New family tag?

NECALI · May 4, 2016

Anyone hear about a new program to get more new hunters. I was told that CA. Is adopting New hunter family tags. The way is was explained to me was, that a new hunter could apply for any zone and any family members could put in with them. And here's the thing I'm not to fond of, they would get first precedence over all others? Something sounds fishy.

tuleelk · May 4, 2016

Never heard of that. Where did you hear it?

Joe

Bob92057 · May 4, 2016

BS without supporting pix. Not in the Regs

NECALI · May 4, 2016

I hope so. A friend of mine went down for hunter safety instructor training and was told during the training that was going to happen? I hope he heard wrong, but with this fish and game anything is possible. Although it seems that they don't want new hunters.

hardbone · May 4, 2016

LAST EDITED ON May-04-16 AT 11:29PM (MST)[p]I seriously doubt this would happend unless it was a Apprentice tag.. (junor tag) ..
hardbone

Wiszard · May 5, 2016

This is already in place...they've hidden it to the masses by simply calling it the "A Zone". 65,000 tags...sounds about right.

Cancer doesn't discriminate...don't take your good health for granted because it can be gone in a heartbeat. Please go back and read the last line. This time really understand what it says.

Duckdon83 · May 5, 2016

I cannot seem to find anything about that.

NECALI · May 5, 2016

HaHa. That's funny Wizard. The B zones could probably fall into that category too.

Mallards_Only · May 6, 2016

No, the B Zone tags are the Minority Opportunity tags.

NECALI · May 6, 2016

Yep, I hear ya. I've heard stories of guys coming out of the hills with does in the back of their pick ups and the wardens wouldn't do anything because the judges wouldn't. They said they didn't know any better, that's how they did it where they came from. Now the herds are a small fraction of what they should be and Fish and Wildlife blames it on drought, encroachment and everything else but that and predators. They just don't get it.

bullskin · May 14, 2016

My son was drawn for an apprentice pheasant hunt this year. There are several categories of such "special" hunts now (some for women, adults new-to-hunting, etc.) that are family-oriented and, if I recall correctly, may even use the term "family" in their title or description. These may be what we are hearing about.

As for family deer tags recognized by DFG, now that would be a surprise. Even though it is what too many folks in my own town do on an annual basis.

Wiszard · May 14, 2016

There used to be a decent size antelope herd in a little town called Cuyama just east of us in the 80's. That is until it became a "farming" and magically, the antelope have all been poached out of existence. Go figure....some don't know the rules of management and hunting ethics.

Cancer doesn't discriminate...don't take your good health for granted because it can be gone in a heartbeat. Please go back and read the last line. This time really understand what it says.