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    Arizona Big Game Super Raffle Winner...

    Yeah, for sure.
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    2018 season

    The peak of the moose rut is between September 28 and October 2. It never varies. Each year, that's when 90% of cows over the age of three years are in estrus. You can pretty much set your calendar by it. The first four weeks of September involve pre-rut behavior. You should probably read the...
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    Late season Desert Tactics?

    Only at certain elevations, though. (LOL)
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    2018 season

    They'll be moving. No question about it.
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    Shooting rest?

    Whatever is handy. The last time I hunted mule deer for myself, I leaned against a saguaro cactus on order to steady the rifle. Was a long shot on the last day of season and only had a few minutes of legal shooting light remaining. The saguaro came in handy for that one.
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    YOUR success rate on elk.

    I'm a hunting guide, so it probably doesn't apply, but about 70-80%. Of course, success depends largely on the client, more than anything. But anyway ....
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    Fitness for moose hunts.

    My hunters and I don't kill them any further than a mile from the plane. Packing two Alaska/Yukon bulls every year --- sometimes three Alaska/Yukon bulls --- is hard enough on me, without it being way the heck over there and back (lol).
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    Late season Desert Tactics?

    When I first started hunting Arizona in 1975, that's how I did it, too --- 10x50 binos and a 15-40x spotting scope. By the mid-to-late 1980's, I started using the larger stuff. Even still, I always carry my 10x42's around my neck, even though having the big binocs with me, as well. But I hear...
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    First Time DIY Drop Caribou

    You'll see plenty of animals, because your air taxi will put you in a good location. Don't expect to see a Quebec/Labrador type of migration, though. Even still, you'll see plenty of animals, no matter which side of the corridor you're on.
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    First Time DIY Drop Caribou

    No.
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    First Time DIY Drop Caribou

    Are you hunting the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd or the Porcupine Caribou Herd?
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    Those who hunt moose in waders

    When I'm not wearing plastics, I'm wearing hip waders. During a six-month guiding season, I'm in waders at least 70% of the time. I pretty much live in them during those six months. For me they're comfortable and warm when it's cold. The key, for me anyway, is using an insulated "ankle-fit" pair.
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    Fitness for moose hunts.

    Whatever you can do to strengthen your lower back and shoulders, and tighten up your ankles and knees. On average, I carry two bull moose a year. Lower back, shoulders, ankles and knees (in that order) are the critical stress points.
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    First Time DIY Drop Caribou

    Wiggy Waders will work fine. I prefer hip boots, but Wiggy Waders will get you through this hunt without any problems. If you all aren't trophy hunters, per session, don't execute the first bull caribou you see. First-timers that are unguided tend to kill too early; for example, killing a 260...
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    First Time DIY Drop Caribou

    mproberts: Don't know if you're going archery or firearm. That makes a bit of a difference in terms of expectation. But in terms of rifle and if you've never killed the barren ground caribou sub-specie, a 320 inch bull from the North Slope isn't bad and a 340 inch bull is a good one. Anything...
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    First Time DIY Drop Caribou

    Not sure which side of the range you're hunting, but I would presume the north side, as that's where most everyone goes. I can't precisely speak specifically to the north side, but elsewhere it's been a great July. If it were me on the north side and specifically hunting caribou, I'd ditch the...
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    Easiest way to hang elk quarters on a solo hunt?

    I hear that! One of my spring brown bear hunters lost the two backstrap of his black bear, to a wolverine that came by camp while we were packing his brown bear back to camp. Little rascals.
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    Late season Desert Tactics?

    In Arizona, I use a 20x56 binocular and a 10x42 binocular for glassing purposes, with a 20-60x spotting scope for trophy evaluation.
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    Late season Desert Tactics?

    And which cactus are those, that bloom in late November and early December? (lol)
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    Elk hunter needs help with dow deer hunt?

    That strategy has worked for me on trophy-class mule deer in Arizona, California and Oregon. I don't see why it wouldn't work when hunting doe mule deer in Utah.

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