We put the feeders out because we had a low population, and I specifically said we DID NOT HUNT OVER THEM. I am not going to explain the context because you won't read it anyway.Īlso, I am not talking about the high fence ranches, nor am I talking about the african game ranches, those are a very small part of the hunting in Texas. The AZGFD said to me, that "we don't have the number of animals here as most other states". Also, I only bowhunt, but I do guide for gun hunters, and I have been managing properties for game for the most part of my life. But let me clarify this, I don't hunt over food, I thought I made that clear. glad you read all of it before responding. but it looks like I got here just in time to watch things go horribly wrong. Is it just me, or is something wrong here in AZ? BTW, I am glad to be back. Couse, Elk, Javalena, Mulies, birds, even Pronghorns. Anyone else know where it is in the regs? And no, I am not asking about bears. I can't find in the regs anywhere that it sayes feeders are illegal. sorry I got off track.Īlright, so feeders are not legal, what about food plots? What about deer management in general? (Which by the way, I was told by AZGFD that was there job, and they didn't want our help). And if you have strong, healthy deer, you will have less and less predation and disease. Especially if you mix the corn with mineral and vitamin suppliments, along with food plots, I promise you will have bigger, healthier, stronger, deer. So, common sense tells me that if you put out enough feeders, and don't hunt over them, your deer will eat, and you will have more, healthier deer. After we put in feeders in Texas, we had 2 fawns for almost every doe that following year. I was told by the AZGFD that feeding deer doesn't help them with nutrition, I don't believe that for one second. If you think of a hunting state, where there are plenty of strong, healthy, deer, they either used feeders, food plots or the there is just a ton of agriculture. Not just more, but bigger, stronger, healthier deer. I have also worked with GFDs in states where feeders are not legal, and I promise you, the states where feeders are legal, have more deer. I have worked closely with GFD in several states where hunting over feeders are legal, and together (the GFD and me), have done some really good work and increased healthy poulations of animals, not just deer. As a matter of fact, in areas we put new feeders at a rate of about 1 feeder per 10 acres or in some areas even 1 per 5 acres, the deer population doubled within 5 years. I have hunted Texas for years (not saying how many.), among many other states, and we don't have any problems there with feeders. I want to take good pictures and try to catalogue some of the animals on the ranches I hunt. I have a self-employed rule that i don't hunt within 100 yards of a feeder. Now before anyone gets upset, I am not wanting to hunt over the feeder. what is the real law? If I have private land outside of Pima, or Maricopa, I can legaly use a Moultree feeder to supliment? I called the AZGFD to inquire about other counties, and private land, and I was told, "The deer belong to us (the AZGFD) and we don't allow you to feed them".ĭoes this seem a little, I don't know, CRAZY to anyone else? Did the GFD buy the deer, and I didn't know about it?Īnyway. I understand that the counties of Pima and Marizopa have passed laws in 2006 that state you cannot feed wild animals on purpose. I just recently moved back to AZ after being gone for a few years.
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