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    38 minutes ago, HighschoolHunter said:

    What makes you say that? I haven’t heard anything so I don’t have a clue but was planning on being in 27 this weekend. Is there a lotta deep snow still up there?

    From what I've heard and seen there are still 6-8 foot drifts everywhere. I've heard they plan on plowing the road to the Big Lake turnoff, but that is as far as you'll be able to get.

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    My house has had 3 tags in 35A/B and we went and did the surveys every time.  I don't know if they still do it the same way but when we did the survey the fort Huachuca chapter provided dinner on Saturday night.  We were also able to sit down and look at all the survey data from the routes they check.  Really good people from that chapter and very helpful.

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    I'm not sure how a WM might interrupt A.R.S. 17-101 and the definition of. “Take” means pursuing, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, killing, capturing, snaring or netting wildlife or placing or using any net or other device or trap in a manner that may result in capturing or killing wildlife.

    There is definitely a season on upland game birds so if a WM came across you out in the field with your bird dogs "pursuing" any of the game birds out of season I guess he could try and write you a citation for the "take" of such wildlife out of season.  I think it would be a very far stretch especially if you didn't have a weapon like a shotgun with you.

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    1 hour ago, GreatWhiteBuffalo said:

    Two Auction tags just raised over $1mil.

    They will need to sell 100,000 x$10ea to replace revenue.

     

    They have gotten rid of auction tags but raffle tags aren't the only option.  Last year they did a competition and used one of the deer tags. Between the deer tag and an elk hunt in NM they raised over 900,000.

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    5 hours ago, idgaf said:

    Here's the difference. Although auction/raffle money goes back to g&f, how it is used is at discretion of the auctioning tag  recipient. (For the most part)   this style I am willing to bet would just go into the general fund, unless otherwise stated.  (I don't feel like reading the rules to say for certain)

    • This is discretionary. The objective is to generate revenue in order to maintain current operations and limit or eliminate the need to increase license and hunt permit-tag fees.

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    AZGFD

    Limited-Entry Permit-Tag Seasons

     

     

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    Open: 4/3/2024 8:00:00 AM

    Closes: 4/9/2024 5:00:00 PM

     

     

     

    Check back here on Wednesday, April 03 2024 8:00 AM (AZ time) when the application portal opens. The application portal will close Tuesday, April 09 2024 5:00 PM (AZ time).

     


     

    For more information about the Limited-Entry Permit-Tag Seasons program

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    20 minutes ago, wildwoody said:

    Has anyone noticed the absence of fish stockings by the game and fish. Me and my father were talking while fishing up at Horseshoe . He was saying they  only  stocked the valley lakes twice and last time was in December. And the birds eat most of them when they hit the water so half gone.and 1 catfish stocking all year.  And there much smaller. I noticed up here at Green valley lake has a month gap between stocking. So we were told smaller keep limet of 4 and bigger fish. Haven't noticed bigger fish yet. Thoughts 

    I don't know where your father fishes in the valley but according to the AZGFD website they have done plenty of stocking in the valley since December and the places that were scheduled and didn't get stocked the reason was given, mostly Golden Algae and access issues.  Catfish stockings don't start until April and it looks like there are plenty planned.  If you're talking the Urban fish those are purchased from an outside vendor and the ones I've seen stocked seem to be pretty decent size. As for the cormorants eating fish I guess that's just the cost of doing business, they are protected federally so nothing the AZGFD can do about that.

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    1 hour ago, wildwoody said:

    Yes I do know that, but still not stopping them from adding the $5 and specifically alot it to the projects. But they wouldn't do that. I get it both ways. I could also say if they tightened there belt a little they could save much more the that, but we couldn't do that either. Good place to open a DNR that could care a little more about the animals instead of hunter opportunities. Just me means nuttin.

    There isn't a wildlife agency in this country that manages the wildlife strictly for trophy opportunities.  If you want an agency that cares a little more for the animals let the humane society manage AZ's wildlife.

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    23 minutes ago, firstcoueswas80 said:

    Oh there is no doubt the money gets spent. I would like to see some transparency on where/how etc. 

    If you’re that worried about it do some digging and find out. The info is there.

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    8 hours ago, bonecollector said:

    What is going to stop them this time? The commission is doing whatever they want. The public comments are just the dog and pony show. 

    I'm guessing it was the public that had enough of the same 3 guys buying their way into some of the best tags this country has to offer.  It seems like the commission heard the public loud and clear.

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    On 3/16/2024 at 4:04 PM, yotebuster said:

    That’s a good point.  If they could continue the raffles via the banquets that would really get people excited.  My guess is they’re gonna switch to many more raffle tags to replace the funding from the auction tags.  I bet that’s why they were testing the water with those special allocation tags last year.  I’m all for any of that type of raffle where you can raise way more money then a particular tag is “worth”. 

    The AZGFD won't be switching to many more raffle tags, that was already tried once and it was a real chit storm for the Representative Weir when he tried that with a house bill.  There will still just be 3 tags allocated for each species for a total of 30 tags. If you're referring to the limited entry tags I'm sure they will continue but I doubt they will ever get to crazy with the number of those that are allowed.

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    There were 24,350 total permits issued for the elk and antelope draw and there were 230,626 people who either applied for those tags or bought a point.  Might as well get used to the OTC hunts getting hammered.

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    10 hours ago, NOTAGS said:

    Hunter opportunity ….lol, aka Mo Money! Their “ surveys “have shown hunters would prefer opportunity  over quality… hence a bazillion tags   In each of three hunts for coues in so many units  and now 700 pied pipers whistling through 6A on an early bow  bull hunt….

    6A has had 700 archery bull tags since the mid 90's, there was a stretch of time where 6A was broken up into North, South and West but it still amounted to around 700 tags.

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    Alan Hamberlin 2023-0063 Possess Unlawfully Taken Mule Deer. Import Unlawfully Taken Mule Deer. Ryan Hatch 2023-0064 Possess Unlawfully Taken Mule Deer. Import Unlawfully Taken Mule Deer

    Not related to A3 but these two also lost their license for 5 years.

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    If it was me and I was going to use a dog to blood trail any big game animal other than mountain lion or bear and that's only if bear and lion is open, I would leave weapons at camp. If I was to wound an animal on the last day of the hunt, I would notify AZGFD if i was going to try and recover animal after the season closes. 

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