Muleyhunter92
FNG
Looks like I will finally be hunting Nevada. After nine years of applying, me zero, wife 114,115 late muzzy tag.
Unit 23 rifle muley and Unit 23 archery cow elk for me.
231 rifle is a great tag! Congrats
How many points did you have?
I had 10 points while building for a late season Unit 24 tag until they hosed it last year and combined early and late while shaving off the prime rut. But I know of a hog in 23 so I decided to go with it.
23 and 24 are hard to get. I'm not willing to hold out and build points. I want to hunt every year but I do put those two as my first and second choice. Maybe one of these years I'll get lucky and get one. You'll have to post pics of the monster you pull out of there.
I drew an elk tag in AZ so I decided against my normal 231 archery deer tag and put in for 22 late and 24 rifle figuring I would not draw. But pulled the 24 tag. Pretty excited. We shall see how it goes. Hope it rains a bit more. Only another 3 weeks and after that the rain I doubt will matter much.
Do your legwork and 24 can reward you with some huge non-typicals. My buddy that lives in Panaca says it is very dry this year. That can be good or bad for a hunter. I know during my archery bull hunt in 2011 there was too much water. Congrats on the best deer trophy tag in the state (IMO).
Ive heard rumors a great bowhunter really likes 24.. View attachment 8252 could just be hearsay though..
I think he got that in 231 last year with an outfitter
I dont believe you will find records of where he "drew" a tag. Guided or not. Im led to believe if all those deer come out of 231 that place is the comparison of the "strip" in arizona but to nevada. As in guides galore and not alot of big animals go unphotoed. Those deer would have been seen before the trophy photos with randy given they were in a unit as scoured as 23. I may be talking out my ass but ive spoke with a few folks who have glassed side by side with the fella. And they say he has more favored areas then 23 when it comes to solitude.