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Lee, We take story submissions 365 days a year. We decide on what stories to publish around March. If it is a great story you will be informed prior to March. We try and pack the Annual State Issues with at least 15 UnGuided reader story submissions. Rough draft stories should be around 1,500 words (plus or minus 500). We would also like to do hunter bios on our website for each reader story submission and additional images. We are glad you liked the 2012 Arizona Hunting Edition. We appreciate the feeback and we are looking forward to putting out a BETTER product each and every year. Thanks,

If you have any stories or pictures that you might want to be published in next year's Arizona Hunting Edition, please feel free to get a hold of us. All outside story submissions must be Arizona UnGuided Stories. We are also looking for Colorado Stories, but we were not sure how many of you have been hunting up there. Anyways, if you have a recent story or find yourself successful this fall, please feel free to call us or email us. 877.842.1258 info@outdoorsmansresourceguide.com

We will look at them. We prefer to publish stories that have taken place over the past 3 years, unless it's something really old or interesting.

We believe in a custom approach.We are currently developing a Custom Application Service. We are asking for your input because you are the customer and we want to hear your voice. Please feel free to email us with any questions, thoughts, or ideas.info@outdoorsmansresourceguide.comYou can get updates by going to our C.A.S. web page. View the full article

We have had a lot of requests for hats over the past year and we finally found an embroidery company that does retail quality work. You can Pre-Order them at 10%OFF and No Shipping until August 1, 2012. We will have both Black and Brown available on this first run. If you Pre-Order your hat should ship around the first week of August.Click the link for the discounted price and NO Shipping! BRANDED Hat Pre-Order Discount View the full article

For some reason the Arizona Game & Fish Department has not published the page information on their website but you can check your results with the link below.Here is the link to the 2012 Arizona Draw Results View the full article

This map shows you the amount of total precipitation covering the Western U.S. over the past 30 days.This map shows the percentage of Normal Precipitation for the past 30 days. Basically, what areas normally get, as compared to what they have received.Map developed at =0&layer[]=1&layer[]=4&timetype=RECENT&loctype=NWS&units=engl&timeframe=last30days&product=observed&loc=regionWR"]NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service. View the full article

We had some spare time this weekend, so we made a short scouting trip to Richelle's potential deer unit. Here is a short clip of the biggest buck we saw. View the full article

Sending our prayers.

Anaconda, Send me your name & invoice number. We will get one in the mail ASAP. We also want to figure out how or where you publication ended up. Email-craig@ceioutdoors.com

FREE 12 page digital preview of the 2012 Arizona Hunting Edition (Outdoorsman's Resource Guide). 2012 Arizona Hunting Edition-Digital Preview 17 Arizona Hunting Stories! Plus! Critical resources and phone numbers around every unit. Order Here View the full article

2012 AZ Deer Draw Results coming soon...Arizona's Deer & Sheep draw results are always one of the last to be released out west. With the new online system in place you can check your credit card for pending charges to find out if you have a tag coming. The 2012 Arizona big game draws were extremely generous to Richelle this year. With 9 bonus points, she drew her FIRST mule deer tag! It is an awesome late mule deer hunt and she also has an AZ elk tag!Richelle Steele with her first elk.My luck...well...4 states and 8 species without a draw tag. Anyways, go check your card for pending charges, if you applied online in Arizona.Custom Application Service View the full article

Anaconda, Did you pre-order this edition? If you did you should have received your print copy.

Congrats to all the pending charges! We have NOT been so lucky, yet...

Hunting Works for AZ is a group that we support. They are educating the general public and business sector on the factual economic benefits from hunting. Below is a video posted by the North Dakota Chapter: If you are a business owner and you support the cause you can become a partner for FREE! Partner with Hunting Works for AZ View the full article

Thanks Amanda! We appreciate the facts and you generally get to them quickly. I know my family enjoys lower prices and habitat projects because of just a few tags being raffled. I know a few residents that have one in years past and they enjoyed the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I didn't buy any tickets this year, but congrats to the winners.

Basically, all of the western states have concluded their big game draws, but there is still hope in Arizona! Last year the Deer and Bighorn Sheep draw results were posted on July 19th. On July 5, 2012 the Arizona Game and Fish Department released the following statement: With the new credit card application process we are expecting credit cards to be processed this week. So, watch your online statements or contact your credit card company to see if you have any pending transactions. More than likely, the results won't be posted until next week. Goodluck!!! View the full article

I understand what people are trying to get at when they use the term, "Average" but I just don't know who it is...I guess if you polled every hunter in the US and asked them a bunch of questions you could perhaps find an average, but it's a matter of what questions you ask. Obviously, the folks purchasing the Auction Tags are well above average when it comes to financial means and like you said we can all get a little jealous, but if the money is going back to wildlife conservation it is worth it.

How do you define the average hunter? Every time I hear the words average hunter I get confused. I have never been on a guided hunt; it's just not the way I chose to personally hunt. I enjoy the aspects of scouting and hunting, either by myself or with family. I apply for 4 different states, but I am not even upper middle class. Am I the average hunter? I don't know... Is the average hunter a resident that only applies for his or her state? There again, I don't know. Are we defining the average hunter by their skill level, bank account, or character? IMO Auction Tags can be bad for our way-of-life if the funds are not properly spent. I am not accusing any groups or anyone of not spending these funds properly; it’s merely a discussion point. These tags are sold for the harvest of public wildlife and they solely exist to raise funds for wildlife conservation. If the funds are not being spent properly then it is a shame and people are raping the system. I have always questioned whether Auction Tags are truly good for conservation. I have never studied the financial aspects of where exactly or how the money is spent, nor do I currently have the time to hold a proper investigation. If they are being spent on access, water hauling, tank rebuilding and other wildlife conservation projects, than I believe they are a GREATthing for ALL hunters. Greed and Jealousy are two things that will continue to kill our way-of-life. I will continue to hunt for myself and be happy for the people that succeed. View the full article

Thanks for the replies! We blogged about this after reading a newsletter yesterday. We just wanted to point out the obvious when it comes to the good and the bad. I still don't know what an "Average Hunter" is...

You can now Pre-Order the 2013 Arizona and Colorado Hunting Editions. Pre-Order between now and August 14, 2012 in order to SAVE 60%! Mock CoverMock Cover Save 60% Plus No Shipping or TAX! View the full article

Outdoorsman's Resource Guide-2012 AZ HuntIf you have not ordered or purchased a copy of the 2012 Arizona Hunting Edition, they will start hitting newsstands today. Generally, it will take around a week for the publication to be displayed on all of the newsstand locations. Here is a map with all of our newsstand and dealer locations: View Where to buy the ORG? in a larger map View the full article

Big Old Arizona Pronghorn goes down! Chad Smith of Vaquero Outfitters emailed us these pictures of Brady Knowlton's 2011-12 Arizona Auction Tag Pronghorn. "This buck's luck finally ran out after eluding hunters for years in Northern Arizona, the local legend was harvested by Brady Knowlton. His dad, Larry, came along to keep the hunt fun and provide nonstop laughter for everyone." Chad Smith Congrats to the hunters and Vaquero Outfitters. We would like to remind everyone that this 1 permit generated $41,000 dollars, which will hopefully help benefit Arizona Pronghorn Antelope & hunters for many years to come. View the full article

Thanks. We just appreciate all of the story submissions and help.

Here is just a short clip of the 2012 Arizona Hunting Edition of the Outdoorsman's Resource Guide downloaded into my smartphone. The print version is more viewer friendly, but this is just another tool for those that purchase the digital version. By downloading it into your Smartphone it is viewable while offline, which is the #1 reason we publish the Outdoorsman's Resource Guide.Smartphone DEMO-Outdoorsman's Resource GuideIf you pre-ordered the 2012 AZ Hunting Edition you got both the Print & Digital versions for $9.95. Both these versions should be arriving in your mailbox & email box soon! Order the 2012 Arizona Hunting Edition or Pre-Order the 2013 AZ, CO or OR Hunting Editions HERE! View the full article