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A friend sent this to me but he didn't write it. DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT ARIZONA? 1. Arizona has 3,928 mountain peaks and summits, more mountains than any one of the other Mountain States (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming). 2. All New England, plus the state of Pennsylvania would fit inside Arizona. 3. Arizona became the 48th state and last of the contiguous states on February 14, 1912. 4. Arizona's disparate climate can yield both the highest temperature across the nation and the lowest temperature across the nation in the same day. 5. There are more wilderness areas in Arizona than in the entire Midwest. Arizona alone has 90 wilderness areas, while the Midwest has 50. 6. Arizona has 26 peaks that are more than 10,000 feet in elevation. 7. Arizona has the largest contiguous stand of Ponderosa pines in the world stretching from near Flagstaff along the Mogollon Rim to the White Mountains region. 8. Yuma, Arizona is the country's highest producer of winter vegetables, especially lettuce. 9. Arizona is the 6th largest state in the nation, covering 113,909 square miles. 10. Out of all the states in the U.S., Arizona has the largest percentage of its land designated as Indian lands. 11. The Five C's of Arizona's economy are: Cattle, Copper, Citrus, Cotton, and Climate. 12. More copper is mined in Arizona than all the other states combined, and the Morenci Mine is the largest copper producer in all of North America. 13. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, two of the most prominent movie stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, were married on March 18, 1939, in Kingman, Arizona. 14. Covering 18,608 sq. miles, Coconino County is the second largest county by land area in the 48 contiguous United States. (San Bernardino County in California is the largest) 15. The world's largest solar telescope is located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Sells, Arizona.. 16. Bisbee, Arizona is known as the Queen of the Copper Mines because during its mining heyday it produced nearly 25 percent of the world's copper and was the largest city in the Southwest between Saint Louis and San Francisco. 17. Billy the Kid killed his first man, Windy Cahill, in Bonita, Arizona. 18. Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every person in the United States. 19. Famous labor leader and activist Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma. 20. In 1912, President William Howard Taft was ready to make Arizona a state on February 12, but it was Lincoln's birthday. The next day, the 13th, was considered bad luck so they waited until the following day. That' how Arizona became known as the Valentine State. 21. When England's famous London Bridge was replaced in the 1960s, the original was purchased, dismantled, shipped stone by stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it still stands today. 22. Mount Lemmon, Tucson, in the Santa Catalina Mountains, is the southernmost ski resort in the United States. 23. Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Picacho, Arizona is the largest privately-owned ostrich ranch in the world outside South Africa. 24. If you cut down a protected species of cactus in Arizona, you could spend more than a year in prison. 25. The world's largest to-scale collection of miniature airplane models is housed at the library at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. 26. The only place in the country where mail is delivered by mule is the village of Supai, located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. 27. Located on Arizona's western border, Parker Dam is the deepest dam in the world at 320 feet. 28. South Mountain Park/Preserve in Phoenix is the largest municipal park in the country. 29. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located about 55 miles west of Phoenix, generates more electricity than any other U.S. power plant. 30. Oraibi, a Hopi village located in Navajo County, Arizona, dates back to before A.D. 1200 and is reputed to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in America. 31. Built by Del Webb in 1960, Sun City, Arizona was the first 55-plus active adult retirement community in the country. 32. Petrified wood is the official state fossil. The Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona contains America's largest deposits of petrified wood. 33. Many of the founders of San Francisco in 1776 were Spanish colonists from Tubac, Arizona. 34. Phoenix originated in 1866 as a hay camp to supply military post Camp McDowell. 35. Rainfall averages for Arizona range from less than three inches in the deserts to more than 30 inches per year in the mountains. 36. Rising to a height of 12,643 feet, Mount Humphreys north of Flagstaff is the state's highest mountain. 37. Roadrunners are not just in cartoons! In Arizona, you'll see them running up to 17-mph away from their enemies. 38. The Saguaro cactus is the largest cactus found in the U.S. It can grow as high as a five-story building and is native to the Sonoran Desert, which stretches across southern Arizona. 39. Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, grew up on a large family ranch near Duncan, Arizona. 40. The best-preserved meteor crater in the world is located near Winslow, Arizona. 41. The average state elevation is 4,000 feet. 42. The Navajo Nation spans 27,000 square miles across the states of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, but its capital is seated in Window Rock, Arizona. 43. The amount of copper utilized to make the copper dome atop Arizona's Capitol building is equivalent to the amount used in 4.8 million pennies. 44. Near Yuma, the Colorado River's elevation dips to 70 feet above sea level, making it the lowest point in the state. 45. The geographic center of Arizona is 55 miles southeast of Prescott near the community of Mayer. 46. You could pile four 1,300-foot skyscrapers on top of each other and they still would not reach the rim of the Grand Canyon. 47. The hottest temperature recorded in Arizona was 128 degrees at Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994 48. The coldest temperature recorded in Arizona was 40 degrees below zero at Hawley Lake on January 7, 1971. 49. A saguaro cactus can store up to nine tons of water. 50. The state of Massachusetts could fit inside Maricopa County (9,922 sq. miles). 51. The westernmost battle of the Civil War was fought at Picacho Pass on April 15, 1862 near Picacho Peak in Pinal County 52. There are 11.2 million acres of National Forest in Arizona, and one-fourth of the state forested. 53. Wyatt Earp was neither the town marshal nor the sheriff in Tombstone at the time of the shoot-out at the O..K. Corral. His brother Virgil was the town marshal. 54. On June 6, 1936, the first barrel of tequila produced in the United States rolled off the production line in Nogales, Arizona. 55. The Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse desert in North America. 56. Bisbee is the Nation's Southernmost mile-high city. 57. The two largest man-made lakes in the U.S. are Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both located in Arizona. 58. The longest remaining intact section of Route 66 can be found in Arizona and runs from Seligman to Topock, a total of 157 unbroken miles. 59. The 13 stripes on the Arizona flag represent the 13 original colonies of the United States. 60. The negotiations for Geronimo's final surrender took place in Skeleton Canyon, near present day Douglas, Arizona, in 1886. 61. Prescott, Arizona is home to the world's oldest rodeo, and Payson, Arizona is home to the world's oldest continuous rodeo, both of which date back to the 1880's. 62. Kartchner Caverns, near Benson, Arizona, is a massive limestone cave with 13,000 feet of passages, two rooms as long as football fields, and one of the world's longest soda straw stalactites: measuring 21 feet 3 inches. 63. You can carry a loaded firearm on your person, no permit required. 64. Arizona has one of the lowest crime rates in the U.S.A. 65. We've reached max capacity so don't move here!

Per the hunt guidelines if more than 20% of the total annual harvest comes during archery the unit transitions to a draw unit. Because there is no cap on the number of OTC non-permits sold to non-residents, that means that a flood of successful non-residents can push a unit to a draw for archery. I believe we should be petitioning the commission to adjust the guidelines regarding NR archery deer permits. I would advocate a cap on the total number available for purchase, which could lead to problematic situations for a first come first serve buying scenario. Or requiring NR’s to apply for archery. But either way, my recommendation is that NR be required to choose between applying for a rifle hunt / building points and hunting the archery hunt.

Why make people ask for a price. This piece of shoot is for sale. Post the asking price

Went out for 5 hours on Sunday the 27th and delt with the wind. Boated 5 nice crappie over 15 inches and 10 nice bass. I found a point on main lake on the salt end and it was loaded with fish 25 to 40 foot of water slow trolling jigs with a minnow and they were eating it this week. No messing around. 54 degree surface temp. Cheers

Saw a rutting mule deer yesterday, also saw whitetail does by themselves and my wife shot an 80-85" whitetail that was with 2 does, I think things are just getting started in unit 21 anyways

Hes asking $700 Don't know why its a secret.

I put 4 stalks on this buck Friday but each time busted by one of his 11 does. Caught up with him again Saturday morning and made what I thought was a very marginal shot. Playing safe, I spent the rest of the day glassing, trying to find him with the optics to no avail. The following morning dropped into where he took off after the shot and found him within 200 yards. The arrow, although farther back then I would have preferred, did catch vitals so I'm sure he was done within a couple of minutes. Don't mind the long hair. It's Covid season and I'm living my best Tom Hanks from Cast Away.

Sold

No, there's been years and years of studies that prove that doesn't work. Plus a lot of deer get killed and left because its one point short or different than they thought.

Good stuff. Saved the best for last!

And if I went there right now I bet I’d find plenty of dudes hunting carp deer.

That was it, had to look through 4 different emails to get the info for everyone. I wish an entire family could use one email for everyone. Thanks

Check out this topic.

I'll put a post on here if all goes well

Keep me posted if things work out. If I haven’t found one by then I’ll let you know.

Tough muzzy hunt this year. Way different then my 2015 muzzy hunt but I was able to get my good bud on a decent buck. In over 10 days hunting hitting different units we only seen 5 bucks. All without does and 0 rut activity. Got this guy yesterday all by his lonesome. Not too bad for his first buck Good luck to the rest of muzzy hunters.

0%,60%,80%....not sure...but I am sure it’s less then the ratio of cousin kissers and poachers to respectable people in your family

Just in case anyone needs any. Also some smatterings of WSM loadings available. No 6.5 offerings, though.

Cabelas had 9mm at 10am

Sorry, I do not have any primers. Thanks though.

I think you broke his code without the decoder ring.

Make Osso Bucco out of the shanks and you'll never grind them again. It's really easy - https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/braised-shanks-osso-bucco-recipe

This isn't about cameras or guides or powerlines. It is about grown adults acting like children. Men running around the woods and on the internet behaving like spoiled entitled brats. Mom and Dad have put up with it long enough and are tired of the incessant whining and crying about who did what to whom at whichever waterhole. So now they are taking away the toys and "putting an end to it". Although those who have children or have behaved as children know darn will this will not work, but it is what happens. Guilty or innocent all are punished because of our inability to self regulate and refusal to show a modicum of decency and self control.