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Bulls weren’t talking much near the roads in unit 1. We did stumble upon a good one though.

Just curious if anybody on this forum has ever been down to Yuma to pheasant hunt. They used to have this as a draw type hunt broken down into several different seasons throughout the fall. We always hoped for the later draws as the birds would color up better in October vs September. Now, it is an open hunt that follows the same dates as dove season. It has been an open hunt for a several seasons now and the pheasant are few and far between. Mix that in with the standing cotton we have left in September and it becomes really tough. We don't hunt them the "proper" way with a dog pointing them and flushing them. Instead, it becomes more of a spot and stalk or hope for them to be in an area where they think they are hidden. I am sure some people do use dogs and point them but we mostly hunt in or around the cotton fields and these pheasant won't flush easily; they usually just take off running and you can hear them on the dry leaves in the furrows. This season, we made it out several times but only managed 3 roosters. We saw 15 roosters and 3 hens total for the season. Most of the time, they run into the cotton and become almost impossible to find. We did trick a few though. The first one, he was outside of a cotton field about 50 yards. I glassed him and walked from the opposite side of the field to where he was. He saw me and immediately hunkered down in the border and thought he was hidden. I marked him and came up from behind him and he flushed at 15 yards. When chasing pheasant in Yuma, I tend to have longer shots more often than not so I prefer #2 steel shot as the tighter pattern works great in the 30-50 yard range. Well, for this first one, I must have not put my duck loads back correctly last season and I ended up loading in BB shot and at 15 yards, I did some damage on this poor rooster. you will notice his tail feathers are completely blown off. Oops. The 2nd one, the wind was blowing 20mph and you can see with my daughter's face holding the pheasant. It was dusty and it was getting in her eyes which is why she has the face she does in the photo. He ran across an open field in front of us and into a cut cotton field that still had the beds up but cotton was gone. I saw what bed he laid in and we walked to the spot and he ended up jumping up at about 50 yards and with that #2 shot, I was able to connect and get us the second rooster of the season. Last night, just before legal light was no more, I spotted this rooster in a disced cotton field. He saw us and flew to the other end of the field and just laid down. I couldn't tell exactly where he was from our location and looking back into the sun though. We drove to the other end of the field and got out and started walking to where we thought he could be. He ended up flushing up at about 60 yards and I took one shot and knocked him a little sideways but he kept going. We watched him glide across a couple fields to the south and to a ditch bank. With about 10 minutes of shooting light left, we hauled butt over there. I got out and walked the ditch bank and found him "hiding" in a tumbleweed. I got to 10 yards and he flushed up and I let him get to about 25 yards and dropped him. Rooster #3 of the season and it was the most colorful pheasant of the season for us.

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I'm sorry to hear this. I wish you luck as well. Your post has also been a reminder to me to get off my rear and log my firearm and optic S/Ns

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Someone posted a story not long ago that had a picture of one like your describing.

Nice job DA....But I never could see the pics....

Nothing yet that I know of. Friday evening they called in some bulls but Nothing big enough to shoot.

I must just have really good insurance. I got in to see an orthopedic last month (not related to getting a permit) with no referral and took about 3 days. I’ve seen them 4 times since.

"Doctor of Medicine with the appropriate practice and or specialization to address applicants disability...." Who the heck decides what that means? What's appropriate? And what counts as specialized?

and these are the guys that are representing Az, qualifying to be guides and uphold the rule, laws and ethics. I would love to see Az come down harder on guides. You had your chance to represent the commission and failed - life time guide license ban at minimum.

With all due respect - I'm still confused about how this unduly effects the disabled hunting community. All the same equipment is available (besides magnified scopes right?). Just requires a MD vs anyone with a pen. Is it more difficult to get that appt, I'm sure but I see my md annually, I would guess I could get the signature each year then if I had the need for it. Maybe I'm missing something. In terms of the units turning to draw - that is as much as a populous problem as anything in my book. The woods if full from April through Sept like never before. In terms of who brought this up to the commission - I don't know but I do know I have talked to around a dozen different G&F LEOs in the last 3-4 years (most of the time at the expo when they are all there) and everyone has the same story/experience I do. Healthy looking men carrying xbows/airbows youth shooting game with xbows/airbows.. I have seen it multiple times myself and those guys are in the field 50X more than I am - it's a real issue that it was abused by many many people. It needs to be regulated and how they do it, that is on them and so far - it seems fair. It's all still available, just need to prove it vs 'sore shoulder' guy. And those of you on this site that have abused it or have seen friends/kids abuse it - feel free to chime in - lol.

guides and influencers do way more harm than good.

Very cool. I would not be surprised to see the stadium packed and droves of people outside.

Yet another cheating/crooked guide. What a shocker.

Super quiet all around flagstaff as well. Was able to shoot this bull today.

I will start by saying I have no skin in the game but will say that I have talked to Hunter about this. I have known Hunter before him even beginning his career with A3 and was always a respectful guy around me and in my opinion a decent guy. Hunter stated that he had a guide that was apparently under investigation for the last 2-3 years by game and fish. He said he was not aware of the investigation when he hired him with AZ Custom Hunts. He said that he was on the strip when this "incident" took place and that the guides were terminated immediately. He also said the guide in question was not in camp when it took place, although were supposed to be.

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Perhaps more clarity in your post would be helpful. Something like; Warning, That wording doesn't sound like tomgobbler, he might be hacked? Or Warning, verify that's really tomgobbler before committing. Or Is that really you tomgobbler? Did you get hacked? Only suggestions.

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Congrats that's awesome, having trouble opening image though