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Very true. The Ethically Hunting AZ program gets them the AZ bonus point, but does not meet out of state requirements.

Correct, that class was an in-person only classroom class. It was canceled the day it was supposed to start due to 3 feet of snow and I-40, I-17, and 89A all being closed by Thursday afternoon. When we have in-person/classroom classes up here, we don't accept online students because we don't have the instructor capacity to maintain the required ratio of instructors to students. We're starting to get organized for our annual online field days up here in Flagstaff. There is potentially one 3/30 and we're hoping to get at least one every month from March-October. I have five names/contacts I'll be sending the lead instructor for the online field days. Shoot me a pm and I can add you to the list.

^^^mostly what they said. Its required for kids 10-13 years old in Arizona to hunt big game. Once a kid turns 14 its no longer required by law. Most other states have a "born after this date..." requirement, so it behooves every kid to take it regardless of age if they have long-term plans to hunt other states. This hits home. More and more we're seeing (through studies and questionnaires) that young people getting into conservation as a career do not have a hunting and fishing background. It was my love of hunting (specifically upland bird hunting in Iowa during the boom years of the 1985 Farm Bill and CRP program, followed by the bust years after it ended in 1995 that helped lead me to a career in wildlife biology/conservation.

Are you wanting a call? Its been a long day, so I want to make sure I know if there's an ask. If you're wanting a call, he can make it happen.

I'll message you, but your calls should be ready and shipped by the end of this week, hopefully mid-week depending on Jacob's basketball practice.

May actually be in north Phoenix Fri (1/26), mountain biking at the Apache Wash trailhead off Dove Valley Road/Sonoran Desert Dr. Can bring the rifle and reloading stuff it if someone wants it.

I have 3 extra stocks laying around, after being replaced. Not sure why I thought I'd keep them, but I'm spring cleaning now that we're finally above freezing in Flagstaff. Make me a fair enough offer on whichever one catches your fancy. I'll ship if you'll pay shipping. Discounts for kids' builds. Or trade for something cool. 2 long action Rem 700: 1 ADL (black synthetic), 1 BDL (wood). Both have Limb Saver recoil pads. ADL stock has seen use in the field. 1 short action Savage Axis off my daughter's 7-08.

Savage stock and Rem 700 BDL stock sold. Rem 700LA synthetic stock still available. May actually be in north Phoenix Fri (1/26), mountain biking at the Apache Wash trailhead off Dove Valley Road/Sonoran Desert Dr. Can bring it if someone wants it.

My pleasure. If you want help narrowing down some spots to look, let me know.

6B is my backyard and, therefore, my favorite unit. Having encounters with cows shouldn't be a problem. I'm not going to share my favorite bull spots, but I'll point you in some directions to get into cows and bugling.

Correct. Applicants have to be 10 years old to buy the bonus point. We get this question all the time in Hunter Ed classes. ^This.. As long as the child is 10 by or on opening day of the hunt, they can hunt it. If they turn 10 on day 2 (or 3), they cannot hunt. Its in the regs and I've had a long, drawn-out discussion with my AGFD friends about this. It isn't changing, unfortunately.

First three calls are done (Crazymonkey, Oz31P, firstcoueswas80) and will be ready to ship this week. Need to get solid boxes to ship them in. PM me your addresses and we'll get them shipped by the end of the week.

Sounds good and Jacob says thanks! Yes, he'll get them done prior to the April 2024 turkey hunts!

This. This. And this. When I get around to re-barreling my 30-06, I'm planning on jumping from a 22" barrel to a 24" or 26" barrel.

PM sent

He's hoping to have them done in the next two weeks.

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Merry Christmas! Its been a long time, but I've always appreciated your help on here and around town!

Absolutely. Let's wait until the call is ready, though. I'm trying to teach him good business practices, but to be fair. He needs to get the work done and ready to go.

I'll 2nd that. Tevis is a good friend of mine and asked me at lunch a while back if I knew anything about Todd Rice/Sonoran Outfitters because he was taking a case and likely seeking legal action. I have 100000% confidence working with Tevis. He hunts & is part of our Hunter Ed Instructor Team up here. Solid guy!

Jacob and I had a chance to sit down and talk this weekend after doing some market research. He's starting out at $40 for a turkey call. Flies range start at $1/each and go up depending on complexity of the fly and discounts apply for more flies/order. He just tied my favorite dry fly for the San Juan River, a #10 Griffith's gnat, known locally on the San Juan as a "Dead Chicken". He needs to update a couple of posts because they are before our pricing discussions. $0.50 is WAY too low for a Royal Wulff and his RWs are one of my top go-to dry flies in AZ. I'll get a pic of the Dead Chicken for here, but check out his Instagram Page: wooldridge_calls https://www.instagram.com/wooldridge_calls/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

My son's and my daughter's 7-08s both shoot 5 different powder charges with Barnes 140gr TTSX. One prefers IMR 4064 and the other prefers IMR4895

Awesome! I'll let him know after his basketball game tonight. You can message me with any particular wood, calling surface, and design you want. My personal favorite is Bocote wood with slate over glass. I also have curly maple with frosted glass, walnut with slate, and copper over glass, but I don't remember the wood.

Weekend bump for Christmas shopping.