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 [...]

Arizona is getting a “liberalized” waterfowl season
AZ waterfowlers are getting 107 hunt days
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona hunters are getting a “liberalized” waterfowl season of 107 hunt days for 2007-08 thanks to a decent overall waterfowl breeding season in North America, despite the fact that much of this [...]

What is Wildlife Worth?
By Pat Barber, law enforcement program manager, Arizona Game and Fish Department
There has been some recent discussion and confusion in some corners of the state in response to recent changes to the Game and Fish statutes relating to civil assessments imposed by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
Arizona [...]

Juniors dove hunts: Introduce youngsters to hunting
Opportunities in southwestern Arizona Sept. 2 or Sept. 8-9 at Robbins Butte
By Rory Aikens and Tom Cadden, public information officers, Arizona Game and Fish Department
When thousands of doves and scores of young shooters and their mentors come together at juniors dove hunts, the end result is [...]

Been hunting? Kyle Stevens’ 2007 javelina hunt
By Jim Sively, hunter education instructor, Scottsdale
We now have three grandsons of hunting age, and all of them enjoy camping out and hunting as often as possible. All have completed the Hunter Education course, and Kyle Stevens, our oldest at age 14, is already an accomplished wingshooter. He has [...]

Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day
Public invited to attend free events in Arizona Sept. 17-22
By Tom Cadden, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
People with an interest in wildlife, conservation and the great outdoors are invited to attend several activities in Arizona celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day, which is Sept. [...]

Fitting a shotgun
Reprinted courtesy of Hayley Lynch, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Dove season is here, and any hunter who has emptied several boxes of shells to get their daily limit knows how important good technique is to a successful day afield. But one thing many shooters don’t consider is the crucial element of [...]

Dove season opens this weekend
Dove hunters breathe a sigh of relief when major storm doesn’t materialize
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Hurricane Dean didn’t blast into Arizona last week as originally anticipated, and die-hard dove [...]