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I imagine CC hits tomorrow.

I’ve been on board from day one regarding the conservation stamp idea. I don’t understand the blowback from the Department with this idea. I guess we can just keep giving them our comments and see how it plays out!

They said if the voluntary stamp participation was 100%, it would raise 1M. They acknowledged in the video that a voluntary stamp purchase would be very low, thus discounting it’s effect.

The presentation said it would most likely take 2 years to implement. Now's the time to express our ideas/concerns as they hash out the pros/cons.

Im sure there will be some pockets of good hunting, but it’s gonna be a rough year for gambels. It’s a long season, so hopefully we can all find a few good spots. https://www.azgfd.com/quail-outlook-a-tough-season-ahead/

Went to my guaranteed hot spot for a few hours. Dead!! The one covey I jumped I let off and let them live another day. Didn't want to destroy the already bad population. This past dry winter and hot summer has adversely affected the gamble quail population. Going to be a tough year. Will go out again in a few weeks to check on my backup spots.

I have a Simmons Truplex 3x9x32. Been working pretty good so far.

Congrats. My niece filled her tag on opening morning. One shot, DRT!

Ton of rain here in Mesa. Never seen so much rain in October. Going to take the side by side out tomorrow and scout my quail spots and see how the coveys faired through the brutally dry winter and hot azz summer. I’m not optimistic.

Go and hunt as scheduled. The forecast is changing. It appears the remnants of the hurricane are shifting to the east and most of AZ won’t really feel the effects. Ive helped on many of those 4A youth hunts through the years, regardless of weather, they are a blast! Good luck!

Woke up to an inch of snow in Flagstaff this morning! Melting fast tho. What a great start to October.

Great job ADOT!!

What a cluster! That's a hack of a detour!

Looks like they're getting pretty close to getting it repaired!

Sounds like they're going to do a temporary fix just to reopen, then go back later. That's positive. https://azdot.gov/mobile/media/news/2018/10/04/closure-of-multiple-days-expected-on-us-89-north-of-flagstaff

Yeah I remember that. I think they actually built a temporary frontage road because of that.

If coming from the valley, I wouldn’t even head north on I-17. I’d head north on SR87 to Winslow, then proceed with the detour.

Yeah, looks to be a prolonged closure. This picture shows what they’re up against. Guess someone died when the fell in the sinkhole. Sad deal. Can you imagine? Driving along in the dark, then...bam! Scary.

Oct 5-18, 2018

Yeah, they’re saying 4+ up along the Rim. Let’s see if Hurricane Rosa(remnants) delivers.

Tons of spots listed here. Scroll down a bit to see specific spots in each county. http://www.t-rat.com/Pages/WhereToFindFossils.html

Just in case you need a refresher:

Welcome back. There’s no place like home!

Litigation. Litigation. Litigation. Nothing from the left is science based. Their litigation strategy, which can drag on for years and even decades, reaps them good results. This in turn brings in millions of dollars into their coffers waiting on the next case to litigate. It’s a state of perpetual hysteria and a revolving door, not in search of solution, but to pad their bank accounts.

If there’s no snow, you’ll find elk throughout the unit. They’ll just be in places most wont go as they recover from the rut. If heavy snows hit early, your best bet will be in the transition country. Bit early to plan, but I think the weather will determine you strategy. I’ve seen 2 foot of snow up at Woods Canyon around Thanksgiving. I’ve also seen dry, warm hunts. Every year is different.