Arizona Draw

JimP

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Is it just me or is Arizona Game and Fish drawing out the dray for this years deer and antelope?

Perhaps I am just eager to see just what I drew since I should draw my late season deer tag down there.
 

Tazhii

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Is it just me or is Arizona Game and Fish drawing out the dray for this years deer and antelope?

Perhaps I am just eager to see just what I drew since I should draw my late season deer tag down there.
Hmmm not understanding your question the Antelope/Elk draw took place and were posted early April the deer will probably post mid-July.
 
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JimP

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Ya, I forgot about the Arizona antelope. I put in for 4 different states on antelope and forgot that Arizona drew in April.

It just seams that they are taking longer since I should draw a deer tag
 

Umpqua Hunter

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AZ sheep and deer draw starts hitting credit cards around the second week of July. Here is what I have down for the past few years.

2013: Cards started being hit on July 11 at noon, this was the day after the credit card update deadline.

2014: Cards started being hit on July 9, the deadline to update your credit card was July 6.

2015: Cards started being hit on July 10, and the deadline to update your credit card was July 9.

This year the credit card update deadline is July 7 at midnight, expect cards to be hit soon after that.
 

Roboz

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Patiently waiting to hear on my Coues tag as well, I have about an 80% chance to draw, hoping for the best!
 

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Patiently waiting to hear on my Coues tag as well, I have about an 80% chance to draw, hoping for the best!
I really hope you get your tag Robot but 80% odds likely is based on last years draw and draw system. This year has two factors that will drive up the points to draw, first the 5% limit on tags drawn in the bonus pass (5% of the tags going to nonresidents) and the new Point Guard program (tag return). It will probably take a few years to fully understand the effect of these changes on points required to draw a tag.
 
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JimP

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After a long 48 year wait I finally drew a Desert Bighorn tag!!!!!
What does that make you now, around 70 years old?

Congrats on the tag, now comes all the fun of scouting them out.

I'm still waiting on my CC hit for my coues deer.



I take that waiting back. I drew my coues tag, now to wait to see which unit. Either 36c or 33 for the December hunt.
 
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Tazhii

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Haha even if it was 70 I'm feeling great right now. I also got a coues hunt but purchased the point guard so my coues tag will be going back in the lotto.
 

Roboz

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I really hope you get your tag Robot but 80% odds likely is based on last years draw and draw system. This year has two factors that will drive up the points to draw, first the 5% limit on tags drawn in the bonus pass (5% of the tags going to nonresidents) and the new Point Guard program (tag return). It will probably take a few years to fully understand the effect of these changes on points required to draw a tag.
Looks like you were right, no card hit. There's always next year or maybe a bowhunt in January. if i didn't draw that would be on par for me this year, i was pretty sure on 3 other tags that should have been 100% draw and drew only one of those. so now we can make my draw season 1 out of 4 applied that i thought i would get.
Good thing Colorado has over the counter elk tags or it would be a short season for me.
How did you do on your draws?
 

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Looks like you were right, no card hit. There's always next year or maybe a bowhunt in January. if i didn't draw that would be on par for me this year, i was pretty sure on 3 other tags that should have been 100% draw and drew only one of those. so now we can make my draw season 1 out of 4 applied that i thought i would get.
Good thing Colorado has over the counter elk tags or it would be a short season for me.
How did you do on your draws?
Dang! No card hit for me either in AZ with max deer points and 26 sheep points. We have a very full fall though. My wife has NV muzzy deer, followed by WY elk for her and an antelope tag there for me. She also has a CO 3rd season deer and I have a 4th season deer tag in the same unit. Then with local tags (muzzy elk for me, cow elk for two of my kids, rifle blacktail for my wife and daughter, late muzzy blacktail for me, and black bear) we will have plenty to keep us going!