grizzly Report post Posted January 6, 2006 I have been working in north Scottsdale recently and on the way home I drove down Dynamite road and made a detour south down 128th st. where I saw two bucks about 4 years ago. Alot of the land around there is being developed. I saw a sign at the border of the preserve that said (in part)No discharge of weapons but nothing that said No Hunting. I am wondering if it would be legal and/or permissable to archery hunt in this area, anyone have any idea? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted January 6, 2006 The law see's a Bow as a weapon. So my guess would be no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couesi1 Report post Posted January 7, 2006 Grizzly, Im not sure of the status of that piece of country, (south of dynamite on 128th) however just across the street to the north is the Granite Mountain Multi use Area, which has some sections off limits to all but other designated portions available to all users, hikers bikers OHV'rs etc. You can hunt in this area too with a bow during legal hunting seasons, just make sure you aren't in the restricted area. The game department has maps of this area and i think they have them at their offices in the valley. The Multi use area is within the city of Scottsdale, and therefore, Scottsdale city ordinances ban the discharge of firearms. You don't want to end up face down in the dirt because of that. I would imagine that the area you are talking about is in the city too, ....... I would check with the city or with the state land department. If it is state land, you could bow hunt but I would be extremely careful cause you wouldn't want to be the one whose deer wandered off and died on someones' back yard putting green etc. There are no coues in there anyway. Also, archery hunting is permitted within Maricopa County parks (McDowell Mountain Park) See Page 81 of the hunting regs for the rule allowing such activity. c-1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
