Eye candy for the 2023 elk season

[Pony Soldier]

Understand. Thank you

 

[cuerro viejo]

Beautiful bulls, congrats to all of them

 

[Indian Summer]

It looks like all of those bulls are in velvet. Is there any reason why they hunt them that early?

Yes. The one guide on that hunt called me to tell me about that bull. I asked the same question. Hard horned dark antlers are much nicer in my opinion. He said that those big bulls all rut on the reservation. They’ll move on there as early as August so it’s now or never. Can you imagine hunting the rez!!! But lots of those big one break off tines during the pre rut and rut.

 

[Mykolaivka887]

Beautiful bulls, congrats to all of them

Yep, outstanding animals. Arizona does produce monstrous bull elk, for sure. All the units in Region One are well represented in the various record books. The "Alonzo Winters World Record" typical, killed in the 1960's, is from there.

 

[omfs26]

AZ Commissioner's Tag: 458 1/8".

Wow

 

[Indian Summer]

After the velvet was stripped….

 

[Elkoholic87]

What a waste stripping that velvet off.


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[Mykolaivka887]

What a waste stripping that velvet off.

My sentiments exactly. What a shame. That truly saddened me, really.

 

[TX_Diver]

Are these last years tags or this years? Both bulls taken in the last few weeks it sounds like, but sounds like it's from the last year hunt?

The A3 post made it sound like this was last years tags (think they run 8/1 to 7/31 but am not sure).

 

[Mykolaivka887]

Tags are valid January 1st through December 31st.

 

[11boo]

$$$$ elk

My budget allows for this.

 

[TX_Diver]

Tags are valid January 1st through December 31st.

10-4. Great elk regardless. Was wondering if there might be 2 more popping up in the next few months. Thanks

 

[Mykolaivka887]

Was wondering if there might be 2 more popping up in the next few months. Thanks

There's plenty of big ones between Luna and Kingman. I'm sure somebody will whack at least one more 400+ incher before mid December.

 

[MnWildFan]

Wowza

 

[abanker]

Damn, those are some hellava bulls. Well done!

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Tags are valid January 1st through December 31st.

Not commissioners or governors tags. They go from Aug to July.

 

[Indian Summer]

Velvet spoils fast. Especially in Arizona heat. It can be injected with a preservative but it has to be done fast and right. I personally like hard horned antlers much better. I’d just have it stained.

 

[Mykolaivka887]

Not commissioners or governors tags. They go from Aug to July.

Copy That. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Blackcow]

Unless they’ve changed the dates, the tags go from 8/15/whatever year to 8/14/ the next year. Years ago it was 8/1 to 7/31.

 

[TX_Diver]

Little googling and it looks like 8/15 to 8/14. So presumably these were last years tags then I guess.

Arizona Game and Fish Commissioners Special Elk Tag

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