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    There is only one redeeming value in a pack of wolves or a big tom cat. They will kill other predators in their territory. This will reduce the overall amount of predators, but the quesiton is this...does the pack of wolves (or one large tom) have a greater impact on deer, elk, goats, etc, than the existing smaller and less dominant predators that are killed out? That's beside the point...here's the point. Wolves and lions suck. If we want to see deer and elk herd numbers up, go kill a few predators. I think we'd all be amazed at the amount of game that is taken by predators.

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    I haven't paid attention to the technical stuff the past few years, but 10 or so years ago I was always told to shoot at least 5 grains per lb weight draw. If there is not enough weight in front of the string, it can cause excessive force on the limbs (kinda like a dry fire). You might take a closer look at these "technical" details before you go and blow yourself up ;)

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    Lark...it's been a while. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it. I thought we scared you off with all our fightin we do the this forum. Everyone needs to know one thing about fightin on this site...it's alot like the special olympics...Even if you win, you're still a tard!

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    Remember to be careful out there. I, along with hundereds of other hunters have hunted the same hills this gentleman was killed on. Sounds like a misfire, possibly as a result of a hair trigger? Be safe.

     

    I pulled the article from mysouthernaz.com.

     

    OHIO MAN DIES ON GV HUNTING TRIP

    A Pima Police Officer, ambulance personnel, and Graham County Deputies were dispatched to an area approximately 16.7-miles south of Highway 70, on Klondyke Road in response to a report of a man who had been shot with a rifle.

     

    According to Graham County Under-Sheriff David Boyd, three men from Ohio, who had been coming to the Gila Valley for several years to bow hunt for Javalina were camped off of Klondyke Road. All three men were successful hunting Javalina and Monday morning were "varmit hunting".

     

    25-year-old Milan M. Hershberger was using a 25-ot-6 rifle and a shotgun while varmit hunting. Hershberger had decided to use the 25-ot-6 to shoot a varmit that he was calling and then at the last minute decided to use his shotgun. Hershberger was standing near a gully and put the 25-ot-6 down in some rocks and picked up the shotgun. The 25-ot-6 slipped down the side of a rocky bluff, landed on the stock, the rifle discharged and the bullet hit Hershberger underneath his right arm-pit while he was aiming the shotgun.

     

    According to medical personnel, the bullet hit an artery and exited out his shoulder blade. The other two hunters were not able to stop the bleeding and Hershberger bled to death.

     

    The call came into dispatch at 8:15am, Monday morning, and Hershberger was pronounced dead at 8:59am.

     

    The two Ohio men told Sheriff's Deputies that they had arrived in the area on December 31st.

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    Speaking of comments...I have commented probably more than the G&F wants to hear. But the fact is, they ask. I have NEVER recevied any feedback, not even a boo. Why do they ask? Due prosses I guess. If I comment, I expect an answer, even if it is in the form of an QnA, because I'm sure plenty of us ask the same questions. Has anyone received any feedback on comments? Especially that friggin wolf crap.

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    These guys got off like bandits...Seems like with 44 charges they should be in prison?

     

     

    Couple assessed $16,000 for poaching trophy elk and deer

     

    News Media

    Dec 14, 2006

     

     

    Show Low couple assessed $16,000 for poaching trophy elk and deer

    New law on the books allows Game and Fish Commission to employ stiffer penalties

     

    PHOENIX – A Show Low couple convicted of multiple violations relating to the poaching of a trophy-class elk and a mule deer became the first violators to feel the effects of a new law on the books allowing the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to employ tougher penalties, especially for repeat or gross offenders.

     

    John D. Polzin was civilly assessed a total of $16,000: $8,000 for the loss of a 6x6 bull elk and $8,000 for the loss of a 7x5 mule deer buck to the state. In order to quantify the loss of the trophy animals to the State of Arizona, the Game and Fish Department enlisted the help of an official appraiser.

     

    In addition, the Game and Fish Commission revoked the hunting, fishing and trapping privileges of John Polzin for 10 years and Shelly L. Polzin for five years (the maximum possible for each case). The Polzins must also successfully complete an Arizona hunter education course prior to having their license privileges restored in this state.

     

    But the commission’s action to revoke their licenses has more far-reaching implications for the Polzins. Arizona is a member of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact with 22 other states. For the Polzins, that means they will not be able to legally hunt in any of those states until their license privileges are restored in Arizona.

     

    The action by the Game and Fish Commission in the Polzin case would not have been possible had it not been for the newly-bolstered wildlife law, sponsored by Rep. Jerry Weiers, R-Glendale, which was passed by the Arizona Legislature and signed by Gov. Janet Napolitano in May of 2006. This new law, which took effect in September, creates a system of civil assessments and license revocations based on the number of convictions an individual has for unlawfully taking or wounding wildlife.

     

    The new law also allows the Game and Fish Commission to permanently revoke or suspend a person’s hunting privileges for various offenses, including unlawfully taking trophy or endangered species.

     

    “In the past, the Game and Fish Commission could only revoke a violator’s hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for a maximum of five years, no matter how severe or egregious the case…not any more. Now when we have serious offenses, we can employ stiffer penalties,” says Commissioner Mike Golightly of Flagstaff.

     

    Wildlife Manager Robert Birkland, the investigating officer in the case, says the Game and Fish Commission sent a strong message that Arizona’s wildlife is a valuable asset owned by the people of Arizona. “Hopefully the new law will serve as a deterrent to potential violators,” he says.

     

    The commission’s actions were made possible because the couple had already been found guilty by the courts. John D. and Shelly L. Polzin of Show Low were indicted by a Navajo County grand jury for a total of 44 charges, but entered a plea agreement last spring where the charges were reduced.

     

    John Polzin pleaded guilty to five charges, including taking a mule deer buck without valid license or tag, possessing an unlawfully taken mule deer buck, obtaining a 2005 resident hunting and fishing license by fraud, taking a bull elk without valid license and tag, and possessing an unlawfully taken bull elk. Shelly Polzin pleaded guilty to three charges, including possessing an unlawfully taken mule deer buck, obtaining a 2006 resident hunting and fishing license by fraud, and possessing an unlawfully taken bull elk.

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    Did you see those fines for poaching!!! Now that's what I like to see. We need to let the poachers pay for the G&F "increased cost to operate" here in AZ. I have a sneaky suspision that Bill Richardson had something to do with that. He's been part of some real crappy legislation, but AMEN to the increased poaching fines...

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    Anyone seeing activity out there? I haven't even been out since my rifle hunt! Between work, yeah, some of us work, and fixin' up the house (my second job), I haven't made it out. Someone please nap me and take me hunting! Anyway, I would assume the cold snap a few weeks ago did something for them. Just curious what you all have seen.

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    I found that unit 31 was similar. We did not see the amount, nor the quality of deer we have seen in the past. Saw lion tracks EVERYWHERE! My neighbor has tagged a Coues deer every year for 28 years, and this is the first in 28 years he did not tag out in unit 31. Seems like to people population grows every year though!

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