AZCoueser

I did this. Bought a nice Milwaukee bit, kept it wet, and went very slow. No issues at all.

I’m just giving you a hard time. Good luck with the ortho and with your recovery.

Others on this site have way more experience than I do, but I found deer in June that were in the same area in November. Look for deer sign as you hike around. When glassing, glass the SE facing hills until a couple hours after sunrise. After that, they’re going to be looking for shade so check NW slopes/shady areas. After sunset, check the SE slopes again because they’ll be up to feed. If it’s really windy, forget it—they’ll be bedded down.

Next time he’ll think twice before trying 135# for 5!

Location?

Pics? Are you the original owner? If so, do you still have the receipt?

I've benefitted from helpful info on this forum and wanted to try to give back. There was another thread where people were asking about changes in the 2026 Fall regs versus 2025. I decided to put together an analysis that looks at the changes. I tried to be pretty thorough, but please let me know if I need to make any corrections. **Deer** Deer saw a lot of changes between 2025 and 2026. Bottom line: Expect tighter draw odds in 2026. Across 208 continuing hunt opportunities, 96 saw permit cuts (totaling −3,265 permits) while only 18 saw increases (+560 permits). Coues: The late-October general season in units 34–36 took broad cuts, and the overall Coues deer permit pool is down over 1,800 tags (−10.6%). Muley: Also down, especially in units 22, 23, 28, and 30A. Unit 8 and Units 7 & 9 are the bright spots. Units 12A/12B saw modest gains. Unit 8 mule deer is the standout gainer (+100 permits). Units 12A/12B and the north-central units (1, 4A/4B) also saw modest permit increases. Units 7 & 9, already the largest single general deer opportunity in the state, went up slightly to 1,200. 2025 vs 2026 Permits by Permit Type (Deer) Deer Units with the Biggest Permit Cuts **Turkey** Tighter across most units except Unit 12A, which gained 100 tags. Turkey Limited Weapon in 2025 had 3,650 turkey permits versus 3,275 in 2026 (-375 permits). **Bighorn sheep** Canyon Lake will undergo a major drawdown starting September 16, 2026, for approximately 16 weeks. A majority of the huntable area in Desert Hunt Area in Unit 22 and for Unit 24B North for desert bighorn sheep will be restricted until the maintenance is completed. Net +4 permits overall. The real structural change is the early/late season split added in units 40B Tinajas Altas, 41 East, and 44B South — more timing windows but lower per-window permit counts. Unit 37A went from 1 permit (east of I-10) to 3 permits (north of I-10). "East of I-10" is the same thing as "North of I-10" and I'm not sure why G&F changed the terminology. South of I-10 (or West of I-10 in 2025 terms) stayed flat at 6 permits. Unit 41 East consolidated permits from 5 permits, one hunt in 2025 to 5 permits across two hunts in 2026. Unit 44B had a similiar consolidation. Unit 15D took a cut from 5 permits to 3 permits. **Javelina** Minor cuts, no dramatic changes. **Bison** Minor cuts, no dramatic changes. **Sandhill Crane** Unchanged at 1,020 permits total. The January window was consolidated from 4 windows (30 permits each) to 3 windows (40 permits each) — same total tags, one fewer draw opportunity.

Way cool. Thanks for following up.

From the perspective of less competition before?

Awesome story. Good lookin birds

You da man!!

Anyone got a 2025 copy of the Spring regulations in pdf? GFD has 2026 on their website but I’m looking for 2025.

Where you located?

SOLD

$150 RH. Set to a hair less than 55# at a 29.5 draw length. Needs a whisker biscuit. Comes with 6 arrows, extra field points, and a stand. Located in N. Phoenix. Selling because I just upgraded.

Anyone have the PDFs of last years Regs? I have 2025 Elk, but in need of all the others, including fall hunts.

Bass Pro sucks lol

How’s the trapping going? Might have some time later this afternoon to head to AJ if you have em.

Looking for half a dozen pigeons. Let me know if you have any. They are for dog training and need to be alive.

I wouldn’t put it past some bubba to show up at my door with a pile of dead birds asking for payment.

Yes!

$5 a bird for feral. I should’ve said in my original post that they need to be alive!

Bump!

You really don’t need a trust anymore with a $0 stamp. It’s free to transfer to other people which was the big benefit of having a trust. Trusts also take longer for ATF approval.

I’ve used Cutting Edge. They did a good job. You just need to have it totally prepped for them—they dont don’t do any of the leveling/etc.