Recent content by DanBnAZ

Might be a good idea to get on Mohave and Yavapai counties websites and pull up as many of the subdivision plats as you can. Muleybull is right, many of those "nesters" out there are unfriendly. If she has the archery tag I would carry a handgun that is legal to carry during that hunt. Many of...

This is a great deal if anyone is interested. My younger son won this trip (middle photo) last spring in the hunter education class. We went out a little early and didn't catch as many fish as Don thought we should have so he took us again. As you can tell by the photo we redeemed ourselves. My...

I watched most of the webcast and am still trying to process the intentions of the Commission when they asked Mr. Davis to facilitate this group. It does seem like a tough proposition to form a group to be the voice for persons whom thus far have chosen not to join any of the many other...

Billy, I'm curious, why the quotation marks surrounding the words public wildlife in your above post?

To my knowledge the funding for non-game comes mostly from the heritage fund (lottery and indian gaming) while the funding for game management comes from license/tag sales and Pittman-Robertson (federal excise tax on firearms, ammo, etc.). There's no doubt more dollars are needed for the issues...

Sending emails to the commissioners and game branch is a great way to express your desires on these issues. The commissioners who responded to me last year were very helpful and one of them shared my opinion on many of the issues. I don't recall the commission mandating an alternative deer unit...

I would like to share comments I sent to the commissioners last year when the the guidelines were open. You have to let the commission and gamebranch know how you feel. It's the only way to try and get changes. The buck to doe ratio was changed because of sportsmen/women sending comments. The...

I wonder how many people who used paper will use the on-line system in June so they will know if they have been drawn before results are posted? This delay between CC hits and results posting could encourage that. I wouldn't think they're having problems because they should have gotten them all...

I'm guessing it was the best deal they could agree on and G&F thought it was better than it being shut down completely. The one thing that bothers me is that the G&F website stated it was over safety concerns by the contractor. Statisticaly, hunting is one of the safest recreational activities...

Don, hopefully this young man can get a good tag. I did run into his grandfather at the archery shop and shared as much as I could about the tag he is going to transfer to him. I have known his family for many years and really wanted to help. I know it's not much but maybe it will be beneficial...

Congtatulations region I! You now may have an alternative management mule deer unit. Thanks to all of you who took the time to contact the commissioners and/or game branch to voice your concerns about our deer herds. Although I doubt we will ever return to the pre-2006 guidelines, good things...

If Az has laws preventing the G&F from collecting the tag fees up front, how come I have to send a check in with my application now? I do think that with the change to the tag transfer rule (the parent, grandparent or great-grandparent who drew the tag but transfered it not having to be present...

This survey is very similar to the last one. Alot of the questions are still "loaded" in my opinion. For example, the one about higher harvest success by lengthening the coues season resulting in potentially reducing tag numbers doesn't coincide with their current guidelines. Generally, higher...

nonet, let me start by saying thank you for sending your letter. Every little bit helps! I can understand your frustration from past experience. I've been getting the "run around" too. The reason I'm pushing this now is I think there are a lot of people who feel like we do and I believe the...

Quest, you may want to take a look at the thread titled "south of the ditch deer herds..." if you haven't already. It may shed a little light on how to go about getting things changed. If you would like to see tag numbers reduced, the guidelines need to be changed. For example, raise the...