Rough day today. Snowed probably 4” last night then it all melted by 10am we were soaked. Weather is clearing I have confidence he will kill a bull.
AZ hunt fest 2023
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Snake Charmer
Happiness is a warm gut pile
Did a hunt up above Phoenix about this time in 2010 and had similar conditions. Falling snow blowing uphill (ever seen that ?) and having to clean the ice and snow off ourselves every little bit. We coined a phrase between the two of us that we reapeated through out the remainder of the hunt- It Is Not Warm... It sustained us until we finished.
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Getting our butts kicked SCH. They are zigging we see zagging. Our bodies hurt, these canyons suck, it’s time to finish.
Keep the faith! Late season elk with no weather seems impossible until it happens.
2 weeks ago the elk were still up at 11K in CO.
Just got back from helping some hunters in AZ. Had 2 tags in camp. 1 tag filled and could have filled another this morning. He passed on a small bull. Dudes on his own now.
Talked to Drew on the way home.
He said he HATES ELK.
Talked to Drew on the way home.
He said he HATES ELK.
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Snake Charmer
Happiness is a warm gut pile
My guess is he’s 290. He was in his prime a few years back.
We found bigger bulls. Most were broken up pretty bad.. 2 bulls that were giants had one side missing. The guy that shot this one wanted something that wasn’t broken.
Snake Charmer
Happiness is a warm gut pile
Kinda what I thought, Looked a little short. Saw the same thing when Jeff and I hunted bulls in 2010. The big boys were all broken up (see my earlier photo) and the little guys were intact. Still good mass a couple years over prime otherwise he might have been a big one
That’s not Drew’s bull. He and Isaac are still grinding. They’re staying positive though. LP was helping another guy further north.