AZLance

You said CWT members were stealing your tree stands and cameras too. I must have missed that post. Who stole your stuff? Learn how to read! Never said CWT.com members stole my cameras or stands... just said I never thought I had to worry about it...

I put out alot of trail cameras, and leave them up year round. With the new technology in trail cameras i can put Lithium batteries and a 16GB card in them and they will run for 8-12 months. I also put out cell based trail cams that have a battery life of over a year and never require checking them. So if you find one of my cameras and it doesn't look like anyone has been around to check them lately, are you going to consider them abandoned? I think most hunters would never take anything that's not yours. You might not agree with someone using a pvc tube to disperse their salt more efficiently, but that doesn't mean you can take it. I usually just throw my salt blocks on the ground, but the tube idea is just a different way of doing it. I would hope that no one sees my salt block on the ground with no cameras on it and thinks its abandoned. I have had people steal my cameras and salt blocks and that SUCKS!

Call, call, call...

Wow! Another proud thief! Never thought I would have to worry about CWT.com members stealing my stands, cameras and feeders... boy how the world has changed.

I would personally call game and fish and let them deal with it instead of playing vigilante. But you know how those local boys are in unit 23... maybe someone should personally call the cops on you and your friends for stealing cams? In the case above, I did call the sheriff, but to this day, I have not gotten my camera or stand back, and no one has been charged yet.

Might want to check to be sure, but my interpretation is that putting out corn is illegal regardless of when it is done. There is nothing in the law that translates to "during a hunting season." Also, take note of the OR in "for the purpose of attracting or taking big game" under 4A. R12-4-303. Unlawful Devices, Methods, and Ammunition 4. An individual shall not use edible or ingestible substances to aid in taking big game. The use of edible or ingestible substances to aid in taking big game is unlawful when: a. An individual places edible or ingestible substances for the purpose of attracting or taking big game, or b. An individual knowingly takes big game with the aid of edible or ingestible substances placed for the purpose of attracting wildlife to a specific location. 5. Subsection (A)(4) does not limit Department employees or Department agents in the performance of their official duties. 6. For the purposes of subsection (A)(4), edible or ingestible substances do not include any of the following: a. Water. b. Salt. c. Salt-based materials produced and manufactured for the livestock industry. d. Nutritional supplements produced and manufactured for the livestock industry and placed during the course of livestock or agricultural operations. Hi Tony, check your message box, I sent you a couple a couple of months ago.

Here is what AZGFD had to say about placing bait out for feral hogs on CWT.com forums back on Jan 15th, 2013 "OK, hogs are not wildlife. So you can use bait for hogs. But if you placed bait for hogs, then you cannot hunt deer over that bait. In fact, if you know someone else placed the bait for hogs, you cannot hunt deer over it. Big game is defined in statute (A.R.S. 17-101((3)). They include wild turkey, deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, bison, peccary, bear and mountain lion. Brian Wakeling Game Branch Chief" So what I take from this is if you put out "bait" for feral hogs it is legal. You can not kill a deer over this bait, because it was put out for feral hogs. But if you had a trail cam on the bait pile and there were deer on it that would be OK, as long as you don't hunt a big game species over that bait. Now the real grey area is how close to the "bait" area can you hunt without being guilty of hunting over bait? Do you need to be 100yds away? 1/4 mile away? Out of sight?

http://m.azstarnet.com/news/local/arizona-wildlife-manager-accidently-kills-endangered-red-squirrel/article_1bc6b690-3f8f-53a2-aaab-019b85ec0cae.html?mobile_touch=true I really couldn't care about a stupid red squirell, but this department seriously needs to start issuing knee high muck boots to its employees. They just can seem to miss stepping into it. More great press for our beloved department...

What were you using?

I know a few guys that confiscated all the trail cams and stands that were on a salt lick ... that don't make it right. Its called stealing.

If you put the corn out for a non big game species such as Feral Hogs it is perfectly legal. And maybe if your lucky a buck will come into your non big game corn pile.

There were 9 gobblers total... no ladies present

They were all gobblers. The one doesn't have a red head, it is kind of light orange or tan...very strange bird.

This morning in 34a...

When I used to take my quads And jet skis down to mexico, I never had to show anyone titles or proof of ownership.

Better notify the southbound lanes at the port!

Headache you are giving me a Headache...

They have been strutting and gobbling in units 34 a and 35 for two months now... these 85 degree days down here have them thinking spring is almost over.

Rolling Hills golf course is loaded with them...

Cool. Every once in a while I see them walking right down the street in the middle of the city where I live.

I could actually agree with this... maybe we need to present Game and Fish a list of recommendations to consider before next release. Now if they listen that is a different story. Maybe go back and look at what worked in past sheep releases that went well, and try to duplicate. I have a feeling that the enviros weren't involved, and a large population center didn't surround the release areas that have succeeded. At this point I'm just saddened as a hunter who would love to draw a sheep tag, at the loss of hunting opportunity that these dead sheep represent. Hopefully we as hunters can rebuild our reputations after this nightmare, and the department can live and learn from this mistake.

If you don't support the AZGFD and the sheep relocation you are a Racist! (Just putting a Obama twist on this) And its Bush's fault!

Any kind of EMP attack by China, Russia, or a terrorist attack will knock your electronic lock out of commission. You can have your electronic lock changed to standard combination lock by almost any safe or lock company.

My bad lol. That study was about lions in a colder climate so I would guess they require a higher caloric intake than the ones here in Arizona. Does anyone know of any similar studies conducted in the Southwest? AZ G&F is currently studying lions in the Catalina Mountains... and so far it turns out that it is correct, they kill about 1 sheep a week. Study is ongoing for at least another 15 bighorns. Then they will re evaluate and decide if they want to continue studying(feeding) the lions.

How about they auction 15 tags off for "any sheep" and let hunters kill the remaining 15 before the lions kill them. At least the department could make some money and put it towards existing sheep habitat enhancements.