Days In The Wild - Big game Hunting podcast

Creed Christinat and I talk about his giant coues buck he got 2025 and we also talk about what it takes to get a big buck like that . #huntaz #arizonacoues #huntingarizona #AZOTC

This is a podcast I did with Oregon Hunting and Fishing Podcast its a good listen check it out. 

Joe and I discuss The ins and outs of the New Mexico Elk Draw and we talk a little about my late-season elk hunt in NM. Lastly, we share an up comming program we are working on through Howl to give you another chance to get an awesome elk hunt while providing a whole lot of value for your membership stay tuned for that coming in the next couple of weeks as a Howl membership.  

James and I discuss bow set ups, tuning bowhunting in general and he shares with us a coues deer hunting story 

check out James youtube here and IG here 

Me and Tim catch up. We talk about scoring rams, hunting in AZ, glassing, fitness we are all over the map. 

Go to Howl For Wildlife to find out more and how to get involved 

Just shooting the shit with AJ Laquinta check him out on IG Instagram

Adam and I speak about learning from the experiences we have. Adam shares some hairy stories with us about hunting in BC. 

Lane an I discuss backcountry hunting and he shares with us some tips about how to be more comfortable and translate that to success. 

check out Lane here 

Arizona Prop 134 - Just my take

  Balanced Decision-Making: By requiring voter approval from all 30 legislative districts, Prop 134 ensures that wildlife and conservation policies reflect the interests of both urban and rural communities across the state.

  Protects Science-Based Management: This approach guards against policies driven solely by urban populations, supporting evidence-based wildlife management.

  Prevents "Ballot Box Biology": It reduces the risk of policies shaped by public sentiment alone, promoting more informed and sustainable conservation.

You will hear people say it’s a double edged sword, but I don’t believe this to be true. Lets think about it…

First off hunting and fishing since my involvement in it politically never seeks to add policy via ballot initiative because our measures typically have merit so it will be sponsored by a senator etc or brought up through the legislature.  

Secondly outdoorsman will have a much easier time collecting signatures about hunting, fishing or wildlife in general from a citizen in Wilcox than they would in downtown phx, Conversely it’s a much harder road for the other side.

Lastly I don’t want to make this a partisan thing but if you want to think of it on the big stage.. the democratic party doesn’t want this to pass at all because they use the ballot initiative process more than anyone and they know right now that their largest constituency resides in Maricopa and Pima county. Lets say they want to stop a rancher from raising cattle they know they have a much easier time collecting signatures and get support from people that are removed from the issue.  

And that’s exactly what this bill does it allows for a much more well balanced representation of the state on citizen initiated measures which is good for everyone!!!!!

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