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  1. Last hunted Wyoming in 2011 and got one @ 17 yards with a bow and arrow.  Back up to 10 points and hope to go back back in 4-5 years.  When I hunted in 2011 the gun hunt was going on but never saw another hunter.  Hunted the first weekend in October and the rut was on fire(if I remember correctly, I killed my buck on Oct. 1st).  Bucks were chasing does and other bucks non-stop.  It was the craziest thing I ever saw.


  2. 16 hours ago, stanley said:

    +1 (or 2 😂)! 

    I absolutely love the M77 rifles, and in fact have two M77's in 30.06 that I purchased from guys on this site over the past few years, plus one of my sons has one too!   I shot a nice cow bison with one of them last year, plus a couple of pronghorn.  Will be carrying it on my elk hunt later this week. ;)

     

    I'm not much of a gun hunter anymore but the M77 is my favorite.  I have 3 of them.  A 30-06, 25-06 and .223.  Great guns for sure and they can definitely out perform my abilities.  We were supposed to head up for his elk hunt yesterday but I am sicker than a dog. Got a covid test and it came back negative.  Went to urgent care and they cave me a prescription for antibiotic.  I feel bad for my brother-in-law because he is waiting for me to get better.  I hope to be healthy enough by Thursday.

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  3. I've said it before and I will say it again.  AZGFD has to be the leader in creative ways to generate funds yet never improve resident hunting and in most cases actually make hunting in AZ worse.  

    I wonder what percentage of G&F budget goes to support non-game functions like the wolves, ferrets, chub fish, condors, frogs etc?  

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  4. On 11/19/2021 at 6:38 PM, Red Rabbit said:

    I bet these tags will be spendy with just 6 tags trying to generate revenue.

     

    Game and fish figured out a long time ago that there is a gold mine out there just waiting to be had called application fees.


  5. I will be helping out my 67 year old brother-in-law on his first ever elk hunt.  He retired from UPS a couple years ago and moved from Nebraska to AZ.  He is like a kid and very excited about this hunt.  I had to dust off the oldy but goody Ruger M77 30-06 for him. Never had to touch the scope as it was still dialed in.   I hope everyone that heads out has a great experience.  Should be fun.

    lee shooting range 2021.jpg

    Lee 100 yards shooting range 2021.jpg

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  6. 13 minutes ago, Red Rabbit said:

    I bet these tags will be spendy with just 6 tags trying to generate revenue.

     

    Game and fish figured out a long time ago that there is a gold mine out there just waiting to be had called application fees.


  7. Crossguns during an archery hunt should only be allowed once due to an injury or disability.  After that, choose a different weapon type hunt.  It is perfectly legal to hunt with a crossbow during rifle hunts if you are dead set on hunting with a crossgun.  I have hunted gun hunts with my bow and arrow.  It can be done.  Many of the gun hunts have better draw odds than bow hunts.

    Are we going to allow guys to drive their utv off road and through the woods and hunt because they are too old or physically unable to get around like they used to?

    In my 58 years of life I can count all the bow hunters I have known who have never gun hunted on one hand.  Maybe even three fingers.  Now all of a sudden they can't hunt with a gun because their body starts to break down?  

    If you only want to hunt during an archery season then lower the poundage down to the lowest legal poundage or learn to shoot with with opposite hand.

    My two cents.

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  8. Had a great experience with my guy in north Peoria.  He charged me $15 to have 2 lowers from Palmetto state sent to him.  I have a conceal carry permit and the entire transaction took less than 15 minutes.  I just did a google search on FFL dealers near me and read a bunch or reviews.  The guy I chose had a 5 star rating.

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