Can I hunt this area?

I think that in a lot of those types of areas, there are a lot of people running around, so the animals tend to slink off and lay low.

I went out last weekend, and pulled a couple of foxes down from an area that had a ton of 4x4 clubs running around. I just had to find quiet, lightly used trails, and drive way back out of the way. Took a bit more work, but it payed off.

I used to miss out on a lot of areas that I didn't think would hold animals, until I started talking with people like Jeff Mock, and some of the guys from Arizona PRedator Callers when I joined them. They helped me to open my eyes to a new way of looking at areas. I have pulled animals out of areas that I would have passed up on in the past. You never know where they will come out of next.

When you go into an area, pay attention to the tracks in sandy washes. First it will give you an idea if there are predators in the area, and then it will give you a better idea as to what calls to use.

Good luck on the rez, I have hunted on a couple of them with mixed success.
 
Originally Posted By: Arizona BushmanIs that a bobcat?? Did you shoot it??

The back story to this, is that when Bushman bagged his first cat, and we were carrying it out, we started running into people coming in to the area to shoot and ride atv's. And I swear every car/truck stopped and asked, "Is that a bobcat? Did you shoot it?" It got ridiculous. Now, when Bushman got his second cat, he took them both to the taxidermist, to have them done up, and while he was waiting for the paperwork a couple of deer hunters walked in, and sure enough, they asked, "Is that a bobcat, and did you shoot it?"

So of course now that has become our motto.
 
Quick update; After spending a whole day hunting primarily for cats, I spotted one of these signs on the way home. To make a long story short I called in a dog duo right at sunset, in under a minute and less than 100 yards from said sign. No shots were fired, but I believe that the dogs know about the signs and use them to their advantage. Nobody said that coyotes were dumb!
 
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