AZcoues_addict
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I had a sig kilo 2k, loved it. But the LED's in the display went out after about 4-5 years. Sig said its out of warranty, only offered a discount on buying a new unit. Total crap.
Same exact thing happened to a friend, but his went out on his rifle elk hunt so he couldn't read the distance. Very bad! I loved the Sig until I realized it's a short lifetime with bad warranty. I'm not the type to buy a new rangefinder every 5 years.
So I bought the Vortex ranger 1800 for the lifetime warranty over spending my money with Sig. The Vortex works for me. But I don't need it read much further than I can shoot. I can get it to read out to about 800-1000 fairly consistently. That's far enough for me, or I need to get closer. Probably good advice, and a decent unit for new young hunter.
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50 minutes ago, Edge said:I spoke to a AZGFD agent about this subject several years ago. He told me yes.you can be charged for using dangerous weapons while under the influence.
Thanks Edge I figured as much. Just curious if it was a reg, statue, or state law, and which / where? Figured someone on here may know exactly. It's obviously good practice and should always be followed no matter the situation, but that is another discussion.
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Nobody was hammered. Simply having their first when done hunting, passed with flying colors. So much for the smart a$$ comments. Thanks for contributing and assuming.
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Updated above to state no driving involved. Just archery hunting. I understand you never have to submit. Just wondering if the ask for a test is beyond the regulations or not.
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Can someone point me to a specific arizona regulation or statute? I searched and couldn't find anything on the topic. Maybe I glossed over it.
Can you be sobriety tested when archery hunting in Az? Please keep the personal opinions to a minimum for sake of the information, no smart a$$ remarks, no it wasn't me either....Please just post the regulation or statute number, and wording or quote that is relevant please. I already know you can't discharge a firearm. But I'm talking about archery, no firearms involved. No driving involved. Thanks.
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3 hours ago, BOWUNTR said:Pick your weapon... if you buy an otc tag in January you don't get to apply in the draw. No more having 2 deer tags. Otc sales cut in half, reduced take. Problem solved
Not sure this solves anything, but it results in less hunter opportunity. The harvest is already limited, so it doesn't reduce take by much. This just means less people in the woods, and less income for AZGFD due to reduced sales. I've bought an archery tag and rifle tags for many years, but can only take 1 deer. Meaning the rifle tag is trash and a donation if I harvest during archery.
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On 1/28/2023 at 8:21 AM, Northern Pintail said: PR funds do not go to salaries. PR funds can only be used for on the ground projects. A quick google search says they can only be used for program administration, recruitment, hunter Ed, and wildlife restoration projects.
I would assume some portion of salaries are considered Program Administration. In a nutshell, that is what the department mostly does and why they were created in the first place...to administer wildlife restoration.
Either way, salaries aside, he was specifically talking about gas cost, and 50k trucks. I would think those do qualify under the definition. Those are 100% "on the ground"...
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On 1/21/2023 at 7:43 PM, Northern Pintail said:Of course he doesn’t. It’s just the normal comment. There is always a little misspending but tell me how many fishing licenses they have to sell just to fill one truck with gas? Three or four? For not getting general tax money I have no idea how they make ends meet. Then talk about 50k trucks.
The WY prices increases do seem steep IMO!
Maybe AZGFD doesn't get general AZ tax money, but Pittman Robertson is general federal funding IMO, along with federal grants some years, they do have multiple sources of income...it may not be enough, but I'm just saying...
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On 9/21/2022 at 12:37 PM, NOTAGS said:the only good news that I saw in the OTC bear info is that ALL kills have to be presented to a GF rep for a physical inspection
Manadartory reporting for bear/lion had already been around for quite a while. And we already had OTC bear hunts. The difference is they did away with the more limited/coveted archery bear tags in spring/summer. So less options, less opportunity in my opinion.
Big BOOOO here as well...
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2 hours ago, CouesFanatic said:Thats how I understand it. Thats why you get a range of point levels in the bonus point pass
Then you agree there is definintely a first-come first-served "line" for 20% of the tags. That was my point for Geoff, which he may not understand correclty from earlier comments I read. We are all in this "line" currently, it just changes based on how we apply each year. Not sure why others said it's lottery and no line? It's both.
We are also in a random lottery (no line) for the 80% pass every year also (when we are too far back in the line for the first 20%).
Personally, I'm more a fan of AZ and NV systems. Everyone has a chance, however small. NV doesn't have the game to support the demand, so preference systems won't work (similar to Az), but squaring bonus points like NV does might be a nice add to AZ system in my opinion. Instead of an linear increasing chance in the 80% pass, it would be squared. With decreasing habitat, game, drought, and more people living in the state every year - I think squaring bonus points might be good option to think about going forward.
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I thought tags are guaranteed in the bonus pass once you have enough bonus points? And the only draw in the 20% bonus pass is between people "tied" at the lower bonus point levels?
The only reason the stats don't show as 100% - is because the people with enough points drew their other choice (1st OR 2nd choice) in that pass - eliminating them from one of their choices. But the stats include them in both hunt numbers. So the stats are not 100% correct and somewhat misleading? At least that's how I think of it.
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On 3/25/2022 at 3:48 PM, StickFlicker said:The thing that makes no sense to me is the apparent randomness of the 20% max archery harvest that they've used for years. Let's just look at an extreme case to see if this model works correctly; If most of the rifle hunters decided that they preferred to be bowhunters for deer, G&F would still not allow more of the kill to go to bowhunters because it is capped at 20% of the rifle kill. That's true even if 95% of the hunters showed a preference to hunt with a bow instead of a rifle (I said we're looking at an extreme example to see if the system works). Shouldn't it be set on a dynamic basis so that the more hunters that expressed a preferred desire to hunt with a bow (or even if more expressed a desire to hunt with a rifle for that matter), the permits and subsequent kill should reflect that? It is that way for the other species. If a higher percentage of hunters applied for archery ELK first choice and not rifle, they would adjust the number of permits (and resulting harvest) to give more archery permits and fewer rifle. But for deer hunting, they have a flat and fixed percentage that can't change no matter how much demand for archery permits increases and rifle permits decreases? That has always made no sense to me.
The difference with elk is they are all draw tags, so easier to manage. Deer has OTC combined with draw tags. My guess is they want to try and keep the deer rifle tags #'s relatively flat with only small changes in tag numbers each year (easier for budget and objective planning), while still selling as many OTC tags as possible (to optiminze budget), all while not killing too many archery deer that will drastically affect next years rifle tag numbers or buck:doe ratio negativley. And they think 20% works. Just simple management.
So the OTC archery tags are cut first, since the rifle tags are more difficult to manage and plan for. In other words the OTC tags take a back-seat. They assume you will hunt another unit that is open, or not hunt at all.
I don't like this idea, it's just what I've come up with, after many years of sitting glassing for archery deer, while wondering the same thing as you.
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Lost PSE bow near Sunflower, at FS road 22 parking lot (posting for little brother). Was left at trailhead (trail going into Bushnell tanks). Left bow by car accidently, came back later and it was gone. Please let me know if you have any information. Thanks.
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Crazy rule in my opinion, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
They "should" likely refund you the difference if they really want to promote youth hunting. It doesn't make much sense to penalize a youth tag interms of $$, just because they want to also apply for adult tags at the same time? Some of those youth tags have worse odds than some adult tags...that is another reason why this rule doesn't make any sense to me.
Back when tags were paid for upfront, this rule maybe was intended to charge you for the more expensive tag upfront (like the check/money order old days). But again they should have reimburse you if you drew the lesser tag. My opinion. Somewhat similar to UT and NM who have premium or high demand hunts, you pay the higher price, but get refunded if you draw the lesser tag cost.
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This old buck had a roman nose
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Beautiful desert buck! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing!
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I estimate 84-85.
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Nice buck, thanks for posting!
If you don't mind me asking, what year was that buck harvested? I'm trying to figure out when he's going to call me to pick mine up.
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Great buck, and congrats on a beautiful archery coues Jim! The story and pictures are fantastic, thanks for sharing!
I too hope to get that "holy grail" one day on a P&Y buck, good luck!
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Holy smokes what a ram! Tell Darrel I sat with him at his table during the bighorn banquet and we talked hunting quite a bit. He couldn't have been more right when he said he had hired the right guides for the unit. Congrats on a magnificent ram!
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I was fortunate to draw two archery antelope tags this year, in two different states, and killed both bucks within 8 days of hunting, 10 days apart! Both bucks were taken by spot and stalk, and this now makes my third spot and stalk archery antelope buck, all in 3 different states. I feel fortunate to get to hunt these beautiful animals, and even more fortunate to be able to harvest on both hunts!
First buck was taken in NM, after an extremely eventful and exciting hunt. My strategy was to belly crawl as close as I could get, and then wait. As luck would have it, the buck finally came to me. One shot, quatering through the front shoulder and out the paunch as he faced me nearly head on. He ran 50 yards and dropped. This is my best archery antelope!
Second buck was taken in UT the following week. It was a short hunt, the big one got away, but this buck had a good look to him and was very nice compared to the quality of bucks I was seeing in the unit. One shot, quatering away, through the last rib and up into the opposite front shoulder as he fed unaware of my presence. He ran 60 yards and fell for good!
Here is the full story for the first buck NM Buck
Here is the full story for the second buck UT Buck
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I'm seeking recommendations and names for my father. He is entertaining the idea of getting an Elk guide for his archery elk permit this fall. He already has talked to one guide, but wants more info. His hunt is in the Flagstaff area.
What he wants: Someone to call, and someone who is good at calling in and working bulls. Also someone who will help with the hard work if he gets one down.
What he does NOT need: Someone to set up camp, cook, scout and find a monster bull.
My father is in good shape, he's a good shot, and he's a great hunter. He has killed one 5x5 bull, and multiple cows with his bow, including multiple deer. He just wants someone to work bulls with him and hopefully get him within range of a nice 6x6. Unfortunately, I'm not the best elk caller, and I have so many hunts this fall that it will be difficult to get away and help him for more than 2-3 days, so I'm looking for advice from others!
PM if you have an issue posting.
Thanks!
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I think I'm in the same boat as Jim. I wanted to take my Big 10 at a young age and harvested 8 of 10 before 30 years of age, but will probably now grow old waiting for a sheep or buffalo tag. I've taken 5 of 10 archery, and hoping to increase the archery count this year. Good information here, thanks for all the info Bill and Tony.
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Awesome pics! Those are some really nice bucks.
The pic of the lion brings back memories, that's the same position mine was in when I shot her with my bow!
Registering vehicles in Montana, anyone doing it?
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Mulepacker had it right, and you misunderstood Buffett's quote - he said he pays less tax rate (or percentage) than his secretary. Not less taxes (or smaller dollar value). 2 different things commonly confused.