5guyshunting Report post Posted March 8, 2015 Does b+c investigate every hunt when a record book animal is taken, or is it the honor system questionnaire? You have to sign an affidavit stating that you followed the rules. I guess that would be the honor system then. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted March 9, 2015 Number 7 I think is right there with eating grass 1000 yards from a rifle hunter. Lol helpless. Oh great, more of muleriders holier than thou BS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted March 9, 2015 Number 7 I think is right there with eating grass 1000 yards from a rifle hunter. Lol helpless. Oh great, more of muleriders holier than thou BS Hey Ghost how is it going, missed you too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucafu1 Report post Posted March 9, 2015 next time tell him to pound sand. i use my radio sometimes to see if i can hitch a ride from my father-in-law cruising a polaris because he can no longer walk =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted March 9, 2015 Keep in mind this is a very polarizing topic. As Amanda correctly pointed out, B&C will not allow an animal taken with the aid of radios into their books. They are legal for use in AZ, just determine if you want your animal in the books. I use radios on all hunts for safety and communication. I also don't consider them unethical, but that's just my opinion. As to what's allowed by B&C and what is not, I find very inconsistent, and have enumerated countless examples resulting in some heated disagreements with some hunters I respect. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted March 9, 2015 Just an fyi, you can use radios for safety on a hunt and still enter a buck in the recordbooks. You just can't use the radio to guide the hunter to the trophy. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5guyshunting Report post Posted March 9, 2015 "ETHICS" it will never be solved on a public forum. Everyone has a their own. Happy hunting. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gbocardo Report post Posted March 9, 2015 Well those eastern states also do pretty much nothing but tree stands so they really don't need radios. Welcome to spot and stalk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted March 9, 2015 plenty of strip bucks that are in the books were killed with radios im sure of that. Those are what we call Cheaters... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wardsoutfitters Report post Posted March 9, 2015 it's just a matter of time and the department will also outlaw radios. We use them all the time when archery spot and stalking. I personally don't think it has helped much at all, except from keeping a hunter from wasting 3 hours stalking a deer that's not there anymore. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbiewer Report post Posted March 9, 2015 well, just FYI B&C doesn't condone long distance shooting as "fair chase" hunting practices either. there are definitely two methods of using radios: What most people (including myself and my group).. using radios as a way to communicate back and forth in general. "i'm bored", "the deer have all left for the fall" "who's in charge of dinner" "i'm lost"... "i'm lost again" "i'm still lost". "who picked this unit anyways". and on and on. then there's the way that b&c are opposed. Like when we stopped at Mormon lake once on a day trip. There were spotters on the vista with binos and radios. then as we drove around the lake, Curly's point had another secondary spot team. Again with radios and binos. guiding their hunter into the elk sunning in the lake bed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wdenike Report post Posted March 9, 2015 it's just a matter of time and the department will also outlaw radios. We use them all the time when archery spot and stalking. I personally don't think it has helped much at all, except from keeping a hunter from wasting 3 hours stalking a deer that's not there anymore. After all ya still have to Salk with out getting busted. If ya are like a bull in a china shope. The radio becomes irrelevant I believe. Also it would be stupid of g&f to make it illegal. With cell phone coverage becoming better all the time, and the different ways to use them. Besides I personally am tired of being over regulated by all gooberment azz clowns. Take care, Willie 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted March 9, 2015 you tell me a better way to get on a buck in the creosote flats 3 miles from where you glassed him from and I'll try it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted March 9, 2015 well, just FYI B&C doesn't condone long distance shooting as "fair chase" hunting practices either. there are definitely two methods of using radios: What most people (including myself and my group).. using radios as a way to communicate back and forth in general. "i'm bored", "the deer have all left for the fall" "who's in charge of dinner" "i'm lost"... "i'm lost again" "i'm still lost". "who picked this unit anyways". and on and on. then there's the way that b&c are opposed. Like when we stopped at Mormon lake once on a day trip. There were spotters on the vista with binos and radios. then as we drove around the lake, Curly's point had another secondary spot team. Again with radios and binos. guiding their hunter into the elk sunning in the lake bed. Yeah they are against long range yet they have teamed with Leupold on a reticle with hold overs and call it the Boone and Crockett reticle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfish campbell Report post Posted March 9, 2015 What's the ethical difference of using radio's vs game camera's. Seems that if you know which water hole they are showing up and what time is just the same.... JMHO 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
