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Late / Early Archery Seasons Well it's getting to be that time of year again. Thanksgiving is here and Christmas is close at hand. The Arizona mornings are crisp and clean. Winter is beginning to set in and I'm praying for the first snowfall to get lowdown and into the Bradshaw's. I can just feel it in my bones. Close my eyes and I can smell a fresh snowfall and hear the wind blowing in the mountains. It will soon be time to begin my yearly scouting trips. You'll find me driving the back roads, glassing for Muleys come the first week in December and although I enjoy rifle season and the family gathering in Novembers hunt camp, its Arizona's December and January Archery Seasons that I long for. You see, the " RUT " is coming and soon the big boys will creep out of cover to search for does. Bucks will begin to travel from one group of does to another in search of a willing girlfriend. As the "RUT" progresses they will let their guard down and if you can intercept one in route, you stand a good chance of harvesting him for the pot, but odds are you'll find em already shacked up with a group of does. Now the fun begins, imagine eight sets of doe eyes and one crazed 4X4 that isn't seeing anything but his next girlfriend. This time of year provides some of the most exciting Spot and Stalk hunting you'll ever experience. Get ready for tough physical hunts with lots of crawling, climbing and sneaking. On a good day you can spot several bucks worthy of a stalk attempt. Its exciting and it hard work but its a blast. There's so much to consider like wind direction and mapping out a route to the unsuspecting Romeo. If you’re after a young buck he may respond to a fawn bleat. A fawn bleat can even help you to harvest a mature buck especially if he's already chasing a doe. If you can get the doe to respond she will have the buck in tow. Don’t forget taking a stand on a water hole. The doe’s will still come to drink on a regular basis and again the Bucks will be in tow. I like to hunt the slops of the mountains especially high valleys. They are easy to glass and the view just adds to the hunt. There’s nothing like a few snow flurries and a great view to make ya feel alive. Remember what Jack London said, “ The uncomforted of the wilderness is the price you pay for it being real ”. I hope I see ya out there, Look for our trucks, they got AZOD all over em, be sure to stop us and say hello, you may even get your picture in AZOD. Robert Willis Team AZOD
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