Flatlander

What's the law regarding how long in advance they have to let the public know about the meeting? Like you said seems strange they are giving close to 24 hours notice before a meeting like this. I'd of liked to gone down and seen what it was all about. Typically 24 hrs, but they do not have to email all interested parties, simply post it on their website. So I don't know exactly when it was posted. Looks like they put it on Facebook around 5:00 yesterday so maybe they put it on their website first the. FB then emailed today. That probably meets the requirement. Did anyone catch the meeting to see what was discussed? And for the crowd still discussing the ethics of Wagners actions, that has been discussed at length elsewhere and is not the topic here. Start your own thread if you want to talk about that. The intent here is simply to discuss action being taken by the commission and the contents of the whistle blower letter.

Great read

I mean maybe they to clarify their definition Of petting

Wow

Did the horse have shoes?

Ooh, this is getting juicy. Thing is I don't have anything against him or the department. But I do think we should all be paying attention to what's going on and I am highly suspicious of the timing of the notification for a special meeting. Not sure this would meet AZ's definition of an open meeting.

Correction: *Was still deer left

Yes.

From reading the full agenda the whistle blower item is related to the case of Wildlife Manager Shawn Wagner's case against the state. For those who don't remember Shaw Wagner was an AZGFD employee who shot a bull on an archery hunt (legally) and then left his tag with another AZGFD employee to put on the bull after he left camp. The subsequent investigation was fumbled by AZGFD and he sued them and was awarded some compensation (ROM $100,000). Should be interesting to see what else might be developing. BoneColletor777 should be all over this.

Commission to hold telephonic meeting Oct. 27 in Phoenix Oct. 26, 2015 The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will hold a telephonic meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 27) at the Arizona Game and Fish Department, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix. The meeting begins at 4 p.m. (see agenda). The commission will: Be asked to approve a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other parties for mitigating adverse effects to cultural resources at the Lee Valley Property in Apache County; Consider approval that the environmental analyses conducted per the department’s Colorado River Slough Green Sunfish Removal Treatment Plan are sufficient to use rotenone for the removal of nonnative fish; Consider a request for approval of proposed changes to the fiscal year 2017 commission-approved Game and Fish Fund budget request; Consider and possibly take a position on an allegation in a whistleblower letter to the governor. Members of the public may attend the meeting in person or view it via webcast at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam. People who wish to speak to the commission must attend in person and may submit a Blue Card (Speaker’s Card). The ability to speak to the commission for those viewing the webcast is not available. The commission will either attend in person or by telephone conference call. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is the policy-setting board overseeing the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Since its inception in 1929, the commission has served the interests of science-driven wildlife conservation for more than eight decades. For a complete agenda, visit www.azgfd.gov/commission

Now that's what I am talking about! Big ol sexy mama! Hubba, hubba

Man that's awesome!

Lots of opportunity with a bow here. Pretty easy to pick up a leftover pig tag which overlaps a rut deer hunt, also otc. Plenty to do here otherwise, but archery makes it really really good.

That thing has strip written all over it. Man o man, what a pig.

Not if I can help it. You have my number, use it. OP - Are you an archer?

Congrats. What a dream come true to do that with your son!

That's one sexy beast right there

Hunting with your boys. It doesn't get much better than that.

Nobody is as bad as you Bob!

Just my guess, it turned out to be a dink, now they are backing up to take pictures as far away from him as possible to make him look like the giant originally reported. Just messing with you, but seriously, post the dang pictures!!!

Awesome buck, congrats

Is that one that Jim and Chris Warren set up? Those guys' phones were blowing up on Monday.

Good on you. Heck of a buck there.

Happy birthday dude!!!

Recently I had an article published in Eastman's and as a thank you I was given a certificate for a pair of Kennetrek boots. The three models I am looking at are the desert guide, hardscrabble and mountain, all in insulated. I was curious to see if anyone else has any of the three and their thoughts on why they chose what they did.