Flatlander

The answer is no. This has never happened to anyone ever. Crazy.

Stud buck, congrats!

Do a little national forest clean up over the weekend?! 😂

Black, 3 extendable legs, head with adapter plate lost on top of hill in forest

Dude, you creeping around in a van?

Bomber coues in that neighborhood!

Yes for some species.

Option 2

Come to think of it, I can’t recall a time I am aware of when someone received more than one tag at all, regardless of species in a given year since that policy change.

Dang. Thats a deal.

Not sure when this happened but AZGFD changed the policy probably 5 years ago and no longer allows anyone to receive more than one tag per species / year.

Well it’s a bit of a black box that does not have a great deal of transparency, which should be addressed. Again, accountability is good. But, the way I have experienced this, is that the charity keeps a file of eligible program participants and their preferences (elk, mule deer, etc) and endorsements (crossbow, CHAMP, etc) abilities, along with a list of tags they have received. Once they have a tag they compare it to their list of participants and start making calls. Most of the tags I have seen distributed were on very short notice, often less than a week. So the charity is trying to balance the needs of participants with their capabilities, their availability and their past hunts. So this means those who have the means to hire help, the availability availability to go at a moments notice and / or the ability to hunt on their own may receive more tags than those who are less available or less capable. It’s certainly not perfect, nor precise. But if you see a single person receive more tags than another it could be for one of many reasons.

One of the more thoughtful interactions I have had here. Thanks.

I guess you could say that broadly targeting groups of people, who are already experiencing some pretty shitty circumstances with limited anecdotal evidence, is a pet peeve of mine. Not sure if you saw the original post, but the OP was asking specifically about a youth javelina tag, which he cannot return in the manor you suggested. Seems like there is an axe to grind here. If you have a specific situation you are unhappy with maybe you can address that situation directly with those involved or the department. There is a lot that goes into these programs that is not seen through the public lens and understanding the entire process may be insightful.

Accountability is always a good thing. Publicly broadcasting hearsay out of jealousy is nonsense.