Fall outdoor hunting activities just for the kids

See Arizona’s unique wildlife and reconnect with nature
PHOENIX —  Javelina, turkey and sandhill cranes – oh my! It may not be exactly like the famous Wizard of Oz quote, “lions and tigers and bears” – but to many it still invokes a sense of mystery and adventure.
In [...]

Getting started in something new is always hard, be it a new hobby, skilled trade or other interest. The same holds true for hunting, prompting the Arizona Game and Fish Department to host several hunting workshops to teach the basics of hunting javelina.
These informative workshops are taught by knowledgeable wildlife biologists [...]

Looking for a fun activity to unglue your son or daughter from the TV or computer?

In the West Valley, the department and the Chandler Rod and Gun Club will host the annual Robbins Butte Juniors’ Dove Hunt at Robbins Butte Wildlife Area (about 40 miles west of Phoenix) on [...]

Do you know a young hunter that would like to go big game hunting? Here is the perfect hunting trip for a youngster fresh out [...]

Big Game Super Raffle
Deadline is July 13 for online orders only
By Doug Burt, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department

Photo courtesy of AZBGSR [...]

Help Arizona’s big game species: Donate to the Big Game
Habitat Fund
By Sal Palazzolo, landowner relations program manager, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Sportsmen are given the opportunity on their big game hunt applications to make a donation to the Big Game Habitat Fund. The generous sportsmen who contribute to this fund help support wildlife habitat [...]

Application deadline for fall big game hunts is June 12
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
It’s time to apply for the remaining fall big game hunts.
Arizona big game hunters can now download a copy of the 2007-2008 Hunting and Trapping Regulations and apply online at azgfd.gov for the available fall big [...]

Junior hunters: Josh Boak’s first elk
By Gale Boak, Tucson
My son, Josh Boak, 14, has enjoyed the outdoors since an early age. My family has long enjoyed camping together, and hunting comes along with it. I learned to hunt at an early age from my dad and wanted to pass that tradition on [...]

Hunters must physically check-in harvested bears
and mountain lions
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Bear and mountain lion hunters must contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department within 48 hours of taking a bear or a mountain lion, and you must also physically check-in the harvested animal within 10 days with [...]

Arizona’s Big Game Super Raffle: Win the hunt of a lifetime
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Hunters have an opportunity this year to win a unique year-round big game hunt while helping wildlife conservation efforts [...]

Lots of changes this year to big game hunt seasons
Don’t forget: You can apply online again this year
By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game [...]

Coues white-tailed deer hunting in Arizona
By Jim Heffelfinger, Tucson regional game specialist, Arizona Game and Fish Department
Coues white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi) are found in scattered populations throughout southeastern and central Arizona. They occur primarily in partially isolated mountains above 4,000 feet.
Cooz or cows?
Early naturalist and army surgeon [...]

Women who hunt deer
By Sherry Crouch, wildlife planner, and Dee Pfleger, wildlife manager
Arizona Game and Fish Department
For this issue of Hunting Highlights, we invited some of the women here at the Arizona Game and Fish Department who hunt deer to share their stories with readers, as a way of encouraging other [...]