all right guys we are going to jump right into talking about early archery elk
2022 seven east versus seven west um and seven east kachina peaks wilderness hunt area
um let's just dive into that a little bit um i want to just uh break up some misconceptions
about seven east and about seven west and and some things like that so let's start with the
worst of the two uh seven east so seven east does not have a very big
elk population i would consider it more of a limited opportunity elk hunt right off the bat
it just doesn't have a very good oil population the habitat does not really hold a ton of elk
the most effective and the most suggested way i would approach if you draw seven east archery tag
is to issue hot water uh specifically um there is some spot stocking capabilities and there is some
some elk that are going to be running around bugling closer to flagstaff there's some
stuff when you get into the thick pines that's where the elk are going to be running around a
little bit more but by and large 70s is a very challenging hunt it's a hunt that you can draw
very frequently as a resident and frequently as a non-resident relatively speaking so a
non-resident you can draw this every four or five years and a resident you can draw this
every two or three years so it's a very good opportunity based hunt to where you can do it
more often but a limited opportunity out where the elk populations are a little bit
more sparse compared to other units so um seven east is very challenging and they actually offer
another hunt inside seventies casino peaks wilderness hunt which i've been asked about
that is a very very limited opportunity hunt as well um they limit you to the actual kachina peaks
wilderness area it's hot it's mountains and these elk are few and far between there and they're in
some of the really really rugged habitats so guys again my suggestion is find a drinker find a water
hole find a spring haunt that find where the elk are living find the sign do your homework
it's a hunt that requires a lot of scouting previously to expect any kind of success so i wish
uh your best of luck if you drew a seven east tag and if you're trying to draw that tag it's it's a
good opportunity you know what you're getting into um you're you're paying to play the game just so
you can outcut in arizona and there are some good bulls in there there are some good goals in seven
east no doubt um but there are a little bit the populations are decreasing seven west however is
sandwiched between unit 9 and unit 10 and unit 8. so it's in the middle of 8 nine and ten it it has
a lot of different range of habitat you go from junipers to uh kind of mesas and then pine trees
towards williams and then high country juniper type country elk population is really good there
they're giving out 150 elk tags in seven west and i didn't mention they're giving out 120 and 70s so
you're gonna see a few people um but you're gonna see some elk two guys in seven west you have the
ability to get up high and glass up elk glass up herds of elk pretty much all across seven west
you also can sit water and you can also chase bugling poles we know that being in the middle
of units eight nine and ten there's a good elk population the country doesn't change too much in
seven west it holds a little bit more mule deer than some of those other areas right in there
but it is a very very quality unit especially for that 300 plus tight bull so seven east and seven
west guys uh know what you're getting into if you wanna try to draw that tag seven west will take
you probably about ten points as a non-resident eight to ten um as a resident it will take you
five plus points to draw that so um know what you're getting into and uh good luck and if you
do that tag congratulations um scout plan get in there know your area is familiarize yourself with
the roads and get after it all right guys we're gonna talk to you soon got more videos coming up