maximus Report post Posted January 4, 2022 https://blog.eastmans.com/arizona-update-otc-archery-deer/?mc_cid=f15fa1bad9&mc_eid=e5583fe0c8 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojangles Report post Posted January 4, 2022 Yay for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted January 4, 2022 Progress Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsotm Report post Posted January 4, 2022 Make it a draw for non-res 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie2012 Report post Posted January 4, 2022 Where’s the official announcement from G&F? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted January 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, Newbie2012 said: Where’s the official announcement from G&F? I agree. This was from 12/14 and may just be speculation by the blogger… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted January 4, 2022 The commission gave direction to the department at the 12/10 commission meeting to proceed in this direction as part of the 2023 hunt guideline development process. The audio can be found here: https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/Commission-12-10-21-WEB.mp3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creed Report post Posted January 4, 2022 10% cap on Non-Resident sales of OTC archery deer tags Is it sales or take? I was led to understand it was take. If that is the case residency must be stated at the time of report. If it is sales is there another way other than a draw based on previous year OTC sales to limit NR hunters to 10%? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted January 4, 2022 Seems like they'd have to use previous years' tag sales as the #. 30,000 resident tag sold in 2022, Id say only 3,000 non-res tags will be sold in 2023. Maybe forcing a non-res draw or maybe a first come first served. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie2012 Report post Posted January 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Flatlander said: The commission gave direction to the department at the 12/10 commission meeting to proceed in this direction as part of the 2023 hunt guideline development process. The audio can be found here: https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/Commission-12-10-21-WEB.mp3 But it’s not official. They still need to complete the comment period through January. Then in mid March, the final proposed guideline changes published for review. Then it’s presented to Commission in April for final action. Only one Commissioner expressed his desire. Until they all vote, it’s not official. Will they all favor the changes? Probably. But ya never know. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted January 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Newbie2012 said: But it’s not official. They still need to complete the comment period through January. Then in mid March, the final proposed guideline changes published for review. Then it’s presented to Commission in April for final action. Only one Commissioner expressed his desire. Until they all vote, it’s not official. Will they all favor the changes? Probably. But ya never know. You are correct, anything can change through the public comment period. This is the current direction given to the department by their governing body, the commission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted January 4, 2022 4 hours ago, HuntHarder said: Seems like they'd have to use previous years' tag sales as the #. 30,000 resident tag sold in 2022, Id say only 3,000 non-res tags will be sold in 2023. Maybe forcing a non-res draw or maybe a first come first served. Or force non-res to buy their OTC through AZGFD? There’s already the mail-in form online that specifies non-res…? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites