Arizona Deer Draw

Arizona has published the new deer regulations and you can put in applications. They are different. Read carefully if you plan to bowhunt. Lots of changes. The OTC tags have been restricted and some areas are draw only now. All that aside, I'm going hunting anyways and am grateful to have the chance. God bless.
Mark
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Yup....no more Kaibab archery OTC. That will put some pressure on Utah once their leftover archery tags go on sale in June. Still don't understand why AZ went to a draw for archery (Kaibab) but offered 1000 additional rifle tags and 600 doe tags. I think the commission is sending a clear message to bowhunters of that state.......be careful what you wish for.
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I think it will help the deer numbers and there is alot of reductions to the coues tags.Especially the late Whitetail hunts ](*,) .
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The kaibab needed to got to a draw for archery. That place was a zoo during bow season. As far as the increase in rifle tags and doe tags, its rediculous. Game and fish does not like bow hunters, and I have no idea why. Look what they are doing to archery elk. Offering november hunts in most units, taking away from the early hunts. Anyone going to try for the 12b archery hunt? That place should be crawling with deer in august! lol
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azoutback:

I thought about putting in for 13B archery........I have max bonus points and probably have a decent chance of drawing even though only 3 NR tags are available. However, I think I may elect to see how this years hunt goes first before I use up my points.
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Ya, with max points, I would stay with the rifle hunts until next year. I bet alot of people try for the archery hunts and might improve your odds this year.
Its hard to say what success will be like up there, but I would say it will be about the same as 13a has been the last several years during archery.
Game and fish web site has a down load on there website that shows harvest data for the last few years for the whole state. Its some good info. :thumb
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