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  1. Flatlander

    San Carlos Apache Youth, Aaron Altaha Jr.

    What. A. Buck. Congratulations to Aaron!
  2. I don’t imagine it took long for them to wise up and get out of the candy cane as it is called.
  3. Last I heard 2/9 shooters had killed bison. And when I was in the park last weekend and this summer the bison were not in the places we usually see them. I think the PS has their hands full.
  4. Flatlander

    2021 Wyoming Hunt

    That first female is a trophy doe!
  5. Flatlander

    Help with Kaibab 101

    Great to hear the report and congrats! Looks like you figured out how to hunt the timber. I’d say most AZ hunters shy away from the tall trees, especially compared to hunters from other states. As others have said, I hope your wife is back to 100% ASAP.
  6. Earlier this year I made a public records request for the number of resident and non-resident archery deer non-permit sales. For a couple of years it has seemed like non-resident hunter numbers have been increasing so I decided to see if my suspicion could be confirmed with data. Below are the results: (If viewing from your phone turn sideways) 2018 2019 2020 Dealer sales- RES 20,832 19,890 21,125 Dept sales- RES 4,807 5,120 5,371 Dealer Sales-NRS 1,789 2,188 2,591 Dept sales- NRS 313 395 502
  7. Flatlander

    Monday Check in

    Hermit Cabin would be a sweet place to go find.
  8. Flatlander

    Card hits??

    https://www.change.org/p/arizona-game-and-fish-department-azgfd-stop-paying-influencers?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_30740623_en-US%3A4&recruiter=848130199&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=a209c03415a648489d266094d58620f9
  9. Flatlander

    Card hits??

    No NR cap on Javelina tags
  10. Flatlander

    Kaibab 12AW Early Rifle Help

    That early snow may have pushed them into the oaks. When I passed through on Saturday we only saw 5 deer up top where we normally see dozens.
  11. Flatlander

    Nash’s first buck

    Last year Nash got straight A’s the entire year. As a reward we decided to go hunt antelope in WY. We didn’t have a lot of points so we had to hunt a unit with very limited public land and boy were the bucks skittish. Last night after a one mile stalk via an irrigation ditch this buck decided to go on a runabout and stopped at 150 to get a look at us. Nash made an excellent quartering towards us shot and the rest is history.
  12. Flatlander

    Monday Check in

    Yeah he sent me a text last night. I am sure he will go much faster than I did
  13. Flatlander

    Monday Check in

    Hiked Rim to Rim Saturday. Managed to ride my bike this AM but that’s all I could muster. Walking is hard.
  14. Flatlander

    ISO/WTB .243 ammo

    Are you in Yuma? Healys is usually good about shipping.
  15. Flatlander

    ISO/WTB .243 ammo

    Healys had it last week
  16. Flatlander

    22 youth success

    Solid buck and great photo! Congrats to both of you!
  17. Flatlander

    2023 Guideline Recommendations

    For those who are interested, the dealines for submitting recommendations for the 2023 - 2028 hunt guidelines closes on Wednesday 9/1. I finally finished typing up a number of recommendations I have been considering for the past 18 months. Feel free to read what I submitted in the attached file. I'd be interested to see what others think of my suggestions. Keep in mind that many of them propose changes to the actual AAC and can't just be changed through hunt guidelines. If there is something that has been on your mind, now ithe time to speak up and let the department hear your voice. AG Hunt Guideline Recommendations 2021.docx
  18. Flatlander

    2023 Guideline Recommendations

    Yes… and no… Increasing efficacy reduces the total number of tags available. If the surplus population available for harvest is 100 animals and the success rate is 50% then 200 tags are available. If the success rate increases to 75% then the number of tags is reduced to 133. I think it would be hard to argue that crossbows don’t increase efficacy, how much is debatable.
  19. Flatlander

    ATV hunters running in prohibited areas

    What is it that you are warning someone of? Introducing deadly force into a confrontation is an escalation and might be justification for self-defense. Suggesting this in an environment where almost everyone is armed is irresponsible.
  20. Flatlander

    ATV hunters running in prohibited areas

    There have been pictures of these posted on several local Facebook pages. So what happens when an atv tire flips one of these things up and it hits the person behind them? It sounds cool to talk tough on the internet. Reality is you can just hike over a ridge with no roads on it if you really wanted to solve the problem.
  21. Flatlander

    ATV hunters running in prohibited areas

    This is stupid. ATV’s are annoying but joking about shooting at people is dumb.
  22. Flatlander

    Last minute lucky

    So much fun. Congratulations!
  23. Flatlander

    Delete

    Healy’s has .243
  24. Flatlander

    Son got it done.

    Congrats! That’s some lucky draw karma, good for him! And a rotated pic because I know how annoying that is.
  25. Flatlander

    2 cows opening day!!

    Great to see! Nice job keeping the kiddos on the critters. They will remember that for their entire lives.
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