AZLance

looks like we will get more of the anti-gun, pro amnesty, anti bush tax cuts, and anti first amendment campaign finance regulations from McCain....

That could be the herd bull in the Apache junction herd???

I just got a text message of a Coues buck that is a 6x6 typical that is absolutely HUGE!!! This is the biggest Archery buck I have ever seen! Hopefully the pictures get out soon...

I know someone on here that has hunted there before... doubt he will speak up though...

never bring a pistol to a auto-matic rifle shoot....

Police said Wednesday they were astonished to find at least 14 wild black bears guarding an illegal marijuana growing operation after a recent raid on the property in westernmost Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Fred Mansveld said police believe two growers arrested in the raid had used dog food to lure the animals onto the remote property in southeastern British Columbia, to deter marijuana thieves. Police commonly find dogs, human guards or booby-traps on Canadian marijuana growing operations or "grow-ops." In comparison, these bears did a very poor job as guard animals when five policemen arrived. "They were tame, they just sat around watching... at one point one of the bears climbed onto the hood of a police car, sat there for a bit and then jumped off," said Mansveld. He said the officers involved in the July 30 raid were all familiar with wild animals, and while wary, were not afraid of the bears once they realized the animals were not aggressive. Black bears are common throughout Canada, and except in the cases of mothers with cubs, usually live solitary lives in the wilderness. It is against provincial law to feed them. By feeding them, said Dave Webster, a conservation officer with the provincial government who launched an investigation of the case on Wednesday, the marijuana growers delivered "a death sentence for the wild animals." Webster told AFP "tame" bears are dangerous, because once they?re fed they commonly seek out other people, frequently destroy property, and in very rare cases attack or even kill people. "If a bear is deemed to be a safety risk and is habituated to human food and not able to feed itself in the wild, it will be destroyed," he explained. Police, citizens or conservation officers kill untold hundreds of so-called "nuisance" bears annually throughout Canada. "It's killing animals by kindness," said Mansveld. "It?s terrible, a real shame." Mansfield said when police entered the house on the property, "we also found a pot belly pig and a little raccoon sleeping on the bed... it was friendly, it tried to climb one officer's leg."

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According to the FS Regs, YES... see below: 261.16(h) Without permission, failing to have at least one person occupy a ($25)/$25 camping area during the first night after camping equipment has been set up. 261.16(i) Leaving camping equipment unattended for more that 24 hours ($50)/$50 without permission.

I found this on a FS web site from another state, not sure if it applys here in AZ? or applys to game cameras? The Forest Service is now enforcing this regulation, and any tree stands discovered on National Forest Service lands after January 29, 2010, are subject to seizure and impoundment under 36 CFR 261.58V. Please be aware that permanent deer stands are prohibited on public lands. Permanent deer stands are any wooden or metal structure that has been attached or fixed on a tree and used for the purpose of hunting deer when in season. Any permanent deer stands found on National Forest lands will be treated as unauthorized structures, prohibited under law and regulation, and are subject to removal under 36 CFR 261.10A. In addition, use of screw-in steps, screws or nails, and any material that would damage trees is prohibited on National Forest lands. Also, any deer stands placed on National Forest lands must be identified with the full name, address, and telephone number of the user. Stands not labeled with the above information are treated as unauthorized structures and can be impounded by agency law enforcement personnel as discussed above.

Arizona is different than other states that require the hunter to know where he is hunting. Arizona has such a checkerboard of private, BLM, State, and Federal land it makes it difficult unless you are a surveyor to know exactly where the boundaries are. There are many tracts of land inside the Forest Service boundary that are private and there may or may NOT be a fence around the private section. It is really not hard to post your property. Our property is adjacent to Forest Service, and we easily posted it. And it held up in court when we found a hunter who had disregarded the signs and set up camp on our property. As far as getting caught, if it is NOT posted properly, the only recourse the land owner has is to personally ask you to leave. And then and only then if you do not leave are you in violation of the trespass laws.

I ran into a Forest Service employee, that had 10+ stands in the back of his truck, and 20+ game cameras in his truck tool box. He said that the controversy over "who put it up first" was getting out of hand and he was told to collect as many as he could that were left overnight on Forest Service land. He said the FS would hold on to them for a period of time to see if any body claimed them, and if not they were thrown out. This was in unit 27.

Catclaw, in the past it was just the opposite, guides would call in their sows as Boars to keep the unit open...

yes, as long as you don't use a firearm within 1/4 mile of the house...

its just a picture of a deer, not your wife!

The bears are still in the acorns in 24a...

great video....

a pile of you know what with some toilet paper on the salt lick should do the trick, and of course all caught on his camera!

NICE!

best time of the year to hunt. You can wear shorts, and you are back from your hunt at 8:00am to take a nap during the heat of the day.....

nada!

Just trying to find out who just put out trail cams in unit 22 with COX Communications stickers on them, and large bales of alfalfa??

I would love to add a velvet bull to my collection... beautiful!

Maple peak burned a few years ago and there are NO more deer there!

first Antelope I have ever seen on a trail cam! Awesome.