Scroll down to view a collection of our bear hunts. Az for the past few decades, some native american reservations in the southwest have been producing an inordinate amount of record book elk the white mountain apache in arizona for one, another is the san carlos apache reservation in eastern arizona. This book is the official bowhunting record book for arizona. In 1914 the elks of arizona transported a herd of elk to arizona in 1914 the elks of arizona transported a herd of elk from yellowstone national park in wyoming and montana to the sitgreaves national forest,between clear creek and chevalon creek in coconino and navajo counties, arizona.
Our arizona elk hunting outfitter has had clients take bulls in this unit that scored 424. World record for all tackle as verified by the national fresh water fishing hall of fame. It puts out the most and biggest record mule deer bucks of any state in the country. The top 5 elk units in arizona outdoors international. Arizona archer arrows potential worldrecord, nontypical. There are also recordbooks that keep track of trophies from arizona.
Just a reminder, the bowhunting in arizona record book committee has a new website. For those of you that dont know, this organization is the official bowhunting record book for the state of arizona. Click each of these links to see part 1 and part 2 videos. Were here to help you book the perfect trip, and our advice doesnt cost you a thing. The newest 6th edition of the bowhunting in arizona record book was. Like utah, arizona is famous for producing record book mule deer.
Do yall know what the arizona state record for couse deer is archery and rifle. Unit 23 is split into two units a north and a south. Although elk were once the most widely distributed members of the deer family in north america, hunting and agriculture pressures decreased herd size to such a low number in arizona that 83 elk from a yellowstone park herd were reintroduced along the mogollon rim in 19. Dennis eatons 1 08 trophy from arizona s unit 35a is the no. California hunter tim allen and colburn and scott outfitters guide darr colburn with tims 401 arizona archery bull elk. For someone to take a bow out during the rifle hunt is to say a lot. Shaun with his archery record book 114 massive coues deer.
The house has showers, tv, comfortable beds and wireless internet service. Colburn and scott outfitters guide jay scott and his arizona bull elk that scores 404 48 typical net boone and crockett. Giant mule deer buck tagged in arizona is pending typical. If its close enough to loosing the velvet, then the scorers can trim it off and make their. Arizona has more elk on the top 20 list than any other state seven. The top 40 typical and nontypical elk of all time outdoor life. Click here to learn how you can get your copy 2017 annual competition awards. Hunting and trapping regulations, season dates and draw information. On average unit 8 does not annually produce as many record book elk as unit 9 or unit 10 but it has and will continue to produce giant bulls for the elk. Arizona elk outfitters llc guiding and outfitting premium quality trophy elk hunts across the entire state of arizona. If you want to hunt a record book antelope, this is the place. Arizona elk outfitters arizona elk guides arizona elk. It is considered a top choice for record class bear hunting.
Six of the top 14 trophy black bears ever recorded in the boone and crockett record book have come from the great state of arizona and many record book black bears are continually harvested in arizona every single year. Add to that, the sci world record nontypical archery elk, scoring a crazy 460. Now that word has gotten out of their potential, a trophy elk hunt on. There are a lot of different areas to hunt in this side of the state. This nontypical bulls impressive score could break the current second place pope and young club record, set last season by brooks himself. The 10 by 10 bull was green gross scored at 448 68. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. Dream destinations include the arizona strip units a and b or kaibab plateau units 12a east, 12a west, and 12b, but the drawing odds are long, sometimes in the low single digits, ornoski said. On average unit 8 does not annually produce as many record book elk as unit 9. They cant use it as record book elk because of that. Watch rick harvest a record book arizona antelope after waiting for 25 years for a tag. Larger than current alltackle world record listed by the international game fish assn.
In the middle of the prerut, with bulls active all around him, junell killed this amazing near white mountain. Huge bull elk taken in arizona, could rank second in pope. The arizona game and fish department publishes a variety of books about the states wildlife and outdoor recreation. This 240inch arizona buck taken by matt liljenquist in august is being hailed as safari club internationals pending world record for a typical mule deer, and it has a good shot at eclipsing the. Arizona archer arrows potential world record, nontypical bull elk. Arizona has some of the best elk hunting in the world and can be considered the top producer for record class bulls. Throughout the gallery we included the unbelievable stories of how 14 of these bulls were killed. Click the appropriate button below to print the needed pdf forms. Unit 10 arizona elk outfitters unit 10 arizona elk. Unit 9 consistently produces boone and crockett and pope and young record book elk every year and will usually produce at least one or 2 giant bulls that score over 400 inches every single year. The long awaited 5th edition of bowhunting in arizona, including bowhunting records of game animals, is finally completed. The top states for record mule deer in the last 10 years.
A glance at recent entries in the record books will show that arizona has produced many book black bears. Antelope densities fluctuate from yeartoyear based. In 1914 the elks of arizona transported a herd of elk to. The top quality elk states are new mexico and arizona. Arizona is a very overlooked state for premium quality trophy black bear hunts. The largest pronghorn ever recorded has been certified by boone and crockett club as a new worlds record.
Hey rifleman, just to let you know az has only recently offered an archery only bow seaon for trophy elk, during the rut. The arizona auction tags for elk are the finest elk hunts available in the world today. We wish to thank brother o c eldridge for his time and effort used in getting together the information in this article the name elk is one from the old world, while the true name wapiti. How first elk herd was brought to arizona reprint of article taken from the bpoe elks no. The arizona game and fish department has created a game management unit 10 map to help hunters navigate the unit. Guide to nonresident applications rocky mountain elk. The bow shot was 35 yards using the spot and stalk method. I agree that a nice bull is a nice bull, but pick up a bow and you will realize that sending lead down range is almost like cheating after you become a.
Few hunters realize that arizona black bear hunting is very good. Eliot anderson with a giant 114 record book arizona coues buck. Unit 8 arizona elk outfitters arizona elk outfitters. Though the quantity of black bears in arizona is not high by anyones standards, the quality of the bears whether it be color, body size, or record book potential is why many. This bull has never been officially scored or entered into the pope and young record book. Well, everyones predictions for a bumper crop of record book mule deer bucks were right. Phillip from ca and outfitter pat feldt with a great record class coues buck that phillip shot with his bow. Since its beginning in 1970, the trophy book, arizona wildlife trophies, has been a. Unit 9 arizona elk outfitters arizona elk outfitters.
Unit 10 is one of, if not the best, premier trophy elk units in the state of arizona. Coconino county boasts 3% of typical elk records along with almost 6% of nontypical records making it one of most likely places in the world to find a monster bull elk. We will begin shipping them to those that have preordered them next week. Arizona unit 23all of our elk hunts in unit 23 are conducted out of our base camp which is a 3 bedroom 2 bath house located in the heart of unit 23. The new record breaks a tie between two specimens from arizona. Come along with the hpo team and experience the harvest of a trophy arizona antelope. Every year, record book bulls are taken on the general rifle elk hunts in both montana and wyoming, and colorado and idaho as well. Bear hunt videos dating from present 2019 back to year 2000.
We offer a few great hunting options for all elk enthusiasts from early rut hunts, archery hunts, late firearms bull elk hunts, muzzleloader elk hunts and even cow elk hunts. The companys filing status is listed as good standing and its file number is 11582746. There are numerous recordbooks that accumulate records on coues whitetail. The bia record book committee accepts velvet antlered entries with a 2 12% deduction in score, and lists them along with hardhorned entries. The map can be purchased at any arizona game and fish department office. There are certainly other opportunities out there, but as a publicland hunter, i primarily look to montana, wyoming, colorado, idaho, utah, new mexico and arizona. Arizona black bear outfitters arizona elk outfitters and. Ellsworth is an antler buyer who grew up in the white mountains of eastern arizona a place that has now become synonymous with giant, recordbook bulls.
Cso record book trophies colburn and scott outfitters. Unit 10 consistently produces boone and crockett and pope and young record book elk annually and usually produces at least one or more giant 400 inch bulls nearly every year as well. Our publications also are sold at all offices of the arizona game and fish department. Bowhunting in arizona includes statistics on species taken in each hunt unit, color photos, anecdotes from the field, hunting tips, blank score charts with measuring instructions, rules of the program, a description of how to judge record book animals and shotplacement diagrams. Looking at the last 10 years, for typicals, eagle, garfield and archuleta counties are the strongholds with 18, 16 and 11 entries respectively. Unit 9 is one of the premier trophy elk units in the state of arizona if not the world. One was taken in coconino county in 2000, the other in mohave county in 2002. Arizona archer arrows potential world record, nontypical bull. Each year there is competition recognizing unique wildlife entries in a number of categories. Huge bull elk taken in arizona, could rank second in pope and. The bowhunting in arizona record book committee also recognizes. Since its beginning in 1970, the trophy book, arizona wildlife trophies, has been a means to recognize the unique, individual quality of big game animals in the state of arizona. If you have a highspeed connection, change the settings to hd quality. In some circumstances the arizona state record score may differ from the pope and young world record score due to the fact that in some instances it may take more than.