Arizona Waterfowl Hunter Blog

Unapproved Animal Drugs What You Need to Know: FDA-Approved vs. Unapproved Animal Drugs

2012-01-31T14:38:00.000-08:00

Unapproved Animal Drugs What You Need to Know: FDA-Approved vs. Unapproved Animal Drugs

Drop shot rig

2012-01-31T13:25:00.000-08:00

2012 Winchester Product Video

2012-01-30T18:46:00.000-08:00

DFG to Offer Three Late Season Goose Hunting Opportunities

2012-01-30T18:45:00.000-08:00

DFG to Offer Three Late Season Goose Hunting Opportunities

Honker's First Find

2012-01-29T13:18:00.000-08:00

Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunting with Arizona Guided Hunts - Pat Feldt - 2011

2012-01-28T17:31:00.000-08:00

Benelli - Ultralight 28 2012

2012-01-28T07:20:00.000-08:00

Spectacular historic engraved Colt New Pocket Model Revolver - I have th...

2012-01-27T15:10:00.000-08:00

Special Message from DU's President and CEO

2012-01-27T15:09:00.000-08:00

Special DU 75th Anniversary Episode of BirdNote

2012-01-26T14:39:00.000-08:00

Special DU 75th Anniversary Episode of BirdNote

Remington Model 700 50th Anniversary Edition

2012-01-26T08:49:00.000-08:00

U.S. House passes legislation to make federal duck stamps easier to obtain

2012-01-26T08:44:00.000-08:00

U.S. House passes legislation to make federal duck stamps easier to obtain

Arcadia residents reporting increase in coyote sightings

2012-01-25T14:54:00.000-08:00

Arcadia residents reporting increase in coyote sightings

AZGFD.gov Experts discuss quail conservation at national symposium in Tucson

2012-01-24T17:09:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Experts discuss quail conservation at national symposium in Tucson

Julian Hatcher's S&W K-22 revolver - I have this old gun

2012-01-23T14:41:00.000-08:00

Craig Morgan tag teams for this mature Tn. longbeard

2012-01-23T07:46:00.000-08:00

Youngsters key in keeping fishing alive, call, fishing, fish - Sports - YumaSun

2012-01-22T05:53:00.000-08:00

Youngsters key in keeping fishing alive, call, fishing, fish - Sports - YumaSun

2012 Winchester Product Video

2012-01-20T16:13:00.000-08:00

Willcox, Arizona | Arizona Range News | Newspaper > News > Breaking News > USDA Extends Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up to January 27

2012-01-20T12:13:00.000-08:00

Willcox, Arizona | Arizona Range News | Newspaper > News > Breaking News > USDA Extends Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up to January 27

Monarch butterfly tagging

2012-01-19T13:57:00.000-08:00

Winchester SXP -- Now Chambered in 3 1/2"

2012-01-18T14:30:00.000-08:00

Lake Havasu's Quiet Side

2012-01-18T12:33:00.000-08:00

Lake Havasu's Quiet Side

Arizona group supports silencers on hunting rifles - CBS 5 - KPHO

2012-01-17T20:30:00.000-08:00

Arizona group supports silencers on hunting rifles - CBS 5 - KPHO

Fun shoot benefits Ducks Unlimited - Green Valley News: Sports & Recreation

2012-01-17T20:21:00.000-08:00

Fun shoot benefits Ducks Unlimited - Green Valley News: Sports & Recreation: Many of you may not be aware that Ducks Unlimited has an Arizona
chapter.

Larry Weishuhn and Ruger

2012-01-17T10:28:00.000-08:00

New Citori 725 Teaser -- Become One With The Gun

2012-01-17T08:21:00.000-08:00

Canadian Waterfowler Numbers Highest Since 2001

2012-01-16T13:40:00.000-08:00

Canadian Waterfowler Numbers Highest Since 2001

Arivaca Home Tour: Meet 100 years of Arizona history - Green Valley News: Lifestyle

2012-01-16T12:01:00.000-08:00

Arivaca Home Tour: Meet 100 years of Arizona history - Green Valley News: Lifestyle: The 9th Annual Arivaca Home Tour on Jan. 28 features historic
sites and modern ranches in celebration of Arizona’s 100th birthday
Feb. 14.

Today's News-Herald - Serving Lake Havasu City & The Lower Colorado River Area

2012-01-16T07:37:00.000-08:00

Today's News-Herald - Serving Lake Havasu City & The Lower Colorado River Area

Browning - B525 - The highest-performing and most reliable shotgun.

2012-01-14T09:13:00.000-08:00

New beginning to the new year - FLW Outdoors Fishing News

2012-01-13T12:43:00.000-08:00

New beginning to the new year - FLW Outdoors Fishing News: Fishing News:

AZGFD.gov Wildlife News - Jan. 13, 2012

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AZGFD.gov Wildlife News - Jan. 13, 2012

Colt Navy belonging to the last Union General killed in Civil War - Gun ...

2012-01-13T09:24:00.000-08:00

Beretta Extreme Ducker Migration Flyway Report

2012-01-12T19:48:00.000-08:00

2012-01-12T09:39:00.000-08:00

Facility at Naranja Park to feature fixed range and 2 walking courses

Archery park unanimously OK'd by OV Council

Undeveloped Naranja Park is set to get an archery range after the Town Council voted to approve an agreement between the town and another government agency to create the Oro Valley Archery Park.The council voted 7-0 at its Jan. 4 regular meeting to approve an intergovernmental agreement between Oro Valley and the Arizona Game and Fish Department to develop an archery facility at the 213-acre town-owned park, at 660 W. Naranja Drive near North La Cañada Drive.When it's completed, the archery park will feature a two-acre fixed range and two walking courses.One 35-acre course is planned for the southwest corner of the park and a second course would sit on 20 acres on the southeast corner.

The local archery community also is committed to helping Oro Valley maintain the park by holding workdays at the park to clean up the courses and fix targets.Eight people spoke in favor of the park at the Jan. 4 meeting.Dozens more archery enthusiasts attended the meeting, but didn't speak before the council."I am thrilled that the council passed it," SaddleBrooke resident Ed Snyder said.Snyder is president of the SaddleBrooke Archers Club and said club members are eager to shoot at the park."We will be first in line to pay our fees," he said.User fees for the park will be $5 for a daily pass or $50 for an annual pass.Once the park opens, passes will be sold on site at a pay station or through the Oro Valley Parks and Recreation office.

In other parks news, the town has acquired 62-acre Honey Bee Park in the Rancho Vistoso area from Pima County.The town council approved the transfer of Honey Bee Park from the county to Oro Valley at its Jan. 4 meeting.The town did not have to pay the county to take over the park.

The annual costs to operate Honey Bee Park are estimated at about $17,500.Contact reporter Andrea Rivera at arivera@azstarnet.com or 807-8430.

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History of the Derringer

2012-01-12T08:43:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Heritage Fund helps Arizona’s sandhill cranes and communities grow

2012-01-11T19:04:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Heritage Fund helps Arizona’s sandhill cranes and communities grow

AZGFD.gov Arizona Game and Fish Commission to meet Jan. 13 in Phoenix

2012-01-11T14:50:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Arizona Game and Fish Commission to meet Jan. 13 in Phoenix

The Ducks Unlimited Story

2012-01-11T07:50:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Advisory panel affirms: Strict Game and Fish procedures assure that rotenone is a safe, effective fisheries management tool

2012-01-11T05:29:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Advisory panel affirms: Strict Game and Fish procedures assure that rotenone is a safe, effective fisheries management tool

AZGFD.gov Commission votes to oppose HB 2072 (sale of big game tags)

2012-01-10T20:14:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Commission votes to oppose HB 2072 (sale of big game tags)

Beretta Extreme Ducker Migration Flyway Report

2012-01-10T14:13:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Lower Salt River gets 10-mile trout bonus

2012-01-10T10:38:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Lower Salt River gets 10-mile trout bonus

SR1911 Training Trigger Control

2012-01-10T09:31:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Commission to meet on Jan. 10 to discuss proposed HB 2072 (sale of big game tags)

2012-01-09T14:34:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Commission to meet on Jan. 10 to discuss proposed HB 2072 (sale of big game tags)

Beretta Extreme Ducker Migration Flyway Report

2012-01-08T18:29:00.000-08:00

Master Hunter application period now open - Columbia Basin Herald: Hunting

2012-01-07T15:52:00.000-08:00

Master Hunter application period now open - Columbia Basin Herald: Hunting: The Master Hunter Permit Program application period is now open
and will continue through Feb. 15. All requirements of the program
must be com…

AZGFD.gov Bring the family fishing with Game and Fish at Cortez Lake

2012-01-07T15:40:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Bring the family fishing with Game and Fish at Cortez Lake

AZGFD.gov Space still available for Becoming an Outdoors Woman "Deluxe” workshop on Jan. 27-29

2012-01-07T13:11:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Space still available for Becoming an Outdoors Woman "Deluxe” workshop on Jan. 27-29

Court halts tree-cutting projects in Arizona, New Mexico

2012-01-06T20:30:00.000-08:00

Court halts tree-cutting projects in Arizona, New Mexico

USGS Release: Satellite Tracking Helps Russian Tanker Navigate Critical Sea Duck Habitat (1/6/2012 1:01:22 PM)

2012-01-06T12:49:00.000-08:00

ANCHORAGE — On its way to deliver emergency fuel to Nome, Alaska, the Russian tanker Renda will move through an area used by wintering spectacled eiders, a federally threatened sea duck. But, to protect the ducks and their wintering habitat, resource managers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and navigators from the U.S. Coast Guard are using satellite telemetry information from the U.S. Geological Survey to plot a route for the tanker that minimizes impacts to this species and its habitatRead moreUSGS Release: Satellite Tracking Helps Russian Tanker Navigate Critical Sea Duck Habitat (1/6/2012 1:01:22 PM)

AZGFD.gov Online application service now available for 2012 elk, pronghorn hunts

2012-01-06T12:26:00.000-08:00

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has announced that the online application service for Arizona’s 2012 elk and pronghorn antelope hunt draw is now available.Hunters who haven’t yet submitted an application now have the option of applying online by visiting www.azgfd.gov/draw and selecting the link to the online service.The application deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 by 7 p.m. (MST). Online applicants are advised to apply early and not wait until the last minute, in case any technical issues arise on deadline day.Those applying online will have to pay the non-refundable $7.50 application fee (which is charged as part of the tag fee whether applying online or with a paper application). Also, a 2012 hunting license is required of all applicants to apply in the draw. If you haven’t already purchased your license, you can do so through the draw application process. Please keep in mind that if you are purchasing your license online, you must have a working printer handy and print your license out at the time of purchase. The department does not mail out licenses that are purchased online. Licenses are also available for purchase from Arizona Game and Fish offices and from more than 300 license dealers statewide.The online application service allows payment with a credit card (VISA and Mastercard only). The cost of the hunt permit-tag won’t be charged unless and until you are drawn.The online service works with the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari (If you use Safari, it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest version of the OS and Safari browser; a few problems have been reported with older Safari versions). This application service currently does not work with mobile devices such as iPad, iPhone or other Smartphones.For those not using the online service, paper applications can still be mailed to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Attn: Drawing Section, PO Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ 85087-1052, or they can be hand-delivered to any of the seven Game and Fish offices located in Pinetop, Flagstaff, Kingman, Yuma, Tucson, Mesa and Phoenix. Mailed applications must be received by the department by the deadline; postmarks don’t count.Copies of the 2012 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information Booklet are now available at all Game and Fish offices and will soon be at all hunting license dealers throughout the state. The booklet is also available online at www.azgfd.gov/draw.AZGFD.gov Online application service now available for 2012 elk, pronghorn hunts

Sonoran Pronghorn Breeding Program Begins

2012-01-06T12:04:00.000-08:00

Sonoran Pronghorn Breeding Program Begins

Smokey’s younger brother heats up grazing controversy - The Ely Times: News

2012-01-06T12:02:00.000-08:00

Smokey’s younger brother heats up grazing controversy - The Ely Times: News: The controversy is not whether Smoked Bear is Smokey's younger
brother. The contentious issue is whether increased grazing by
livestock on pub…

How many Sandhill Cranes are in Southeastern Arizona? | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona

2012-01-05T11:20:00.000-08:00

How many Sandhill Cranes are in Southeastern Arizona? | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona

Steel urged for new Tempe Town Lake dam

2012-01-05T09:42:00.000-08:00

Steel urged for new Tempe Town Lake dam

Waterfowl ID, Duck ID, Duck Sounds, Duck Photos, Goose ID: Ducks Unlimited

2012-01-05T09:34:00.000-08:00

Waterfowl ID, Duck ID, Duck Sounds, Duck Photos, Goose ID: Ducks Unlimited

Migration Alert: Sacramento Valley hunters need winter weather

2012-01-05T09:33:00.000-08:00

Migration Alert: Sacramento Valley hunters need winter weather

2012 Realtree Outfitters Commercial

2012-01-04T13:18:00.000-08:00

Bird's-Eye View

2012-01-04T12:33:00.000-08:00

Bird's-Eye View

Lifestyle : Javelina hunting seminar for young hunters is offered Jan. 13 : Eastern Arizona Courier

2012-01-04T12:23:00.000-08:00

Lifestyle : Javelina hunting seminar for young hunters is offered Jan. 13 : Eastern Arizona Courier

The Payson Roundup / Pro angler’s Payson visit just one stop on busy schedule

2012-01-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

The Payson Roundup / Pro angler’s Payson visit just one stop on busy schedule

The treasured challenge for Buccaneers And Bones - 2012 Preview

2012-01-03T19:34:00.000-08:00

2011 CF Western Regional TV Show - Saguaro Lake - FLW Outdoors Fishing News

2012-01-03T11:26:00.000-08:00

2011 CF Western Regional TV Show - Saguaro Lake - FLW Outdoors Fishing News: Fishing News:

Decoy Rigging Tips

2012-01-02T11:52:00.000-08:00

Our Tangle Free Decoy Rig

2012-01-02T11:48:00.000-08:00

duck silhouettes part I

2011-12-31T07:40:00.000-08:00

Late-Season Decoy Spreads

2011-12-31T07:23:00.000-08:00

Late-Season Decoy Spreads

Arizona legislators renew push for guns on campus

2011-12-29T16:32:00.000-08:00

Arizona legislators renew push for guns on campus

Why I hunt .mov

2011-12-29T12:23:00.000-08:00

Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium still growing - Glendalestar.com: Entertainment

2011-12-29T09:56:00.000-08:00

Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium still growing - Glendalestar.com: Entertainment: Childhood dreams and a new Hollywood film about owning a zoo
notwithstanding, building a world-class zoo is not an easy task. If
it were, many…

NRA-ILA :: Gun sales at record levels

2011-12-28T16:32:00.000-08:00

December holiday shoppers were not just interested in buying the hottest electronics and toys they also were purchasing record numbers of guns, according to the latest FBI figures on background checks required to buy firearms.NRA-ILA :: Gun sales at record levels

SR1911 Training Tips Proper Grip

2011-12-28T14:00:00.000-08:00

News : Gila Watershed Partnership forms executive board : Eastern Arizona Courier

2011-12-26T15:56:00.000-08:00

News : Gila Watershed Partnership forms executive board : Eastern Arizona Courier

Realtree 25th Anniversary Segment 11

2011-12-25T19:56:00.000-08:00

Beretta Extreme Ducker Watefowl Report

2011-12-23T16:39:00.000-08:00

Wildlife Management Office Coming to Phoenix

2011-12-23T12:57:00.000-08:00

Wildlife Management Office Coming to Phoenix

Best FREE iphone Weather App - Realtree's Weather App Features

2011-12-22T10:36:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Arizona Fishing Guide Book arrives in time for holidays

2011-12-21T16:29:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Arizona Fishing Guide Book arrives in time for holidays

BWB Episode26 2011 DUMoreThanDucks

2011-12-21T11:38:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Christmas Fishing Report 2011

2011-12-21T10:37:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Christmas Fishing Report 2011

Area gets $2 million for salmon - Northwest McClatchy - bellinghamherald.com

2011-12-20T17:41:00.000-08:00

Area gets $2 million for salmon - Northwest McClatchy - bellinghamherald.com

AZGFD.gov Don’t miss tonight’s episode of Arizona Wildlife Views television

2011-12-20T12:15:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Don’t miss tonight’s episode of Arizona Wildlife Views television

USGS Release: Lytle is Southwest Biological Science Center’s New Leader (12/19/2011 4:53:03 PM)

2011-12-19T16:29:00.000-08:00

USGS Release: Lytle is Southwest Biological Science Center’s New Leader (12/19/2011 4:53:03 PM)

Waterfowl Smack Down 2010

2011-12-19T09:43:00.000-08:00

Benelli - Shooting Oncoming, Overhead Birds (HD)

2011-12-19T08:31:00.000-08:00

Realtree 25th Segment 7

2011-12-19T08:29:00.000-08:00

Mass bird deaths bookend 2011 | MNN - Mother Nature Network

2011-12-19T08:00:00.000-08:00

The migratory birds crashed into a Walmart parking lot, football fields and various other snow-covered surfaces, which they apparently mistook for bodies of water, according to reports in the St. George Spectrum and the Associated Press. Volunteers have rescued at least 3,000 injured grebes between St. George and Cedar City, Utah, while officials say more than 1,500 may have been killed.Mass bird deaths bookend 2011 | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Fowl Pursuit visit the praries of Canada

2011-12-17T11:38:00.000-08:00

Benelli - ComforTech System (HD)

2011-12-17T00:04:00.000-08:00

December 2011 Elk Country Chronicles

2011-12-16T17:43:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Updated Dec. 16 Fishing Report

2011-12-16T15:16:00.000-08:00

Fishing NewsIs the 'Alabama Rig' legal in Arizona?There is a new fishing "rig" that is gaining popularity, especially for tournaments anglers -- it's called the "Alabama Rig.""Anglers have been asking the Game and Fish Department whether the Alabama rig is legal in Arizona. The answer -- it can be legal if rigged correctly in accordance with state angling laws," said Fisheries Chief Kirk Young.Young explained that the guidance is found in statute and the definition for angling. Arizona Revised Statutes 17-101 states that “angling” means the taking of fish by one line and not to exceed two hooks, by one line and one artificial lure, which may have attached more than one hook, or by one line and not to exceed two artificial flies or lures. "The typical Alabama rig appears to be up to five or more lures joined via stiff wires, similar to umbrella rigs used for trolling," Young said. "These rigs with more than two lures -- each with a hook or multiple hooks -- would not be legal for angling in Arizona."Young explained that the term "lure" is not defined in statute. "However, a lure is designed and intended to catch one fish. As such, a spoon, soft bait, jerkbait, piece of yarn or what have you, with no hook incorporated would not be considered a lure. An example would be cowbells used by trout anglers."Young said if an Alabama rig is set up with multiple fish attractors, such as swim baits, and only two of those attractors have hooks, than that appears to be in harmony with the statutes (see picture on the left).Thus, he said, a test would be if a “rig” (Alabama or otherwise) were to be de-constructed, each piece that can catch a fish separately would be considered a lure. If more than two lures (that can catch a fish separately) are de-constructed, the rig is not legal in Arizona as regulations are currently written.In no case would the entire Alabama rig be considered one lure.An example of a rig that would be legal in Arizona is a rig with two swim baits with hooks and three or more (as many as you want) hook-less swim baits or hook-less spinners (such as the picture)."We've received inquiries from lots of anglers on this new rig from guys fishing tournaments to those recreational anglers who just want to catch fish successfully," Young said. "It shows that very little in this world is static. Maybe in the future we need to look at our regulations and fine tune them. It's certainly something worth considering."More fishing infoAZGFD.gov Updated Dec. 16 Fishing Report

AZGFD.gov Wildlife News -- Dec. 16, 2011

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AZGFD.gov Wildlife News -- Dec. 16, 2011

Outdoor woman workshop slated for end of January - White Mountain Independent: Local Entertainment

2011-12-16T08:20:00.000-08:00

Outdoor woman workshop slated for end of January - White Mountain Independent: Local Entertainment: The Arizona Wildlife Federation announces the seventh annual
Becoming and Outdoors-Woman ‘Deluxe'. This three-day workshop will
be held at Sag…

AZGFD.gov Information needed on bull elk poaching cases in northern Arizona

2011-12-15T18:50:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov Information needed on bull elk poaching cases in northern Arizona

AZGFD.gov 2012 Arizona pronghorn, elk hunt draw booklet is online; hunters can apply now

2011-12-15T13:36:00.000-08:00

AZGFD.gov 2012 Arizona pronghorn, elk hunt draw booklet is online; hunters can apply now

Federal Premium® Ammunition: Justin Martin Premium Moment

2011-12-15T10:06:00.000-08:00

Realtree 25th Anniversary Segment 3

2011-12-15T10:01:00.000-08:00

Wildlife Disease News Digest: Today's Wildlife Disease News Stories - In Brief

2011-12-15T10:00:00.000-08:00

Wildlife Disease News Digest: Today's Wildlife Disease News Stories - In Brief

Scottsdale preserve espands / December 14, 2011 / Sonoran News

2011-12-14T19:05:00.000-08:00

The city of Scottsdale has acquired 1,937 acres of land for the Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve at a state land auction. The city was the only bidder.The city’s successful bid was $ 41 million – approximately $17.3 million of that will come from a Growing Smarter State Trust Land Acquisition Grant, approved by the Arizona State Parks Board in September. The remainder of the purchase price will come from money generated by two dedicated sales taxes approved by Scottsdale voters in 1995 and 2004. The use of state grant funding frees additional dollars to be used on future purchases.Scottsdale preserve espands / December 14, 2011 / Sonoran News