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I know this doesnt apply to this situation but I had a question. I found a dead bull the other day out hiking and know it needs to be reported so I called game and fish to report it. They said if it died naturally that I could keep it but if they determine it was an arrow or a bullet, they keep it. Unfortunately they found an arrow and said they would keep the head. What do they do with it is my question? It was clearly old, no meat, and all the way to the bones on the skull.

If we just stopped advertising the "immense hunting opportunities" in Arizona on Youtube and everywhere else this would never have happened 😠

No tags for me again, but two youth cow tags in 23 should be a lot of fun.

6 to 7 inches here in Pinetop.

I agree. You have to be a youtuber or a nonresident to get drawn nowadays. Heck, I have four bonus points for TURKEY. I think I'll apply for one of them trophy kaibab turkeys 😁

I agree. Fact is public land is just that. Its lazy to sit on somebody else's work but by no means illegal. First come is how it works no matter what. If somebody is there first you leave and go to plan B.

Man five years in a row. He's gonna hate being an adult hunter,

I love that you hiked, showing them how to hunt the right way. To many people out there driving around in quads and utv's saying they're hunting. Well dona.

Good luck. Both my kids had that elk tag last year. I'll never forget them both tagging their first elk. Enjoy every minute of it.

My kids did it last year, you'll never forget those memories.

Man, we were in 1 this weekend and they were going crazy. I called in a 6x6 while in camp with a cup of coffee in my hand and frying bacon in the other and the wind was at my back. If you can't tag out on that hunt I don't know if you ever will 😄

I have a question. The last eight or so years I have been applying for the rifle mule deer hunt in 27 in December. Well, that hunt is no longer available so here's my question. I have 11 bonus points for deer but want to use them on a pretty good hunt. What are your recommendations?

I don't think this has anything to do with other people's opinions. This may sound very silly but as our society advances and technology advances we absolutely are gaining an upper hand on these animals. If we want fair chase then the animals we are hunting should be able to advance in technology and put out cameras to spy on us as well right? Yep, sounds silly. As far as I know you can still use cameras up to a certain time to see the animals in your area and enjoy that, just not during season. If we keep advancing and technology helps us take more and more animals you'll see more and more seasons taken away like we're seeing right now to keep populations at a decent level.

Go find a water hole during hunting season that doesn't have a camera and report back to me, good luck. Just my opinion but to me fair chase is fair chase. Get out and scout with the two eyes God gave you and enjoy every minute of it, don't let a machine do it for you.

I'm all for a ban. Fair chase is fair chase. Having 20 cameras to do your work for you just doesn't seem right, gotta hunt hard and earn it, but that's just my opinion.

Nonresidents were never an issue where I hunted either until last year. It's only a matter of time and it'll be an issue everywhere. I know it's a money thing and nonresidents bring in more money but I'd be willing to pay a little more for a hunt that is just for residents, heck, we're the ones paying taxes in the state. It would just be nice to have ONE hunt to ourselves.

I LOVE that 27 may go to a draw. WAAAAAY to many people this last year.

Anyone who hunted 27 last year will understand why it needs to go to a draw. The amount of people (tons of nonresidents) was ridiculous. I'm glad it's a draw.

Man I feel for you, hands down you should get this tag over somebody with three points. You're the third person I know that has 16 or more points that did not pull a tag, it's not right.

Trophy squirrel for me this year 😁

Unit 23 early? Get out of your car and hunt 😀 No way I would spend top dollar on an outfitter for that hunt. Learn how to cow call somewhat good and you're good to go in that unit.

That was awesome, good work 😂 I've never checked my bank account so fast in my life.

This is probably a really stupid question. I'm used to camping at San Carlos but am thinking of going to Roosevelt in March. My question is what do I need as far as permits for boating and camping? I just don't want to go and ruin my trip by not having the correct permits. Also, should I camp on the salt end or the Tonto end in March? Thanks for the help.

😂 That's awesome, if they can't read those directions maybe they ARE women.

I think all 2,591 of them were in the unit I hunted this year 😁 I have a hard time believing it's that low, but who knows, maybe it is.