Man I wish mine was a smokepole tag but they don't offer that tag in my favorite units .
Elk Tag
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I have done well in unit 8 for the cow hunt, the terrain is easy and plenty of elk. This is a perfect hunt time as the weather is usually very good. Even hunting within about a mile of the Raphael fire area, and having to camp within the restricted roadways, after getting about 100 yds off the road, never saw another hunter. You get the satisfaction of listening to many bugles, enjoying a wonderful hunt and taking home some great meat. I usually use Casey's processing in Flag...good honest people. Good luck on your hunt (leave us with a story)!
IMHO, hunting no matter the quarry is fun but there is something very special about elk hunting...
It seems as you get older you size up the animal and not if it has a big rack. good luck on your hunt.
Shooter1
40 Cal
My picture is on Clear Creek above Payson.... 11 yrs in AZ and no tag. Now in North Idaho and mostly to crippled up to hunt much. Still going out for whitetail this fall.
Looks like you are really enjoying yourself in your picture! AZ is tough,but I have been lucky enough to draw every 3 to 4 years. At 73, my body really felt the strain this year of taking a cow elk on a solo hunt. I will likely also be resigned to chasing Coues, javelina and turkey if I have to hunt alone. Just being out there is great!
longcruise
70 Cal.
Yes, when I size them up I'm estimating the weight of the boned out meat in relation to the distance it will have to be carried.
YEP, I often shot a small buck/bull/cow when larger ones are present with that very thing in mind (and young ones taste better and I am a MEAT hunter).
Rock Home Isle
54 Cal.
I am in the same frame of mind…I no longer have that need to take those mossy horned bulls, I fill my freezer with the best meat a nice fat cow can provide.
Shooter1
40 Cal
Hey Old Oak, this picture was on a solo trek because the other 5 guys who were supposed to be there all flaked out. Well one broke his ankle, so he had a good excuse. Returned to the same spot a year later with two of my brothers and my grandson.. great time in a beautiful spot...
Shooter 1....Clear Creek has some beautiful spots,nice solo time, even better with others we know. Is it true that northern Idaho is straight up and down? (Or just rumored?) 
Shooter1
40 Cal
Not straight up and down, but a lot of "can't get there from here" spots. 40 miles as crow flies, but 150 miles by road.... and that's after snow melts.
About 25 miles south of Winslow Az. near east sunset mountain has been where my best elk hunting memories over the years were made. A neat area.
Shooter1
40 Cal
Yep, good area there and on around Blue Ridge up to Lake Mary....
Agree, 5BS to east 6A north of Blue Ridge have given me many nice hunts, both archery and muzzleloader. 
