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I'm considering signing my son and I up for the app before the elk draw deadline. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/3.2.23-Tag-Modernization-FAQ-and-App-instructions-Combined.pdf I'm asking anyone who's used it to share their experience good or bad and what's the biggest benefit or drawback about the system that you've noticed, if any. Thank you in advance. Added this video:

Thank you everyone for all of the responses! We've decided to opt in to the E-Tag program for this Elk & Antelope draw. I will update the thread with our experience, when we E-Tag our harvests! AZGFD updating their website's portal with draw results a bit faster and them having a better tool to calculate actual harvest numbers was the determining factor for me.

How many points do you have?

We actually cooked (cast iron, butter, salt & pepper) & ate the back straps separate. And let me tell anyone who doesn't already know that they taste amazing.

Thank you for the motivation. Have a bump.

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FN FAL 20 roung metric magazines Steel, military surplus $45 each - Cash, check USPS money order are payments I can accept. Pick up in Chino Valley or I can ship by USPS Priority mail the day after relieving payment All magazines are in similar condition to this one More than 5 available Located in Chino Valley

$45 each

Added a video.

Can someone clarify if it's true that the hunt number you were drawn for appears in your portal account right after you're drawn?

Thank you for the response. 1) This is from the AZGFD webpage that I linked in the opening post: "Can you ensure my privacy? Yes, AZGFD’s mobile application meets all data security requirements including encryption of personally identifiable information. Location data is not collected." 2) Only for OTC E-tags, not for the regular draws in which case there is no actual tag.

Thank you. Just to confirm, if I sign up for the E-Tag app, I can still buy paper (non E-tag) OTC tags locally, right?

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Fandamntastic job, man! I was in Unit 10 on an antler-less hunt this year and I agree with your previous post about the number of tags being sold compared to elk.

Portable too! Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'll see myself out.

kfallsrob Did you get your unit 10 Bull?

Black-tailed jackrabbit stew, cooked in a Instant Pot: Opportunity knocked and he hit it in the eye with his .308 bolt action.

Luke, the world certainly needs more things like this organization! And I'm not even religious.

Not unless you use the footage to assist in hunting activities. https://www.azgfd.com/wildlife-conservation/wildlife-viewing/wildlife-live-cams/ Another good use of the cameras is to set them pointing at your campsite to monitor for despicable thieves that target hunters during hunting season.

Maybe apply for a harder hunt?

Update: Mazy's was able to fix the issue without the drawing. Good guys who are really good at what they do. Thanks again Dave and Jim! =============================================================================== As many of you know they (T/C) went out of business. My T/C Triumph Bone Collector is currently inoperable ( something in the trigger assembly broke) and needs to be repaired. The gunsmith, Mazy's in Chino Valley needs a parts diagram to attempt to fix it but I can't find one online. I already called Smith & Wesson who bought T/C but had no luck getting a drawing or schematic of the gun! I have a HAM javelina hunt in February and was planning on using it. That probably won't happen now but I figured I'd try asking here to see if anyone could procure a drawing for me? I have started learning archery but literally just started and will probably not be ready to use a bow to hunt in a month. I might just have to use this beater instead.

The owner requested one when I dropped it off yesterday. Don't think the gunsmith has looked at it yet. Might not without a drawing as it's not a common rifle.

Challenge excepted! Hopefully I can formulate a good enough strategy going forward to secure a fairly constant source of elk meat for my family. Here's what a .308 Nosler Accubond 165 grain does to a set of elk lungs, at 290 yards.

I got a late start to hunting. I moved to AZ from Sarasota in 2003. I've fished AZ quite a bit but only started to hunt in 2019. The main reason I decided to start was I wanted my two son's to practice some of the numerous skills and traits that hunting teaches like patience, persistence and discipline. And to have them spend as much time outside enjoying nature as possible. I did draw an early antler-less tag in a good unit my first year applying and I was successful on that hunt. And even though I did my pre-scouting and camped in the unit before hand that season, I basically shot a fish in a barrel, on morning three. I've been applying for a late, antler-less hunt closer to home the past two years and drew tags. Both of those hunts ended with my tags still in hand but I learned tons about the unit and elk scouting and hunting in general. Now, it seems to me like maybe old dad's the one out there learning some of the lessons I wanted my son's to practice while hunting and scouting. Because after two years, a lot of patience, persistence, discipline and disappointment, I think I may have a good grasp of this unit and antler-less elk hunting. Because after scouting, camping and spending countless hours on OnX I came up with a good plan A, B and C and was finally able to fill the freezer with elk meat this season, on opening morning! I'm looking forward to many more years of spending time out in nature with my boys and coming home with tasty, healthy food.