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Still have calendars left

Still have tickets left!

Back up to 9 seats left after a couple of cancellations.

Motor is sold. Thanks everyone.

Sold the motor to a Vietnam Vet this morning who drove up from Glendale and wants to take his grandkids fishing.

All sounds good. A guy is supposed to be driving up from Glendale Tuesday morning to take it so he can take his grandkids fishing. I'll keep the post updated.

I'm glad someone in this world is looking out for my dumb a$$! I'll go look at cleaning it up right now.

That's an important piece of the equation. My bad. Flagstaff.

I'm trying my best to text pics of filled out tickets to folks so they know they are entered, but I can't promise I'll get that 100% since I'm managing this particular aspect on my own. Rest assured, if you buy tickets, you'll be entered.

Great question, my friend. 100% of the proceeds from the 31-Day Gun Raffle stay in Arizona. We have 3000 total tickets to sell across every chapter. People from all over can and do buy them, but 100% of the money stays in AZ for AZ turkey projects. Our Gun Calendar raffle (in another thread) is 1000 calendars sold total. 500 are in Arizona, 300 are in New Mexico, and 200 calendars are sold in Colorado. The money from each calendar sale stays in the respective chapter's states. So all the money from the 500 calendars sold in Arizona stays in Arizona.

Bump. Been filling out 31-day stubs and mailing calendars...

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Congrats to you and your son! Great rifle and great round, too!

Absolutely beautiful!

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13 seats left in this class in Flagstaff.

This past weekend was Jacob's last youth elk hunt. Any antlerless elk is the mark. We were camped with a great group of folks and saw elk every day. Unfortunately, they were all too far away and moving fast, or there was the one cow who ran across the road in front of us and kept on trucking. We finally got into a shootable group Saturday night; however, they were being pursued by another group of hunters on the other side of the valley. As much as I wanted it to work out for him, he says "All these young kids filling their first tags is a great thing. I have a lifetime of chasing elk in front of me." He's wise beyond his years, that's for sure. We woke up yesterday morning with the intention of relocating the rest of the herd from Saturday night. A good friend was with us this time. We found the bull and a lone cow in an area that we couldn't hunt, but watched their movement. Figuring on where they were going, we hatched a plan. Jacob took off and staged himself while we kept an eye out from our hilltop. Jacob has been wanting to do more solo hunting. Who am I to say no considering how much I was turkey and pheasant hunting on my own by the time I was his age. I trust him explicitly to stay calm and know how to react, even when there is no cell service. Will took over guiding him and they formulated a solid plan. I was texting Jacob that I can't see the elk and have no clue where they are. I was about to suggest that he work his way back to the truck. That's when it happened. We heard a series of shots ring out in rapid sucession. I gave it a few minutes and started texting Jacob. Nothing. No service. That's when I saw him in the opening. He walked out to where he could give me hand signals. Even from that far away, I could see his excitement and read his reactions. He'd done it! He filled his last youth elk tag on the last morning of the time we had to hunt. He did it on his own, too. We (mostly Will) gave him general guidance on how to approach the situation and Jacob took off to find success. As he told us, he was weaving through the thick junipers and, as he popped out around one, there was the cow standing broadside at 10 yards. Jacob jumped in to help field dress his trophy, realizing he needs to learn. I was sitting back beaming with pride at the young man he's become. Selfless, hard working, altruistic, compassionate, determined, and building integrity. I already know how badly I will miss these days, but I also know how little I will have to worry in less than a year. For now, though, its time to regroup and get ready for his upcoming last youth deer hunt this coming weekend. Sideways pics on my phone drive me nuts. Sorry!

Thanks, Casey! He's wise beyond his years and I agree. I know several adults who would never say that. As for letting him go solo, Its only been the last 3 or so years that I've allowed it and it started with archery stalks on his youth javelina hunts. The first time I let him go, I was a nervous wreck, but I had two others that I trust explicitly there to control the situation so I could be in dad-mode and worry until I knew he was ok. Definitely not when he was 12. I still give him the dad talk and I get that 17yo eye roll! 😂

Geat job to you both and great write up!

100% correct. The field day is now incorporated into the online class. There are two options for taking the fully-online Hunter Ed Class. We are also offering a classroom class in Flagstaff Nov 20-23.

Yes, it does. He just needs to carry proof with him at all times (local state's HE card). IHEA has established reciprocity across most, if not all states, for recognizing Hunter Ed completion.

NAZ NWTF is hosting out first BINGO for Conservation event as a fundraiser in Flagstaff! We are partnering with Historic Brewing Company on the east side of town. Social hour starts at 12pm with a great selection of drinks from Historic, and some Historic BBQ! Pre-regiration is required. Hope to see you there! https://events.nwtf.org/EVT-19269