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Hope the pinals aren't bad as they seem. Sad deal if so.

A bunch of fish were given to the herpetological society and that guy was hired to haul the rest to the dump. Guess he didn't like the thought of it sitting all weekend.

Maybe not a western in the traditional sense but Maverick is a good one.

Hopefully all those disenfranchised will quit putting in so they don't have to deal with it anymore.

You're probably right but in all the years it hasn't happened to me. The more people with bad cards out there the more likely I am to draw 😁

They might. The thing is though them running the draw the day after cc updates is nice but isn't a hard and fast date. The day to update cc is. If people are that close to the wire on expiration dates they should've changed it when they could.

You very well may be right. Doesn't mean you shouldn't try. https://www.azgfd.com/agency/commission/members/ I'm not sure if this is the best way to contact them or not but it's a way.

I think as a general rule most hunters are pretty complacent and don't take the opportunity to voice their opinions in the rule making process.

I agree. This is an issue where anyone who enjoys using trail cameras no matter how busy you think you are, needs to take 10 - 15 minutes out their day to email or call the commission.

You can call in or video chat for any of the meetings and not have to leave your house.

Gotta be was at this point. They're all but gone now in mesa.

Sounds like a good of area as any.

Thought this one was going a different direction...

Hope it works out for you.

You in the north or south?

According to Jim Heffelfinger, who works for azgfd, there's no evidence to suggest Merriam's DNA in our current AZ elk as much as I think it would be really cool. http://www.deernut.com/Documents/Merriams_Elk_AWV.pdf

I don't set out to drive around to hunt all day but if I'm going from A to B I certainly keep my eyes peeled.

Had an interesting situation come up on my elk hunt last week. Sat a tank a couple of days in a row, first day about 3 or so a truck with a couple guys drives up and I wave they leave and proceed to park about 75 yards from the tank in the wide open and leave to hunt. Sat a little longer then decide to leave and see if i can turn anything up. Day 2 same situation so I get up and go ask if they would at least go park up in the trees out of sight and then things start to go south. Guy has two bad knees and a crossbow says he can't walk around like the rest of us. Continues to say that since he put in the time scouting this summer and built a blind he has the right to the tank. I tell him that I put in a lot of time scouting built a blind and was there hours before him so he doesn't have the right to squat. As far as the handicaps I feel for him but he knew his limitation before he decided to put in and it's not everyone else's responsibility to cater. He basically told me such and such tank down the way had several guys sitting at once and if I was there the next day he'd do the same. I wanted to go check out some other areas anyway so I ended up leaving the next day but I told him that was a bs way to act and questioned why he'd want to hunt like that anyway. All this is to ask is this really a thing? Multiple people sitting a tank and what, playing quick draw to see who shoots first? It really chapped my hide and I really don't understand anyone would want to do it.

I really just don't understand why anyone would wait to get an elk tag then sit around water with someone they don't know to see who can shoot first. It literally never crossed my mind until this incident.

I don't disagree but hot dry and slow rut make it more appealing.

That's lucky where I've been in 5bn I haven't found any great rutting pockets yet... at least during daylight. Seems a lot that I've talked to are in the same boat.

It's been a while since I've been into that little Mormon lake town or whatever you want to call it. Does anyone know if there's a gas station there? I'll be hunting elk up that way and at times it may be the closest settlement.

Mesa

I'll be east but using Google street view it looks like there's a couple pumps.

Yeah I meant the little town by the lake. I'll be in 5B N, I've got a few spots in mind and I know about clints well and flag but I figure mormon lake would potentially be quicker to get to depending where I end up.