Hunterdan Report post Posted January 24, 2016 I see the Big Bo has posted there new prices for 2016. $500 Elk/ Antelope and only a limited amount of hunters for the High demand hunts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirRoyal Report post Posted January 25, 2016 Guess it was Both! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted January 25, 2016 Do not open landowner tag door. Please. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted January 25, 2016 No landowner tags in Az. Period. It ruined new mex. Lark 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted January 25, 2016 No landowner tags in Az. Period. It ruined new mex. Lark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Don Martin Report post Posted January 25, 2016 Review the 2016 fees. I commented on this in a thread on Monster Muleys, but couldn't get it copied to here. High Demand tags??? Wow, here we go.. Don Martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rthrbhntng Report post Posted February 1, 2016 UPDATE on the Boquillas 2016 Fee Fiasco sweeping the internet. Jim deVos, Assistant Director of Wildlife Management at the Arizona Game and Fish Department, provided the following information update regarding the Big Boquillas Hunt Program: As the deadline approaches to apply for 2016 pronghorn and elk hunt permit-tags, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has been made aware of website information indicating a substantial increase in the permit fee structure for high-demand hunts on the Boquillas Ranch in Game Management Unit 10. This information is on a web domain apparently associated with the ranch's lessee. The 750,000-acre ranch in northwest Arizona, which accounts for approximately 50 percent of the land in Unit 10, is owned by the Navajo Nation. Game and Fish continues negotiations to renew an access agreement with the Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture. Hunters might have noticed information on the lessee's website indicating that the permit fee rate has been raised to $500 on some hunts, according to: https://huntbigboranch.com/ranch-hunt-access-rates/ This recently posted increase is not consistent with the negotiations that the department has had with the Navajo Nation. The department and the Navajo Nation remain committed to establishing a lower permit fee structure, as well as reaching a long-term access agreement for the ranch. In December 2015, the Director of the Navajo Department of Agriculture made a presentation to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission indicating a strong commitment from the Navajo Nation to develop a collaborative approach to managing wildlife and hunter access on the Big Boquillas Ranch. In negotiations with the Navajo Nation, the Nation has agreed in principle that modest fee increases are important to preserve hunting and hunter access as part of the collaboration between the department and the Navajo Nation. In fall 2013, the parties reached an agreement ensuring public access in exchange for Game and Fish enforcement of ranch rules designed to increase respect for the Navajo Nation’s private property on the ranch. The department originally supported a $60 annual Recreational Access Impact fee charged to all people entering the ranch to offset the impacts of recreation. The department’s support of this fee, and the enforcement of the ranch rules, shows its willingness to find new solutions. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swivelhead Report post Posted February 1, 2016 New fee's notwithstanding, the real issue is ranch access for the "high demand" hunts. Hunt would be a fiasco outside the ranch at current tag levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
