Phoenix, AZ FNG

[LonePineAZ]

Afternoon,

I'm a know-nothing, wannabe hunter. I "grew up" with a mentor who was happy to spend a fair bit of time in the Bradshaw Mtns teaching me shooting, rucking, and off-roading; never got into hunting.

One of the guys in our group, whom later became very proficient and involved with rifle elk and deer, invited me on a hunt in Western CO for 3rd Rifle 2017. I was afforded the chance to help clean and process a kill with one of the members of hunt camp (god bless his soul. I'm sure I ruined more meat than was worth teaching me). My friend had a bow in camp, and I decided that's what I wanted to do. Came back, bought a bow that week and have been shooting 4-6 days a week (approx 200-300 arrows). I have been up solo in Unit 21 and/or 19A every weekend of Non-Permit Tag (OTC) Archery-Only Deer so far (my younger brother joined my last weekend)

The hunting style that interests me most is backcountry/backpack hunting.

What I am interested in getting from this forum
-Scouting/tracking tips
-training tips
-hunting areas/general knowledge (if willingly offered. I understand this is usually well-guarded info)
-possible hunting partners
-gear reviews/info

What I hope to contribute
-A willingness to learn
-Lessons I've learned to assist other new members to streamline their introduction to the sport
-Gear reviews of products I've used

 

[Greg Beck]

Welcome to Rokslide!

 

[realunlucky]

Welcome I think you'll find most of what your looking for here on rokslide. It's a great time to be starting out so much knowledge out there on so many different media platforms. Take every chance to get a tag and go in the end it's still the best way to learn what works and what doesn't for you.

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[missjordan]

Welcome to the forum!


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[LonePineAZ]

Thanks for the welcome, all.

@realunlucky
I agree. I've often stopped due to information availability overload. I've found video platforms like YouTube to hold a lot of interesting content, instructional and entertainment, related to hunting. I've learned some hard things the easy way, and vice versa by using YouTube as a resource. I've found forums to be very good resources for more detailed information and debate, albeit in a much more, raw, data format which requires more effort to process. Podcasts seem to be another useful media. As with forums, there are more podcasts than free time, so it's almost a daunting task to pick which to follow. So far, getting out, in my limited experience, is the best teacher.

 

[kparrott]

Welcome from Ohio. Visited Phoenix last year for a couple days and loved it, you’re lucky to live in an awesome area


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[ScottH]

Welcome, from Prescott Valley.

 

[jp0212]

I'm an AZ guy too, currently living down in Gilbert. I still need to get a post up in this section, which I will do right after this post. I also fall into the "Adult Onset Hunting" category. Started in my late 20's and pretty much had to teach myself everything. Hasn't been easy, but it sure has been fun. I'm also big into the backcountry backpack archery hunts. Shoot me a message! I had a couple buddies that were into it as well but they moved away, leaving me to hunt by myself a lot. I recently made a buddy that moved to Phoenix to start hunting with, so I'm glad to have at least one person to go out with. Going out alone was fun at first, but I definitely prefer going out with others.