HuntHarder

Tony- I think you are missing the point here. Clearly, they can currently apply for any hunt they want to. I think that is what I and others are saying, is that maybe G&F should look at this. Should a guy whose shoulder is no longer allowing him to draw a bow, be able to crossbow hunt during an archery only hunt? Or should that guy crossbow hunt during the general hunt? It's a tricky situation because I can see arguments for both.

Crossbow permits is another subject that azgfd needs to examine. I agree it is abused by some. I met a guy last year on my goat hunt that was clearly not disabled and even gave me a shiteating smirk when he said he could shoot 110 yards with his crossbow.. Again, a few bad apples gonna ruin it for all.

Atleast you have to be in the field to use the rangefinder. You can literally set 5 cameras out, come back in 2 months, figure out which area has more deer in it and make a game plan from there. Imagine if you had to scout those areas without cameras now. You have to hit each area atleast a couple days, sit there for hours and actually put in a little effort. Only after 10 days or so in the field, would you gain a little knowledge of the animals in the area. Then you have to commit to an area and hunt it with no camera watching your other areas. So if the animals change their patterns, you now need to start your scouting over and start actually putting time in the field. Its really easy to put cameras out, check said sd cards, narrow down your hunt area and start having some success. The odds that you kill the biggest buck on camera is still low, but atleast you are in the batter's box swinging away.

Is there a way to get info on how many champ hunters get tags?

I love that people are starting to get a glimpse at how exactly the market works. I have co-workers who have never traded before asking questions. Some are fully engulfed in the GME scheme now. I piggy backed off of it and made some nice gains on AMC and AAL. This market is flat out fun and most are making money in it. Trade wisely and enjoy the extra money!

I thought airbows were banned here? Are they really still legal?

WRONG. You will soon see just how easy it will be. How do they enforce all those other laws? How do they prove who's bait it is? As a civilized society, MOST follow the laws. Sure, there will be guys that won't, but the vast majority will. Those who continue to not follow them will eventually get caught. It might be years down the road, but eventually they will be caught.

Easily enforceable. Same as enforcing baiting, poaching, night vision and for that matter any other law..

Just kidding dude!!

I remember having to be the guy that had to get that cosmeline off of them. That job SUCKED! The late Fred Cronk used to just give me the look and point with his giant paw and I knew it was going to suck. Haha. Then the $79.99 sale would start and we would blow thru double digits in a weekend.

Poor kid with the forkie

Now that would be a crime!

It's not ok now. Stealing is always wrong.

You sir, have the right username.

Hahaha Exactly! I just need to iron out the details of the hunt. i.e daytime vs. nighttime, which camo pattern works best, face paint or no face paint, silent sneakers or just regular ole' boots, the best cover scents, When the peak of the hunt is. So many details to figure out.

It's gonna be like Easter egg hunting or Shed hunting.

Can't wait until it's open camera season. Ebay is gonna be filled with Az trail cameras.

Amanda. Havnt seen her post much at all lately.

I've been terrorizing the same 3-4 herds for 17 years. They are ALWAYS within a mile of where I think is their epicenter. Sometimes they can be hard to locate within that mile, but a good coverage plan usually turns them up.

No, you can not buy tags online as of now. I heard that Az might venture into digital tags. It's nice to buy your license online so that it automatically populates your license info on your apps. The portal system I have 0 problems with but do agree it could be streamlined significantly. Sidenote* Anyone else remember the days of calling 602-942-3000 over and over and over trying to get thru to see if you were drawn. I can remember as a kid dialing and dialing and dialing.

Catfish Kev don't need no stinkin' hounds. That ole' boy is a hound! Good luck brochacho

Good to see you made it thru this Kev.. I wonder when guys are gonna get sick of all this end of the world shitt.

Your swing makes my back hurt! haha

So you want to confirm your suspicions? Gotcha....

Reason for asking the distance?