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GAME AND FISH NEWS July 31, 2020 BASF urges archery customers to save time, pay online PHOENIX — With the start of the archery-only deer hunts only a few weeks away, the Ben Avery Shooting Facility (BASF) is seeing an uptick in the number of customers, particularly bowhunters, utilizing the archery range. In order to provide a more convenient and enjoyable shooting experience, BASF is urging all customers to pay their $8 daily fee online at https://bookben.azgfd.com/ before visiting the facility. BASF will not accept payment at the OneAZ Credit Union Pavilion, located near the archery range. The archery range is open from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Archers will still be able to deposit their daily fee (youth under 17 are free) into a dropbox at the archery range entrance. Archers should then proceed to any available range or walking course, as there is no need to “check in” after having paid the fee online or at the dropbox location. As a reminder, customers and staff are required to wear a face covering before entering any public building or restroom. A face covering is required for anyone who cannot maintain social distancing of six feet or more. Also, to maintain social distancing, safety officers cannot provide personalized instruction. For everyone’s safety, a “zero tolerance” policy will be strictly enforced. For information about BASF, visit www.azgfd.com/Shooting/BASF or call (623) 582-8313.

Pleasant Valley War??

Jim Stott, Jim Scott and Billy Wilson

I bet it is. I don't eat doves so I haven't hunted them for probably 30 years now -- about the time since my grandad died. He loved to eat them. Thus we went hunting quite a bit. In the 1960s, my parents and my granddad lived next to Alhambra HS at 39th Ave.& Camelback. Back then Camelback ended up as a dirt road before reaching Luke AFB. It took about 15 minutes to get there, and the hunting was excellent with both food sources and resting spots for the birds. We could hunt and watch the jets taking off. In fact, we witnessed a flameout once where the pilot bailed out right after take-off. The plane crashed in a huge fireball just south of Van Buren that we could see from where we were. The paper ran an article the next day saying the pilot suffered a broken leg when he landed because he ejected so close to the ground. If I wanted to hunt doves now, I don't have a clue as to where to go other than one of the AGFD wildlife areas such as Arlington. I bet they get hammered, though.

Geez, is she still alive? She's an interesting and neat lady. A friend and I fished there about 30 yrs ago. The rainbows were like footballs.

GAME AND FISH NEWS July 20, 2020 2020-21 dove, band-tailed pigeon regulations available online Dove season opens Sept. 1 PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted the 2020-21 Arizona Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon Regulations online at www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Regulations. The regulations have been produced in a downloadable format that hunters will find handy in the field. The color brochure is easy to read and features important hunting information, such as season dates, daily bag and possession limits, and legal requirements, at a glance. All hunters 18 and older must possess a valid Arizona hunting license, as well as a migratory bird stamp for the 2020-21 season — both of which can be purchased online now at www.azgfd.com/license/. A youth combination hunt/fish license (for youth hunters 10 to 17) is only $5 and includes a migratory bird stamp. For everything else “dove,” visit www.azgfd.gov/dove. Dove hunters play an important role in conservation. Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR) funds are comprised of excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and fishing equipment (including 11 percent on ammunition), the benefit of which comes right back to Arizona for habitat improvements, shooting ranges, boating access and more.

See, that was easy. 😉

Your point was clear, but you obviously still have no idea that you "pointed" to the wrong place. Go back and REREAD the entire message you first replied to, and be sure to take notice of the quoted text above the video I posted BELOW it. It might give you a clue.

Before you butt into something, you need to figure out how the software works so your comments look somewhat intelligent.

From my 1st reply to you: "Far as I know, the snipe hunting is for real, but I've never done it." 😉

I did a bit of research. We supposedly have the "common snipe" in AZ. Here's just a single page with a few photos. http://birdfotos.com/birdfoto/snipe/snipe-common2.htm

Far as I know, the snipe hunting is for real, but I've never done it. Same for band-tails. I saw a couple of the latter in Unit 1 many, many years ago. If I ever saw a snipe, I sure don't recall.

Looks like you're correct. It obviously applies to a shipped long gun for sure. Not sure how a PRIVATE face-to-face sale would be enforced, however. Found this on the NRA Blog site. Interstate Gun Sales Federal law for interstate gun sales and other transfers – those occurring between two people who are not Federal Firearm Licensees (FFLs) who live in different states — is pretty straightforward. A person who is not an FFL cannot acquire a handgun from anyone – an FFL or any other person – who lives in another state. A person (the “transferee”) acquiring a long gun must do so through a licensed dealer (FFL). It can be an FFL in any state, the transfer must comply with the laws of the FFL’s and the transferee’s states.

As of a couple hours ago.....................

Put-&-take is probably getting too expensive. 😎 Didn't they also cut the limit to six a few years back?

Not so. Every species and hunt type have the LEGAL weapons listed. Below is for javelina: Legal Methods of Take General Hunt and Youth-Only Hunt: Any firearm, pre-charged pneumatic weapon, crossbow or bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-304. HAM: Handguns, muzzleloading rifles, muzzleloading handguns, crossbow, or bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-318. Archery-Only Hunt: Bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-304 and R12-4-318, and crossbow as prescribed in R12-4-216.

Nice. Big suckers, eh? I hung my 60" BC moose by myself, and it was a chore for my skinny butt. 😎

Kind of a case of "damned if you do or damned if you don't." AGFD creates more seasons and more permits, i.e. opportunities, and folks bitch that it's too many of both for nothing but the added revenue to buy more trucks. 🤷‍♂️

I was 24 when I killed that buck. My oldest son shot the doe when he was 10. Hmmm, I think it's more of mixed bag, so to speak. There are way more elk tags now than back then. Same for sheep, including the addition of the RM variety. Pronghorns are a tossup. As for deer, the permit numbers are down somewhat if compared to the average years during the later 19##s but leaving out the years when we had a windfall because of the heavy rains. And of course, the youth permits of today have greatly increased from 0 back then. That said, I feel the "decline" is more related to the increased demand, i.e. more people applying, especially non-residents.

Something else I failed to mention in my other reply: hunter could tag a buck or a doe, and if I recall there was only one season for the 2000 permits. And it was ironic you picked 1965; that was the year I killed this one just a short ways off the Eastside Game Trail above the flats.

Here ya go. https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/species/biggame/mountainlion/ This is the pertinent part: "Since 2006, mountain lion hunters are required to have their mountain lion physically inspected by the Arizona Game and Fish Department for identification of age and sex of the animal and collection of important biological information. Wildlife managers use these data to closely monitor harvest and ensure a sustainable population. In 2007, the hunt season was shortened from yearlong to 9-months with a closure from June through August. In 2012, the hunt season was again extended to yearlong but, beginning in 2018, the season will once more be closed during the summer months when research shows that mountain lion births are at their peak."

It's been a long time since I had the conversation about this with my source at the dept.. So if we discussed it, mushy brain doesn't recall why the specific dates were picked. I THINK, however it had to do with them giving birth to kittens as early as May.