Arizona ANTELOPE Unit 1 Archery - I'll trade for CO info - OIL for a single dad

[BrokenArrow]

Hey all,
I am a very lucky guy. Archery Unit 1. Doesn't matter how many points it took to draw, etc....

What matters is that I have the tag and am a single dad that works a bunch.
I have helped multiple folks tag out in SW CO (Units 76,71,74,75,751…)as I was a guide for 15 years and have happily helped folks through this website successfully hunt without paying a crap load of money. Because I can't afford being guided myself, lol. And I did everything I could to help the paying customers tag out.
I hope I can cash in that Karma for this tag.

Of course, I will figure it out if nobody has any info (it's a rare tag and there hasn't been a lot of folks to hunt it and happen upon this post).
So, I'm gonna be driving down and scouting over all holidays/weekends I can. All my vacation time (for the whole year) is already on the calendar for this hunt. I'm giving it everything I've got.
ANY info will help!

A thousand thanks in advance, JW

 

[blueridge]

Member since 2017:
Oil tag:
Willing to trade good intel in return:
Going to do your own scouting:
Believer in Karma:
Single dad: a little grovelly, but why not

I approve of your request. Would help you if I could. Hopefully you will get some PMs. Good luck!

(Attn new members: this is how it’s done!)

 

[rustednuts]

Congrats on a great tag and a great year to have that tag. Jay Scott has some podcast episodes that break down units 1 & 27. Most of the unit is fairly accessible by roads. I would take scouting time to learn the roads and how to navigate the unit. You'll want to be mobile and night bugle.

Water is not really going to be a factor this year but I'd still follow monsoon rainfall maps to see hot spots.

 

[BrokenArrow]

Hey all, thanks for replying. And hopefully I’m helping someone as much as they can help me.

Just to be clear this is an antelope tag.


I know, it’s a rare thing. Most people assume elk right off.

 

[BrokenArrow]

Member since 2017:
Oil tag:
Willing to trade good intel in return:
Going to do your own scouting:
Believer in Karma:
Single dad: a little grovelly, but why not

I approve of your request. Would help you if I could. Hopefully you will get some PMs. Good luck!

(Attn new members: this is how it’s done!)

Thank you

 

[rustednuts]

Congrats on a great tag and a great year to have that tag. Jay Scott has some podcast episodes that break down units 1 & 27. Most of the unit is fairly accessible by roads. I would take scouting time to learn the roads and how to navigate the unit. You'll want to be mobile and night bugle.

Water is not really going to be a factor this year but I'd still follow monsoon rainfall maps to see hot spots.

Edit: missed it was pronghorn. The rest still applies.

Antelope in AZ in general are on the decline. It may be a OIL tag but you can kill big bucks in WY with 4 points than most AZ units.

 

[Jlindzard22]

Hey all,
I am a very lucky guy. Archery Unit 1. Doesn't matter how many points it took to draw, etc....

What matters is that I have the tag and am a single dad that works a bunch.
I have helped multiple folks tag out in SW CO (Units 76,71,74,75,751…)as I was a guide for 15 years and have happily helped folks through this website successfully hunt without paying a crap load of money. Because I can't afford being guided myself, lol. And I did everything I could to help the paying customers tag out.
I hope I can cash in that Karma for this tag.

Of course, I will figure it out if nobody has any info (it's a rare tag and there hasn't been a lot of folks to hunt it and happen upon this post).
So, I'm gonna be driving down and scouting over all holidays/weekends I can. All my vacation time (for the whole year) is already on the calendar for this hunt. I'm giving it everything I've got.
ANY info will help!

A thousand thanks in advance, JW

I hope your hunt went well. I just found out I drew this tag also. I am pretty excited and will start scouting in 2 weeks. Let me know if you have any recommendations. Also would love to see some pics of your hunt if you have any.

 

[BrokenArrow]

I hope your hunt went well. I just found out I drew this tag also. I am pretty excited and will start scouting in 2 weeks. Let me know if you have any recommendations. Also would love to see some pics of your hunt if you have any.

Whenever you want. I’m on my way to a remote work location and check internet stuff after each work day til Friday. Just pm me. Happy to help. I’ll never draw another one!!!!
Antelope in AZ unit 1 is a funky thing. Doable, but don’t get your hopes up for a big buck.
I had a crossbow permit. Lots of broken bones and I still pulled off a stalk, but it took me a week.
And whatever you do, don’t try to sell your crossbow in the classifieds here. The purists will try to crucify you!!!

 

[MTGomer]

I don’t know much about antelope, but in my time driving around unit 1, I have seen some in the rolling foothills that have pinion juniper in them. There are also antelope way out on the wide-open flats, but the former seems like much better archery country.