elkaholic Report post Posted July 4 I wanted to give unit 8 a try this yr. I prefer to WT hunt. Unit 8 -- hunt number 1079- 50 tags. Oct. 25 -Nov. 3, 7 days. I figured a perfect hunt as only 50 tags. Great time of yr. Etc. Guess what! Unit 8 -- hunt number 1011 - 300 MD tags. Nov 1 - Nov. 7. So if I'm lucky enough to draw unit 8 . The last 3 days of my hunt, I get the pleasure of 300 MD hunters ruining my hunt. Not just coming in days early scouting and setting up camps , but actually hunting! Is AZGF CRAZY, or just to dumb to see they are really screwing the WT hunters. I did contact AZGF, and actually got a reply. I was told its been overlapped for yrs. by a day or two to accommodate the systems program to give hunters 7 days to hunt. I'm the first guy to ever contact them about this issue. They didn't really see it as a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted July 4 Yep, hunt is ruined. Might as well turn it back in now 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkaholic Report post Posted July 4 Guess I should just put in for the MD hunt and while scouting early just drop into the WT camps to ask if they have seen any muleys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roosevelt Mark Report post Posted July 4 12 minutes ago, elkaholic said: I wanted to give unit 8 a try this yr. I prefer to WT hunt. Unit 8 -- hunt number 1079- 50 tags. Oct. 25 -Nov. 3, 7 days. I figured a perfect hunt as only 50 tags. Great time of yr. Etc. Guess what! Unit 8 -- hunt number 1011 - 300 MD tags. Nov 1 - Nov. 7. So if I'm lucky enough to draw unit 8 . The last 3 days of my hunt, I get the pleasure of 300 MD hunters ruining my hunt. Not just coming in days early scouting and setting up camps , but actually hunting! Is AZGF CRAZY, or just to dumb to see they are really screwing the WT hunters. I did contact AZGF, and actually got a reply. I was told its been overlapped for yrs. by a day or two to accommodate the systems program to give hunters 7 days to hunt. I'm the first guy to ever contact them about this issue. They didn't really see it as a problem. I think that hunt was always that way. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted July 4 Unit 8 is very pockety on Wt. Doubt you'd have that many muley hunters near you unless you are in MD country.. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted July 4 Hope you got point guard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jknister Report post Posted July 4 1 hour ago, elkaholic said: I wanted to give unit 8 a try this yr. I prefer to WT hunt. Unit 8 -- hunt number 1079- 50 tags. Oct. 25 -Nov. 3, 7 days. I figured a perfect hunt as only 50 tags. Great time of yr. Etc. Guess what! Unit 8 -- hunt number 1011 - 300 MD tags. Nov 1 - Nov. 7. So if I'm lucky enough to draw unit 8 . The last 3 days of my hunt, I get the pleasure of 300 MD hunters ruining my hunt. Not just coming in days early scouting and setting up camps , but actually hunting! Is AZGF CRAZY, or just to dumb to see they are really screwing the WT hunters. I did contact AZGF, and actually got a reply. I was told its been overlapped for yrs. by a day or two to accommodate the systems program to give hunters 7 days to hunt. I'm the first guy to ever contact them about this issue. They didn't really see it as a problem. 8 minutes ago, wildwoody said: Hope you got point guard. You may want to check your math. Last I checked Oct. 25 through Nov. 3 is 10 days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idgaf Report post Posted July 4 I just noticed my December rifle coues tag in 36c is at the same time as archery coues, I expect every archery hunter to stay out of the unit. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted July 4 5 hours ago, jknister said: You may want to check your math. Last I checked Oct. 25 through Nov. 3 is 10 days. Why.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couesbuck22 Report post Posted July 5 They’ve done that for years.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knothead Report post Posted July 5 4 years ago I had a 6a rifle antelope tag and a 6a archery elk tag. The last weekend of the antelope hunt overlapped with the opening weekend of archery elk. I could carry a gun and a bow at the same time. I actually shot my antelope at about 4:00 pm on the last day of the hunt which was the first Sunday of the archery elk hunt. I tried to kill one with a bow and arrow but couldn't get it done. The only time I hunted with a gun was when I went to pick up my double bull blind on last day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
