk we have shot in this drainage out of 5 elk total in that area. Great bulls all of them public land monsters really. I may not hang my bull in scheels now that 344 score may look like a deer next to what you are talking about. Ha! I wish you the best.

[Grizzley]

Buschy...I will be hanging tight to the cell phone and computer...good luck in the AM! I hope you and Randy got some good footage today because tomorrow IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF! I can picture the footage already...The Monster jumps the fence and you center punch him at 70 yards! Say hi to Jimmy!

[IdahoBugler]

Good luck guys. This morning should be awesome just knowing you have your bow in your hand instead of a camera. Shoot straight.

[upper deck]

Buschy- 11 years of waiting ends this morning. Good luck and to think if wasn't a dumb college kid when you started that process I would have had tag in hand as well. Instead the year the points went from 85 to 120 I bailed and you stuck it out. I'm waiting for the call of success.

[Big Fin]

Wow. Talk about elk...... And ATVs. This afternoon should be great.