naturebob Report post Posted February 17, 2016 Amen to what Trophyhunter said. They should take that Guy on a hunt in the Mazatzell Wilderness and see how he does..BOB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted February 17, 2016 Like I've said for a long time. Deer don't eat money and you can't buy rain. All the computers and new trucks and wardens in the world ain't gonna change anything. All auction tags are is a scam thought up by millionaires so they can shoot all the big stuff they want without having to work up a sweat. If all auction and raffle tags were stopped, there would be at least 2 more of each species every year, because, again, deer don't eat money and you can't buy rain. If I had millions to burn, I'd probly be in on the auction, mainly to piss folks off, buf at least I'd go huntin' if I got a tag. Lark 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longshooter Report post Posted February 18, 2016 Hey Longshooter, You got the Money and I am almost that old, Why don't we go together You pay, I shoot....LOL...............BOB! Lol... That would be one heck of a hunt wouldn't Bob? I bet the post after the hunt with pics would really piss off guys like .270 too 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted February 18, 2016 Nope. I'd love to see bob with a tag like that. It would piss off mossjack. Lark 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted February 18, 2016 Lark , Mabee We can get Larry to buy Me that tag next year and have somebody mossback hates guide me...........LOL......BOB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 18, 2016 ya'll aint shooting nothing but the breeze. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
654321 Report post Posted February 18, 2016 But the money goes to a good cause.....like the fiesta bowl money did.... Would love to see how much makes it to the field after all the pockets are lined. thank you.i get so fukking rustled up when people say "rasied 400K for AZ wildlife!!" no, raised 400k for AZGFD. what they do with it is another story im sure Go to the AZGFD website, click on the hunting button, next go to big game draw and click it, scroll down until you get to paragraph about the auction tags and then click on the Habitat Partnership Committee. You can then read about the 2015 projects that the auction and raffle money pays for. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 300ultramag. Report post Posted February 18, 2016 +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted February 18, 2016 antelope island doesn't look like a real hard place to hunt. The volunteer I talked to said there are a certain number of springs. They are all mapped. You hunt around the springs. The deer cant get away. They're on an island. Not for sure how many sq miles it is. Nothing like a unit in Az. Some decent mountains, but he said the deer stayed in the flatter country. Be a great horseback hunt. It ain't no cakewalk, but it's a real huntable place for a guy with some callouses on his feet and hands. There are some ugly rough mountains on it, but according to him that's where the sheep lived. It's covered with bufs and some big goats. The times I was there I saw some good Bucks from the pavement. The road ends at Garr ranch and its a fair piece to rest of it, but it looks like a cool place to hunt. Lark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted February 18, 2016 With the increase in tags and app fees every three years, plus a couple million from auction tags. ... I just dont see how the habitat hasnt been improved to the point that theres a nice comfy hammock with a personal waiter servin little umbrella drinks to every deer in the state by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 18, 2016 With the increase in tags and app fees every three years, plus a couple million from auction tags. ... I just dont see how the habitat hasnt been improved to the point that theres a nice comfy hammock with a personal waiter servin little umbrella drinks to every deer in the state by now. this. thread has derailed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted February 18, 2016 With the increase in tags and app fees every three years, plus a couple million from auction tags. ... I just dont see how the habitat hasnt been improved to the point that theres a nice comfy hammock with a personal waiter servin little umbrella drinks to every deer in the state by now. this. thread has derailed. My bad. I'll go sit in the corner for a while. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 300ultramag. Report post Posted February 18, 2016 There's some pretty big dollars behind all of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 18, 2016 With the increase in tags and app fees every three years, plus a couple million from auction tags. ... I just dont see how the habitat hasnt been improved to the point that theres a nice comfy hammock with a personal waiter servin little umbrella drinks to every deer in the state by now.this. thread has derailed. My bad. I'll go sit in the corner for a while. no i like it. i was gonna ask if anyone knew where arizona ranks as far as # of hunters that apply for hunts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 300ultramag. Report post Posted February 18, 2016 pretty high I bet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
