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UCLA will take the cats out probably in 2 games, ASU should make it to world series but will not win the championship, so in the end ASU fans will say well at least we made it there and U of A fans will get to counter with at least we kicked your a$$ at ASU to take the weekend.

Arizona's only 2 native sportfish are both listed as threatened.

If you want to fish Knoll Lake this year the water is way off the ramp.

E-mail Amber Munig and ask her what it would take to get the report.

less than 1% according to handout. So lets say .5%. that means about 500 elk tags, 1000 dear tags, 20 antelope tags, etc (let me know if my math is wrong) First off let me say I'm totaling against any tag grab effort out there, with that being said the best I can tell the total number of draw tags is around 113,963 so 1% of that would be about 1,139. I think the total number of elk was around 14,000 so even if you said 15,000 1% would be 150, deer around 49,000 so 1% would be 490 and antelope around 500 so 1% would be about 5 tags, I'll say it again though I think 1 more tag taken from the public is 1 to many.

4 homes reportedly on fire in blaze near Prescott Valley Poquito Valley, Antelope Meadows under mandatory evacuation The Viewpoint Fire started along Highway 89a in Prescott Valley Friday morning. The fire, driven by a sustained wind, headed north into the Poquito Valley area. (Les Stukenberg/Courier) The Daily Courier Originally Published: May 11, 2018 3:04 p.m. PRESCOTT VALLEY -- As a wildland fire near Prescott Valley rages on, the communities of Poquito Valley and Antelope Meadows are now under mandatory evacuation, and four homes reportedly have caught fire due to the blaze. One of the homes that has caught fire is reportedly on the 10000 block of N. Nicholas Heights Drive. A Code Red evacuation message was sent out to residents in the Viewpoint, Poquito Valley and Antelope Meadows neighborhoods Friday, May 11, as a wildland fire, driven by strong winds, ripped through the area. Fire crews from both Central Arizona Fire and Prescott Fire fought the blaze, which appears to have started near Highway 89A, northwest of Viewpoint, said Rick Chase, spokesman for Central Arizona Fire, and was moving toward homes. Multiple wildland fires are burning in Prescott Valley near State Route 89A and the Viewpoint subdivision. “I’d say it’s pretty big, not sure how many acres,” Chase said. “They’re trying to get ahead of it.” Incident commander Cougan Carothers requested a helicopter and air tankers from the U.S. Forest Service. A vehicle crash on Highway 89A near Viewpoint Road, during the fire, at about 11:30 a.m., required a Prescott Fire engine to respond from station 72, on Iron Springs Road, several miles away. A radio dispatch reported that some residents were calling 911 to say the fire was approaching their homes. By noon, Chase said, the fire was burning toward the Poquito Valley area. Carothers reported by radio that the fire had two distinct heads and was moving north at 10 to 15 miles an hour. He gave a rough estimate of the fire’s size as “a few thousand acres” at 12:15 p.m. At 12:45 p.m., PVPD Sgt. Jason Kaufman said the Viewpoint subdivision north of Highway 89A, west of Viewpoint Drive and Poquito Valley north of Acre Way were under evacuation orders. A shelter for evacuees was set up at the Yavapai College campus in Prescott. The Code Red alert said that assistance was available at 928-771-3260, the number for the Sheriff’s Office. Thirty homes were reportedly threatened by the fire at about 12:45 p.m. By 12:54 p.m., the Prescott Hotshots had been assigned to the fire and a task force was on the way from Camp Verde as well. The concern was for structures to the north of the fire, which appeared to be in imminent danger. By 2 p.m., officials were beginning to move to prepare southeastern parts of Chino Valley for evacuation. Evacuations were implemented for Antelope Meadows, and officials released the Viewpoint area from evacuation orders. Fire officials asked Sheriff’s deputies to close Perkinsville Road at 2:15 p.m. Sign in to favorite this Discuss Comment More like this story Verde Valley fire crews headed to California UPDATE: Yarnell Hill fire still at zero containment Verde wildland fires start Wildland Fire closes Interstate-17

The volunteers are using the G&F trucks pulling a trailer with water tanks on them.

I'm pretty sure that some of the volunteers are using G&F equipment to haul water.

because they would have to scrap everything and the only problem they had was with the trail camera part, so now they either go back and make some changes and then it goes out to the public for 30 days or they pass it as is or they scrap the whole package. I doubt they will scrap the whole thing.

when I was watching it I was impressed that 2 of the commissioners spoke about the impact it had on them from the input they got from people, One of them even mentioned how he was torn about how it was being played off as a fair chase issue and he wasn't convinced that a blanket approach was the best answer. It looked like Davis was going to start crying you could certainly tell he was pissed. The new guy cracked me up he's a rancher with 36 ponds on his ranch and he said he thought they were TRAIL cameras not pond cameras. At the last minute though I seen them vote 3-1 but I didn't catch if it was now 3-1 to table it or one of them flipped with davis and the new guy to go forward with it.

according to the G&F draw reports 3 points got you into the bonus pass but only 6% odds, in the 1-2 pass it looks like 25% draw odds with 3 points.

U of A takes series

This is what I would like to hear more about. I believe it was prop 109 that was suppose to make that happen but failed. Why did it fail? What could be changed to improve it so that it could pass? How does someone go about bringing that back? Hire a lobbyist? Googles generic answer says a lobbyist costs $5K-$25K a month. Could hunters raise that kind of cash? And for how long? It seems like the goal right now is to drop $250K to hire this ballot initiative company every time the HSUS comes back. Why not drop that money on legislation instead and be done with it. Yeah I don't understand why a bill couldn't be introduced to make laws that effect game to only be made by game and fish? I have no idea how state government works does anyone have insight on how this process would start? Arizona Voters Shoot Down Prop 109Defeated by preliminary margin, Prop 109 results demonstrate Arizona voter support for animal protection policies and the right to citizen initiatives PHOENIX — Voters sent a strong message to the Arizona Legislature on Tuesday by rejecting Proposition 109, a referendum that would have amended the Arizona Constitution to give the legislature “exclusive” authority over wildlife issues while seeking to also forbid citizens from initiating statutory petitions. “We are grateful to the citizens of Arizona for once again rejecting an attempt by the trophy hunting lobby to block citizen initiatives to protect wildlife,” said Kari Nienstedt, Arizona state director for The Humane Society of the United States. “It’s always better to keep power in the hands of the people, and that’s just what voters did tonight by saying ‘no’ to Prop 109. This is a victory for voters and for wildlife, and a defeat for the NRA and other special interests that don’t trust the judgment of voters.” Prop 109 was one of 10 measures on the 2010 ballot. If passed, Prop 109 would have given the Arizona Legislature “exclusive” authority over wildlife issues, disturbing the system that is partially insulated from politics and has been in effect in Arizona for more than 80 years. Prop 109 also would have threatened voter rights regarding the initiative process when it came to inhumane and unethical wildlife treatment. “Arizona voters spoke loud and clear. They don’t want the Legislature to politicize wildlife policy,” said Stephanie Nichols-Young, chair of Arizonans Against the Power Grab – No on 109. “Prop 109 was a power grab, pure and simple—and the voters of Arizona not only knew it, but clearly opposed it.” Several former Arizona Game and Fish Commissioners lauded the results, encouraged that the vote will help keep science-based wildlife management in place. “My wife and I hunt and fish each year, and I’m glad voters saw through the shady language and deceptive wording of this referendum so that we could enjoy these wonderful traditions for years to come,” said former Commissioner Tom Woods. A coalition of organizations across the state provided the foundation for a strong grassroots effort. Funding for the campaign was provided by the Humane Society of the United States, with 230,000 supporters in Arizona. The primary funder among Prop 109 proponents was the National Rifle Association, which persuaded the Legislature to place the referendum on the ballot, and then contributed more than $223,000 in support of the campaign. Tempe resident Thomas Hulen, a hunter and self-described conservationist, voted no on Prop 109. “As a longtime hunter, I’m ecstatic that this ridiculous ballot referendum has gone down to defeat,” he said. “There is no threat to hunting and fishing in Arizona, and I’m glad my hunting buddies and other Arizonans who voted ‘no’ realized that.” Opposition to Prop 109 was widespread including prominent elected officials, community leaders, and organizations such as the Animal Defense League of Arizona, the Sierra Club, and the Humane Society of the United States. By the end of the campaign, nearly all major news outlets that weighed in on the issue editorialized against Prop 109 including The Arizona Republic, East Valley Tribune, Tucson Citizen, Tucson Weekly, Arizona Daily Star and The Yuma Sun. The failure of Prop 109 marks the latest defeat of efforts by special interests to weaken Arizona’s now well-established reputation for supporting animal protection efforts and the right to citizen initiatives. In 2006, Arizona voters approved the Humane Farming initiative. In 2000, Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure that would have required all wildlife initiatives pass by a two-thirds vote. In 1998, Arizona voters approved an initiative that banned cockfighting after the Legislature failed to ban the practice and also approved the Voter Protection Act to protect the initiative process. And in 1994, Arizona voters approved a citizen initiative banning the use of leghold traps, again after the Legislature failed to act on similar legislation. -30- Paid for by Arizonans Against the Power Grab – No on 109, with major funding from The Humane Society of the United States and The Fund for Animals, national nonprofits based outside the state, with 230,000 Arizona supporters. Donate Sign Up Take Action Shop Media Contact List2

I heard unit 1 had a ton of trees down, real hard to get around

you havent seen anything yet, do you remember back in the day when that one women and her Rancher husband was in the commission or had something to do with that. they also started a CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION. they were dirty as the day was long and only cared about selling out land own tags. this was also during the USO debacle. Cant remember her name but I know RINGER DOES. they are other ones that need to be watched very closely Sue Chilton

The Forest Service has a prescribed fire going right now north of Apache Maid

I could be wrong but I don't believe you will be able to even scout the big bo for your hunt until probably august so scout the country that isn't on the ranch hard until you can access the ranch. If your not finding what your looking for off the ranch then pony up the money for the access to the ranch.

The 2018 fall hunt recommendations are out, let the bitching begin.

I thought U of A's butt kicking was bad and now Virginia just got thumped by the 16 seed by 20 points. You have to love March Madness.

Looking like the Pac-12 will be 0-3. typical Wildcats one and done

well pac-12 off to a great start, 0-2 BYE BYE ASU

I thought since Sundevil liked Wikipedia so much he might enjoy this. As of April 5, 2017 the University of Arizona holds the all time record in all 3 major men's sports. Starting with basketball they hold a record of 150-82 against ASU. They also hold the all time record in football 49-40-1. Finally holding the all time record in baseball 247-215-1.

Not sure if they specifically do pig surveys but I would guess when they're up in the air doing other surveys they keep track of all big game observed.

The answer to your title is no the G&F is not secretly meeting, as you mentioned every one of their meetings is posted on their website thru 2018 and even the first one in 2019.

Tice hasn't worked for the AZGFD for quite a few years now and I believe Amber Munig is the one who brings the hunt recommendations in front of the commission.