Moving to Az

[sockeyeslayer]

I am currently deployed to Iraq and will be moving to Tuscon this spring from Alaska. It seems difficult to get tags in Az. Is this true? Is the land mostly public or private? Any advice to someone new to desert hunting? Thanks

[Tucson John]

Hello Sockeyeslayer! First let me Thank You for your service to our country!

 

Archery tags for deer are available over the counter and we are blessed with abundant public land to hunt. We loose some every year though and there are many places I used to hunt where it is now locked up. Still, Arizona ia great place to hunt. Drawing an archery Elk tag is like winning the lottery.........but well worth it.

 

Good luck and welcome to Arizona!

 

TJ

[CouesBuckhunter]

thanks for serving. And yes the tags for archery deer mule/coues are over the counter and seasons are jan. august. and december. there is abundant public and natlforest land.

[elkster9]

Welcome to the forum. Are you going to be stationed at DM or Ft Huachuca?

[motoxno53]

What part of AZ?

[Coach]

Hello Sockeyeslayer! First let me Thank You for your service to our country!

 

TJ

 

+1 and then some!

 

Welcome to AZ, and welcome to the site. AZ has TONS of public land. Some units are getting locked up more and more because of private land, but for the most part, the state is wide open. As others have said, archery deer tags for much of the state are over the counter, and there are usually leftover rifle tags in the Southern units. Prime hunts, like the trophy hunts North of the Grand Canyon, and coues tags during the rut (Late December) are a little tough to draw, but there are deer hunts from Oct - Early December that are not hard to draw.

 

We also have Javelina, which are easy to draw for, very fun to hunt, pretty much all over the state, and are a great way to get started learning areas and hunting techniques when you are new to the state.

 

 

 

 

[sockeyeslayer]

Thanks for all the replies. It is greatly appreciated. For those that asked I will be heading to DM.

[EagleEye]

Thanks for serving down by Tucson still left over deer tags this year.

[elkaholic]

I am currently deployed to Iraq and will be moving to Tuscon this spring from Alaska. It seems difficult to get tags in Az. Is this true? Is the land mostly public or private? Any advice to someone new to desert hunting? Thanks

 

first before we hand out all this free infor - how much salmon ya bringing for the bbq ?

 

just kiddin- well kinda - lol

 

ya got to live here 6 mo before ya can get a resident license - not sure what active military rules are - if that is your situation after that huntin is wide open - it's a different type of hunting here in Az but we love it !- Gary

[couesbowhunter1]

thanks for serving and ya all these guys are right

[sockeyeslayer]

BBQ...I'm sure I am bringing enough Salmon. Figure a 100 court cooler.

[THOR]

I am pretty sure that if you are active military you dont have to wait the 6 months do be considered a resident. I would double check it but I think I am correct!

[Soar AZ]

Hello Sockeyeslayer! First let me Thank You for your service to our country!

 

TJ

 

+1 and then some!

 

 

+2

Welcome to Arizona

[azslim]

If I remember right it is 30 days for PCS orders. When in doubt RTFM, the regs will tell you for sure.

[Will K]

Thanks for your service and good luck.