Arizona Game & Fish: Jaguar in Chiricahua Mountains Video is Male
PHOENIX — Contrary to a news release from a Tucson-based group, biologists from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that a jaguar recently captured on a trail video camera in the Chiricahua Mountains is a male. “This Center for Biological Diversity footage confirms that this is a […]
Emergency Depredation Hunts Approved in Nevada
The compounding effects of two summers of raging wildfires in the state of Nevada have made the decision to increase antelope and deer harvests relatively easy for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. With an additional 500 square miles of winter range destroyed by wildfires burning in Elko County, the Department announced over the weekend that […]
More Elk Headed to West Virginia, This Time from Arizona
Over the weekend the Arizona Game and Fish Commission approved a measure that would see upwards of 60 elk transferred from Arizona to West Virginia. While no date has been set for the relocation, according to reports, it is likely to take place within the next two to four years. “Additional translocations in the next […]
3-Day-Old Fawn Kidnapped, Brought to Bar
In an event many of us will not be soon toasting, an Arizona man illegally removed a wild deer fawn from the desert near Salome, Arizona and brought it into a local bar to show his cronies. According to Arizona Game and Fish, the unknown man was reported to have brought the animal to his […]
Pregnant Mule Deer Found Shot, Arizona Officials Offer Reward
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking public assistance in locating the individual or individuals responsible for killing a female mule deer out of season. The deer was found in a wash north of the Butcher Jones Recreation Area of Saguaro Lake, east of Phoenix on the evening of July 10. After receiving reports […]
Firefighters Rescue Pair of Deer Fawns from Arizona Wildfires
Blazing for over a week now, firefighters have been battling the Goodwin Fire in central Arizona day and night since the fire began. Scorching roughly 25,000 acres of the Prescott National Forest since the blaze erupted on June 24th. On Friday evening, an elite team of firefighters battling the heart of the fire came across […]
Arizona Officials Confiscate Kidnapped Deer Fawn
The Arizona Game and Fish Department took possession of a “kidnapped” deer fawn during a recent traffic stop in Wickenburg. AZGFD wildlife managers received a tip that a deer fawn was being kept inside a single-wide home and yard with three dogs. While being surveilled by the wildlife managers, the residents were seen placing […]
Third Jaguar Captured on Arizona Trail Cam Since 2012
A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) deployed trail camera has captured images of what is believed to be yet another jaguar roaming the mountainous terrain of southern Arizona. The image, which was taken on November 16, 2016, was retrieved from the camera site last week and released jointly by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
Arizona Hunter Takes Potential World Record Non-Typical Coues Deer
A little over a year ago, Arizona hunter Terry Edwards took an incredible Coues deer with his bow, one that Pope and Young believes will become the new non-typical world record. Often regarded as one of the more difficult big game species to hunt, these small deer found in Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico […]
Arizona Bill Threatens Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunting
Senate Bill 1182 is currently before the Senate Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee and could prove damning for sportsmen in the Grand Canyon State. The legislation proposed by Arizona State Senator Steve Farley (D-Tucson) sets out to categorize both mountain lions and bobcats as protected, thus prospectively banning the hunting of these animals. […]