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Volunteer opportunities for hunters
By Sandy Reith, volunteer coordinator, Arizona Game and Fish Department
The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s volunteer program provides opportunities for volunteers [...]
Small game camps a big success
By Tom Cadden, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
The Arizona Game and Fish Department partnered with the Chandler Rod and Gun Club and American Fire Equipment to conduct two successful weekend camps introducing small game hunting skills to Arizona newcomers.
More than 25 campers attended the squirrel [...]
Junior hunters
Baylee Hirschi’s first deer
By Monica Hirschi, Phoenix
Baylee Hirschi, 10, of Phoenix, comes from a hunting and outdoors-oriented family. She has camped with me and her dad, Koal, on family hunts since a very young age.
Hunting has always brought us together as a family. We typically don’t take vacations to places like Disneyland. Our vacations [...]
Arizona Game and Fish Department Outdoor Expo to be held
March 31 and April 1
By Tom Cadden, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Outdoor enthusiasts: Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss this year’s Arizona Game and Fish Department [...]
Big Game Hunter Survey: Arizonans look forward to more
opportunities to hunt
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
A newly released independent study shows Arizona hunters feel having more opportunities to hunt is more important than hunt quality or the outcome of the hunt.
“This agency has always prided itself on [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>Free seminars teach firearm safety, target-shooting
fundamentals
“First Shots” handgun classes offered Feb. 9-11 at Ben Avery Shooting Facility
By Tristanna Bickford, hunter recruitment and retention coordinator, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Are you interested in learning about recreational handgun shooting and firearm safety, but don’t know where to start?
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is [...]
Been hunting? Stories from the field
The stories from the field in this issue of the newsletter are all about junior hunters. We are always on the lookout for stories about the hunting experiences of adults as well as juniors. If you have a story you would like to share, we invite you to e-mail [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>Application deadline for 2007 antelope and elk hunts is Feb. 13
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Hunters can now apply for the first-ever Arizona draw specifically only for antelope and elk. The deadline to submit applications is 7 p.m. (MST) on Feb. 13. Applications must be received by the [...]
Winter waterfowl hunting opportunities
By Dave Cagle, wildlife program manager, Pinetop region,
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona is not a high-profile duck and goose magnet like Chesapeake Bay, Klamath Valley or the Mississippi Delta. However, golden opportunities are available across the state for those few waterfowl hunters who do their homework, put forth some effort [...]
