Flatlander

Huh?

Guys, I have no idea who Bassinix is but if you have been following this for a while then you know my stance and you know I have been as involved as a parent with a kid in and out of the hospital all year can be. His comments are right on. Everything he has said hits the nail right on the head. Those who got involved and got informed for the most part agreed that dollars needed to be raised. It is also apparent that a voluntary option wouldn’t produce anywhere near what it was going to take. The raffle + auction tag option was the first option brought to the table, the auction portion was quickly shot down. Then there was a long debate about raffle tags, and the commission asked that other options be explored. AWF presented a point option which avoided any raffle or auction tags which is where we are at now. The intent of this initiative is to raise money for an education campaign aimed at non-hunters which our state has a growing number of. The operative phrase being RAISE MONEY, so quite frankly if you are here to bitch about it costing you x dollars per year then you missed the point. If you are in a situation that making a $20 donation is cost prohibitive then don’t make the donation. If you are in a position where making a $20 donation on every app every year causes some thinking and reprioritozation (like it does for me), then just do the math and calc your draw odds for each application, and if the extra point doesn’t make a big swing in your odds then don’t buy a point for that app. Easy peasy. In my opinion this is a HUGE win for the sportsman of AZ. We need to thank Conserve and Protect AZ for getting the ball rolling, that was a big loft and they stepped up before and after the HSUS campaign. We need to thank AWF for uniting sportsmen and finding a solution that raised the money without requiring tags. We need to thank all of the sportsmen who jumped in and wrote emails, letters or commented at commission meetings on the topic. And we need to thank the commission for hearing the sportsmen of AZ, keeping this in the public light and finding a solution that worked. Good work team, we are almost there.

That’s not true. Oregon’s stamps make money. Not a lot, but they make money so don’t misrepresent it. This is true. Your odds don’t change much going up or down a point if it doesn’t bump you into the bonus pass.

Is that the same ex who gave you the nickname “One Shot Bob”?

Sweet buck. You guys did good down there last year.

Unit 28 is a pretty sweet January hunt with lots of deer and pretty easy terrain. You could jump around between 27/28/31 pretty easily. Get a pig tag for some easier stalking if you get frustrated. Also, expect low success. The way AZGFD interpolates success rates on archery tags is far from reliable.

That’s only cranking about 16 ft/lbs of KE. Sounds a bit light to me. Getting that speed up to 195 would get it close to 25.

What do you mean he’s “not what you wanted?”

Man there is desert all over this state, technically almost all of it is. But I would say in general terms that any unit south of the mogollon rim will have desert in it. Some units on the west side of the state along the Colorado River will have desert further north. You could sort of generally say that any of the 20’s units are partially desert, and anything 30’s or 40’s is primarily desert. There are a few exceptions to that but it’s a decent rule of thumb. If you are coming from a long ways out and want to see some desert landscape I would recommend scrolling around google earth and pulling up images in areas you are interested in. That should give you a good understanding of the landscape in those areas.

Dude almost every coues I have ever seen was narrower than its ears. That really doesn’t say much about a coues at all. That’s like saying he has eyeguards, or a white stripe around his nose.

Looks like more fun than a bucket of marbles. Congrats guys.

86”, weak kickers

Killed another one! Good work.

If you search the archives you will see other responses I have posted to this topic. But if you hike in to Reavis Ranch from the North you will pass better glassing habitat than you will be in when you get to the ranch. If you have time to pattern deer around the ranch you may be able to sit a blind or stand and try to ambush.

If you search the archives you will see other responses I have posted to this topic. But if you hike in to Reavis Ranch from the North you will pass better glassing habitat than you will be in when you get to the ranch. If you have time to pattern deer around the ranch you may be able to sit a blind or stand and try to ambush.

What is tree stand weather?

I have a CF promaster. Really nice. Not sure why I would pay 2x for an aluminum outdoorsman.

Do you still have yours? I have one that my grandfather bought right after he got home from WWII.

Got a second pig tag. Mailed it on Wednesday updated in my portal Monday at 2. After breaking a decade long dry spell last year I am ready for my first ever 2 for 2 pig season!

Awesome thing here that SCI does. Congrats and thank you to all who helped out. Isnt Bob on the Kaibab? How can you be angry hate posting on the Bab?! That’s like a kid being mad at Disneyland!!!

Yeah, passed it like my cop brother passes Bosa 😁

You are not special. Also, what are there socks on your rack?

Awesome, congrats! Those are some proud moments!

Cool deer! Congrats on a nice double and welcome to the site.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/576784/sig-sauer-kilo1400bdx-ballistic-data-xchange-laser-range-finder-6x-20mm Says this will do 750. $249.