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Elk and antelope hunt recommendations will not post until Monday, Nov. 23

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:58:34 PST

Elk and antelope hunt recommendations will not post until Monday, Nov. 23

Endangered fish get new homes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:01 PST

Dove season opens today, Friday, Nov. 20

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:03:45 PST

Hunters can be thankful even before the big Thanksgiving feast, because Friday, Nov. 20 marks the return of dove season.

Provide your input on Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:38:34 PST

The Arizona Game and Department will hold a series of public meetings and accept public comment as part of an effort to update and revise Arizona’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP).

Wildlife management and hunter access on Hopi Trust Lands

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:44:08 PST

Kick off the holiday season with a trout-festival tradition

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:15:28 PST

Drawing results for 2010 spring hunts now available

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:48:27 PST

The more than 35,000 hunters who applied for a tag to hunt spring turkey, javelina, buffalo or bear in 2010 can find out if they were drawn by visiting the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site at www.azgfd.gov/draw or by calling (602) 942-3000 (option 2).

Urban Fishing Bulletin - Trout returns Nov. 16

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST

Urban Fishing Bulletin for the weeks of Nov. 15 - 28, 2009. The scheduled date for the first trout delivery of the winter season is Monday, Nov. 16 for all lakes in the Phoenix and Tucson areas. Trout averaging from 11-12 inches will be stocked at rates of 80-100 fish per lake surface acre for Urban Lakes and at lower rates for Urban Ponds. Fish deliveries will occur throughout the day starting from early morning well into the afternoon.

2009 survey results released for desert bighorn sheep on the Kofa NWR

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:46:28 PST

The recently completed survey of the desert bighorn sheep population on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Arizona resulted in a population estimate of 410 sheep.

Arizona Game and Fish response to court settlement agreement on Mexican wolf management

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:20:06 PST

Commission to consider proposed amendments to hunt guidelines at Nov. 19 public meeting

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:34:15 PST

Yuma - Carp virus suspected in Lower Colorado River

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:34:39 PST

Arizona Game and Fish Department biologists suspect the cause for dead carp that have been observed along the Lower Colorado River and canals near Yuma is from the Koi Herpes Virus (KHV).
KHV is a fish virus that is lethal to koi and carp.

Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center to hold free open house

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:24:06 PST

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is offering the public a rare glimpse into the Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center at a free open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22.

Yuma County, Game and Fish to discuss Adair Shooting Park

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:06:34 PST

On Nov. 16, the Yuma County Board of Supervisors will discuss a proposal to transfer ownership of the Adair Shooting Park to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

Rare Gila trout get a helicopter flight to a new home

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:15:43 PST

Quail hunters: Washes, walking and water are key this season

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:37 PST

Quail check station results from the season opener weekend (Oct. 3-4) vary and suggest populations are below-average in central regions to well-below-average in southern regions of the state reported Arizona Game and Fish Department officials.

Half-priced fishing licenses and trout stockings return

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:24:43 PST

Rainbow trout stocking return to Arizona waters and plus 2009 fishing licenses for state waters or the urban program lakes are now on sale for half price, advises Arizona Game and Fish Department officials.

Wildlife checkpoint slated for weekend

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:08:39 PST

The Arizona Game and Fish Department will be conducting an enforcement effort in eastern Arizona this weekend, checking for individuals involved in the unlawful take of wildlife.

Grants available for public shooting ranges in Arizona

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:37:00 PST

The department is accepting grant applications now through Jan. 15 by 5 p.m. (MST). Shooting clubs, sportsmen’s groups and government agencies operating public shooting ranges are encouraged to apply. Privately owned for-profit ranges are not eligible for this program.

Urban Fishing Bulletin: Catfish and half-off license

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:05:00 PST

The fall catfish stocking season wraps up the week of November 2-7 with another 14,000 pounds of fish delivered to the 20 Urban Fishing Program waters in the Phoenix and Tucson areas. Starting in a couple weeks, fish stocking trucks change to rainbow trout.

The 2009 Urban Fishing license (class U) is now 50% off for the last two months of the year, costing only $9.25. Stop by any Game and Fish office or license dealer (over 300) and enjoy excellent fishing this time of year at all Urban Program lakes for trout, bluegill and catfish.