Strip vs Kaibab

[jm1607]

Have a fun hypothetical one for you guys...

Assuming you hire a good outfitter and not counting weapon preference (like, I want the strip tag because I prefer my bow or rifle cause I have a better chance of getting something down), which would you rather have in hand and/or which are you more likely to kill a bigger mulie?

13A Early Archery tag or a 12B Late Rifle rut tag?

 

[BuckSnort]

Guided, 13A....
Non guided you have a much better chance killing a big buck in 12B....

 

[kennyt]

I would pick 13a archery. It is a long season and the guides will have the bucks patterned. Sometimes rain can mess you up as most bucks are killed over water.

 

[JustHunt]

If your considering guided, 13A hands down. Most of the deer that move into 12B during the late season come from either 12A or the Pauns in UT. I don't know what kind of quality of bucks come in from the Pauns, but don't count on finding a big buck (190+) coming from 12A. I was once brainwashed by magazine articles, forum chats, tv shows and books talking about how great the Kaibab is or once was for big bucks. But truth be told, its a TOUGH place to hunt if your looking for a buck of some size. The really big bucks on the Kaibab are very few and far in-between. It takes A LOT of scouting and some luck to turn up a good one. If you have the points to draw 13, don't waste it on a 12 hunt. That said, both of those hunts are really different. You'd see a lot of deer on the late hunt, but few deer on the archery strip hunt.