knothead

To each their own. I believe it is important to support the things that are important to you in all aspects of life. For me, wildlife is important and so I belong to multiple organizations and I also make donations to G&F and many of the water hauling programs in place. Just because I don't see first hand where my money is going doesn't mean it's not going to where I intended it to go. I do think all these organizations along with G&F could do a better job of detailing where the money is being spent. In the mean time, I will continue to support AZ's wildlife.

There may be a silver lining if the latest rumor is correct and the draw has taken place but they are having problems interfacing with the card info. I'm guessing G&F already knows who the lucky recipients are and the tags are in the process of being printed. The few poor souls who get cards rejected, the dept can easily print a new tag for the next in line. In the grand scheme of things getting a tag by April 2nd or August 2nd really makes no difference. It only matter because that is is when they say they will have them sent out. At this point nobody really knows anything for sure and everything is left to speculation. my 2 cents

You have to look on the bright side. We have been getting much needed moisture the last month or so and might get more next week. Things are looking up all the time.

My daughter is finishing up her 3rd year of dental school at Midwestern University on 59th ave & 101 in north Glendale. I know they take a lot of people who do not have insurance and get work done at a discounted rate. State of the art facilities.

I'm no bear expert but I have read they like fresh young green grasses in the spring. Look for green up.

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Not what I wanted but better than a total ban.

thanks Dave, I wasn't that old when we went.

There was a G&F board meeting that I sat in on years ago and one of the board members at the time explained the reason why they can't charge up front. I was mostly going off of memory. Game & Fish has consistently said they can't charge up front due to the AZ banking laws.

Actually, the law is in place and it has nothing to do with AZ G&F. It is more of a banking law where charges can't be made on a card with no services rendered or something similar. Otherwise people could be charging lottery tickets on their credit card and then not pay. This is not the only reason but this is one of the situations that the state was afraid of when they lobbied to have this law put in place. The fix needs to be made at the state legislature and the law needs to be changed. The only people I ever hear question this law are hunters so that is why it really doesn't get much traction for change. G&F just has to comply with the current AZ banking laws. To be more fair, G&F should offer a place to list a 2nd card when applying. Not having funds is one thing but having a card canceled due to fraud and no fault of your own is completely different.

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I have 1 6x6 elk head from 2015 and antlers from other elk I have killed over the years along with one 5 point mule deer antler for sale. Prefer to sale them all together. They are just taking up space in shed. make offer. John 623-680-4458 North Peoria 83rd & Happy Valley rd area

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Going back to my computer programming days the best description of a conversion I ever heard was, It's kind of like changing a tire as the car is moving. I am not making excuses for G&F and have been critical of their IT department for years. I still don't believe many of the people that work there truly understand the draw. This goes for the people at front counter as well. They should have tested everything and fixed any errors long before they ever tried to run this draw. There certainly is an accountability difference between the government sector and private sector.

Dave, Can I get one of those Covid excuses in writing? You never know when it might come in handy.

I've had both shots. No side affects from the first in January. Had high fever and flu like symptoms for 24 hours after the 2nd shot 11 days ago. I'm anti flu vaccine but I did this mostly for the people around me. If the shot kills me, oh well. Better going out now than going out sitting in a wheel chair in some nursing home.

I had to call the manufacturer to get the exact wording. Here is what they told me. It is a stainless steel with Armor Alloy coating. I was told the Armor alloy is similar to what we call Cerakote today. The gun was made in 1987 and they only made this model from 1985-89. I have owned the gun for aprox 30 years and shot less than 200 rounds through either barrel.

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