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there has been proof of other hunters shall we not forget "Cornbagger" I'm sure the forest service steal their share though! James

+1 bought this for my wife and it is a shooter!

try to pay more attention to the transition areas.... pines/cedar. it'll be hot so the pines provide great shade if they are not talking much. doesn't mean they won't be in the cedars but start scouting from the pines and go from there. James

Obama raised $800,000,000 in 2008 for his election! Now that is something to be concerned with! James

probably need to locate em' first. try a crow call or a coyote howl just before first light and listen for the gobblers. Try not to do this while scouting cause they are smart and they will figure out it ain't real and will vacate the area. Once you locate try to sneak into them as close as possible without being detected. If you can find where they are roosting get in well before light and wait for them to fly down and try some soft calling once they fly down. I'm not an expert but just some expert tips passed on to me. James

wow, what a story! I'm glad you found him! Great job! Awesome horns to boot! Thanks for sharing! James

TRY BING MAPS Janes

that's awesome! James

camping 300ft either side of a road is more realistic than post mentioned about the Kaibab 30ft. Probably going to be a lot of tickets...... James

while all that sounds like fun no 1 wants to risk their future in hunting in the least bit for a coyote doing what they do naturally.... adapt and survive. call G&F and ask what can be done. That's all you need to arrow a coyote and he goes running across some coyote feeding antis' yard bloody with an arrow hanging out. Although that would be funny....... My boss lives in paradise valley and keeps wanting me to come get em' with my bow. while tempting not worth the trouble you could get in. James AKA (Buzz Killington)

I love the durability of the blazers! I don't shoot a biscuit but have a few arrows that are on their 3rd season with the blazers and only 1 out of the few I have from that set is warped. You'll crack the arrow before wearing out the blazer. My wife shoots the same out of her crapture rest. lol! So far so good. James

pretty sure fisher doesn't need irrigation boots... weed growers. were there batteries, 6volt or even car batteries? I would guess weed growers. James

I guess you can keep those antlers with proof of cause of death. Lol! those pics are way cool! James

The fact that there are increasingly more archery hunters every year is IMO the main cause of increase in kills. There is no way of knowing the true # of hunters in any given unit besides draw units (archery) and archery hunters who are successful. I'm sure the G&F can give us the # of OTC tags sold versus the success % by each year as a totall. People gain more experience with each time they go afield. Technology gets better, archers can shoot farther than ever before. While not in my abilities, 80-100yd shots are more common today than they were 8-10 years ago. Sittin water food or bait has no more guarantee than someone sittin a hot trail. James

very cool pics! thanks for sharing those! James

phenomenal! That buck is sweet! thanks for sharing! James

the amount of archers hunting the unit was 260? So all the people that archery hunted and did not kill a deer turned in there survey card from that unit? I highly doubt it! I agree mandatory reporting would be good and make the phantom #s make more sense. james

nice! Thanks for sharing! James

even if from January it illegal to let any meat go to waste. you would think by now (if from January) the coyotes would have devoured them? I would call and give them the location so they can at least check it out. James

I always have tag soup... haha! not sure on that... maybe for future keep a photo album of your tags. I haven't heard anyone getting in trouble for that. do they have to show proof like that when the sportsman shows go around the country? good question.... not sure how strict that kind of thing is. I was just posting the specific law. If I find a deadhead with a nice rack I sure would pick it up and deal with whatever later as I'm sure most would! James

thanks! I never scored any thing in my life but that broken elk tine is right around 10" I guessed those sheds around 75"??? am I close? checked an area where I had salt 2 years ago but pulled my camera when a lion showed up and the deer stopped coming around. I had found a chalky 1 the year before and thought I wonder if he still dropping in this area.... I almost took a different route back to the truck when I saw my wife walking around so I walked toward her and BAM! James

found this set laying side by side nothing huge but nice. some turkey we drove up on also. James

State law requires an individual to have evidence of legality when possessing or transporting wildlife carcasses or their parts 17-309. Violations; classification A. Unless otherwise prescribed by this title, it is unlawful for a person to: 1. Violate any provision of this title or any rule adopted pursuant to this title. 2. Take, possess, transport, buy, sell or offer or expose for sale wildlife except as expressly permitted by this title. 3. Destroy, injure or molest livestock, growing crops, personal property, notices or signboards, or other improvements while hunting, trapping or fishing. 4. Discharge a firearm while taking wildlife within one-fourth mile of an occupied farmhouse or other residence, cabin, lodge or building without permission of the owner or resident. 5. Take a game bird, game mammal or game fish and knowingly permit an edible portion thereof to go to waste, except as provided in section 17-302. 6. Take big game, except bear or mountain lion, with the aid of dogs. 7. Make more than one use of a shipping permit or coupon issued by the commission. 8. Obtain a license or take wildlife during the period for which the person's license has been revoked or suspended or the person has been denied a license. 9. Litter hunting and fishing areas while taking wildlife. 10. Possess while hunting any contrivance designed to silence, muffle or minimize the report of a firearm. 11. Take wildlife during the closed season. 12. Take wildlife in an area closed to the taking of that wildlife. 13. Take wildlife with an unlawful device. 14. Take wildlife by an unlawful method. 15. Take wildlife in excess of the bag limit. 16. Possess wildlife in excess of the possession limit. 17. Possess or transport any wildlife or parts of the wildlife which was unlawfully taken. 18. Possess or transport the carcass of big game without a valid tag being attached. 19. Use the edible parts of any game mammal or any part of any game bird or nongame bird as bait. 20. Possess or transport the carcass or parts of a carcass of any wildlife which cannot be identified as to species and legality. 21. Take game animals, game birds and game fish with an explosive compound, poison or any other deleterious substances. 22. Import into this state or export from this state the carcass or parts of a carcass of any wildlife unlawfully taken or possessed. B. Unless a different or other penalty or punishment is specifically prescribed a person who violates any provision of this title, or who violates or fails to comply with a lawful order or rule of the commission, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. C. A person who knowingly takes any big game during a closed season or who knowingly possesses, transports or buys any big game which was unlawfully taken during a closed season is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. D. A person is guilty of a class 6 felony who knowingly: 1. Barters, sells or offers for sale any big game or parts of big game taken unlawfully. 2. Barters, sells or offers for sale any wildlife or parts of wildlife unlawfully taken during a closed season. 3. Barters, sells or offers for sale any wildlife or parts of wildlife imported or purchased in violation of this title or a lawful rule of the commission. 4. Assists another person for monetary gain with the unlawful taking of big game. 5. Takes or possesses wildlife while under permanent revocation under section 17-340, subsection B. E. A peace officer who knowingly fails to enforce a lawful rule of the commission or this title is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. james

it's illegal to pick up dead heads with out game and fish determining cause of death unless they are just sheds which those are not. with that said.... that pick up is awesome! that thing is McNasty! I would have picked it up too! James Anyone know where that rule been published? I recently read all the Arizona Revised Statutes concerning wildlife and found only one section that spoke to wildlife "parts," and it only prohibited the sale of sheep heads taken after a certain date. If it is a regulation passed by the game commission, it should be in the regulations booklet and I could find nothing there. I must have overlooked it, because I've heard the same thing. Bill Quimby Bill, I found this article on the G&F website http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/hunting-news/are-you-shed-antler-hunting-legally/2009/03/12/ James

nice! Thanks for sharing! James