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    Gallego and Kelly are going to vote against this no matter what. They aren’t going to hand Trump a landmark piece of legislation like the BBB.

    If this stays in the senate bill and passes reconciliation it goes back to the house.

    After contacting senators, next step is house reps. Stanton is my rep he isn’t voting for this either.

    The approach I have taken is to post in every public place I can think of that this is unacceptable. That if republicans force this through reconciliation, it’s the nail in the coffin for the GOP in AZ. They’ve already lost so much support in the state that pissing off a huge portion of your base will be enough to suck all the momentum out of their sails and solidify the democrats stronghold. 

    We need to put pressure on republicans to push back on this.

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    50 minutes ago, cohntr6 said:

    Thanks and congratulations to the others that drew!

    EddieLV- I've checked my wife and my e-tag apps and nothing so far. I'll keep at it or just wait. LOL. I don't have one set up for my son.

    I'll certainly keep you all updated.

    Flatlander- It is in the cards and actually my wife and I talked about an outfitter tonight. LOL. We'll probably try to do it ourselves with help from friends and family. I live in Safford so I have no excuse to do lots of scouting whichever hunt we draw.

    Jeff

     

    Sounds amazing! Can’t wait to see it!

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    1 hour ago, azsugarbear said:

    I finally drew a sheep tag with 33 points.  To give that some perspective: even with 33 points, I still had less than a 5% chance of getting drawn for any of the 'second tier' sheep units.  I'm not sure which hunt I drew, but it will be either 41 West or 41 East.  Will have to wait until the results are posted to know for sure.

    Awesome to see one of the OG good guys finally get his tag! Congrats!

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    Either of those is an exceptional hunt. If it’s in the cards, I would recommend hiring some help. Both of those units can be tricky. What we learned last year was that judging sheep was much tougher than I expected. But man what a journey it was. So many memories.
     

    After my son’s hunt last year I thought it would be a lifetime before we got to experience it again. But, somehow lightning struck twice. Someone in the family drew again this year!

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    2 hours ago, Huntandfish said:

    EDF931FD-0C02-4631-9841-7FB380575344.thumb.jpeg.d7446f5f3962c54298042ac53eab77c9.jpegI have spent a lot of time in the unit. I had the tag  in 2018. Friends of mine have drawn the early archery and early rifle and I helped on both of those hunts as well. I sent you a PM if you want my two cents on the unit. 

    I’d be taking that offer!

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    10 minutes ago, 654321 said:

    Unfortunately I think the data has shown it’s quite a bit more than a “few” people abusing the privilege.

    This is in reference to CHAMP permits, not crossbow permits.

    That being said… I don’t think anyone has presented any actual data on fraudulent crossbow use. If they have, I would be interested to see how that info was gathered.

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    Most importantly though, why would we make life harder for people who already have a harder life. So compound Bowhunters can hunt whatever unit they want?
     

    No thanks. I’d rather a few people abuse the privilege than make life tougher than needed for those who actually have a problem. If that impacts my opportunity, I can live with that.

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    42 minutes ago, Hunting Fool said:

    I think is a little ridiculous that anyone that holds a CHAMP permit will have to renew it again.  My question is why?  I bet folks like the past Phoenix Mayor won't need to renew it

     

    Because they want it to be done by a specific kind of doctor. But I don’t think this group of people know what doctors could diagnose these kinds of conditions nor do I think the dept wants to be in the middle of lawsuits about requiring people with disabilities to visit doctors they would not need to visit otherwise for a signature for something that has nothing to do with their area of specialty. 
     

    For instance, someone with a neurological condition may meet all of the other requirements but not be treated by an orthopedic surgeon, because their condition is primarily related to the nervous system. Under this proposal that person would need to visit a specialist who knows nothing about their condition, potentially obtaining a referral to do so (which would require another office visit and associated cost), providing medical history, and then helping them understand the process designated by AZGFD.

    Seems like an awful lot of burden to heap onto people who already have to deal with a lot just to prevent a few people from maintaining their CHAMP permit because they aren’t disabled enough.

    This whole thing just wreaks of jealousy and self-preservation.

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    57 minutes ago, CatfishKev said:

    Is Trump behind this?

    Mike Lee R-UT, by way of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.

    The best way to kill it will be to make sure that the BBB can't pass with it in there. Montana already negotiated an exclusion from federal land sales in this bill so their senators will vote for sales elsewhere, but not at home. What a crock.

    We need to make sure that Trump and any republican with an aspiration for something higher knows we will not let this stand. That if they ever want a vote from a hunter, they better take this out. I mean, they could propose to develop Mount Graham. What a crock.

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    3 hours ago, 654321 said:

    Approve the Notice of Rulemaking Docket Opening, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Economic Impact Statement Amending Rules Within Article 2 Licenses; Permits; Stamps; Tags. Presenter: Dr. Larisa Harding, Small Game Program Manager. The Department will ask the Commission to vote to approve the Notice of Rulemaking Docket Opening, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Economic Impact Statement Amending Rules Within Article 2 Licenses; Permits; Stamps; Tags; the Commission may provide the Department direction on this item.

    Looks like the crossbow issue is coming back.

    Request for Approval to Apply Rotenone in Knoll Lake. Presenter: Julie Carter, Aquatic Wildlife Branch Chief. The Department will present to the Commission the Department’s request to apply rotenone in Knoll Lake to remove illegally stocked Green Sunfish.

    Looks like the department will be killing all fish in Knoll Lake.

    I think this rule making is related to live wildlife permits, but it’s always so hard to decipher what is actually being discussed from these agendas it’s hard to be sure.

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    3 minutes ago, Chef said:

    If I had that tag, I would contact all sheep tag holders in the qualifying unit/s, giving them my telephone number.

    Good call. I would also reach out to guide’s and outfitters who have guided it in the past, those guys can be super helpful and most are happy to share this kind of information.

    If I was in the position to draw one of these tags I would hire one of the outfitters who hunt multiple units every year. It’s crazy how much some of those dudes know about these herds.

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    10 hours ago, 654321 said:

    How about the one horned bighorn sheep hunts for Pioneers

    Probably worthwhile. Those rams aren’t getting harvested anyway. Not sure how many are around, but if you have time or money to hire someone with time it would be an effective way to check off a big ten or slam species.

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