I think AZ is about 5-10 years ahead of CO, but not in a good way.
things that make it worse in AZ
- fewer deer and elk to start with
- less moisture/precip
- flat ground (makes the ATVs harder to get away from)
- no (very little) high country for elk to hide in
- some big game season open each weekend from mid-august to mid-january
- population growing faster and larger (than CO)
things that are the same
- G&F totally funded by tags
- outfitters and ranchers have a lot of pull with commission
- commission/dept not concerned with habitat
I don't know about CO, but it feels like we don't make enough tags to get young people interested in hunting.
tags are hard enough to come by that we get "party" hunting. One tag, 3-6 helpers, friends, scouts, walkie-talkie men.
makes for a lot of people in the woods.
Sycamore
