all right guys welcome back we are jumping right into it not gonna waste any time let's talk
6a 6b early archery elk hunting in arizona um very very different units 6a is giving
out 700 tags 6b is giving out 150 tags 6b is a lot more rugged unit bordering unit eight
bordering wilderness areas and also fort ring 6a so 6b offers a little bit more for those
guys i want to get out in foot and do some backpack hunting and do some real rugged elk
hunting deep into some canyons trying to find the bigger bowls fantastic unit a lot of people don't
have it really focus on that unit a lot you don't hear too much about 6b but it
is a great unit to try to draw it doesn't take 10 to 15 bonus points as a resident so
if you're trying to draw this tag as a resident you're going to need in that five points range
and as a non-resident historically speaking you're going to need kind in that six six to
eight points to try to draw this tag it's a great unit if you if you're physically capable and want
to chase bulls around water can be very effective in 6b as well just like most units across arizona
transitioning over into 6a 6a is a very very popular unit in arizona statewide 700 archery tags
there are going to be at least 700 other people with bows in their hands out there
and then probably another 400 family and friends with them so there's going to be a lot of people
in the woods guys on these archery hunts you should expect to hear a lot of uh people trying
to call at these elk with calls that they've picked up from walmart and all this kind of stuff
which very well may work but expect to see some hunting pressure you hear some hunting pressure
most most of these elk kind of shut down um halfway through the hunt of responding to hunters
responding to calling and they kind of do most of their work at night so be prepared for that
be prepared for these elk to kind of go into uh you know adjusting with all the hunters in the
woods and all these people calling if you can only imagine 700 people um blowing a hoochie mama or
trying to bugle for the first time you can really kind of understand what these elk are thinking
uh they're going to kind of try to get into their own space get into some less popular areas for
hunters to walk into so with the approach in 6a is really you can stay up high where it's
a little bit easier to walk around northern 6a is pretty flat a lot of pine trees and elk are
roaming around up in there and then you drop in a lower country becomes a little bit more rugged
there's some wilderness areas and great places to uh stock on more mature bulls that that take
their cows into some of this more rugged stuff for some privacy so keep in mind guys these are these
early archery elk hunts take three-dimensional hunting they they take spot and stalking
they take being able to call and execute calling correctly with these help and they also take being
able to sit water so you need to be able to adjust as the hunt goes on and how the elk are responding
to certain things if it's going to be raining all day then probably water is not going to be
as effective if these elk are quiet and shut down it's a full moon and hot then you're probably not
going to be able to call at them quite as much and if you're in a thick pine tree spot and stocking
can work if you really practice still hunting and kind of treat a tree type deal and where some of
these elf like to bed so 6a is a very popular unit just because of its location and because the elk
population 6a is about an hour and a half north of phoenix it's right off i-17 and it definitely
offers a lot of opportunity for people that live in the metropolitan phoenix area to come up and
experience elk hunting for the first time and it's very friendly for quads and side by sides and big
trucks and trailers so if you do draw that tag and and you are going to camp and do all that kind of
stuff it's got a lot of really good opportunities for you to do that so good luck if you're in 6a
it can be a very very productive unit and it has the elk to back up the 700 tag allotment so
if you do draw that tag get in there and drive around during the summer and and do
a little scouting beforehand so i'm going to be doing some more videos uh just working down the
line with arizona archery elk hunting and kind of give it a rundown of the units guys so good luck
if you're trying to draw and if you did draw a 6a and 6b tag congratulations it's a fantastic permit
and i wish you the best so stay tuned guys we'll talk to you soon