I spent last week in Flagstaff, watching bulls in the Grand Canyon NP sleep next to the trailhead, bugling at night & found a pair of bucks in 11M while walking around. It raised my curiosity about hunting there -- especially since our FS land is closed, ending the rifle season before it even began. The AZ FG stuff was so voluminous it sent my head spinning. Too much info, really. It probably didn't help that I was reading on my phone. I need to screen out some options so I can focus on just one or two areas.
Every state is different so it's hard to know the nitty-gritty about some things that residents take for granted. For example, I recall seeing something in the regs book about hunting over water sources being illegal. But it wasn't clear if that was only for certain species or if it only applies to man-made water sources, like what we call "guzzlers" here in CA.
If anybody is open to an email or phone exchange about some of the details of hunting northern AZ, I'd love to glean what I can from a local. Of course, I'm not looking for anybody's secret spots. I'd just like to know how best to get started, what zones to focus on, what zones are closed, whether mulies and javies are in the same areas (increased odds of seeing something to chase) or if those are really separate pursuits.
Topic: Arizona Mule deer? (Read 1358 times)
