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Anyone on here do much of this freediving style? I did some 3 prong for the first time on a recent trip to Hawaii with some young hawaiin guys that were really good and man, so much fun. I'm sure a part of it was that I was in some of the clearest water with the highest density and diversity of fish of anywhere on earth, but it would be fun to get into some here in AZ. I learned to relieve the ear pressure and be able to dive down much deeper than I previously could, maybe got to around 25 feet. The regs allow spearing for carp, buff, and talapia state wide, and Mead, Powell, Pleasant and only the northern part of Lake Mohave for Stripers. It seems like alot of times the water in alot of the lakes isn't clear enough to be able to see very far, which would obviously make it very difficult. Anyone done much of this in AZ and have any tricks, time of year, locations etc? I'm in Kingman so Mohave is the closest to me.

We had alot of fun while chasing the September Bugles. It was tough for finding big bulls this year however, with the drought during horn growth season. We passed on many herd bulls trying to find something better. We shot the biggest bull we saw, a bull I saw while scouting, minus one tine, on the 4th day of hunting, which happens to be our shared birthday! Getting in position and the final sequence and realization of the accomplishment will be quite the memory for the rest of our lives. My wife and daughter are better shots than myself and most men for some reason. Maybe because they care just a little bit less and that allows them to focus on the task better?

I suggested the department change the general archery deer kill cap in a unit from 20% to 35% to allow for more OTC hunting. They have been using the same cap percentages for like 30 years, and there are far far more archery hunters now, by percentage, than there were back then. Its only fair guys. Its only fair.

Good ol PNF!

They were going pretty good Wednesday evening between Prescott and Seligman, which resulted in nice wall hanger for my buddy and a memorable 12:30am finish pack out for us...

I'm sure there have been a few dozen killed in the state by now, but the chances of those being a member and having cell service are low lol. Its hot out there. A hot hunt when it has rained so much over the last 2 months that you probably can't hunt water or wallows effectively could make it tough going this year.

I was expecting you to say because you just got done with the worst possible strip archery hunt and have sworn off archery forever, lol. Nice looking setup.

I hate to be the pessimist but I’ve never seen a heat wave of this level on the opener, with its hundreds of people running the woods blowing calls, and the rut be good or bugling stay strong after opening morning. Kingman is supposed to be over 100 degrees for 3 of the first five days of the hunt so I think western units are going to be very slow initially. Was quiet last weekend.

A Park City utah couple was arrested and pled guilty three years ago for doing the same thing: https://www.kpcw.org/post/park-city-couple-accused-stealing-hunting-equipment-enter-plea#stream/0

This happened to me a couple year ago, except I was the guy driving behind the other. It was prelight on a long skinny road to get to the tank I planned to hunt but got stuck behind a duelly of all things at 4:30 in the morning. Well eventually he pulled over and he was planning to go to the exact same spot. I got his number and told him he could sit my blind. I went to plan B and saw 14 bucks before noon and shot a 6x6 muley. He saw one doe. Sometimes it pays to play nice boys and girls

Where are the updates? Haven't seen anyone have any luck on the strip, and not much from the Kaibab yet either... too much water and too warm I presume.

I'm in the 2 blade, singe bevel, heavier arrow camp. Need penetration to kill things. I have seen so many animals run way too far and sometimes get away all because the setup was too light and their penetration poor. Just watch any whitetail show lol, arrow doesn't even get half in. Based on Dr. Ashby's research, having 3 or 4 blades or having mechanical heads cause too much ristance, especially if you come into contact with bone.

Considering last year the same group guided the raffle tag holder to a 430" bull, I think they took the picture and only posted this one for a reason, a good side profile would tell alot. Probably indicative of it being a tough year out there, but I hope not.

Too bad you can never hang and hunt this again after this year, but at least you know it is a high traffic water!

Who is on a computer and can go through the different card hit threads and count how many people had the $2100 card hit? It seems like there’s more people that say they got that charge than members that get a sheep tag in one year on the forum, there’s only like 120 tags for the whole state right?

Just throwing this out there, I would gladdly pay $2,100 for a sheep tag, charge me, charge me... 😁

Come on sheep! My last hope. Very weird about the odd dollar charges... every year it is something with their processor...

I’m ready, 8:02

So true. Honestly, does anyone think there really will be zero cams in 9 or on the strip helping hunters? I think alot of relatives/friends of hardcore hunters will suddenly start taking up some serious "birding/nature watching", and, according to the commission, that is their right!

Say I don't have a tag in unit X this year, but I will have a tag in that unit in a year or two or three, can I run cameras in the name of "nature observation" for the years before I get a tag? Then pull them and be fine, but have the intel from previous years of nature watching that may or may not inform my hunting actions?

I get alot of the arguments on both sides, but I never understood how they can argue that the existance and checking of cameras has a negative impact on behavior and habitat, but then at the same time say ANYONE is allowed to continue to use cameras EXCEPT hunters. It makes enforcement impossible and so easy for bad players to cheat and continue to do it. The next time I see a "nature observer's" trail camera on a beloved water tank out here in the desert, I'm going to have to really take a couple deep breathes.

Yeah cities and states are subject to public records laws. Here is Arizona's request site: https://www.azag.gov/media/public-records-request I would be curious to know what exactly was going on since they didn't even give any legitimate excuses.

Maybe this means we down here in Arizona have been scoring them wrong this whole time? 😜

Wow I didn’t know this, that’s a huge penalty for swinging for the fences for a non-resident kid. If any of their choices are non-youth, then even if they draw a youth tag they charge full price. Ouch. Makes some sense I guess though.