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Great article. Nice to see a write-up that shines light on this ban for what is vs what the commission wants you to believe or what you see/hear from people uninformed on the situation. Was clearly from the start a personal agenda of Kurt and Todd's and the stunts pulled to make it happen are frankly laughable. I was curious what the final tally was regarding the last public comment period. Surprised to see it was 1,019 opposed to a mere 71 in support!

I'm hoping to get out for the August 20th archery opener for a couple days but will all depend how much time I spend on a NV the week prior. Would really like to take an AZ bruin.

Two nights in a row of strong winds and countless lightning in the sky to the south. Haven't seen a drop of rain here in Scottsdale though.

This isn't new news but still just as disgusting and upsetting to read again now as though I was seeing it for the first time. It feels like a big slap-in-the-face to spend sportsmans dollars on YouTube personalities to then in turn stick it to the residents of the state by taking away numerous hunting opportunities. The writing is on the wall, I think we can all see that the day of leftover deer tags is coming to end, picking up a second javelina tag, not likely. I think a lot of that has to do with social media pimping out the state and now a portion of that accountability falls directly on the hands of the AZGFD.

The rain this evening has been great. Keep it coming!

Gonna be a looooong wait for January OTC but do have archery deer tags in NV and CO for Aug/Sept.

That is awesome! Congrats on a fantastic buck!

I don't think anyone would argue this. Obviously 13B and A, the Bab, 9 and 10 (not on the Big Bo) are the trail cam problem areas. The issue with the ban lies with the rest of the state to the south where there isn't this trail cam congestion.

Why does the commission even have these public comment periods. Obviously they have their agenda and are going to do what they want despite how the majority of AZ sportsman and women feel. Sad day.

Randy Ulmer came to mind for me.

https://backpackinglight.com/gear-list-tenkara-fly-fishing-in-the-northern-rockies/ I recently read this article that peaked my interest in trying out a tenkara rod as well. Would be awesome to have on backpack hunts where I'm far too weight conscious to carry my normal fly fishing gear.

Once submitted unfortunately no way to change your app

Will have to check out that podcast but I don't like the sounds it. January OTC deer is hands down the hunt I look forward to the most every year.

Heartbroken to hear this. Sending all my prayers and god bless.

I find it most productive to scout for archery elk in the days leading up to the season vs the month prior. Bulls will move a lot from summering areas to where they like to rut. Find the cows and you will find bulls.

If anyone in the PHX metro is looking to sell antler Kaleb Hella will be down in the valley for the next few days. You can reach him at 505-220-5820

I do subscribe to the school of thought that heavier arrow = quieter bow but I don't walk the talk. I've messed around with arrow weight quite a bit and found if that if I can get my arrow in that 415-420 grain range that's the best combination of trajectory and penetration for my set up (70lbs, 27" draw). I find heavy arrows really start to fall out the sky at 60+ yards and I don't see the additional weight any more advantageous in terms of getting a pass through. Also a big fan of the increased speed to get my arrow to target quicker. Flatter trajectory is also a more forgiving at longer yardages; say I range a deer at 55, dial my sight, he steps to 57, yet I still shoot for 55. My arrow will still hits home. I shoot Rage but haven't messed around with any other expendables so nothing to elaborate on there. Sort of a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" situation.

I've used this arrow setup for a quite a few seasons now and it's worked really well for me. It's quiet, bucks the crosswind as well as anything and have not had anything less than a pass through. Using 4mm shafts, expandable broad heads and 4 fletch, 1 degree offset AAE elite plastiflech - 16 vanes Also believe that quieting your bow is just as important than quieting your arrow. I'm still searching for a dead silent quiver.

Mandatory harvest reporting seems like such a no-brainer to me. I can't understand how this isn't being done.

I think the biggest bulls are dropping now, everything else will follow over the next couple of weeks.

Sweet buck. I'd guess 105 - 108"

Same here. Didn't realize that was a thing.

Holy smokes that's awesome! Giving me an idea to curb my hunting withdrawal as of late

You would use 4 points for both the bonus pass and random draw.

The last two years have been odd IMO. Last season all rut activity I saw was early and by the end of January I didn't see a single buck with does. This year I bounced around quite a few units the first half of the month and never got into any good rut action. Had the feeling like it was going to be a late rut. Tagged my buck mid-month but had to revert to sitting water to do so. Not sure how the second half played out.