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Our NWTF chapter here in Flagstaff is holding our annual Hunting Heritage Banquet again, after taking 2021 off. The banquet will be at the DoubleTree in Flagstaff on Saturday, February 26th. Doors will open to the public at 5pm. You must register and buy your tickets ahead of time. We can never guarantee seating on the day of the banquet. We're limited to 200 tickets sold, so get your while you can! Let me know if you have any questions. https://events.nwtf.org/30020-2022

We have three raffles up right now. The next Lifetime Combo License raffle, $500 in Sportsman's Warehouse Gift Cards, and a Marsupial Bird Bag System w/ Modular Belt. https://www.naznwtf.org/shop

So can I send an email on behalf of my 14yo son or does he need to send the email? The parent in me wants to be the one sending and communicating.

I'm finally remembering to post up the information for the annual NWTF JAKES Essay contest. This is the essay contest that my daughter entered and won last year. I cannot express enough how great of an opportunity it is for our youth! I just wish they would have used Syd's pic for the upcoming essay promotion! All of the information you need is below, but if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Its time for our annual 31-Day Gun Raffle. All proceeds stay in Arizona to be used by NWTF for habitat conservation, youth hunt camps, disabled hunters programs, scholarships, hunter education, etc. We had our tickets sent out late to us this year. The early bird deadline is November 10th, but we sell tickets all the way through the drawing. Tickets 1/$20, 3/$50, and 7/$100. Get yours while you can and get in the early bird drawing by getting your chances before November 10th. https://www.naznwtf.org/shop

Thanks! After I posted this, I texted my buddy on the inside and he pointed out the same. I've never looked at the spring regs close enough for the winter javelina hunts. Learned something new today, so thanks!

We have about 18 tickets left in our stack for the 31-Day Gun giveaway. Get your chances while you can!

Tickets all sold right before the concert

This is extremely short notice, but we have 5 tickets to this Wednesday's COIN (alternative rock band) concert in Phoenix. Our daughter made some bad life choices, so she is no longer going and, as a result, her other 4 friends bailed, too. We're asking actual cost for the tickets so we can just get our money back. Tickets can be split up and we'll have to email you the PDFs of the tickets when they are emailed to us 48 hours before the concert (apparently that's how its done now). We paid $162.50 for all five tickets, including the online service fee, so we're asking $32.50 per ticket. Again, you can buy as few or as many of the tickets as you want. The concert is downtown at The Van Buren, on 401 W Van Buren Street. https://www.ticketweb.com/event/new-date-coin-the-van-buren-tickets/10008315?REFERRAL_ID=tmfeed

Bump. Get your tickets while you can. Drawing for 31-Day Gun Raffle starts one week from tomorrow (Nov 25th) and we still have tickets!

Tickets are filled out, guys! Thanks! The drawing for the 31-Day Gun Raffle starts next Thursday, November 25th. Get your chances while you still can! If you've purchased from us through our online store, we promise that we have your stubs and they will be submitted. We can't send everyone their stubs, but you're definitely in the drawing! We also have over 50 chances left for the AZ Lifetime Combo License, so get those while you can. https://www.naznwtf.org/shop

Our NAZ Chapter of NWTF (Flagstaff) is offering chances at a AZ lifetime combo license. Only 100 tickets offered at $20/ticket. While you're there, you can still get chances for the 31-Day Gun Raffle! https://www.naznwtf.org/shop

Clothes are SPF to Taylorz1!

My son has outgrown his hunting clothes, despite my best efforts to stunt his growth! 🤣 All are free to a youth who needs these. Looking for men's small KUIU or Sitka pants and other replacements, too. Most of these were given to us by a friend, so they've been used by 4 kids now (his two and our two). Some were purchased by us to replace those lost to growth spurts (UA hoodie and bottoms, gloves). Top pic is all youth large: 2pr pants, l/s t-shirt, s/s t-shirt, UA thermal bottoms, button-up shirt, and men's large gloves. Bottom pic is youth medium: 2x l/s t-shirts, UA hoodie. Regular hat. All in good condition. In Flagstaff if you want them. Won't be able to ship anything until after mid-October due to changing jobs and our upcoming black belt promotion, all within the next two weeks. We'll be in Scottsdale next Friday (Oct 8th) for a few hours and then in Prescott afternoon of 10/8 and most of 10/9 for a mountain bike race. Can meet after the race Saturday or Friday eve near Pioneer Park. And, yes, they're all there. I realized after I took the pics, the rug wasn't a great background!

I need to check in with Junior and make sure he's ok! Thanks for the reminder!

Same here. We've been doing the Streamlined Field Days for online students in Flagstaff since May. We have more coming up, I think, but I won't be helping until after mid-October. Right now, we're looking at (hoping to) start in-person classes next spring. There is a significant backlog of online students who need field days, so those folks get priority and its being further prioritized for kids 9-13 who actually (legally) need the class. We ran through our backlog of kids needing the field day here in Flagstaff quickly and now many of our participants are kids and adults from the Phoenix area, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley.

Not sure this is entirely true. I asked this very question when I was looking to move out of state. I was interested in the lifetime license and AGFD told me it was a great idea, but it would only get me out of buying the NR license every year. As a NR, I'd still have to pay for the NR tag price and it would still put me in the NR pool. I could be wrong as it was a few years ago, but that's what I remember. And, yes, you'll keep your points, OP.

The call I've been waiting for came in recently. I've officially accepted a new position and promotion within my agency! I'll be a Regional Office employee, teleworking permanently from Flagstaff. I start my new position the week of October 10th. And I passed my monthly stripe screen last night at TKD, so I'm one step closer to my black belt test in October!

I have two Case Gard RL-50s that I bought new and have never used. Would like to trade for similar small rifle cases (50 ct) for my ARs. Not picky about stickers or being in new condition. In Flagstaff, but will ship if you'll ship comparable small rifle cases.

Well, I know you're not in Flagstaff for two reasons. 1) we don't have J-trees in Flagstaff; and 2) if you were in Flagstaff and didn't tell me, I'd whip ya! 😜 Those are western Joshua trees, so that tells me you're in CA or far southwest NV. Barstow area?

If you still have that IMR 4831 next time you're through Flag or next time I'm down there, I'll take it. My son's 300WM loves that for his current hunting load.

I asked specifically about working remote and was told "remote within region" was approved. That is a good thing for me, because I won't move to ABQ for the reasons you mention. Every time I turned on "Cops", they were in the ABQ! I also pointed out that we have Regional Office employees in Wisconsin, Washington, here in Flagstaff, Atlanta and South Africa. I can definitely do this job from right here and, hopefully, we can cross paths in person, Tim! You both are cracking me up with the Belen reference. I have family in Belen that has lived there for years! I just found out recently that Belen was incorporated and its now "Rio Communities".

Interview went stellar this morning and, while I refuse to get my hopes too high, I thought I nailed it! In other good news I'm not sure how I forgot, I've been in touch with a guy my dad served with in Vietnam and he's invited me to come turkey hunt his ranch in central Texas! My wife has given me the blessings to go for it! He's had one 5-bearded tom taken from his property in the past and only has one other lease hunter there. I think he's not allowing the other hunter there while we're hunting. A buddy and I will be in central Texas, staying at his place, chasing Rios and he's in a 4-bird limit county! The blessings of the brotherhood only formed through combat! Early April won't get here soon enough!

I received a random call Monday from one of our offices in Texas asking me if I'd interview for a job (promotion) in our Regional Office in ABQ. They pulled my name off the cert list from the last job I interviewed for (couple of months ago) and said they are interested in me. That's a rarity in the normal hiring process in the Feds and I'm taking that as a good sign for me. If I get the job, I'd get a promotion and (highly likely) get to stay right here and not move to ABQ (I'll dig my heels in on that one). Shortly after that call, I was notified of a 120-day detail opportunity with a temporary promotion in another branch I'm very interested in and the hiring supervisor was excited I submitted my resume for the detail.

Bump before the weekend