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Yes, thank you for clarifying that too. I just wanted to add that info to the conversation. I read up on the law a few years ago when I was buying my own son his first knife.

It has to be a folding knife for him to legally carry it here in AZ. At least until he's 21.

(Edit): We ended up hunting for 6 days straight, 3 with my little one right by our side. On third day a forky ran right up on us at like 30 yards while we were talking to a game warden. He got spooked and darted off in the bushes and while we were trying to find him, a truck pulled up from the road and the father and son jumped out and shot him right in front of us. On the 4th night we spotted 2 forkies and a doe right at dusk at 460 yards, but we ran out of good shooting light and then they weren't there in the morning. But while looking for them ended up spotting a nice 3 x 3 bedded down on the side of a hill at 315 yards. All we could see was his big head and while attempting to get closer for a better shot he got spooked and ran over the hill. For the next two hours went all the way around the hill, directly through the cat claw bushes trying to find him, but never did. On the 6th morning we conquered just about the biggest hill in the area, to find this beautiful specimen. Ryder shot him in the lungs at 360 yards. All of the hard work payed off and it was a great lesson for Ryder. Hunting teaches so many valuable lessons and that's exactly why I wanted to teach my two sons to do it.

Thank you.

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Really cool looking animal! And tasty too!

Thank you. He hunted pretty hard for 9 days (we took of the middle day off) last season on the unit 10, youth antler-less hunt. And while he did get his scope on one cow, she ducked behind some Juniper and the tag is still in his drawer. That hunt didn't deter him.

My son found one on his hunt:

I've been enjoying this thread for years. And now it's my turn to post some photos. Ryder's first Arizona mule deer, at 11 years old.

Thank you and good luck to you! He's resting up as we speak and we'll try to get him a Javelina tomorrow in 20A.

Yes, my five year old walked up and over one of the biggest mountains in the unit to help us get him. If he wouldn't have agreed to conquer that mountain at 6 am yesterday we would have probably only got a forky like it seems everyone else got. That would have been OK, but this one is pretty special to Ryder. Many valuable lessons learned on this hunt, for all of us.

Special thanks to: Cody Bigelow Johnny Bigelow Brady Poggendorf And, Matt & Mike!

Kid learned some great lessons on this hunt. Hard work payed off this time!

Thank you for the encouragement! My son, 11, will be starting his first ever deer hunt tomorrow. Any antlered in 20C. I might be more excited than he is... Anyway, good luck to all the youth hunters and their mentors. And be safe out there everyone!

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What do you mean? He wrote an entire book titled "How To Hunt Coues Deer".

From his FB page: We just got back from an amazing elk camp up north. I got to spend time with my great friends, grandchildren, clients, and guides. I am sure most of you know by now or will soon my recent verdict with the AZ Game and Fish Dept. Quite honestly we have been in an uphill battle with them since the moment I started my guiding career and this one was no different. I have talked to so many outfitters and guides through the years who have been on the winning & the losing side of this coin and at the end of the day it doesnt change. I have received multiple phone calls from great friends upset about people commenting, people happy about it, or people sharing it online. Honestly it's expected. I have been guiding and doing this for 47 years. These stories whether good or bad always have a version. Mine, theirs, and the truth. My entire hunting career I have had plenty of people that liked me and plenty of people that didn’t. That’s life. You could kill the biggest buck there was and there would be a person who had something negative to say. That won’t change today based on any of it. I have always shared with my kids that you will learn who your true friends are during tough times. Luckily for me I learned that many times over the years and fortunately those people are still around . This has been a wonderful career and business. We have harvested some amazing animals through the years and have more hunting stories than I can share and plenty more to make. I haven’t actually hunted myself in over 30 years. My son in law Nick DeBaca now owns our business and they are doing a wonderful job and I will be outfitting for them... so not much has changed there. l will still be in every hunting camp doing what I love most... Being around outdoorsman and raising up more hunters. On a different note I have a lot of knowledge on areas throughout Arizona & will be giving that away for free so although I won’t be guiding myself I will be sharing it all with people we will still be offering glassing lessons as well. So please give me a call if you have questions about anything. At 67 years old my last years will be spent hunting with my kids and grandchildren I have truly enjoyed taking people from around the world and teaching people things that were learned and passed down to me. I appreciate every single one of you who has reached out in support or has been there through the years. I hope you all make as many memories in the outdoors with the people that matter the most as we have and will continue to do. God Bless you all. https://www.facebook.com/duwaneadamshunting/

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Have to agree with the sentiment here, Verizon has better coverage, hands down. I was with Sprint for 15 years. Wife wanted to switch for some deal and I've been happy about the switch every since. Out in the deep woods I can always seem to get a signal when I need it whether using apps or making phone calls. My son was up at Camp Geronimo this summer with BSA and we were told that there was zero signal. Yet he called every morning and night right from his tent. I'm the last person to shill for any corporation but the truth is just that.

Thank you.

Just to clarify, Donna just replied and said that AZGFD put that hunt camp in their booklet by accident.