creed Report post Posted December 27, 2018 I must have a short memory but it seems like they reduced the archery antelope permits by quite a bit from previous years? https://s3.amazonaws.com/azgfd-portal-wordpress/azgfd.wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/27120936/2019-Pronghorn-Antelope-and-Elk-Regs_WEB.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Looks like they cut 36 rifle, 25 archery and 13 muzzleloader tags from what was allotted last year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossislider Report post Posted December 27, 2018 I like that the credit card update deadline has been moved way up to February 28th! Would be awesome to know on March 1 if we will have tags. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 Antelope fawn recruitment was almost zilch. Not surprised in the tag reduction there. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duggaboy Report post Posted December 28, 2018 This is awesome.........Duggaboy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted December 28, 2018 What's awesome , no fawns or regs are out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 Does anyone have the link to the reports that AZGFD usually has up showing the amount of bonus pass tags drawn, and 1/2 pass tags drawn? I have no been able to locate it yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted December 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, Hoss50 said: Does anyone have the link to the reports that AZGFD usually has up showing the amount of bonus pass tags drawn, and 1/2 pass tags drawn? I have no been able to locate it yet. https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/draw/bonuspointprocess/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coueser4 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 Did anyone see the recommendations posted online for this year? It’s helpful to see the changes from the previous year. I didn’t see it this year but could be my mistake in not finding it. Anyone have a link or copy if they were posted somewhere? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Pintail Report post Posted December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, coueser4 said: Did anyone see the recommendations posted online for this year? It’s helpful to see the changes from the previous year. I didn’t see it this year but could be my mistake in not finding it. Anyone have a link or copy if they were posted somewhere? You did not see it because it did not exist. The regs are approved for 2 years now so they are almost identical. The regs for 2018 and 2019 were approved in December 2017. There was a reduction in pronghorn tags due to a lack of fawns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted December 29, 2018 The lack of pronghorn is a serious problem in this State. The drought this year really hurt. Anyone have ideas what G & F can do besides arial gunning and hauling water.?.............BOB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted December 29, 2018 4 hours ago, naturebob said: The lack of pronghorn is a serious problem in this State. The drought this year really hurt. Anyone have ideas what G & F can do besides arial gunning and hauling water.?.............BOB! The most important factor for fawns to survive is adequate hiding cover. When there is no precipitaion, the fawns are really exposed. No hiding cover translates to easy pickings for coyotes. With drought conditions spread out over thousands of square miles, really not a whole lot we can do other than predator control. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted December 29, 2018 4 hours ago, naturebob said: The lack of pronghorn is a serious problem in this State. The drought this year really hurt. Anyone have ideas what G & F can do besides arial gunning and hauling water.?.............BOB! The biggest threat to antelope herds in AZ is habitat fragmentation. Antelope tend to live on land that lends itself to ranching and with the continued growth that this state experiences more and more ranchers are selling off and their lands are being developed. Antelope need huge tracts of open space to thrive. The most helpful thing for antelope would be for AZGFD to encourage ranchers to either sell to state agencies or enter into conservation easements rather than selling to developers. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThomC Report post Posted December 29, 2018 5 hours ago, naturebob said: The lack of pronghorn is a serious problem in this State. The drought this year really hurt. Anyone have ideas what G & F can do besides arial gunning and hauling water.?.............BOB! Yes, open up all Antelope areas to night hunting for coyotes. It is called more "opportunities" G&F. 😄 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
