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Public Input Sought On Hunt Guidelines
AGFD
12/2/02
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission on Dec. 7 gave its input to the “Guidelines and Recommendations” for the 2003-2004 hunting seasons that are used by department wildlife managers for preparing their final hunt recommendations.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is gathering public input on those guidelines and recommendations. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is requesting specific public comment on the following topics:
Establishing juniors-only archery javelina hunts,
Alternatives to the current 30-day bighorn sheep hunt within units 12A/13A/12B West,
Alternatives to the current archery hunt structure within Unit 27, and
Alternatives to mountain lion management in Units 36B and 36C.
The commission also directed the department to obtain additional input on some subjects that are not found in the hunt guidelines but are very important in the management of Arizona's wildlife resources. Therefore, the department is also seeking input on the following:
Increasing the cost of the Kaibab deer stamp fee to $15 (Article 1 Rules currently under review);
Consider those species for which bonus points accrue (Article 1 Rules currently under review), and;
Pioneer license special hunt season category (i.e. senior hunts) (Article 3 Rules currently being rewritten).
The “Guidelines and Recommendations” document is available on the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site at azgfd.com. Copies are also being distributed through direct mailings to interested individuals.
The department is accepting comments in any of the following ways: 1) written comments may be mailed to Tice Supplee, Game Branch Chief, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix, Arizona, 85023; 2) they may be faxed to the attention of Tice Supplee at 602-789-3929; or 3) they can be e-mailed to azgamebranch@gf.state.az.us. Comments will be accepted until March 1, 2003. Those public comments are given to all six regions to consider when preparing the final hunt recommendations for the commission’s April 12 meeting in Phoenix.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is conducting public meetings after the New Year on those guidelines at the following times and locations:
Fredonia – 7-9 p.m. Jan .14, North Kaibab Ranger District Office on Highway 89A.
Flagstaff – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 15, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Flagstaff Regional Office, 3500 S. Lake Mary Road
Prescott – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 21, Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Room, 1015 Fair St.
Kingman – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 22, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Kingman Regional Office, 5325 N. Stockton Hill Road.
Yuma – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 23, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Yuma Regional Office, 9140 East 28th St.
Pinetop – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 28, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Pinetop Regional Office, 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd.
Payson – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 29, Payson Police Department conference room, 303 N. Beeline Highway
Mesa – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 20, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Mesa Regional Office, 7200 East University.
Tucson – 7-9 p.m. Feb. 3, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Tucson Regional Office, 555 N. Greasewood.
Sierra Vista – 7-9 p.m., Feb. 4, Sierra Vista Police Department, 911 North Coronado Drive
Safford – 7-9 p.m. Feb. 5, Phelps Dodge Meeting Room, 808 7th Ave.
The following are examples of the various recommendations and guidelines:
Elk
Allocating 5 percent of the total elk permits for juniors-only hunts.
Rotating early elk opportunities this year in the following way: early general bull in Hunt Units 4A, 7, 23S, and 27; muzzleloader bull in Units 1, 3A/3C, 5A, and 22S; and archery bull in Unit 21.
Removing the second late bull elk hunt in Unit 10.
Establishing a CHAMP Season in Unit 3B for antlerless elk;
Deer
Allocating two-percent of the general deer permits for juniors-only.
Changing the January archery deer hunt from “any deer” to “any antlered deer” in Hunt Units 28, 30B, 32, 33, 34A, 34B, 35A, 36A, 36B, 36C, 39, 40A, 41, 42, 43A, 43B, 44A, and 44B.
Considering a possible antlerless deer hunt in Unit 12AW.
Removing the December and January archery antlered deer season in Unit 27.
Pronghorn Antelope
Changing the general, juniors-only and muzzleloader pronghorn hunts from four-day to six-day hunts, except in Units 15A and 15B, 19B, and 30A.
Turkey
Offering juniors-only hunting opportunities at levels comparable to previous years with season dates coinciding with the general fall and spring seasons.
Closing the fall season in Unit 7.
AGFD
12/2/02
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission on Dec. 7 gave its input to the “Guidelines and Recommendations” for the 2003-2004 hunting seasons that are used by department wildlife managers for preparing their final hunt recommendations.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is gathering public input on those guidelines and recommendations. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is requesting specific public comment on the following topics:
Establishing juniors-only archery javelina hunts,
Alternatives to the current 30-day bighorn sheep hunt within units 12A/13A/12B West,
Alternatives to the current archery hunt structure within Unit 27, and
Alternatives to mountain lion management in Units 36B and 36C.
The commission also directed the department to obtain additional input on some subjects that are not found in the hunt guidelines but are very important in the management of Arizona's wildlife resources. Therefore, the department is also seeking input on the following:
Increasing the cost of the Kaibab deer stamp fee to $15 (Article 1 Rules currently under review);
Consider those species for which bonus points accrue (Article 1 Rules currently under review), and;
Pioneer license special hunt season category (i.e. senior hunts) (Article 3 Rules currently being rewritten).
The “Guidelines and Recommendations” document is available on the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site at azgfd.com. Copies are also being distributed through direct mailings to interested individuals.
The department is accepting comments in any of the following ways: 1) written comments may be mailed to Tice Supplee, Game Branch Chief, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix, Arizona, 85023; 2) they may be faxed to the attention of Tice Supplee at 602-789-3929; or 3) they can be e-mailed to azgamebranch@gf.state.az.us. Comments will be accepted until March 1, 2003. Those public comments are given to all six regions to consider when preparing the final hunt recommendations for the commission’s April 12 meeting in Phoenix.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is conducting public meetings after the New Year on those guidelines at the following times and locations:
Fredonia – 7-9 p.m. Jan .14, North Kaibab Ranger District Office on Highway 89A.
Flagstaff – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 15, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Flagstaff Regional Office, 3500 S. Lake Mary Road
Prescott – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 21, Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Room, 1015 Fair St.
Kingman – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 22, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Kingman Regional Office, 5325 N. Stockton Hill Road.
Yuma – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 23, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Yuma Regional Office, 9140 East 28th St.
Pinetop – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 28, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Pinetop Regional Office, 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd.
Payson – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 29, Payson Police Department conference room, 303 N. Beeline Highway
Mesa – 7-9 p.m. Jan. 20, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Mesa Regional Office, 7200 East University.
Tucson – 7-9 p.m. Feb. 3, Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Tucson Regional Office, 555 N. Greasewood.
Sierra Vista – 7-9 p.m., Feb. 4, Sierra Vista Police Department, 911 North Coronado Drive
Safford – 7-9 p.m. Feb. 5, Phelps Dodge Meeting Room, 808 7th Ave.
The following are examples of the various recommendations and guidelines:
Elk
Allocating 5 percent of the total elk permits for juniors-only hunts.
Rotating early elk opportunities this year in the following way: early general bull in Hunt Units 4A, 7, 23S, and 27; muzzleloader bull in Units 1, 3A/3C, 5A, and 22S; and archery bull in Unit 21.
Removing the second late bull elk hunt in Unit 10.
Establishing a CHAMP Season in Unit 3B for antlerless elk;
Deer
Allocating two-percent of the general deer permits for juniors-only.
Changing the January archery deer hunt from “any deer” to “any antlered deer” in Hunt Units 28, 30B, 32, 33, 34A, 34B, 35A, 36A, 36B, 36C, 39, 40A, 41, 42, 43A, 43B, 44A, and 44B.
Considering a possible antlerless deer hunt in Unit 12AW.
Removing the December and January archery antlered deer season in Unit 27.
Pronghorn Antelope
Changing the general, juniors-only and muzzleloader pronghorn hunts from four-day to six-day hunts, except in Units 15A and 15B, 19B, and 30A.
Turkey
Offering juniors-only hunting opportunities at levels comparable to previous years with season dates coinciding with the general fall and spring seasons.
Closing the fall season in Unit 7.
