033 buck FCFS

BGnight · Oct 12, 2023

Last week the lord blessed me with this 033 buck tag. Only had to burn 1 point. Leaving Saturday and going in blind (besides e-scouting). Just wondering if anyone had any info I might need to know. I know they limit road access which I hope is the case since it seems like a unit that would suck with side by sides running around. Should be interesting hunting as it's not a normal "mountainous" unit I'm used to.

Homer · Oct 12, 2023

You need a horse tag....

BGnight · Oct 12, 2023

Homer said:
You need a horse tag....

Oh, I am fully aware of the obligatory "too many predators, too many horses, too much winter kill, too much drought kill, not what it used to be" rhetoric all the jaded old turds say about literally every unit in every western states....I was looking for information that's a bit more specific.

Homer · Oct 12, 2023

So.....want me to lie to you?

BGnight · Oct 12, 2023

Homer said:
So.....want me to lie to you?

No, but crotchety, smart ass remarks about someone's hunt stemming from the fact you don't have a tag and just want to piss on someone's sunshine is kind of lame.
I live in NV. I know there are horses. That information has no importance to me.

Homer · Oct 12, 2023

Have fun....should be a good hunt.....The Sheldon was a hunter's paradise when Frenchy Montero had it full of cattle.

X7ahunter · Oct 12, 2023

Good luck. Hunt hard.

Sparks Shooter · Oct 12, 2023

Congrats! The Sheldon’s aren’t as good as years past but they are still an awesome place to hunt Mule deer with the habitat and genetics to make a monster! Maybe I’ll see you up there in November! I’ve killed big deer in several of the units people say ‘suck’ now. ——SS

Hackleback · Oct 12, 2023

Should be a fun hunt. Bring multiple spare tires, the rocks are sharp up there!!

BGnight · Oct 12, 2023

Hackleback said:
Should be a fun hunt. Bring multiple spare tires, the rocks are sharp up there!!

Got new 10 plys with 2 spares, repair kit, compressor, etc...and 2 gas cans. I figure if the hunt info sheets tell you to carry xtra spares you should take it seriously. I've had good luck with falken 10 plys. Hoping to continue the streak.

BGnight · Oct 12, 2023

Homer said:
Have fun....should be a good hunt.....The Sheldon was a hunter's paradise when Frenchy Montero had it full of cattle.

Thanks. Sorry for being a dick. I was half expecting that kind of response so that's the reason I called it out. I'm just stoked to check the area out and do a different than usual muley hunt.

DESKPOP · Oct 12, 2023

Had that tag a couple years ago. Wouldn't take it again. I wouldn't be picky.

lostinOregon · Oct 13, 2023

I think the horse comment is accurate. More horses than deer. Good luck

BGnight · Oct 13, 2023

lostinOregon said:
I think the horse comment is accurate. More horses than deer. Good luck

Probably more antelope, coyotes, and jack rabbits too. Guess I'll stay home.

lostinOregon · Oct 13, 2023

Not the point. It’s more about hunters frustrated about a great unit being killed by horses. Not about you at all. I hunted antelope there and found deer on the plateaus in the rocks. Not the best Info, but saw a few.

Chump · Oct 13, 2023

Congrats on the tag and have fun out there while I'm stuck at home, ha! Keep us updated!!!

Troubadour · Oct 13, 2023

Take a shotgun and some eclipse glasses. Eclipse at 9:15 am tomorrow morning. Will be pretty cool.

Glass north east facing rocks off those flattops. You may be surprised what you see. Enjoy and have fun!

Sparks Shooter · Oct 13, 2023

lostinOregon said:
I think the horse comment is accurate. More horses than deer. Good luck

There are more horses than deer in most units I’m familiar with.

Just finished up a hunt where we saw 25+ horses for every deer seen.

The great news is that there are more chukar than horses this year. ——SS

GSJ · Oct 15, 2023

Those horses are a nuisance. Someone should do something.

Sparks Shooter · Oct 15, 2023

We need an apex predator that only eats horses and hates the taste of deer. Maybe we can genetically recreate a saber-toothed tiger or something? Maybe the Chinese can create a virus that just infects horses?---SS

Houndsman77 · Oct 16, 2023

Horses taste better than deer and have more meat. Sounds like you will have a blast and kill a giant good luck. Stay positive

BGnight · Oct 19, 2023

Spent 4 nights at 4 different campgrounds. Not much of a wildlife refuge unless you like owls (tons of owls) and rabbits. Saw one group of horses way off on the flats the entire trip covering a lot of ground. Horses are NOT an issue there (yet). I saw some very old horse **** here and there but nothing like other units. Saw zero antelope which surprised me. Turned up 3 bucks and 12 does. Stalked and passed on a healthy 3x4 at 80 yds but a bit too narrow and weak on the 3. Don't really care about filling tag for meat. Hoping to go back at end of hunt. The first 2 bucks I found I glassed from the road at 1:30 in afternoon sitting under cliffs.

Was a good scouting trip basically. Hoping I can pull off 1 more trip as I know where to look and how to hunt them a bit better.

BGnight · Oct 19, 2023

The buck I stalked. Glassed at 1200 yards. Stalked to 80 and just sat there taking pics.

Houndsman77 · Oct 19, 2023

That is some good looking country always want to kill a big buck in the rocks.

Troubadour · Oct 19, 2023

See any chukar?

BGnight · Oct 19, 2023

Troubadour said:
See any chukar?

First evening jumped about 30 fifteen feet away and scared the piss out of me.

fullcry · Oct 20, 2023

It’s been several years since I was on the Shelton.
But I remember they were going to take all the horses off the unit.
There shouldn’t be many horses left on the unit.
I think most of you probably have old information on 033.

X7ahunter · Oct 20, 2023

Did you see any sage hen?

BGnight · Oct 21, 2023

X7ahunter said:
Did you see any sage hen?

No sir.

X7ahunter · Oct 23, 2023

That's truly sad. Wed go every year we drew for the sage hen hunt

BGnight said:
No sir.

Sparks Shooter · Nov 4, 2023

Wanted to follow up with a report. I just got back from several days hunting hard and glassing dawn to dusk in the Sheldon’s. I saw deer, antelope, coyotes, a badger, chukars, and sage hen but not a single horse. As Jay-Z would say. “99 problems, but a horse ain’t one.”——-SS