Flatlander
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I know we are right before the holiday and mid-season on a bunch of hunts, but there is an issue in Unit 3A that needs immediate attention.
Below is a picture of the hunt recommendations for 2024 Elk and Antelope. Included in the recommendations is a modification to the boundary description for 3A that changes the hunts or area for draw tags to that portion of the unit within the Apache Sitgreaves NF. The remainder of the unit was converted to OTC at the insistence of the ranchers in the area.
With the OTC designation, the Elkins and Carlisle ranches have entered into an exclusive access agreement with an outfitter who is selling OTC hunts for $10k.
This privatization of hunting and commercialization of a public resource is not in line with the North American Model and is a disservice to all hunters.
Please submit a comment to AZGFD to close elk hunting in the Zeniff hunt area until these ranches create a public access agreement similar to what other ranches in the state have done.
Submit comments to:
[email protected]
Below is a picture of the hunt recommendations for 2024 Elk and Antelope. Included in the recommendations is a modification to the boundary description for 3A that changes the hunts or area for draw tags to that portion of the unit within the Apache Sitgreaves NF. The remainder of the unit was converted to OTC at the insistence of the ranchers in the area.
With the OTC designation, the Elkins and Carlisle ranches have entered into an exclusive access agreement with an outfitter who is selling OTC hunts for $10k.
This privatization of hunting and commercialization of a public resource is not in line with the North American Model and is a disservice to all hunters.
Please submit a comment to AZGFD to close elk hunting in the Zeniff hunt area until these ranches create a public access agreement similar to what other ranches in the state have done.
Submit comments to:
[email protected]