okay guys we are going to be talking about archery hunting in arizona so this is draw application
strategy 2022 and for you archery hunters you have got your work cut out for you to try to draw a tag
unless you have about 20 bonus points there's a few hunts that you can do
that offer you good opportunities but not not guaranteed to get into action so let's just
start right off the bat we're going to go down the line unit 1 early archery elk hunt they allow
250 permits in this unit it's a very very good unit guys there's a reason why it's
one of the most sought after units for early rifle and early archery every single year
there's this unit is a unit where you can traverse the country pretty easily
it's very manageable spot and stocking also has a lot of a lot of elk the population of
elk is very very strong specifically the cows so the cow population is really really good
which draws bulls in from everywhere including the white mountain apache indian reservation
it is on the border and uh bulls do come over guys hot tip so um if you are hunting unit one
don't leave out the indian reservation uh border okay so el do come across big
bulls from the res come across and they they want to breed these cows from unit one um so
anyway good unit you need a lot of points so as a resident or a non-resident guys you're gonna need
uh you know 12 plus points as a resident and 18 plus points as an honor isn't try to draw
this tag so when you do draw this tag do not waste your opportunity um if you can afford it uh hire
somebody uh to go in there and do some scouting for you a a guide or an outfitter to do some
homework for you if you've got the time and the energy by all means go in there and
and do some scouting and you really want to make this count because this is a hunt where
most archery guys wait their whole life to do the bulls are bugling the country is awesome
you know again my particular strategy for this hunt as is a lot of archery elk hunts is to
if you really really want to chase bugles which anybody who's hunted with
a bow and hunted elk with a bow will understand that the bugle is just so
fun um and it's an incredible experience and these elk will be bugling in this hunt for sure
if you really want to do that commit to doing that in the mornings but guys sitting water
is the best place best opportunity to kill a bull so that's the best way uh to locate and
to try to kill a big bull is sitting water just because you know you may get elk into your into
your uh realm at 100 or 50 yards when you're calling and chasing bugles and stuff like that
but as we know getting an elk into 50 yards in the pines is you may be you know there may be
a ton of trees between you and that elk so that doesn't necessarily mean you have an opportunity
wherein if you're over water and these elk are coming into water and he comes into 30 yards
the opportunity for you to actually shoot your bow may be a lot greater and actually have a better
target than an elk moving and calling and doing all these things so keep that in mind guys so
you know one if you draw that tag congratulations that is an amazing tag put your effort into it if
it's not in your budget do your own scouting do your own homework get in there discover the
country familiarize yourself with the roads if you can't afford it i would say talk to some guides
and outfitters and really do some homework in that direction and try to make your hunt worth it you
may not get drawn for another 15 or 20 years guys so this is something you want to really really go
after hard all right we're going to keep talking about archery elk hunts here in this upcoming
videos guys if you want to subscribe and i'm just going to keep rolling through and kind of give you
an outlook on on the season and kind of what each unit has to offer so we'll talk to you guys later