HuntAZ2010

Hunt Arizona 2010 Edition

Survey, Harvest and Hunt Data for Big and Small Game

A r i z o n A G A m e A n d F i s h d e pA r t m e n t

ARIZONA GAME AND FISH COMMISSION Jennifer L. Martin, Chair................................................ Phoenix Robert R. Woodhouse........................................................... Roll Norman W. Freemane............................................. Chino Valley Jack F. Husted...........................................................Springerville J.W. Harris.........................................................................Tucson ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086 (602) 942-3000 www.azgfd.gov Larry D. Voyles........................................................................... Director Gary R. Hovatter........................................................... Deputy Director Bob Broscheid............................................................... Deputy Director

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS Mike Senn............................................................Wildlife Management Ty Gray........................................................Information and Education John Bullington.............................................................. Special Services Leonard Ordway............................................................ Field Operation

REGIONAL OFFICES Region I — Jon Cooley, Supervisor 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop, AZ 85935, (928) 367-4281 Region II — Ron Sieg, Supervisor 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (928) 774-5045 Region III — Bob Posey, Supervisor 5325 N. Stockton Hill Rd., Kingman, AZ 86409, (928) 692-7700 Region IV — Pat Barber, Supervisor 9140 E. 28th St., Yuma, AZ 85365, (928) 342-0091 Region V — Raul Vega, Supervisor 555 N. Greasewood Rd., Tucson, AZ 85745, (520) 628-5376 Region VI — Rod Lucas, Supervisor 7200 E. University, Mesa, AZ 85207, (480) 981-9400

Published by the Arizona Game and Fish Department Information and Education Division, Information Branch, Publications Section ©May 2010 Cover photograph: George Andrejko The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its programs and activities. If anyone believes that they have been discriminated against in any of the AGFD’s programs or activities, including employment practices, they may file a complaint with the Director’s Office, 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086, (602) 942-3000, or with the Fish and Wildlife Service, 4040 N. Fairfax Dr. Ste. 130, Arlington, VA 22203. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation or this document in an alternative format by contacting the Director’s Office as listed above.

Table of Contents How to Use Survey and Harvest Data�����1-2 Bonus Points by Species����������������������������� 2-5

Harvest Data����������������������������������������������141 Hunt Data���������������������������������������������������142

Deer Mule Deer Natural History�����������������������������6 Mule Deer Hunt History���������������������������������7 White-tailed Deer Natural History�����������������7 White-tailed Deer Hunt History����������������������8 Survey Data����������������������������������������������������9 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������18 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������22

Small Game Quail�����������������������������������������������������������147 Natural History����������������������������������������147 Hunt History��������������������������������������������148 White-winged Dove�����������������������������������149 Natural History����������������������������������������149 Hunt History��������������������������������������������150 Mourning Dove������������������������������������������150 Natural History����������������������������������������150 Hunt History��������������������������������������������151 Cottontail Rabbit����������������������������������������151 Natural History����������������������������������������151 Hunt History��������������������������������������������152 Tree Squirrels����������������������������������������������152 Natural History����������������������������������������152 Hunt History��������������������������������������������153 Band-tailed Pigeon�������������������������������������153 Natural History����������������������������������������153 Hunt History��������������������������������������������153 Blue Grouse������������������������������������������������153 Natural History����������������������������������������153 Hunt History��������������������������������������������154 Pheasant�����������������������������������������������������154 Natural History����������������������������������������154 Hunt History��������������������������������������������154 Small Game Harvest Data��������������������������155

Pronghorn Antelope Natural History���������������������������������������������40 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������41 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������42 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������� 46 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������49 Elk Natural History���������������������������������������������54 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������55 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������56 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������59 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������62 Turkey Natural History���������������������������������������������78 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������79 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������80 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������82 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������85 Javelina Natural History���������������������������������������������92 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������93 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������94 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������99 Hunt Data���������������������������������������������������102 Bighorn Sheep Natural History������������������������������������������� 111 Hunt History����������������������������������������������� 112 Survey Data������������������������������������������������ 113 Harvest Data���������������������������������������������� 117 Hunt Data��������������������������������������������������� 118 Successful Hunter Scores���������������������������122 Measurement Data������������������������������������124 Hunt Application Data�������������������������������125 Buffalo Natural History�������������������������������������������126 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������127 Survey Data������������������������������������������������128 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������130 Hunt Data���������������������������������������������������131 Black Bear Natural History�������������������������������������������133 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������134 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������135 Hunt Data���������������������������������������������������136 Mountain Lion Natural History�������������������������������������������139 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������140

Predators Coyotes�������������������������������������������������������159 Natural History����������������������������������������159 Hunting and Trapping History�����������������159 Bobcats������������������������������������������������������160 Natural History����������������������������������������160 Hunting and Trapping History�����������������160 Foxes����������������������������������������������������������160 Natural History����������������������������������������161 Hunting and Trapping History�����������������161 Skunks��������������������������������������������������������161 Natural History����������������������������������������162 Trapping History��������������������������������������162 Furbearers Beaver��������������������������������������������������������163 Natural History����������������������������������������163 Trapping History��������������������������������������164 Muskrat������������������������������������������������������164 Natural History����������������������������������������164 Trapping History��������������������������������������164 Raccoon������������������������������������������������������164 Natural History����������������������������������������165 Trapping and Hunt History����������������������165 Ringtail�������������������������������������������������������165 Natural History����������������������������������������165 Trapping History��������������������������������������165 Otter�����������������������������������������������������������166 Natural History����������������������������������������166 Trapping and Hunt History����������������������166 Weasel��������������������������������������������������������166 Natural History����������������������������������������166 Trapping History��������������������������������������166 Badger��������������������������������������������������������167 Natural History����������������������������������������167 Trapping History��������������������������������������167

Trapping������������������������������������������������������167 Predator and Furbearer Harvest Data�������������������������������������������168 Waterfowl Natural History�������������������������������������������170 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������171 Survey and Harvest Data����������������������������173 Sandhill Crane Natural History�������������������������������������������175 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������176 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������177 Other Birds and Mammals Pigeon (Rock Dove)������������������������������������178 Natural History and Status����������������������178 House (English) Sparrow����������������������������178 Natural History and Status����������������������178 European Starling���������������������������������������179 Natural History and Status����������������������179 Peach-faced Lovebird���������������������������������179 Natural History and Status����������������������179 American Crow�������������������������������������������179 Natural History and Status����������������������180 Coati�����������������������������������������������������������180 Natural History and Status����������������������180 Gunnison’s Prairie Dog�������������������������������181 Natural History and Status����������������������181 Black-tailed Prairie Dog������������������������������181 Natural History and Status����������������������181 Specially Protected Mammals��������������������181 Bats������������������������������������������������������������181 Natural History and Status����������������������181 Black-footed Ferret�������������������������������������182 Natural History and Status����������������������182 Hualapai Mexican Vole������������������������������182 Natural History and Status����������������������182 Jaguar���������������������������������������������������������183 Natural History and Status����������������������183 Jaguarundi��������������������������������������������������183 Natural History and Status����������������������183 Ocelot���������������������������������������������������������183 Natural History and Status����������������������184 Otter (see Furbearers)��������������������������������184 Porcupine���������������������������������������������������184 Natural History and Status����������������������184 Gray Wolf���������������������������������������������������185 Natural History and Status����������������������185 Game Management Unit Map����������������� 191

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Arizona Game and Fish Web Site

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Hunting information is available for deer, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, javelina, turkey, quail, dove, tree squirrel, waterfowl and other small and big game species. The more than 470 written accounts provide hunt forecasts, areas to hunt, access information, and tips to improve hunt success for 80 game management units statewide. Best of all, the new, up-to-date information was written by Arizona Game and Fish Department Wildlife Managers. These professionals are on the ground everyday and are now sharing their knowledge with you in a way that’s easy to access. Go to www.azgfd.gov and click on the Wildlife & Fish link then click on Statewide, Unit by Unit Hunting Information. It’s that easy!

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Your purchase of hunting equipment supports Wildlife Restoration Hunt Arizona 2010 ii

(Actual web page for Unit 22 - Bighorn Sheep showing just part of the information available.)

How to Use Survey and Harvest Data

Both novice and experienced hunters will find this book a valuable resource to help in making informed decisions regarding hunt selections. The book is a compendium of facts about hunting in Arizona, including up-to-date information on: • Which game management units have the most biggame permits, • The units with the narrowest male to female ratios, • Units and hunts with the highest hunt success, • Hunts that have the best drawing odds, and • Historical survey and hunt information the reader can use to compare trends for the major game species in each management unit. The information is relatively simple to use. Looking through the section on deer, for example, you will find a summary of the survey data for both mule deer and white-tailed deer in each game management unit having these species. This information will help you determine whether a unit has a high proportion of bucks and whether it is experiencing good fawn production. Bear in mind, however, that due to differences in survey methods the male to female and female to young ratios are only estimates. By checking the unit hunt information summary, you can determine the hunter success rate, how many permits were available in the past, and the drawing odds for previous hunts. Be aware that some units have several authorized hunts, each limited to a specific kind (or kinds) of weapon. Your selection of a hunt for which to apply will depend on your own preference of hunt area, weapon type, season dates, and the kind of animal you wish to harvest.

Beating the Odds

Permits for big-game hunts in Arizona are issued through a drawing system. Since the best predictor of the future is the past, the best estimate of your draw odds for an upcoming hunt is the draw rate for that hunt in the previous draw. Draw odds for each hunt are calculated by dividing successful first choice applicants by the total first choice applicants. Even though some permits may have been issued to second choice appli-

cants, this method accurately reflects the applicant’s chances of receiving their first choice. The odds of receiving a permit for a second choice hunt instead of a first choice hunt are calculated by subtracting the draw rate for the first choice hunt from the draw rate for the second choice hunt. The odds for receiving your first or second choice would therefore be the same as your highest odds choice. For example, if your first choice selection had a 40 percent draw rate last year, and your second choice selection had a 60 percent draw rate, your odds this year are 40 percent for getting your first choice, 20 percent for getting your second choice, and 60 percent overall (assuming that the results of this year’s draw will be similar to those of the previous draw). It therefore makes little sense to apply for a second choice hunt with a lower draw rate than your first choice hunt. Only those hunts that did not fill with first or second choice applications are considered for third, fourth, or fifth choices. Therefore, only hunts with draw odds of 100 percent are good candidates for these choices. While draw rates are relatively favorable for most deer, turkey and javelina hunts, they are much more competitive for elk, antelope, buffalo, and bighorn sheep. Beginning in 1991, the Arizona Game and Fish Department began issuing bonus points to unsuccessful applicants for these species. In 1999, unsuccessful applicants for deer began to receive bonus points. In 2005, turkey, javelina, and spring bear began receiving bonus points. Each point accumulated gives the applicant an extra entry in the hunt drawing for that species. For more information about the bonus point system, please refer to R12-4-107 in the 2010-2011 Hunting Regulations. A summary of 2009 draw odds seems to indicate little advantage to having many bonus points. Further analysis, however, reveals that applicants with the largest number of bonus points are applying for hunts with the poorest draw odds, which obscures the benefits of having multiple bonus points. For example, elk applicants without any bonus points applied for hunts with draw odds that averaged 26 percent, while those with 19 bonus points applied for hunts with draw odds averaging less than 1.0 percent. This tendency held true for their second choices as well. Hunt Arizona 2010  1

How to Use Survey and Harvest Data Comparing applicants on the basis of their first choice hunts reveals a truer picture of the advantages of bonus points, particularly for those applying for hunts with high draw odds. General antelope applicants with 20 bonus points, for example, were drawn for their first choice hunt at over 100 times the rate of applicants with no bonus points (100.0 percent versus 0.4 percent). General elk applicants with 19 bonus points were drawn for their first choice hunt at over 86 times the rate of applicants with no bonus points (100 percent versus 13.4 percent). Draw odds in the tables contained in this report are computed without regard to numbers of bonus points and therefore represent your odds if you have an average number of bonus points. In the 2009 draw, the average applicant for elk tags had about 2.9 bonus points while those applying for

Bonus Points By Species

antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and deer tags had 6.0, 7.3, 7.0, and 1.8 respectively. Another point to consider when choosing hunts is the number of people on your application. This can be an important factor when applying for hunts with low numbers of permits, since no permits will be issued if there are not enough for everyone on the application. Applying with three other people for a 10-permit hunt, for example, cuts your odds by 30 percent. Applying with people who have fewer bonus points than you have will also decrease your odds, since the number of bonus points assigned to an application is the average accumulated by the group. One last tip to keep in mind is that new hunts, or hunts in which permits have been recently increased, generally have slightly better draw odds than other hunts. Conversely, hunts with reduced numbers of permits generally have poorer odds.

Bonus points listed below include the permanent hunter education point and the loyalty point (earn by submitting a valid application for 5 consecutive years). For all species except antelope and elk, the tables below are a summary of group bonus points resulting from the 2009 Fall Draw (Section A) and individual bonus points going into the 2010 Fall Draw (Section B). For antelope and elk, the tables are a summary of group bonus points resulting from the 2010 Antelope and Elk Draw (Section A) and individual bonus points going into the 2011 Antelope and Elk Draw (Section B). Group bonus points are the average number of bonus points per hunt application. A hunt application can be submitted with 1 to 4 applicants. The bonus points, which may differ for each individual on an application, are averaged to come up with “group bonus points.” Individual bonus points in Section B are the count of

all hunters in each bonus point level. Both group and individual bonus points include the permanent hunter education point and the loyalty point. All potential hunters may not be represented in Section A if an individual with bonus points did not apply during the recent Draw. Also, keep in mind that applicants with the greatest number of bonus points often apply for hunts with poorest draw odds, which obscures the benefits of having multiple bonus points. Refer to the narrative on the previous pages about “Beating the Odds.” Remember, all potential hunters may not apply in a given year. Also, Section A does NOT reflect individuals who may have purchased a bonus point for a given species.

DEER A RESULTS OF THE 2009 FALL DRAW No. Hunters per Percent Drawn during Group Bonus Points Bonus Point going the 2009 Fall Draw going into the 2009 into the 2009 within a Bonus Fall Draw Fall Draw Point grouping 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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15,379 27,957 16,160 5,203 2,077 1,317 765 548 431 363 274 390 173

57.9% 65.6% 65.8% 55.6% 48.4% 33.3% 33.5% 22.5% 14.4% 14.9% 11.3% 14.4% 24.3%

B GOING INTO 2010 FALL DRAW Individual Bonus Points going into the 2010 Fall Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2010 Fall Draw Resident 108,366 27,857 9,248 3,714 1,602 1,006 531 388 308 199 119 80 38

Nonresident 7,498 2,788 1,769 930 1,249 967 722 599 502 400 332 468 173

Total 115,864 30,645 11,017 4,644 2,851 1,973 1,253 987 810 599 451 548 211

How to Use Survey and Harvest Data Bonus Points by Species ANTELOPE (Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) A

B

RESULTS OF THE 2010 FALL DRAW

GOING INTO 2011 FALL DRAW

Group Bonus Points going into the 2010 Fall Draw 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2010 Fall Draw

Percent Drawn during the 2010 Fall Draw within a Bonus Point grouping

Individual Bonus Points going into the 2011 Fall Draw

1,276 1,687 1,785 1,727 1,452 1,241 1,354 1,236 1,222 1,123 1,007 854 719 634 556 494 406 314 249 103 28 3

0.9% 1.2% 2.8% 3.1% 4.6% 6.6% 3.9% 4.0% 4.5% 6.4% 7.1% 6.3% 7.7% 7.3% 4.7% 7.1% 10.1% 10.2% 14.9% 41.8% 89.3% 100.0%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2011 Fall Draw Resident 89,707 8,848 5,420 3,639 2,876 2,948 2,380 1,979 1,780 1,668 1,347 1,181 971 807 744 656 512 374 272 116 23 5

Nonresident 5,191 1,403 1,066 497 655 623 445 349 299 287 188 138 123 108 75 39 27 17 8 2 1 0

Total 94,898 10,251 6,486 4,136 3,531 3,571 2,825 2,328 2,079 1,955 1,535 1,319 1,094 915 819 695 539 391 280 118 24 5

Elk (Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) A

B

RESULTS OF THE 2010 FALL DRAW

GOING INTO 2011 FALL DRAW

No. Hunters per Percent Drawn during Group Bonus Points the 2010 Fall Draw Bonus Point going going into the 2010 within a Bonus into the 2010 Fall Draw Fall Draw Point grouping 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

11,010 19,808 18,366 10,544 5,843 4,102 2,847 1,858 1,338 905 689 527 373 286 203 147 118 64 10 3

22.0% 32.3% 36.5% 36.3% 40.0% 33.5% 34.9% 35.8% 33.0% 25.4% 22.5% 16.3% 19.3% 17.5% 15.8% 20.4% 22.0% 56.3% 80.0% 100.0%

Individual Bonus Points going into the 2011 Fall Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2011 Fall Draw Resident 102,189 34,304 18,067 9,626 5,636 3,708 2,252 1,440 948 655 472 338 233 205 154 97 73 28 2 2 1 0

Nonresident 11,537 4,689 3,190 1,720 1,980 1,939 1,552 966 761 605 469 405 275 170 117 77 57 27 3 1 1 1

Total 113,726 38,993 21,257 11,346 7,616 5,647 3,804 2,406 1,709 1,260 941 743 508 375 271 174 130 55 5 3 2 1

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How to Use Survey and Harvest Data Bonus Points by Species TURKEY (Accrue bonus points through both the spring and fall draws; Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) A B RESULTS OF THE 2009 FALL DRAW

GOING INTO 2010 FALL DRAW

Group Bonus Points going into the 2009 Fall Draw

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2009 Fall Draw

Percent Drawn during the 2009 Fall Draw within a Bonus Point grouping

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

1,580 2,913 1,683 438 51 7 1

71.0% 82.5% 92.2% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Individual Bonus Points going into the 2010 Fall Draw

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2010 Fall Draw Resident 103,739 10,365 2,277 519 163 86 42 23 22 21

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Nonresident 4,215 215 74 42 23 16 11 4 5 5

Total 107,954 10,580 2,351 561 186 102 53 27 27 26

JAVELINA (Accrue bonus points through both the spring and fall draws; Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) A B RESULTS OF THE 2009 FALL DRAW GOING INTO 2010 FALL DRAW Percent Drawn during Individual Bonus Group Bonus Points No. Hunters per Bonus the 2009 Fall Draw No. Hunters per Bonus Point Points going into the going into the 2009 Point going into the within a Bonus Point going into the 2010 Fall Draw 2010 Fall Draw Fall Draw 2009 Fall Draw grouping (Spring hunts) Resident Nonresident Total 0 5,682 95.4% 1 103,559 4,848 108,407 1 9,032 97.8% 2 6,012 325 6,337 2 2,969 99.1% 3 170 92 262 3 199 98.5% 4 18 22 40 4 19 84.2% 5 14 41 55 5 8 100.0% 6 4 18 22 6 2 100.0% 7 3 7 10 7 1 100.0% 8 3 3 6 8 0 -9 4 0 4 9 1 100.0% 10 3 0 3 BIGHORN (Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) A

B

RESULTS OF THE 2009 FALL DRAW

GOING INTO 2010 FALL DRAW

Group Bonus Points going into the 2009 Fall Draw

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2009 Fall Draw

Percent Drawn during the 2009 Fall Draw within a Bonus Point grouping

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

454 493 507 506 341 420 520 559 566 553 426 349 392 335 342 328 324 265 257 285 278

0.22% 0.20% 0.00% 0.20% 0.59% 0.00% 0.58% 0.36% 0.53% 0.72% 0.94% 0.57% 1.02% 1.79% 1.17% 0.91% 1.23% 3.02% 1.95% 2.11% 8.63%

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Individual Bonus Points going into the 2010 Fall Draw 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

No. Hunters per Bonus Point going into the 2010 Fall Draw Resident 95,559 2,657 1,765 1,355 1,028 1,000 843 815 786 709 496 418 410 359 359 325 298 251 245 278 262

Nonresident 5,026 1,461 1,161 660 788 699 606 495 462 339 253 215 233 179 150 133 118 85 60 42 13

Total 100,585 4,118 2,926 2,015 1,816 1,699 1,449 1,310 1,248 1,048 749 633 643 538 509 458 416 336 305 320 275

How to Use Survey and Harvest Data Bonus Points by Species BUFFALO (Accrue bonus points through both the spring and fall draws; Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) A B RESULTS OF THE 2009 FALL DRAW GOING INTO 2010 FALL DRAW Percent Drawn during Individual Bonus Group Bonus Points No. Hunters per Bonus the 2009 Fall Draw No. Hunters per Bonus Point Points going into going into the 2009 Point going into the within a Bonus Point going into the 2010 Fall Draw the 2010 Fall Draw Fall Draw 2009 Fall Draw grouping Resident Nonresident Total 0 18 0.00% 1 100,535 4,182 104,717 1 30 3.33% 2 1,330 248 1,578 2 20 0.00% 3 903 163 1,066 3 17 0.00% 4 639 101 740 4 14 0.00% 5 484 87 574 5 15 0.00% 6 414 46 460 6 14 0.00% 7 314 39 353 7 12 0.00% 8 253 28 281 8 19 5.26% 9 244 14 258 9 20 5.00% 10 194 11 205 10 15 0.00% 11 144 5 149 11 12 0.00% 12 129 3 132 12 19 0.00% 13 104 4 108 13 25 0.00% 14 103 3 106 14 14 0.00% 15 81 0 81 15 17 5.88% 16 72 1 73 16 12 8.33% 17 73 1 74 17 4 0.00% 18 45 0 45 18 7 0.00% 19 35 0 35 19 3 0.00% 20 25 0 25 20 4 0.00% 21 14 0 14 21 2 0.00% 22 14 0 14 22 1 0.00% 23 11 1 12 23 1 0.00% 24 17 0 17 24 1 0.00% 25 4 0 4 25 1 100.0% 26 7 0 7 27 4 0 4 28 1 1 2 29 2 0 2 30 1 0 1 31 2 0 2 32 0 0 0 33 1 0 1 BEAR (Spring draw only) A B RESULTS OF THE 2010 SPRING DRAW GOING INTO 2011 SPRING DRAW No. Hunters per Percent Drawn during Individual Bonus Group Bonus Points Bonus Point going the 2010 Spring No. Hunters per Bonus Point Points going into the going into the 2010 into the 2010 Draw within a Bonus going into the 2011 Spring Draw 2011 Spring Draw Spring Draw Spring Draw Point grouping (Spring) Resident Nonresident Total 0 58 62.1% 1 103,646 4,068 107,714 1 156 69.2% 2 737 16 853 2 78 51.3% 3 131 4 135 3 23 52.2% 4 40 1 41 4 6 100.0% 5 9 3 12 5 2 100.0% 6 25 1 26

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Deer Two species of deer occur in Arizona, the mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).

Natural History

Mule deer are the most abundant big-game animal in Arizona, with the statewide population estimated at 75,000-80,000 post-hunt adults in 2009. They can be found in most areas of the state, from sparsely vegetated deserts upward into high, forested mountains. Rocky Mountain mule deer occur primarily in northern Arizona above the Mogollon Rim in game management units 1 through 13, while the so-called desert mule deer is found in all of the more southern units (15 through 46). The mule deer gets its name from its large ears. Its coat is reddish-brown in summer, turning to a blue-gray or a chocolate brown in winter. The forehead is much darker than the face, while the animal’s throat, belly, and inner leg surfaces are white. One of the mule deer’s most distinguishing characteristics is a white rump patch and a narrow, black-tipped white tail. The mule deer is the larger of Arizona’s deer species. Adult bucks may weigh more than 200 pounds and stand up to 42 inches tall at the shoulder. Does average about 125 pounds. Mule deer antlers typically branch into two main beams, each of which may fork into 6  Hunt Arizona 2010

two or more tines. The size and number of points is dependent on a combination of the buck’s age, nutrition, and genetic background. The antlers develop under a layer of soft skin, called velvet, which supplies them with nutrients. When fully grown, the antlers harden and the now dry velvet is rubbed off. The bony antlers are retained until spring, after the breeding season has passed. Buck deer are polygamous and use their antlers to intimidate other males and drive them away from the does during the winter breeding season. After a gestation period of about 190 days, the does give birth to one or two spotted fawns. Fawns in northern Ari-

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zona are born in late spring, while those in southern Arizona usually arrive in midsummer. A fawn’s spots disappear in about two months. The young remain with their mother until the following spring. Both sexes attain maturity in about one year and have a life span of Mule deer distribution about 10 years. Research has shown that mule deer population levels are largely determined by the number of fawns that survive to be yearlings. Fawn survival, in turn, is largely determined by climatic events, with wet, mild winters contributing to high fawn survival rates. Dry winters and springs usually result in poor fawn survival, and heavy snows and freezing temperatures occasionally reduce the population levels of both fawn and adult Rocky Mountain mule deer. Another limiting factor for mule deer is predation. In Arizona, the mountain lion is the principal mule deer predator. Mule deer are primarily browsers, although they feed largely on forbs and new grass growth in the spring and summer. Other major diet items are twigs, bark, buds, leaves, and nuts. Important browse plants include mountain mahogany, cliff rose, sagebrush, and oak in northern Arizona, with jojoba, buck brush, and mountain mahogany being favored in southern Arizona. Most feeding is done at dawn and dusk, although human activity and a full moon may cause a shift to more feeding at night.

Hunt History

As befits Arizona’s principal game animal, deer received some protection as early as 1887 when a four-month season of October 1 through January 31 was established by the territorial legislature. Buck-only hunting was instituted in 1893, and the season was gradually reduced until 1913 when the new state legislature authorized a two-month season and a two-buck bag limit. Even this was deemed excessive by the state’s sportsmen, and a public initiative in 1916 reduced the limit to one buck deer to be taken during the month of October. Despite a serious overpopulation of deer on the North Kaibab in the 1920s, deer numbers appeared to decline in the rest of the state. In 1929, the mule deer season was closed south of the Gila River, and even as recently as 1946, fewer than 5,000 mule deer (more

than 80 percent of all deer killed) were harvested in Arizona. Then, for reasons that are still unclear, deer populations began to increase. As the populations rose, doe and “any-deer” hunts were authorized. In 1961, an all-time high of 91,120 deer hunters took 35,897 deer. More than 86 percent of these were mule deer and nearly 10,000 were antlerless animals. Archery deer hunting was also now beginning to provide a significant hunting opportunity. A series of years of poor fawn survival followed. By 1970 fewer than 16,000 deer were taken, and hunt success had fallen to 16 percent. With the institution of permit-only deer hunting the following year, hunter numbers dropped from more than 97,000 to fewer than 68,000. Only about 9,500 mule deer were reported harvested. Deer permit numbers gradually increased after 1972, leveling off at around 70,000 per year between 1976 and 1982, when hunters took more than 12,000 mule deer, approximately 75 percent of the total deer harvest. Then, a series of wet winters resulted in an increase in fawn survival rates, and hunter numbers and the numbers of deer bagged increased accordingly until 1986, when nearly 86,000 hunters took 25,566 deer, of which 77 percent were mule deer. Since then, another series of droughts has occurred, and deer hunting opportunity is again being curtailed. In 2009, 45,037 hunters (for draw hunts) reported taking fewer than 8,700 deer. Of the total deer harvested that year only 60 percent were mule deer. Prospects in the near future are even more discouraging, but mule deer are “boom and bust” animals. With the advent of better than average winter rains, mule deer populations will once again improve. The only question is when.

White-tailed Deer Natural History

Arizona’s other deer is a small subspecies of the whitetailed deer. These Coues (pronounced Cows) deer are most common in the state’s southeastern mountains, but range northward to the edge of the Mogollon Rim, up into the White Mountains, and as far west as Sycamore Canyon in Unit 8. The statewide population is estimated at 70,000-75,000 post-hunt adults in 2009. Coues whitetails require areas of predictable summer precipitation and are most common in oak woodlands and on chaparral covered hillsides with oaks and pines. This species, while more resilient than mule deer to hunt pressure, is less tolerant of droughts and appears to be more affected by livestock grazing. In contrast to the mule deer’s branching antlers, the tines or points of a whitetail’s antlers originate from a forward-curving main beam. Mature bucks generally have three to four tines per side. The coat color is grayish-brown salt-and-pepper with white underparts; the face is marked with white halos around the eyes and a Hunt Arizona 2010  7

Deer

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White-tailed deer distribution

white band across the muzzle. The most distinguishing characteristic of the whitetail, however, is a long, fluffy tail that is all white on the underside, gray to reddishblack on top, and often lifted upward as an alarm signal. The Coues deer is much smaller than most of its eastern cousins. Bucks stand just over 30 inches at the shoulder and rarely weigh more than 100 pounds. Does average 65 pounds. The rutting season usually runs from December through February, and the fawn drop coincides with the new growth of forbs that results from the summer rains. A doe’s first pregnancy usually results in a single fawn; thereafter she may bear twins. White-tailed deer fawns may stay with their mothers for more than a year, and seeing two generations running together is not

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uncommon. Unlike mule deer, white-tailed deer rarely form herds, and most observations are of fewer than six animals. When seen at a distance, white-tailed deer can often be distinguished from mule deer by their cautious, running gait and flagging white tail. Whitetails never use the stiff legged, bounding gait sometimes employed by mule deer. Habitat preferences also differ. In Arizona’s southern mountain ranges, whitetails are generally found at higher elevations and in rougher country than are mule deer.

Hunt History

The Coues white-tailed deer is perhaps Arizona’s finest game animal. Wary, and expert at using cover, whitetails rarely offer the hunter a standing shot once jumped. Perhaps for this reason, the species has become increasingly important in the harvest. Although the statewide take has varied from 1,500 to more than 7,000 whitetails a year, depending on the vagaries of drought and fawn survival, the recent trend has been for this species to constitute an ever greater proportion of the statewide harvest. For example, whitetails comprised less than 15 percent of Arizona’s deer harvest in 1961, nearly 40 percent in 1998 , and 42 percent in 2009.

Deer Survey Data Historic Summary of Mule Deer Survey Data Year 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bucks 95 149 373 432 804 636 616 1052 352 735 552 1049 1125 1162 1213 1185 1118 1260 1299 1341 1029 1173 1306 1551 1262 1089 1009 1126 1029 1022 1329 1119 1255 1367 1299 1360 1401 2102 2148 2227 2157 1976 1778 1798 1689 1910 2103 1820 1590 1351 1404 1705 1732 1502 1321 1268 1134 1054 1146 1180 1132 1006

Does 293 387 1326 1553 2398 2101 2373 2276 1184 2079 1810 2748 2890 2806 3072 3186 3269 3460 4370 4715 3708 4494 5218 6018 4385 4363 4184 4275 4320 4402 5719 4824 5815 6315 5992 6540 6259 9093 10521 10193 11383 10272 10361 10532 9500 10177 11504 11082 9954 8756 8041 8559 8416 7408 7069 6190 5148 4738 5143 4931 4164 4380

Fawns 143 189 690 887 1551 1512 1020 841 539 886 1057 1388 1179 1212 1205 1189 1467 1775 2240 2462 1620 2324 2669 2649 2093 2514 1999 1911 1820 1696 2573 2249 2428 2694 3033 3361 3411 4312 4989 4139 4577 3465 4024 4444 4332 4190 3833 3668 3001 3168 3919 3786 2794 3051 1838 2524 2309 2333 2150 2071 1965 1683

Unclassified 77 73 103 424 747 559 553 594 279 540 350 698 409 522 478 350 353 377 486 320 324 392 383 597 346 286 319 439 263 467 472 288 311 254 249 361 407 345 210 175 145 214 203 220 100 167 159 265 124 100 53 44 80 45 142 36 59 69 89 59 106 26

Total 608 798 2492 3296 5500 4808 4562 4763 2354 4240 3769 5883 5603 5702 5968 5910 6207 6872 8395 8838 6681 8383 9576 10815 8086 8252 7511 7751 7432 7587 10093 8480 9809 10630 10573 11622 11478 15852 17868 16734 18262 15927 16366 16994 15621 16444 17599 16835 14669 13375 13417 14094 13022 12006 10370 10018 8650 8194 8528 8241 7367 7095

Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 32 49 39 49 28 52 28 57 34 65 30 72 26 43 46 37 30 46 35 43 31 58 38 51 39 41 41 43 39 39 37 37 34 45 36 51 30 51 28 52 28 44 26 52 25 51 26 44 29 48 25 58 24 48 26 45 24 42 23 39 23 45 23 47 22 42 22 43 22 51 21 51 22 55 23 47 20 47 22 41 19 40 19 34 17 39 17 42 18 46 19 41 18 33 16 33 16 30 15 36 17 49 20 44 21 33 20 41 19 26 20 41 22 45 22 49 22 42 24 42 27 47 23 38

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Deer Survey Data Historic Summary of White-tailed Deer Survey Data Year 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bucks 35 58 32 49 136 25 145 151 367 227 247 266 221 177 159 266 263 291 291 211 222 164 152 131 149 170 145 113 101 147 171 165 202 226 306 329 315 296 283 424 439 444 425 461 568 483 466 479 541 538 620 484 475 422 405 451 475 550 636 544 581 684 658 529

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Does 53 72 96 95 223 68 272 336 828 497 533 455 420 453 440 484 586 630 581 502 484 391 382 350 373 398 312 316 244 448 577 577 644 752 766 1069 1020 978 1016 1388 1403 1648 1584 1749 1970 1814 1859 1764 2000 2227 2697 2380 1967 1885 1734 1925 2023 2165 2423 2031 2055 2319 2164 1876

Fawns 28 11 61 37 109 22 139 387 309 217 167 147 148 137 164 174 193 212 243 224 222 164 144 152 138 150 133 149 95 195 183 178 336 312 267 404 471 528 538 690 544 493 551 567 742 671 634 528 518 588 729 569 679 679 499 711 558 761 777 738 738 800 799 571

Unclassified 18 26 54 67 108 23 146 181 204 120 219 170 88 93 124 113 135 152 143 124 100 80 105 71 49 94 70 54 54 65 73 76 84 54 62 48 59 50 56 42 112 34 29 87 53 107 58 62 192 102 91 45 52 32 57 132 44 45 45 41 38 56 33 30

Total 134 167 243 248 576 138 702 1055 1708 1061 1166 1038 877 860 887 1037 1177 1285 1258 1061 1028 799 783 704 709 812 660 632 494 855 1004 996 1266 1344 1401 1850 1865 1852 1893 2544 2498 2619 2589 2864 3333 3075 3017 2833 3251 3455 4137 3478 3173 3018 2695 3219 3100 3521 3881 3354 3412 3859 3654 3006

Bucks/100 Does 66 81 33 52 61 37 53 45 44 46 46 58 53 39 36 55 45 46 50 42 46 42 40 37 40 43 46 36 41 33 30 29 31 30 40 31 31 30 28 31 31 27 27 26 29 27 25 27 27 24 23 20 24 22 23 23 23 25 26 27 28 30 30 28

Fawns/100 Does 53 15 64 39 49 32 51 115 37 44 31 32 35 30 37 36 33 34 42 45 46 42 38 43 37 38 43 47 39 44 32 31 52 41 35 38 46 54 53 50 39 30 35 32 38 37 34 30 26 26 27 24 35 36 29 37 28 35 32 36 36 35 37 30

Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Deer Survey Data Unit Mule Deer 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12A East 12A East 12A East 12A East

Year

Bucks

Does

Fawns

Unclassified

Total

Bucks/100 Does

Fawns/100 Does

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008

11 7 8 9 6 7 6 5 12 8 14 14 9 16 31 8 12 15 17 8 8 15 10 8 14 26 15 14 18 17 23 26 28 25 14 18 24 15 8 18 23 17 18 30 21 16 21 16 30 23 7 34 38 8 12 22 7 13 11 21 8 46 5 44

91 39 35 41 26 43 41 44 75 29 75 38 41 44 106 10 38 43 37 19 27 34 20 19 45 74 112 103 59 91 140 106 122 109 92 66 79 60 40 116 106 77 101 105 75 117 109 99 78 76 103 206 217 45 71 107 22 41 42 88 30 172 23 197

32 16 20 18 18 25 15 15 9 11 35 18 31 18 61 6 6 18 16 6 16 10 10 8 12 39 26 37 20 40 52 46 50 43 40 37 37 28 17 39 60 34 28 47 29 53 50 29 36 28 39 72 89 26 25 72 2 12 19 27 25 118 17 142

1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 27 0 0 2 0 0

135 62 64 71 50 75 62 64 96 48 124 70 81 78 198 24 56 76 70 33 51 59 40 35 71 139 153 154 97 148 215 178 200 177 146 122 141 107 65 173 189 129 147 182 125 187 180 144 145 128 149 312 344 79 113 201 31 66 99 136 63 338 45 383

12 18 23 22 23 16 15 11 16 28 19 37 22 36 29 80 32 35 46 42 30 44 50 42 31 35 13 14 31 19 16 25 23 23 15 27 30 25 20 16 22 22 18 29 28 14 19 16 38 30 7 17 18 18 17 21 32 32 26 24 27 27 22 22

35 41 57 44 69 58 37 34 12 38 47 47 76 41 58 60 16 42 43 32 59 29 50 42 27 53 23 36 34 44 37 43 41 39 43 56 47 47 43 34 57 44 28 45 39 45 46 29 46 37 38 35 41 58 35 67 9 29 45 31 83 69 74 72

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Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Mule Deer (continued) 12A West 2005 12A West 2006 12A West 2007 12A West 2008 12A West 2009 12B 2005 12B 2006 12B 2008 12B 2009 12B West 2007 12B West 2008 13A 2005 13A 2006 13A 2007 13A 2008 13A 2009 13B 2005 13B 2006 13B 2007 13B 2008 13B 2009 15 2006 15A/15B 2008 15A 2009 15B 2009 16A 2005 16A 2006 16A 2007 16A 2008 16A 2009 17A 2005 17A 2006 17A 2007 17A 2008 17A 2009 17B 2005 17B 2006 17B 2007 17B 2008 17B 2009 18A 2005 18A 2006 18A 2007 18A 2008 18A 2009 18B 2005 18B 2006 18B 2007 18B 2008 18B 2009 19A 2005 19A 2006 19A 2007 19A 2008 19A 2009 19B 2005 19B 2006 19B 2007 19B 2008 19B 2009 20A 2005 20A 2006 20A 2007 20A 2008

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Bucks

Does

Fawns

Unclassified

Total

Bucks/100 Does

Fawns/100 Does

84 92 99 67 100 19 62 2 18 86 57 21 46 40 25 5 35 40 48 34 25 11 5 7 7 19 9 14 12 6 2 8 5 15 15 16 6 18 17 11 32 6 12 20 16 11 28 25 22 19 18 19 9 16 6 22 19 20 18 32 9 8 16 2

362 336 314 210 354 108 183 1 67 277 161 56 107 74 50 37 54 59 61 76 88 22 18 16 2 41 27 34 37 32 9 30 27 51 43 41 69 80 51 47 71 24 62 71 81 60 161 76 41 54 65 87 49 56 67 90 54 44 43 81 39 34 47 18

313 265 304 161 286 82 133 0 33 140 114 47 65 28 21 26 39 38 25 48 37 1 7 6 1 10 7 8 15 12 2 9 4 14 11 26 26 15 19 12 55 2 16 36 25 31 42 22 23 25 43 21 17 29 30 26 9 20 19 18 14 6 14 10

14 0 5 15 0 14 5 0 0 6 6 12 12 3 1 0 0 6 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

773 693 722 453 740 223 383 3 118 509 338 136 230 145 97 68 128 143 152 158 150 35 30 29 10 70 43 56 64 51 13 47 36 80 69 83 101 113 87 70 158 32 90 127 122 102 244 123 95 98 126 127 76 101 103 138 95 84 82 131 62 48 77 30

23 27 32 32 28 18 34 200 27 31 35 38 43 54 50 14 65 68 79 45 28 50 28 44 350 46 33 41 32 19 22 27 19 29 35 39 9 23 33 23 45 25 19 28 20 18 17 33 54 35 28 22 18 29 9 24 35 45 42 40 23 24 34 11

86 79 97 77 81 76 73 0 49 51 71 84 61 38 42 70 72 64 41 63 42 5 39 38 50 24 26 24 41 38 22 30 15 27 26 63 38 19 37 26 77 8 26 51 31 52 26 29 56 46 66 24 35 52 45 29 17 45 44 22 36 18 30 56

Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Mule Deer (continued) 20A 2009 20B 2005 20B 2006 20B 2007 20B 2008 20B 2009 20C 2005 20C 2006 20C 2007 20C 2008 20C 2009 21 2005 21 2006 21 2007 21 2008 21 2009 22 2005 22 2006 22 2007 22 2008 22 2009 22 South 2009 23 2005 23 2006 23 2007 23 2008 23 2009 24A 2005 24A 2006 24A 2007 24A 2008 24A 2009 24B 2005 24B 2006 24B 2007 24B 2008 24B 2009 25M 2006 26M 2006 27 2005 27 2006 27 2007 27 2008 27 2009 28 2005 28 2006 28 2007 28 2008 28 2009 29 2005 29 2006 29 2007 29 2008 29 2009 30A 2005 30A 2006 30A 2007 30A 2008 30A 2009 30B 2005 30B 2006 30B 2007 30B 2008 30B 2009

Bucks

Does

Fawns

Unclassified

Total

Bucks/100 Does

Fawns/100 Does

12 31 34 25 19 18 30 43 23 29 18 15 14 18 21 20 32 42 31 27 35 1 40 30 30 30 26 17 7 6 22 29 17 5 24 22 14 1 4 38 51 77 42 36 22 19 26 25 18 21 19 27 30 21 42 21 32 31 32 15 10 25 8 24

61 66 85 71 36 60 63 142 75 66 67 51 48 68 77 51 81 119 113 138 118 14 110 122 123 101 121 92 53 60 60 93 113 43 90 82 32 8 5 222 239 294 190 241 161 157 184 123 146 175 161 171 150 115 205 217 186 155 157 154 100 123 49 124

11 24 28 19 15 12 36 52 28 28 29 23 25 19 37 17 39 69 56 60 51 4 70 62 52 46 66 44 17 33 42 41 37 42 47 43 18 2 2 35 57 108 72 95 56 59 72 50 63 43 37 24 28 11 66 67 66 68 33 80 37 79 29 58

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 1

84 121 147 115 71 90 130 237 126 123 114 89 87 105 135 88 152 230 200 225 204 19 220 214 205 177 213 153 82 101 124 163 167 90 161 147 64 11 11 295 347 479 304 372 239 236 282 198 229 239 217 222 208 147 314 305 284 255 222 251 147 228 89 207

20 47 40 35 53 30 48 30 31 44 27 29 29 26 27 39 40 35 27 20 30 7 36 25 24 30 21 18 13 10 37 31 15 12 27 27 44 13 80 17 21 26 22 15 14 12 14 20 12 12 12 16 20 18 20 10 17 20 20 10 10 20 16 19

18 36 33 27 42 20 57 37 37 42 43 45 52 28 48 33 48 58 50 43 43 29 64 51 42 46 55 48 32 55 70 44 33 98 52 52 56 25 40 16 24 37 38 39 35 38 39 41 43 25 23 14 19 10 32 31 35 44 21 52 37 64 59 47

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Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Mule Deer (continued) 31 2005 31 2006 31 2007 31 2008 31 2009 32 2005 32 2006 32 2007 32 2008 32 2009 33 2005 33 2006 33 2007 33 2008 33 2009 34A 2005 34A 2006 34A 2007 34A 2008 34A 2009 34B 2005 34B 2006 34B 2007 34B 2008 35A 2005 35A 2006 35A 2007 35A 2008 35A 2009 35B 2005 35B 2006 35B 2007 35B 2008 35B 2009 36A 2005 36A 2006 36A 2007 36A 2008 36A 2009 36B 2005 36B 2006 36B 2007 36B 2008 36B 2009 36C 2005 36C 2006 36C 2007 36C 2008 36C 2009 37A 2005 37A 2006 37A 2007 37A 2008 37A 2009 37B 2005 37B 2006 37B 2007 37B 2008 37B 2009 39 2005 39 2006 39 2007 39 2008 39 2009

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Bucks

Does

Fawns

Unclassified

Total

Bucks/100 Does

Fawns/100 Does

10 20 24 23 11 25 28 34 33 33 5 7 5 8 8 1 0 10 1 1 4 1 5 1 8 8 12 3 5 9 1 6 5 1 29 22 13 7 17 13 12 11 11 7 5 10 2 5 9 4 5 17 16 8 9 8 5 17 31 8 8 11 11 7

91 127 143 135 73 289 231 340 272 329 25 52 22 47 60 20 4 35 5 4 14 20 16 8 52 27 46 27 49 44 12 16 22 1 160 183 182 71 128 105 105 77 137 101 43 56 40 30 45 10 6 21 15 20 12 24 25 36 39 29 46 50 25 30

27 35 42 42 23 116 59 112 94 49 13 15 10 17 16 10 1 17 5 1 9 10 9 5 23 17 18 11 12 18 6 11 13 0 82 56 76 46 63 60 51 33 80 60 16 11 19 20 13 6 3 10 6 5 6 11 18 28 22 15 26 9 10 4

0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 19 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 2 3 11 0 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

128 185 210 200 107 430 318 492 418 414 43 74 37 75 84 31 5 62 11 6 27 31 30 14 84 52 76 41 67 71 19 33 40 2 274 278 273 127 219 178 171 122 228 168 72 77 61 59 68 20 14 48 37 33 31 44 50 81 92 52 80 70 50 41

11 16 17 17 15 9 12 10 12 10 20 13 23 17 13 5 0 29 20 25 29 5 31 13 15 30 26 11 10 20 8 38 23 100 18 12 7 10 13 12 11 14 8 7 12 18 5 17 20 40 83 81 107 40 75 33 20 47 79 28 17 22 44 23

30 28 29 31 32 40 26 33 35 15 52 29 45 36 27 50 25 49 100 25 64 50 56 63 44 63 39 41 24 41 50 69 59 0 51 31 42 65 49 57 49 43 58 59 37 20 48 67 29 60 50 48 40 25 50 46 72 78 56 52 57 18 40 13

Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Mule Deer (continued) 39M 2005 40 2005 40 2006 40 2007 40 2008 40A 2009 41 2005 41 2006 41 2007 41 2008 41 2009 42 2005 42 2006 42 2007 42 2008 42 2009 43A 2005 43A 2006 43A 2007 43A 2008 43A 2009 43B 2005 43B 2006 43B 2007 43B 2008 43B 2009 44A 2005 44A 2006 44A 2007 44A 2008 44A 2009 45 2005 45 2006 45 2007 45 2008 45 2009 White-tailed Deer 1 2005 1 2007 1 2008 4 2005 4 2007 4 2008 4 2009 5 2005 6A 2005 6A 2006 6A 2007 6A 2008 6A 2009 6B 2005 6B 2006 6B 2007 6B 2008 6B 2009 8 2005 8 2006 8 2007 8 2008 8 2009 19A 2005 19A 2006 19A 2009 21 2005

Bucks

Does

Fawns

Unclassified

Total

Bucks/100 Does

Fawns/100 Does

1 4 9 3 2 7 21 23 20 26 28 28 32 16 47 18 2 2 3 6 2 4 1 3 8 4 39 24 24 29 15 26 27 26 19 30

0 7 20 7 8 10 53 152 52 55 60 114 137 43 104 72 10 8 17 12 7 17 12 11 24 31 88 102 76 73 38 77 54 60 56 80

0 1 10 3 3 1 27 76 24 21 12 72 64 17 43 12 6 3 4 3 3 10 5 3 13 6 41 41 18 37 2 43 20 18 15 12

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

1 12 39 13 13 18 103 255 96 105 100 214 233 76 195 102 18 13 29 21 12 31 18 17 45 41 172 167 118 139 55 146 102 105 90 122

57 45 43 25 70 40 15 38 47 47 25 23 37 45 25 20 25 18 50 29 24 8 27 33 13 44 24 32 40 39 34 50 43 34 38

14 50 43 38 10 51 50 46 38 20 63 47 40 41 17 60 38 24 25 43 59 42 27 54 19 47 40 24 51 5 56 37 30 27 15

0 0 2 1 0 4 1 1 21 17 26 22 25 2 4 4 2 7 1 2 2 13 10 0 2 3 16

1 10 1 1 2 5 10 3 66 47 53 51 79 6 10 13 9 23 7 0 6 24 15 2 6 7 52

0 6 0 0 0 3 2 2 30 19 10 19 19 3 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 6 1 2 0 1 20

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

1 16 3 2 2 12 13 6 117 83 90 92 126 11 15 18 15 32 9 2 8 46 26 4 8 11 88

0 0 200 100 0 80 10 33 32 36 49 43 32 33 40 31 22 30 14 33 54 67 0 33 43 31

0 60 0 0 0 60 20 67 45 40 19 37 24 50 10 8 44 9 14 0 25 7 100 0 14 38

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Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Bucks White-tailed Deer (continued) 21 2006 25 21 2007 17 21 2008 20 21 2009 20 22 2005 38 22 2006 29 22 2007 78 22 2008 38 22 2009 48 23 2005 17 23 2006 29 23 2007 19 23 2008 28 23 2009 26 24A 2005 30 24A 2006 25 24A 2007 29 24A 2008 37 24A 2009 15 24B 2005 24 24B 2006 45 24B 2007 46 24B 2008 34 24B 2009 34 27 2005 16 27 2006 15 27 2007 19 27 2008 18 27 2009 14 28 2006 0 28 2008 1 28 2009 3 29 2005 22 29 2006 20 29 2007 23 29 2008 22 29 2009 20 30A 2005 20 30A 2006 17 30A 2007 17 30A 2008 31 30A 2009 28 30B 2005 18 30B 2006 20 30B 2007 43 30B 2008 36 30B 2009 24 31 2005 23 31 2006 33 31 2007 20 31 2008 18 31 2009 12 32 2005 33 32 2006 25 32 2007 49 32 2008 32 32 2009 26 33 2005 48 33 2006 53 33 2007 96 33 2008 83 33 2009 52 34A 2005 41 34A 2006 30

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Does

Fawns

Unclassified

Total

Bucks/100 Does

Fawns/100 Does

51 63 66 63 92 112 173 108 100 54 73 54 95 61 64 77 73 75 75 88 110 107 69 89 67 49 55 43 31 1 2 8 106 121 120 104 112 83 106 70 68 69 90 93 112 116 126 73 82 79 81 70 123 89 189 133 91 154 208 368 408 192 211 170

15 12 17 12 23 17 62 43 28 22 34 20 52 11 18 28 26 36 15 28 46 29 39 25 8 15 21 20 9 2 0 2 30 39 17 14 19 30 29 17 19 10 62 30 77 39 11 21 22 17 15 15 38 16 43 30 14 37 64 155 140 106 80 81

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 8 5 2 0 8 18 2 1 1 8

95 92 103 95 153 158 313 189 176 94 136 94 175 98 112 130 129 148 105 140 203 182 142 150 91 79 95 81 54 3 3 13 163 181 163 140 153 134 152 105 120 107 175 145 236 194 164 117 138 117 115 99 197 131 289 200 133 239 333 637 633 351 333 289

49 27 30 32 41 26 45 35 48 31 40 35 29 43 47 32 40 49 20 27 41 43 49 38 24 31 35 42 45 0 50 38 21 17 19 21 18 24 16 24 46 41 20 22 38 31 19 32 40 25 22 17 27 28 26 24 29 31 25 26 20 27 19 18

29 19 26 19 25 15 36 40 28 41 47 37 55 18 28 36 36 48 20 32 42 27 57 28 12 31 38 47 29 200 0 25 28 32 14 13 17 36 27 24 28 14 69 32 69 34 9 29 27 22 19 21 31 18 23 23 15 24 31 42 34 55 38 48

Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Bucks White-tailed Deer (continued) 34A 2007 39 34A 2008 38 34A 2009 19 34B 2005 19 34B 2006 30 34B 2007 25 34B 2008 20 34B 2009 12 35A 2005 16 35A 2006 29 35A 2007 22 35A 2008 31 35A 2009 12 35B 2005 28 35B 2006 34 35B 2007 33 35B 2008 32 35B 2009 33 36A 2005 37 36A 2006 25 36A 2007 31 36A 2008 24 36A 2009 16 36B 2005 47 36B 2006 28 36B 2007 24 36B 2008 37 36B 2009 50 36C 2005 23 36C 2006 42 36C 2007 20 36C 2008 32 36C 2009 17 37A 2005 2 37A 2006 2 37A 2007 1 37A 2008 3 37A 2009 1 37B 2006 0 37B 2007 1 37B 2009 1

Does

Fawns

Unclassified

Total

Bucks/100 Does

Fawns/100 Does

211 138 78 113 101 102 80 67 58 52 72 76 45 82 102 88 75 126 182 106 133 103 110 173 143 77 154 159 80 143 86 78 68 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0

71 50 40 25 47 41 16 22 23 28 28 38 12 29 57 38 28 33 87 44 54 54 52 86 57 31 78 83 33 46 24 39 26 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

5 7 1 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 5 2 5 1 2 1 4 1 7 8 1 0 3 0 10 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

326 233 138 161 180 173 116 101 97 109 124 145 72 140 198 161 140 193 308 176 222 182 185 314 229 132 272 292 146 233 130 150 114 2 4 2 5 4 2 3 1

18 28 24 17 30 25 25 18 28 56 31 41 27 34 33 38 43 26 20 24 23 23 15 27 20 31 24 31 29 29 23 41 25 200 100 150 50 0 50 -

34 36 51 22 47 40 20 33 40 54 39 50 27 35 56 43 37 26 48 42 41 52 47 50 40 40 51 52 41 32 28 50 38 100 0 0 50 0 0 -

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Deer Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Deer Hunts1

1 2

Year2

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 66905 83334 79664 80929 86829 83593 84017 85072 94285 92679 91673 71826 72989 80014 82982 84145 85084 84485 82911 79466 85343 87558 92904 92139 88529 89627 88329 92104

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 77437 74096 75200 82650 79750 83125 84265 81675 78215 79409 77755 83045 94285 92545 92345 94871 87340 79135 75925 76620 68304 68910 70348 68849 63708 57570 51222 46694 47065

– – – – – – – – – 53791 64123 56499 76358 78102 87986 91120 93337 92594 86867 87548 88230 90361 88253 91575 97113 67263 63269 64120 72352 69262 72049 72472 69709 66451 66909 66308 71123 77106 82618 84079 84687 79557 72796 69974 70901 63109 64143 65151 63330 58649 52679 47210 42753 42970

– – – – – – – – – – – – 259876 290686 318806 350200 373035 371619 335508 316911 354586 365358 359684 358833 395038 256100 241882 243322 255592 253721 228763 255850 264624 270068 278520 274028 296368 309699 328231 333156 331015 304440 290084 277264 284643 256780 256592 260399 256856 242281 212116 195719 173577 175908

Mule Deer Bucks A-less 4733 – 6420 – 7358 – 7465 386 9009 798 9618 658 10575 2707 12590 3948 11662 6425 15220 5483 16175 8943 15307 4859 17994 9840 16329 7769 19291 8380 22459 8307 16658 7579 14082 6262 12613 2362 11357 2002 12158 2040 12350 1388 12298 741 12203 567 13167 420 9129 334 9137 338 11114 402 11715 533 12576 408 10578 261 9871 6 9075 38 10347 0 11111 0 10825 0 12187 0 12767 0 17102 0 16292 273 16493 2961 15081 2191 13744 1781 13516 694 11278 2809 12101 0 11997 0 11879 0 10867 0 8824 0 7229 0 6065 0 5877 0 5924 310

Deer Harvest Whitetail Bucks A-less 991 – 1152 – 1347 – 1203 – 1175 – 1234 – 1490 – 1791 – 1500 – 1489 300 2066 357 1808 593 3394 1702 3105 1687 3871 1111 3891 843 3211 983 2859 1463 3207 1116 2871 741 2390 597 2404 258 2722 205 2124 78 2197 35 1517 18 1653 17 2080 22 3221 0 2870 0 2656 0 2295 24 2247 40 3207 54 3480 46 3466 38 3965 34 4173 51 7030 75 6782 110 5829 86 4777 92 4505 75 4293 84 4368 62 5268 76 5639 75 5489 58 5336 0 4876 0 4091 0 4154 33 4095 7 3264 8

Total

Percent Success

5724 7572 8705 9054 10982 11510 14772 18329 19587 22492 27541 22567 32930 28890 32653 35500 28431 24666 19298 16971 17185 16400 15966 14972 15819 10998 11145 13618 15469 15854 13495 12196 11400 13608 14637 14329 16186 16991 24207 23457 25369 22141 20105 18587 18517 17445 17711 17426 16203 13700 11320 10252 9979 9506

– – – – – – – – – 42 43 40 43 37 37 39 31 27 22 19 20 18 18 16 16 16 18 21 21 23 19 17 16 21 22 22 23 22 29 28 30 28 28 27 26 28 28 27 26 23 22 22 24 22

Muzzleloader hunt data included up until 1984. Juniors-0nly hunt data not included in this table. 1994 and 1995 data does not include results of hunts at Ft. Huachuca. Beginning with 1996, Ft. Huachuca data is based on questionnaire returns, not data gathered by the Fort.

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Deer Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Deer Hunts1

1 2

Year2

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

85091 83808 84384 86546 90057 83264 85534 68625 62236 64469

46072 44978 42020 37260 36665 37918 38138 39834 41958 43783

41677 41110 38368 33905 33395 34883 35016 37002 38770 40468

166780 170820 163098 144027 136377 144949 147433 158215 157646 164403

Mule Deer Bucks A-less 5025 188 5226 623 4540 0 3753 0 4037 0 4357 0 4811 0 5388 0 5215 0 6323 0

Deer Harvest Whitetail Bucks A-less 4121 0 3369 0 3595 0 3937 0 4515 0 4214 0 4158 0 4362 0 5094 0 5205 0

Total

Percent Success

9334 9218 8135 7690 8552 8571 8969 9750 10309 11528

22 22 21 23 26 25 26 26 27 28

Muzzleloader hunt data included up until 1984. Juniors-0nly hunt data not included in this table. 1994 and 1995 data does not include results of hunts at Ft. Huachuca. Beginning with 1996, Ft. Huachuca data is based on questionnaire returns, not data gathered by the Fort.

Historic Summary of Juniors-Only Deer Hunts Year

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

299 403 608 837 1076 1155 1497 1897 2427 2571 2863 2855 2815 2634 2581 2520 2668 3364

350 150 275 339 706 603 808 1224 1250 1625 1510 980 1030 1280 1332 1769 2109 2049

336 148 264 331 649 543 763 1100 1134 1449 1394 904 923 1143 1219 1633 1941 1898

1386 569 1073 1450 2262 2083 2502 2719 2959 3858 4117 2704 2711 3258 4469 5601 6032 5980

Mule Deer Bucks A-less 147 0 88 0 158 0 177 0 178 0 159 0 263 0 280 360 167 395 166 591 141 462 114 301 149 225 140 269 291 64 342 269 367 364 616 137

Deer Harvest Whitetail Bucks A-less 2 0 7 0 14 0 18 0 21 0 35 0 42 0 41 0 57 0 47 0 37 0 44 0 54 0 34 0 148 0 223 0 195 0 288 0

Total

Percent Success

149 95 172 195 199 194 305 681 619 804 640 459 428 443 503 834 926 981

44 64 65 59 31 36 40 61 55 55 46 51 46 39 41 51 48 52

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Deer Harvest Data Historic Summary of Muzzleloader Deer Hunts Year

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

424 263 337 402 556 877 713 772 964 970 1070 1213 1267 1540 1621 1541 1489 1456 1775 1585 1896 1498 1724 1506 1756 1532

950 950 950 750 1000 1250 1139 1181 1300 1625 1821 1626 1479 1335 1120 1055 915 869 995 745 783 859 924 940 1015 1023

664 739 840 664 821 1110 996 1074 1189 1437 1667 1456 1309 1179 1008 949 822 782 874 675 679 768 807 873 940 952

3035 3154 3947 2651 3545 5660 4822 5424 5808 6950 7875 7135 6323 5605 4372 4063 3812 3775 4020 3189 2988 3189 3726 4350 4456 4439

Mule Deer Bucks A-less 200 0 201 0 178 0 134 0 171 0 259 0 130 0 205 0 216 0 285 0 303 0 278 0 189 0 184 0 164 0 157 0 111 0 170 0 143 0 150 0 119 0 193 0 190 0 233 0 217 0 253 0

Deer Harvest Whitetail Bucks A-less 11 0 10 0 19 0 26 0 20 0 10 0 19 0 31 0 21 0 2 0 13 0 5 0 14 0 7 0 16 0 26 0 26 0 24 0 18 0 32 0 33 0 23 0 29 0 13 0 40 0 29 0

Mule Deer Bucks A-less 225 0 296 0

Deer Harvest Whitetail Bucks A-less 0 0 0 0

Total

Percent Success

211 211 197 160 191 269 149 236 237 287 316 283 203 191 180 183 137 194 161 182 152 216 219 246 257 282

32 29 23 24 23 24 15 22 20 20 19 19 16 16 18 19 17 25 18 27 22 28 27 28 27 30

Total

Percent Success

225 296

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Summary Of Archery Deer Hunts (Draw Hunts) Year

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

2008 2009

1167 1512

1912 1900

1607 1719

10373 11418

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Deer Harvest Data Summary of Archery Deer Hunts (OTC Hunts) Year

Tags Sold

– 1952 1954 – 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 2736 1959 3451 1960 2349 1961 1695 1962 4625 1963 4567 1964 3596 1965 3835 1966 3596 1967 4679 1968 4510 1969 5107 1970 5855 1971 7261 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979 – 1980 – 1981 19814 1982 15109 1983 11934 1984 12628 1985 14249 1986 16554 1987 18666 1988 20883 1989 22399 1990 22398 1991 20324 1992 18883 1993 21580 1994 23445 1995 23329 1996 23568 1997 23166 1998 23022 1999 24293 2000 25338 2001 23783 2002 23082 2003 22447 2004 22675 2005 22949 2006 24538 2007 23907 2008 19837 20091 19991 1 2009 data is preliminary.

Hunters

Hunter Days

104 156 98 670 – 2181 3165 2245 1384 4319 4225 3246 3798 3387 4390 4216 4664 5275 6412 6832 7000 7420 7163 7517 9038 7313 8425 7157 12862 10212 9689 10619 12302 14397 16163 17909 19423 19325 18051 17505 19559 20646 20383 20698 19939 19375 20738 21148 20408 19595 18512 18305 18824 20352 19265 15070 15939

– – – – – 11736 16292 9517 5518 19768 16922 12809 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 77011 63099 63071 70553 85328 104288 111826 119793 125848 125940 126545 120123 133174 144881 149129 143789 148077 146101 158187 155575 148346 151816 139107 138856 14847 153887 157895 117624 126548

Mule Deer Buck A-less 21 0 5 0 12 0 49 0 33 0 175 226 143 224 82 93 15 20 141 172 88 91 50 63 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 327 40 287 51 248 61 417 35 534 71 742 130 748 58 704 223 598 201 674 35 773 0 691 0 1084 63 942 105 916 97 996 83 691 30 1050 63 1032 27 1209 55 827 12 929 7 621 5 779 0 803 0 939 0 870 0 536 0 675 0

DEER HARVEST Whitetail Buck A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 2 6 5 2 47 44 18 17 13 15 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 88 16 60 0 71 0 65 0 138 0 94 0 115 0 108 0 189 0 100 0 129 0 100 0 136 27 212 39 166 64 145 36 138 18 166 38 227 28 177 37 194 25 247 37 291 20 262 0 377 0 410 0 393 0 418 0 554 0

Total

Percent Success

21 5 12 49 33 403 375 183 42 404 214 141 122 150 206 176 208 228 285 315 310 419 346 373 416 381 620 237 471 398 380 517 743 966 921 1035 988 809 902 791 1310 1298 1243 1260 877 1317 1314 1478 1058 1220 937 1041 1180 1349 1263 954 1229

20 3 12 7 – 19 12 8 3 9 5 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 6 4 5 5 5 7 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 6 6 5 4 5 5 7 6 6 6 4 7 6 7 5 6 5 6 6 7 7 5 6

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General 1 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 200 1317 200 13.7 171 826 38 0 0 0 38 1 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 200 1435 200 12.2 185 830 33 0 5 0 38 1 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 200 817 200 21.8 181 831 17 0 0 0 17 1 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 260 628 260 33.3 227 964 59 0 2 0 61 1 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 260 1069 260 19.2 239 1128 55 0 0 0 55 2 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 90 587 90 12.6 84 523 17 0 0 0 17 2 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 90 551 90 14.0 86 464 14 0 0 0 14 2 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 80 355 80 19.4 77 387 37 0 0 0 37 2 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 80 354 80 17.8 67 341 27 0 0 0 27 2 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 80 418 80 15.1 74 348 34 0 0 0 34 3A/3C 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 125 704 125 15.8 112 487 34 0 0 0 34 3A/3C 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 150 971 148 13.4 138 743 46 0 0 0 46 3A/3C 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 200 964 200 17.3 191 883 68 0 0 0 68 3A/3C 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 300 1001 300 25.5 296 1331 123 0 0 0 123 3A/3C 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 300 1542 300 16.6 293 1332 132 0 8 0 140 4 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 150 760 150 15.5 140 695 14 0 0 0 14 4 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 150 775 150 16.6 134 756 16 0 0 0 16 4 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 150 414 150 20.8 139 739 18 0 2 0 20 4 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 150 386 150 29.5 139 823 24 0 0 0 24 4 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 150 474 150 20.3 143 691 29 0 2 0 31 5 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 350 2282 350 14.1 342 1521 72 0 6 0 78 5 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 450 2816 450 13.0 419 1885 93 0 12 0 105 5 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 450 1866 450 20.8 432 2080 69 0 10 0 79 5 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 400 1553 400 23.2 376 1912 59 0 0 0 59 5 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 350 1367 350 22.8 338 1649 63 0 0 0 63 6A 2005 MD 10/28-11/06 275 2270 275 10.8 259 1165 71 0 0 0 71 6A 2006 MD 10/27-11/05 275 2419 275 10.7 259 1162 88 0 0 0 88 6A 2007 MD 10/26-11/04 325 1992 325 14.8 311 1506 74 0 0 0 74 6A 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 400 1846 400 20.7 366 1495 76 0 0 0 76 6A 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 425 1741 425 22.2 399 1698 55 0 0 0 55 6A 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 175 200 175 48.0 145 498 0 0 9 0 9 6A E 2006 WT 10/27-11/05 400 317 400 56.5 362 1612 0 0 60 0 60 6A E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 250 170 250 74.7 233 907 0 0 31 0 31 6A E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 200 135 200 59.3 187 789 0 0 49 0 49 6A E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 200 203 200 58.1 190 772 0 0 52 0 52 6A M 2007 WT 11/02-11/11 200 76 200 82.9 181 821 0 0 36 0 36 6A M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 200 168 200 56.0 198 819 0 0 34 0 34 6A M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 200 124 200 50.8 174 684 0 0 31 0 31 6A L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 150 565 150 15.9 145 876 0 0 37 0 37 6A L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 465 50 8.6 44 286 0 0 16 0 16 6A L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 344 50 10.2 44 262 0 0 21 0 21 6A L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 75 482 75 12.9 69 444 0 0 42 0 42 6A L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 75 556 75 10.1 73 540 0 0 35 0 35 6B 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 150 379 150 25.6 136 652 8 0 0 0 8 6B 2006 MD 11/10-11/19 190 274 190 33.2 180 823 48 0 0 0 48 6B 2007 MD 11/09-11/18 250 387 250 40.3 240 1185 36 0 0 0 36 6B 2008 MD 11/07-11/13 275 332 275 48.5 250 1091 25 0 0 0 25 6B 2009 MD 11/06-11/12 275 233 275 57.9 248 972 32 0 0 0 32 6B E 2006 WT 10/27-11/05 20 12 20 75.0 20 90 0 0 0 0 0 6B E 2007 WT 10/26-11/04 20 22 20 54.5 20 87 0 0 3 0 3 6B E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 55 21 55 81.0 49 206 0 0 8 0 8 6B E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 55 4 55 100.0 50 174 0 0 9 0 9 6B/08 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 50 78 51 35.9 51 299 0 0 15 0 15 6B/08 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 112 50 21.4 46 254 0 0 21 0 21 6B/08 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 166 50 15.7 50 352 0 0 21 0 21 6B/08 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 25 125 25 10.4 23 102 0 0 12 0 12 6B/08 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 25 89 25 19.1 25 200 0 0 7 0 7 7 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 700 1792 700 27.1 652 2593 155 0 2 0 157 7 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 800 2562 798 23.0 723 3093 131 0 2 0 133 7 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 800 1644 800 35.2 759 3338 187 0 11 0 198 7 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 800 1492 800 40.8 743 3571 138 0 0 0 138 7 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 800 1397 800 41.2 767 3756 140 0 0 0 140 8 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 500 2165 500 20.2 464 1996 96 0 9 0 105 8 2006 MD 10/27-11/05 500 2114 500 20.3 466 2034 169 0 0 0 169 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

22  Hunt Arizona 2010

22 21 9 27 23 20 16 48 40 46 30 33 36 42 48 10 12 14 17 22 23 25 18 16 19 27 34 24 21 14 6 17 13 26 27 20 17 18 26 36 48 61 48 6 27 15 10 13 0 15 16 18 29 46 42 52 28 24 18 26 19 18 23 36

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 8 2007 MD 10/26-11/04 600 1861 600 29.5 588 2943 135 0 0 0 135 8 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 600 1421 599 36.4 552 2450 78 0 0 0 78 8 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 600 1372 600 34.3 574 2384 128 0 0 0 128 8E 2006 WT 10/27-11/05 50 34 50 70.6 46 209 0 0 2 0 2 8E 2007 WT 10/26-11/04 50 46 50 60.9 44 179 0 0 4 0 4 8E 2008 WT 10/24-11/02 75 35 75 91.4 68 345 0 0 15 0 15 8E 2009 WT 10/23-11/01 75 57 75 66.7 71 253 0 0 19 0 19 9 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 650 1148 650 37.2 615 2986 132 0 4 0 136 9 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 400 979 400 29.0 372 1751 144 0 2 0 146 9 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 400 986 400 30.3 378 1844 119 0 0 0 119 9 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 400 737 400 42.3 367 1669 109 0 0 0 109 9 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 400 853 400 35.2 361 1892 128 0 0 0 128 10 2005 AA 10/28-11/13 700 1563 700 29.9 651 3644 92 0 2 0 94 10 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 725 1756 721 29.3 678 3315 134 0 4 0 138 10 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 725 1128 725 42.6 691 3694 105 0 0 0 105 10 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 725 927 725 56.4 683 3472 91 0 0 0 91 10 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 750 875 750 51.5 706 3442 118 0 4 0 122 12A CHAMP 2008 AA 10/10-10/16 10 31 10 29.0 7 24 7 0 0 0 7 12A CHAMP 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 10 49 10 20.4 10 20 9 0 0 0 9 12AE E 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 200 1207 200 10.4 194 1017 79 0 0 0 79 12AE E 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 150 1139 150 8.8 146 785 85 0 0 0 85 12AE E 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 175 882 175 13.3 171 870 76 0 0 0 76 12AE E 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 150 630 150 15.4 134 650 76 0 0 0 76 12AE E 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 250 952 250 19.1 232 1187 137 0 0 0 137 12AE L 2005 AA 11/18-11/27 50 1845 50 2.2 49 304 28 0 0 0 28 12AE L 2006 AA 11/24-12/03 50 2068 50 2.3 50 292 40 0 0 0 40 12AE L 2007 AA 11/23-12/02 50 1764 50 2.8 50 224 42 0 0 0 42 12AE L 2008 AA 11/21-11/30 50 1319 50 3.3 46 217 37 0 0 0 37 12AE L 2009 AA 11/20-11/29 50 1431 50 3.1 48 276 35 0 0 0 35 12AW E 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 1000 5898 1000 13.2 948 4685 428 0 0 0 428 12AW E 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 500 4716 500 7.9 470 2254 241 0 0 0 241 12AW E 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 650 3707 646 12.8 614 2930 339 0 0 0 339 12AW E 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 850 3258 850 18.9 796 3846 427 0 0 0 427 12AW E 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 700 3568 700 14.7 667 3195 388 0 0 0 388 12AW L 2005 AA 11/18-11/27 175 2852 175 4.0 170 1073 105 0 0 0 105 12AW L 2006 AA 11/24-12/03 175 4125 175 3.4 169 1003 118 0 0 0 118 12AW L 2007 AA 11/23-12/02 175 3924 175 3.5 173 919 125 0 0 0 125 12AW L 2008 AA 11/21-11/30 175 2980 177 4.6 170 1094 98 0 0 0 98 12AW L 2009 AA 11/20-11/29 175 2524 177 5.8 165 844 133 0 0 0 133 12B E 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 25 332 25 4.2 24 106 16 0 0 0 16 12B E 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 25 384 25 3.9 22 118 12 0 0 0 12 12B E 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 25 184 25 10.9 24 119 18 0 0 0 18 12B E 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 25 212 25 8.5 24 143 14 0 0 0 14 12B E 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 25 155 25 11.6 25 107 18 0 0 0 18 12B L 2005 AA 11/18-11/27 65 1961 65 2.8 62 314 46 0 0 0 46 12B L 2006 AA 11/24-12/03 75 1991 75 2.7 75 375 51 0 0 0 51 12B L 2007 AA 11/23-12/02 75 1584 75 4.2 75 380 62 0 0 0 62 12B L 2008 AA 11/21-11/30 75 1390 75 4.7 73 389 51 0 0 0 51 12B L 2009 AA 11/20-11/29 10 429 10 1.4 10 50 7 0 0 0 7 12BW E 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 125 300 125 14.3 120 658 81 0 0 0 81 12BW E 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 185 468 185 16.5 179 815 120 0 0 0 120 12BW E 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 175 350 175 24.9 169 750 120 0 0 0 120 12BW E 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 175 466 175 17.6 166 811 122 0 0 0 122 12BW E 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 125 429 125 16.1 119 525 91 0 0 0 91 12BW L 2009 AA 11/20-11/29 65 788 65 7.0 62 337 51 0 0 0 51 13A 2005 AA 11/11-11/20 30 953 30 1.0 29 170 21 0 0 0 21 13A 2006 AA 11/17-11/26 40 1263 40 2.7 40 189 36 0 0 0 36 13A 2007 AA 11/16-11/25 55 1253 55 3.4 52 387 37 0 0 0 37 13A 2008 AA 11/14-11/23 45 977 45 3.0 43 223 36 0 0 0 36 13A 2009 AA 11/13-11/22 50 1332 50 2.6 49 236 49 0 0 0 49 13B 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 60 5068 60 1.2 60 434 39 0 0 0 39 13B 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 75 5591 75 1.3 70 454 50 0 0 0 50 13B 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 85 3280 85 2.6 85 649 40 0 0 0 40 13B 2008 AA 11/07-11/16 45 2987 45 1.5 45 244 32 0 0 0 32 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

23 14 22 4 9 22 27 22 39 31 30 35 14 20 15 13 17 100 90 41 58 44 57 59 57 80 84 80 73 45 51 55 54 58 62 70 72 58 81 67 55 75 58 72 74 68 83 70 70 68 67 71 73 76 82 72 90 71 84 100 65 71 47 71

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 13B 2009 AA 11/06-11/15 55 2973 55 1.8 55 316 48 0 0 0 48 16A 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 600 789 600 57.0 535 2488 98 0 0 0 98 16A 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 600 757 598 59.6 561 2674 127 0 0 0 127 16A 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 650 558 650 88.0 597 2845 127 0 0 0 127 16A 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 650 485 650 100.0 576 2699 105 0 0 0 105 16A 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 650 441 650 100.0 608 2822 93 0 0 0 93 17A 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 375 687 375 44.0 337 1628 42 0 0 0 42 17A 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 375 675 375 40.0 343 1635 80 0 0 0 80 17A 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 375 634 371 42.9 341 1697 61 0 0 0 61 17A 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 350 585 350 49.4 326 1424 74 0 0 0 74 17A 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 350 560 350 51.4 339 1569 93 0 0 0 93 17B 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 400 793 400 39.1 385 1574 71 0 0 0 71 17B 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 400 847 400 35.1 357 1443 78 0 0 0 78 17B 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 400 550 400 53.8 366 1520 67 0 0 0 67 17B 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 400 534 400 58.1 389 1709 77 0 0 0 77 17B 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 450 547 450 66.0 409 1838 107 0 0 0 107 18A 2005 AA 10/28-11/13 500 407 500 66.6 466 2933 101 0 0 0 101 18A 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 600 592 600 63.3 541 2658 96 0 0 0 96 18A 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 600 421 600 90.7 554 2859 95 0 0 0 95 18A 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 600 439 600 98.6 547 2921 117 0 0 0 117 18A 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 650 519 650 90.9 600 2929 148 0 0 0 148 18B 2005 AA 10/28-11/13 500 651 500 54.4 443 2206 97 0 0 0 97 18B 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 550 886 549 46.4 507 2109 153 0 0 0 153 18B 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 600 712 600 62.9 574 2541 123 0 0 0 123 18B 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 650 593 650 87.5 603 2569 168 0 0 0 168 18B 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 350 441 350 63.3 313 1160 82 0 0 0 82 18B 2009 AA 11/06-11/12 350 182 350 98.4 323 1326 49 0 0 0 49 19A 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 350 848 350 29.1 327 1482 68 0 5 0 73 19A 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 400 893 400 33.6 387 1604 139 0 4 0 143 19A 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 450 705 450 45.4 431 1744 143 0 4 0 147 19A 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 450 789 450 47.3 437 1770 148 0 7 0 155 19A 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 525 869 525 44.8 498 1935 200 0 6 0 206 19B 2005 AA 10/28-11/13 250 285 250 44.9 241 1382 26 0 0 0 26 19B 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 200 224 199 52.7 183 872 49 0 0 0 49 19B 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 250 269 250 59.9 230 1126 46 0 0 0 46 19B 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 300 223 300 81.6 283 1384 53 0 0 0 53 19B 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 350 210 350 90.0 327 1526 70 0 0 0 70 20A 2005 AA 10/28-11/13 550 1729 550 28.1 502 2475 91 0 0 0 91 20A 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 550 1472 550 31.3 501 2040 159 0 0 0 159 20A 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 600 1130 596 45.4 564 2330 167 0 0 0 167 20A 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 700 1031 700 55.3 650 3040 113 0 0 0 113 20A 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 700 991 700 59.0 653 2702 155 0 0 0 155 20B 2005 AA 11/11-11/20 225 356 225 46.1 213 793 45 0 0 0 45 20B 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 300 473 300 43.1 272 983 48 0 0 0 48 20B 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 350 312 350 74.0 332 1204 61 0 0 0 61 20B 2008 AA 11/14-11/23 350 283 350 77.0 322 1273 35 0 0 0 35 20B 2009 AA 11/13-11/22 350 267 350 84.3 332 1341 70 0 0 0 70 20C 2005 AA 10/28-10/31 225 229 225 68.1 210 627 35 0 0 0 35 20C 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 225 293 225 49.8 208 856 44 0 0 0 44 20C E 2006 AA 10/27-11/01 300 337 300 60.8 266 823 68 0 0 0 68 20C E 2007 AA 10/26-10/31 350 275 350 86.2 318 1105 102 0 0 0 102 20C E 2008 AA 10/31-11/06 300 412 300 56.8 276 959 69 0 0 0 69 20C E 2009 AA 10/30-11/05 325 315 325 73.3 306 1122 85 0 0 0 85 20C L 2006 AA 11/03-11/12 150 217 150 47.0 136 577 18 0 0 0 18 20C L 2007 AA 11/02-11/11 200 121 200 87.6 182 749 42 0 0 0 42 20C L 2008 AA 11/07-11/13 250 98 250 99.0 227 869 62 0 0 0 62 20C L 2009 AA 11/06-11/12 250 120 250 94.2 230 934 24 0 0 0 24 21 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 400 1003 400 29.3 366 1380 54 0 0 0 54 21 2006 MD 11/10-11/19 400 823 400 36.3 368 1495 71 0 0 0 71 21 2007 MD 11/09-11/18 450 581 450 55.2 426 1842 104 0 0 0 104 21 2008 MD 11/07-11/13 450 668 450 46.7 419 1553 82 0 0 0 82 21 2009 MD 11/06-11/12 500 812 500 47.0 463 1673 93 0 0 0 93 21 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 300 461 300 30.2 279 1529 0 0 86 0 86 21 E 2006 WT 10/27-11/05 350 114 350 100.0 317 1300 0 0 69 0 69 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

24  Hunt Arizona 2010

87 18 23 21 18 15 12 23 18 23 27 18 22 18 20 26 22 18 17 21 25 22 30 21 28 26 15 22 37 34 35 41 11 27 20 19 21 18 32 30 17 24 21 18 18 11 21 17 21 26 32 25 28 13 23 27 10 15 19 24 20 20 31 22

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 21 E 2007 WT 10/26-11/04 400 197 400 93.4 380 1640 0 0 62 0 62 21 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 460 167 460 99.4 429 1597 0 0 93 0 93 21 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 475 231 475 99.6 429 1549 0 0 102 0 102 21 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 318 50 12.6 41 239 0 0 17 0 17 21 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 281 50 13.5 47 228 0 0 19 0 19 21 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 20 217 20 6.5 20 114 0 0 10 0 10 21 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 25 238 25 9.7 25 143 0 0 12 0 12 22 2005 MD 10/28-11/06 500 1482 500 26.9 454 1918 82 0 0 0 82 22 2006 MD 10/27-11/05 500 1293 498 29.3 473 2073 79 0 0 0 79 22 2007 MD 10/26-11/04 600 952 600 42.9 566 2445 99 0 0 0 99 22 2008 MD 10/24-11/02 625 924 625 47.4 583 2529 88 0 0 0 88 22 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 600 791 600 53.6 554 2065 97 0 0 0 97 22 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 450 1434 450 23.2 416 1997 0 0 117 0 117 22 E 2006 WT 10/27-11/05 500 434 500 59.4 458 2123 0 0 78 0 78 22 E 2007 WT 10/26-11/04 500 365 500 69.6 441 1806 0 0 107 0 107 22 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 660 379 660 91.8 622 2384 0 0 121 0 121 22 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 675 489 675 77.7 630 2360 0 0 131 0 131 22 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 749 50 5.5 50 289 0 0 18 0 18 22 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 522 50 6.1 48 271 0 0 33 0 33 22 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 25 464 25 4.5 25 154 0 0 17 0 17 22 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 25 508 25 3.7 25 168 0 0 10 0 10 23 2005 MD 10/28-11/06 450 1849 450 20.6 405 1755 69 0 0 0 69 23 2006 MD 10/27-11/05 525 1772 524 24.2 506 2316 97 0 0 0 97 23 2007 MD 10/26-11/04 575 1494 575 32.7 555 2488 121 0 0 0 121 23 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 610 1432 610 36.2 555 2354 98 0 0 0 98 23 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 625 1332 625 39.2 604 2361 152 0 0 0 152 23 E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 300 257 300 44.4 259 806 0 0 50 0 50 23 E 2006 WT 10/27-11/05 425 402 425 47.8 397 1698 0 0 82 0 82 23 E 2007 WT 10/26-11/04 600 457 600 61.3 551 2458 0 0 120 0 120 23 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 575 446 575 64.6 526 2009 0 0 104 0 104 23 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 575 450 575 62.4 541 2139 0 0 132 0 132 23 L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 150 1144 150 12.0 140 756 0 0 48 0 48 23 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 872 50 4.7 43 209 0 0 11 0 11 23 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 747 50 5.8 44 244 0 0 27 0 27 23 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 85 905 85 7.1 76 321 0 0 51 0 51 23 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 85 953 85 6.3 81 450 0 0 50 0 50 24A 2005 MD 11/11-11/20 175 551 175 26.9 164 716 61 0 0 0 61 24A 2006 MD 11/10-11/19 175 547 175 24.5 162 664 51 0 0 0 51 24A 2007 MD 10/26-11/04 140 435 140 25.5 138 660 63 0 0 0 63 24A 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 165 440 165 33.0 156 591 52 0 0 0 52 24A 2009 MD 11/06-11/15 200 559 200 32.0 198 1017 69 0 0 0 69 24A 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 375 1019 375 28.9 354 1824 0 0 152 0 152 24A E 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 550 359 550 73.3 526 2315 0 0 175 0 175 24A E 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 600 381 600 79.8 566 2354 0 0 159 0 159 24A E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 355 188 355 97.3 331 1217 0 0 127 0 127 24A E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 450 282 450 80.9 419 1757 0 0 117 0 117 24A M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 355 219 355 91.8 323 1323 0 0 58 0 58 24A M 2009 WT 10/30-11/05 475 90 475 100.0 448 1650 0 0 102 0 102 24A L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 533 50 8.1 50 266 0 0 25 0 25 24A L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 451 50 9.3 47 232 0 0 24 0 24 24A L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 30 309 30 7.1 28 92 0 0 21 0 21 24A L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 449 40 7.6 36 278 0 0 15 0 15 24B 2005 MD 11/11-11/20 550 669 550 56.2 513 2242 90 0 0 0 90 24B 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 450 642 449 42.7 390 1639 53 0 0 0 53 24B 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 450 491 448 64.2 435 1883 59 0 0 0 59 24B 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 450 452 450 68.1 427 1450 95 0 0 0 95 24B 2009 MD 11/13-11/22 500 530 500 66.2 464 1952 111 0 0 0 111 24B E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 250 100 250 100.0 231 806 0 0 54 0 54 24B E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 250 137 250 97.8 230 743 0 0 67 0 67 24B E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 305 140 305 98.6 287 918 0 0 62 0 62 24B E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 350 146 350 97.3 317 1102 0 0 126 0 126 24B M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 200 113 200 69.0 177 738 0 0 40 0 40 24B M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 250 110 250 97.3 224 943 0 0 54 0 54 24B M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 305 152 305 96.1 295 1109 0 0 91 0 91 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

16 22 24 41 40 50 48 18 17 17 15 18 28 17 24 19 21 36 69 68 40 17 19 22 18 25 19 21 22 20 24 34 26 61 67 62 37 31 46 33 35 43 33 28 38 28 18 23 50 51 75 42 18 14 14 22 24 23 29 22 40 23 24 31

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 24B M 2009 WT 10/30-11/05 350 80 350 100.0 318 1156 0 0 65 0 65 24B L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 350 707 350 34.8 328 1482 0 0 137 0 137 24B L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 356 50 10.4 45 205 0 0 23 0 23 24B L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 379 50 9.2 50 269 0 0 27 0 27 24B L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 25 225 25 8.0 20 130 0 0 7 0 7 24B L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 35 271 35 9.6 35 315 0 0 18 0 18 27 E 2005 MD 10/28-11/06 800 2345 800 25.4 743 3286 168 0 0 0 168 27 E 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 725 2454 725 22.0 676 3107 132 0 0 0 132 27 E 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 725 1914 725 30.4 653 2900 186 0 0 0 186 27 E 2008 MD 11/07-11/13 900 1696 900 43.2 839 3509 203 0 0 0 203 27 E 2009 MD 11/06-11/12 900 1584 900 41.3 823 3614 162 0 0 0 162 27/28 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 250 375 250 39.7 230 1235 0 0 41 0 41 27/28 E 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 150 100 150 59.0 139 694 0 0 24 0 24 27/28 E 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 150 103 150 64.1 131 681 0 0 36 0 36 27/28 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 350 142 350 95.8 311 1309 0 0 72 0 72 27/28 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 450 235 450 93.6 426 1690 0 0 107 0 107 27/28 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 265 50 15.5 42 215 0 0 19 0 19 27/28 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 192 50 17.7 46 246 0 0 15 0 15 27/28 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 15 140 15 9.3 13 72 0 0 8 0 8 27/28 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 20 194 20 7.7 20 136 0 0 11 0 11 28 E 2005 AA 10/28-10/31 400 432 400 55.1 367 1098 86 0 5 0 91 28 E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 400 439 399 54.7 381 1355 76 0 0 0 76 28 E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 400 355 400 73.2 385 1455 86 0 0 0 86 28 E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 400 451 400 63.0 385 1540 96 0 0 0 96 28 E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 425 460 425 64.6 403 1506 157 0 0 0 157 28 L 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 400 408 400 61.8 371 1822 68 0 0 0 68 28 L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 400 336 400 62.2 380 2138 82 0 0 0 82 28 L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 400 282 400 78.7 371 1743 117 0 0 0 117 28 L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 400 228 400 95.2 373 1349 139 0 0 0 139 28 L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 425 263 425 97.3 397 1552 117 0 0 0 117 29 E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 150 119 150 97.5 145 440 8 0 0 0 8 29 E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 125 83 125 96.4 100 382 7 0 0 0 7 29 E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 75 84 75 67.9 66 259 13 0 0 0 13 29 E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 75 103 75 57.3 70 228 41 0 0 0 41 29 L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 150 67 150 100.0 136 524 20 0 0 0 20 29 L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 125 62 125 98.4 106 465 14 0 0 0 14 29 L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 150 123 150 82.9 145 543 48 0 0 0 48 29 L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 75 43 75 100.0 68 265 18 0 0 0 18 29 L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 75 51 75 80.4 63 219 40 0 0 0 40 29 T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 275 39 275 100.0 233 829 0 0 50 0 50 29 T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 275 39 275 89.7 256 1054 0 0 34 0 34 29 E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 400 243 400 98.8 356 1069 0 0 62 0 62 29 E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 400 185 400 97.8 337 1142 0 0 49 0 49 29 E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 400 154 400 100.0 320 1054 0 0 66 0 66 29 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 285 162 285 99.4 252 924 0 0 45 0 45 29 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 285 167 285 97.6 273 1005 0 0 74 0 74 29 M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 500 297 500 95.6 452 2068 0 0 88 0 88 29 M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 450 229 449 95.2 387 1683 0 0 72 0 72 29 M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 400 186 400 96.2 374 1598 0 0 58 0 58 29 M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 275 89 275 100.0 247 848 0 0 75 0 75 29 M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 275 72 275 97.2 232 857 0 0 50 0 50 29 L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 50 323 50 12.7 50 284 0 0 12 0 12 29 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 75 297 74 18.2 69 412 0 0 7 0 7 29 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 75 284 75 21.8 67 292 0 0 30 0 30 29 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 180 40 13.9 36 215 0 0 19 0 19 29 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 239 40 13.4 40 229 0 0 15 0 15 30A E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 300 259 300 92.3 270 804 45 0 0 0 45 30A E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 300 277 300 80.1 287 882 55 0 0 0 55 30A E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 300 247 300 96.0 288 964 112 0 0 0 112 30A E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 325 389 325 71.0 305 1021 124 0 0 0 124 30A E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 350 427 350 70.5 335 1194 166 0 0 0 166 30A L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 350 292 350 94.9 334 1543 85 0 0 0 85 30A L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 350 298 349 96.3 320 1621 61 0 0 0 61 30A L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 300 211 300 95.3 287 1215 102 0 0 0 102 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

26  Hunt Arizona 2010

20 42 51 54 35 51 23 20 28 24 20 18 17 27 23 25 45 33 62 55 25 20 22 25 39 18 22 32 37 29 6 7 20 59 15 13 33 26 63 21 13 17 15 21 18 27 19 19 16 30 22 24 10 45 53 38 17 19 39 41 50 25 19 36

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 30A L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 325 150 325 92.7 301 1109 102 0 0 0 102 30A L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 350 163 350 100.0 332 1181 149 0 0 0 149 30A T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 175 16 168 100.0 135 496 0 0 57 0 57 30A T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 225 20 225 85.0 192 639 0 0 56 0 56 30A E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 250 36 250 88.9 213 593 0 0 35 0 35 30A E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 250 28 250 100.0 203 618 0 0 54 0 54 30A E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 250 69 250 100.0 212 631 0 0 52 0 52 30A E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 200 70 200 78.6 167 538 0 0 38 0 38 30A E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 225 62 225 96.8 195 625 0 0 36 0 36 30A M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 300 51 300 100.0 254 994 0 0 80 0 80 30A M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 275 93 275 90.3 247 1000 0 0 54 0 54 30A M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 275 49 275 100.0 240 1002 0 0 52 0 52 30A M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 200 24 194 100.0 163 543 0 0 47 0 47 30A M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 225 29 214 100.0 201 658 0 0 60 0 60 30A L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 50 154 50 22.1 41 195 0 0 11 0 11 30A L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 75 192 75 24.5 71 357 0 0 16 0 16 30A L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 75 128 75 32.8 73 336 0 0 19 0 19 30A L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 149 40 20.8 38 181 0 0 17 0 17 30A L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 149 40 17.4 36 194 0 0 15 0 15 30B E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 400 221 400 97.3 360 1133 88 0 0 0 88 30B E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 400 265 399 98.9 344 1160 65 0 0 0 65 30B E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 350 272 350 98.5 334 1226 68 0 0 0 68 30B E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 400 374 400 93.0 393 1577 93 0 0 0 93 30B E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 425 363 425 95.6 405 1368 175 0 0 0 175 30B L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 400 396 400 82.6 358 1784 61 0 0 0 61 30B L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 400 312 400 94.2 369 1985 61 0 0 0 61 30B L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 350 223 350 99.6 327 1725 101 0 0 0 101 30B L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 400 145 400 100.0 369 1469 92 0 0 0 92 30B L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 425 173 424 100.0 372 1364 140 0 0 0 140 30B T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 150 16 131 100.0 116 413 0 0 30 0 30 30B T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 100 19 100 100.0 68 255 0 0 34 0 34 30B E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 300 43 300 100.0 269 788 0 0 26 0 26 30B E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 250 33 250 100.0 211 583 0 0 51 0 51 30B E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 250 35 250 100.0 220 725 0 0 30 0 30 30B E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 150 36 150 94.4 117 384 0 0 23 0 23 30B E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 150 36 150 86.1 132 483 0 0 39 0 39 30B M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 300 91 300 90.1 257 1014 0 0 58 0 58 30B M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 250 38 249 89.5 226 941 0 0 50 0 50 30B M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 250 26 250 92.3 204 880 0 0 43 0 43 30B M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 150 25 118 96.0 111 475 0 0 30 0 30 30B M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 150 10 150 100.0 121 426 0 0 19 0 19 30B L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 77 50 33.8 47 216 0 0 16 0 16 30B L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 115 50 27.0 48 179 0 0 21 0 21 30B L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 75 145 75 32.4 73 357 0 0 34 0 34 30B L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 100 166 100 34.3 92 492 0 0 56 0 56 31 E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 100 285 100 26.7 95 286 26 0 0 0 26 31 E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 100 302 100 27.5 83 248 13 0 0 0 13 31 E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 150 222 150 50.0 146 552 35 0 0 0 35 31 E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 150 265 150 47.5 148 526 55 0 0 0 55 31 L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 200 267 200 49.8 188 872 53 0 0 0 53 31 L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 200 278 200 47.5 174 818 76 0 0 0 76 31 L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 300 493 300 46.5 274 1282 64 0 0 0 64 31 L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 150 99 150 82.8 146 581 31 0 0 0 31 31 L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 150 112 150 85.7 146 521 40 0 0 0 40 31 T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 300 90 300 96.7 256 1024 0 0 85 0 85 31 T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 250 103 250 76.7 229 870 0 0 46 0 46 31 E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 450 291 451 75.9 394 1064 0 0 135 0 135 31 E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 450 319 450 80.3 395 1285 0 0 104 0 104 31 E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 550 319 550 97.8 497 1763 0 0 127 0 127 31 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 325 298 325 74.5 290 1048 0 0 93 0 93 31 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 300 187 300 89.8 270 1098 0 0 61 0 61 31 M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 550 344 550 78.2 506 2152 0 0 134 0 134 31 M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 550 380 550 69.2 509 2236 0 0 145 0 145 31 M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 550 290 546 87.9 506 2390 0 0 97 0 97 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

34 45 42 29 16 27 25 23 18 31 22 22 29 30 27 23 26 45 42 24 19 20 24 43 17 17 31 25 38 26 50 10 24 14 20 30 23 22 21 27 16 34 44 47 61 27 16 24 37 28 44 23 21 27 33 20 34 26 26 32 23 26 28 19

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 31 M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 325 112 326 97.3 295 1192 0 0 64 0 64 31 M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 250 83 250 100.0 234 867 0 0 57 0 57 31 L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 50 586 51 7.8 49 235 0 0 29 0 29 31 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 100 696 100 12.4 91 511 0 0 43 0 43 31 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 100 618 100 11.2 96 465 0 0 55 0 55 31 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 125 644 125 15.1 120 688 0 0 75 0 75 31 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 165 780 165 16.8 161 1025 0 0 67 0 67 32 E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 350 1063 350 29.5 329 911 116 0 0 0 116 32 E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 450 1077 450 36.4 421 1304 108 0 0 0 108 32 E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 200 667 199 27.3 187 592 68 0 0 0 68 32 E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 450 956 450 44.2 422 1432 142 0 0 0 142 32 E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 450 823 450 46.1 421 1515 120 0 0 0 120 32 L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 600 838 600 47.0 565 2452 149 0 0 0 149 32 L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 450 767 449 42.5 428 1872 94 0 0 0 94 32 L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 600 692 596 56.1 553 2251 165 0 0 0 165 32 L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 450 355 450 67.9 431 1708 100 0 0 0 100 32 L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 450 389 450 74.0 425 1578 119 0 0 0 119 32 T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 460 161 460 95.0 410 1513 0 0 117 0 117 32 T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 500 172 500 98.3 438 1805 0 0 93 0 93 32 E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 650 450 650 80.4 590 1790 0 0 198 0 198 32 E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 650 501 649 71.5 597 1999 0 0 202 0 202 32 E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 650 428 649 92.5 597 1999 0 0 186 0 186 32 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 500 387 500 81.9 449 1508 0 0 156 0 156 32 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 500 317 500 93.1 461 1716 0 0 161 0 161 32 M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 800 615 800 68.5 717 2757 0 0 228 0 228 32 M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 650 463 650 64.1 560 2341 0 0 169 0 169 32 M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 650 406 648 77.6 593 2631 0 0 156 0 156 32 M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 500 260 500 98.1 432 1626 0 0 123 0 123 32 M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 500 212 500 99.5 457 1670 0 0 104 0 104 32 L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 100 830 100 9.2 98 468 0 0 49 0 49 32 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 200 1144 200 12.6 178 901 0 0 81 0 81 32 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 175 880 175 14.0 162 768 0 0 90 0 90 32 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 541 40 5.7 40 169 0 0 29 0 29 32 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 570 40 4.7 38 198 0 0 24 0 24 33 E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 400 445 400 65.6 364 1169 56 0 0 0 56 33 E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 350 418 349 62.9 323 1084 57 0 0 0 57 33 E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 350 319 350 72.7 325 1077 46 0 0 0 46 33 E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 350 341 350 70.1 319 1120 39 0 0 0 39 33 E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 250 240 250 67.9 235 861 56 0 0 0 56 33 L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 300 296 300 68.2 276 1116 46 0 0 0 46 33 L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 250 230 249 63.9 226 1001 33 0 0 0 33 33 L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 250 161 250 77.6 224 937 26 0 0 0 26 33 L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 250 101 250 100.0 241 945 23 0 0 0 23 33 L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 250 106 250 100.0 243 907 29 0 0 0 29 33 T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 650 400 650 77.5 621 2204 0 0 208 0 208 33 T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 650 466 650 58.4 582 2201 0 0 186 0 186 33 E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 750 599 750 68.1 699 1898 0 0 281 0 281 33 E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 725 837 725 55.1 678 2112 0 0 269 0 269 33 E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 750 786 743 61.1 692 2244 0 0 265 0 265 33 E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 650 956 650 49.4 614 2113 0 0 272 0 272 33 E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 650 987 650 50.7 610 2017 0 0 256 0 256 33 M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 750 677 750 49.6 707 2719 0 0 316 0 316 33 M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 725 837 723 47.0 667 2847 0 0 244 0 244 33 M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 750 799 750 49.7 718 2955 0 0 260 0 260 33 M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 650 452 650 73.5 612 2231 0 0 223 0 223 33 M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 650 424 650 74.3 603 2168 0 0 202 0 202 33 L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 100 1375 100 6.1 96 416 0 0 47 0 47 33 L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 150 1499 150 8.5 142 717 0 0 80 0 80 33 L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 150 1464 149 9.2 143 637 0 0 95 0 95 33 L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 1217 40 3.3 40 243 0 0 30 0 30 33 L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 1341 40 2.8 40 309 0 0 19 0 19 34A E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 75 320 75 20.9 75 233 5 0 0 0 5 34A E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 75 284 75 24.3 75 280 16 0 0 0 16 34A E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 25 168 25 14.3 20 83 3 0 0 0 3 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

28  Hunt Arizona 2010

22 24 59 47 57 63 42 35 26 36 34 29 26 22 30 23 28 29 21 34 34 31 35 35 32 30 26 28 23 50 46 56 73 63 15 18 14 12 24 17 15 12 10 12 33 32 40 40 38 44 42 45 37 36 36 33 49 56 66 75 48 7 21 15

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 34A E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 25 153 25 15.0 20 102 2 0 0 0 2 34A E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 25 152 25 16.4 23 96 13 0 0 0 13 34A T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 550 161 550 100.0 515 2047 0 0 125 0 125 34A T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 600 162 600 98.8 515 1865 0 0 123 0 123 34A E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 900 630 900 81.1 851 2447 0 0 163 0 163 34A E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 750 459 750 97.8 689 2276 0 0 147 0 147 34A E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 800 438 800 97.7 713 2287 0 0 147 0 147 34A E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 600 428 600 93.2 537 1834 0 0 159 0 159 34A E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 625 375 625 91.5 590 1975 0 0 185 0 185 34A M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 900 853 900 73.0 841 3647 0 0 156 0 156 34A M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 750 661 749 71.7 703 2991 0 0 126 0 126 34A M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 750 514 750 88.1 705 3040 0 0 117 0 117 34A M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 600 299 600 98.0 550 2022 0 0 145 0 145 34A M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 625 324 625 94.1 572 2279 0 0 113 0 113 34A L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 25 533 25 3.9 23 154 0 0 10 0 10 34A L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 150 700 150 16.7 132 676 0 0 47 0 47 34A L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 150 590 150 20.3 146 847 0 0 72 0 72 34A L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 513 40 6.6 35 170 0 0 14 0 14 34A L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 476 40 6.7 40 235 0 0 15 0 15 34B E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 100 181 100 45.3 96 291 13 0 0 0 13 34B E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 100 138 98 55.1 87 288 19 0 0 0 19 34B E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 100 139 100 57.6 100 339 16 0 0 0 16 34B E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 100 162 100 51.9 96 327 23 0 0 0 23 34B E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 100 134 100 65.7 97 335 22 0 0 0 22 34B L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 100 131 100 59.5 90 388 14 0 0 0 14 34B L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 100 139 100 44.6 89 369 31 0 0 0 31 34B L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 100 136 100 58.1 93 347 40 0 0 0 40 34B L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 100 108 100 76.9 96 369 20 0 0 0 20 34B L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 100 75 100 92.0 92 355 31 0 0 0 31 34B T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 100 34 100 100.0 92 355 0 0 12 0 12 34B T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 100 27 100 100.0 85 324 0 0 27 0 27 34B E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 275 64 275 100.0 228 689 0 0 32 0 32 34B E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 175 47 175 100.0 158 512 0 0 24 0 24 34B E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 175 43 175 100.0 155 509 0 0 36 0 36 34B E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 150 57 150 100.0 138 514 0 0 34 0 34 34B E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 150 40 150 100.0 136 429 0 0 45 0 45 34B M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 275 104 275 95.2 245 1036 0 0 21 0 21 34B M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 200 67 200 100.0 190 824 0 0 15 0 15 34B M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 200 56 200 100.0 188 871 0 0 32 0 32 34B M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 150 53 150 92.5 119 440 0 0 17 0 17 34B M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 150 41 150 100.0 133 533 0 0 25 0 25 34B L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 25 147 25 12.2 21 102 0 0 6 0 6 34B L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 162 50 18.5 45 223 0 0 23 0 23 34B L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 156 50 19.9 48 226 0 0 28 0 28 34B L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 137 40 19.0 34 198 0 0 16 0 16 34B L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 114 40 19.3 40 286 0 0 14 0 14 35A T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 200 48 200 95.8 187 778 0 0 52 0 52 35A T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 250 64 250 96.9 222 869 0 0 54 0 54 35A E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 300 125 300 100.0 261 762 0 0 35 0 35 35A E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 300 106 300 100.0 255 864 0 0 36 0 36 35A E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 400 90 400 100.0 358 1274 0 0 80 0 80 35A E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 300 119 300 89.1 275 1064 0 0 94 0 94 35A E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 325 130 325 90.8 287 1058 0 0 76 0 76 35A M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 250 143 250 91.6 220 950 0 0 34 0 34 35A M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 250 101 250 95.0 230 1018 0 0 47 0 47 35A M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 300 141 300 95.7 278 1277 0 0 53 0 53 35A M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 300 81 300 100.0 281 1067 0 0 33 0 33 35A M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 325 70 325 100.0 290 1023 0 0 70 0 70 35A L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 50 284 50 14.1 40 194 0 0 13 0 13 35A L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 214 50 14.0 50 256 0 0 15 0 15 35A L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 203 50 23.2 48 253 0 0 28 0 28 35A L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 271 40 12.9 40 184 0 0 18 0 18 35A L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 298 40 10.7 38 276 0 0 19 0 19 35B T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 250 53 251 98.1 218 774 0 0 69 0 69 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

10 57 24 24 19 21 21 30 31 19 18 17 26 20 43 36 49 40 38 14 22 16 24 23 16 35 43 21 34 13 32 14 15 23 25 33 9 8 17 14 19 29 51 58 47 35 28 24 13 14 22 34 26 15 20 19 12 24 33 30 58 45 50 32

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 35B T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 300 95 297 91.6 261 1046 0 0 79 0 79 35B E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 400 168 400 100.0 358 1056 0 0 47 0 47 35B E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 400 178 400 100.0 362 1136 0 0 67 0 67 35B E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 500 165 500 100.0 447 1407 0 0 104 0 104 35B E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 400 203 400 100.0 351 1259 0 0 110 0 110 35B E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 425 213 425 99.1 391 1421 0 0 112 0 112 35B M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 400 281 400 85.1 378 1525 0 0 63 0 63 35B M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 400 312 398 85.9 356 1526 0 0 59 0 59 35B M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 450 237 450 99.6 418 1694 0 0 82 0 82 35B M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 400 185 400 97.8 367 1427 0 0 83 0 83 35B M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 425 196 425 100.0 398 1629 0 0 87 0 87 35B L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 50 236 50 17.4 48 188 0 0 25 0 25 35B L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 50 261 46 13.0 46 260 0 0 14 0 14 35B L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 50 239 50 18.0 43 198 0 0 15 0 15 35B L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 206 40 15.5 40 170 0 0 15 0 15 35B L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 216 40 14.4 35 243 0 0 14 0 14 36A E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 350 628 350 47.0 332 999 69 0 0 0 69 36A E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 350 579 350 52.2 324 1101 82 0 0 0 82 36A E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 350 466 350 68.0 325 1124 58 0 0 0 58 36A E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 350 513 350 57.5 331 1267 71 0 0 0 71 36A E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 375 520 375 64.4 348 1221 122 0 0 0 122 36A L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 450 633 450 54.3 418 1872 109 0 0 0 109 36A L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 450 620 450 58.9 432 1842 105 0 0 0 105 36A L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 450 459 450 74.1 406 1963 69 0 0 0 69 36A L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 450 324 450 93.2 429 1614 83 0 0 0 83 36A L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 450 309 450 96.8 412 1587 56 0 0 0 56 36A T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 350 41 336 92.7 307 1066 0 0 101 0 101 36A T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 400 66 400 92.4 357 1388 0 0 84 0 84 36A E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 400 207 400 99.5 367 1021 0 0 77 0 77 36A E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 400 180 400 100.0 370 1150 0 0 82 0 82 36A E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 450 140 446 100.0 404 1291 0 0 120 0 120 36A E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 350 156 350 94.9 333 1071 0 0 88 0 88 36A E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 400 136 399 97.8 370 1215 0 0 124 0 124 36A M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 550 246 550 99.6 520 2022 0 0 141 0 141 36A M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 550 268 550 100.0 500 1953 0 0 137 0 137 36A M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 550 215 550 100.0 499 2268 0 0 72 0 72 36A M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 450 86 436 100.0 409 1348 0 0 80 0 80 36A M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 475 83 475 100.0 414 1444 0 0 83 0 83 36A L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 50 297 50 11.4 50 245 0 0 15 0 15 36A L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 100 238 100 26.1 96 617 0 0 38 0 38 36A L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 100 242 100 27.3 91 441 0 0 35 0 35 36A L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 212 40 10.4 37 265 0 0 15 0 15 36A L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 210 40 13.3 38 307 0 0 19 0 19 36B E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 125 310 125 31.3 115 341 55 0 0 0 55 36B E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 150 323 147 33.7 138 405 43 0 0 0 43 36B E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 175 242 175 62.8 167 574 51 0 0 0 51 36B E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 200 304 200 56.9 188 658 77 0 0 0 77 36B E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 225 357 225 51.8 218 673 113 0 0 0 113 36B L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 125 238 125 45.0 118 484 31 0 0 0 31 36B L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 150 167 150 55.1 147 631 58 0 0 0 58 36B L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 225 214 225 75.7 223 910 40 0 0 0 40 36B L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 200 102 200 94.1 179 710 41 0 0 0 41 36B L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 225 91 225 100.0 212 775 41 0 0 0 41 36B T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 700 129 700 96.9 663 2481 0 0 153 0 153 36B T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 775 164 775 98.2 695 2803 0 0 179 0 179 36B E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 1000 567 1000 99.3 926 2713 0 0 229 0 229 36B E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 1000 598 1000 99.8 895 2946 0 0 202 0 202 36B E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 1025 477 1025 98.1 934 3236 0 0 211 0 211 36B E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 800 449 800 87.3 743 2745 0 0 201 0 201 36B E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 825 476 825 93.3 756 2688 0 0 267 0 267 36B M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 1000 674 1000 93.0 906 3858 0 0 268 0 268 36B M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 1000 644 998 93.6 925 3829 0 0 208 0 208 36B M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 1025 571 1025 98.2 946 4259 0 0 159 0 159 36B M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 800 314 800 97.1 735 2733 0 0 171 0 171 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

30  Hunt Arizona 2010

30 13 19 23 31 29 17 17 20 23 22 52 30 35 38 40 21 25 18 21 35 26 24 17 19 14 33 24 21 22 30 26 34 27 27 14 20 20 30 40 38 41 50 48 31 31 41 52 26 39 18 23 19 23 26 25 23 23 27 35 30 22 17 23

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

General (continued) 36B M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 825 293 825 98.3 738 2688 0 0 153 0 153 36B L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 150 828 150 14.6 141 735 0 0 63 0 63 36B L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 200 796 200 17.3 198 1080 0 0 99 0 99 36B L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 200 634 200 24.4 184 930 0 0 98 0 98 36B L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 40 473 40 6.1 34 201 0 0 25 0 25 36B L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 40 511 40 7.0 36 204 0 0 19 0 19 36C E 2005 MD 10/28-10/31 125 216 125 47.7 120 340 35 0 0 0 35 36C E 2006 MD 10/27-11/01 100 224 100 39.3 96 372 28 0 0 0 28 36C E 2007 MD 10/26-10/31 100 180 100 48.3 100 356 44 0 0 0 44 36C E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 125 213 125 50.2 121 489 24 0 0 0 24 36C E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 150 128 150 94.5 145 476 52 0 0 0 52 36C L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 125 235 125 40.0 118 588 46 0 0 0 46 36C L 2006 MD 11/03-11/12 100 198 100 40.9 98 444 26 0 0 0 26 36C L 2007 MD 11/02-11/11 100 120 100 58.3 90 431 35 0 0 0 35 36C L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 125 109 125 81.7 115 461 25 0 0 0 25 36C L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 150 110 150 99.1 122 516 31 0 0 0 31 36C T 2008 WT 11/28-12/04 150 42 150 100.0 136 608 0 0 34 0 34 36C T 2009 WT 11/27-12/03 175 39 175 87.2 161 626 0 0 58 0 58 36C E 2005 WT 10/28-10/31 325 178 325 96.6 276 769 0 0 121 0 121 36C E 2006 WT 10/27-11/01 325 247 321 82.6 297 906 0 0 90 0 90 36C E 2007 WT 10/26-10/31 350 154 350 100.0 328 1109 0 0 91 0 91 36C E 2008 WT 10/24-10/30 200 102 200 91.2 188 613 0 0 53 0 53 36C E 2009 WT 10/23-10/29 200 91 200 94.5 180 652 0 0 50 0 50 36C M 2005 WT 11/11-11/20 325 208 325 82.2 289 1114 0 0 89 0 89 36C M 2006 WT 11/10-11/19 325 181 325 86.7 300 1105 0 0 110 0 110 36C M 2007 WT 11/09-11/18 350 180 350 93.3 318 1291 0 0 47 0 47 36C M 2008 WT 11/07-11/13 200 59 202 100.0 155 542 0 0 47 0 47 36C M 2009 WT 11/06-11/12 200 43 200 81.4 182 653 0 0 46 0 46 36C L 2005 WT 12/16-12/31 75 462 75 11.3 73 434 0 0 41 0 41 36C L 2006 WT 12/15-12/31 75 462 75 13.0 72 387 0 0 26 0 26 36C L 2007 WT 12/14-12/31 75 330 75 18.8 68 307 0 0 36 0 36 36C L 2008 WT 12/12-12/31 100 415 100 17.1 100 609 0 0 62 0 62 36C L 2009 WT 12/11-12/31 125 455 125 16.7 114 714 0 0 53 0 53 37A E 2008 MD 10/31-11/06 75 120 75 52.5 65 272 12 0 0 0 12 37A E 2009 MD 10/30-11/05 75 162 75 42.6 75 248 30 0 0 0 30 37A L 2005 MD 11/04-11/13 200 247 200 53.4 181 734 11 0 0 0 11 37A L 2006 MD 11/10-11/19 200 283 197 51.2 179 866 21 0 0 0 21 37A L 2007 MD 11/09-11/18 150 212 150 57.1 143 707 7 0 0 0 7 37A L 2008 MD 11/14-11/20 75 103 75 64.1 63 247 6 0 0 0 6 37A L 2009 MD 11/13-11/19 75 90 75 51.1 71 247 12 0 0 0 12 37B E 2008 AA 10/31-11/06 250 466 250 46.4 243 924 52 0 2 0 54 37B E 2009 AA 10/30-11/05 300 606 300 44.1 274 1030 79 0 0 0 79 37B L 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 500 967 500 45.0 467 2090 83 0 0 0 83 37B L 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 500 1113 500 36.7 463 2019 44 0 2 0 46 37B L 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 500 876 500 49.7 476 2213 87 0 2 0 89 37B L 2008 AA 11/14-11/20 250 310 250 58.4 243 920 27 0 3 0 30 37B L 2009 AA 11/13-11/19 300 374 300 59.4 292 1125 62 0 3 0 65 39/40 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 250 450 250 48.9 220 916 37 0 0 0 37 39/40 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 300 493 300 50.1 280 1196 50 0 0 0 50 39/40 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 300 406 300 60.3 270 1099 95 0 0 0 95 39/40 E 2008 AA 10/31-11/06 150 320 150 39.7 138 499 23 0 0 0 23 39/40 E 2009 AA 10/31-11/05 150 310 150 41.6 140 487 101 0 0 0 101 39/40 L 2008 AA 11/07-11/13 150 134 150 55.2 135 506 44 0 0 0 44 39/40 L 2009 AA 11/06-11/12 150 187 150 47.1 132 457 32 0 0 0 32 41 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 400 767 400 46.2 374 1631 40 0 0 0 40 41 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 400 690 400 49.9 383 1510 105 0 0 0 105 41 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 475 648 475 58.2 429 2002 138 0 0 0 138 41 2008 AA 11/07-11/16 475 630 475 62.5 445 1993 60 0 0 0 60 41 2009 AA 11/06-11/15 500 701 500 60.8 462 2133 98 0 0 0 98 42 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 225 368 225 44.0 201 931 14 0 0 0 14 42 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 300 333 300 63.4 278 1383 56 0 0 0 56 42 2007 AA 11/02-11/11 300 394 300 58.9 280 1231 90 0 0 0 90 42 2008 AA 11/07-11/16 300 318 300 65.7 271 1150 48 0 0 0 48 42 2009 AA 11/06-11/15 300 409 300 58.4 286 1362 62 0 0 0 62 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

21 45 50 53 74 53 29 29 44 20 36 39 27 39 22 25 25 36 44 30 28 28 28 31 37 15 30 25 56 36 53 62 46 18 40 6 12 5 10 17 22 29 18 10 19 12 22 17 18 35 17 72 33 24 11 27 32 13 21 7 20 32 18 22

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

GENERAL (continued) 43/44 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 500 797 500 52.8 458 2176 46 0 0 0 46 43/44 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 650 676 650 74.3 579 2667 105 0 0 0 105 43/44 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 650 600 650 80.7 606 2773 158 0 0 0 158 43/44 2008 AA 11/07-11/16 650 606 650 84.2 606 3096 147 0 0 0 147 43/44 2009 AA 11/06-11/15 700 615 700 84.9 633 3143 170 0 0 0 170 45 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 225 353 225 56.4 206 872 21 0 0 0 21 45 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 275 287 274 75.3 230 969 46 0 0 0 46 45 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 275 253 275 89.7 249 1126 54 0 0 0 54 45 2008 AA 11/07-11/16 275 257 275 82.9 249 1062 32 0 0 0 32 45 2009 AA 11/06-11/15 275 275 275 81.5 252 1145 48 0 0 0 48 FTHU 2005 AM 11/04-11/15 10 38 10 26.3 10 41 5 0 0 0 5 FTHU 2006 AM 11/17-11/25 10 22 10 45.5 10 38 7 0 0 0 7 FTHU 2007 AM 11/16-11/25 10 30 10 30.0 8 20 8 0 0 0 8 FTHU 2008 AM 11/01-12/31 10 35 10 25.7 8 47 3 0 0 0 3 FTHU 2009 AM 11/01-12/31 10 25 10 40.0 10 48 4 0 0 0 4 FTHU 2005 AW 11/04-11/15 75 47 75 100.0 64 430 0 0 13 0 13 FTHU 2005 AW 12/16-12/30 124 102 124 98.0 102 564 0 0 36 0 36 FTHU 2006 AW 11/17-11/25 75 27 68 100.0 65 283 0 0 22 0 22 FTHU 2006 AW 12/15-12/30 125 97 125 90.7 106 603 0 0 48 0 48 FTHU 2007 AW 11/16-11/25 70 28 67 100.0 60 255 0 0 23 0 23 FTHU 2007 AW 12/14-12/31 130 105 130 99.0 127 741 0 0 72 0 72 FTHU 2008 AW 11/01-12/31 70 34 65 100.0 63 241 0 0 27 0 27 FTHU 2008 AW 11/01-12/31 130 112 140 98.2 130 601 0 0 85 0 85 FTHU 2009 AW 11/01-12/31 70 23 57 100.0 55 238 0 0 22 0 22 FTHU 2009 AW 11/01-12/31 130 130 140 91.5 126 665 0 0 52 0 52 FTHU CHAMP 2005 DD 11/04-11/15 10 19 10 52.6 9 17 1 1 1 1 4 FTHU CHAMP 2006 DD 11/17-11/25 10 11 10 90.9 7 15 0 0 0 5 5 FTHU CHAMP 2007 DD 11/16-11/25 10 11 10 90.9 10 28 2 0 7 0 9 Juniors Only 3A/3C 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 100 330 100 27.9 98 290 71 0 2 0 73 7 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 75 146 75 45.2 71 193 57 0 0 0 57 10 2005 AA 10/21-10/24 20 112 20 17.9 20 60 3 0 0 0 3 10 2006 AA 10/06-10/15 100 252 98 32.5 98 394 32 0 0 0 32 10 2007 AA 10/05-10/14 100 191 100 39.8 95 376 43 0 0 0 43 10 2008 AA 10/10-10/19 100 186 100 48.4 96 398 28 0 0 0 28 10 2009 AA 10/09-10/18 100 117 100 59.8 97 353 44 0 0 0 44 12AW 2005 ALS 11/11-11/14 750 755 751 80.9 653 1655 0 269 0 0 269 12AW 2006 ALS 11/10-11/16 100 424 99 19.8 79 196 0 64 0 0 64 12AW 2007 ALS 11/09-11/12 400 422 400 83.6 363 828 0 269 0 0 269 12AW 2008 ALS 11/14-11/17 600 438 599 95.9 520 1240 0 364 0 0 364 12AW 2009 ALS 11/13-11/16 200 406 200 43.3 181 372 0 138 0 0 138 16A 2006 AA 10/06-10/15 20 28 20 53.6 18 85 7 0 0 0 7 16A 2007 AA 10/05-10/14 20 33 20 45.5 18 58 4 0 0 0 4 16A 2008 AA 10/10-10/19 20 24 20 70.8 20 76 13 0 0 0 13 16A 2009 AA 10/09-10/18 20 37 20 43.2 20 98 2 0 0 0 2 17B 2005 AA 10/07-10/10 10 36 10 22.2 10 23 7 0 0 0 7 17B 2006 AA 10/06-10/15 60 104 60 38.5 52 170 16 0 0 0 16 17B 2007 AA 10/05-10/14 60 63 60 61.9 57 242 17 0 0 0 17 17B 2008 AA 10/10-10/19 60 49 60 79.6 55 231 5 0 0 0 5 17B 2009 AA 10/09-10/18 60 72 60 66.7 58 204 22 0 0 0 22 18B 2005 AA 12/16-12/31 10 196 10 4.6 10 27 7 0 0 0 7 18B 2006 AA 11/17-11/26 50 95 50 36.8 43 155 17 0 0 0 17 18B 2007 AA 11/16-11/25 50 69 50 53.6 50 220 11 0 0 0 11 18B 2008 AA 11/21-11/30 75 62 75 77.4 66 239 23 0 0 0 23 18B 2009 AA 11/20-11/29 75 79 75 67.1 69 342 33 0 0 0 33 20A 2005 AA 10/07-10/10 10 75 10 10.7 10 24 4 0 0 0 4 20A 2006 AA 10/06-10/15 30 86 30 30.2 30 79 17 0 0 0 17 20A 2007 AA 10/05-10/14 50 93 50 37.6 48 126 22 0 0 0 22 20A 2008 AA 10/10-10/19 100 111 100 70.3 93 323 33 0 0 0 33 20A 2009 AA 10/09-10/18 100 91 100 80.2 94 315 46 0 0 0 46 20C 2005 AA 11/18-11/27 50 64 50 42.2 37 135 11 0 0 0 11 20C 2006 AA 11/17-11/26 100 105 99 58.1 84 294 28 0 0 0 28 20C 2007 AA 11/16-11/25 100 75 100 81.3 93 361 24 0 0 0 24 20C 2008 AA 11/21-11/30 100 66 100 100.0 94 363 29 0 0 0 29 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

32  Hunt Arizona 2010

10 18 26 24 27 10 20 22 13 19 50 70 100 38 40 20 35 34 45 38 57 43 65 40 41 44 71 90 74 80 15 33 45 29 45 41 81 74 70 76 39 22 65 10 70 31 30 9 38 70 40 22 35 48 40 57 46 35 49 30 33 26 31

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

Juniors Only (continued) 20C 2009 AA 11/20-11/29 125 88 125 96.6 113 381 24 0 0 0 24 22 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 50 126 50 35.7 47 148 10 0 15 0 25 23 2005 AA 10/21-10/27 100 385 100 24.2 91 277 13 0 6 0 19 23 2006 AA 10/06-10/15 150 425 146 29.6 139 575 47 0 24 0 71 23 2007 AA 10/05-10/14 150 432 150 30.1 142 494 52 0 33 0 85 23 2008 AA 10/10-10/16 150 409 150 35.7 144 490 45 0 12 0 57 23 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 175 328 175 46.0 171 535 62 0 28 0 90 27 2005 AA 10/14-10/17 50 271 50 18.5 50 136 34 0 2 0 36 27 2006 AA 10/06-10/15 100 343 100 26.5 91 331 49 0 3 0 52 27 2007 AA 10/05-10/14 100 325 100 29.2 95 392 58 0 8 0 66 27 2008 AA 10/10-10/16 140 269 140 43.9 128 370 63 0 15 0 78 27 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 150 286 150 33.2 143 467 87 0 7 0 94 28/29/30A 2008 AA 10/10-10/16 100 352 100 25.3 97 292 48 0 19 0 67 31/32 28/29/30 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 150 443 150 32.7 144 384 65 0 27 0 92 31/32 32 2005 AA 11/25-12/04 100 356 100 22.5 95 300 21 0 13 0 34 32 2006 AA 11/17-11/26 150 269 150 46.1 142 525 22 0 25 0 47 32 2007 AA 11/16-11/25 150 195 150 60.5 144 551 36 0 27 0 63 33 2006 AA 11/17-11/26 175 148 175 76.4 168 565 12 0 58 0 70 33 2007 AA 10/05-10/14 250 295 249 67.8 234 766 12 0 132 0 144 33 2008 AA 10/10-10/16 150 297 150 43.4 142 346 6 0 79 0 85 33 2008 AA 11/21-11/27 150 120 150 73.3 144 468 2 0 28 0 30 33 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 150 308 150 41.9 137 393 8 0 65 0 73 33 2009 AA 11/20-11/26 150 126 150 69.0 136 453 6 0 39 0 45 36A 2005 AA 11/18-12/04 100 270 100 32.6 98 421 17 0 13 0 30 36A 2006 AA 11/17-11/26 200 176 200 79.0 186 742 18 0 38 0 56 36A 2007 AA 11/16-11/25 200 111 200 94.6 171 699 32 0 17 0 49 36A 2008 AA 10/10-10/16 50 39 50 71.8 48 150 10 0 15 0 25 36A 2008 AA 11/21-11/27 150 61 150 96.7 142 488 15 0 14 0 29 36A 2009 AA 10/09-10/15 50 92 50 43.5 43 109 5 0 16 0 21 36A 2009 AA 11/20-11/26 150 68 150 89.7 124 424 16 0 13 0 29 36B 2008 AA 11/21-11/27 50 29 50 89.7 42 139 10 0 10 0 20 36B 2009 AA 11/20-11/26 50 53 50 67.9 50 157 15 0 11 0 26 36C 2007 AA 11/16-11/25 25 47 25 42.6 16 52 3 0 2 0 5 42 2005 AA 11/18-11/27 50 47 50 57.4 48 145 14 0 0 0 14 42 2006 AA 11/17-11/26 75 43 75 93.0 64 238 16 0 0 0 16 42 2007 AA 11/16-11/25 75 48 75 89.6 67 272 18 0 0 0 18 42 2008 AA 11/21-11/30 75 55 75 96.4 72 267 24 0 0 0 24 42 2009 AA 11/20-11/29 75 66 75 92.4 65 229 22 0 0 0 22 FTHU 2007 AA 11/10-11/25 10 8 10 100.0 10 44 0 0 4 0 4 FTHU 2008 AA 11/08-11/23 10 15 10 53.3 10 17 3 0 3 0 6 FTHU 2009 AA 11/13-11/29 10 12 14 100.0 11 32 4 0 5 0 9 Muzzleloader 3B 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 60 171 60 30.4 56 247 18 0 2 0 20 3B 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 70 166 70 28.3 53 248 15 0 0 0 15 3B 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 70 124 70 44.4 68 356 15 0 0 0 15 3B 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 80 119 80 48.7 78 397 19 0 0 0 19 3B 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 100 138 100 49.3 91 515 23 0 0 0 23 6B 2005 AA 10/28-10/31 150 183 150 51.4 134 431 19 0 3 0 22 6B 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 190 243 190 55.6 170 733 45 0 7 0 52 6B 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 250 224 250 76.3 242 1193 55 0 2 0 57 6B 2008 AA 10/24-10/30 275 184 275 84.8 253 1106 35 0 11 0 46 6B 2009 AA 10/23-10/29 275 172 275 97.7 262 1008 52 0 10 0 62 12AE 2006 AA 11/10-11/16 50 333 50 11.4 44 212 22 0 0 0 22 12AE 2008 AA 11/14-11/20 50 518 50 6.9 48 239 37 0 0 0 37 12B 2005 AA 11/11-11/17 35 251 35 5.6 33 143 22 0 0 0 22 12BW 2007 AA 11/09-11/18 35 305 35 6.9 35 188 32 0 0 0 32 12BW 2009 AA 11/13-11/19 35 270 35 8.5 35 166 26 0 0 0 26 15 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 150 171 150 68.4 138 668 35 0 0 0 35 15 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 175 162 175 77.2 154 702 55 0 0 0 55 15 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 175 158 175 84.8 158 762 47 0 0 0 47 15 2008 AA 10/24-11/02 200 145 200 100.0 187 948 43 0 0 0 43 15 2009 AA 10/23-11/01 200 142 200 99.3 190 990 59 0 0 0 59 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

21 53 21 51 60 40 53 72 57 69 61 66 69 64 36 33 44 42 62 60 21 53 33 31 30 29 52 20 49 23 48 52 31 29 25 27 33 34 40 60 82 36 28 22 24 25 16 31 24 18 24 50 77 67 91 74 25 36 30 23 31

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD-Aless WT- Buck WT-Aless Total Success

Muzzleloader (continued) 20B 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 175 90 175 100.0 145 509 23 0 0 0 23 20B 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 150 65 150 100.0 130 515 16 0 0 0 16 20B 2007 AA 10/26-11/04 150 38 150 100.0 132 569 18 0 0 0 18 20B 2008 AA 10/31-11/09 150 26 150 100.0 134 532 23 0 0 0 23 20B 2009 AA 10/30-11/08 150 39 150 100.0 131 544 22 0 0 0 22 34A 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 100 94 100 54.3 84 343 10 0 8 0 18 34A 2006 AA 11/03-11/12 100 106 99 53.8 86 427 3 0 0 0 3 34A 2007 AA 11/02-11/11 100 87 100 78.2 85 412 12 0 0 0 12 34A 2008 AA 11/14-11/20 100 65 100 83.1 90 408 18 0 4 0 22 34A 2009 AA 11/13-11/19 100 52 100 98.1 91 372 24 0 7 0 31 35 E 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 75 54 75 44.4 68 296 9 0 6 0 15 35 E 2006 AA 11/03-11/12 75 29 75 58.6 64 313 0 0 11 0 11 35 E 2007 AA 11/02-11/11 50 29 50 69.0 50 239 14 0 4 0 18 35 E 2008 AA 10/31-11/06 50 39 50 41.0 48 227 9 0 4 0 13 35 E 2009 AA 10/30-11/05 50 35 50 42.9 41 175 11 0 9 0 20 35 L 2005 AA 12/16-12/31 50 215 52 18.6 48 242 24 0 4 0 28 35 L 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 50 209 50 15.8 45 252 11 0 7 0 18 35 L 2007 AA 12/14-12/31 50 173 50 22.5 47 279 18 0 7 0 25 35 L 2008 AA 12/12-12/31 50 260 50 16.5 46 233 15 0 19 0 34 35 L 2009 AA 12/11-12/31 50 247 50 15.4 48 277 16 0 2 0 18 39/40/41/42 2005 AA 12/16-12/31 50 250 50 14.8 50 228 31 0 0 0 31 39/40/41/42 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 50 394 50 10.2 47 239 18 0 0 0 18 39/40/41/42 2007 AA 12/14-12/31 50 347 50 11.0 46 294 19 0 0 0 19 39/40/41/42 2008 AA 12/12-12/31 50 385 50 10.9 46 322 14 0 0 0 14 39/40/41/42 2009 AA 12/11-12/31 50 418 50 10.3 50 315 15 0 0 0 15 FTHU 2005 AA 12/16-12/30 12 19 12 57.9 12 82 2 0 0 0 2 FTHU 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 15 17 15 76.5 14 85 5 0 4 0 9 FTHU 2007 AA 12/14-12/30 10 21 10 38.1 10 58 3 0 0 0 3 FTHU 2008 AA 10/24-12/31 10 17 10 35.3 10 44 4 0 2 0 6 FTHU 2009 AA 12/11-12/30 10 19 13 52.6 13 77 5 0 1 0 6 Muzzleloader - Juniors Only 16A 2005 AA 12/10-12/31 30 67 30 28.4 21 55 9 0 0 0 9 16A 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 30 83 30 30.1 25 120 10 0 0 0 10 16A 2007 AA 12/14-12/31 30 113 30 23.9 30 120 10 0 0 0 10 16A 2008 AA 12/19-12/31 30 86 30 29.1 28 135 10 0 0 0 10 16A 2009 AA 12/18-12/31 30 90 30 28.9 26 101 17 0 0 0 17 Archery Deer – Draw Units 1 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 190 74 190 145 890 10 0 0 0 10 1 2009 AA 8/21-9/10 190 93 190 168 991 22 0 0 0 22 3A/3C 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 150 79 150 140 1099 16 0 0 0 16 3A/3C 2009 AA 8/21-9/10 150 115 150 132 959 29 0 0 0 29 7 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 800 147 417 355 1972 43 0 0 0 43 7 2009 AA 8/21-9/10 400 151 400 352 2147 32 0 0 0 32 12A 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 1000 580 1000 862 5664 130 0 0 0 130 12B 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 15 13 15 12 66 0 0 0 12BW 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 75 2 65 29 152 0 0 0 12A/12B 2009 AA 8/21-9/10 1090 814 1090 999 6694 180 0 0 0 180 13A 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 45 40 45 36 251 15 0 0 0 15 13A 2009 AA 8/21-9/10 40 119 40 40 355 16 0 0 0 16 13B 2008 AA 8/22-9/11 30 232 30 28 279 11 0 0 0 11 13B 2009 AA 8/21-9/10 30 220 30 28 272 17 0 0 0 17 AA = Any Antlered Deer, MD = Mule Deer, WT = Whitetail Deer, ALS = Antlerless, CN = Camp Navajo, FTHU = Fort Huachuca, C = CHAMP Hunt; in the unit column, E = early or 1st season, M = 2nd season, T = 3rd season, and L = late or 4th season.

34  Hunt Arizona 2010

16 12 14 17 17 21 3 14 24 34 22 17 36 27 49 58 40 53 74 38 62 38 41 30 30 17 64 30 60 46 43 40 33 36 65 7 13 11 22 12 9 15 18 42 40 39 61

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Archery Deer Harvest (Over-the-Counter hunts only) Unit 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 12A 12A 12A 12B

Year

Hunters

Hunter Days

2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2005

731 673 657 47 48 38 49 40 293 502 527 174 180 149 188 143 302 414 288 452 308 872 990 873 787 468 1191 1259 1357 1427 799 310 343 503 425 268 1038 1268 1367 685 651 623 680 394 145 167 163 170 103 957 1021 844 702 542 234 277 479 327 257 1705 1391 1362 81

3100 2953 3136 234 136 278 246 177 1382 2139 2628 646 766 782 957 639 1250 1466 1050 1942 1524 3980 4397 3807 3570 2300 5328 5761 5620 6465 3578 1182 1391 2297 2156 1079 4622 5977 6948 2960 2764 2752 3065 1775 727 678 609 622 462 4669 5018 4277 3109 2397 1233 1004 2297 1879 1421 8998 7949 7710 251

Buck 13 18 19 0 0 0 4 6 9 13 19 9 0 0 9 6 0 4 0 9 6 13 13 0 0 6 21 4 23 18 6 9 4 5 4 0 30 57 38 11 4 10 4 6 0 4 0 0 6 30 9 14 13 0 4 9 19 4 17 106 158 110 0

Mule Deer A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEER HARVEST Whitetail Buck A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 18 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total

Percent Success

13 18 19 4 0 0 4 6 9 13 19 9 0 0 9 6 0 4 0 13 17 13 13 5 0 12 25 8 29 36 12 9 4 10 4 6 30 57 43 16 4 15 8 6 0 4 0 0 6 30 9 14 13 0 4 9 19 4 17 106 158 110 0

2 3 3 9 0 0 8 15 3 3 4 5 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 3 6 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 1 2 2 0 2 3 4 1 7 6 11 8 0

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Archery Deer Harvest (Over-the-Counter hunts only) Unit

Year

Hunters

Hunter Days

12B 12B 12B 13A 13A 13A 13A 15A/15B 15A/15B 15A/15B 15A/15B 15A/15B 15C/15D 15C/15D 15C/15D 15C/15D 15C/15D 16A 16A 16A 16A 16A 17A 17A 17A 17A 17A 17B 17B 17B 17B 17B 18A 18A 18A 18A 18A 18B 18B 18B 18B 18B 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19B 19B 19B 19B 19B 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 20B 20B 20B 20B 20B 20C

2006 2007 2009 2005 2006 2007 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005

62 58 6 145 97 105 17 234 286 245 170 160 26 26 10 9 17 187 207 264 188 205 404 484 393 273 234 446 603 412 470 508 327 335 393 224 291 332 365 355 291 251 213 251 235 318 422 213 255 230 233 228 906 1017 906 595 536 421 374 451 367 348 319

238 225 29 578 546 633 137 1327 1695 1486 962 993 132 84 34 22 34 1021 849 1400 752 1130 2139 1937 2134 1177 1512 2330 2905 1726 2165 2968 1399 1549 1889 1154 1278 1522 1725 1649 1530 1273 1046 1039 1012 1521 2009 940 1272 1156 989 1153 5451 5687 5433 3114 3304 1947 1567 2100 1306 1860 1752

36  Hunt Arizona 2010

Buck 4 5 0 4 13 14 11 21 48 19 4 17 4 0 0 4 0 4 9 10 9 11 21 35 5 13 6 4 26 24 18 6 9 4 5 4 0 0 4 5 13 6 4 4 10 9 11 0 4 5 9 11 55 62 53 4 40 9 4 0 0 6 26

Mule Deer A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEER HARVEST Whitetail Buck A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total

Percent Success

4 5 0 4 13 14 11 21 48 19 4 17 4 0 0 4 0 4 13 10 9 11 21 35 5 13 6 8 26 24 18 6 9 4 5 4 0 0 4 5 13 6 4 4 10 9 11 0 4 5 9 11 55 62 53 4 40 9 4 0 0 6 26

6 9 0 3 13 13 65 9 17 8 2 11 15 0 0 44 0 2 6 4 5 5 5 7 1 5 3 2 4 6 4 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 0 2 2 4 5 6 6 6 1 7 2 1 0 0 2 8

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Archery Deer Harvest (Over-the-Counter hunts only) Unit 20C 20C 20C 20C 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24B 24B 24B 24B 24B 25M 25M 26M 26M 26M 26M 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30A 30A 30A 30A 30A 30B 30B 30B 30B 30B 31 31 31

Year

Hunters

Hunter Days

2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007

352 340 259 308 685 766 921 989 970 1399 1690 1601 1025 1079 1373 1774 1525 1266 1341 532 700 561 698 793 604 612 623 707 765 14 4 44 139 89 177 761 775 595 707 525 247 277 302 304 302 327 326 302 242 348 323 335 273 228 251 323 357 360 300 434 472 528 432

1796 1928 1257 1729 2972 2808 4090 4711 4765 7463 8688 8137 4335 5176 7008 8332 7748 6250 7105 2832 3534 3121 3767 4514 3210 2975 3414 3731 4651 43 22 110 671 604 1004 3355 3719 3016 3244 3333 1072 1351 1654 1499 1461 1646 1743 1884 1271 2026 1684 1739 1621 1257 1313 2062 2157 2445 1552 3224 2186 2482 2143

Buck 0 10 22 6 21 9 24 9 29 18 18 0 0 19 34 64 34 9 29 13 4 10 18 11 0 9 5 18 17 0 0 0 10 9 11 17 31 29 36 6 9 4 19 9 11 0 4 10 13 17 13 4 5 13 17 13 4 10 13 23 0 13 24

Mule Deer A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEER HARVEST Whitetail Buck A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 0 6 0 67 0 97 0 53 0 31 0 50 0 30 0 37 0 34 0 36 0 86 0 13 0 35 0 19 0 18 0 46 0 9 0 9 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0 19 0 31 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 26 0 18 0 24 0 22 0 34 0 4 0 18 0 5 0 13 0 11 0 9 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 6 0 13 0 18 0 5 0

Total

Percent Success

0 10 22 6 21 13 24 22 35 85 115 53 31 69 64 101 68 45 115 26 39 29 36 57 9 18 10 22 17 0 0 0 10 9 11 30 44 48 67 12 9 4 19 13 11 26 22 34 35 51 17 22 10 26 28 22 4 15 22 29 13 31 29

0 3 8 2 3 2 3 2 4 6 7 3 3 6 5 6 4 4 9 5 6 5 5 7 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 7 10 6 4 6 8 9 2 4 1 6 4 4 8 7 11 14 15 5 7 4 11 11 7 1 4 7 7 3 6 7

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Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Archery Deer Harvest (Over-the-Counter hunts only) Unit 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 34A 34A 34A 34A 34A 34B 34B 34B 34B 34B 35A 35A 35A 35A 35A 35B 35B 35B 35B 35B 36A 36A 36A 36A 36A 36B 36B 36B 36B 36B 36C 36C 36C 36C 36C 37A 37A 37A 37A 37A 37B 37B 37B 37B 37B 38M 38M 38M 38M 38M

Year

Hunters

Hunter Days

2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

456 399 812 845 782 577 645 1310 1413 1429 1230 1604 1131 1144 1103 935 1039 366 493 350 327 377 446 431 417 398 502 217 233 235 197 234 1191 1034 964 899 919 833 889 786 738 622 515 585 441 523 365 336 383 408 251 331 583 621 537 510 651 327 281 288 251 274

2309 2066 3784 3741 3730 2819 4109 7458 7350 7542 6308 9154 6544 6083 6478 5633 6163 1799 2152 1971 1646 1929 2981 2760 3328 2501 4035 1046 924 1501 1481 1820 7144 5563 5226 4648 5039 4410 4195 4028 3467 3470 2636 2685 2316 2698 1957 1841 1756 2095 1154 1866 2602 3006 2412 2635 3436 2020 1770 2115 1839 1769

38  Hunt Arizona 2010

Buck 13 6 10 13 19 12 23 9 19 38 22 24 39 31 24 18 55 9 18 5 4 17 4 0 5 9 11 4 0 0 13 0 31 31 34 49 45 36 40 37 9 17 13 0 10 0 11 9 13 0 9 6 9 0 0 0 17 17 17 24 22 23

Mule Deer A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEER HARVEST Whitetail Buck A-less 18 0 11 0 15 0 13 0 10 0 6 0 6 0 37 0 34 0 53 0 85 0 84 0 33 0 18 0 48 0 13 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 30 0 26 0 19 0 45 0 74 0 13 0 13 0 38 0 18 0 29 0 20 0 18 0 14 0 9 0 6 0 15 0 0 18 16 0 13 0 11 0 13 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0

Total

Percent Success

31 17 25 26 29 18 29 46 53 91 107 108 72 49 72 31 85 9 18 5 8 23 34 26 24 54 85 17 13 38 31 29 51 49 48 58 51 51 58 53 22 28 26 9 10 0 17 9 13 0 9 6 9 0 0 0 23 17 17 24 22 34

7 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 6 9 7 6 4 7 3 8 2 4 1 2 6 8 6 6 14 17 8 6 16 16 12 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 3 5 5 2 2 0 5 3 3 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 5 6 8 9 12

Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Archery Deer Harvest (Over-the-Counter hunts only) Unit 39/40 39/40 39/40 39/40 39/40 39M 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 42M 42M 42M 43/44 43/44 43/44 43/44 43/44 45 45 45 45 45 46A 46B 47M 47M 47M 47M

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009

Hunters 132 185 206 174 217 21 170 273 283 291 285 395 445 551 327 280 128 40 9 157 224 192 130 154 43 35 62 27 23 4 9 44 72 45 51

Hunter Days 1033 1021 1146 895 1626 149 893 1329 1530 1924 1912 2475 2267 3658 2152 1501 714 216 18 748 1268 1189 698 679 315 154 187 148 205 13 35 158 374 197 188

Buck 13 9 14 13 6 0 4 4 14 9 17 34 22 29 4 11 0 0 0 4 40 0 0 6 0 4 10 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0

Mule Deer A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEER HARVEST Whitetail Buck A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total

Percent Success

13 9 14 13 6 0 4 4 14 9 17 34 22 29 4 11 0 0 0 4 40 0 0 6 0 4 10 9 0 0 0 0 5 0 0

10 5 7 7 3 0 2 1 5 3 6 9 5 5 1 4 0 0 0 3 18 0 0 4 0 11 16 33 0 0 0 0 7 0 0

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Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana)

Pronghorn antelope are native to the prairies of North America. At one time they numbered in the millions and were found from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, and from central Canada to Mexico. With the European settlement of the plains, the population was reduced nearly to extinction. In Arizona, antelope persisted primarily in the northern plains. They also inhabit high elevation meadows between forested areas, and scattered herds are again found in the grasslands of southeastern Arizona. The endangered Sonoran pronghorn is restricted to the extreme desert lands of southwestern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. The statewide population of pronghorn is estimated at 7,000-7,500 post-hunt adults in 2009. The name pronghorn comes from the sharply pointed prong on the horn of the buck antelope. The doe’s horns, if present at all, are smaller and more slender. Antelope have true horns in that the horny tissue is composed of fused hairs, which form over a bony core. Horn length reaches maximum size during the summer before the outer sheaths are shed, usually sometime in the fall. 40  Hunt Arizona 2010

George Andrejko

Natural History

Antelope have exceptional eyesight, which is often compared to high-powered binoculars. These “prairie goats” are also one of the fastest mammals, being able to run in excess of 60 mph. Despite their speed, antelope are reluctant to jump over objects, preferring to crawl under or through fences rather than leap over them. A conspicuous characteristic of the antelope is the white rump patch. When an animal is alarmed, its rump hairs stand erect and appear as a white flash that can be seen for miles. The dominant body color is an apricot tan, with sharply contrasting white markings on the belly, head, and neck. The top of the buck’s muzzle is brown or black, and below the ear he will usually have a triangular black cheek patch, which is lacking on the doe. A short mane is present along the top of the neck. Shedding is continuous, with the individual hairs being loosely attached to the skin, making the hide nearly worthless. Since the hairs are hollow and can be erected at will, prong-horns are able to adjust to great extremes in temperature. Antelope distribution Adult bucks usually weigh between 90 and 120 pounds The does are about 20 pounds lighter. Antelope are primarily browsers, feeding mostly on weeds and short browse plants, with grass being only a minor food source. Because of Arizona’s mild winters, antelope tend to live longer than the six- to eight-year average life span of their northern cousins, one reason that a disproportionate number of Arizona bucks are trophy animals with horns in excess of 15 inches in length. Antelope are gregarious and usually seen in mixed herds, except in the spring when the bucks are alone or in small bachelor groups. Later, in the summer and early fall, these same bucks will collect harems of does, which may number up to 15 animals, which they then

defend from other bucks. Antelope breed in August and September, and the young are born in May and June. A doe will typically produce one or two fawns. The young are not spotted like the fawns of the deer family, but instead have markings similar to those of adults. The fawns remain hidden, with the doe feeding them several times a day, until they are about two to three weeks old and strong enough to travel with the adults. During this time, pronghorn fawns, or “kids,” are the most vulnerable to coyotes, which may take 75 percent or more of the year’s production. Adult antelope are taken by mountain lions, as well as by coyotes.

Hunt History

Once second only to deer as a game animal, Arizona’s antelope were first given a closed season in 1893. The response must have been less than satisfactory, however, as the season was completely closed in 1905. By 1922, the state’s antelope population was estimated to be less than 1,000 animals. Then, for reasons that still are not fully understood, pronghorn antelope began to make a comeback. Aided by a closed season, government predator control programs, and the abandonment of numerous homesteads, pronghorn numbers steadily increased until fears were expressed that some northern Arizona populations were in danger of exceeding their food supply. Accordingly, a limited hunt of 400 buck permits was authorized for northern Arizona in 1941. After a closed season from 1944 to 1948, antelope hunting in Arizona recommenced in 1949. Hunts were liberalized gradually, until 1954 when 1,600 permits were issued and 1,146 bucks were taken. Despite the issuance of a number of antlerless antelope permits between 1961 and 1975, this level of harvest has never again been equaled. Annual harvests since 1990 have varied between 500 and 700 bucks, with archers taking a proportionally larger percent of the harvest in recent years. Plagued by encroaching subdivisions, increasing highway construction, and other land-use changes, maintaining even the present number of antelope is dependent on citizen involvement and an aggressive translocation program.

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Pronghorn Antelope Survey Data Historic Summary of Antelope Survey Data Year 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bucks 943 1302 1208 1134 1130 1119 1098 1148 862 782 819 994 1006 835 817 893 874 1014 969 1060 590 799 866 993 749 1211 1006 910 950 936 937 1071 1190 1292 1029 1157 1264 1563 1800 1685 1915 1572 1731 1581 1916 2133 2019 2236 2036 1998 1997 1814 1455 1739 1503 1313 1353 1292 1205 952 1014 890

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Does 1944 2153 2280 2007 2312 2230 2086 2283 2056 2169 2396 2545 2745 2180 2711 2699 2905 2948 2851 3086 2249 2472 2730 2559 2028 3005 2878 2926 3347 3177 3473 3706 3750 3833 3388 3753 3611 4881 5327 5249 6013 4967 5738 5326 5663 6187 5809 6638 5498 6426 6152 5420 4453 5702 4305 4484 4502 3626 3006 2778 2816 2878

Fawns 1536 1397 1550 1089 1840 1040 1344 969 891 806 1096 1631 1689 1067 1158 1386 1410 1040 1181 1329 938 1053 1728 636 841 1275 941 1086 932 727 1352 1204 1173 899 1300 1471 1190 1477 1610 1632 1413 1131 1323 1825 1831 2294 1427 1787 435 2037 1651 1076 1002 1773 353 1459 1494 1485 596 620 538 518

Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 37 30 12 0 44 22 0 2 1 2 23 14 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 12 1 0 2 0 4 3 9 1 34 0 14 7 28 11 8 7 15 8 1 1 16 16 16 12 4

Total 4423 4852 5038 4230 5282 4389 4528 4400 3809 3757 4311 5170 5440 4205 4723 5008 5201 5002 5045 5497 3777 4326 5325 4190 3641 5505 4831 4922 5230 4840 5762 5982 6113 6024 5722 6384 6077 7922 8737 8568 9341 7674 8795 8741 9411 10648 9255 10675 7976 10489 9811 8318 6917 9229 6169 7257 7350 6419 4823 4366 4380 4290

Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 49 79 60 65 53 68 57 54 49 80 50 47 53 64 50 42 42 43 36 37 34 46 39 64 37 62 38 49 30 43 33 51 30 49 34 35 34 41 34 43 26 42 32 43 32 63 39 25 37 41 40 42 35 33 31 37 28 28 29 23 27 39 29 32 32 31 34 23 30 38 31 39 35 33 32 30 34 30 32 31 32 24 32 23 30 23 30 34 34 32 34 37 35 25 34 27 37 8 31 32 32 27 33 20 33 23 31 31 35 8 29 33 30 33 36 41 40 40 34 22 36 19 31 18

Pronghorn Antelope Survey Data 5-year: 2005-2009 Antelope Survey Data Unit 1 1 1 1 1 2A 2A 2A 2A 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2C 2C 2C 2C 2C 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B North 3B South 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007

Bucks 80 68 55 48 51 49 60 33 23 42 21 16 35 19 48 32 15 14 29 47 66 29 34 36 19 18 21 10 13 11 19 26 15 5 17 21 45 56 61 39 23 32 24 18 24 15 9 23 37 32 36 33 77 83 53 4 6 2 6 3 10 4 7

Does 263 205 218 160 223 162 149 121 80 119 91 105 125 67 269 241 129 79 106 141 111 84 150 143 110 78 73 46 41 35 65 72 65 53 98 137 166 210 173 105 137 60 95 81 73 38 22 61 57 56 99 109 142 152 121 11 14 5 6 0 15 20 19

Fawns 52 21 37 29 43 20 26 7 7 14 9 29 17 3 58 46 29 12 16 63 14 15 26 15 27 17 9 9 8 4 20 27 7 7 5 49 11 55 14 7 66 14 27 12 9 15 1 22 15 19 36 20 47 23 38 7 11 4 1 0 4 4 3

Uncl. 0 0 0 1 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Total 395 294 310 238 317 241 237 161 110 175 121 152 177 89 375 319 173 105 151 251 191 128 210 194 156 113 103 65 62 50 104 125 87 65 120 207 222 321 248 151 226 106 146 112 106 68 32 106 109 107 171 164 266 258 212 22 31 11 13 4 29 28 29

Bucks/100 Does 30 33 25 30 23 30 40 27 29 35 23 15 28 28 18 13 12 18 27 33 59 35 23 25 17 23 29 22 32 31 29 36 23 9 17 15 27 27 35 37 17 53 25 22 33 39 41 38 65 57 36 30 54 55 44 36 43 40 100 67 20 37

Fawns/100 Does 20 10 17 18 19 12 17 6 9 12 10 28 14 4 22 19 22 15 15 45 13 18 17 10 25 22 12 20 20 11 31 38 11 13 5 36 7 26 8 7 48 23 28 15 12 39 5 36 26 34 36 18 33 15 31 64 79 80 17 27 20 16

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Pronghorn Antelope Survey Data 5-year: 2005-2009 Antelope Survey Data Unit 6B 6B 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12A/12B 12A/12B 12A/12B 12A/12B 12A/12B 13A 13A 13A 13A 13A 13B 13B 13B 13B 13B 15A/15B 15A/15B 15A/15B 15A/15B 15A/15B 17A 17A 17A 17A 17A 17B 17B 17B 17B 17B 18A 18A 18A 18A 18A 18B 18B 18B 18B 18B 19A 19A

Year 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006

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Bucks 5 3 33 73 32 70 42 22 26 24 18 18 33 12 42 30 23 128 126 44 35 41 5 12 9 3 7 36 44 40 15 24 19 21 21 18 10 19 2 5 3 2 32 11 2 10 20 79 78 30 33 17 59 42 7 10 14 50 40 25 44 25 166 86

Does 25 10 108 93 98 177 197 101 55 95 115 126 67 62 61 85 60 285 324 89 117 101 32 37 36 14 13 179 148 137 79 73 35 34 52 47 39 3 5 25 12 5 47 2 18 50 60 64 74 55 33 19 209 89 72 68 98 148 157 49 146 93 337 155

Fawns 3 0 60 22 21 58 42 55 30 30 19 24 30 8 27 23 5 131 56 10 25 15 19 4 11 3 3 115 29 7 6 15 21 13 2 17 11 1 4 4 2 2 22 1 1 3 5 27 12 2 2 7 71 20 4 5 21 74 39 13 58 42 215 52

Uncl. 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 33 13 201 188 153 305 282 180 111 149 152 168 130 82 132 138 88 549 506 143 177 157 56 53 56 20 23 330 221 184 101 112 84 68 75 82 61 23 12 35 17 9 101 14 21 63 85 170 164 87 68 43 339 151 86 83 133 272 236 87 248 160 718 293

Bucks/100 Does 20 30 31 78 33 40 21 22 47 25 16 14 49 19 69 35 38 45 39 49 30 41 16 32 25 21 54 20 30 29 19 33 54 62 40 38 26 633 40 20 25 40 68 550 11 20 33 123 105 55 100 89 28 47 10 15 14 34 25 51 30 27 49 55

Fawns/100 Does 12 0 56 24 21 33 21 54 55 32 17 19 45 13 44 27 8 46 17 11 21 15 59 11 31 21 23 64 20 5 8 21 60 38 4 36 28 33 80 16 17 40 47 50 6 6 8 42 16 4 6 37 34 22 6 7 21 50 25 27 40 45 64 34

Pronghorn Antelope Survey Data 5-year: 2005-2009 Antelope Survey Data Unit 19A 19A 19A 19B 19B 19B 19B 19B 21 21 21 21 21 27 27 27 27 27 28 30A 30A 30A 30A 30A 31/32 31/32 31/32 31/32 31/32 34B 34B 34B 34B 34B 35 35 35 35 35 36A 36B 36B 36B 36B 36B

Year 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bucks 75 117 118 135 105 108 98 68 19 27 15 15 18 8 5 10 5 9 0 20 41 14 34 37 22 16 19 33 15 7 5 13 11 18 29 14 12 18 9 2 7 8 5 5 2

Does 156 156 271 280 143 245 221 236 55 82 47 38 60 21 11 16 11 23 1 105 67 41 89 108 43 38 49 47 40 26 14 25 14 36 65 56 43 65 53 1 12 8 14 4 8

Fawns 51 66 68 92 26 17 22 23 21 36 30 13 22 6 1 6 7 6 0 57 5 17 12 18 12 11 33 16 10 15 2 6 2 3 28 10 18 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1

Uncl. 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 282 339 457 507 277 370 341 327 95 145 92 75 100 35 17 32 23 38 1 182 113 73 135 164 77 65 101 96 65 48 21 47 27 57 122 80 73 86 63 3 21 16 19 10 11

Bucks/100 Does 48 75 44 48 73 44 44 29 35 33 32 39 30 38 45 63 45 39 0 19 61 34 38 34 51 42 39 70 38 27 36 52 79 50 45 25 28 28 17 200 58 100 36 125 25

Fawns/100 Does 33 42 25 33 18 7 10 10 38 44 64 34 37 29 9 38 64 26 0 54 7 41 13 17 28 29 67 34 25 58 14 24 14 8 43 18 42 5 2 0 17 0 0 25 13

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Pronghorn Antelope Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Antelope Hunts (Juniors-Only Hunts listed separately) 1st Choice Harvest Permits Hunters Hunter Days Issued Applicants Bucks Does/Fawns1 Total – 1941 – 400 387 286 0 286 1942 – 750 721 – 487 0 487 1943 – 1072 991 – 522 0 522 1949 – 606 575 – 437 0 437 1950 – 520 502 – 382 0 382 1951 – 835 794 – 548 0 548 1952 – 1233 1201 – 739 0 739 1953 – 1340 1283 – 828 0 828 1954 – 1600 1561 – 1146 0 1146 1955 – 955 914 – 578 0 578 1956 – 445 430 – 297 0 297 1957 – 305 296 – 205 0 205 1958 – 490 476 – 317 0 317 1959 – 990 974 – 589 0 589 1960 – 1200 1174 – 722 0 722 1961 – 1411 1373 – 687 68 755 1962 – 1215 1173 – 559 53 612 1963 – 1281 1257 – 690 39 729 1964 – 1413 1377 – 724 125 849 1965 – 1278 1248 – 652 25 677 1966 6781 1180 1150 – 542 20 562 1967 5895 1336 1297 – 667 27 694 1968 4291 800 782 – 352 2 354 1969 5178 810 791 – 406 0 406 1970 6769 1124 1103 – 589 28 617 1971 6493 909 896 – 559 0 559 1972 5594 997 972 – 480 20 500 1973 6161 1219 1205 – 642 21 663 1974 6435 1213 1181 2445 685 31 716 1975 6340 1196 1163 2293 652 18 670 1976 7680 974 937 1983 522 0 522 1977 9138 970 796 1713 425 0 425 1978 9751 880 849 1955 415 0 415 1979 9557 844 810 1816 427 0 427 1980 9493 713 683 1513 444 0 444 1981 9888 730 713 1502 456 0 456 1982 9571 835 814 1904 506 0 506 1983 7978 834 795 1816 521 0 521 1984 7357 841 810 1701 558 0 558 1985 7965 780 768 1621 584 0 584 1986 8354 740 728 1526 533 0 533 1987 8682 591 571 1177 426 0 426 1988 9035 647 640 1374 489 0 489 1989 8988 647 633 1341 488 0 488 1990 8812 601 587 1366 424 0 424 1991 9047 574 565 1225 442 0 442 1992 10095 528 507 1105 417 0 417 1993 11204 645 633 1496 484 0 484 1994 11888 652 640 1411 521 0 521 1995 12933 656 650 1427 534 0 534 1996 14116 651 630 1308 540 0 540 1997 15138 556 545 1214 435 0 435 1998 16728 543 534 1248 427 0 427 1999 17168 497 484 1088 407 0 407 2000 16989 459 454 943 402 0 402 2001 16450 450 442 898 356 0 356 2002 20082 437 428 929 357 0 357 2003 22727 360 350 807 295 0 295 1 Harvest classifications prior to 1968 are unavailable for some hunts. In these cases, all harvest has been listed as bucks. Year

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Percent Success 74 68 53 76 76 69 62 65 73 63 69 69 67 61 62 55 52 58 62 54 49 54 45 51 56 62 51 55 61 58 56 53 49 53 65 64 62 66 69 76 73 75 76 77 72 78 82 76 81 82 86 80 80 84 89 81 83 84

Pronghorn Antelope Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Antelope Hunts (Juniors-Only Hunts listed separately) 1st Choice Harvest Permits Hunters Hunter Days Issued Applicants Bucks Does/Fawns1 Total 2004 25822 353 345 825 283 0 283 2005 18627 422 413 976 356 0 356 2006 23632 455 440 1083 389 0 389 2007 28042 473 466 1257 414 0 414 2008 18931 503 485 1226 432 0 432 2009 17480 525 506 1490 432 0 432 1 Harvest classifications prior to 1968 are unavailable for some hunts. In these cases, all harvest has been listed as bucks. Year

Percent Success 82 86 88 89 89 85

Historic Summary of Juniors-Only Antelope Hunts Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1st Choice Permits Applicants Issued 443 15 485 15 509 15 664 15 761 12 776 12 No juniors hunts offered No juniors hunts offered No juniors hunts offered No juniors hunts offered No juniors hunts offered

Hunters

Hunter Days

15 15 15 15 12 12

29 41 22 26 39 39

Bucks 13 12 13 14 8 5

Harvest Does/Fawns 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 13 12 13 14 8 5

Percent Success 87 80 87 93 67 42

Bucks 13 13 23 19 32 40 58 64 68 55 61 80 67 53 62 57 56 57 59 62 72 55 50 56 68 67 76 70

Harvest Does/Fawns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 13 13 23 19 32 40 58 64 68 55 61 80 67 53 62 57 56 57 59 62 72 55 50 56 68 67 76 70

Percent Success 33 30 34 32 41 34 49 44 50 40 43 54 46 39 60 63 59 64 61 67 77 66 56 62 66 71 70 68

Historic Summary of Muzzleloader Antelope Hunts Year 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1st Choice Applicants 89 87 132 181 246 358 365 454 528 608 587 628 729 821 824 831 865 988 1027 1017 1319 1561 1746 1446 1618 2154 1691 1399

Permits Issued 40 45 75 65 78 123 122 147 145 143 143 153 148 142 106 91 96 91 99 93 94 87 92 97 103 103 113 106

Hunters

Hunter Days

40 44 68 60 78 117 119 144 135 138 141 149 146 136 103 91 95 89 97 92 94 83 89 91 103 94 108 103

154 135 181 166 206 361 316 378 370 441 481 486 495 460 302 261 254 245 289 212 199 240 292 297 336 320 413 358

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Pronghorn Antelope Harvest Data Historic Summary of Archery Antelope Hunts Year 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1st Choice Applicants 16 17 36 84 106 116 203 364 338 249 298 332 385 483 468 564 625 678 831 1046 1183 1233 1373 1497 1582 1812 1933 1943 2319 2482 2502 2069 2376 2697 2074 2007

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Permits Issued 50 50 100 119 160 210 225 225 236 289 339 364 423 473 497 508 484 549 657 666 683 671 611 585 587 588 558 536 514 433 416 415 400 399 394 380

Hunters

Hunter Days

37 25 57 93 142 170 214 203 218 268 315 345 401 451 475 475 456 521 631 615 621 617 568 549 560 562 516 503 493 408 388 392 361 370 371 343

168 62 209 405 498 683 1133 1203 1370 1357 1543 1791 2175 2315 2596 2565 2490 2999 3646 3391 3474 3580 3160 3065 3155 3417 3102 3156 2667 2557 2622 2452 2383 2420 2432 2123

Bucks 2 0 3 5 11 7 21 13 15 20 33 32 31 32 52 54 53 46 75 111 116 106 101 106 110 97 70 82 143 57 73 59 71 89 111 119

Harvest Does/Fawns 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 2 0 3 6 13 13 21 13 15 22 36 33 34 32 53 54 53 46 75 111 116 106 101 106 110 97 70 82 143 57 73 59 71 89 111 119

Percent Success 5.4 .0 5.3 6.5 9.2 7.6 9.8 6.4 6.9 8.2 11.4 9.6 8.5 7.1 11.2 11.4 11.6 8.8 11.9 18.0 18.7 17.2 17.8 19.3 19.6 17.3 13.6 16.3 29.0 14.0 18.8 15.0 20.0 24.0 30.0 35

Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Firearms 1 2005 1 2006 1 2007 1 2008 1 2009 2A 2005 2A 2006 2A 2007 2A 2008 2A 2009 2C 2005 2C 2006 2C 2007 2C 2008 2C 2009 3A 2005 3A 2006 3A 2007 3A 2008 3A 2009 3B 2005 3B 2006 3B North 2005 3B North 2006 3B North 2007 3C 2005 3C 2006 3C 2007 3C 2008 3C 2009 4A 2005 4A 2006 4A 2007 4A 2008 4A 2009 4B 2005 4B 2006 4B 2007 4B 2008 4B 2009 5A 2005 5A 2006 5A 2007 5A 2008 5A 2009 5B 2005 5B 2006 5B 2007 5B 2008 5B 2009 6A 2005 6A 2006 6A 2007 6A 2008 6A 2009 7 2005 7 2006 7 2007 7 2008 7 2009 9 2005 9 2006 CN=Camp Navajo

Dates 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17

Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 30 30 30 30 20 30 30 30 35 30 20 15 8 5 5 15 15 20 25 25 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 15 15 10 10 10 10 5 10 15 15 6 6 6 10 15 7 7 5 20 20 3 3 3 3 5 55 55 65 50 55 15 20

3097 3805 3988 2691 1986 640 779 950 702 667 479 508 390 217 160 558 606 835 644 711 226 273 132 94 331 113 166 228 175 132 871 964 889 628 540 384 314 555 406 438 353 357 422 353 368 519 651 609 733 876 178 224 355 172 162 2689 3225 4339 2085 1876 579 828

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

30 30 31 30 20 30 30 30 35 30 20 15 8 5 5 15 15 20 25 25 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 15 15 10 10 10 10 5 10 15 15 6 6 6 10 15 7 7 5 20 20 3 3 3 3 5 55 55 65 50 55 15 20

0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.9 2.4 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.6 3.1 1.3 1.5 3.8 3.2 1.2 1.8 2.4 3.1 2.3 4.5 1.5 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.9 2.1 1.3 1.1 3.2 3.2 1.1 1.7 1.2 2.3 4.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 2.6 2.3 1.1 1.3 0.8 1.2 3.1 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.9 2.1 1.7 2.1

30 30 31 30 20 29 30 30 35 27 20 15 7 4 5 15 15 19 25 25 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 15 14 10 10 10 9 5 8 14 15 6 6 6 10 11 7 6 5 20 18 3 3 3 3 5 54 55 65 48 55 15 20

80 90 82 86 58 68 67 64 75 71 40 47 23 11 12 39 25 45 77 100 6 9 22 8 16 13 13 19 16 18 39 28 37 24 33 15 11 46 36 60 21 28 26 22 15 28 18 6 83 60 7 8 6 16 27 114 148 198 103 167 28 53

Harvest 29 25 26 28 18 24 27 28 33 25 20 14 5 3 5 14 12 18 23 20 5 5 8 5 3 5 3 7 5 4 10 13 8 9 9 9 5 6 11 15 3 6 6 10 11 6 5 5 15 8 2 3 3 3 3 48 49 51 44 46 14 19

Hunt Success 97 83 84 93 90 83 90 93 94 93 100 93 71 75 100 93 80 95 92 80 100 100 80 100 60 100 60 100 100 57 67 93 80 90 90 100 100 75 79 100 50 100 100 100 100 86 83 100 75 44 67 100 100 100 60 89 89 78 92 84 93 95

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Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Firearms (continued) 9 2007 9 2008 9 2009 10 2005 10 2006 10 2007 10 2008 10 2009 12 2006 12 2007 12 2008 12 2009 13A 2005 13A 2006 13A 2007 13A 2008 13A 2009 13B 2005 13B 2006 13B 2007 13B 2008 13B 2009 17A 2005 17A 2006 17A 2007 17A 2008 17A 2009 18A 2005 18A 2006 18A 2007 18A 2008 18A 2009 18B 2005 18B 2006 18B 2007 2008 18B 18B 2009 19A North 2005 19A North 2006 19A North 2007 19A North 2008 19A North 2009 19A South 2005 19A South 2006 19A South 2007 19A South 2008 19B 2005 19B 2006 19B 2007 19B 2008 19B 2009 21 2005 21 2006 21 2007 21 2008 21 2009 30A 2005 30A 2006 30A 2007 30A 2008 30A 2009 31/32 2005 CN=Camp Navajo

Dates 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/15-9/20 9/14-9/19 9/12-9/18 9/11-9/17 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/15-9/20 9/14-9/19 9/12-9/18 9/11-9/17 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/14-9/19 9/05-9/14 9/23-9/26 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/23-9/26 9/08-9/17 9/07-9/16 9/05-9/14 9/04-9/13 9/30-10/05

50  Hunt Arizona 2010

Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 20 25 25 40 50 50 60 60 2 2 2 2 20 35 40 40 30 10 20 25 20 20 3 4 4 4 4 15 15 15 15 15 25 30 30 30 35 15 15 15 15 40 20 10 10 10 30 40 40 50 60 4 5 7 10 12 8 8 10 8 8 4

1011 753 659 3177 4450 5795 4571 3928 91 132 64 44 307 485 805 491 430 98 364 185 183 168 175 217 292 163 216 419 579 662 453 333 316 500 796 442 591 667 926 927 534 923 643 520 463 292 1188 1655 2006 1385 1443 173 253 280 329 258 177 214 290 166 139 268

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

20 25 25 40 50 50 60 60 2 2 2 2 20 35 40 40 30 10 20 25 20 20 3 4 4 4 4 16 15 14 15 15 25 30 31 30 35 15 15 15 15 40 20 10 10 10 30 40 40 50 60 4 5 7 10 12 8 8 10 8 8 4

1.4 2.4 2.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.5 2.2 1.5 3.1 0.0 4.9 3.5 3.2 5.9 4.7 9.2 4.1 4.3 7.1 8.3 1.7 1.8 1.4 2.5 1.9 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.7 2.5 5.0 2.1 4.5 3.2 1.5 1.6 1.3 2.4 3.1 2.3 1.7 1.1 2.4 1.8 2.0 1.5 2.9 2.9 2.3 2.0 2.5 2.4 3.9 4.0 2.8 2.1 3.0 2.2 1.5

20 25 25 40 48 49 60 60 2 2 2 2 20 34 40 36 29 7 17 24 20 20 3 4 4 4 4 15 15 14 15 15 24 27 30 29 33 14 15 15 13 37 20 9 10 10 30 39 40 48 56 4 5 7 8 12 8 6 10 8 8 4

48 69 82 111 132 144 146 212 4 14 20 11 44 86 94 80 106 17 34 94 55 51 4 5 4 4 10 32 29 33 35 30 60 55 79 86 93 25 33 23 15 59 53 12 16 25 78 97 84 105 139 12 17 20 21 35 13 11 18 8 11 6

Harvest 19 24 18 29 41 45 53 52 2 2 2 2 19 30 40 31 25 7 14 17 18 11 3 4 4 4 4 13 14 12 8 15 18 21 28 27 33 14 12 15 13 37 16 9 10 10 24 37 38 43 45 3 4 6 5 11 8 6 8 7 8 4

Hunt Success 95 96 72 73 85 92 88 87 100 100 100 100 95 88 100 86 86 100 82 71 90 55 100 100 100 100 100 87 93 86 53 100 75 78 93 93 100 100 80 100 100 100 80 100 100 100 80 95 95 90 80 75 80 86 63 92 100 100 80 88 100 100

Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Dates

Firearms (continued) 31/32 2006 9/08-9/17 31/32 2007 9/07-9/16 31/32 2008 9/05-9/14 31/32 2009 9/04-9/13 34B 2005 9/30-10/05 34B 2006 9/15-9/20 34B 2007 9/14-9/19 34B 2008 9/12-9/18 34B 2009 9/04-9/13 Muzzleloader (continued) 2B 2005 9/23-9/28 2B 2006 9/08-9/17 2B 2007 9/07-9/16 2B 2008 9/05-9/14 2B 2009 9/04-9/13 3B North 2008 9/05-9/14 3B North 2009 9/04-9/13 3B South 2008 9/05-9/14 8 2005 9/30-10/05 8 2006 9/08-9/17 8 2007 9/07-9/16 8 2008 9/05-9/14 8 2009 9/04-9/13 15A/15B 2005 9/23-9/26 15A/15B 2006 9/08-9/17 15A/15B 2007 9/07-9/16 15A/15B 2008 9/05-9/14 15A/15B 2009 9/04-9/13 17B 2005 9/23-9/28 17B 2006 9/08-9/17 17B 2007 9/07-9/16 17B 2008 9/05-9/14 17B 2009 9/04-9/13 18A 2005 9/23-9/28 18A 2006 9/08-9/13 18A 2007 9/07-9/12 18A 2008 9/05-9/11 18A 2009 9/04-9/10 19A 2005 9/23-9/28 19A 2006 9/08-9/13 19A North 2007 9/07-9/12 19A North 2008 9/05-9/11 19A North 2009 9/04-9/10 19A South 2007 9/07-9/12 34B 2005 9/23-9/28 34B 2006 9/08-9/13 34B 2007 9/07-9/12 34B 2008 9/05-9/11 35 2005 9/23-9/28 35 2006 9/08-9/17 35 2007 9/07-9/16 35 2008 9/05-9/14 35 2009 9/04-9/13 Archery 1 2005 8/26-9/08 1 2006 8/25-9/07 1 2007 8/24-9/06 1 2008 8/22-9/04 1 2009 8/21-9/03 3A/3C 2005 8/26-9/08 3A/3C 2006 8/25-9/07 3A/3C 2007 8/24-9/06 CN=Camp Navajo

Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

4 3 3 6 1 1 1 1 1

330 271 183 290 201 254 236 116 142

4 4 3 6 1 1 1 1 1

1.2 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.7

4 4 2 6 1 1 1 1 1

14 17 7 29 1 1 1 1 1

3 3 2 6 1 1 1 1 1

75 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

35 35 30 30 30 8 5 2 30 35 35 35 35 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1

409 446 534 342 313 74 71 23 494 516 681 526 493 48 35 44 23 26 40 60 104 82 55 202 185 307 218 137 178 289 289 320 265 79 25 28 37 18 50 59 79 65 39

35 35 30 30 30 8 5 2 30 35 35 35 35 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1

6.1 5.2 3.6 4.7 5.1 8.1 5.6 4.3 4.0 4.1 2.8 4.4 4.5 4.2 5.7 0.0 4.3 3.8 5.0 5.0 1.9 3.7 0.0 3.5 4.3 1.6 4.1 5.1 6.2 3.8 3.8 3.4 5.7 2.5 4.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 2.0 3.4 2.5 1.5 2.6

30 35 29 28 30 8 5 2 29 35 33 33 33 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 9 10 15 15 10 20 20 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0

104 132 108 128 123 45 5 5 100 126 122 148 154 8 1 4 10 2 9 4 18 3 9 35 46 33 25 27 35 20 12 45 38 17 4 1 0 1 2 6 6 3 0

18 21 16 14 14 5 5 1 14 19 23 23 19 0 1 2 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 8 8 9 8 7 13 14 10 19 20 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0

60 60 55 50 47 63 100 50 48 54 70 70 58 0 50 100 0 100 67 100 100 100 100 80 80 90 89 70 87 93 100 95 100 40 0 100 100 100 50 100 100 -

30 30 30 30 20 20 25 25

245 283 289 208 198 91 128 133

30 30 30 30 20 20 25 25

10.2 7.8 7.3 10.6 6.1 12.1 13.3 6.8

29 27 26 30 17 19 21 21

152 176 212 227 93 141 144 129

3 6 2 2 3 4 1 3

10 22 8 7 18 21 5 14

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Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Archery (continued) 3A/3C 2008 3A/3C 2009 3B 2005 3B 2006 3B 2007 3B North 2005 3B North 2006 3B North 2007 3B North 2008 3B North 2009 3B South 2008 3B South 2009 4B 2005 4B 2006 4B 2007 4B 2008 4B 2009 5A 2005 5A 2006 5A 2007 5A 2008 5A 2009 5B 2005 5B 2006 5B 2007 5B 2008 5B 2009 6B 2005 6B 2006 6B 2007 6B 2008 6B 2009 7 2009 10/18 2005 10/18 2006 2007 10/18 10/18 2008 10/18 2009 11M 2005 11M 2006 11M 2007 11M 2008 11M 2009 12 2005 12 2006 12 2007 12 2008 12 2009 15A/15B 2005 15A/15B 2006 15A/15B 2007 15A/15B 2008 15A/15B 2009 17B 2005 17B 2006 17B 2007 17B 2008 17B 2009 18B 2009 19A 2005 19A 2006 19A 2007 CN=Camp Navajo

Dates 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 9/02-9/15 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/21-9/03 8/19-9/01 8/11-8/24 8/10-8/23

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Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 25 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 15 5 5 15 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 25 25 25 5 100 100 100 100 85 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 25 60 40 40

108 71 42 49 36 43 34 83 37 64 18 6 65 117 91 96 73 35 26 42 42 38 92 114 100 105 82 58 87 69 55 51 123 461 610 852 598 468 71 56 50 31 30 19 18 20 21 20 13 15 35 10 25 52 52 84 61 45 51 328 281 286

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

25 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 15 5 5 15 19 20 20 20 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 25 25 25 5 100 100 100 100 85 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 25 60 40 40

12.0 11.3 11.9 12.2 16.7 7.0 38.2 6.0 29.7 14.1 11.1 33.3 16.9 9.4 13.2 13.5 16.4 11.4 7.7 11.9 9.5 13.2 9.8 7.0 6.0 7.6 8.5 10.3 14.9 14.5 21.8 19.6 2.4 15.0 10.7 8.5 10.4 12.2 7.0 7.1 6.0 12.9 10.0 21.1 11.1 20.0 4.8 15.0 15.4 26.7 5.7 20.0 16.0 7.7 9.6 4.8 4.9 8.9 11.8 14.9 8.5 9.1

25 10 10 10 10 19 18 19 20 15 5 5 15 16 20 17 20 4 5 5 5 10 8 10 10 10 10 25 23 21 25 25 5 94 88 94 83 76 5 5 3 5 0 4 5 5 4 5 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 24 56 36 32

190 120 62 60 59 101 114 136 115 114 45 50 107 114 125 144 136 43 36 22 10 93 36 73 83 96 75 162 133 167 200 168 40 619 539 575 535 446 55 51 37 34 0 21 63 45 31 38 24 23 32 13 16 33 25 22 30 23 159 327 234 225

Harvest 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 5 3 0 0 3 1 5 0 4 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 3 4 0 3 5 7 5 13 25 28 17 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 0 2 1 4 3 0 4 2 2 5 6 7 4 7

Hunt Success 16 0 0 10 0 5 11 26 25 20 0 0 20 6 25 0 20 25 0 20 60 30 13 0 20 0 30 16 0 14 20 28 100 14 28 30 20 28 0 0 0 20 0 60 20 75 60 0 50 25 100 75 0 80 40 40 100 25 13 11 22

Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Archery (continued) 19A 2008 19A 2009 19A 2005 19A 2006 19A 2007 19A 2008 19A 2009 19B North 2005 19B North 2006 19B North 2007 19B North 2008 19B North 2009 21 2005 21 2006 21 2007 21 2008 21 2009 31/32 2005 31/32 2006 31/32 2007 31/32 2008 31/32 2009 34B 2005 34B 2006 34B 2007 34B 2008 34B 2009 35 2005 35 2006 35 2007 35 2008 35 2009 CN 2005 CN 2005 CN 2006 2006 CN CN 2007 CN 2008 CN 2009 CN=Camp Navajo

Dates 8/08-8/21 8/07-8/20 9/02-9/15 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03 8/19-8/28 8/19-8/28 8/25-9/07 8/25-9/07 8/24-9/06 8/22-9/04 8/21-9/03

Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 40 40 60 40 40 40 40 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 6 10 10 10 6 4 2 4 2 4 4 4

235 281 103 106 134 94 89 143 180 207 155 131 36 37 28 47 37 54 67 44 50 44 35 39 37 35 33 72 71 71 64 45 5 6 4 2 6 4 2

Permits Issued 40 40 60 40 40 40 40 10 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 6 10 10 10 6 4 2 4 2 4 4 4

Draw Odds 14.0 11.0 23.3 14.2 14.9 20.2 6.7 4.2 9.4 8.7 11.0 13.0 19.4 8.1 17.9 21.3 18.9 9.3 7.5 15.9 12.0 22.7 2.9 0.0 2.7 2.9 0.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 9.4 8.9 80.0 16.7 100.0 100.0 66.7 100.0 100.0

Hunters

Hunter Days

40 35 57 40 40 40 31 9 19 20 20 20 10 8 10 8 10 8 7 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 0 6 9 10 10 6 4 2 2 2 4 4 0

215 180 345 224 236 220 191 46 95 86 145 64 63 38 62 58 40 57 48 88 57 35 1 6 12 1 0 32 55 37 60 42 16 9 20 12 30 6 0

Harvest 22 15 10 11 7 20 12 6 8 14 11 16 0 0 0 2 5 3 2 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Hunt Success 55 43 18 28 18 50 39 67 42 70 55 80 0 0 0 25 50 38 29 30 20 50 100 0 0 100 33 11 30 70 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 -

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Elk (Cervus elaphus)

Natural History

than one-half mile from water and tend to stay on the summer range as long as possible, arriving early in the year and remaining until forced down by deep snow. Their winter range, which is usually between 5,500 and 6,500 feet elevation, is more limited in extent and may only comprise about 10 percent of the animal’s total habitat. Here, in the pinyon-juniper zone, elk remain until melting snows allow them to migrate upward. Elk have distinct summer and winter coats, which they shed in late summer and spring, respectively. In winter, the head, belly, neck, and legs are dark brown, and the sides and back are a grayish-brown; the rump patch is a yellowish color bordered by a dark brownish stripe. While females are usually somewhat lighter in color than bulls, both sexes have heavy dark manes. In summer, the coat becomes a deep reddish brown. Elk

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Elk were at one time thinly distributed in Arizona from the White and Blue mountains westward along the Mogollon Rim to near the San Francisco Peaks. These native elk were eliminated sometime prior to 1900. In February 1913, private conservationists released 83 elk from Yellowstone National Park into Cabin Draw near Chevelon Creek. These, and two other transplants of Yellowstone elk in the 1920s—one south of Alpine, and another north of Williams—were great successes, and Arizona’s elk population has now grown to approximately 30,000-35,000 post-hunt adults as of 2009. Mountain meadows, ponderosa pine woodlands, spruce-fir forests, and other high elevation habitats between 7,000 and 10,500 feet elevation constitute the elk’s principal summer range. Elk are rarely found more

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Elk have little to no undercoat, giving them a sleek, muscular appearance. Calves are born between late May and early June after an 8-month gestation period. They are dark russet in color with white spots on the back and sides. Newly born calves weigh an average of nearly 30 pounds, with males averaging 4 pounds more than females. Twins are extremely rare. When the time comes to give birth, a cow will drive off her previous year’s calf and separate from the herd to seek out an area of dense cover for a nursery. Within hours after birth, the newborn is able to move and is led from the birthing spot to a safer place. After a week, the mother will band with other cow elk, and after two to three weeks, the calves, now able to run, will join the herd. Some of these matriarchal bands may number in the hundreds. By September, the calves will have shed their spotted coats and will be behaving much like their mothers. An elk’s natural life span is about 14 to 16 years for males and 15 to 17 for females, even though tagged animals of more than 25 years old have been documented. Antler developElk distribution ment and size is a function of age, the older, larger bulls having the most developed antlers. Old bulls shed their antlers between January and March, and yearling males sometime between March and June. As soon as antlers are shed, new ones begin growing, so it is possible to see yearlings with old spikes and bulls in velvet at the same time. The antlers continue to grow for a period ranging from 90 days for yearlings to 150 days for adult bulls. By early August, antler growth is complete. The now dry velvet is stripped off the hardened antlers in a matter of hours as the bull polishes them against trees. By early September, the bull is in the rut, and bugling and harem formation occurs. Harems may number up to 30, depending on the size and vigor of the bull, but usually average 15 to 20. A large bull may weigh up to 1,200 pounds, but most range between 600 to 800 pounds. The live weight of mature cows ranges from 450 to 600 pounds. Elk evolved as distance runners and can approach speeds of 40 mph for short periods, and maintain speeds of nearly 30 mph for longer periods. They are also strong swimmers—even calves can swim more than a mile—and high jumpers, a 10-foot fence may not stop an adult.

Elk are grass-eating animals, and one of the requirements of feeding in open country is to always be on the alert for danger. As herd animals, some elk can always be watching for predators while the others feed.

Hunt History

As with many game species in Arizona, elk hunting has had its ups and downs. With native elk having been extirpated, the closed season imposed by the territorial legislature in 1893 was too little too late. The releases of Yellowstone elk between 1913 and 1929 were successful, however, and in 1935 the population was deemed sufficient to support a limited, 266-permit bull hunt. One hundred and forty-five elk were harvested, and hunts were continued every year through 1943. Because of World War II, no season was conducted in 1944 or 1945, but a limited hunt, which included the issuance of the first cow elk permits, was again authorized in 1946. Elk hunting opportunities expanded almost annually as biologists and ranchers feared that Arizona’s elk population might now “rise out of control.” These concerns culminated in 1953 when 6,288 permits were issued and 1,558 elk were taken—more than 1,000 of which were cows. Because of concerns about the “slaughter,” elk permits were greatly curtailed in 1954 and remained below 5,000 until 1965, when more than 6,000 permits were again authorized. By 1967, elk permit numbers were exceeding 7,000, and the annual harvest exceeded 1,500 elk. Once again, elk permits were gradually lowered, although new hunts, including archery hunts, were being initiated. By the mid-1980s, elk, and elk permit numbers, were again headed upward. This trend culminated in 1994, when nearly 11,000 elk were harvested—a number unimaginable just 20 years earlier. Since then, elk numbers and harvests have remained at a high level with more than 9,450 elk taken in 2009. This situation is expected to continue for the foreseeable future as wildlife managers and land managers continue to be concerned about habitat quality and elk-livestock competition.

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Elk Survey Data Historic Summary of Elk Survey Data Year

Spike

Bull

Cow

Calf

Unclassified

1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

17 44 45 30 27 11 35 14 21 14 13 10 22 23 33 18 53 25 41 54 100 39 61 53 86 67 56 60 68 85 93 122 156 53 125 163 175 365 286 274 384 447 752 647 639 947 926 934 837 869 727 670 986 965 400 344 489 493 378 592 473 336 446

89 138 101 91 121 93 92 77 88 48 70 62 87 43 83 51 111 94 86 121 124 132 147 96 148 126 88 126 139 148 185 158 196 109 276 154 199 281 250 245 405 434 599 678 869 895 889 1080 1111 1348 1383 1535 1330 1300 1224 1217 1460 1347 1082 1261 1077 1186 1133

332 357 309 290 293 241 206 202 221 122 111 74 152 127 172 164 288 228 284 387 446 486 526 469 495 471 438 597 598 546 678 775 1142 601 1121 1264 1186 2032 1693 1827 2671 2810 4306 4405 5354 5647 7698 6530 6793 7493 6461 7052 6397 7684 4540 5409 4732 4585 4136 4984 4328 3764 4698

129 182 129 141 116 93 78 79 73 54 48 40 79 70 80 86 138 124 167 233 267 271 296 256 267 274 280 353 393 330 404 473 602 338 618 707 691 1172 978 903 1504 1537 2142 1813 2860 2671 3892 2807 2809 2559 2423 3440 2901 3013 1251 1842 1589 2289 1894 1847 1641 1448 1858

0 0 0 0 4 0 0 35 37 15 34 16 49 37 23 16 54 51 57 41 24 21 40 96 270 150 230 244 192 158 117 68 66 82 199 86 43 131 285 204 203 263 461 198 931 399 324 591 105 255 178 131 432 161 29 53 117 195 62 170 2 29 75

¹ Includes spikes

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Total 567 721 584 552 561 438 411 407 440 253 276 202 389 300 391 335 644 522 635 836 961 949 1070 970 1266 1088 1092 1380 1390 1267 1477 1596 2162 1183 2339 2374 2294 3981 3492 3453 5167 5491 8260 7741 10653 10559 13729 11942 11655 12524 11172 12828 12046 13123 7444 8865 8387 8909 7552 8854 7521 6763 8210

Bulls ¹ /100 Cows 32 51 47 42 51 43 62 45 49 51 75 97 72 52 67 42 57 52 45 45 50 35 40 32 47 41 33 31 35 43 41 36 31 27 36 25 32 32 32 28 30 31 31 30 28 33 24 31 29 30 33 31 36 29 36 29 41 40 35 37 36 40 34

Calves/100 Cows 39 51 42 49 40 39 38 39 33 44 43 54 52 55 47 52 48 54 59 60 60 56 56 55 54 58 64 59 66 60 60 61 53 56 55 56 58 58 58 49 56 55 50 41 53 47 51 43 41 34 38 49 45 39 28 34 34 50 46 37 38 38 40

Elk Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Elk Survey Data Unit 1 1 1 1 1 2A 2B 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7E 7E 7E 7E 7W 7W 7W 7W 8 8

Year

Spike

Adult Bull

Cow

Calf

Unclassified

Total

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006

39 81 82 66 109 1 2 3 17 54 34 37 6 8 5 8 12 17 40 23 20 16 2 7 9 5 7 17 30 11 19 19 36 15 16 25 15 32 31 21 18 21 38 99 38 6 23 12 48 14 8 20 25 16 11 15 5 30 41 6 15 40 35

105 164 113 189 201 1 4 114 65 122 34 61 20 13 10 12 26 53 42 56 55 33 51 25 45 19 17 38 82 57 89 59 86 34 86 85 112 72 118 39 60 44 121 111 61 59 114 17 38 18 18 41 47 40 24 43 40 41 38 26 21 13 38

398 544 501 673 973 0 32 377 311 395 173 317 56 38 46 51 164 167 255 140 133 195 93 81 100 27 56 220 263 154 156 98 238 194 241 240 261 358 574 202 348 216 309 657 344 193 443 108 117 144 73 212 181 159 66 77 76 205 328 165 166 155 223

165 174 217 257 357 0 17 197 134 193 85 139 27 15 19 10 92 68 75 63 58 80 33 30 43 5 16 112 98 66 72 47 62 73 82 59 60 155 182 54 91 93 190 209 121 58 155 52 60 62 37 82 62 71 34 50 37 91 103 67 90 78 78

0 62 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 51 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0

707 1025 913 1185 1700 2 55 691 527 764 326 554 109 74 80 81 294 310 417 282 266 324 179 143 197 56 96 401 473 289 336 225 422 316 425 409 448 617 908 316 517 374 662 1076 564 319 735 189 314 238 137 356 315 287 135 185 158 367 510 264 292 320 374

Bulls1/100 Cows 36 45 39 38 32 19 31 26 45 39 31 46 55 33 39 23 42 32 56 56 25 57 40 54 89 43 25 43 44 69 80 51 25 42 46 49 29 26 30 22 30 51 32 29 34 31 27 74 22 36 29 40 35 53 75 59 35 24 19 22 34 33

Calves/100 Cows 41 32 43 38 37 53 52 43 49 49 44 48 39 41 20 56 41 29 45 44 41 35 37 43 19 29 51 37 43 46 48 26 38 34 25 23 43 32 27 26 43 61 32 35 30 35 48 51 43 51 39 34 45 52 65 49 44 31 41 54 50 35

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Elk Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Elk Survey Data Unit

Year

8 2007 8 2008 8 2009 9 2005 9 2006 9 2007 9 2008 9 2009 10 2005 10 2006 10 2007 10 2008 10 2009 18B 2006 19B 2006 21 2005 21 2006 21 2007 21 2008 21 2009 22 2005 22 2006 22 2007 22 2008 22 2009 22N 2007 22S 2009 23 2005 23 2006 23 2007 23 2008 23 2009 23N 2007 27 2005 27 2006 27 2007 27 2008 27 2009 CN 2005 CN 2006 CN 2007 CN 2008 ¹ Include spikes CN = Camp Navajo

58  Hunt Arizona 2010

Spike

Adult Bull

Cow

Calf

Unclassified

Total

14 6 27 18 23 23 23 20 56 13 17 0 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 47 40 25 31 0 2 16 23 11 30 20 0 9 18 6 10 33 5 11 35 12

23 29 50 72 111 53 85 66 90 40 47 57 62 0 7 8 9 7 11 6 53 128 115 100 80 3 1 94 101 88 124 45 9 18 45 38 28 49 10 9 25 63

146 98 157 213 320 315 178 269 558 109 175 165 185 0 0 20 15 14 23 13 123 329 278 274 287 6 3 237 196 204 342 184 28 117 214 116 143 391 208 180 385 232

51 43 47 122 137 81 74 78 267 52 48 67 81 2 0 8 6 2 8 3 62 145 113 92 124 2 2 102 65 69 154 92 11 42 63 32 58 166 90 87 175 103

0 12 0 0 36 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 9 0 2 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

234 188 281 425 627 472 368 433 971 216 287 289 339 4 9 36 30 25 42 22 245 649 546 491 525 11 8 452 385 373 650 350 48 188 346 192 244 639 313 287 620 410

Bulls1/100 Cows 25 36 49 42 42 24 61 32 26 49 37 35 39 40 60 64 48 46 49 53 56 46 39 50 100 46 63 49 45 35 32 23 29 38 27 21 7 11 16 32

Calves/100 Cows 35 44 30 57 43 26 42 29 48 48 27 41 44 40 40 14 35 23 50 44 41 34 43 33 67 43 33 34 45 50 39 36 29 28 41 42 43 48 45 44

Elk Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Elk Hunts 1st Choice Permits Hunter Hunters Applicants Issued Days Bulls Spikes 1935 – – 266 – 137 8 1936 – – 249 – 76 9 1937 – – 230 – 47 18 1938 – – 169 – 68 17 1939 – – 238 – 77 27 1940 – – 229 – 76 19 1941 – – 581 – 114 19 1942 – – 1167 – 223 96 1943 – – 2047 – 152 98 1946 – – 498 – 103 0 1947 – – 1616 – 246 0 1948 – – 2200 – 453 0 1949 – 2850 2675 – 290 0 1950 – 4250 3685 – 413 1 1951 – 6023 5788 – 467 41 1952 – 5476 5192 – 302 42 1953 – 6288 6015 – 380 124 1954 – 2985 2846 – 176 58 1955 – 2225 2096 – 207 58 1956 – 1750 1581 – 115 29 1957 – 1275 1074 – 123 0 1958 – 1483 1321 – 181 0 1959 – – 1136 – 282 0 1960 – – 1661 – 312 93 1961 – – 1492 – 343 104 1962 – – 2266 – 402 110 1963 – – 3184 – 528 180 1964 – – 4060 – 566 163 1965 – – 4941 – 590 185 1966 7811 – 5687 – 709 241 1967 7730 – 6526 – 745 304 1968 8379 – 5845 – 613 279 1969 9843 – 5771 – 551 266 1970 11888 – 5208 – 500 239 1971 10812 – 4866 – 742 407 1972 12644 5561 5177 – 423 279 1973 16078 5675 5321 – 460 296 1974 18623 5972 5685 27227 437 368 1975 19504 5758 5088 21248 443 317 1976 20511 5915 5528 23808 478 438 1977 23198 6145 5792 26294 556 376 1978 26745 5935 5502 22409 571 510 1979 27041 5800 5456 24344 534 485 1980 28198 5850 5479 26554 584 499 1981 28286 5385 5093 22952 796 606 1982 26507 5720 5522 24529 816 735 1983 29572 6060 5757 24741 732 776 1984 28780 6005 5791 24496 995 1031 1985 31121 6730 6450 25782 1159 1169 1986 33437 6385 6202 27613 1155 1115 1987 34995 6300 6164 26477 1209 1010 1988 37289 6955 6785 25600 1376 1165 1989 38965 7975 7796 28980 1473 1144 1990 41616 8585 8389 29148 1790 1233 1991 41415 9718 9349 30811 2047 1207 1992 49054 10491 10207 34757 2028 1351 1993 51919 11579 11309 38157 2011 962 1994 60849 14683 14382 46962 2201 1121 1995 63582 14891 14613 50862 2368 794 1996 63003 14229 13897 46444 2553 936 1997 66013 11683 11398 41591 2590 583 1998 66823 12110 11832 43552 2423 664 ¹ In some years prior to 1960, spikes and calves were not differentiated from bulls and cows. Year

Harvest ¹ Cows 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 255 467 566 1070 1185 845 1054 395 347 119 0 0 0 131 107 172 339 338 426 500 442 376 355 202 330 267 295 309 172 343 406 425 390 422 390 400 405 442 867 592 693 1162 1069 1510 1784 2067 3106 4867 4132 4262 2490 2744

Calves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 54 34 86 107 126 168 188 191 135 87 77 105 84 91 72 44 89 71 95 65 68 81 96 96 74 220 126 91 224 184 188 271 262 445 630 522 512 306 385

Total 145 85 65 85 110 95 133 319 250 116 501 920 856 1484 1693 1189 1558 629 612 302 123 181 282 590 588 770 1154 1193 1369 1638 1682 1403 1259 1018 1584 1053 1142 1186 976 1348 1409 1601 1474 1573 1873 2047 2009 2542 3415 2988 3003 3927 3870 4721 5309 5708 6524 8819 7816 8263 6269 6216

Percent Success 55 34 28 50 46 41 23 27 12 23 31 42 32 40 29 23 26 22 29 19 11 14 25 36 39 34 36 29 28 29 26 24 22 20 33 20 21 21 19 24 24 29 27 29 37 37 35 44 53 48 49 58 50 56 57 56 58 61 53 59 55 53

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Elk Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Elk Hunts 1st Choice Permits Hunter Hunters Applicants Issued Days Bulls Spikes 1999 71839 15538 15158 55291 2082 724 2000 66652 15460 14940 54195 2260 724 2001 70809 18285 17628 66564 2214 393 2002 69798 16265 15767 62497 2276 282 2003 71514 13402 12983 52398 1949 313 2004 76542 14967 14399 56288 2159 357 2005 64684 15856 15254 63702 2077 367 2006 66873 16321 15773 68255 2303 532 2007 65190 16848 16189 72481 2412 496 2008 52044 17756 16968 77827 2712 444 2009 50032 18174 17408 77711 2505 413 ¹ In some years prior to 1960, spikes and calves were not differentiated from bulls and cows. Year

Harvest ¹ Cows 4037 3956 4348 3482 2690 3191 3034 3369 3221 3188 3396

Calves 556 475 375 309 288 405 376 340 373 371 427

Total 7399 7415 7330 6349 5240 6112 5585 6544 6502 6715 6741

Percent Success 49 50 42 40 40 42 38 41 40 40 39

Historic Summary of Juniors-Only Elk Hunts Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1st Choice Applicants 269 291 409 654 927 1372 2022 2416 2705 2744 2744 2668 2462 2580 3017 2817 2998

Permits Issued 75 100 175 200 400 1185 1200 1370 1088 1076 1076 1025 1161 1142 1181 1335 1335

Hunters 75 100 173 195 391 1162 1173 1352 1066 1054 1054 996 1123 1100 1100 1288 1273

Hunter Days 233 233 466 526 1061 3017 2959 3744 2923 2891 2891 2555 3139 3286 3286 3786 3862

Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Spikes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Harvest  Cows 23 59 94 101 208 574 638 543 498 470 470 532 459 532 618 573 658

Calves 8 6 9 14 31 88 68 50 51 62 62 76 68 53 59 92 103

Total 31 65 103 115 239 662 706 593 549 532 532 608 527 585 677 665 761

Percent Success 41 65 60 59 61 57 60 43 52 50 50 61 47 53 60 52 60

Bulls 1 6 43 37 36 37 57 51 56 42 47 116 46 145 133 128 96 172 163 159 225 209 186 180

Spikes 1 0 7 2 9 8 12 16 12 12 3 11 8 16 12 6 5 26 24 38 27 13 21 17

Harvest Cows 6 0 0 0 21 11 25 17 69 74 37 19 150 89 167 238 156 125 217 198 199 235 101 147

Calves 0 0 0 0 10 3 1 3 4 10 10 4 18 14 36 38 22 23 20 28 47 21 4 24

Total 8 6 50 39 76 59 95 87 141 138 97 150 222 264 348 410 279 346 424 423 498 478 312 368

Percent Success 10 12 26 31 51 30 48 45 64 61 43 57 55 59 48 54 40 38 39 37 45 33 32 35

Historic Summary of Muzzleloader Elk Hunts Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

1st Choice Applicants 138 98 381 420 854 880 1030 1307 1215 1089 1389 1876 1313 2244 2953 2707 4227 4486 3819 4118 5115 3591 5287 5457

Permits Issued 80 50 200 130 150 200 200 200 225 225 225 265 410 451 752 766 723 937 1120 1183 1168 1495 1015 1087

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Hunters 77 49 194 124 149 197 200 194 222 225 223 263 405 450 729 753 703 919 1076 1148 1118 1437 977 1054

Hunter Days 429 200 805 518 535 811 753 805 809 766 886 1066 1472 1766 2796 2788 2802 3588 3947 4438 4033 5580 3874 4332

Elk Harvest Data Historic Summary of Muzzleloader Elk Hunts (continued) Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1st Choice Applicants 4814 4672 5238 4858 4723 5523

Permits Issued 1325 1276 1161 1206 1386 1336

Hunters 1279 1217 1101 1179 1327 1285

Hunter Days 5082 5116 4743 4963 6139 6344

Bulls 255 203 229 208 253 280

Spikes 20 31 33 45 59 31

Harvest Cows 245 161 164 200 236 202

Calves 28 28 5 36 35 28

Total 548 423 431 489 583 541

Percent Success 43 35 39 41 41 42

Bulls 62 110 164 136 154 216 208 198 281 301 308 418 545 549 675 587 775 874 518 887 1074 743 675 1169 460 1042 962 1143 919 910 1241 954

Spikes 38 74 57 41 75 93 105 127 135 152 123 161 126 137 178 151 192 160 121 84 65 74 129 79 14 57 35 82 55 62 73 73

Harvest Cows 46 68 91 48 61 93 80 136 125 161 188 254 191 381 459 479 754 750 514 547 631 475 998 922 541 737 584 890 776 458 357 356

Calves 1 2 9 9 12 10 12 24 26 29 17 15 19 39 46 56 67 50 38 44 55 42 79 57 29 59 56 78 43 33 23 27

Total 147 254 321 234 302 412 405 485 567 643 636 848 881 1106 1358 1273 1788 1834 1191 1562 1825 1334 1881 2227 1044 1895 1637 2193 1793 1463 1694 1410

Percent Success 6 9 10 8 9 11 11 13 16 18 18 22 21 23 26 24 27 28 21 26 35 25 27 27 18 29 30 34 28 29 30 25

Historic Summary of Archery Elk Hunts Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1st Choice Applicants 3756 3854 4265 5037 5092 4454 4738 4954 5574 6236 6807 7776 8357 8900 9831 10201 11256 12167 12898 13807 15301 17506 18268 17907 18581 18833 20597 20869 22653 24684 21625 20494

Permits Issued 2865 2990 3450 2925 3600 3935 3760 3810 3699 3680 3615 3925 4230 4806 5315 5318 6880 6780 5756 6151 5386 5440 7168 8507 5827 6708 5577 6676 6510 5132 5883 5891

Hunters 2552 2802 3268 2805 3469 3775 3627 3696 3613 3599 3538 3837 4152 4729 5184 5225 6731 6654 5638 6033 5288 5303 6978 8271 5662 6537 5435 6491 6367 4963 5675 5669

Hunter Days 16941 19069 22590 18562 23906 25370 24543 24602 24471 25528 24391 27019 28730 33141 35902 38027 46661 47049 41417 43221 35826 38333 49801 54328 42505 47439 39360 46313 45887 38251 44982 47879

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Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1/2B/2C 1E 1E 1E 1E 1E 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2A/2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B

Year

CH CH ES ES ES ES ES RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

Hunt Type

2005 BE 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2007 BE 2009 BE 2005 B 2006 B 2007 B 2008 B 2009 B 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2008 ALSS 2009 ALSS 2008 ALS 2008 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2009 ALS 2009 ALS 2008 AE 2008 AE 2008 AE 2008 AE 2009 AE 2009 AE 2009 AE 2009 AE 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2006 ALS 2006 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2007 ALS 2007 ALS 2007 ALS

Dates

9/30-10/05 10/10-10/16 10/09-10/15 12/16-12/22 12/15-12/21 12/14-12/20 12/12-12/18 12/11-12/17 12/09-12/13 12/23-12/27 12/08-12/12 12/22-12/26 12/07-12/11 12/19-12/25 12/18-12/24 9/28-10/04 9/25-10/01 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 12/16-12/22 12/15-12/21 12/14-12/20 12/12-12/18 12/11-12/17 12/02-12/08 12/01-12/07 11/30-12/06 12/05-12/11 12/04-12/10 12/05-12/14 10/02-10/11 9/12-9/21 10/03-10/12 10/17-10/26 9/11-9/20 10/16-10/25 12/04-12/13 9/12-9/21 10/03-10/12 10/17-10/26 12/05-12/14 9/11-9/20 10/02-10/11 10/16-10/25 12/04-12/13 9/09-9/18 9/30-10/09 10/14-10/23 12/02-12/11 9/15-9/24 10/06-10/12 10/20-10/29 12/08-12/17 8/24-9/06 10/05-10/14 10/19-10/28 12/07-12/16

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 40 10 10 75 65 50 50 50 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 425 425 425 425 425 420 105 70 150 150 225 65 50 50 50 30 40 40 40 30 40 30 30 20 20 15 15 20 20 15 15 40 35 25 20 40 35 25 20 25 25 20 20

6016 38 23 61 50 86 49 50 15 4 6 5 21 11 16 5484 4591 3318 4952 3395 3010 1899 1249 820 357 480 415 126 158 85 75 97 0 0 12 1 3 7 1 4 69 37 5 4 87 15 8 16 18 2 2 5 9 2 7 0 4 6 3 6

40 10 10 75 65 50 50 50 30 30 28 30 30 40 40 41 40 425 425 425 425 425 420 105 70 150 150 225 65 50 50 50 30 40 40 40 30 40 30 30 20 20 15 15 20 20 15 15 40 35 25 20 40 34 25 20 25 25 20 19

0.6 26.3 26.1 55.7 36.0 39.5 61.2 54.0 86.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 66.7 100.0 100.0 0.7 0.9 7.6 5.5 7.7 9.5 12.5 21.3 7.3 9.8 19.8 23.1 61.9 11.4 36.5 36.0 34.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 24.6 16.2 40.0 50.0 11.5 46.7 37.5 37.5 94.4 100.0 100.0 40.0 77.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

40 10 10 73 63 46 46 42 30 28 25 24 30 34 38 41 40 412 412 415 414 406 395 101 67 148 136 216 63 49 48 47 22 35 35 40 30 37 28 23 20 20 15 15 20 20 13 15 32 32 23 18 38 32 25 18 21 23 19 18

125 37 16 266 233 137 189 132 118 100 89 75 98 74 143 118 120 1702 1809 1807 1853 1827 1446 271 127 405 381 770 217 199 176 134 70 187 190 218 135 208 123 86 82 104 75 69 113 118 62 109 144 172 111 80 205 138 148 104 135 94 73 99

Harvest Bull

Spike

Cow

38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 37 173 147 179 167 183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 2 9 7 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 59 62 58 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 10 8 21 25 20 13 20 3 3 8 0 11 19 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 64 49 79 92 77 30 17 21 22 3 7 5 8 2 15 10 5 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 0 5 3 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 6 7 3

Calf Total 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 7 10 5 9 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

38 10 10 23 25 20 13 28 3 3 8 0 11 19 22 36 37 212 206 241 225 218 223 68 56 89 97 86 32 17 24 25 3 9 5 8 4 20 13 5 7 16 4 6 9 11 4 6 5 3 2 8 7 2 0 0 2 6 10 3

Hunt Success 95 100 100 32 40 43 28 67 10 11 32 0 37 56 58 88 93 51 50 58 54 54 56 67 84 60 71 40 51 35 50 53 14 26 14 20 13 54 46 22 35 80 27 40 45 55 31 40 16 9 9 44 18 6 0 0 10 26 53 17

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

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WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3CE 3A/3CE 3A/3CE 3A/3CE 3A/3CE 3A/4BN DL 3AE 3AE 3AW/4BN 3AW/4BN 3AW/4BN 3AW/4BN 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B CH 3B CH 3B CH 3CW 3CW 3CW 3CW 3CW 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2005 2006 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2005 2006 2007 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE BE BE BE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE B B B B B

9/09-9/18 9/30-10/09 10/14-10/23 12/02-12/11 -9/24 10/06-10/15 10/20-10/29 12/08-12/17 8/24-9/06 10/05-10/14 10/19-10/28 12/07-12/16 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/14-10/19 10/13-10/18 12/08-12/14 10/12-10/17 12/07-12/13 12/12-12/18 12/11-12/17 10/21-10/26 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/24-10/30 10/23-10/29 8/07-8/16 8/12-8/25 8/12-8/25 10/07-10/20 10/13-10/26 10/12-10/25 10/03-10/16 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 12/02-12/08 12/16-12/22 12/08-12/14 12/15-12/31 12/07-12/13 12/14-12/30 10/07-10/13 10/13-10/19 10/12-10/18 10/21-10/26 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/24-10/30 10/23-10/29 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 20 15 15 10 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 30 40 175 190 190 250 325 380 265 250 265 250 250 250 300 300 300 300 300 75 5 5 75 75 75 75 30 20 100 150 150 70 225 50 150 50 150 10 10 10 150 150 150 150 150 15 15 250 250 250 395 400

78 19 28 13 147 31 15 12 41 37 11 26 2272 2634 2552 2084 572 582 907 463 682 712 651 127 791 258 271 274 85 304 196 547 643 41 4 43 63 35 37 41 618 827 290 391 430 117 221 89 227 99 203 29 29 30 135 158 180 301 320 896 658 948 820 765 785 668

20 15 15 10 20 15 15 10 9 10 10 9 25 25 30 40 175 187 190 250 325 380 265 250 264 250 250 250 300 300 300 300 300 75 5 5 75 75 75 75 30 20 100 150 150 70 225 50 150 50 150 10 10 9 150 150 150 150 150 15 15 250 250 250 395 400

15.4 26.3 35.7 7.7 10.2 12.9 33.3 50.0 17.1 18.9 18.2 15.4 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.6 14.2 12.9 13.0 24.8 23.9 32.0 24.4 72.4 22.9 55.4 54.6 42.7 80.0 55.3 57.1 40.6 36.1 100.0 25.0 11.6 58.7 82.9 81.1 100.0 1.5 1.6 16.2 16.6 17.0 21.4 47.5 41.6 39.2 25.3 48.8 31.0 31.0 26.7 65.9 60.1 43.9 36.5 38.4 1.0 1.5 14.5 18.4 22.0 30.3 36.5

20 15 11 9 20 15 14 10 9 10 8 9 25 25 30 40 171 185 175 243 315 373 250 233 258 250 234 230 288 289 280 288 289 73 0 5 72 73 68 70 27 18 88 146 145 66 214 47 147 46 142 8 10 8 146 148 140 141 146 15 14 242 248 246 373 388

97 33 38 36 108 78 87 25 41 45 46 45 96 108 103 150 811 817 698 1187 1432 1438 883 894 866 958 901 907 1144 1180 1047 1202 1204 518 0 30 345 395 283 342 90 80 385 744 694 249 931 162 735 161 793 29 38 39 606 533 550 524 566 45 32 1061 1174 1145 1755 1824

Harvest Bull 4 8 5 1 10 4 2 0 4 8 4 0 19 13 29 37 51 65 55 72 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 17 28 21 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 25 39 54 77 86

Spike

Cow

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 19 11 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 26 2 14 21

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 106 109 128 90 95 109 84 102 129 107 110 12 0 0 24 11 38 18 0 0 0 0 0 16 43 19 66 13 43 4 8 5 43 57 60 68 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Calf Total 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 2 18 7 14 8 14 17 20 12 23 2 0 0 0 4 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 7 2 4 0 0 0 6 10 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 8 5 1 10 5 2 0 8 8 4 2 19 13 29 37 65 80 74 83 131 146 123 111 146 97 109 117 98 119 149 119 133 14 0 0 24 15 51 25 23 19 31 36 44 16 56 21 73 15 47 4 8 5 49 67 66 72 77 13 13 40 65 56 91 107

Hunt Success 20 53 45 11 50 33 14 0 89 80 50 22 76 52 97 93 38 43 42 34 42 39 49 48 57 39 47 51 34 41 53 41 46 19 0 33 21 75 36 85 106 35 25 30 24 26 45 50 33 33 50 80 63 34 45 47 51 53 87 93 17 26 23 24 28

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

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Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4BN 4BN 4BN 4BN 4BN 4BN 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5A/5BN SM 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009

ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE BE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE AE AE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS

11/11-11/14 10/27-11/02 10/26-11/01 10/24-10/30 10/23-10/29 9/30-10/05 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 12/05-12/11 12/04-12/10 8/01-9/13 10/12-11/01 11/02-11/22 11/30-12/31 8/01-9/13 11/30-12/31 10/06-10/12 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/14-10/20 12/02-12/08 10/20-10/26 12/01-12/07 10/19-10/25 11/30-12/06 10/17-10/23 12/05-12/11 10/16-10/22 12/04-12/10 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 9/26-10/02 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 12/02-12/08 12/01-12/07 11/30-12/06 10/17-10/23 12/05-12/11 10/16-10/22 12/04-12/10

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 250 170 100 100 100 40 25 50 50 275 300 300 400 400 200 100 15 15 10 5 5 5 25 115 145 165 240 315 250 200 350 200 300 200 325 220 300 100 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 25 450 500 425 500 500 100 125 150 300 150 300 100

631 484 347 298 298 1222 585 1184 817 632 836 750 588 409 63 69 9 1 3 0 76 23 1253 990 771 861 761 759 890 163 1041 319 763 154 772 180 718 121 11 12 10 4 249 153 303 114 139 1193 1896 2205 1565 1375 1447 144 200 177 518 75 547 96

250 170 100 100 100 40 25 50 50 275 300 300 400 400 200 100 15 15 10 5 5 5 25 115 145 165 240 315 250 200 350 200 299 200 325 220 300 100 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 25 450 500 425 500 500 100 125 150 300 150 300 100

30.1 22.1 22.2 28.9 28.2 2.0 2.4 2.2 3.4 25.6 20.0 23.6 37.6 47.2 100.0 62.3 77.8 100.0 100.0 3.9 0.0 1.7 10.3 11.8 13.9 23.0 28.9 20.8 48.5 26.5 30.7 27.9 59.7 32.6 61.7 33.7 45.5 63.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 22.1 34.0 18.8 38.6 36.0 1.8 13.5 13.9 15.9 19.9 22.8 33.3 42.0 42.9 31.5 82.7 32.7 51.0

241 158 98 96 98 40 25 48 48 257 290 296 379 381 189 96 13 15 10 5 5 3 25 111 143 161 234 307 247 195 338 189 292 190 315 211 287 94 73 68 70 68 75 70 75 67 70 25 435 484 394 476 489 98 123 150 281 143 289 98

714 556 372 320 336 182 107 214 230 1275 1325 1433 1808 1822 840 347 90 95 37 13 67 3 100 532 644 707 1136 1458 911 746 1332 714 1196 812 1226 940 1002 317 284 284 230 288 371 305 318 310 316 76 1830 1962 1835 2028 2213 369 462 626 1033 540 1031 382

Harvest Bull

Spike

Cow

0 0 0 0 0 22 16 28 25 41 48 49 71 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 23 37 58 54 73 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 27 35 22 21 19 138 175 116 206 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6 15 14 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 19 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 23 31 25 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

72 69 33 39 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 45 0 5 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 87 166 72 122 65 146 52 169 26 5 19 21 15 4 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 45 34 104 39 131 22

Calf Total 9 4 5 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 11 6 14 10 15 4 19 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2 14 5 25 2

81 73 38 45 72 24 16 30 25 47 63 63 89 41 35 45 0 5 3 1 5 3 23 44 71 73 79 88 146 91 177 78 136 75 161 56 188 28 7 19 24 17 36 27 35 28 30 19 161 206 141 226 172 31 56 36 118 44 156 24

Hunt Success 34 46 39 47 73 60 64 63 52 18 22 21 23 11 19 47 0 33 30 20 100 100 92 40 50 45 34 29 59 47 52 41 47 39 51 27 66 30 10 28 34 25 48 39 47 42 43 76 37 43 36 47 35 32 46 24 42 31 54 24

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

64  Hunt Arizona 2010

WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) 5BN ML 5BN ML 5BN ML 5BN TT 5BN TT 5BN TT 5BN TT 5BN TT 5BN GV 5BN TT 5BN TT 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS HM 5BS HM 5BS MM 5BS MM 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A CH 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6AN/06AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7E 7E 7E

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007

ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE BE ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B

10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/14-10/20 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 9/25-10/01 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 12/02-12/08 12/01-12/07 10/19-10/25 11/30-12/06 10/17-10/23 12/12-12/18 10/16-10/22 12/04-12/10 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 11/20-11/26 12/02-12/08 12/01-12/07 11/30-12/06 12/05-12/11 12/04-12/10 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 9/28-10/04 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 9/30-10/05 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 12/02-12/08 12/01-12/07 11/30-12/06 12/05-12/11 12/04-12/10 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 300 300 300 140 140 100 125 125 20 20 70 25 175 255 350 350 275 475 520 625 550 625 420 625 500 400 430 180 190 750 860 860 950 950 10 485 535 700 845 900 25 25 25 5 10 10 25 50 55 75 75 75 25 175 190 230 200 275 400 400 450 450 400 460 375 400

406 380 401 67 59 54 43 57 83 66 244 1599 1638 1883 2033 1627 1244 785 933 2100 384 1986 312 1889 480 1077 1178 266 206 8226 8369 7773 6144 5387 69 1444 1498 1502 1245 1244 10 20 17 24 64 50 2044 144 176 137 171 146 949 552 592 715 531 490 357 357 261 308 208 1307 777 1037

300 298 299 140 140 100 125 125 20 20 70 25 175 252 347 350 275 475 520 625 549 625 420 625 500 400 429 180 190 750 858 860 950 950 10 485 533 699 845 900 25 25 25 5 10 10 25 50 55 75 75 75 25 175 190 230 200 275 400 399 448 450 400 460 373 400

43.1 46.3 39.9 100.0 84.7 92.6 100.0 100.0 18.1 21.2 16.8 1.2 9.0 10.4 12.5 16.8 16.6 33.2 33.1 21.3 47.4 25.2 60.3 27.2 43.3 29.2 27.2 39.1 47.1 8.2 9.0 9.3 13.1 15.0 11.6 19.8 18.5 23.8 35.1 39.6 100.0 55.0 76.5 8.3 9.4 14.0 1.0 21.5 18.8 32.8 26.9 33.6 2.2 15.0 19.8 21.3 24.9 35.7 61.1 51.0 76.2 80.8 84.6 20.8 26.9 27.2

290 288 287 135 136 95 113 121 18 20 70 25 171 244 339 343 266 450 504 609 521 612 396 600 477 400 414 169 185 724 838 834 921 927 10 474 522 672 817 861 19 21 21 5 10 10 25 50 55 75 75 73 25 169 186 224 195 272 381 388 417 423 371 450 371 398

980 1044 1163 541 524 363 435 546 88 74 298 80 660 935 1366 1447 1240 1549 1745 2092 1859 2198 1162 2133 1549 1210 1224 567 752 2895 3268 3805 4084 4112 42 1671 1975 2700 3127 2924 63 73 88 15 40 48 98 154 187 277 260 254 74 658 697 924 865 1172 1609 1530 1809 1922 1257 2093 1620 1789

Harvest Bull

Spike

Cow

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 20 23 65 102 157 143 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 317 277 340 314 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 20 0 0 0 0 0 24 63 76 87 62 87 0 0 0 0 0 81 113 100

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 31 33 37 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 134 104 59 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 23 11 19 13 0 0 0 0 0 29 27 37

113 104 124 16 28 30 31 25 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 226 316 154 274 170 319 166 212 262 73 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 217 226 247 299 310 10 6 8 0 0 3 0 22 22 32 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 101 97 80 60 0 0 0

Calf Total 28 8 9 14 6 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 29 20 46 21 41 15 24 14 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 10 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 14 8 10 0 0 0

141 112 133 30 34 32 31 29 11 12 28 23 92 133 190 180 107 260 238 345 174 320 191 360 181 236 276 80 45 315 451 381 399 384 4 234 249 257 329 339 10 6 8 3 5 6 21 22 22 36 35 33 24 75 99 98 81 100 87 113 111 88 70 110 140 137

Hunt Success 49 39 46 22 25 34 27 24 61 60 40 92 54 55 56 52 40 58 47 57 33 52 48 60 38 59 67 47 24 44 54 46 43 41 40 49 48 38 40 39 53 29 38 60 50 60 84 44 40 48 47 45 96 44 53 44 42 37 23 29 27 21 19 24 38 34

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Hunt Arizona 2010  65

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2000 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2006

B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE BE BE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS

11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 9/25-10/01 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 12/02-12/08 12/01-12/07 11/30-12/06 12/05-12/11 12/04-12/10 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/14-10/20 12/02-12/08 10/20-10/26 12/01-12/07 10/19-10/25 11/30-12/06 10/17-10/23 12/05-12/11 10/16-10/22 12/04-12/10 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/14-10/20 12/02-12/11 10/20-10/26 12/01-12/07

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 425 450 325 220 325 325 325 25 400 400 450 450 275 400 475 500 520 520 425 425 500 500 550 200 200 200 200 250 25 25 25 280 265 300 275 275 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 50 25 25 25 50 450 400 450 450 500 800 800 800 800

764 798 381 225 373 304 320 1175 1539 1780 1757 1367 857 783 1015 1019 989 951 1825 1706 1741 1298 1355 368 383 288 244 222 4053 4224 3955 1255 1086 1194 900 954 601 396 638 409 665 245 584 214 650 234 4855 3228 3448 1784 3212 1854 1645 1602 1181 1260 904 746 841 559

425 450 325 219 325 325 325 25 400 400 450 450 275 400 475 499 520 520 425 424 500 500 550 200 200 200 200 250 25 25 25 280 265 300 275 275 400 400 400 400 400 398 400 400 400 400 50 25 27 25 50 450 399 450 450 500 800 800 800 800

36.6 39.2 51.2 52.9 52.5 60.2 55.3 1.7 19.0 15.5 18.5 25.2 23.3 34.6 32.7 35.3 37.7 38.0 15.3 16.1 17.5 27.0 28.6 28.8 30.8 40.6 46.3 62.2 0.5 0.6 0.6 14.4 16.1 16.2 18.9 18.7 45.8 57.6 42.0 54.8 37.1 72.7 41.6 73.4 41.2 81.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.5 13.6 12.9 15.9 22.3 21.3 51.1 60.6 54.3 68.7

418 434 319 214 313 305 315 24 390 389 437 442 267 379 459 486 507 502 409 418 481 491 546 188 186 187 196 234 25 25 25 273 254 295 268 272 386 388 397 385 374 378 385 393 379 376 48 25 25 25 49 425 386 430 441 492 764 761 770 757

1810 2152 1331 752 1224 1263 1254 87 1862 1845 2034 2169 1242 1455 1637 1791 2059 2022 2009 1961 2205 2379 2697 798 784 809 890 776 85 84 102 1343 1172 1380 1365 1324 1574 1443 1535 1658 1499 1463 1546 1688 1345 1301 144 108 113 86 206 2059 1861 2056 2089 2470 3206 3877 3376 3839

Harvest Bull

Spike

Cow

136 90 0 0 0 0 0 21 86 126 79 106 67 0 0 0 0 0 78 105 114 172 143 0 0 0 0 0 25 22 23 109 106 143 96 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 22 19 25 36 126 108 131 150 122 0 0 0 0

28 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 46 37 23 25 0 0 0 0 0 22 21 43 27 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 14 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 11 17 18 0 0 0 0

0 0 75 107 104 109 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 230 225 206 215 0 0 0 0 0 48 67 52 52 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 167 175 135 152 149 212 146 182 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 133 147 163

Calf Total 0 0 10 8 14 6 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 33 36 30 36 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 26 27 10 20 13 17 13 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 31 22 15

164 125 85 115 118 115 145 22 136 172 116 129 92 162 263 261 236 251 100 126 157 199 178 52 71 52 58 75 25 22 23 121 117 157 106 105 162 193 202 145 172 162 229 159 207 126 42 22 19 25 36 137 123 142 167 140 139 164 169 178

Hunt Success 39 29 27 54 38 38 46 92 35 44 27 29 34 43 57 54 47 50 24 30 33 41 33 28 38 28 30 32 100 88 92 44 46 53 40 39 42 50 51 38 46 43 59 40 55 34 88 88 76 100 73 32 32 33 38 28 18 22 22 24

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

66  Hunt Arizona 2010

WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) 10 10 10 10 10 10 15A/15B/ 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 17/20A/20C WS 17/20A/20C WS 17/20A/20C WS 17/20A/20C WS 17/20A/20C WS 17/20A/20C WS 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 21 21 21 21 21 22 MZ 22N 22N 22N

Harvest

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009

ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS

10/19-10/25 11/30-12/06 10/17-10/23 12/05-12/14 10/16-10/22 12/04-12/10

600 600 600 600 900 700

646 289 555 286 638 314

600 599 600 600 900 700

51.7 85.8 55.5 93.7 73.7 99.7

574 568 576 567 863 668

2500 2956 2595 2938 3977 2842

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

136 156 120 170 182 180

24 18 13 12 25 28

160 174 133 182 207 208

28 31 23 32 24 31

2005

AE

11/04-11/20

40

44

40

20.5

38

290

13

0

8

0

21

55

2005

AE

12/02-12/18

60

140

60

25.7

58

396

28

0

4

0

32

55

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days

Bull

Spike

Cow

Calf Total

Hunt Success

2008

B

10/03-10/16

60

192

60

19.3

60

330

45

0

0

0

45

75

2009

B

10/02-10/15

60

178

60

21.3

60

388

30

0

0

0

30

50

2005

ALS

9/30-10/16

80

67

80

65.7

76

473

0

0

20

4

24

32

2006

ALS

10/20-12/17

400

133

398

98.5

379

3578

0

0

77

14

91

24

2007

ALS

10/19-12/16

400

127

398

100.0

392

4243

0

0

70

11

81

21

2008

ALS

10/03-10/16

100

8

100

100.0

89

489

0

0

9

2

11

12

2008

ALS

10/17-12/14

500

103

500

99.0

462

5351

0

0

70

15

85

18

2009

ALS

10/02-10/15

100

16

100

100.0

94

537

0

0

17

2

19

20

2009

ALS

10/16-12/13

500

90

500

96.7

444

4821

0

0

80

9

89

20

2006

AE

10/06-10/19

60

358

60

9.2

56

235

44

0

2

2

48

86

10/20-12/17

200

781

200

15.7

193

1945

44

7

22

0

73

38

2006

AE

2007

AE

10/05-10/18

60

255

60

12.5

60

375

32

0

3

0

35

58

2007

AE

10/19-12/16

200

648

195

16.8

191

1959

57

2

7

4

70

37

2008

AE

10/17-12/14

250

518

250

30.1

233

2476

60

6

19

0

85

36

2009

AE

10/16-12/13

250

446

250

33.9

233

2719

50

6

19

0

75

32

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2006 2008 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2007

ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE B B B B BE BE BE

9/30-10/16 11/04-11/20 12/02-12/18 9/30-10/16 11/04-11/20 12/02-12/18 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/14-10/23 12/02-12/11 10/20-10/26 12/01-12/07 10/19-10/25 11/30-12/06 10/17-10/23 12/05-12/14 10/16-10/22 12/04-12/13 10/06-10/12 9/26-10/02 11/30-12/06 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/21-10/27 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04

20 20 20 10 10 10 15 20 20 40 40 40 20 50 20 50 20 50 40 50 40 5 5 5 10 10 10 30 30 30

6 0 6 26 14 2 136 74 76 110 68 33 11 22 10 39 14 20 7 36 7 221 146 80 24 38 38 1106 1251 1213

20 20 20 10 10 10 15 20 20 40 40 40 20 50 20 50 20 50 40 50 40 5 5 5 10 10 10 30 30 30

100.0 100.0 7.7 28.6 100.0 7.4 13.5 11.8 25.5 38.2 72.7 72.7 100.0 100.0 79.5 78.6 100.0 100.0 88.9 100.0 2.3 2.7 6.3 12.5 15.8 18.4 1.8 1.8 2.0

18 20 20 10 10 8 15 19 20 40 40 40 20 50 13 45 16 50 0 40 36 5 5 0 10 9 10 30 30 30

88 142 147 80 76 42 64 64 67 174 191 207 106 217 37 218 49 252 0 185 138 9 8 0 50 30 53 86 87 81

0 0 0 4 1 0 9 13 9 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 6 4 3 26 27 29

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 5 0 5 3 4 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 2 3 4 1 2 9 16 11 20 16 9 0 5 0 5 3 4 0 8 4 5 5 0 6 4 3 26 27 29

28 10 15 40 10 25 60 84 55 50 40 23 0 10 0 11 19 8 20 11 100 100 60 44 30 87 90 97

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Hunt Arizona 2010  67

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23 CC 23N 23N 23N

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007

BE BE B B B B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE BE

9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 12/02-12/08 12/09-12/15 12/01-12/07 12/08-12/14 11/30-12/06 12/08-12/14 11/28-12/04 12/05-12/11 11/27-12/03 12/04-12/10 10/21-10/27 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 9/30-10/05 12/02-12/08 12/09-12/15 12/01-12/07 11/30-12/06 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/21-10/27 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 12/02-12/08 12/01-12/07 11/30-12/06 11/28-12/04 12/05-12/11 11/27-12/03 12/04-12/10 8/05-8/08 8/12-8/15 9/02-9/05 9/09-9/12 8/11-8/14 8/18-8/21 9/08-9/11 9/15-9/18 8/10-8/13 8/17-8/20 9/07-9/10 9/14-9/17 8/08-8/11 8/15-8/18 9/05-9/08 9/12-9/15 8/07-8/10 8/14-8/17 9/04-9/07 9/11-9/14 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 30 30 100 130 150 220 300 320 350 400 400 470 85 130 225 225 175 30 50 30 30 30 30 30 15 15 15 30 25 120 150 200 150 150 150 150 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 20 20

959 876 696 306 716 495 807 393 629 546 611 403 269 272 319 355 315 90 34 41 168 67 56 60 12 18 9 29 30 866 728 756 570 224 704 239 23 1 8 33 22 4 12 7 22 2 8 15 9 2 6 9 14 1 8 5 1173 1157 1511

30 30 100 130 150 220 300 320 350 400 400 470 85 130 225 225 175 30 50 30 30 30 30 30 15 15 15 30 25 120 150 200 150 150 150 150 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20 20 20

2.4 2.1 10.2 13.7 11.7 21.0 23.7 36.1 31.3 43.0 38.1 60.0 22.7 29.4 47.3 42.3 36.8 10.0 32.4 29.3 12.5 20.9 32.1 28.3 41.7 27.8 77.8 48.3 50.0 8.4 10.7 12.6 16.5 25.0 13.4 20.9 30.4 100.0 75.0 21.2 36.4 50.0 25.0 42.9 36.4 50.0 62.5 40.0 33.3 50.0 50.0 44.4 28.6 100.0 62.5 80.0 1.7 1.2 1.3

30 30 97 121 150 214 288 307 332 385 390 439 83 126 220 221 167 30 48 30 28 28 28 26 15 14 15 30 25 116 144 194 142 143 146 142 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 6 6 5 8 6 8 8 8 20 20 20

90 158 347 490 630 949 1358 1388 1451 1819 1648 1863 273 390 820 771 608 112 186 117 106 124 99 95 54 30 53 116 87 512 671 822 628 665 660 562 12 19 5 19 11 17 14 8 17 19 23 24 16 21 5 20 14 11 16 21 64 83 51

Harvest Bull

Spike

Cow

26 20 64 61 73 92 102 104 95 87 108 114 0 0 0 0 0 26 18 23 14 9 15 11 0 0 0 0 0 58 49 84 73 54 52 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 19

0 0 3 4 6 15 12 13 13 35 15 23 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 70 71 121 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 5 8 5 7 8 4 3 3 6 3 0 5 4 6 5 8 7 0 0 0

Calf Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 9 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

26 20 67 65 79 107 114 117 108 122 123 137 53 78 80 135 88 28 18 23 16 9 17 11 4 8 4 13 15 60 51 88 76 54 54 73 6 0 5 6 8 5 8 8 4 4 3 6 3 0 5 6 6 5 8 7 17 16 19

Hunt Success 87 67 69 54 53 50 40 38 33 32 32 31 64 62 36 61 53 93 38 77 57 32 61 42 27 57 27 43 60 52 35 45 54 38 37 51 75 0 100 75 100 63 100 100 50 57 38 75 50 0 100 75 100 63 100 88 85 80 95

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

68  Hunt Arizona 2010

WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) 23N 23N 23N 23N 23N 23N 23N 23N 23N 23S 23S 23S 23S 23S 23S 23S 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 M 27 M 27 M 27 M 27 M 27 M 27S 27S 27S 27S 27S 28/31 28/31 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 28/31/32 CN CN

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005

BE BE ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE AE AE BE BE BE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE ALS ALS

9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 10/21-10/27 12/09-12/15 10/27-11/02 12/15-12/21 12/07-12/13 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/06-10/12 10/21-10/27 12/09-12/15 10/27-11/02 12/15-12/21 10/26-11/01 12/07-12/13 12/01-12/12 12/01-12/12 11/30-12/11 11/28-12/09 10/16-10/22 12/01-12/12 12/01-12/12 12/01-12/12 12/01-12/12 11/27-12/03 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 11/23-11/29 11/28-12/04 11/27-12/03 10/21-10/24 10/27-11/02 10/26-11/01 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 8/17-8/23 8/15-8/21 8/14-8/20 8/17-8/23 8/15-8/21 8/14-8/20 8/19-8/25 8/18-8/24 8/17-8/23 8/15-8/21 8/14-8/20 9/30-11/13 11/18-12/31 10/06-11/02 11/03-11/30 12/01-12/31 10/05-11/01 11/02-11/29 11/30-12/31 10/03-10/30 10/31-11/29 11/28-12/29 10/05-11/01 10/03-10/30 10/02-10/29 11/07-11/27 11/07-11/27

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 15 15 30 90 30 90 100 120 120 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 7 10 10 10 10 3 5 5 5 5 25 25 25 350 350 350 400 400 140 70 150 170 180 30 30 30 20 20 20 50 75 50 50 50 10 10 15 15 15 15 25 25 15 25 25 10 10 10 35 5

1090 979 114 89 119 100 126 152 184 385 25 38 7 14 21 6 2 4 1 1 1 21 26 17 9 8 2465 1328 1925 1377 1211 947 1045 992 433 298 349 375 389 1 2 0 28 14 14 16 39 12 9 3 10 10 7 1 19 1 2 2 1 1 0 43 34 24 18 17

15 15 30 90 30 90 100 120 120 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 7 10 10 10 10 3 5 5 5 5 25 25 25 350 349 348 400 400 140 70 150 170 180 28 30 30 16 20 20 50 75 50 50 50 10 10 15 15 15 12 25 25 15 25 25 10 10 10 35 5

1.3 1.5 21.1 38.2 18.5 44.0 38.1 50.0 40.2 1.6 12.0 28.9 14.3 42.9 33.3 100.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 14.3 11.5 17.6 33.3 37.5 1.0 1.1 1.3 14.2 12.6 17.3 17.1 22.8 19.2 17.8 25.8 27.7 27.2 100.0 100.0 32.1 92.9 78.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 70.0 50.0 71.4 100.0 63.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 9.3 14.7 20.8 100.0 23.5

15 15 30 83 25 88 89 113 118 14 20 16 20 19 17 16 7 10 7 10 8 3 5 5 5 5 24 25 22 348 336 340 385 386 134 68 143 160 178 25 12 26 16 17 18 45 69 48 41 50 10 5 12 13 15 12 23 21 15 25 13 10 10 8 35 5

47 48 127 341 80 305 283 459 457 52 77 60 120 76 77 64 41 63 33 53 35 23 28 48 38 35 105 87 84 1736 1528 1625 1751 1711 435 273 580 647 631 101 66 137 59 60 78 160 257 191 174 226 160 70 30 145 173 129 127 152 99 167 46 64 40 23 216 18

Harvest Bull

Spike

Cow

15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 22 21 108 99 113 142 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 10 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

0 0 7 25 10 39 35 46 48 0 7 4 4 4 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 34 59 71 86 3 6 4 0 0 5 12 2 4 0 4 0 0 12 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3

Calf Total 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 15 7 27 10 39 40 51 50 11 7 4 4 4 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 15 22 21 120 105 123 161 153 25 37 66 77 95 3 6 4 8 3 7 12 2 10 3 6 0 0 12 3 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 6 5 6 8 3

Hunt Success 100 100 23 33 40 44 45 45 42 79 35 25 20 21 18 0 14 30 0 0 0 0 60 0 20 0 63 88 95 34 31 36 42 40 19 54 46 48 53 12 50 15 50 18 39 27 3 21 7 12 0 0 100 23 0 25 17 10 0 0 0 60 50 75 23 60

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Hunt Arizona 2010  69

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit GENERAL (continued) CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN DV CN DV CN DV CN DV CN DV CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN DV CN DV CN DV CN DV CN DV JUNIORS-ONLY 1/2C 1/2C 1/2C 1/2C 1/2C 3A/3C 3A/3C 4A 4A 4A 4A

Harvest

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE

10/07-10/13 10/07-10/13 11/24-12/07 11/24-12/07 9/29-10/05 9/29-10/05 11/23-12/06 11/23-12/06 9/28-10/04 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 9/26-10/02 11/21-12/11 11/21-12/11 9/28-10/04 9/28-10/04 11/20-12/10 11/20-12/10 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/07-10/13 10/07-10/13 10/21-10/27 10/21-10/27 9/29-10/05 9/29-10/05 10/27-11/02 10/27-11/02 9/28-10/04 9/28-10/04 10/26-11/01 10/26-11/01 9/26-10/02 9/26-10/02 10/24-10/30 10/24-10/30 9/28-10/04 9/28-10/04 10/23-10/29 10/23-10/29 10/14-10/20 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22

5 2 35 5 5 2 35 5 5 2 5 2 35 5 5 2 35 5 14 14 14 14 20 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 7 7 7 7 7

0 5 15 7 1 1 14 12 3 1 0 4 9 12 2 5 9 5 3 5 7 4 3 45 48 45 27 51 16 29 10 57 33 36 8 48 42 27 7 60 43 17 3 34 33 30 34 28

5 2 35 5 5 2 35 5 5 2 5 2 35 5 5 2 35 5 14 14 14 14 20 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 8 3 23 4 7 7 7 7 7

0.0 100.0 42.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 41.7 66.7 0.0 0.0 100.0 41.7 50.0 20.0 100.0 60.0 100.0 40.0 57.1 50.0 100.0 8.9 4.2 31.1 0.0 9.8 6.3 44.8 10.0 8.8 6.1 30.6 12.5 8.3 4.8 55.6 14.3 13.3 4.7 52.9 33.3 20.6 18.2 20.0 20.6 17.9

4 2 32 5 5 2 35 4 5 1 5 2 31 5 2 2 33 5 14 12 13 14 20 5 2 25 4 5 2 25 4 4 2 23 4 5 2 21 4 6 3 23 4 7 6 7 7 7

13 4 105 23 18 8 120 8 15 5 23 9 116 22 7 9 183 28 56 40 46 61 82 18 6 106 22 15 4 105 12 12 4 100 15 13 4 98 15 16 12 90 8 34 25 25 33 37

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 5 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

2 0 15 3 5 0 20 3 3 1 0 2 20 2 0 1 12 4 3 6 7 4 5 1 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 14 4 6 1 0 0 0

0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 17 3 5 2 22 3 3 1 3 2 22 4 0 1 12 4 5 8 7 4 11 3 0 16 2 5 2 9 4 3 2 5 1 5 2 4 4 4 0 14 4 6 4 6 2 0

50 50 53 60 100 100 63 75 60 100 60 100 71 80 0 50 36 80 36 67 54 29 55 60 0 64 50 100 100 36 100 75 100 22 25 100 100 19 100 67 0 61 100 86 67 86 29 0

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008

ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS

10/14-10/17 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/21-10/26 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23

150 65 160 160 160 250 250 275 220 220 100

444 414 592 492 579 270 379 419 425 429 227

150 65 160 160 160 250 250 275 220 220 100

25.9 10.6 21.3 27.6 25.4 46.3 40.6 41.3 37.2 36.4 39.2

144 56 158 156 148 246 241 256 214 207 96

366 154 419 352 327 793 766 762 679 635 264

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

71 48 116 103 116 111 127 83 80 93 49

15 0 14 6 12 9 25 31 7 0 7

86 48 130 109 128 120 152 114 87 93 56

60 86 82 70 86 49 63 45 41 45 58

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days

Bull

Spike

Cow

Calf Total

Hunt Success

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

70  Hunt Arizona 2010

WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

JUNIORS-ONLY (continued) 4A 2009 6AN/6AS 2005 6AN/6AS 2006 6AN/6AS 2007 6AN/6AS 2008 6AN/6AS 2009 22N 2007 22N 2008 22N 2009 23N 2007 23S 2008 23S 2009 27 2005 27 2006 MUZZLELOADER 1/2B/2C 2006 1/2B/2C 2008 3A/3C 2007 3B 2007 3B 2008 3B 2008 3B 2009 3B 2009 3B 2008 3B 2009 4A 2005 4B 2006 4B 2005 4B 2006 4B 2007 5BN 2005 6A 2005 6A 2006 6A 2006 6A 2007 6A 2008 6A 2009 6A 2009 6A 2005 6A 2006 6A 2007 6A 2008 6A 2009 6AS 2007 6B 2008 8 2005 8 2006 8 2007 8 2008 8 2009 9 2009 16A 2005 16A 2006 16A 2007 16A 2008 16A 2009 21 2005 21 2007 21 2009 22S 2006 22S 2007 22S 2008 22S 2009 23S 2008 27 2005 27 2009

Harvest

Hunt Type

Dates

ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS

10/16-10/22 10/14-10/17 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/12-10/18 10/10-10/16 10/09-10/15 10/19-10/25 10/17-10/23 10/16-10/22 10/14-10/17 10/20-10/26

100 635 765 765 765 765 20 30 30 20 30 30 100 95

226 1466 1581 1868 1708 1658 67 96 124 61 24 32 133 160

100 636 762 761 765 765 20 30 30 20 30 30 100 95

38.5 37.8 40.5 35.0 39.4 42.1 16.4 28.1 21.8 27.9 70.8 43.8 51.9 29.4

93 625 739 720 739 737 18 30 30 18 21 24 98 91

263 1713 2170 2046 2200 2302 76 83 97 63 94 107 298 283

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

53 276 355 391 285 344 7 19 18 11 6 0 29 49

11 20 40 45 68 55 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6

64 296 395 436 353 399 7 21 18 11 6 0 31 55

69 47 53 61 48 54 39 70 60 61 29 0 32 60

BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE ALS ALS BE BE ALS ALS ALS BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE BE

10/06-10/12 9/26-10/02 9/28-10/04 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 11/28-12/04 9/25-10/01 11/27-12/03 12/12-12/31 12/11-12/31 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 10/21-10/26 10/20-10/26 10/19-10/25 9/30-10/05 11/11-11/16 10/06-10/12 11/17-11/23 11/16-11/22 11/14-11/20 9/25-10/01 11/13-11/19 11/11-11/16 11/17-11/23 11/16-11/22 11/14-11/20 11/13-11/19 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 10/14-10/20 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 9/25-10/01 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 9/30-10/05 9/28-10/04 9/25-10/01 10/06-10/12 9/28-10/04 9/26-10/02 9/25-10/01 9/26-10/02 9/30-10/05 9/25-10/01

40 40 30 20 20 150 20 150 250 250 10 40 225 175 175 40 425 50 390 390 450 25 400 300 250 325 200 200 25 25 200 150 150 150 150 25 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 20 40 40 40 15 25 25

1561 1515 1295 251 310 95 355 181 51 111 333 281 248 149 177 747 1705 1358 1175 1566 1496 984 1003 288 328 294 242 220 688 277 290 181 263 237 243 1660 31 14 24 13 11 125 89 62 144 172 161 187 272 791 463

40 40 30 20 20 150 20 150 250 250 10 40 225 175 175 40 425 50 390 390 450 25 400 300 250 325 200 200 25 25 200 150 150 150 150 25 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 20 40 40 40 15 25 25

2.0 2.0 2.1 4.4 1.9 63.2 4.5 36.5 100.0 99.1 2.7 10.3 59.7 62.4 63.8 2.8 17.0 3.2 16.3 15.7 20.3 2.1 22.6 41.7 37.8 37.8 32.6 38.6 2.2 5.8 42.4 43.1 34.2 38.8 31.7 1.4 9.7 7.1 4.2 7.7 0.0 2.4 3.4 8.1 5.6 12.2 15.5 16.0 3.7 2.3 3.2

40 40 30 20 20 139 20 144 231 234 10 39 213 171 170 39 412 50 375 385 430 25 390 281 231 320 195 196 24 25 190 139 144 146 142 24 3 0 3 3 3 5 5 5 20 37 40 40 15 25 25

185 139 113 86 87 676 100 782 1267 1476 37 168 876 711 690 150 1740 229 1571 1674 1952 135 1864 1121 997 1302 843 800 93 125 852 617 619 593 590 103 18 0 14 12 6 18 16 20 92 181 166 199 68 110 103

24 39 26 13 13 21 16 26 0 0 5 18 0 0 0 31 151 34 139 125 131 15 156 0 0 0 0 0 21 14 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 0 0 2 3 5 5 5 11 15 21 18 10 9 19

0 0 0 0 0 17 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 30 44 38 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 80 0 0 24 40 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 68 89 66 60 0 0 41 51 55 70 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 15 7 10 0 0 9 3 16 18 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 39 26 13 13 38 16 32 105 84 7 18 26 40 48 31 180 34 169 169 169 15 176 103 70 104 73 70 22 15 50 54 71 88 62 21 2 0 0 2 3 5 5 5 11 15 24 21 10 9 21

60 98 87 65 65 27 80 22 45 36 70 46 12 23 28 79 44 68 45 44 39 60 45 37 30 33 37 36 92 60 26 39 49 60 44 88 67 . 0 67 100 100 100 100 55 41 60 53 67 36 84

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days

Bull

Spike

Cow

Calf Total

Hunt Success

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Hunt Arizona 2010  71

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Hunt Type

MUZZLELOADER (continued) CN 2007 ALSS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2007 ALS CN 2008 ALS CN 2008 ALS CN 2009 ALS CN 2009 ALS CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2007 AE CN 2007 AE CN 2008 AE CN 2008 AE CN 2009 AE CN 2009 AE ARCHERY 1 2005 B 1 2005 ALS 1/2B/2C 2006 B 1/2B/2C 2007 B 1/2B/2C 2008 B 1/2B/2C 2008 B 1/2B/2C 2009 B 1/2B/2C 2009 B 1/2B/2C 2006 ALS 1/2B/2C 2007 ALS 1/2B/2C 2008 ALS 1/2B/2C 2009 ALS 3A/3C 2005 B 3A/3C 2006 B 3A/3C 2007 B 3A/3C 2008 B 3A/3C 2008 B 3A/3C 2009 B 3A/3C 2009 B 3A/3C 2005 ALS 3A/3C 2006 ALS 3A/3C 2007 ALS 3A/3C 2008 ALS 3A/3C 2009 ALS 3B 2005 B 3B 2006 B 3B 2007 B 3B 2008 B 3B 2008 B 3B 2009 B 3B 2009 B 3B 2005 ALS 3B 2006 ALS 3B 2007 ALS 3B 2008 ALS 3B 2009 ALS 4A 2005 B 4A 2006 B 4A 2007 B

Dates

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days

Harvest Bull

Spike

Cow

Calf Total

Hunt Success

10/05-10/11 9/23-9/30 9/23-9/30 10/06-10/12 10/06-10/12 10/05-10/11 10/10-10/16 10/10-10/16 10/09-10/15 10/09-10/15 9/23-9/30 9/23-9/30 10/06-10/12 10/06-10/12 10/05-10/11 10/05-10/11 10/10-10/16 10/10-10/16 10/09-10/15 10/09-10/15

25 25 5 25 5 5 25 5 25 5 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3

0 1 4 0 4 3 5 8 1 7 49 60 31 12 24 12 27 14 24 11

25 25 5 25 5 5 25 5 25 5 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 3

100.0 0.0 100.0 66.7 100.0 37.5 100.0 42.9 16.3 5.0 32.3 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.9 7.1 20.8 9.1

23 22 5 20 3 5 25 5 22 5 10 2 10 3 10 3 10 3 10 0

85 108 20 95 13 30 120 33 97 22 53 13 47 18 39 21 50 8 47 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 6 1 2 0 1 5 0 6 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

10 6 1 2 0 1 5 0 9 4 3 0 9 0 5 0 0 2 2 0

43 27 20 10 0 20 20 0 41 80 30 0 90 0 50 0 0 67 20 -

9/16-9/29 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27

150 325 150 150 150 25 150 25 170 50 75 75 90 100 100 150 25 150 25 50 70 70 70 70 25 25 25 75 25 75 25 15 15 15 25 25 150 175 175

2344 202 2614 2847 2241 24 2055 28 137 51 62 75 1392 1463 1722 1647 10 1498 25 34 40 42 32 28 239 171 231 251 11 342 17 3 4 22 8 17 1111 1269 1242

150 325 150 150 150 25 150 25 170 50 75 75 90 100 100 150 25 150 25 50 70 70 70 70 25 25 25 75 25 75 25 15 15 15 25 25 150 175 175

5.1 48.0 4.6 3.9 5.3 37.5 5.5 25.0 27.0 9.8 30.6 28.0 5.5 5.5 3.8 7.0 100.0 7.2 24.0 61.8 55.0 42.9 50.0 32.1 5.9 8.8 7.4 18.3 63.6 10.8 70.6 33.3 100.0 31.8 87.5 29.4 11.3 11.3 11.0

150 317 150 144 148 25 148 25 168 50 73 69 90 100 97 150 25 148 23 50 65 65 68 68 25 25 25 74 25 75 22 15 15 15 25 25 150 171 171

1083 2022 1214 1285 1218 168 1242 223 1026 308 520 465 667 770 838 1271 194 1481 209 326 406 427 399 539 250 175 203 642 196 857 194 98 101 94 221 145 994 1434 1411

93 0 70 80 73 5 66 4 0 0 0 0 67 63 55 86 6 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 15 38 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 56 58

2 0 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 6

0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 10 10 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 14 7 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 5 0 0 0

0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

95 81 70 82 77 10 68 4 47 12 10 26 67 63 60 86 6 48 2 9 21 16 9 13 8 13 15 38 6 10 0 4 3 2 2 5 81 58 64

63 26 47 57 52 40 46 16 28 24 14 38 74 63 62 57 24 32 9 18 32 25 13 19 32 52 60 51 24 13 0 27 20 13 8 20 54 34 37

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

72  Hunt Arizona 2010

WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit ARCHERY (continued) 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B/5A WI 4B/5A WI 4B/5A WI 4B/5A WI 4B/5A WI 4B/5A WI 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BN 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 5BS 6A 6A 6A/19A/21 VV

Year

Hunt Type

2008 B 2008 B 2009 B 2009 B 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2005 B 2006 B 2007 B 2008 B 2008 B 2009 B 2009 B 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 AE 2005 AE 2005 B 2006 B 2007 B 2008 B 2008 B 2009 B 2009 B 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2005 B 2006 B 2007 B 2008 B 2008 B 2009 B 2009 B 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2005 B 2006 B 2007 B 2008 B 2008 B 2009 B 2009 B 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2007 ALS 2008 ALS 2009 ALS 2008 B 2009 B 2007 ALSS

Dates

9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/01-9/29 9/16-10/13 9/30-10/31 10/14-11/13 9/01-9/30 9/30-10/31 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 11/21-11/27 11/20-11/26 9/14-9/27

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 225 25 225 25 300 295 80 80 80 150 150 150 200 25 200 25 75 50 50 50 50 5 10 5 10 5 5 145 90 140 110 25 135 25 300 220 200 135 100 200 200 125 175 25 250 25 250 200 100 100 100 150 195 200 200 25 175 25 350 360 200 200 100 25 25 30

1179 19 1038 26 202 152 39 36 31 417 390 416 372 11 436 7 17 24 24 15 27 3 0 0 0 4 0 1023 949 1164 911 2 900 25 160 166 158 121 118 858 1030 797 797 7 1058 21 99 71 55 33 30 1450 1742 2111 1796 20 1298 14 217 291 192 178 123 17 13 0

225 25 225 25 300 295 80 80 80 150 150 151 200 25 200 25 75 50 50 50 50 5 10 5 10 5 5 145 90 140 110 25 135 25 300 220 200 135 100 200 200 125 174 25 250 25 250 200 100 100 100 150 195 200 200 25 175 25 350 359 200 200 100 25 25 30

13.5 100.0 16.0 42.3 57.9 55.9 17.9 25.0 58.1 14.9 15.1 14.7 26.6 100.0 22.5 57.1 100.0 70.8 37.5 73.3 63.0 100.0 75.0 9.9 7.3 9.5 10.3 100.0 13.0 28.0 65.6 48.2 35.4 37.2 35.6 14.8 11.3 11.9 13.9 100.0 15.9 57.1 69.7 74.6 38.2 42.4 56.7 8.4 8.6 7.8 8.7 30.0 11.3 64.3 44.7 33.7 27.6 32.6 31.7 35.3 46.2 -

219 19 211 25 294 289 74 74 80 150 144 146 196 23 194 19 65 50 50 50 50 5 10 5 6 5 5 145 90 138 107 22 133 21 283 216 195 128 96 195 198 123 172 25 244 22 240 196 98 100 98 150 193 197 197 25 173 20 343 348 198 193 94 25 22 28

1783 106 1945 167 1969 1972 392 554 544 1220 1270 1314 1747 153 1775 103 438 324 336 333 372 43 58 15 26 58 8 1100 734 1126 868 150 1311 163 1842 1354 1332 919 817 1674 1490 1039 1484 180 2291 144 1697 1301 774 815 812 1104 1581 1381 1781 205 1419 118 2161 2290 1337 1424 751 118 128 173

Harvest Bull 94 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 22 44 57 0 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 35 28 49 3 39 6 0 0 0 0 0 57 64 31 69 2 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 84 59 87 74 5 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0

Spike

Cow

2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 3 2 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

0 0 0 0 76 64 36 19 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 72 60 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 46 21 15 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 102 48 43 13 0 0 2

Calf Total 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 4 0 2 0 0 2

96 6 60 0 82 66 38 19 23 52 22 44 61 0 14 8 9 7 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 81 35 30 49 3 41 6 105 74 62 17 17 64 68 33 71 4 34 6 51 48 21 15 29 96 63 90 76 5 60 3 144 111 52 43 15 3 5 4

Hunt Success 44 32 28 0 28 23 51 26 29 35 15 30 31 0 7 42 14 14 16 12 6 0 0 0 0 60 0 56 39 22 46 14 31 29 37 34 32 13 18 33 34 27 41 16 14 27 21 24 21 15 30 64 33 46 39 20 35 15 42 32 26 22 16 12 23 14

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Hunt Arizona 2010  73

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit ARCHERY (continued) 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6A/19A/21 VV 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AN 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6AW 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E 7E

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2005 2006 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

ALS ALS AE AE AE B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS

9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 20 20 10 15 15 100 115 115 150 225 390 450 200 200 150 100 115 115 150 240 390 450 200 175 125 50 55 55 75 75 125 150 50 50 50 65 80 100 100 25 100 25 100 100 100 100 100 115 100 120 130 25 130 25 235 150 75 75 75

0 0 3 27 16 995 1062 1233 1074 1230 183 227 186 188 137 723 824 745 945 1028 186 192 134 140 95 241 217 281 243 198 51 26 24 16 23 328 358 417 299 5 327 23 46 42 32 78 20 507 435 486 357 12 374 8 50 58 35 36 21

20 20 10 15 15 100 115 115 150 225 390 450 199 200 150 100 115 115 150 240 390 450 197 175 125 50 55 55 75 75 125 150 50 50 50 65 80 100 100 25 100 25 100 100 95 100 100 115 100 120 130 25 130 25 235 150 75 75 75

100.0 29.6 43.8 8.1 8.9 7.9 11.3 14.9 62.8 61.2 31.2 44.7 35.0 11.5 6.8 12.1 12.1 16.8 83.9 77.1 50.0 50.7 38.9 11.6 14.7 14.6 17.7 24.7 60.8 100.0 54.2 68.8 60.9 12.8 15.1 12.7 20.4 100.0 21.4 69.6 71.7 54.8 75.0 46.2 90.0 18.9 12.9 11.9 20.4 91.7 17.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 42.9 66.7 81.0

16 17 10 15 15 100 115 115 146 220 371 438 193 194 146 100 113 115 148 234 384 438 186 173 116 50 55 54 73 75 122 147 50 47 49 63 80 98 98 23 96 25 98 95 91 96 95 115 96 120 130 20 130 25 228 146 70 75 71

78 94 82 95 113 718 920 846 1311 2001 2359 2880 1291 1301 1136 752 816 944 1344 2150 2719 2924 1322 1176 830 424 414 412 680 689 934 1091 403 420 416 506 676 1000 806 212 915 204 781 639 656 758 719 995 814 1093 1226 148 1120 175 1598 848 498 489 440

Harvest Bull

Spike

0 0 3 1 4 46 40 49 65 54 0 0 0 0 0 30 32 37 35 58 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 11 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 24 17 24 2 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 29 36 38 2 21 6 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cow

Calf Total

0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 107 99 58 39 26 0 0 0 0 0 66 65 42 29 13 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 9 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 24 13 10 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 35 13 11 25

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0

0 3 3 1 8 46 42 54 67 59 111 101 58 41 28 36 38 39 37 62 72 65 44 31 17 18 20 11 25 16 30 23 9 16 14 18 26 17 26 2 25 4 30 24 15 10 21 40 33 36 38 2 27 6 38 37 15 13 25

Hunt Success 0 18 30 7 53 46 37 47 46 27 30 23 30 21 19 36 34 34 25 26 19 15 24 18 15 36 36 20 34 21 25 16 18 34 29 29 33 17 27 9 26 16 31 25 16 10 22 35 34 30 29 10 21 24 17 25 21 17 35

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

74  Hunt Arizona 2010

WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit ARCHERY (continued) 7M 7M 7M 7M 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 7W 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 11M 15A/15B/17A/ 18/19B 15A/15B/17A/ 18/19B

Harvest

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009

B B ALS ALS B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS

9/16-9/29 9/30-10/13 9/16-9/29 9/30-10/13 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/22-10/05 10/06-10/19 9/14-9/27 9/28-10/11 9/12-9/25 9/26-10/09 9/11-9/24 9/25-10/08 9/22-10/05 10/06-10/19 9/14-9/27 9/28-10/11 9/12-9/25 9/26-10/09 9/11-9/24 9/25-10/08

80 80 80 80 150 150 150 150 25 125 25 250 225 100 75 75 100 125 125 125 25 175 25 50 50 50 50 100 75 75 75 25 100 25 150 125 150 150 25 150 25 100 100 75 75 75 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80

320 144 38 21 717 1097 1086 844 14 777 15 74 85 60 40 37 734 739 878 677 10 609 21 14 32 9 33 2835 2885 3314 2651 47 2511 52 1060 1664 1845 1052 16 1083 32 17 42 18 56 14 317 107 399 139 253 158 247 123 41 9 43 13 55 31 53 10

80 80 80 80 150 150 150 150 25 125 25 250 225 100 75 75 100 125 125 125 25 175 25 50 50 50 50 100 75 75 74 25 100 25 151 125 150 150 25 150 25 100 94 72 75 75 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 79 79 80 80 80 80

17.2 27.1 65.8 100.0 14.4 9.3 9.0 12.1 78.6 10.4 53.3 97.3 52.9 41.7 35.0 43.2 7.9 9.9 8.2 12.0 70.0 14.9 66.7 85.7 18.8 100.0 51.5 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.5 34.0 3.2 19.2 7.1 4.7 3.8 8.3 75.0 8.6 50.0 100.0 54.8 88.9 60.7 100.0 17.0 22.4 13.8 20.1 20.6 20.9 17.8 24.4 70.7 100.0 72.1 100.0 74.5 61.3 58.5 100.0

75 80 80 70 150 150 148 150 25 118 25 241 221 96 70 75 100 125 125 122 23 175 25 50 50 50 50 100 75 75 74 23 98 22 149 122 150 148 23 148 20 90 90 62 72 68 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 77 77 77 71 80 80 76

650 702 595 480 1138 1278 1317 1352 163 1165 186 1635 1417 683 503 600 931 1201 1330 1130 139 1639 179 410 396 330 382 674 646 572 584 203 905 188 1023 959 1403 1359 183 1448 136 523 651 497 431 476 744 752 697 640 796 790 839 671 535 562 511 656 631 517 471 650

13 12 0 0 84 51 38 72 3 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 43 45 23 42 5 65 3 0 0 0 0 82 53 51 54 5 60 13 99 56 36 50 4 51 5 0 0 0 0 0 27 9 18 24 22 16 12 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 6 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 9 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 61 9 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 10 15 16 22 22 33 12

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 6 0 0

15 18 28 14 86 51 43 72 3 26 3 52 61 13 12 15 43 49 25 51 7 71 7 14 13 16 12 82 54 51 54 5 60 16 99 56 36 50 4 51 5 23 4 10 3 5 27 11 20 26 28 16 12 19 25 10 20 16 24 28 33 12

20 23 35 20 57 34 29 48 12 22 12 22 28 14 17 20 43 39 20 42 30 41 28 28 26 32 24 82 72 68 73 22 61 73 66 46 24 34 17 34 25 26 4 16 4 7 34 14 25 33 35 20 15 24 31 13 26 21 34 35 41 16

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days

Bull

Spike

Cow

Calf Total

Hunt Success

2005

ALS

9/16-9/30

35

5

35

100.0

33

208

0

0

2

0

2

6

2005

AE

9/16-9/29

35

104

35

18.3

35

228

15

3

0

0

18

51

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Hunt Arizona 2010  75

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit ARCHERY (continued) 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 15A/15B/17/18/ 19B/20A/20C 16A 16A 16A 16A 16A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22N 22N 22N 22N 22N 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23N 23N 23S 23S 23S 23S 27 27 27

Harvest

Year

Hunt Type

2008

B

9/12-9/25

75

90

75

24.4

70

532

35

0

0

0

35

50

2009

B

9/11-9/24

75

115

75

39.1

69

517

33

0

0

0

33

48

2006

ALS

9/22-10/05

75

8

75

100.0

70

458

0

0

0

0

0

0

2007

ALS

9/14-9/27

75

7

76

100.0

61

398

0

0

3

0

3

5

2008

ALS

9/12-9/25

75

2

75

100.0

60

363

0

0

2

0

2

3

2009

ALS

9/11-9/24

75

2

75

100.0

65

457

0

0

7

0

7

11

2006

AE

9/22-10/05

75

163

75

27.6

66

398

23

0

0

0

23

35

2007

AE

9/14-9/27

75

141

75

19.1

75

618

26

0

0

0

26

35

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007

B B B B B B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS B B B B B B B B B

9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 11/18-12/01 11/17-11/30 11/16-11/29 11/14-11/27 11/13-11/26 11/11-11/24 11/10-11/23 11/09-11/22 11/14-11/27 11/13-11/26 11/11-11/24 11/10-11/23 11/09-11/22 11/14-11/27 11/13-11/26 11/11-11/24 11/10-11/23 11/09-11/22 11/07-11/20 11/13-11/26 11/18-12/01 11/17-11/30 11/16-11/29 11/14-11/27 11/13-11/26 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/23-10/06 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27

4 4 4 4 4 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 85 100 50 70 70 185 200 220 300 300 50 20 30 30 30 150 150 150 150 150 100 100 100 100 100 15 15 25 35 15 15 100 100 100

26 14 8 17 9 81 55 97 40 61 205 178 26 38 14 15 22 195 238 228 172 106 5 19 26 17 11 186 142 154 118 73 25 24 18 14 18 594 381 212 438 102 215 834 850 883

4 4 4 4 4 15 20 20 20 20 25 25 85 99 50 70 70 185 200 219 300 300 50 20 29 30 30 150 150 150 150 150 100 100 98 100 100 15 15 25 35 15 15 100 100 100

11.5 14.3 37.5 5.9 44.4 12.3 18.2 11.3 35.0 18.0 7.8 9.6 80.8 73.7 78.6 100.0 100.0 46.7 44.5 42.1 79.7 95.3 100.0 57.9 76.9 100.0 100.0 43.0 52.8 41.6 62.7 89.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2.2 2.9 9.0 4.1 8.8 4.7 6.2 7.4 7.0

4 4 4 4 4 14 20 20 20 20 25 23 85 96 50 64 68 180 197 210 281 277 48 20 26 30 27 150 150 130 144 143 95 97 95 97 92 15 15 24 35 14 15 97 100 97

4 12 26 20 26 120 171 171 184 206 137 170 651 608 340 443 436 1326 1397 1609 2045 2191 363 175 119 220 251 1160 1133 936 1082 1055 603 621 552 605 660 135 158 165 223 112 158 800 824 838

0 1 0 1 4 8 9 2 5 2 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 49 46 34 42 30 2 0 10 5 8 12 22 18 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 13 28 7 8 42 43 39

4 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 11 11 13 0 0 0 8 0 5 10 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 11 16 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 10 26 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 1 4 1 4 8 9 4 5 2 17 11 25 17 16 23 18 62 55 45 53 43 2 0 10 13 8 17 32 21 23 14 15 24 10 29 27 8 6 13 28 7 8 44 45 41

100 25 100 25 100 57 45 20 25 10 68 48 29 18 32 36 26 34 28 21 19 16 4 0 38 43 30 11 21 16 16 10 16 25 11 30 29 53 40 54 80 50 53 45 45 42

Dates

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days

Bull

Spike

Cow

Calf Total

Hunt Success

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

Herd-Units: CC = Canyon Creek HM = Hutch Mtn. MM = Melatone Mesa SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater DL = Dry Lake M = Martinez MZ = Mazatzal TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla ML = Marshall Lake RV = Round Valley VV = Verde Valley GV = Grapevine

76  Hunt Arizona 2010

WI = Winslow WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction

Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit ARCHERY (continued) 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28/31 28/31/32 31/32 31/32 31/32 CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN CN

Year

Hunt Type

Dates

2008 2008 2009 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2005 2009 2006 2007 2008 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

B B B B ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS ALS AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE

9/12-9/25 11/14-11/27 9/11-9/24 11/13-11/26 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/11-9/24 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 9/16-9/29 9/11-9/24 9/22-10/05 9/14-9/27 9/12-9/25 8/29-9/09 8/29-9/09 9/16-9/22 9/16-9/22 9/04-9/14 9/04-9/14 9/15-9/24 9/15-9/24 8/30-9/06 8/30-9/06 9/14-9/23 9/14-9/23 8/29-9/04 8/29-9/04 9/12-9/21 9/12-9/21 11/07-11/20 11/07-11/20 8/28-9/03 8/28-9/03 9/18-9/27 9/18-9/27 11/06-11/19 11/06-11/19 8/29-9/09 8/29-9/09 9/16-9/22 9/16-9/22 9/04-9/14 9/04-9/14 9/15-9/24 9/15-9/24 8/30-9/06 8/30-9/06 9/14-9/23 9/14-9/23 8/29-9/04 8/29-9/04 9/12-9/21 9/12-9/21 11/07-11/20 11/07-11/20 8/28-9/03 8/28-9/03 9/18-9/27 9/18-9/27 11/06-11/19 11/06-11/19

Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days 150 25 150 25 175 145 150 75 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 17 3 17 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 10 2 20 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2

960 40 846 11 31 54 73 52 37 12 13 4 8 9 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 25 16 26 16 10 7 26 6 4 3 32 10 12 5 32 11 1 2 4 0 32 8 0 0

150 25 150 25 175 145 146 75 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 17 3 17 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 10 3 12 2 20 2 17 2 17 2 16 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 17 2 8 2

9.9 30.0 10.3 63.6 100.0 66.7 58.9 46.2 35.1 25.0 30.8 50.0 37.5 33.3 66.7 100.0 37.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 33.3 100.0 50.0 48.0 12.5 57.7 12.5 80.0 28.6 57.7 33.3 75.0 33.3 40.6 20.0 91.7 .0 40.6 18.2 100.0 50.0 75.0 37.5 25.0 -

146 19 148 20 164 136 132 65 47 5 5 5 5 4 3 5 5 17 3 10 3 20 3 20 3 20 3 18 3 16 3 20 3 17 0 20 3 20 3 10 3 12 2 18 2 17 0 17 0 16 2 13 2 15 2 14 0 17 2 17 0 17 2 8 2

1357 183 1491 145 1126 805 907 498 326 50 38 30 23 23 25 20 30 129 34 37 6 70 21 93 28 78 15 91 27 89 21 90 21 76 0 98 9 136 30 70 18 67 10 95 8 95 0 95 0 92 6 77 20 64 14 68 0 116 16 90 0 107 16 62 28

Harvest Bull 60 0 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

Spike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0

Cow

Calf Total

0 0 0 0 20 21 20 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

60 0 47 2 24 23 20 8 12 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 3 1 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0

Hunt Success 41 0 32 10 15 17 15 12 26 0 60 100 0 25 0 0 0 18 0 100 0 15 33 25 67 10 0 11 0 0 0 10 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 0 33 0 44 0 18 35 38 0 62 100 0 0 21 0 0 0 59 100 0 0

BE = Early Bull, B = Bull, ALS = Antlerless, AE = Any Elk, CN = Camp Navajo, CH = CHAMP Hunt, DV = Disabled Veteran

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Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Natural History

Bob Miles

Arizona has two native subspecies of turkeys, Merriam’s and Gould’s. The Merriam’s race of wild turkey (M. g. merriami) is found throughout the western United States, primarily in the ponderosa pine forests of Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Arizona. This turkey has also been transplanted into the pine for-

ests of Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota. The Gould’s turkey (M. g. mexicana) is only found in Arizona and New Mexico. In Arizona, wild turkeys can be found not only in ponderosa pine forests but also in riparian deciduous forests and other vegetation types at elevations ranging from 3,500 to 10,000 feet. The best populations of Merriam’s, however, occur in the ponderosa pine forests north of the Gila River. The Gould’s occupy the sky island habitats in southeastern Arizona. In the spring, 2-year-old and older males weigh about 18 pounds on average, and yearling males or “jakes” weigh about 13 pounds. Hens more than a year old weigh between 8 and 12 pounds, depending partially on the contents of the crop, which may weigh up to a pound. As springtime temperatures warm, the onset of breeding is heralded by the commencement of gobbling. Gobbling may start as early as late February or early March, with a second peak of gobbling occurring in early May with some “toms” continuing to gobble into June. Hens mate once and lay between 8 and 12 eggs that take 28 days to incubate. The young are precocial and move from the nest soon after hatching. Both hens and poults spend the rest of the summer eating, loafing, and gaining weight. As winter approaches, they begin to form flocks with other family groups. The flocks will usually spend the winter as high up on the mountain as

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snow permits. The gobblers, too, have a defined wintering area in which they will flock together. During the winter, turkeys congregate in the pinyon pine-oak habitats just below the interface with the ponderosa pine forest. Following the snow line, both hen and tom turkey flocks work their way upslope to where gobbling toms attempt to accrue a harem of several hens. After mating, the hens often continue upslope into denser habitats to lay and incubate their eggs. Toms and hens are not usually seen together during the remainder of the year, although they may both frequent similar habitats. During the summer months, the hens and poults spend much of their time searching for bugs and seeds in small meadows and forest openings. As winter approaches, the turkeys feed increasingly on acorns, pinyon nuts, and other mast crops. Later, with the onset of winter, the birds follow pine stringers downslope to snow-free areas where they feed on the seeds of ponderosa pine, junipers, pinyons, and other plants.

Hunt History

Wild turkeys have been classified as big game since 1913 when the first state legislature established a bag limit of three birds to be taken between October 1 and December 15. Turkey populations appeared to hold up fairly well, at least in northern Arizona, as the season was still a month long and the bag limit was only reduced to two in the new “game code” of 1929. After World War II, however, hunt pressure gradually in-

creased, and hunt regulations became more stringent. Fall hunting was the only turkey hunting allowed, and by 1950 a hunter had to draw a permit to even hunt turkeys. Annual harvests ranged from a few hundred birds to more than 1,300. Turkey populations were fairly Arizona’s turkey distribution robust in the early 1960s, and the permit requirement was dropped in 1963; tag sales jumped from 8,050 in 1962 to 17,479 in 1963, but the turkey harvest only increased from 1,363 to 1,462. The first spring gobbler hunt was authorized in 1965 (100 permits), and by1969 the annual turkey harvest had climbed to 2,480 birds, with another 138 turkeys taken earlier that spring. That number remains an annual high. Wild turkey populations have since been in a general decline. Current estimates number the population between 15,000 and 20,000 birds, depending on conditions. Fall hunting is again by permit-only, and in the spring the number of gobblers taken is equal to or greater than the fall harvest.

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Turkey Survey Data Historic Summary of Turkey Survey Data Year Tom Hen 1960 343 267 1961 297 260 1962 248 293 1963 273 374 1964 191 288 1965 193 290 1966 286 311 1967 337 413 1968 299 295 1969 236 304 1970 207 345 1971 224 369 1972 205 264 1973 129 207 1974 155 193 1975 125 368 1976 98 262 1977 87 299 1978 179 307 1979 100 129 1980 42 111 1981 82 120 1982 105 157 1983 64 153 1984 156 202 1985 88 332 1986 136 300 1987 137 251 1988 63 225 1989 183 332 1990 121 210 1991 117 176 1992 170 219 1993 295 495 1994 251 381 1995 130 306 1996 68 289 1997 37 270 1998 122 228 1999 103 212 2000 144 198 2001 62 237 2002 86 44 2003 105 373 2004 124 144 2005 183 360 2006 77 217 2007 102 192 2008 139 282 2009 149 327 1 Percent young is calculated from classified birds only.

Poult 544 634 847 1058 881 905 1034 809 978 1152 667 654 678 641 729 1406 1138 1391 1190 421 401 626 586 517 664 1033 926 735 610 704 527 389 707 1148 559 527 292 708 497 567 303 520 25 1156 202 783 361 298 334 733

Unclassified 31 64 28 58 42 77 34 111 188 30 81 131 75 89 73 351 121 74 91 24 81 158 17 0 159 125 62 141 172 84 109 162 113 120 24 12 16 15 4 32 50 88 85 50 37 46 38 25 18 28

Total 1185 1255 1416 1763 1402 1465 1665 1670 1760 1722 1300 1378 1222 1066 1150 2250 1619 1851 1767 674 635 986 865 734 1181 1578 1424 1264 1070 1303 967 844 1209 2058 1215 975 665 1030 851 914 695 907 240 1684 507 1372 693 617 772 1237

Poults/Hen 2.0 2.4 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.3 2.0 3.3 3.8 1.9 1.8 2.6 3.1 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.7 3.9 3.3 3.6 5.2 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.1 2.5 2.2 3.2 2.3 1.5 1.7 1.0 2.6 2.2 2.7 1.5 2.2 0.6 3.1 1.4 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.2 2.2

Percent Young1 47 53 61 62 65 65 63 52 62 68 55 52 59 66 68 74 76 78 71 65 72 76 69 70 65 71 68 65 68 58 61 57 65 59 47 55 45 70 59 64 47 63 16 71 43 59 55 50 44 61

5-Year: 2004-2008 Turkey Survey Data Unit

Year

Tom

Hen

1 2005 18 84 1 2006 38 81 1 2007 29 18 1 2008 43 99 1 2009 36 136 3B 2005 0 4 3B 2007 19 0 1 Percent young is calculated from classified birds only.

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Poult

Unclassified

Total

Poults/Hen

146 102 36 91 395 0 0

0 0 0 13 11 0 0

248 221 83 246 578 4 19

1.7 1.3 2.0 0.9 2.9 0.0 -

Percent Young1 59 46 43 39 70 0 0

Turkey Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Turkey Survey Data Unit

Year

Tom

3B 2009 1 3C 2005 17 3C 2006 4 3C 2007 1 3C 2008 11 3C 2009 15 4 2005 42 4 2006 8 4 2007 2 4 2008 0 4 2009 0 5A 2005 0 5A 2006 0 5A 2007 9 5A 2008 10 5A 2009 3 5B 2007 5 5B 2009 2 6A 2005 0 6A 2006 0 6A 2009 3 6B 2005 5 6B 2006 0 6B 2007 0 7 2005 4 7 2006 5 7 2007 10 8 2005 18 8 2009 8 8/10 2006 4 8/10 2007 8 9 2006 5 9 2008 2 9 2009 0 12A 2005 4 12A 2006 7 12A 2007 3 12A 2008 0 12A 2009 14 13A 2005 19 13A 2006 2 13A 2007 7 13A 2008 10 13B 2008 14 13BS 2007 5 22 2005 0 22 2009 24 23 2005 17 23 2006 4 23 2008 9 23 2009 4 27 2005 39 27 2006 0 27 2007 4 27 2008 39 27 2009 39 1 Percent young is calculated from classified birds only.

Hen

Poult

Unclassified

Total

Poults/Hen

5 37 14 19 15 27 29 13 8 10 12 9 4 9 1 18 13 2 7 2 9 17 0 0 3 20 0 31 0 8 42 0 14 1 12 12 11 22 16 14 2 36 7 16 10 4 18 16 42 16 16 93 19 26 82 67

0 26 41 47 6 26 67 34 31 35 33 37 14 23 0 30 12 8 19 10 6 17 0 0 12 10 0 76 0 33 19 0 18 4 55 34 31 56 50 28 3 0 3 0 4 13 16 61 31 32 37 226 49 95 93 128

0 1 0 19 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 6 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 0

6 81 59 86 32 85 138 55 41 45 45 46 45 41 11 51 30 12 26 12 18 39 11 3 19 35 10 147 8 45 69 5 34 5 71 53 45 78 80 64 7 43 20 30 22 24 58 100 77 62 57 365 68 125 214 234

0.0 0.7 2.9 2.5 0.4 1.0 2.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 2.8 4.1 3.5 2.6 0.0 1.7 0.9 4.0 2.7 5.0 0.7 1.0 4.0 0.5 2.5 4.1 0.5 1.3 4.0 4.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.1 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 3.3 0.9 3.8 0.7 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.7 1.1 1.9

Percent Young1 0 33 69 70 19 38 49 62 76 78 73 80 78 56 0 59 40 67 73 83 33 44 63 29 0 61 0 73 28 0 53 80 77 64 69 72 63 46 43 0 15 0 21 76 28 65 40 56 65 63 72 76 43 55

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Turkey Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Spring Turkey Hunts (juniors-only listed separately) Permits 1st Choice Permits Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued 1965 100 – – 79 1966 500 – – 417 1967 1100 – – 878 1968 1600 – – 1096 1969 2200 – – 1673 1970 2600 – – 1935 1971 2650 – – 2021 1972 2800 – – 1941 1973 2550 – – 1225 1974 2550 – 2550 1747 1975 3450 – 3450 2284 1976 4001 – 4001 1869 1977 4600 – 4600 2679 1978 4865 – 4865 2952 1979 4970 6275 3397 2853 1980 4950 7894 4594 2692 1981 4900 9143 4654 2542 1982 4960 9444 4821 2648 1983 4960 5106 4415 3073 1984 4620 4725 4107 3455 1985 4620 5863 4409 3382 1986 4620 6663 4548 3581 1987 4915 7132 4834 3734 1988 4710 8216 4688 3736 1989 4660 8171 4562 3691 1990 4595 8553 4577 3684 1991 4595 8044 4976 3994 1992 4725 6413 4701 3757 1993 4735 7260 4732 3820 1994 4805 7730 4793 3795 1995 4840 8591 4822 3806 1996 5020 9258 5007 3820 1997 5115 9312 5115 4021 1998 4719 9460 4724 3722 1999 4501 10260 4476 3497 2000 4840 11120 4840 3833 2001 5251 12815 5251 4232 2002 5471 12643 5470 4301 2003 5096 13819 5183 4234 2004 5157 16020 5158 4055 2005 5307 16355 5375 4264 2006 5593 14945 5599 4548 2007 6263 13583 6269 5092 2008 7007 13281 7001 5660 2009 7289 11885 7284 6108 1 In 1997, the General season became a Shotgun-Shooting Shot season. Year

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

134 716 – 2440 3719 4579 4702 4674 2705 4145 5582 4642 6848 7568 7516 7225 8100 8366 10270 11511 11649 12421 13474 13089 12998 13457 15731 14563 15006 14543 14038 13826 15179 13503 12637 13474 15258 16420 16633 15880 16119 17705 19543 22725 25429

30 58 151 98 138 215 260 153 71 151 205 220 326 399 317 234 399 390 473 780 688 746 830 697 619 727 617 723 771 768 769 631 660 671 730 916 987 760 878 788 1155 1129 1269 1040 1110

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

150 155 156 137 125 119 122 143 202 295 1574

666 603 523 486 443 373 450 493 636 1094 4612

30 34 30 27 23 23 24 51 105 82 324

Historic Summary of Juniors-only Spring Turkey Hunts Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Permits Authorized 175 175 180 180 150 150 150 165 225 350 OTC

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1st Choice Applicants 120 202 307 254 290 341 327 461 563 582 -

Permits Issued 163 175 180 177 153 150 153 165 225 350 -

Percent Success 38.0 13.9 17.2 8.9 8.2 11.1 12.9 7.9 5.8 8.6 9.0 11.8 12.2 13.5 11.1 8.7 15.7 14.7 15.4 22.6 20.3 20.8 22.2 18.7 16.8 19.7 15.4 19.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 16.5 16.4 18.0 21 24 23 18 21 19 27 25 25 18 18

Percent Success 20 22 19 20 18 19 20 36 52 28 21

Turkey Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Fall Turkey Hunts (juniors-only listed separately) Year1 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1 2

Permits Authorized 9747 2147 2697 1243 1657 3305 3454 4672 5134 3012 4800 2600 2800 5700 8150 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9280 8730 8740 6965 6245 5350 4050 3700 4160 4760 4635 5085 4260 4785

1st Choice Applicants – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3951 5497 6123 6850 7322 7721 7766 7226 8972 9417 9451 12240 12774 14455

Permits Issued – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 17479 14803 15470 15681 17388 16782 18330 19222 17002 – – – – – – – – – – – – 7737 8271 7510 8914 8259 9289 7836 6332 6731 7822 6921 6237 5350 4050 3700 4160 4760 4635 5085 4260 4785

Hunters 5406 1465 1990 945 1377 2780 2961 4096 4448 2760 4218 2138 2340 4341 6607 7374 9296 15847 13733 14367 14381 14626 15063 14768 15673 13176 9584 13142 12262 9542 8208 8652 9119 8775 12578 10640 9923 9286 9302 9975 8740 10912 10425 11156 9609 5076 5310 6310 5435 4857 4188 3080 2775 3283 3689 3623 3933 3199 3676

Hunter Days – – – – – – – – – – – – 4308 – 12058 18216 21543 35711 33614 34846 34353 37391 38754 37735 43147 34196 26422 36597 36634 27676 24754 28320 25395 28646 34546 36027 34692 31185 30146 32701 29245 37068 32224 32410 29003 14330 14563 17505 15051 13447 12203 8492 7648 8935 10660 9723 11904 8955 11390

Total Harvest 526 296 403 307 365 549 782 1216 971 887 1367 647 569 1050 1262 1218 1308 1434 1655 2001 1762 1601 1518 2392 2002 1200 794 2050 1040 1464 508 997 1427 856 1192 1390 1496 893 1236 1125 941 1935 1459 1927 982 955 1008 1048 1009 1034 486 511 508 872 793 1213 407 875 539

Percent Success 9.7 20.2 20.3 32.5 26.5 19.7 26.4 29.7 21.8 32.1 32.4 30.3 24.3 24.2 19.1 16.5 14.1 9.0 12.1 13.9 12.3 10.9 10.1 16.2 12.8 9.1 8.3 15.6 8.5 15.3 6.2 11.5 15.6 9.8 9.5 13.1 15.1 9.6 13.3 11.3 10.8 17.7 14.0 17.3 10.2 18.8 19.0 16.6 18.6 21.3 11.6 16.6 18 27 21 33 10 27 15

Archery data are included in hunters, hunter days, and harvest from 1969-1990. In 2008, the General season became a Shotgun-Shooting Shot season.

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Turkey Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Fall Turkey Hunts (juniors-only listed separately) continued Permits 1st Choice Permits Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued 2005 4830 11563 4832 3811 2006 5310 14910 5302 3970 2007 5870 9922 5868 4664 20082 6100 7820 5883 4659 2009 6120 6649 5860 4667 1 Archery data are included in hunters, hunter days, and harvest from 1969-1990. Year1

2

Hunter Days 10720 11224 14317 14096 13759

Total Harvest 1117 640 1087 902 1653

Percent Success 29 16 23 19 35

In 2008, the General season became a Shotgun-Shooting Shot season.

Historic Summary of Juniors-only Fall Turkey Hunts Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 1998 100 59 1999 100 105 2000 100 169 2001 125 164 2002 125 241 2003 125 240 2004 100 250 2005 100 137 2006 150 246 2007 150 179 2008 OTC – 2009 OTC No Survey OTC = Over the counter nonpermit-tags. Year

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

89 100 100 125 125 125 100 100 148 150 336

76 86 81 96 91 103 72 71 100 114 317

197 236 218 264 282 231 196 191 262 304 929

8 21 13 33 6 18 4 16 19 12 37

11 24 16 34 7 17 6 23 19 11 12

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

1289 1337 1760 1808 1784 1939 1891 2133 2523 3084 3115 3117 2914 3223 3450 3941 4660 3844 3559

1072 1245 1465 1533 1426 1479 1390 1739 2082 2539 2722 2583 2485 2630 2586 2820 2719 2151 1105

4331 4692 6804 7258 7011 7684 7194 8435 10913 13320 13838 12627 12507 12890 12725 13818 14036 10468 5581

20 19 55 59 26 37 44 96 103 120 190 138 71 160 174 140 221 103 60

1.9 1.5 3.8 3.8 1.8 2.5 3.2 5.6 4.5 4.7 7.0 5.3 2.9 6.1 6.7 5.0 8.1 4.8 5.4

Historic Summary of Archery Fall Turkey Hunts Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20091 1

Permits Authorized – – –

1st Choice Applicants – – –

–

–

– –

– –

–

–

– –

– –

–

–

– –

– –

–

–

– –

– –

– – – –

– – – –

2009 data is preliminary.

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Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Dates

Spring Shotgun-Shooting Shot 1 2005 4/22-4/28 1 2005 4/29-5/19 1 2006 4/28-5/04 1 2006 5/05-5/25 1 2007 4/27-5/03 1 2007 5/04-5/24 1 2008 4/25-5/01 1 2008 5/02-5/22 1 2009 4/24-4/30 1 2009 5/01-5/21 3B 2005 4/22-5/19 3B 2006 4/28-5/25 3B 2007 4/27-5/03 3B 2007 5/04-5/24 3B 2008 4/25-5/01 3B 2008 5/02-5/22 3B 2009 4/24-4/30 3B 2009 5/01-5/21 3C 2005 4/22-5/19 3C 2006 4/28-5/25 3C 2007 4/27-5/03 3C 2007 5/04-5/24 3C 2008 4/25-5/01 3C 2008 5/02-5/22 3C 2009 4/24-4/30 3C 2009 5/01-5/21 4 2005 4/22-5/19 4 2006 4/28-5/25 4 2007 4/27-5/03 4 2007 5/04-5/24 4 2008 4/25-5/01 4 2008 5/02-5/22 4 2009 4/24-4/30 4 2009 5/01-5/21 5A 2005 4/22-5/19 5A 2006 4/28-5/04 5A 2006 5/05-5/25 5A 2007 4/27-5/03 5A 2007 5/04-5/24 5A 2008 4/25-5/01 5A 2008 5/02-5/22 5A 2009 4/24-4/30 5A 2009 5/01-5/21 5B 2005 4/22-5/19 5B 2006 4/28-5/25 5B 2007 4/27-5/03 5B 2007 5/04-5/24 5B 2008 4/25-5/01 5B 2008 5/02-5/22 5B 2009 4/24-4/30 5B 2009 5/01-5/21 6A 2005 4/22-4/28 6A 2005 4/29-5/19 6A 2006 4/28-5/04 6A 2006 5/05-5/25 6A 2007 4/27-5/03 6A 2007 5/04-5/24 6A 2008 4/25-5/01 6A 2008 5/02-5/22 6A 2009 4/24-4/30 6A 2009 5/01-5/21 CN=Camp Navajo

Permits Authorized

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

400 425 425 450 450 475 500 525 500 525 125 150 100 100 100 100 125 125 75 150 125 100 175 175 175 175 275 325 200 200 250 250 250 250 300 200 200 225 225 225 225 175 225 250 275 150 150 150 150 150 150 275 225 275 275 300 300 350 350 350 350

2032 760 2037 331 1755 321 1912 253 1623 236 254 251 188 42 236 35 194 24 532 776 758 95 857 82 813 90 1128 1224 719 107 700 98 689 72 1100 831 160 755 114 734 105 588 183 857 799 516 110 481 62 415 72 1664 707 1784 250 1706 322 1684 226 1288 212

404 428 425 450 450 475 500 525 500 525 128 150 100 100 100 100 125 125 75 150 125 100 175 175 175 175 277 325 200 200 250 250 250 250 300 200 200 225 225 223 225 175 225 250 275 150 150 150 150 150 150 285 228 275 275 300 300 350 350 350 350

19.3 30.9 20.2 43.5 23.9 54.5 24.9 61.3 28.2 65.7 37.0 40.2 38.3 90.5 37.7 88.6 45.4 100.0 13.5 19.1 15.8 27.4 20.0 63.4 21.0 36.7 22.3 24.4 26.0 53.3 31.6 62.2 31.5 70.8 23.1 21.2 56.9 26.6 60.5 28.1 71.4 28.6 54.6 26.5 29.8 24.2 56.4 28.1 64.5 34.0 59.7 16.3 20.9 15.4 27.6 17.2 33.5 20.4 38.5 26.0 50.9

349 320 354 363 394 380 435 409 438 454 104 119 82 93 78 80 105 105 72 136 111 89 158 149 161 149 230 243 159 160 189 192 206 204 260 158 163 207 180 189 174 166 190 207 232 124 131 117 107 127 140 240 198 230 228 245 241 304 296 311 292

1191 1120 1174 1340 1309 1383 1645 1593 1558 1754 501 633 304 459 346 351 421 475 284 584 395 383 651 693 827 616 868 1021 675 640 755 760 854 934 1143 543 642 779 812 742 673 763 821 780 958 572 578 481 401 621 582 982 858 914 925 854 1012 1343 1138 1286 1372

136 63 129 79 163 91 107 43 141 85 24 25 16 15 15 15 15 9 48 82 54 40 64 22 24 35 66 60 43 17 47 28 25 22 69 51 14 43 17 21 16 33 26 50 45 20 24 20 6 9 6 76 40 45 52 55 42 46 24 32 28

39 20 36 22 41 24 25 11 32 19 23 21 20 16 19 19 14 9 67 60 49 45 41 15 15 23 29 25 27 11 25 15 12 11 27 32 9 21 9 11 9 20 14 24 19 16 18 17 6 7 4 32 20 20 23 22 17 15 8 10 10

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Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Permits Authorized Spring Shotgun-Shooting Shot (continued) 6B 2005 4/22-4/28 100 6B 2005 4/29-5/19 75 6B 2006 4/28-5/04 100 6B 2006 5/05-5/25 100 6B 2007 4/27-5/03 100 6B 2007 5/04-5/24 125 6B 2008 4/25-5/01 100 6B 2008 5/02-5/22 125 6B 2009 4/24-4/30 80 6B 2009 5/01-5/21 105 7 2005 4/22-5/19 275 7 2006 4/28-5/25 275 7 2007 4/27-5/03 150 7 2007 5/04-5/24 150 7 2008 4/25-5/01 150 7 2008 5/02-5/22 175 7 2009 4/24-4/30 175 7 2009 5/01-5/21 200 8/10 2005 4/22-5/19 300 8/10 2006 4/28-5/25 325 8/10 2007 4/27-5/03 200 8/10 2007 5/04-5/24 125 8/10 2008 4/25-5/01 200 8/10 2008 5/02-5/22 125 8/10 2009 4/24-4/30 250 8/10 2009 5/01-5/21 155 9 2005 4/22-5/19 40 9 2006 4/28-5/25 40 9 2007 4/27-5/03 25 9 2007 5/04-5/24 25 9 2008 4/25-5/01 35 9 2008 5/02-5/22 35 9 2009 4/24-4/30 60 9 2009 5/01-5/21 50 12A 2005 4/22-4/28 350 2005 4/29-5/19 350 12A 12A 2006 4/28-5/04 225 12A 2006 5/05-5/25 225 12A 2007 4/27-5/03 250 12A 2007 5/04-5/24 250 12A 2008 4/25-5/01 300 12A 2008 5/02-5/22 300 12A 2009 4/24-4/30 350 12A 2009 5/01-5/21 350 13A 2005 4/22-5/19 20 13A 2006 4/28-5/25 20 13A 2007 4/27-5/03 15 13A 2007 5/04-5/24 10 13A 2008 4/25-5/01 20 13A 2008 5/02-5/22 10 13A 2009 4/24-4/30 25 13A 2009 5/01-5/21 15 13B South 2005 4/22-4/28 15 13B South 2005 4/29-5/19 15 13B South 2006 4/28-5/04 15 13B South 2006 5/05-5/25 15 13B South 2007 4/27-5/03 15 13B South 2007 5/04-5/24 15 13B South 2008 4/25-5/01 20 13B South 2008 5/02-5/22 15 CN=Camp Navajo Unit

Year

Dates

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1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

346 80 394 73 373 45 355 47 332 53 395 433 388 68 402 58 320 69 1801 1507 1110 160 1002 82 946 92 52 71 113 13 108 20 113 3 455 200 253 80 230 79 202 42 233 25 43 33 32 5 22 4 27 5 73 14 48 22 35 11 42 6

100 75 100 100 100 125 100 125 80 105 278 275 150 150 150 175 175 200 301 325 200 125 200 125 250 155 41 40 25 25 35 35 60 50 352 350 225 225 250 250 300 300 350 350 20 20 15 10 20 10 25 15 17 15 15 15 15 15 20 15

26.3 47.5 23.9 47.9 26.0 73.3 23.7 70.2 22.6 54.7 38.2 43.9 27.3 80.9 27.9 67.2 43.8 95.7 16.0 20.4 17.9 33.8 18.8 42.7 26.1 33.7 44.2 31.0 22.1 30.8 31.5 85.0 49.6 100.0 62.0 88.5 71.9 100.0 81.7 100.0 87.1 100.0 76.8 100.0 39.5 51.5 46.9 100.0 86.4 100.0 55.6 100.0 19.2 42.9 31.3 40.9 40.0 72.7 40.5 100.0

77 51 85 77 87 99 92 96 61 86 205 220 133 115 124 137 146 169 276 290 164 98 177 104 202 140 33 32 21 22 26 30 49 45 212 227 167 177 186 155 203 215 275 249 15 16 12 3 15 9 22 15 12 13 15 15 7 15 17 11

221 172 344 335 370 418 408 357 314 338 879 906 505 481 468 695 662 921 1185 1368 669 369 774 498 927 664 96 97 66 117 120 118 189 143 818 993 630 721 763 573 832 879 1089 1006 51 33 38 10 55 21 80 54 32 44 51 56 22 45 74 45

36 12 20 12 20 22 21 4 6 7 52 37 47 25 24 17 33 20 67 46 50 13 66 13 26 10 18 17 13 3 6 5 4 5 10 9 33 27 53 17 48 32 39 24 7 5 3 0 5 1 7 2 5 3 5 6 5 8 1 2

47 24 24 16 23 22 23 4 10 8 25 17 35 22 19 12 23 12 24 16 30 13 37 13 13 7 55 53 62 14 23 17 8 11 5 4 20 15 28 11 24 15 14 10 47 31 25 0 33 11 32 13 42 23 33 40 71 53 6 18

Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Permits Authorized 13B South 2009 4/24-4/30 25 Spring Shotgun-Shooting Shot (continued) 13B South 2009 5/01-5/21 20 17/18B 2005 4/22-5/19 25 17/18B 2006 4/28-5/25 30 17/18B 2007 4/27-5/03 15 17/18B 2007 5/04-5/24 20 17/18B 2008 4/25-5/01 15 17/18B 2008 5/02-5/22 20 17/18B 2009 4/24-4/30 15 17/18B 2009 5/01-5/21 20 20A 2009 4/24-4/30 5 20A 2009 5/01-5/21 5 22 2005 4/22-5/19 125 22 2006 4/28-5/25 125 22 2007 4/27-5/03 75 22 2007 5/04-5/24 75 22 2008 4/25-5/01 90 22 2008 5/02-5/22 90 22 2009 4/24-4/30 95 22 2009 5/01-5/21 95 23 2005 4/22-4/28 200 23 2005 4/29-5/19 200 23 2006 4/28-5/04 200 23 2006 5/05-5/25 200 23 2007 4/27-5/03 200 23 2007 5/04-5/24 225 23 2008 4/25-5/01 225 23 2008 5/02-5/22 225 23 2009 4/24-4/30 225 23 2009 5/01-5/21 225 27 2005 4/22-4/28 425 27 2005 4/29-5/19 425 27 2006 4/28-5/04 475 27 2006 5/05-5/25 475 27 2007 4/27-5/03 550 27 2007 5/04-5/24 525 27 2008 4/25-5/01 625 27 2008 5/02-5/22 550 27 2009 4/24-4/30 625 27 2009 5/01-5/21 550 29 2008 4/25-5/01 1 29 2008 5/02-5/22 1 29 2009 4/24-4/30 5 29 2009 5/01-5/21 5 31 2009 4/24-4/30 1 31 2009 5/01-5/21 1 35A 2005 4/22-5/19 2 35A 2006 4/28-5/25 6 35A 2007 4/27-5/03 3 35A 2007 5/04-5/24 3 35A 2008 4/25-5/01 3 35A 2008 5/02-5/22 3 35A 2009 4/24-4/30 4 35A 2009 5/01-5/21 4 CN 2005 4/22-5/19 10 CN 2005 4/22-5/19 5 CN 2006 4/28-5/25 10 CN 2006 4/28-5/25 5 CN 2007 4/27-5/24 10 CN 2007 4/27-5/24 5 CN 2008 4/25-5/22 15 CN 2008 4/25-5/22 6 CN=Camp Navajo Unit

Year

Dates

1st Choice Applicants 8

Permits Issued 25

4 265 223 136 50 139 24 82 20 26 11 455 387 235 34 237 37 208 31 835 381 1057 149 1032 175 1135 103 1029 104 1270 413 1249 190 1252 185 1271 90 1015 142 61 11 137 30 21 6 227 285 220 56 238 45 228 35 3 13 16 18 10 18 4 3

20 25 30 15 20 15 20 15 20 5 5 132 125 75 75 90 90 95 95 203 208 200 200 200 225 225 225 225 225 428 432 475 475 550 525 625 550 625 550 1 1 5 5 1 1 2 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 15 6 15 6 15 6 12 5

87.5

13

Hunter Days 33

100.0 9.4 13.5 11.0 20.0 10.8 29.2 18.3 50.0 19.2 18.2 23.7 28.7 28.5 61.8 28.7 67.6 39.9 87.1 22.6 33.3 18.1 43.0 18.7 42.3 19.4 54.4 21.6 39.4 30.2 50.4 30.4 78.9 36.3 81.1 37.5 100.0 45.8 100.0 1.6 0.0 3.6 10.0 4.8 0.0 0.9 2.1 1.4 3.6 1.3 0.0 1.8 0.0 100.0 46.2 93.8 27.8 100.0 33.3 100.0 100.0

6 23 30 14 12 15 17 15 15 5 3 115 91 65 61 77 80 80 72 173 161 160 153 183 180 201 181 197 193 364 305 401 376 447 403 503 436 541 429 1 1 5 5 1 2 6 3 3 3 3 4 15 5 4 5 6 0 5 3

14 91 76 49 28 54 67 77 43 18 18 439 359 223 197 349 321 296 291 657 527 569 548 682 690 783 624 783 777 1166 937 1402 1434 1543 1490 1741 1828 1871 1709 4 2 13 14 3 4 17 5 14 3 9 8 69 11 8 11 19 0 15 5

Draw Odds

Hunters

Harvest 0 2 14 14 5 6 1 3 2 3 3 3 41 7 10 14 15 16 31 16 46 15 33 40 48 32 46 36 42 42 143 95 138 99 149 79 101 92 203 73 1 1 5 5 1 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 8 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

Hunt Success 0 33 61 47 36 50 7 18 13 20 60 100 36 8 15 23 19 20 39 22 27 9 21 26 26 18 23 20 21 22 39 31 34 26 33 20 20 21 38 17 100 100 100 100 100 100 67 100 67 100 100 75 53 0 0 40 0 40 0

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Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Spring Shotgun-Shooting Shot (continued) CN 2009 4/24-5/21 15 5 10 CN 2009 4/24-5/21 6 6 6 FTHU 2006 4/28-5/25 2 14 2 FTHU 2007 4/27-5/24 1 2 1 FTHU 2007 4/27-5/24 1 8 1 FTHU 2008 4/25-5/22 3 26 3 FTHU 2009 4/24-5/21 3 20 3 Spring Juniors-only (OTC = tags issued over-the-counter) 1 2005 4/22-5/19 25 95 25 1 2006 4/21-5/25 25 93 25 1 2007 4/20-5/24 35 86 35 1 2008 4/18-5/22 50 83 50 1 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 3C 2007 4/20-5/24 25 60 25 3C 2008 4/18-5/22 50 96 50 3C 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 4 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 5A 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 5B 2005 4/22-5/19 25 40 25 5B 2006 4/21-5/25 25 30 25 5B 2007 4/20-5/24 25 46 25 5B 2008 4/18-5/22 50 49 50 5B 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 6A 2005 4/22-4/28 25 74 25 6A 2005 4/29-5/19 25 21 25 6A 2006 4/21-5/25 25 131 25 6A 2007 4/20-5/24 25 114 25 6A 2008 4/18-5/22 25 102 25 6A 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 6B 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 7 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 8 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 8/10 2005 4/22-5/19 25 65 25 8/10 2006 4/21-5/25 40 79 40 8/10 2007 4/20-5/24 40 103 40 8/10 2008 4/18-5/22 50 97 50 10 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 12A 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 23 2006 4/21-5/25 25 76 25 23 2007 4/20-5/24 25 76 25 23 2008 4/18-5/22 50 98 50 23 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC 27 2005 4/22-5/19 25 32 28 27 2006 4/21-5/25 25 52 25 27 2007 4/20-5/24 50 78 50 27 2008 4/18-5/22 75 57 75 27 2009 4/17-5/21 OTC Fall General (In 2008, the season became a Shotgun-Shooting Shot season) 1 2005 10/07-10/13 625 1847 625 1 2006 10/13-10/19 625 2329 624 1 2007 10/12-10/18 625 1358 625 1 2008 10/03-10/09 625 1004 625 1 2009 10/02-10/08 625 957 625 4 2005 10/07-10/13 350 1059 350 4 2006 10/13-10/19 375 1307 375 4 2007 10/12-10/18 425 888 424 4 2008 10/03-10/09 525 736 525 4 2009 10/02-10/08 575 661 575 5A 2005 10/07-10/13 300 784 300 5A 2006 10/13-10/19 400 1148 400 5A 2007 10/12-10/18 450 714 450 CN=Camp Navajo Unit

Year

Dates

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Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

100.0 100.0 14.3 50.0 12.5 11.5 15.0

10 4 2 1 1 1 3

170 14 6 1 1 4 6

0 0 2 1 1 1 3

0 0 100 100 100 100 100

25.3 24.7 40.7 51.8 41.7 49.0 52.5 30.0 45.7 71.4 31.1 52.4 19.1 21.1 24.5 38.5 44.3 38.8 48.5 30.3 32.9 50.0 56.3 44.2 55.1 89.5 -

23 25 33 43 201 30 37 174 71 33 20 22 20 44 103 22 18 16 23 23 278 82 82 142 25 34 38 41 38 33 23 23 44 174 14 23 40 63 147

65 64 70 126 555 120 142 583 212 87 59 128 105 183 267 86 45 52 59 114 1024 218 294 392 125 107 155 196 71 65 82 50 135 469 70 60 93 198 348

3 11 15 14 87 19 17 49 16 0 0 6 5 6 16 11 0 5 7 7 22 16 5 5 4 11 14 7 5 0 5 18 19 49 6 13 27 12 54

13 44 45 33 43 76 46 28 23 0 0 27 25 14 16 50 0 31 30 30 8 20 6 4 16 32 37 17 13 0 22 78 43 28 43 57 68 19 37

33.5 26.0 45.2 60.9 63.7 31.4 27.9 44.7 64.7 79.1 32.0 29.4 54.6

491 453 487 473 517 283 297 342 421 443 238 329 390

1449 1279 1494 1411 1522 792 826 1052 1289 1330 652 897 1208

77 65 96 84 195 58 52 84 74 99 76 48 40

16 14 20 18 38 20 18 25 18 22 32 15 10

Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Fall General (In 2008, the season became a Shotgun-Shooting Shot season) 5A 2008 10/03-10/09 450 523 450 5A 2009 10/02-10/08 400 456 400 5B 2005 10/07-10/13 25 131 25 5B North 2006 10/13-10/19 35 255 35 5B North 2007 10/12-10/18 35 128 35 5B North 2008 10/03-10/09 35 88 35 5B North 2009 10/02-10/08 35 70 35 5B South 2008 10/03-10/09 75 178 75 5B South 2009 10/02-10/08 75 151 75 6A 2005 10/07-10/13 475 2055 475 6A 2006 10/13-10/19 475 2420 475 6A 2007 10/12-10/18 475 1519 475 6A 2008 10/03-10/09 475 1114 475 6A 2009 10/02-10/08 475 884 475 6B 2005 10/07-10/13 250 442 250 6B 2006 10/13-10/19 350 475 348 6B 2007 10/12-10/18 350 340 350 6B 2008 10/03-10/09 300 293 300 6B 2009 10/02-10/08 300 206 300 7 2006 10/13-10/19 75 352 75 7 2007 10/12-10/18 125 303 125 7 2008 10/03-10/09 200 242 200 7 2009 10/02-10/08 250 251 250 8/10 2005 10/07-10/13 550 1651 552 8/10 2006 10/13-10/19 600 2341 600 8/10 2007 10/12-10/18 700 1542 700 8/10 2008 10/03-10/09 700 894 700 8/10 2009 10/02-10/08 625 786 625 9 2007 10/12-10/18 25 114 25 9 2008 10/03-10/09 25 110 25 9 2009 10/02-10/08 50 123 50 12A 2005 10/07-10/13 750 787 750 12A 2006 10/13-10/19 750 816 749 12A 2007 10/12-10/18 1000 657 1000 12A 2008 10/03-10/09 1000 427 783 12A 2009 10/02-10/08 1000 421 740 13A 2006 10/13-10/19 5 45 5 13A 2007 10/12-10/18 5 24 5 13A 2008 10/03-10/09 10 19 10 13A 2009 10/02-10/08 5 16 5 13B 2005 10/07-10/13 5 66 5 13B 2006 10/13-10/19 5 41 5 13B 2007 10/12-10/18 5 15 5 13B 2008 10/03-10/09 5 13 5 13B 2009 10/02-10/08 5 5 5 17/18B 2006 10/13-10/19 15 147 15 17/18B 2007 10/12-10/18 25 148 25 17/18B 2008 10/03-10/09 25 107 25 17/18B 2009 10/02-10/08 25 63 25 22 2005 10/07-10/13 75 291 75 22 2006 10/13-10/19 100 406 100 22 2007 10/12-10/18 125 217 125 22 2008 10/03-10/09 150 262 150 22 2009 10/02-10/08 175 180 175 23 2005 10/07-10/13 700 1415 700 23 2006 10/13-10/19 700 1625 697 23 2007 10/12-10/18 700 1225 699 23 2008 10/03-10/09 700 1141 700 23 2009 10/02-10/08 700 899 700 27 2005 10/07-10/13 725 1035 725 27 2006 10/13-10/19 800 1203 799 CN=Camp Navajo Unit

Year

Dates

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

68.6 75.7 19.1 13.7 27.3 38.6 48.6 42.1 47.0 22.8 18.8 30.9 41.2 53.2 35.5 37.7 68.2 72.0 96.1 20.2 38.3 69.0 80.9 31.9 24.2 39.7 70.7 73.7 20.2 22.7 40.7 78.0 73.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 11.1 16.7 47.4 31.3 7.6 12.2 13.3 38.5 80.0 10.2 16.9 23.4 39.7 24.7 23.4 51.2 56.1 81.7 42.0 37.0 50.9 58.8 75.4 51.1 46.7

353 333 23 19 26 27 25 66 57 393 380 407 381 373 199 282 283 240 243 57 79 171 202 483 470 600 591 514 24 18 39 532 493 725 536 539 2 5 8 3 5 2 5 2 4 7 25 23 22 63 67 81 123 162 550 535 579 592 573 551 577

1089 1052 60 39 66 81 62 228 122 1072 1066 1323 1136 1145 549 776 876 690 739 168 200 533 563 1439 1448 2082 1971 1653 76 48 118 1531 1416 2264 1513 1532 7 8 10 10 14 3 10 3 11 7 83 82 75 188 187 217 312 436 1415 1435 1569 1815 1663 1573 1670

51 59 8 2 6 5 2 5 30 112 40 73 54 84 58 22 33 43 68 13 37 52 100 225 69 43 79 140 13 11 18 218 138 233 156 262 2 5 0 2 3 0 2 0 4 5 2 7 6 19 13 31 27 55 164 107 236 116 210 102 64

14 18 35 11 23 19 8 8 53 28 11 18 14 23 29 8 12 18 28 23 47 30 50 47 15 7 13 27 54 61 46 41 28 32 29 49 100 100 0 67 60 0 40 0 100 71 8 30 27 30 19 38 22 34 30 20 41 20 37 19 11

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Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Fall General (In 2008, the season became a Shotgun-Shooting Shot season) 27 2007 10/12-10/18 800 730 800 27 2008 10/03-10/09 800 669 800 27 2009 10/02-10/08 800 520 800 Fall Juniors-only (OTC = tags issued over-the-counter) 1 2005 10/07-10/13 25 53 25 1 2006 10/13-10/19 25 68 25 1 2007 10/12-10/18 25 40 25 1 2008 10/03-10/09 OTC 5B 2005 10/07-10/13 25 43 25 5B South 2006 10/13-10/19 50 85 50 5B South 2007 10/12-10/18 50 65 50 6A 2008 10/03-10/09 OTC 8 2008 10/03-10/09 OTC 8/10 2006 10/13-10/19 50 69 50 8/10 2007 10/12-10/18 50 49 50 10 2008 10/03-10/09 OTC 12A 2005 10/07-10/13 25 16 25 12A 2008 10/03-10/09 OTC 23 2008 10/03-10/09 OTC 27 2005 10/07-10/13 25 25 25 27 2006 10/13-10/19 25 24 23 27 2007 10/12-10/18 25 25 25 27 2008 10/03-10/09 OTC CN=Camp Navajo Unit

Year

Dates

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

71.8 91.5 99.6

606 634 618

1789 1885 1726

153 138 319

25 22 52

47.2 36.8 62.5 55.8 52.9 72.3 56.5 79.6 100.0 92.0 58.3 84.0 -

20 15 20 36 18 43 39 99 44 29 40 28 13 19 69 20 13 15 14

61 43 42 102 43 102 97 300 124 98 125 58 42 72 212 45 19 40 39

2 3 2 3 4 14 8 8 0 0 2 0 0 6 17 10 2 0 3

10 20 10 8 22 33 21 8 0 0 5 0 0 32 25 50 15 0 21

Fall Archery-only Turkey 2005-2009 (2009 data is preliminary) Unit 1 1 1 1 1 3B 3B 3B 3B/3C 3B/3C 3C 3C 3C 4 4 4 4 4 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006

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Hunters 296 264 313 154 60 88 68 50 151 213 182 82 10 103 129 150 118 40 181 155 257 150 40 109 167 188 105 60 405 386 332 282 141 109 84

Hunter Days 1136 985 1416 545 161 432 309 171 634 811 702 291 50 453 457 532 491 111 773 586 952 545 151 501 599 733 491 241 1674 1777 1334 1354 332 381 412

Harvest 6 19 19 14 10 13 5 0 18 13 19 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 18 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 9 0 12 13 13 0 0 0 0

Hunt Success 2 7 6 9 17 15 7 0 12 6 10 0 0 6 5 4 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 9 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0

Turkey Hunt Data Fall Archery-only Turkey 2005-2009 (2009 data is preliminary) Unit 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11M 11M 11M 11M 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 17 17 17 17 17 18B 18B 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 27 27 27 27 27 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Year 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Hunters 119 100 111 133 225 119 118 80 242 270 113 173 80 30 26 6 32 10 97 52 25 36 40 12 13 18 20 550 547 382 241 101 48 64 6 50 20 6 9 60 64 63 41 10 97 109 163 123 20 193 219 357 295 181 169 219 251 223 121 24 90 88 41 30

Hunter Days 564 450 452 816 1063 695 491 583 888 1056 507 704 332 91 109 25 82 20 369 219 144 150 181 73 44 100 141 2755 2827 2317 1363 523 290 245 25 186 101 32 27 211 322 319 154 30 369 373 733 436 60 689 831 1253 1168 1106 556 792 1071 945 684 66 322 238 186 151

Harvest 0 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 24 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 19 0 9 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 31 5 0 12 32 63 9 20 6 13 38 32 30 0 0 13 0 0

Hunt Success 0 0 0 9 0 0 4 0 10 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 16 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 4 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 19 4 0 6 15 18 3 11 4 6 15 14 25 0 0 15 0 0

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Javelina (Tayassu tajacu)

Natural History

These “piglets” are tan or brown in color with a reddish dorsal stripe. They acquire the salt and pepper appearance of the adults in about three months. The whitish-banded black hairs are up to six inches long, with the hairs on the mane being the darkest and longest. In the winter, when the javelina’s coat is dense and dark, a distinct, lighter-colored “collar” is visible. In summer, when the hair is shorter and lighter, this “collar” is less distinct. Javelina continue to grow until they reach adult height in about 10 months. At this age both sexes are mature. Peccaries breed throughout the year, which, when combined with their early maturity and ability to have two litters per year, gives them the greatest reproductive potential of any North American big-game mammal. The gestation period is 145 days, with most births occurring in June, July, and August. A smaller birth peak occurs in spring, corresponding with Arizona’s biseasonal rainfall seasons. Unlike other animals, javelina do not lick their offspring at birth, but roll or tumble their young. The usual litter size is two, and the precocial piglets closely follow their mothers from shortly after birth until they are weaned at about six weeks of age. Although javelina have lived as long as 24 years in captivity, the average life span in the wild is closer to seven or eight years. Coyotes and golden eagles are effective predators of juvenile javelina, and the adults are preyed upon by mountain lions, bobcats, and bears. Javelina are opportunistic feeders, eating the flowers, fruits, nuts, and berries of a great variety of plants. Prickly pear cactus makes up the major portion of their diet, however, along with agaves, yucca roots, and other desert succulents. Javelina are social animals with herd sizes averaging eight to nine animals. Territories are marked by droppings and by an oily secretion produced by the animal’s Bob Miles

The javelina, or collared peccary, is of tropical origin and only recently arrived in the Southwest. Peccary bones are not found in Arizona archaeological sites, and early settlers made infrequent references to the occurrence of javelina. Perhaps the javelina spread northward as scrub and cactus replaced Arizona’s native grasslands. For whatever reason, the range of javelina is still expanding, primarily northwestward. The species occurs in the United States only in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico, and currently occupies approximately 34 percent of Arizona. Adult javelina usually weigh between 35 and 60 pounds, the males being slightly heavier than the females. Newborn javelina only weigh about one pound.

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scent gland positioned on its back. Any intruding javelina will be met by an aggressive display, which will evolve into a fight unless the interloper withdraws. The size of a herd’s territory varies with the productivity of the habitat, but averages about 750 acres.

Hunt History

Javelina distribution

Javelina were not legally designated as big game until 1929, when a season from November 1 through January 31 was authorized and a bag limit of one javelina a year was imposed. Hunter

interest gradually increased, particularly among nonresidents, and the javelina became an important game animal in Arizona after World War II. By 1950, hunters were purchasing nearly 10,000 javelina tags and taking more than 1,000 animals a year. In 1959, an archery javelina season was initiated, and by 1971 more than 30,000 hunters were harvesting more than 6,000 javelina a year. This pressure was deemed excessive in some game management units, and permit-only firearm hunting was instituted in 1972. To further curtail hunt pressure and better distribute hunters, permit-only HAM (handgun, archery, and muzzleloader) hunts were initiated in 1974, and archery hunting was limited to permit-only hunting in 1992. In 1992, juniors only permits were authorized. Between 2003 and 2005, the average harvest for general firearms was 2,157; 131 for juniors-only; 873 for HAM; and 2,224 for archery.

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Javelina Survey Data Historic Summary of Javelina Survey Data Classification No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed1 Observed Size1 Adult Young 1955 0 511 – 233 74 1956 0 324 – 201 75 1957 0 447 – 328 115 1958 35 346 9.9 258 88 1959 31 272 8.8 217 55 1960 87 677 7.8 391 120 1961 89 700 7.9 392 108 1962 109 1003 9.2 667 267 1963 123 1086 8.8 654 296 1964 114 768 6.7 560 207 1965 160 1033 6.5 709 219 1966 159 1197 7.5 703 362 1967 107 639 6.0 496 86 1968 123 872 7.1 613 221 1969 113 932 8.3 609 203 1970 216 1757 8.1 1266 414 1971 220 1666 7.6 1063 480 1972 143 1158 8.1 679 255 1973 184 1683 9.2 1121 372 1974 156 1408 9.0 1035 306 1975 234 1830 7.8 1418 332 1976 297 2435 8.2 1745 609 1977 213 1664 7.8 1119 362 1978 321 3051 9.5 2249 667 1979 326 3148 9.7 2385 688 1980 443 3688 8.3 2865 762 1981 384 3503 9.1 2635 807 1982 356 3266 9.2 2390 780 1983 328 3374 10.3 2502 796 1984 404 4074 10.1 3085 946 1985 561 5431 9.7 4043 1181 1986 536 5051 9.4 3903 1127 1987 719 6230 8.7 4923 1205 1988 656 5932 9.0 4606 1323 1989 663 5662 8.5 4645 1017 1990 559 4887 8.7 3839 1034 1991 596 5128 8.6 4008 1058 1992 571 5247 9.2 4142 1060 1993 591 5016 8.5 3969 1019 1994 767 6739 8.8 5485 1141 1995 682 5870 8.6 4763 1106 1996 674 5427 8.0 4582 817 1997 579 4684 8.1 3714 967 1998 538 4725 8.8 3666 1057 1999 553 4715 8.5 3831 807 2000 484 3907 8.0 3174 725 2001 562 4920 8.7 4007 904 2002 411 3058 7.4 2565 490 2003 468 3974 8.4 3128 831 2004 401 3435 8.5 2775 656 2005 450 3525 7.8 2843 675 2006 458 3867 8.4 3074 712 2007 448 3511 7.8 2913 584 2008 379 3237 8.5 2500 726 2009 390 3455 8.8 2848 593 1 Excluding single animals Note: The year given represents the beginning of the survey period, which runs from December through March. Thus, surveys listed for 2007 were conducted from December 2007 through March 2008. Year

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Unclassified 204 48 4 0 0 166 200 69 136 1 105 132 57 38 120 77 123 224 190 67 80 81 183 135 75 61 61 96 76 43 207 21 102 3 0 14 62 45 28 113 1 28 3 2 77 8 9 3 15 4 7 81 14 11 14

Young/100 Adults 32 37 35 34 25 31 28 40 45 37 31 51 17 36 33 33 45 38 33 30 23 35 32 30 29 27 31 33 32 31 29 29 24 29 22 27 26 26 26 21 23 18 26 29 21 23 23 19 27 24 24 23 20 29 21

Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Javelina Survey Data Unit 1 3A/3C 3A/3C 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7W 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 15 15A 16A 16A 16A 16A 16A 17A 17A 17A 17A 17A 17B 17B 17B 17B 17B 18A 18A 18A 18A 18A 18B 18B 18B 18B 18B 19A

Classification 2008 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2009 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005

No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 4 3 4 4 3 2 5 6 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 3 3 6 2 3 2 1 5 11 10 11 3 1 3 6 4 4 5 8 10 6 4 5 1 7 5 6 29 13 10 12 7 11

20 5 4 6 9 10 10 1 9 10 29 2 27 33 28 28 13 21 38 34 19 20 1 2 7 5 8 19 8 2 44 33 49 26 12 27 10 31 82 80 76 20 10 24 77 36 26 53 86 125 72 45 18 10 56 29 49 232 133 116 77 59 115

6.7 2.5 2.0 6.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 0.0 9.0 5.0 7.3 2.0 6.8 11.0 6.8 6.8 5.0 10.5 7.6 5.7 8.5 5.0 0.0 2.0 3.5 5.0 4.0 6.3 8.0 14.7 10.7 8.2 12.0 4.0 13.5 10.0 6.2 7.4 7.9 6.7 6.7 10.0 7.7 12.8 9.0 6.5 10.6 10.8 12.5 11.8 10.8 3.6 10.0 8.0 5.8 8.2 8.0 10.2 11.5 6.3 8.1 10.5

Classification Adult 13 5 4 4 9 8 7 1 7 9 19 2 22 23 23 24 11 16 28 28 14 15 1 2 6 4 7 13 4 2 28 27 38 15 10 26 8 20 68 64 63 18 6 17 64 26 20 32 62 107 53 32 13 7 53 18 33 204 95 99 65 51 88

Young 4 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 1 10 0 5 10 5 4 2 5 10 6 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 16 6 11 11 2 1 2 11 14 16 13 2 4 7 13 10 6 21 24 18 19 13 5 3 3 11 16 28 23 17 12 8 27

Unclassified 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0

Young/100 Adults 31 0 0 50 0 25 43 0 29 11 53 0 23 43 22 17 18 31 36 21 36 33 0 0 17 25 14 46 0 0 57 22 29 73 20 4 25 55 21 25 21 11 67 41 20 38 30 66 39 17 36 41 38 43 6 61 48 14 24 17 18 16 31

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Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Javelina Survey Data Unit 19A 19A 19A 19A 19B 19B 19B 19B 19B 20A 20A 20A 20A 20B 20B 20B 20B 20B 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24B 24B 24B 24B 24B 25M 26M 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29

Classification 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2006 2005 2006 2007 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008

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No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 5 7 5 6 11 6 4 6 6 8 3 4 8 17 22 18 15 17 37 25 23 35 26 8 11 10 9 8 11 17 12 15 9 32 27 20 12 11 22 22 9 10 13 9 8 11 6 5 4 5 4 11 3 4 27 17 21 13 19 17 10 9 4

41 96 51 51 85 90 36 50 75 41 17 37 54 142 189 110 133 182 368 254 243 353 252 48 79 67 122 108 67 157 75 108 88 284 231 161 113 103 182 214 61 85 106 94 66 75 47 51 31 30 29 117 23 25 158 132 148 88 157 100 69 48 21

8.2 13.7 10.2 8.5 7.7 14.5 9.0 8.2 12.5 5.1 5.7 9.3 6.8 8.4 8.6 6.1 8.9 10.7 10.0 10.2 10.5 10.0 9.7 6.0 7.2 6.7 13.6 13.5 6.1 9.2 6.2 7.2 9.8 8.9 8.6 8.1 9.4 9.4 8.3 9.7 6.8 8.4 8.1 10.4 8.3 6.8 7.8 10.0 7.8 6.0 7.3 10.6 7.7 6.0 5.9 7.7 6.9 6.8 8.3 5.9 6.9 5.2 5.0

Classification Adult 30 54 34 35 56 27 25 36 52 34 10 21 49 112 152 90 119 154 304 232 203 285 200 38 67 63 94 93 48 122 62 91 69 217 196 132 87 74 148 176 50 51 83 82 52 65 36 46 20 24 27 92 16 21 141 121 129 73 141 92 61 47 18

Young 11 32 17 16 29 17 11 14 23 7 7 16 5 30 37 20 14 28 64 22 40 68 52 10 12 4 28 15 19 35 13 17 19 67 35 29 26 29 33 38 11 34 23 12 14 10 11 5 11 6 2 25 7 4 17 11 19 15 16 8 8 1 3

Unclassified 0 10 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Young/100 Adults 37 59 50 46 52 63 44 39 44 21 70 76 10 27 24 22 12 18 21 9 20 24 26 26 18 6 30 16 40 29 21 19 28 31 18 22 30 39 22 22 22 67 28 15 27 15 31 11 55 25 7 27 44 19 12 9 15 21 11 9 13 2 17

Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Javelina Survey Data Unit 29 30A 30A 30A 30A 30A 30B 30B 30B 30B 30B 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 34A 34A 34A 34A 34A 34B 34B 34B 34B 34B 35A 35A 35A 35A 35A 35B 35B 35B 35B 35B 36A 36A 36A 36A 36A 36B 36B 36B 36B 36B 36C 36C 36C 36C 36C 37A 37A

Classification 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006

No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 9 24 14 12 11 27 4 8 9 12 11 8 16 15 14 14 17 26 18 12 19 5 8 10 11 7 21 14 23 12 15 6 11 12 5 9 10 9 15 11 11 3 6 9 7 8 21 18 16 16 13 18 16 14 9 11 12 13 17 17 12 7 16

77 154 123 130 88 191 30 67 55 86 94 49 99 101 113 118 140 196 101 82 134 58 70 85 133 58 159 115 190 108 125 55 79 71 58 64 75 61 112 74 163 23 64 106 70 104 161 110 106 147 109 149 127 123 77 121 88 94 126 166 148 56 128

8.6 6.4 8.8 10.8 7.9 7.0 7.5 8.4 6.0 7.2 8.5 6.1 6.1 6.7 8.1 8.4 8.2 7.5 5.6 6.8 7.1 11.6 8.8 8.5 12.1 8.3 7.6 8.1 8.3 9.0 8.3 9.2 7.2 5.8 11.4 7.0 7.5 6.8 7.4 6.7 14.6 7.7 10.7 11.8 10.0 13.0 7.7 6.1 6.6 9.2 8.4 8.3 7.9 8.6 8.6 10.8 7.3 7.2 7.4 9.8 12.3 8.0 8.0

Classification Adult 66 132 104 112 75 168 23 51 44 59 69 42 80 90 86 108 101 159 86 69 117 44 53 76 97 47 132 99 149 88 108 47 61 53 41 51 54 40 82 52 126 19 45 85 53 87 141 87 87 107 91 119 101 98 56 100 68 78 105 114 129 41 104

Young 11 22 19 18 13 23 7 16 11 27 15 7 19 11 27 10 35 37 15 13 17 14 17 9 36 11 27 16 37 20 17 8 18 18 17 13 21 21 30 22 37 4 19 21 17 17 20 23 19 40 18 30 26 25 21 21 18 16 21 47 19 15 24

Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0

Young/100 Adults 17 17 18 16 17 14 30 31 25 46 22 17 24 12 31 9 35 23 17 19 15 32 32 12 37 23 20 16 25 23 16 17 30 34 41 25 39 53 37 42 29 21 42 25 32 20 14 26 22 37 20 25 26 26 38 21 26 21 20 41 15 37 23

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Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Javelina Survey Data Unit 37A 37A 37A 37B 37B 37B 37B 37B 39M 40A 40A 40B 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 44A 44A 44A 44A 44A

Classification 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2009 2009 2006 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Classification

No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 27 18 13 1 23 19 21 21 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 6 6 7 7 12 6 7 5 10

194 127 103 9 230 131 182 177 7 3 5 11 12 12 57 50 55 41 47 93 42 53 36 90

Adult 172 109 91 9 188 118 147 145 7 3 4 10 0 10 48 33 49 35 42 78 35 47 33 69

7.2 7.1 7.9 9.0 10.0 6.8 8.6 8.4 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.5 12.0 12.0 7.1 8.3 9.2 5.7 6.7 7.8 7.0 7.6 7.2 9.0

Young 22 18 12 0 42 13 35 32 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 9 6 3 5 15 7 6 3 21

Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Young/100 Adults 13 17 13 0 22 11 24 22 0 0 25 10 20 19 27 12 9 12 19 20 13 9 30

Summary of Fall General Javelina Hunts Year 2006 2007

Permits Authorized 920 920

1st Choice Applicants 4437 3154

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

917 920

620 649

1836 2113

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

20 721 721

18 556 576

25 1513 1638

5 134 153

28 24 27

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

605

447

1365

50

11

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

645

445

1443

21

5

133 122

Percent Success 21 19

Summary of Fall Juniors-Only Javelina Hunts Year 2007 2008 2009

Permits Authorized 25 2630 1100

1st Choice Applicants 18 607 538

Summary of Fall HAM Javelina Hunts Year 2007

Permits Authorized 605

1st Choice Applicants 965

Summary of Fall Archery Javelina Hunts Year 2007

Permits Authorized 660

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1st Choice Applicants 458

Javelina Harvest Data Historic Summary of Spring General Javelina Hunts Permits 1st Choice Permits Issued Hunters Authorized Applicants 1950 – – 9294 7788 1951 – – 9995 8625 1952 – – 12581 10496 1953 – – 15095 13320 1954 – – 15299 14829 1955 – – 16832 14778 1956 – – 17644 14851 1957 – – 18724 16672 1958 – – 17156 12344 1959 – – 14279 11900 1960 – – 16070 13857 1961 – – 19817 17191 1962 – – 22678 19138 1963 – – 24940 21690 1964 – – 24653 20985 1965 – – 24393 20976 1966 – – 25796 21838 1967 – – 28386 23892 1968 – – 29793 26551 1969 – – 32400 28844 1970 – – 33062 30603 1971 – – 31208 27703 1972 25350 22855 25350 21450 1973 24275 26738 24275 20130 1974 22950 29708 22950 19222 1975 22300 30889 22300 19017 1976 20725 32657 20725 17435 1977 20525 33561 20525 17148 1978 19950 31685 19950 16075 1979 18560 28969 18560 15397 1980 17460 29690 17460 14354 1981 15785 32330 15785 12986 1982 15355 28007 15355 12627 1983 15170 21204 15170 13400 1984 16120 20052 16120 13975 1985 15145 20143 15145 13067 1986 15975 23247 15975 13725 1987 15890 21710 15890 13979 1988 15885 21737 15885 14129 1989 15310 20444 15310 13569 1990 14325 18859 14325 12565 1991 13225 16614 13900 12165 1992 13800 10394 13255 12360 1993 13880 10407 13787 11902 1994 13915 10867 13890 12382 1995 13440 11086 13433 11926 1996 13360 11151 13307 11938 1997 12620 11296 12622 11085 1998 12410 11835 12444 10493 1999 12200 12053 11937 10506 2000 12195 11603 12194 10793 2001 12105 12517 12110 10336 2002 11705 10941 11702 10256 2003 11900 11428 11920 10153 2004 11300 12879 11292 9747 2005 11090 13790 11207 8628 2006 11145 10972 11043 9538 2007 11500 9076 11170 9778 2008 11721 8106 11138 9536 2009 11696 7521 10593 9235 1 Ft. Huachuca hunt data was gathered using the hunter questionnaire program after 1995. Year¹

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

– – – – – – – – 23716 23434 – 29735 41787 46093 46195 44818 46028 52780 62345 65775 66448 59943 44178 41189 39258 39409 35956 35890 32666 32551 33299 29477 30540 32250 35149 32970 33473 34330 35067 34861 31314 31618 32183 29035 31672 31928 31600 30147 27482 28005 27700 28124 27685 27419 26424 23772 26024 26632 26185 26543

1344 1851 1762 2510 2661 3142 2930 2236 2172 2725 2759 3700 3845 4417 5247 4763 4849 4804 4794 5651 6278 5890 3819 4559 5007 4587 4172 4225 3449 3717 3672 3642 3075 3269 3638 3539 3743 4220 4432 3240 3468 2856 3158 3126 3536 2781 3444 2952 2520 2784 3182 2291 2823 2348 2393 1729 2544 2587 2008 1971

17 22 17 19 18 21 20 13 18 23 20 22 20 20 25 23 22 20 18 20 21 21 18 23 26 24 24 25 22 24 26 28 24 24 26 27 27 30 31 24 28 24 26 26 29 23 29 27 24 26 29 22 28 23 25 20 27 26 21 21

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Javelina Harvest Data Historic Summary of Spring Juniors-Only Javelina Hunts Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Permits Authorized 150 150 150 150 250 370 420 380 480 530 460 460 485 535 670 865 970 990

1st Choice Applicants 75 92 88 50 131 179 244 304 353 453 942 957 609 611 682 896 866 661

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

120 140 148 89 197 256 324 338 444 509 460 460 485 550 645 809 818 781

103 125 138 78 191 229 300 297 397 443 385 401 430 447 522 729 684 702

225 283 289 198 396 570 738 631 824 986 812 915 1030 983 1241 1841 1614 1865

20 31 49 16 65 84 74 111 159 110 149 124 117 151 172 314 273 231

19 25 36 21 34 37 25 37 40 25 39 31 27 34 33 43 40 33

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

166 127 1484 1385 2623 3128 5178 7545 7771 11313 11775 14835 16558 16289 15148 14271 16286 16796 14667 14961 19553 19908 20053 20571 17451 17805 17621 17175 16990 18169 16683 14657 15810 14278 12768 12617

30 29 90 104 145 212 367 544 482 824 878 1109 1180 1728 1133 991 1289 929 951 973 1587 1186 1456 1387 1014 1281 1311 957 1148 860 1066 692 1141 878 692 730

38 35 13 15 11 15 16 18 16 18 20 20 19 27 20 19 22 15 18 17 22 17 21 19 16 20 21 16 20 14 19 14 22 19 17 18

Historic Summary of Spring HAM1 Javelina Hunts Permits 1st Choice Permits Issued Hunters Authorized Applicants 1974 100 302 100 79 1975 100 246 100 82 1976 900 1046 900 711 1977 925 1117 925 689 1978 1700 1348 1700 1290 1979 1850 1440 1850 1454 1980 3000 2108 3000 2250 1981 3750 2755 3750 2986 1982 3850 3502 3850 3079 1983 5990 3226 5990 4476 1984 6375 3517 6375 4436 1985 8180 4272 8116 5653 1986 7620 5446 7620 6316 1987 8200 5500 7719 6382 1988 6500 6208 6500 5655 1989 6075 6023 6075 5287 1990 6980 6229 6980 5964 19912 7340 6433 6991 6159 1992 6740 4050 5786 5191 1993 7665 4674 6839 5704 1994 8150 5081 7875 7081 1995 8070 5553 8004 7034 1996 8210 5888 8012 7033 1997 8360 6088 8155 7229 1998 7685 5888 7531 6462 1999 7760 6184 7176 6287 2000 7260 6321 7262 6360 2001 6775 6034 6738 5812 2002 6600 5377 6601 5705 2003 7050 5644 7059 5992 2004 6550 5779 6550 5637 2005 6500 5342 6537 5018 2006 6400 4868 6040 5226 2007 5465 4763 5205 4510 2008 5440 4366 4838 4137 2009 5405 3937 4616 3975 1 Prior to 1982, hunts were for handgun, handgun/archery, and/or archery/muzzleloader. 2 Including special fall archery/shotgun hunts. Year

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Javelina Harvest Data Historic Summary of Spring Archery Javelina Hunts Permits 1st Choice Permits Issued Hunters Authorized Applicants 1963 – – – 1125 1964 – – – 1226 1965 – – – 1438 1966 – – – 1441 1967 – – – 1283 1968 – – – 1608 1969 – – – 2295 1970 – – – 2455 1971 – – – 2918 1972 – – – 3795 1973 – – – 4286 1974 100 10 – 3680 1975 100 37 – 4804 1976 100 28 – 5478 1977 – – – 5472 1978 – – – 6725 1979 2400 510 – 4342 1980 – – – 4902 1981 – – – 6643 1982 – – – 8735 1983 – – 8987 7722 1984 – – 9163 – 1985 – – 9599 8883 1986 – – 11088 10379 1987 – – 12236 11200 1988 – – 14625 13493 1989 – – 14785 14011 1990 – – 15104 14161 1991 – – 13658 12504 1992 12926 6670 9490 8735 1993 11990 7239 9697 8657 1994 10205 7424 9944 9099 1995 10555 7639 10357 9430 1996 10125 7583 9908 8978 1997 9755 7809 9703 8725 1998 9450 8270 9444 8443 1999 9220 8972 9214 8242 2000 9650 8828 9646 8604 2001 9685 9736 9683 8438 2002 9685 9013 9673 8662 2003 9635 9756 9661 8545 2004 9435 10355 9434 8324 2005 9685 10351 9771 8506 2006 10000 9861 9930 8703 2007 9220 8311 8842 7675 2008 9661 8065 8939 7757 2009 9911 6919 8064 7204 1 Ft. Huachuca hunt data was gathered using the hunter questionnaire program after 1995. Year¹

Hunter Days 3519 3689 3574 3515 3855 5093 7720 8484 9663 12622 13613 13145 16129 18970 20475 23940 14722 19288 36568 39700 33638 – 32259 44358 50479 62771 62250 60256 54558 40906 38263 43001 45061 42000 40922 42692 41443 41072 41754 41735 43478 40575 42364 43174 34571 35110 33010

Total Harvest Percent Success 111 112 118 138 120 193 206 196 354 305 469 500 650 1044 786 824 786 1222 1527 1543 1684 – 1946 2232 2870 3436 3605 3723 2263 2330 2439 2564 2764 2661 2672 2163 2187 2574 1862 2790 2236 2398 2038 2452 2305 2229 1961

10 9 8 10 9 12 9 8 12 8 11 14 14 19 14 12 18 25 23 18 22 – 22 22 26 26 26 26 18 27 28 28 29 30 31 26 27 30 22 32 26 29 24 28 30 29 27

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Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit SPRING GENERAL 6A 6A 6A/6B/8 6A/6B/8 6A/6B/8 10/18A 10/18A 10/18A 10/18A 10/18A 16A 16A 16A 16A 16A 17 17 17 17 17 18B 18B 18B 18B 18B 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19B 19B 19B 19B 19B 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 20B 20B 20B 20B 20B 20C 20C 20C 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 24A 24A 24A FTHU = Fort Huachuca

Year

Dates Authorized

Permits Authorized

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007

2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01

200 200 150 150 150 200 200 250 250 250 55 110 200 350 350 400 400 400 450 450 300 300 450 500 450 200 250 300 300 350 250 250 300 300 300 300 350 325 350 350 550 550 625 625 625 250 250 250 650 600 550 500 500 625 625 700 675 675 225 225 350 300 325 215 215 275

386 319 258 250 275 247 169 188 184 161 98 105 127 148 128 472 455 305 289 259 465 383 380 361 286 284 244 163 220 141 124 92 58 65 73 423 411 306 217 210 1013 767 657 539 510 216 200 177 1525 935 697 672 663 1244 922 870 627 629 703 708 508 480 493 431 286 207

205 200 150 150 150 201 200 250 250 250 57 110 200 350 275 404 400 400 446 432 306 300 450 500 449 205 250 300 300 352 252 250 300 288 159 304 350 325 350 350 562 550 625 625 625 250 250 250 652 600 550 500 500 630 625 700 675 675 232 225 350 300 325 215 215 275

49.2 62.1 54.3 58.0 54.2 71.7 100.0 96.8 87.0 100.0 56.1 96.2 96.9 97.3 100.0 75.6 82.0 98.7 97.9 93.4 61.7 76.8 89.7 87.8 91.6 61.6 86.9 96.9 91.8 98.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 59.8 79.6 95.8 99.1 97.6 51.9 66.4 88.7 98.0 99.0 90.3 95.5 97.7 42.0 61.1 74.8 72.0 73.9 46.7 59.8 72.4 85.3 86.5 32.0 31.5 63.4 59.0 61.3 47.1 67.1 100.0

122 183 112 117 136 145 168 220 212 229 41 102 177 301 238 302 355 359 385 371 218 259 401 412 395 156 225 270 249 310 158 211 270 226 137 218 297 277 323 309 442 485 573 535 535 225 225 211 443 548 473 437 449 425 541 597 534 548 136 185 299 238 281 188 185 261

296 458 275 305 367 390 501 697 622 758 114 297 547 935 832 843 1034 1047 1072 1100 610 688 1066 1142 1085 395 661 795 722 950 408 616 737 558 432 535 792 698 948 952 1137 1370 1430 1473 1454 587 648 596 1170 1418 1247 1160 1282 1101 1446 1633 1480 1553 324 450 771 680 811 543 470 724

6 62 42 40 33 18 55 73 46 41 10 44 64 43 42 37 105 108 69 111 71 120 189 92 122 30 58 85 49 45 9 34 37 15 20 40 104 85 79 58 96 127 157 94 112 83 59 57 79 120 115 87 53 51 92 86 89 83 23 62 106 54 66 55 56 60

5 34 38 34 24 12 33 33 22 18 24 43 36 14 18 12 30 30 18 30 33 46 47 22 31 19 26 31 20 15 6 16 14 7 15 18 35 31 24 19 22 26 27 18 21 37 26 27 18 22 24 20 12 12 17 14 17 15 17 34 35 23 23 29 30 23

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Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

SPRING GENERAL (continued) 24A 2008 24A 2009 24B 2005 24B 2006 24B 2007 24B 2008 24B 2009 27 2005 27 2006 27 2007 27 2008 27 2009 28 2005 28 2006 28 2007 28 2008 28 2009 29 2005 29 2006 29 2007 29 2008 29 2009 30A 2005 30A 2006 30A 2007 30A 2008 30A 2009 30B 2005 30B 2006 30B 2007 30B 2008 30B 2009 31 2005 31 2006 31 2007 31 2008 31 2009 32 2005 32 2006 32 2007 32 2008 32 2009 33 2005 33 2006 33 2007 33 2008 33 2009 34A 2005 34A 2006 34A 2007 34A 2008 34A 2009 34B 2005 34B 2006 34B 2007 34B 2008 34B 2009 35A 2005 35A 2006 35A 2007 35A 2008 35A 2009 35B 2005 35B 2006 35B 2007 35B 2008 FTHU = Fort Huachuca

Dates Authorized

Permits Authorized

2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28

250 225 250 250 350 325 225 250 250 125 125 125 350 350 250 250 250 250 250 200 200 100 350 350 300 300 350 200 150 125 125 125 150 200 175 175 175 450 500 450 475 450 700 700 600 600 625 400 400 625 625 650 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 75 75 100 100 75 75

1st Choice Applicants 190 179 384 345 276 284 299 127 85 72 72 56 279 263 182 161 131 60 43 29 19 8 312 170 145 146 119 80 69 57 41 33 169 142 97 77 70 520 479 316 290 314 644 619 521 458 396 339 271 188 191 177 79 62 47 32 37 74 46 48 37 25 94 54 41 28

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

250 225 250 250 350 325 225 250 250 125 114 96 357 350 250 250 216 251 153 92 78 41 352 347 274 250 272 201 150 125 106 100 151 200 175 170 148 454 500 450 475 432 710 700 600 600 625 401 400 509 495 383 101 100 100 77 85 100 100 75 56 54 101 100 75 66

98.4 95.0 53.1 63.5 98.2 99.3 72.6 100.0 100.0 97.2 95.8 92.9 100.0 100.0 96.7 94.4 98.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.6 94.5 99.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 82.3 100.0 97.9 100.0 100.0 80.6 99.4 97.5 97.6 91.7 95.3 100.0 93.5 95.0 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 98.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 86.5 84.0 93.6 100.0 100.0 96.4

211 201 190 224 306 286 186 151 186 99 91 85 285 293 225 229 193 202 119 87 76 33 302 287 228 217 236 163 135 84 104 87 118 163 146 113 112 369 402 392 405 378 583 601 508 511 515 336 341 446 416 331 88 78 83 66 73 86 88 63 44 47 54 85 64 51

607 586 556 551 736 755 469 404 546 280 228 296 786 719 626 615 512 586 340 233 165 64 866 792 659 522 611 504 398 240 303 287 371 468 414 288 304 1005 1061 1086 1083 1053 1620 1555 1294 1270 1391 945 951 1214 1150 915 292 198 231 165 226 293 240 172 147 176 155 230 182 137

49 53 23 54 105 53 47 30 54 28 31 19 117 147 86 102 59 25 26 29 30 15 85 103 71 85 69 9 34 19 20 16 33 57 18 23 23 75 122 95 92 107 129 146 142 153 135 90 91 135 84 96 15 22 12 9 10 14 25 10 0 7 12 18 15 7

23 26 12 24 34 19 25 20 29 28 34 22 41 50 38 45 31 12 22 33 39 45 28 36 31 39 29 6 25 23 19 18 28 35 12 20 21 20 30 24 23 28 22 24 28 30 26 27 27 30 20 29 17 28 14 14 14 16 28 16 0 15 22 21 23 14

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Year

SPRING GENERAL (continued) 35B 2009 36A 2005 36A 2006 36A 2007 36A 2008 36A 2009 36B 2005 36B 2006 36B 2007 36B 2008 36B 2009 36C 2005 36C 2006 36C 2007 36C 2008 36C 2009 37A 2005 37A 2006 37A 2007 37A 2008 37A 2009 37B 2005 37B 2006 37B 2007 37B 2008 37B 2009 42/44A 2008 42/44A 2009 FTHU 2005 FTHU 2006 FTHU 2007 FTHU 2008 FTHU 2009 SPRING JUNIOR ONLY 6A/6B/8 2007 6A/6B/8 2008 6A/6B/8 2009 10/17/18A/19/20A 2005 10/17/18A/19/20A 2006 10/17/18A/19/20A 2007 10/17/18A/19/20A 2008 10/17/18A/19/20A 2009 16A 2005 16A 2006 16A 2007 16A 2008 16A 2009 18B 2007 18B 2008 18B 2009 20B 2005 20B/21 2007 20B/21 2008 20B/21 2009 20C 2005 20C 2006 20C 2007 20C 2008 20C 2009 22/23 2007 22/23 2008 22/23 2009 23 2006 24A/24B 2007 24A/24B 2008 24A/24B 2009 FTHU = Fort Huachuca

104  Hunt Arizona 2010

Dates Authorized

Permits Authorized

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/23-3/01 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/22-2/28 2/20-2/26 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/16-2/22 2/15-2/21 2/13-2/19

75 700 650 375 375 375 400 400 475 475 475 450 350 275 275 275 800 800 780 780 880 900 950 1000 1000 1000 100 100 20 20 20 16 16

40 584 409 269 233 181 388 245 240 181 147 296 179 137 112 97 752 649 512 415 394 1179 1025 932 804 736 60 52 15 21 27 23 25

59 711 650 375 375 356 403 400 437 347 329 455 350 237 228 177 802 800 780 780 862 914 950 1000 996 1000 100 100 18 18 16 16 16

87.5 100.0 100.0 94.1 94.0 95.6 94.6 100.0 100.0 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 92.8 100.0 99.6 96.6 98.7 71.3 88.6 94.1 94.3 93.2 93.3 100.0 100.0 85.7 59.3 65.2 64.0

46 600 578 330 327 312 335 342 384 313 293 356 306 223 206 157 653 725 700 702 795 745 823 883 876 902 82 89 18 18 13 16 15

115 1654 1635 968 907 960 1004 960 1049 871 783 1009 921 606 652 443 1800 2070 1936 1929 2278 2000 2130 2424 2368 2610 239 252 56 58 28 39 40

8 108 129 66 87 42 59 84 83 69 94 63 88 49 34 25 149 144 143 88 113 158 154 187 159 176 8 7 10 7 4 9 7

17 18 22 20 27 13 18 25 22 22 32 18 29 22 17 16 23 20 20 13 14 21 19 21 18 20 10 8 56 39 31 56 47

1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01 2/04-2/10 2/10-2/16 1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01 2/04-2/10 2/10-2/16 1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01 1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01 2/04-2/10 1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01 2/04-2/10 2/10-2/16 1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01 1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01 2/10-2/16 1/26-2/04 1/25-2/03 1/23-2/01

75 75 75 100 100 100 100 100 10 20 30 50 50 30 100 100 175 55 65 65 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 75 200 50 45 40

42 54 42 156 148 96 81 63 16 8 13 21 17 17 31 28 168 111 134 91 119 147 110 87 87 146 130 102 188 58 58 35

75 75 66 105 100 100 100 85 10 20 25 26 22 30 47 56 180 55 65 65 101 100 100 99 100 50 50 75 200 50 45 40

100.0 96.3 92.9 63.5 66.9 85.4 91.4 88.9 62.5 100.0 92.3 95.2 94.1 100.0 90.3 92.9 92.3 48.7 47.0 71.4 81.5 66.0 80.9 88.5 83.9 34.3 38.5 72.6 85.1 58.6 56.9 94.3

71 63 64 87 79 89 83 81 8 18 22 21 18 28 39 54 154 52 46 63 87 83 90 86 92 43 40 62 169 50 36 33

174 150 193 169 197 223 187 261 13 47 42 52 42 63 79 139 332 126 106 160 176 217 210 188 242 119 83 158 377 142 76 82

21 21 25 33 13 35 30 22 5 11 11 12 13 17 19 27 46 16 13 10 49 33 52 40 33 21 13 21 48 26 17 16

30 33 39 38 16 39 36 27 63 61 50 57 72 61 49 50 30 31 28 16 56 40 58 47 36 49 33 34 28 52 47 48

Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Dates Authorized SPRING JUNIOR ONLY (continued) 27 2007 1/26-2/04 27 2008 1/25-2/03 27 2009 1/23-2/01 28/28/30/31/32 2007 1/26-2/04 28/28/30/31/32 2008 1/25-2/03 28/29/30/31/32 2009 1/23-2/01 33/37 2007 1/26-2/04 33/37 2008 1/25-2/03 33/37 2009 1/23-2/01 33/37B 2006 2/10-2/16 34 2007 1/26-2/04 34 2008 1/25-2/03 34 2009 1/23-2/01 35 2007 1/26-2/04 35 2008 1/25-2/03 35 2009 1/23-2/01 36 2007 1/26-2/04 36 2008 1/25-2/03 36 2009 1/23-2/01 36A/36B 2006 2/10-2/16 36A/36C 2005 2/04-2/10 37A 2005 2/04-2/10 SPRING HAM 6A/6B/8 2007 2/09-2/18 6A/6B/8 2008 2/08-2/17 6A/6B/8 2009 2/06-2/15 6B 2005 2/11-2/17 6B 2006 2/17-2/23 8 2005 2/11-2/17 8 2006 2/17-2/23 10/18A 2007 2/09-2/18 10/18A 2008 2/08-2/17 10/18A 2009 2/06-2/15 16A 2007 2/09-2/18 16A 2008 2/08-2/17 16A 2009 2/06-2/15 17 2007 2/09-2/18 17 2008 2/08-2/17 17 2009 2/06-2/15 18B 2005 2/11-2/17 18B 2006 2/17-2/23 18B 2007 2/09-2/18 18B 2008 2/08-2/17 18B 2009 2/06-2/15 19A 2007 2/09-2/18 19A 2008 2/08-2/17 19A 2009 2/06-2/15 19B 2007 2/09-2/18 19B 2008 2/08-2/17 19B 2009 2/06-2/15 20A 2007 2/09-2/18 20A 2008 2/08-2/17 20A 2009 2/06-2/15 20B 2006 2/17-2/23 20B 2007 2/09-2/18 20B 2008 2/08-2/17 20B 2009 2/06-2/15 20C 2005 2/11-2/17 20C 2005 2/18-2/24 20C 2006 2/17-2/23 20C 2006 2/24-3/02 20C 2007 2/09-2/18 20C 2008 2/08-2/17 20C 2009 2/06-2/15 21 2005 2/11-2/17 21 2006 2/17-2/23 FTHU = Fort Huachuca Unit

Year

Permits Authorized

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

50 50 50 65 75 75 150 150 150 150 40 40 40 20 20 20 50 50 50 100 100 50

6 6 3 75 75 57 166 140 109 140 21 14 12 2 3 3 33 32 12 51 82 70

11 13 9 65 75 67 150 150 139 150 39 20 18 9 5 7 50 48 32 75 104 50

16.7 83.3 100.0 72.0 78.7 89.5 80.1 90.7 85.3 85.7 90.5 71.4 75.0 100.0 100.0 66.7 93.9 90.6 100.0 86.3 100.0 71.4

11 13 9 63 60 56 124 128 126 115 37 18 18 4 5 7 45 46 19 58 77 34

40 36 25 173 134 137 279 347 348 279 100 51 41 11 11 16 139 114 51 124 193 100

0 5 9 40 35 19 45 38 25 47 10 7 3 0 1 2 20 22 6 20 15 3

0 38 100 63 58 34 36 30 20 41 27 39 17 0 20 29 44 48 32 34 19 9

50 50 50 75 75 50 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 250 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 150 450 325 325 325 375 275 375 275 325 325 325 250 225

117 127 80 65 65 68 39 29 52 44 34 43 67 58 84 67 266 199 180 226 223 40 57 57 16 28 15 49 75 70 414 327 329 314 615 69 553 63 552 367 356 466 373

50 48 50 75 75 50 75 100 100 83 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 248 100 100 100 100 91 38 100 100 150 450 325 325 325 376 280 375 275 325 325 325 253 225

41.9 37.8 58.8 96.9 100.0 73.5 100.0 96.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 76.1 100.0 92.9 97.0 72.6 91.5 78.3 85.8 76.7 100.0 100.0 93.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 87.2 81.7 88.8 94.0 57.7 100.0 66.6 100.0 57.1 84.7 86.0 51.7 60.3

46 36 40 60 58 37 52 88 78 71 84 88 90 93 91 84 176 175 182 163 206 91 90 93 78 69 30 91 91 140 413 296 289 289 285 214 343 235 301 270 265 172 190

141 90 117 163 155 77 196 265 280 229 235 265 308 288 300 247 616 590 550 488 637 253 273 291 227 170 57 309 277 453 1155 948 889 873 785 562 1017 731 1080 872 840 454 500

13 4 12 16 5 0 10 20 15 12 33 15 20 25 27 14 48 55 59 45 45 15 12 16 4 17 6 16 15 33 61 57 21 29 49 52 121 72 49 57 56 20 38

28 11 30 27 9 0 19 23 19 17 39 17 22 27 30 17 27 31 32 28 22 16 13 17 5 25 20 18 16 24 15 19 7 10 17 24 35 31 16 21 21 12 20

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Year

SPRING HAM (continued) 21 2007 21 2008 21 2009 22 2005 22 2006 22 2007 22 2008 22 2009 23 2005 23 2007 23 2008 23 2009 24A 2005 24A 2006 24A 2007 24A 2008 24A 2009 24B 2005 24B 2006 24B 2007 24B 2008 24B 2009 27 2007 27 2008 27 2009 28 2005 28 2006 28 2007 28 2008 28 2009 29 2005 29 2006 29 2007 29 2008 29 2009 30A 2005 30A 2006 30A 2007 30A 2008 30A 2009 30B 2005 30B 2006 30B 2007 30B 2008 30B 2009 31 2005 31 2006 31 2007 31 2008 31 2009 32 2005 32 2006 32 2007 32 2008 32 2009 33 2005 33 2006 33 2007 33 2008 33 2009 34A 2005 34A 2006 34A 2007 34A 2008 34A 2009 34B 2005 FTHU = Fort Huachuca

106  Hunt Arizona 2010

Dates Authorized

Permits Authorized

2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17

225 200 200 450 450 325 300 300 300 150 150 150 225 225 125 125 115 250 250 150 150 100 65 65 65 100 100 85 85 85 50 50 40 40 40 125 125 100 100 100 200 150 125 125 125 250 150 130 130 130 500 450 300 325 250 450 450 380 380 380 300 300 285 285 285 75

1st Choice Applicants 326 280 235 518 573 385 362 316 545 374 356 339 204 218 170 145 132 154 201 134 163 104 7 14 5 65 62 87 50 45 23 18 14 12 11 59 60 37 37 41 27 23 24 25 26 101 86 46 63 53 382 331 317 224 187 252 295 263 267 215 213 149 119 121 103 39

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

225 200 200 458 450 325 300 300 303 150 150 150 228 225 125 125 115 251 250 150 150 100 58 24 16 101 100 85 80 84 51 34 27 18 21 125 115 66 73 64 200 87 54 40 41 250 150 130 118 98 505 450 300 304 250 449 446 380 360 319 300 300 253 195 183 75

62.3 69.3 84.3 68.2 66.7 72.2 66.6 78.5 51.7 40.1 41.9 44.3 83.8 84.4 60.6 75.2 76.5 100.0 100.0 90.3 78.5 78.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 85.1 96.0 84.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 89.2 97.3 80.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 92.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 89.6 97.3 94.7 100.0 100.0 97.0 95.5 93.0 100.0 100.0 97.5 98.4 96.1 100.0

191 168 181 313 361 294 265 244 213 128 123 123 174 209 103 106 107 193 205 124 134 78 39 9 9 85 94 72 67 70 35 27 25 11 11 95 88 56 65 48 131 66 41 31 34 182 132 100 104 93 382 384 243 265 215 376 375 309 303 283 252 278 222 173 162 58

650 488 555 773 1130 911 788 697 674 405 442 360 523 610 306 342 311 513 576 422 464 259 106 21 30 303 308 248 242 182 91 75 74 36 26 229 241 151 172 174 424 166 133 78 91 638 427 347 333 278 1180 1186 755 815 649 988 1188 938 807 924 787 771 656 510 507 184

34 21 29 28 45 66 43 42 20 37 13 19 40 53 27 18 23 16 43 17 11 9 5 0 2 9 38 16 17 21 5 11 13 3 5 30 25 19 32 14 5 4 5 7 9 22 18 15 21 23 44 108 37 22 42 66 98 76 67 42 22 62 38 24 32 7

18 13 16 9 12 22 16 17 9 29 11 15 23 25 26 17 22 8 21 14 8 12 13 0 22 11 40 22 25 30 14 41 52 27 45 32 28 34 49 29 4 6 12 23 26 12 14 15 20 25 12 28 15 8 20 18 26 25 22 15 9 22 17 14 20 12

Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

SPRING HAM (continued) 34B 2006 34B 2007 34B 2008 34B 2009 35A 2005 35A 2006 35A 2007 35A 2008 35A 2009 35B 2005 35B 2006 35B 2007 35B 2008 35B 2009 36A 2007 36A 2008 36A 2009 36B 2005 36B 2006 36B 2007 36B 2008 36B 2009 36C 2005 36C 2006 36C 2007 36C 2008 36C 2009 37A 2005 37A 2006 37A 2007 37A 2008 37A 2009 37B 2005 37B 2006 37B 2007 37B 2008 37B 2009 SPRING ARCHERY Various Units 2005 Various Units 2006 Various Units 2007 Various Units 2008 Various - Reg 1&2 2009 Various - Reg 3&4 2009 5/6/8/11M/19A 2008 5/6/8/19A 2007 5/6/19A 2005 5/6/19A 2006 11M 2009 17/18B/19/20A 2009 20A/20C 2005 20A/20C 2006 20A/20C 2007 20A/20C 2008 20B 2005 20B 2006 20B 2007 20B 2008 20B 2009 20C 2009 21 2005 21 2006 21 2007 21 2008 21 2009 22 2005 FTHU = Fort Huachuca

Dates Authorized

Permits Authorized

2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/09-2/18 2/08-2/17 2/06-2/15

75 30 30 30 100 100 80 80 80 100 100 80 80 80 165 165 165 600 600 150 150 150 200 150 115 115 115 350 350 360 360 360 650 650 500 500 500

1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31

1800 2000 1500 1750 700 1000 800 800 800 800 0 1700 500 500 400 400 475 500 475 475 475 275 400 375 350 420 420 475

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

29 20 22 17 49 33 47 10 17 49 44 17 15 22 39 52 51 240 207 134 81 78 100 58 61 22 26 269 261 209 211 190 504 514 531 446 431

75 30 22 16 98 82 62 37 40 100 79 57 32 36 111 106 84 603 391 150 122 111 200 131 107 36 58 350 350 360 360 311 656 650 500 497 500

100.0 80.0 86.4 88.2 100.0 100.0 89.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.0 91.4 87.2 100.0 100.0 96.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.7 96.7 96.3 100.0 100.0 89.3 92.6 95.6

69 28 19 16 80 68 42 35 28 74 61 50 28 32 91 92 72 465 340 132 100 98 159 116 93 27 25 298 305 323 327 302 509 582 454 420 436

200 79 85 80 252 292 193 99 105 233 198 154 113 128 294 258 264 1297 1056 387 351 310 476 360 278 88 81 934 918 1028 965 1032 1501 1764 1467 1367 1522

6 0 6 2 10 14 2 7 3 8 14 4 9 10 26 16 17 52 48 23 20 38 20 9 12 2 3 43 55 56 33 40 60 128 59 72 62

9 0 32 13 13 21 5 20 11 11 23 8 32 31 29 17 24 11 14 17 20 39 13 8 13 7 12 14 18 17 10 13 12 22 13 17 14

1900 1759 1669 1630 535 531 639 619 713 776 0 1104 767 720 580 537 534 617 474 441 326 298 690 521 474 562 468 764

1819 2000 1500 1746 663 708 800 800 806 800 561 1332 504 500 400 400 478 500 475 475 466 275 401 375 350 420 420 479

89.0 100.0 85.3 94.5 98.9 98.7 98.9 99.0 97.1 94.7 98.1 63.4 68.3 67.1 71.9 71.7 76.5 89.5 93.4 97.6 86.2 57.1 70.8 72.4 73.5 85.5 56.4

1525 1699 1289 1465 590 628 676 706 703 725 15 1200 446 426 363 366 440 468 433 416 443 259 343 329 305 376 378 411

7887 8675 5779 6679 2407 2773 2901 3039 3353 3720 46 5578 1951 2000 1691 1740 1942 2080 1755 1795 1841 1227 1380 1377 1140 1434 1636 1858

366 521 486 476 162 174 234 223 151 203 0 382 109 108 104 112 76 112 127 97 90 66 73 63 83 95 113 76

24 31 38 32 27 28 35 32 21 28 0 32 24 25 29 31 17 24 29 23 20 25 21 19 27 25 30 18

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Year

SPRING ARCHERY (continued) 22 2006 22 2007 22 2008 22 2009 23 2005 23 2006 23 2007 23 2008 23 2009 24A 2005 24A 2006 24A 2007 24A 2008 24A 2009 24B 2005 24B 2006 24B 2007 24B 2008 24B 2009 25M 2009 25M/26M/47M 2007 25M/26M/47M 2008 26M 2009 27 2007 27 2008 27 2009 27/28/29/30/31/32 2005 27/28/29/30/31/32 2006 28/29/30/31/32 2007 28/29/30/31/32 2008 28/29/30/31/32 2009 33/37B 2005 33/37B 2006 33/37B 2007 33/37B 2008 33/37B 2009 34A/37A 2009 34A/37A/37M 2005 34A/37A/37M 2006 34A/37A/38M 2007 34A/37A/38M 2008 34B/35 2005 34B/35 2006 34B/35 2007 34B/35 2008 34B/35 2009 36 2005 36 2006 36 2007 36 2008 36 2009 38M 2009 39M/42M 2005 39M/42M 2006 47M 2009 FTHU 2005 FTHU 2006 FTHU 2007 FTHU 2008 FTHU 2009 FALL GENERAL 28 2006 28 2007 29 2006 29 2007 30A 2006 FTHU = Fort Huachuca

108  Hunt Arizona 2010

Dates Authorized

Permits Authorized

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/25 1/01-1/24 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/22 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31 1/01-1/31

475 500 550 550 225 225 225 275 250 115 130 175 200 150 250 250 225 250 175 0 175 175 0 100 100 100 1500 1500 1200 1200 1200 1150 1250 1250 1250 1200 600 900 900 700 700 300 300 325 300 300 600 600 800 800 800 0 175 175 0 20 20 20 16 16

672 551 598 515 552 564 543 540 498 280 303 219 245 205 226 251 213 174 183 0 111 135 0 40 31 39 1361 1170 922 787 588 1016 1108 899 823 855 340 579 599 485 461 187 155 128 130 123 650 490 373 317 295 0 116 133 0 16 23 11 15 16

475 500 550 550 232 225 225 275 250 116 130 175 200 150 252 250 225 250 175 561 175 175 561 88 71 52 1522 1500 1200 1042 833 1155 1250 1250 1216 1108 477 898 898 700 634 298 234 197 171 164 616 600 566 498 426 561 177 175 561 18 18 16 16 15

63.0 75.9 83.1 87.8 40.8 39.7 41.4 50.9 50.2 41.1 42.9 76.3 73.9 69.3 79.2 76.9 90.1 98.9 86.9 99.1 100.0 92.5 93.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 86.8 87.9 95.1 100.0 100.0 99.0 96.6 95.6 99.4 100.0 100.0 98.4 96.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.9 95.9 89.1 100.0 99.5 99.7 98.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 78.3 100.0 86.7 75.0

405 420 453 478 194 208 192 217 206 109 125 166 179 133 231 216 196 218 144 38 143 138 184 70 62 49 1303 1311 1017 914 735 1040 1109 1066 1115 1014 421 804 787 625 580 261 213 171 159 149 541 520 497 407 362 177 137 145 61 18 17 16 16 15

2019 1540 1836 2177 957 948 771 913 841 544 718 814 685 629 997 983 769 933 572 85 791 674 838 388 277 217 6651 6226 4459 4298 3445 5188 5651 4993 4817 4552 2155 4178 4068 2919 3063 1398 1087 971 903 848 3218 2767 2620 2060 1997 976 733 724 184 129 131 132 102 115

126 97 111 119 33 82 78 60 59 38 46 65 59 36 34 50 42 52 29 0 54 37 31 10 14 12 379 387 325 313 289 249 277 247 278 198 118 192 210 171 133 75 70 61 46 40 142 130 125 105 69 61 34 63 0 11 4 7 7 5

31 23 25 25 17 39 41 28 29 35 37 39 33 27 15 23 21 24 20 0 38 27 17 14 23 24 29 30 32 34 39 24 25 23 25 20 28 24 27 27 23 29 33 36 29 27 26 25 25 26 19 34 25 43 0 61 24 44 44 33

50 50 40 40 50

262 164 61 56 175

50 50 38 40 50

17.2 29.3 34.4 41.1 22.9

25 40 10 22 31

82 145 35 74 94

7 5 0 0 8

28 13 0 0 26

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Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

FALL GENERAL (continued) 30A 2007 30B 2006 30B 2007 31 2006 31 2007 32 2006 32 2007 33 2006 33 2007 34A 2006 34A 2007 34B 2006 34B 2007 35A 2006 35A 2007 35B 2006 35B 2007 36A 2006 36A 2007 36B 2006 36B 2007 36C 2006 36C 2007 37A 2006 37A 2007 37B 2006 37B 2007 FALL JUNIORS ONLY 16A 2008 16A 2009 17B 2008 17B 2009 18B 2008 18B 2009 20A 2008 20A 2009 28 2008 28 2008 28/29/30/31/32 2009 28/29/30/31/32 2009 29 2008 29 2008 30A 2008 30A 2008 30B 2008 30B 2008 31 2008 31 2008 32 2008 32 2008 33 2008 33 2008 33 2009 33 2009 34/35 2009 34/35 2009 34A 2008 34A 2008 34B 2008 34B 2008 35A 2008 35A 2008 35B 2008 35B 2008 36 2009 36 2009 FTHU = Fort Huachuca

Dates Authorized

Permits Authorized

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18 11/10-11/19 11/09-11/18

50 20 20 30 30 75 75 105 105 60 60 15 15 15 15 15 15 75 75 60 60 50 50 120 120 140 140

71 64 57 208 146 313 215 653 502 209 163 45 27 78 45 52 41 184 162 224 176 123 97 491 372 1295 860

50 20 20 30 30 75 75 104 105 60 60 15 15 15 15 15 15 75 75 60 60 50 50 120 120 140 140

50.7 25.0 35.1 14.4 20.6 18.9 31.2 13.5 20.7 23.9 25.8 24.4 22.2 19.2 31.1 26.9 36.6 31.5 41.4 25.9 32.4 35.8 41.2 17.7 19.6 10.7 16.3

35 12 11 19 8 49 60 63 61 48 43 13 11 15 8 15 13 50 63 44 44 25 31 98 89 103 110

128 28 40 74 19 107 192 137 193 128 124 35 34 50 26 30 47 211 208 161 196 71 97 262 226 331 364

5 0 6 0 4 12 29 4 18 15 4 0 4 0 0 8 6 7 13 9 3 10 6 27 10 26 9

14 0 55 0 50 24 48 6 30 31 9 0 36 0 0 53 46 14 21 20 7 40 19 28 11 25 8

10/10-10/16 10/09-10/18 10/10-10/16 10/09-10/18 11/21-11/30 11/20-11/29 10/10-10/16 10/09-10/18 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/09-10/15 11/20-11/26 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/09-10/15 11/20-11/26 10/09-10/15 11/20-11/26 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/10-10/16 11/21-11/27 10/09-10/18 11/20-11/26

50 50 50 50 75 75 50 75 50 50 150 100 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 100 135 135 100 75 50 50 100 100 25 25 25 25 25 25 50 50

36 24 46 29 55 60 88 50 28 10 76 44 1 2 11 2 0 1 23 5 12 19 73 43 57 30 10 7 8 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 24 36

37 24 50 44 72 75 50 63 37 14 98 74 3 2 15 3 3 1 23 8 22 20 73 58 79 34 20 12 11 4 3 5 7 3 1 2 32 50

94.4 91.7 87.0 93.1 94.6 96.7 56.8 96.0 96.4 100.0 94.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 73.9 100.0 91.7 84.2 86.3 90.7 98.3 93.3 90.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.7 94.4

31 19 39 41 55 55 33 49 33 14 86 52 3 0 13 3 3 1 17 4 11 15 57 44 65 30 11 12 11 2 0 5 6 3 1 0 21 44

107 72 106 124 142 148 98 152 90 33 270 137 5 0 30 6 8 2 50 12 24 30 149 105 177 83 23 46 44 7 0 10 14 9 2 0 67 132

6 5 11 6 31 31 4 6 8 9 18 22 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 8 7 9 9 0 3 7 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 14

19 26 28 15 56 56 12 12 24 64 21 42 33 15 67 0 0 24 0 18 53 12 20 14 0 27 58 55 50 100 0 0 0 14 32

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Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Dates Authorized

FALL JUNIORS ONLY (continued) 36A 2008 10/10-10/16 36A 2008 11/21-11/27 36B 2008 10/10-10/16 36B 2008 11/21-11/27 36C 2008 10/10-10/16 36C 2008 11/21-11/27 37 2009 10/09-10/18 37 2009 11/20-11/26 37A 2008 10/10-10/16 37A 2008 11/21-11/27 37B 2008 10/10-10/16 37B 2008 11/21-11/27 39 (Archery) 2007 11/02-11/15 39 (Muzzleloader) 2007 11/16-11/25 39 (Archery) 2008 11/07-11/16 39 (Muzzleloader) 2008 11/21-11/27 39 (Archery) 2009 11/06-11/15 39 (Muzzleloader) 2009 11/20-11/29 FALL HAM 28 2006 10/13-10/22 28 2007 10/12-10/21 29 2006 10/13-10/22 29 2007 10/12-10/21 30A 2006 10/13-10/22 30A 2007 10/12-10/21 30B 2006 10/13-10/22 30B 2007 10/12-10/21 31 2006 10/13-10/22 31 2007 10/12-10/21 32 2006 10/13-10/22 32 2007 10/12-10/21 33 2006 10/13-10/22 33 2007 10/12-10/21 34A 2006 10/13-10/22 34A 2007 10/12-10/21 34B 2006 10/13-10/22 34B 2007 10/12-10/21 35A 2006 10/13-10/22 35A 2007 10/12-10/21 35B 2006 10/13-10/22 35B 2007 10/12-10/21 36A 2006 10/13-10/22 36A 2007 10/12-10/21 36B 2006 10/13-10/22 36B 2007 10/12-10/21 36C 2006 10/13-10/22 36C 2007 10/12-10/21 37A 2006 10/13-10/22 37A 2007 10/12-10/21 37B 2006 10/13-10/22 37B 2007 10/12-10/21 FALL ARCHERY 27/28/29/30A/31/32 2006 9/01-9/10 28/29/30A/31/32 2007 8/24-9/02 30B 2006 9/01-9/10 30B 2007 8/24-9/02 33/37B 2006 9/01-9/10 33/37B 2007 8/24-9/02 34A/37A/38M 2006 9/01-9/10 34A/37A/38M 2007 8/24-9/02 34B/35 2006 9/01-9/10 34B/35 2007 8/24-9/02 36 2006 9/01-9/10 36 2007 8/24-9/02 FTHU = Fort Huachuca

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Permits Authorized

1st Choice Applicants

Permits Issued

Draw Odds

Hunters

Hunter Days

Harvest

Hunt Success

70 70 100 100 75 75 100 100 125 125 170 165 15 10 15 10 15 10

8 4 7 7 1 4 53 35 18 8 29 38 11 7 4 4 0 3

10 18 8 12 2 2 55 53 27 13 46 51 10 10 5 5 4 5

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 25.0 88.7 97.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 90.9 85.7 75.0 75.0 100.0

7 18 4 10 0 0 41 50 20 13 39 38 8 10 5 3 0 0

20 76 8 31 0 0 101 106 52 35 96 102 20 15 5 10 0 0

0 4 0 5 0 0 11 18 2 4 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0

0 22 0 50 27 36 10 31 0 8 0 50 0 0 -

15 15 10 10 20 20 25 25 20 20 70 70 70 70 45 45 10 10 15 15 15 15 25 25 90 90 25 25 50 50 100 100

61 29 18 10 21 29 29 16 50 35 123 89 178 149 112 66 24 15 15 22 12 18 38 17 96 42 38 22 159 107 407 299

15 15 10 10 20 20 25 25 20 20 70 70 70 70 45 45 10 10 15 15 15 15 25 25 89 90 25 25 50 50 100 100

21.3 41.4 55.6 90.0 71.4 69.0 65.5 81.3 36.0 25.7 39.8 61.8 27.5 37.6 33.9 56.1 33.3 53.3 66.7 59.1 50.0 61.1 57.9 82.4 63.5 97.6 44.7 90.9 22.0 29.9 17.0 26.8

11 15 7 8 15 4 13 8 13 15 45 51 48 60 39 39 10 8 13 12 15 8 22 19 61 57 18 21 48 40 77 82

41 35 13 28 45 8 25 28 27 45 138 154 135 145 119 139 23 24 35 23 49 28 78 71 161 163 42 69 140 118 214 287

4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 10 13 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 7 2 2 6 3 5 13

36 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 23 20 4 0 21 22 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 13 12 11 10 13 8 6 16

165 165 35 35 190 190 135 135 45 45 90 90

287 116 21 18 242 160 135 91 47 25 87 48

160 165 35 27 190 190 132 135 45 38 89 90

49.1 97.4 95.2 83.3 61.2 96.3 80.7 98.9 76.6 100.0 89.7 100.0

96 113 25 16 130 125 86 103 28 26 61 62

343 345 66 59 391 372 242 368 132 88 189 211

0 5 0 0 16 5 2 8 3 3 0 0

0 4 0 0 12 4 2 8 11 12 0 0

Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)

Arizona’s bighorn sheep population, consisting of both Rocky Mountain and desert subspecies, is currently estimated at about 5,000 animals—a severe reduction from the numbers thought to once be present. The causes for this decline, which occurred primarily between 1860 and 1920, were exposure to livestock-borne

parasites and diseases. Now, thanks to livestock-free refuges and an aggressive translocation program, bighorn sheep numbers are gradually edging upward. Desert bighorn sheep weights vary considerably between the sexes. Adult rams weigh 160 and 200 pounds, with a maximum weight of 225 pounds. Adult ewes range from 75 to 130 pounds and average 110 pounds. The biggest visual difference between the two sexes is the horns. Ewe horns are generally 10 to 13 inches long with a circumference of three to six inches. An adult ram’s horns may measure up to 40 inches along the outside curl with a basal circumference between 13 and 16 inches. The horn core is honeycombed with chambers, or sinuses, which reduce the weight of the skull. Newborn bighorn lambs weigh from 8 to 10 pounds, have dark eyes and fuzzy, dark-gray hair, and are active within minutes of birth. As the lambs mature, their eyes take on the characteristic amber color of the adult’s eyes. After several months, they also take on the adult’s pale buff to dark, chocolate-brown coloration. This overall coat color is accentuated by a white muzzle, a white rump patch, light-colored eye rings, and a white edging on the rear legs. The tail is black, bordered in white. Bighorn sheep have a life expectancy of 10 to 12 years, but may attain an age of 17 years or older. Usually one, rarely two, lambs are born. The youngsters typically stay with their mothBob Miles

Natural History

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Bighorn ers until two years of age. The young rams then leave the nursery herds of ewes and lambs and join a bachelor herd. The adults usually remain segregated according to sex except during the summer breeding season, and sometimes during the spring with the sprouting of early vegetation. Sexual maturity varies, both physiologically and behaviorally. Although rams as young as 6 months of age may be capable of breeding, they refrain due to the dominance of older rams. Ewes do not breed until they are about two-years old, and rams usually not until at least three years of age. The breeding season extends from early June through October, but the peak rutting activity takes place in August. The gestation period is about six months, and most lambs are born in late winter or early spring. Bighorn distribution

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Bighorn sheep are diurnal animals and are usually found in small groups, although herds of 50 or more are sometimes seen. Native grasses are important in the bighorn’s diet, although the animals also feed heavily on jojoba and other woody plants. Pincushion, barrel, and saguaro cactuses provide needed moisture. Preferred plants vary with habitat quality, locality, and species availability. Mountain lions are the principal predator although golden eagles and bobcats have been observed taking lambs.

Hunt History

Totally protected by the territorial legislature in 1893, bighorn sheep were not legal game in Arizona until 1953, when it was determined that the limited hunting of trophy rams might be the only way to save these animals. Two limited hunts of 20 permits each were authorized, and 20 bighorn were taken. Since then, permit numbers, the number of units open to hunting, the number of rams taken, and hunt success have gradually increased. Between 80-100 rams, mostly desert bighorn, are now being taken each year. This number will only increase, however, when the disease problem and other limiting factors are brought under control.

Bighorn Survey Data Historic Summary of Desert Bighorn Sheep Survey Data Year

Ram

Ewe

Lamb

Yearling

1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

56 48 59 159 95 43 43 15 26 47 59 47 57 75 111 109 143 142 142 131 132 95 119 213 261 304 343 310 443 374 478 554 527 590 652 648 711 571 655 562 696 686 789 624 474 742 325 344 404 366 249 288 197 213 381 396 433 516

46 36 48 129 129 48 77 46 57 106 104 109 181 134 228 341 382 407 464 264 275 214 288 418 542 567 604 713 1073 775 892 934 819 1026 1137 1102 1306 1095 980 1008 1124 1051 1502 1224 870 1375 733 660 803 812 443 739 443 388 635 690 764 980

30 15 24 29 29 0 34 10 29 46 43 48 90 69 89 145 207 152 182 138 107 76 137 170 240 269 284 306 459 272 301 278 212 308 383 450 470 291 303 301 283 264 298 299 134 402 152 132 197 322 103 224 179 110 154 215 260 323

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 13 1 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 173 164 220 257 259 183 187 190 209 167 241 107 96 134 97 102 109 90 73 84 43 54 71 93 99 115

Unclassified 9 8 17 41 4 0 3 5 0 0 8 8 18 41 13 46 0 2 9 20 26 7 10 12 4 30 29 39 3 1 9 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 9 7 5 8 6 4 1 3 2 5 5 5 3 1 11 8 9 7 1

Total 141 107 148 358 257 91 157 102 125 200 221 218 346 319 441 641 732 703 797 553 540 392 554 813 1047 1170 1260 1368 1978 1422 1680 1770 1731 2091 2394 2457 2746 2140 2129 2070 2319 2173 2838 2260 1578 2654 1310 1240 1518 1595 874 1338 863 776 1249 1403 1563 1935

Rams 122 133 123 123 74 90 56 33 46 44 57 43 31 56 49 32 37 35 31 50 48 44 41 51 48 54 57 43 41 48 54 59 64 58 57 59 54 52 67 56 62 65 53 51 54 54 44 52 50 45 56 39 44 55 60 57 57 53

Number Per 100 Ewes Lambs Yearlings 65 0 42 0 50 0 22 0 22 0 0 0 44 0 22 57 51 23 43 1 41 7 44 6 50 0 51 0 39 0 43 0 54 0 37 0 39 0 52 0 39 0 36 0 48 0 41 0 44 0 47 0 47 0 43 0 43 0 35 0 34 0 30 0 26 21 30 16 34 19 41 23 36 20 27 17 31 19 30 19 25 19 25 16 20 16 24 9 15 11 29 10 21 13 20 15 25 14 40 11 23 16 30 11 40 10 28 14 24 11 31 13 34 13 33 12

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Bighorn Survey Data Historic Summary of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Survey Data Year

Ram

Ewe

Lamb

Yearling

Unclassified

Total

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

20 16 56 54 40 50 62 43 65 75 101 68 72 71 102 65 70 75 84 11 45 89 83 59 117 52

26 22 65 54 66 69 109 68 129 157 186 171 201 150 162 188 202 190 184 25 84 155 172 115 296 95

25 9 36 14 35 41 34 27 72 82 77 82 45 69 72 71 61 60 60 5 32 49 65 62 119 46

13 3 42 40 40 50 23 18 36 18 19 24 31 20 30 25 17 11 29 2 8 17 9 17 44 7

0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 38 2 0 1 9

84 50 199 238 181 210 228 156 302 332 383 345 349 322 369 349 352 336 359 43 169 348 331 253 577 209

Rams 77 73 86 100 61 72 57 63 50 48 54 40 36 47 63 35 35 39 46 44 54 57 48 51 40 55

Number Per 100 Ewes Lambs Yearlings 96 50 41 14 55 65 26 74 53 61 59 72 31 21 40 26 56 28 52 11 41 10 48 14 22 15 46 13 44 19 38 13 30 8 32 6 33 16 20 8 38 10 32 11 38 5 54 15 40 15 48 7

Historic Summary of Combined Bighorn Sheep Survey Data Year

Ram

Ewe

Lamb

Yearling

Unclassified

Total

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

547 606 708 702 751 621 717 605 761 761 890 692 546 813 427 409 474 441 333 299 242 302 464 455 550 568

845 1048 1202 1156 1372 1164 1089 1076 1253 1208 1688 1395 1071 1525 895 848 1005 1002 627 764 527 543 807 805 1060 1075

237 317 419 464 505 332 337 328 355 346 375 381 179 471 224 203 258 382 163 229 211 159 219 277 379 369

186 167 262 297 299 233 210 208 245 185 260 131 127 154 127 127 126 101 102 86 51 71 80 110 143 122

0 3 2 76 0 0 4 9 7 5 8 6 4 13 6 2 7 5 8 3 1 49 10 9 8 10

1815 2141 2593 2695 2927 2350 2357 2226 2621 2505 3221 2605 1927 2976 1679 1589 1870 1931 1233 1381 1032 1124 1580 1656 2140 2144

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Rams 65 58 59 61 55 53 66 56 61 63 53 50 51 53 48 48 47 44 53 39 46 56 58 57 52 53

Number Per 100 Ewes Lambs Yearlings 28 22 30 16 35 22 40 26 37 22 29 20 31 19 30 19 28 20 29 15 22 15 27 9 17 12 31 10 25 14 24 15 26 13 38 10 26 16 30 11 40 10 29 13 27 10 34 14 36 13 34 11

Bighorn Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Desert Bighorn Sheep Survey Data Unit 9/10 12A/12B West 12A/12B West 12A/12B West 12B East 12B East 13A 13A 13A 13B North 13B North 13B North 13B North 13B South 13B South 15A/15B East 15B West 15B West 15B West 15C North 15C North 15C North 15C South 15C South 15C South 15C South 15C South 15D 15D 15D 16A 16A 16B 16B 16B 18B 22 22 23 23 24A 24B 24B 28 South 31/32 31/32 32 32 37A 37A 37A 37A 37A 37B 37B 37B 39 East 39 East 39 West 39 West 39 West 40A North 40A South 40B East 40B East

Year

Ram

Ewe

Lamb

Yearling

Unclassified

Total

2006 2005 2006 2008 2005 2008 2005 2006 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2005 2008 2007 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2005 2008 2006 2009 2009 2009 2006 2009 2005 2006 2005 2006 2009 2007 2006 2009 2007 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2008 2006 2009 2006 2008 2009 2007 2007 2006 2008

9 5 9 4 8 28 18 25 3 35 32 36 34 8 13 3 31 26 55 33 41 42 8 21 6 8 12 35 88 89 5 7 15 18 18 5 13 29 0 11 2 18 24 15 25 28 7 9 12 14 8 12 11 2 0 5 8 8 14 12 18 0 4 8 1

20 11 8 11 23 44 19 38 5 58 90 93 44 38 22 13 64 63 133 50 85 95 16 20 7 11 25 51 110 128 13 23 20 21 21 13 22 51 18 26 1 22 47 23 47 44 5 13 14 17 12 20 15 6 3 6 11 11 29 24 32 1 7 8 4

5 3 2 0 6 7 7 4 1 19 18 17 8 11 6 1 33 41 59 37 63 43 6 5 4 7 9 19 40 47 6 2 7 6 6 3 8 17 4 9 1 6 12 4 11 7 1 4 6 5 3 6 10 3 0 0 4 3 4 3 12 1 1 1 4

0 2 0 3 2 11 0 5 0 9 13 14 0 3 1 1 3 6 4 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 6 6 0 5 2 0 1 0 3 7 1 0 6 0 2 6 2 1 1 6 1 4 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 2 0 2

0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

34 21 19 18 46 90 44 72 9 121 153 160 86 60 42 18 131 142 251 126 198 181 30 46 17 26 46 105 239 264 24 36 45 51 51 21 54 99 23 47 4 49 90 44 83 85 13 28 40 38 24 39 42 12 7 11 23 23 50 40 69 2 14 17 11

Number per 100 Ewes Rams Lambs Yearlings 45 25 0 45 27 18 113 25 0 36 0 27 35 26 9 64 16 25 95 37 0 66 11 13 60 20 0 60 33 16 36 20 14 39 18 15 77 18 0 21 29 8 59 27 5 23 8 8 48 52 5 41 65 10 41 44 3 66 74 12 48 74 11 44 45 1 50 38 0 105 25 0 86 57 0 73 64 0 48 36 0 69 37 0 80 36 1 70 37 0 38 46 0 30 9 17 75 35 15 86 29 29 86 29 29 38 23 0 59 36 23 57 33 4 0 22 0 42 35 4 200 100 0 82 27 14 51 26 15 65 17 4 53 23 0 64 16 14 140 20 0 69 31 15 86 43 43 82 29 12 67 25 8 60 30 5 73 67 40 33 50 17 0 0 133 83 0 0 73 36 0 73 27 9 48 14 10 50 13 4 56 38 22 0 100 0 57 14 29 100 13 0 25 100 50

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Bighorn Survey Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Desert Bighorn Sheep Survey Data (continued) Unit 40B West 40B West 40B West 41 East 41 East 41 West 41 West 42 42 42 43A 43B 43B 44A East 44A East 44A East 44A West 44B North 44B North 44B South 44B South 45A 45A 45A 45A 45B 45B 45B 45B 45C 45C 45C 45C 46A 46A 46B 46B

Year

Ram

Ewe

Lamb

Yearling

Unclassified

Total

2006 2007 2009 2006 2009 2006 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2007 2009 2005 2007 2008 2007 2005 2007 2005 2007 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2008 2005 2008

40 13 34 21 22 21 12 3 8 4 7 54 21 9 14 5 5 26 31 11 8 33 28 20 18 15 20 19 17 29 35 27 22 21 15 43 57

47 15 36 48 70 32 32 13 20 8 14 114 55 16 14 16 8 38 33 26 15 51 55 50 43 41 37 39 32 35 46 43 55 30 25 61 99

17 2 7 9 24 6 6 2 4 1 7 30 13 2 7 3 1 12 3 7 3 14 12 14 9 8 13 10 10 11 14 15 15 7 11 10 15

5 2 4 5 18 4 9 2 4 3 6 17 10 1 3 0 0 7 10 1 0 4 8 8 7 7 7 4 7 7 10 11 9 8 5 14 28

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 1

111 33 81 83 134 63 59 20 36 16 34 217 99 28 38 24 14 83 77 45 26 102 103 92 78 71 77 72 66 82 110 96 101 66 56 129 200

5-Year: 2004-2008 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Survey Data Unit 1 1/27 North 1/27 North 1/27 North 1/27 North 6A (West Clear Crk) 6A (West Clear Crk) 23/24A 27 (Bear Canyon) 27 (Bear Canyon) 27 (Bear Canyon) 27 (Bear Canyon) 27 North 27 North 27 North 27 North 27 North 27 South 27 South 27 South/28 North 27 South/28 North 27 South/28 North 27 South/28 North 28 Gila Mtns

Year

Ram

Ewe

Lamb

Yearling

Unclassified

Total

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

3 3 5 7 3 9 12 3 14 6 14 9 34 13 10 25 23 15 14 37 53 38 45 5

21 10 0 23 29 22 19 16 18 16 20 8 36 28 35 61 30 25 15 73 116 64 139 9

4 6 0 11 16 12 7 5 4 5 10 2 13 9 22 24 14 10 3 22 46 35 54 7

5 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 7 10 5 4 7 7 7 8 19 1

0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 38 0 0 0 0

33 21 5 47 49 43 40 24 36 29 47 19 84 52 74 120 79 54 39 177 222 145 257 22

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Number per 100 Ewes Rams Lambs Yearlings 85 36 11 87 13 13 94 19 11 44 19 10 31 34 26 66 19 13 38 19 28 23 15 15 40 20 20 50 13 38 50 50 43 47 26 15 38 24 18 56 13 6 100 50 21 31 19 0 63 13 0 68 32 18 94 9 30 42 27 4 53 20 0 65 27 8 51 22 15 40 28 16 42 21 16 37 20 17 54 35 19 49 26 10 53 31 22 83 31 20 76 30 22 63 35 26 40 27 16 70 23 27 60 44 20 70 16 23 58 15 28

Number per 100 Ewes Rams Lambs Yearlings 14 19 24 30 60 20 30 48 22 10 55 3 41 55 0 63 37 0 19 31 0 78 22 0 38 31 13 70 50 15 113 25 0 94 36 3 46 32 0 29 63 20 41 39 16 77 47 17 60 40 16 93 20 47 51 30 10 46 40 6 59 55 13 32 39 14 56 78 11

Bighorn Harvest Data Historic Summary of Bighorn Sheep Hunts¹ Year 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Permits Authorized 37 20 20 20 20 40 65 80 85 90 81 78 90 84 84 81 86 79 82 71 65 57 54 55 51 52 52 50 45 42 48 55 56 65 72 78 82 78 85 82 99 112 113 108 99 109 111 105 105 104 99 84 82 96 99 93 90

1st Choice Applicants – – – – – – – – – – – – 573 601 888 1170 1376 1540 1658 1454 1397 1361 1203 1461 1630 1842 1937 2230 2635 2585 2159 2259 2461 2699 3065 3281 3693 3734 4174 4407 4946 5673 6256 6843 7077 7790 8408 8471 8767 13013 16049 18927 11266 16332 10930 9017 8500

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

Total Harvest

Percent Success

37 20 20 20 20 40 65 80 85 90 81 78 90 84 84 81 86 79 82 71 65 57 54 55 51 52 52 50 45 42 48 55 56 65 72 78 82 78 85 83 99 112 114 108 99 109 111 106 105 105 99 84 82 96 99 94 90

37 19 20 19 20 37 62 80 84 89 79 76 83 84 83 77 84 76 79 71 62 55 51 55 51 48 52 50 43 42 47 55 56 64 72 78 81 77 84 83 99 109 114 108 99 109 110 106 104 101 95 84 81 95 97 94 89

218 103 132 112 130 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 391 344 331 235 341 343 293 224 233 349 306 358 370 361 442 425 497 441 501 580 622 754 721 907 745 691 748 674 764 663 681 673 698 702 533

20 12 5 6 6 18 19 24 26 27 32 25 42 35 31 47 42 39 29 34 37 36 30 40 44 39 41 39 34 36 44 51 52 56 68 75 74 68 78 74 92 100 109 100 92 98 104 101 96 92 87 68 73 87 92 86 87

54.1 63.2 25.0 31.6 30.0 48.6 30.6 30.0 31.0 30.3 40.5 32.9 50.6 41.7 37.3 61.0 50.0 51.3 36.7 47.9 59.7 65.5 58.8 72.7 86.3 81.3 78.8 78.0 79.1 85.7 93.6 92.7 92.9 87.5 94.4 96.2 91.4 88.3 92.9 89.2 92.9 91.7 95.6 92.6 92.9 89.9 94.5 95.3 92.3 91.1 91.6 80.9 90.1 91.6 94.8 91.5 97.8

¹ Excluding Indian Reservation hunts; including raffle and auction tags.

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Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Dates

Auction Auction (Desert) Auction (Rocky Mtn) Auction (Desert) Auction (Rocky Mtn) Auction (Desert) Auction (Rocky Mtn) Auction (Desert) Raffle Raffle Raffle Raffle Raffle 1/27N Black River 1/27N Black River 1/27N Black River 1/27N Black River 1/27N Black River 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 12A/12B West 12A/12B West 12A/12B West 12A/12B West 12A/12B West 12B East 12B East 12B East 12B East 12B East 13A 13A 13A 13A 13A 13B North 13B North 13B North 13B North 13B North 13B South 13B South 13B South 13B South 13B South 15A/15B East 15A/15B East 15A/15B East 15A/15B East 15A/15B East 15B West 15B West 15B West 15B West 15B West 15B West 15B West 15C North 15C North 15C North 15C South

2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005

11/01-11/30 11/01-11/30 11/01-11/30 11/01-11/30 11/01-11/30 10/01-12/31 10/01-12/31 10/01-12/31 10/01-12/31 10/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31

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Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Harvest Authorized Applicants Applicants Issued Odds Days Success 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 16 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 14 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 12 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 8 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 30 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 100 1 0 0 0 1 21 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 7 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 7 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 100 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 100 1 404 262 1 0.2 1 4 1 100 1 448 320 1 0.2 1 10 1 100 1 240 154 1 0.0 1 16 1 100 1 202 137 1 0.5 1 7 1 100 1 204 120 1 0.0 1 4 1 100 1 71 23 1 1.4 0 0 0 1 159 45 1 0.6 1 10 1 100 1 54 25 1 0.0 1 14 0 0 1 41 18 1 2.4 1 15 0 0 1 37 17 1 2.7 1 11 1 100 2 142 276 2 0.7 2 34 2 100 2 177 163 2 1.1 2 38 1 50 3 134 235 3 0.7 3 29 1 33 2 53 49 2 3.8 2 4 2 100 2 61 100 2 1.6 2 14 2 100 2 211 93 2 0.5 2 10 2 100 1 126 97 1 0.0 1 7 1 100 1 71 53 1 0.0 1 7 1 100 1 44 30 1 2.3 1 19 1 100 3 150 190 3 2.0 3 10 3 100 2 290 376 2 0.0 2 60 2 100 3 678 502 3 0.3 3 9 3 100 5 506 450 5 0.6 5 33 5 100 3 256 248 3 0.4 3 21 3 100 2 112 94 2 0.0 2 25 1 50 4 602 515 4 0.5 4 78 3 75 6 1907 1541 6 0.3 6 32 6 100 5 1030 578 5 0.4 5 40 5 100 4 722 340 4 0.6 4 12 4 100 4 429 303 4 0.7 4 13 4 100 1 24 49 1 0.0 1 17 1 100 1 50 106 1 2.0 1 10 0 0 1 24 56 1 4.2 1 7 0 0 1 17 29 1 5.9 1 14 0 0 2 22 79 2 4.5 2 30 1 50 1 52 55 1 0.0 1 7 1 100 1 94 81 1 1.1 1 4 1 100 1 32 56 1 3.1 1 7 1 100 1 24 29 1 4.2 1 2 1 100 1 21 27 1 0.0 1 12 1 100 4 426 419 4 0.9 4 12 4 100 3 385 532 3 0.8 3 21 3 100 3 218 211 3 0.9 3 11 3 100 3 190 178 3 1.6 3 19 3 100 3 97 171 3 1.0 3 5 3 100 2 213 267 2 0.9 2 19 2 100 2 240 314 2 0.4 2 8 2 100 2 100 146 2 1.0 2 9 2 100 3 162 219 3 0.6 3 20 3 100 3 107 218 3 1.9 3 10 3 100 1 60 152 1 0.0 1 1 1 100

Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest (continued) Unit 15C South 15C South 15C South 15C South 15D 15D 15D 15D 15D 16A 16A 16A 16A 16A 16B 16B 16B 16B 16B 22 22 22 22 22 23/24A 23/24A 23/24A 24B 24B 24B North 24B North 24B North 24B South 24B South 24B South 27 Bear Canyon 27 Bear Canyon 27 Bear Canyon 27 Bear Canyon 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27S/28N (early) 27S/28N (early) 27S/28N (early) 27S/28N (early) 27S/28N (early) 27S/28N (late) 27S/28N (late) 27S/28N (late) 27S/28N (late) 27S/28N (late) 28 28 31/32 31/32 31/32 31/32 31/32 37A 37A

Year

Dates

2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007

12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/15 12/01-12/15 12/01-12/15 12/01-12/15 12/01-12/15 12/16-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31

Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Harvest Authorized Applicants Applicants Issued Odds Days Success 1 79 172 1 1.3 1 18 0 0 1 21 84 1 0.0 1 3 1 100 1 16 48 1 6.3 1 9 1 100 1 55 64 1 0.0 1 6 1 100 5 775 641 5 0.6 5 24 5 100 7 1277 881 7 0.4 7 61 7 100 5 646 352 5 0.6 5 23 5 100 3 263 222 3 0.8 3 29 3 100 6 899 576 6 0.7 6 54 6 100 2 102 99 2 2.0 2 3 2 100 1 79 72 1 1.3 1 4 1 100 1 37 41 1 2.7 1 21 1 100 1 25 38 1 0.0 1 20 1 100 1 37 36 1 0.0 1 1 1 100 1 46 52 1 2.2 1 9 1 100 1 71 77 1 1.4 1 1 1 100 2 89 112 2 1.1 2 7 2 100 2 112 116 2 0.0 2 5 2 100 2 68 98 2 1.5 2 4 2 100 1 401 239 1 0.0 1 2 1 100 1 489 306 1 0.0 1 3 1 100 1 267 140 1 0.0 1 5 1 100 1 261 130 1 0.4 1 3 1 100 1 251 129 1 0.4 1 3 1 100 1 388 197 1 0.3 1 21 1 100 1 181 104 1 0.6 1 28 0 0 1 143 68 1 0.7 1 29 0 0 1 304 245 1 0.3 1 11 1 100 1 372 286 1 0.3 1 7 1 100 1 120 138 1 0.8 1 6 1 100 1 138 169 1 0.0 1 2 1 100 1 140 144 1 0.7 1 9 1 100 1 149 121 1 0.7 1 4 1 100 1 136 128 1 0.7 1 8 1 100 1 170 118 1 0.6 1 12 1 100 1 106 189 1 0.9 0 0 0 1 83 106 1 0.0 1 6 1 100 1 71 100 1 0.0 1 5 1 100 1 74 119 1 0.0 1 9 1 100 4 1075 609 4 0.4 4 13 4 100 5 1308 673 5 0.3 5 31 3 60 5 788 468 5 0.4 5 20 5 100 3 618 379 3 0.5 3 14 3 100 3 570 333 3 0.2 3 9 3 100 2 275 379 2 0.4 2 9 2 100 3 693 807 3 0.3 3 13 3 100 3 504 611 3 0.6 3 8 3 100 3 520 522 3 0.2 3 9 3 100 3 517 434 3 0.6 3 14 3 100 2 334 791 2 0.3 2 10 2 100 3 197 965 3 0.0 3 5 3 100 3 226 749 3 0.4 3 3 3 100 3 189 677 3 0.0 3 16 3 100 3 201 739 3 0.0 3 10 3 100 1 118 83 1 0.8 1 9 1 100 1 52 63 1 0.0 1 11 1 100 1 566 178 1 0.2 1 22 1 100 1 694 283 1 0.1 1 3 1 100 2 1169 312 2 0.2 2 26 2 100 2 999 239 2 0.2 2 6 2 100 2 994 345 2 0.2 2 24 2 100 1 234 116 1 0.4 1 7 1 100 2 811 563 2 0.0 2 13 2 100

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Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest (continued) Unit 37A 37A 39 East 39 East 39 West 39 West 39 West 39 West 39 West 40A 40A 40A 40BW Gila Mts 40BW Gila Mts 40BW Gila Mts 40BW Gila Mts 40BW Gila Mts 40BW Mohawk/Copper 40BW Mohawk/Copper 40BW Mohawk/Copper 40BW Mohawk/Copper 40BW Mohawk/Copper 40BW Tinajas Altas 40BW Tinajas Altas 40BW Tinajas Altas 40BW Tinajas Altas 40BW Tinajas Altas 41 East 41 East 41 East 41 East 41 East 41 West 41 West 41 West 41 West 41 West 43A 43A 43A 43A 43A 43B 43B 43B 43B 43B 44A East 44A East 44A East 44A West 44A West 44A West 44A West 44A West 44B North 44B North 44B North

Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Harvest Authorized Applicants Applicants Issued Odds Days Success 2 317 356 2 0.6 2 3 2 100 2 331 277 2 0.0 2 5 2 100 1 69 85 1 0.0 1 24 0 0 1 78 77 1 0.0 1 9 1 100 2 235 190 2 0.4 2 12 2 100 2 293 774 2 0.0 2 6 2 100 2 189 195 2 0.5 2 9 2 100 2 184 215 2 0.0 2 24 2 100 1 97 63 1 1.0 1 18 1 100 1 68 49 1 1.5 1 17 0 0 1 53 44 1 1.9 1 3 1 100 1 68 53 1 1.5 1 19 1 100 2 43 125 2 2.3 2 36 1 50 2 60 110 2 0.0 2 5 2 100 3 66 178 3 1.5 3 27 3 100 3 207 188 3 1.0 3 26 2 67

Year

Dates

2008 2009 2005 2006 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008

12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31

2009

12/01-12/31

3

112

106

3

0.0

3

22

3

100

2005

12/01-12/31

1

0

1

1

-

1

1

1

100

2006

12/01-12/31

2

69

113

2

1.4

2

7

2

100

2007

12/01-12/31

2

118

231

2

0.8

2

33

1

50

2008

12/01-12/31

3

106

285

3

1.9

3

58

1

33

2009

12/01-12/31

2

33

204

2

0.0

2

37

2

100

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007

12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31

1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

43 41 19 26 34 1277 969 328 359 269 186 325 337 287 116 55 62 28 27 29 377 486 536 335 473 63 37 41 93 92 52 22 49 498 385 242

43 40 42 24 29 340 497 426 296 366 262 432 383 301 160 34 68 31 44 27 321 610 384 343 374 72 40 46 65 77 45 38 57 694 316 168

1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

2.3 0.0 5.3 3.8 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.5 1.1 0.0 2.7 2.4 0.0 1.1 1.9 4.5 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.8

1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

9 4 13 2 4 37 25 34 12 18 3 11 52 19 24 4 5 2 3 3 11 38 16 32 18 9 14 13 3 3 5 8 6 4 3 9

1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 67 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

120  Hunt Arizona 2010

Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest (continued) Unit 44B North 44B North 44B South 44B South 44B South 44B South 44B South 45A 45A 45A 45A 45A 45B 45B 45B 45B 45B 45C 45C 45C 45C 45C 46A 46A 46A 46A 46A 46B 46B 46B 46B 46B

Year

Dates

2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31

Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Harvest Authorized Applicants Applicants Issued Odds Days Success 3 548 430 3 0.5 3 15 3 100 3 901 640 3 0.0 3 6 3 100 2 213 480 2 0.5 2 14 2 100 2 1234 543 2 0.2 2 28 1 50 2 101 177 2 1.0 2 7 2 100 1 56 87 1 0.0 1 10 1 100 1 59 114 1 1.7 1 10 1 100 4 417 459 4 1.0 4 26 3 75 4 678 571 4 0.4 4 29 4 100 5 580 485 5 0.7 5 34 5 100 3 174 253 3 1.7 3 26 3 100 1 69 60 1 0.0 1 4 1 100 2 89 315 2 0.0 2 5 2 100 2 110 297 2 0.9 2 2 2 100 1 34 99 1 2.9 1 3 1 100 2 110 281 2 0.0 2 11 2 100 2 72 227 2 1.4 2 5 2 100 5 938 705 5 0.5 5 61 5 100 5 693 635 5 0.6 5 64 4 80 4 291 505 4 0.3 4 46 4 100 4 527 495 4 0.8 4 23 4 100 3 228 262 3 0.9 3 14 3 100 2 62 70 2 1.6 2 14 2 100 2 113 185 2 1.8 2 25 1 50 2 55 107 2 1.8 2 6 2 100 2 146 179 2 1.4 3 33 2 67 1 42 48 1 2.4 1 3 1 100 4 230 285 4 1.3 4 31 2 50 6 340 426 6 1.5 6 46 6 100 6 323 274 6 1.5 6 29 6 100 6 229 299 6 1.3 6 47 5 83 5 277 264 5 1.4 5 18 5 100

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Bighorn Hunt Data Successful Hunters and the Measurements of their Bighorn Sheep - 2009 Season Curl (Inches) Hunt Number Special Tag Special Tag Special Tag 6001 6002 6002 6003 6003 6003 6004 6005 6005 6005 6005 6006 6007 6008 6008 6008 6009 6009 6009 6010 6011 6011 6011 6011 6011 6011 6012 6013 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6018 6019 6019 6020 6021 6021 6021 6022 6022 6023 6024 6024 6024 6025 6025 6025 6026 6027 6027 6027 6027 6027 6028 6029

Unit

Left

Right

15D 34-6/8 35 31/32 37-1/8 34-3/8 (had not harvested at time of report) 9/10 34 33 12A/12BW 30-2/8 33-1/8 12A/12BW 35 32-5/8 12BE 32-1/8 30 12BE 25-5/8 29 12BE 30-1/8 30-3/8 13A 30 30-2/8 13BN 28-6/8 30 13BN 26 25 13BN 24-7/8 27-6/8 13BN 27-2/8 24-6/8 13BS 31-1/8 30-6/8 15A/BE 21-4/8 22-6/8 15BW 31-7/8 31-2/8 15BW 32 29-2/8 15BW 30-4/8 30-4/8 15CN 29 29-5/8 15CN 34-1/8 36-1/8 15CN 33-3/8 32-5/8 15CS 31-1/8 33-1/8 15D 29 28-5/8 15D 31 31 15D 32-2/8 31 15D 33 33-2/8 15D 34-4/8 33 15D 28-3/8 33-5/8 16A 33-3/8 34-2/8 16B 20 21-6/8 16B 31 27-4/8 22 34-3/8 32-4/8 24BN 34-3/8 34-4/8 24BS 36-4/8 35 28S 34 34-1/8 31/32 36-2/8 35-3/8 31/32 33-7/8 33-4/8 37A 33-3/8 34-4/8 37A 34-4/8 36-5/8 39W 30-1/8 30 40BW 31-1/8 30 40BW 30-2/8 31-3/8 40BW 31-4/8 31-1/8 40BW 28-6/8 29-3/8 40BW 33-7/8 34-5/8 40BW 31-2/8 29-2/8 41E 34 32-2/8 41E 31-2/8 31-6/8 41E 27 28-5/8 41W 33-5/8 32-7/8 41W 30-1/8 32-5/8 41W 33-3/8 33-1/8 43A 34 33-4/8 43B 34-4/8 33 43B 36-3/8 34-3/8 43B 22-2/8 22-4/8 43B 29-4/8 31-3/8 43B 29-6/8 29-2/8 44AE 26-2/8 29-1/8 44AW 28-4/8 28-2/8

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Base (Inches)

9.0 9.0

Arizona Score 98-7/8 102-2/8

Green Score 165 174-6/8

9.0 10.0 7.0 11.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 10.0 3.0 7.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 10.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 7.0

93-6/8 91-2/8 98-3/8 90 84-6/8 88-3/8 87-6/8 88-2/8 79 82-6/8 78-3/8 89-5/8 70 90-6/8 89-7/8 87-4/8 85-4/8 97-6/8 98-2/8 91-3/8 89-2/8 90-3/8 93-3/8 96 96-7/8 89-3/8 96-5/8 64-1/8 86-3/8 99-3/8 99-1/8 103-4/8 99-4/8 99-6/8 97-7/8 99-3/8 102-2/8 86-4/8 88-6/8 90-7/8 91 86-2/8 96-7/8 89-5/8 94-2/8 91-7/8 87-7/8 95 93-1/8 94-5/8 94-5/8 97-4/8 98-6/8 69-3/8 90-2/8 86 87 85-1/8

164-2/8 154-5/8 161-3/8 163-3/8 147-5/8 151-4/8 147 153-4/8 132-2/8 146-5/8 132-2/8 154-1/8 113 146-7/8 151-4/8 149-2/8 149-5/8 159-2/8 165-6/8 142 156-3/8 152-4/8 160-4/8 161-2/8 unknown 144-2/8 165-7/8 100 144 165-7/8 166-1/8 178-4/8 177-1/8 168-1/8 165-3/8 165-3/8 169-7/8 133-1/8 148-7/8 159-7/8 159-3/8 144-7/8 165-6/8 144-6/8 161 161 157-3/8 161-2/8 154-2/8 164 156-6/8 171 164-4/8 113-2/8 153-7/8 151-4/8 144-7/8 146-6/8

Left

Right

Spread

Age

14-5/8 15-3/8

14-4/8 15-3/8

24-5/8 22-3/8

13-3/8 13-6/8 15-2/8 13-7/8 15 13-7/8 13-6/8 14-6/8 14 15-1/8 13-2/8 14 12-7/8 13-7/8 14-3/8 13-4/8 13-3/8 13-6/8 16-1/8 13-6/8 15-6/8 14-3/8 15-2/8 14-7/8 14-7/8 13-4/8 14-4/8 11-1/8 14 16-2/8 15-2/8 16-1/8 15-5/8 14 15-2/8 15-6/8 15-5/8 13-1/8 13-6/8 14-4/8 14-1/8 14-1/8 14-2/8 14-5/8 14 14-4/8 16 14-1/8 15-1/8 14 13-7/8 14-7/8 14 12-5/8 14-5/8 13-4/8 15-5/8 14-2/8

13-3/8 14-1/8 15-4/8 14 15-1/8 14 13-6/8 14-6/8 14 15 13-1/8 13-6/8 12-7/8 13-6/8 14-2/8 13 13-4/8 13-6/8 16-1/8 13-3/8 15-7/8 14 14-7/8 14-7/8 14-4/8 13-7/8 14-4/8 11-2/8 13-7/8 16-2/8 15 15-7/8 15-6/8 14-1/8 15-2/8 15-6/8 15-4/8 13-2/8 13-7/8 14-6/8 14-2/8 14 14-1/8 14-4/8 14 14-3/8 16-2/8 14-3/8 15-2/8 14-1/8 13-2/8 15-1/8 14 12 14-6/8 13-4/8 16 14-1/8

22 24-6/8 29-6/8 21 23 23-5/8 24-3/8 21-5/8 23 21-3/8 17-4/8 21-7/8 16-6/8 23-2/8 23-4/8 23-7/8 19-1/8 25-4/8 20-7/8 16-6/8 24-3/8 22-4/8 25-4/8 26-3/8 24 22 19-2/8 18-6/8 24-2/8 21-3/8 22-4/8 25-4/8 24 20-3/8 20-7/8 19-1/8 20-4/8 18-5/8 18-4/8 18-7/8 20-2/8 17-3/8 19-5/8 20-2/8 21-1/8 20-1/8 20-3/8 20-6/8 24-2/8 19-2/8 19-2/8 22 21-4/8 16-2/8 21-2/8 21 21 19-2/8

Bighorn Hunt Data Successful Hunters and the Measurements of their Bighorn Sheep - 2009 Season (continued) Curl (Inches) Hunt Number 6030 6030 6030 6031 6032 6033 6033 6034 6034 6034 6035 6036 6036 6036 6036 6036 6051 6052 6053 6053 6053 6054 6054 6054 6055 6055 6055 Minimum Maximum Average

Unit 44BN 44BN 44BN 44BS 45A 45B 45B 45C 45C 45C 46A 46B 46B 46B 46B 46B 01/27N 27 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27N 27N 27N Total Total Total

Base (Inches)

Left

Right

Left

Right

Spread

Age

34-1/8 35-2/8 32-1/8 32-7/8 35-3/8 28-6/8 32 22-4/8 29-2/8 31-7/8 33-2/8 33 32-2/8 30-2/8 31-7/8 29-7/8 31-4/8 34-2/8 31-7/8 38 34-7/8 38 36-2/8 33-3/8 32 36-4/8 31-7/8 20 38 31-5/8

34-2/8 34-6/8 35-3/8 31-4/8 34-3/8 30-1/8 31-6/8 25-4/8 26-3/8 32-3/8 31-4/8 30-6/8 32 30-1/8 29-7/8 28-2/8 33-4/8 36 37-3/8 39 35-6/8 36 39-2/8 34-6/8 36 32-2/8 29-7/8 21-6/8 39-2/8 31-5/8

14-4/8 15-2/8 14-4/8 14-2/8 14 13-6/8 14-1/8 12-7/8 14-6/8 14-4/8 13-2/8 14-5/8 14 14-3/8 15 12-7/8 15-4/8 16-1/8 31-7/8 15 14-4/8 14 16-2/8 15-3/8 16-5/8 16 15-2/8 11-1/8 31-7/8 14-5/8

14-6/8 15 14-3/8 14-2/8 13-7/8 14 14 12-7/8 14-3/8 14-5/8 13-6/8 14-2/8 14 14-4/8 15 12-5/8 15-5/8 16 15-1/8 15 14-3/8 14 16-2/8 15-4/8 16-5/8 16 15 11-2/8 16-5/8 14-4/8

22 22 21 21-2/8 18-4/8 20-1/8 20-2/8 19-5/8 20-4/8 20 20-3/8 20-2/8 19-5/8 17 21-4/8 18-3/8 25-6/8 22-4/8 21-4/8 25 19 22 20-3/8 20-1/8 23 21-5/8 23-4/8 16-2/8 27-6/8 21-3/8

10.0 10.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 5.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 3.0 11.0 7.6

Arizona Score 97-5/8 100-2/8 96-3/8 92-7/8 97-5/8 86-5/8 91-7/8 73-6/8 84-6/8 93-3/8 91-6/8 92-5/8 92-2/8 89-2/8 91-6/8 83-5/8 96-1/8 102-3/8 116-2/8 107 99-4/8 102 108 99 101-2/8 100-6/8 92 64-1/8 116-2/8 92-3/8

Green Score 169-3/8 175-4/8 167-4/8 163-1/8 161-2/8 152-5/8 156-2/8 119-4/8 148-1/8 159-2/8 157-4/8 162-2/8 157-2/8 149-1/8 155-2/8 141-1/8 165-4/8 181 165-6/8 179-2/8 169-3/8 168 187 173-7/8 176 177-2/8 165-6/8 100 187 156-7/8

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Bighorn Hunt Data Bighorn Sheep Horn Measurements Arizona Score¹ Largest Head Smallest Head 1953 102‑1/8 56‑2/8 1954 97 65‑5/8 1955 93‑6/8 66 1956 93‑4/8 65‑2/8 1957 82 60‑2/8 1958 102‑6/8 74 1959 100‑2/8 63‑4/8 1960 100‑2/8 68‑4/8 1961 110‑5/8 63‑2/8 1962 101‑2/8 63‑6/8 1963 105‑4/8 60 1964 102‑2/8 72‑4/8 1965 113‑1/8 71‑4/8 1966 108‑6/8 74 1967 104‑5/8 76‑2/8 1968 103‑5/8 68‑2/8 1969 106‑2/8 71 1970 104‑6/8 76‑2/8 1971 103‑6/8 70‑2/8 1972 106‑2/8 72‑1/8 1973 103‑5/8 72‑7/8 1974 111‑2/8 68‑3/8 1975 106‑6/8 74‑4/8 1976 104‑4/8 74‑7/8 1977 104‑1/8 75 1978 108 74‑3/8 1979 108‑4/8 71‑3/8 1980 105 82‑1/8 1981 110‑3/8 82‑6/8 1982 114‑4/8 81‑4/8 1983 112‑3/8 71‑5/8 1984 111‑5/8 79‑3/8 1985 107‑6/8 74‑4/8 1986 110‑2/8 80‑7/8 1987 110 77 1988 117‑2/8 51‑2/8 1989 103‑4/8 78‑6/8 1990 113‑2/8 58‑4/8 1991 107‑2/8 67‑1/8 1992 108‑6/8 65 1993 112‑3/8 69‑2/8 1994 110‑2/8 77‑3/8 1995 110‑3/8 77‑2/8 1996 114-4/8 66-6/8 1997 108-3/8 69-2/8 1998 112 61-1/8 1999 109 63-6/8 2000 110-4/8 65-6/8 2001 107-6/8 73-6/8 2002 107-7/8 53-3/8 2003 108-6/8 66-7/8 2004 106-5/8 73-2/8 2005 104-3/8 69-2/8 2006 109-4/8 63 2007 113-5/8 74-3/8 2008 109-4/8 58-5/8 2009 116-2/8 64-1/8 ¹ Arizona score = sums of the 2 bases and the 2 curls. Year

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Average Head 85‑2/8 83‑5/8 84‑6/8 80 73‑5/8 86‑3/8 84 86‑6/8 84‑1/8 83‑7/8 82‑2/8 88‑3/8 89 91‑2/8 91‑4/8 89‑1/8 89‑2/8 89‑5/8 87‑3/8 89 89‑5/8 91 89 91‑6/8 91‑5/8 92‑3/8 91‑3/8 92‑4/8 94‑3/8 92‑4/8 93‑3/8 94 92‑6/8 94‑4/8 94‑3/8 93‑1/8 92‑6/8 93‑5/8 92‑7/8 92‑4/8 92‑4/8 94‑2/8 92‑5/8 93 92-1/8 91-4/8 91-6/8 92-6/8 91-6/8 90-4/8 89-3/8 91-5/8 90-6/8 92-1/8 93 92-7/8 92-3/8

Outside Curl 29‑1/8 28‑4/8 28‑2/8 27‑3/8 24‑6/8 29‑3/8 28‑4/8 29‑4/8 28‑5/8 28‑3/8 27‑6/8 30‑1/8 30‑1/8 31 31 30 30‑2/8 30‑4/8 29‑3/8 30 30‑5/8 31‑1/8 30‑4/8 31‑2/8 31‑3/8 31‑4/8 31‑2/8 31‑5/8 32‑2/8 31‑6/8 32 32‑3/8 31‑7/8 32‑4/8 32‑5/8 32 31‑7/8 32‑1/8 31‑6/8 31‑7/8 31‑7/8 32‑5/8 31‑7/8 32-1/8 31-6/8 31-4/8 31-5/8 31-7/8 31-5/8 31-1/8 30-5/8 31-4/8 31 31-5/8 32-1/8 32 31-5/8

Average Basal Circumference 13‑4/8 13‑2/8 14 12‑5/8 12‑1/8 13‑7/8 13‑4/8 13‑7/8 13‑3/8 13‑4/8 13‑3/8 14‑1/8 14‑3/8 14‑5/8 14‑6/8 14‑4/8 14‑3/8 14‑2/8 14‑2/8 14‑4/8 14‑2/8 14‑3/8 14 14‑5/8 14‑3/8 14‑5/8 14‑4/8 14‑4/8 15 14‑4/8 14‑5/8 14‑5/8 14‑4/8 14‑6/8 14‑5/8 14‑4/8 14‑3/8 14‑5/8 14‑5/8 14‑3/8 14‑3/8 14‑4/8 14‑3/8 14-4/8 14-4/8 14-4/8 14-4/8 14-4/8 14-3/8 14-2/8 14-2/8 14-3/8 14-2/8 14-4/8 14-3/8 14-4/8 14-5/8

Average B&C Green Score – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 147‑4/8 150‑3/8 152‑2/8 148‑7/8 154‑6/8 153‑6/8 155‑7/8 153‑1/8 153‑3/8 160‑2/8 154‑5/8 156‑7/8 159‑1/8 156‑2/8 160‑2/8 159‑4/8 157‑2/8 157‑4/8 157‑7/8 157‑5/8 155‑3/8 156‑3/8 159‑6/8 156‑3/8 156-6/8 156-5/8 155-7/8 156-7/8 157-1/8 155 153-3/8 151-6/8 155-7/8 152-3/8 156-1/8 156-5/8 155-6/8 156-7/8

Bighorn Hunt Data 2009 Bighorn Sheep Hunt Applications Hunt No. 6001 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008 6009 6010 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6017 6018 6019 6020 6021 6022 6023 6024 6025 6026 6027 6028 6029 6030 6031 6032 6033 6034 6035 6036 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 6997 6998 6999 TOTAL

Unit 9/10 12A/12B West 12B East 13A 13B North 13B South 15A/15B East 15B West 15C North 15C South 15D 16A 16B 22 24B North 24B South 28 31/32 37A 39 West 40BW Gila Mtns 40BW Mohawk/Copper 40BW Tinajas Altas 41 East 41 West 43A 43B 44A East 44A West 44B North 44B South 45A 45B 45C 46A 46B 1/27N Black River 27 Bear Canyon 27S/28N (early) 27S/28N (late) 27N Foote Creek Auction Auction Raffle

Permits Authorized 1 2 3 2 4 2 1 3 3 1 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 5 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 5 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 90

First Choice Applicants 37 61 150 112 429 22 21 97 107 55 899 37 68 251 140 170 52 994 331 97 112 33 34 269 116 29 473 41 49 901 59 69 72 228 42 277 204 74 517 201 570 0 0 0 8500

Second Choice

% Drawn

Applicants

% Drawn

2.7 1.6 2.0 0.0 0.7 4.5 0.0 1.0 1.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.4 1.7 0.0 1.1 2.4 2.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.4 0.9 2.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.6

17 100 190 94 303 79 27 171 218 64 576 36 98 129 144 118 63 345 277 63 106 204 29 366 160 27 374 46 57 640 114 60 227 262 48 264 120 119 434 739 333 0 0 0 7841

0.0 1.0 0.0 2.1 0.3 1.3 3.7 1.2 0.5 1.6 0.0 2.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.8 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.5

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Buffalo (Bison bison)

Natural History

george andrejko

Although these animals are not native to Arizona, American bison, more commonly known as buffalo, are found at two wildlife areas managed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department: Raymond Ranch Wildlife Area located east of Flagstaff, and House Rock Wildlife Area in House Rock Valley east of the North Kaibab National Forest. Approximately 250-350 buffalo inhabit the two areas, which are managed to provide both viewing and sport-hunting opportunities. Buffalo are the largest living member of the cow family. Live adult weights range from 1,400 to 2,500

pounds for bulls and from 750 to 1,600 pounds for cows. Bulls have massive front quarters with a large hump above the shoulders covered with woolly hair up to 1.5 inches long that also covers the head and forelegs. This hair turns tan with age and is two to five times thicker than the hair on the hindquarters. The bull’s head has a broad triangular appearance and possesses a beard or bell. Both bulls and cows possess horns, but the male’s are much larger, attaining a length of up to 20 inches. Calves are reddish-tan at birth and change to brown or black in three months. The senses of smell and hearing are acute, while the buffalo’s eyesight is poor. Adult buffalo can run sprints

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of 35 mph for up to one-quarter mile and are capable of jumping over 6-foot-high fences. Buffalo are gregarious and often form large herds. Although the group composition of these herds changes constantly, the dominant animal is almost always a matriarchal cow. Adult buffalo eat approximately 35 pounds of forage per day, in general concentrating on the most abundant palatable forage, be it grasses, forbs, or browse. Buffalo may live as long as 28 years. Breeding typically takes place from mid-July to early September. The bulls are polygamous, but do not maintain harems in the usual sense. Most of the breeding is done by mature bulls of five to eight years old. A bull can lose up to 300 pounds during the rut. Gestation ranges from 270 to 285 days, and typically a single calf is born in the spring from late April through May. Numerous state and federal agencies, as well as private ranchers, have been trying to develop representative herds of free-ranging buffalo. Their goal is to maintain buffalo populations that provide recreational hunting, scientific research, and aesthetic uses with minimal management efforts. In these areas, hunting and live-animal sales are necessary to remove excess animals and keep the habitat within carrying capacity.

Hunt History

Public buffalo hunts have been held at House Rock Ranch since the 1920s. These buffalo, which were originally brought to Arizona by Charles Jesse “Buffalo” Jones, were sold to the state by Uncle Jimmie Owens after their “cattalo” experiment proved unsuccessful. When the number of buffalo was judged excessive for their Forest Service grazing lands in the mid-1940s, the Arizona Game and Fish Department moved some of

them to the agency’s newly acquired Raymond Ranch. Other buffalo were moved to Fort Huachuca, which the Department acquired after World War II. The tenure of these latter animals was short, however, as they had to be disposed of when the Buffalo distribution Fort was reactivated in the 1950s. Some were sold and sent to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, and the remainder were removed through a public hunt. The herds at House Rock and Raymond Ranch wildlife areas remained, however, and the Department set out to manage these herds on a sustained basis. A economic profit proved elusive, however, as it was impossible to sustain sufficient breeding stock without damaging the range. Moreover, the shooting of buffalo being driven out of a corral, while making economic sense, became increasingly difficult to justify from a sociological perspective. As a result, both herds were drastically reduced in the early 1970s by hunters who had to take their animals in the field. The management of the buffalo herds is now more in line with the carrying capacity of their respective ranges, with between 40 and 60 buffalo being harvested each year. A special permit has always been required for the taking of this species.

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Buffalo Survey Data Historic Summary of Buffalo Survey Data Unit Statewide

Year 19532 19542 19552 1956 19573 19583 19593 19603 1961 19623 19633 19643 19653 19663 19673 19683 19693 19703 19713 1972 19733 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Adults 66 156 – 37 12 38 20 36 75 41 52 49 51 37 43 31 36 24 37 47 44 81 92 94 72 57 40

Bulls Yearlings 111 100 – 86 21 28 69 18 24 29 25 31 32 28 22 22 27 30 21 30 55 54 53 20 26 23 24

Calves – – – 53 29 25 33 25 30 28 28 35 35 25 28 26 30 32 22 30 57 40 18 23 23 17 22

Adults 168 161 – 103 60 69 77 85 131 104 107 99 115 89 97 86 91 91 80 108 167 129 97 89 63 73 39

Cows Yearlings – – – – 38 27 74 19 25 23 25 23 31 19 22 23 27 30 21 30 52 54 53 20 31 23 10

Calves – – – – 29 25 32 25 30 28 28 35 35 25 26 26 30 32 22 30 57 52 18 19 23 16 21

Unclassified Calves – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Total

35 31 29 29 34 39 37 34 37 40 42 43 43 41 39 40 43 41 43 41 37 39 40 38 32 27 24 27 19 18

10 10 12 7 10 10 12 15 13 17 21 17 15 16 17 18 0 3 12 14 14 8 9 11 9 – – 7 4 6

10 12 7 9 10 12 15 13 17 21 17 15 16 17 14 18 13 12 12 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 24 14 14 14 14 12 13

97 103 91 89 93 107 107 109 113 116 113 111 114 119 116 113 85 71 92 103 92 90 100 104 75 50 51 56 39 43

345 417 – 279 189 212 305 208 315 253 265 272 299 223 238 214 241 239 203 275 432 410 331 265 238 209 156

Bulls/ Calves/ 100 Cows¹ 100 Cows¹ 39 – 97 – – – 34 51 20 97 55 85 26 94 42 59 57 46 39 54 49 52 49 71 44 61 42 56 44 56 36 60 40 66 26 70 46 55 44 56 26 68 63 71 95 37 106 47 114 73 78 45 103 110

From 1980 to present, data split by Wildlife Area 5B Raymond Wildlife Area

1980 18 11 1981 24 13 1982 20 13 1983 26 10 1984 16 8 1985 15 14 1986 12 16 1987 16 15 1988 16 16 1989 15 14 1990 10 9 1991 10 14 1992 14 12 1993 14 14 1994 12 17 1995 10 15 1996 11 0 1997 4 0 1998 3 8 1999 7 13 2000 5 14 2001 13 10 2002 18 12 2003 20 11 2004 10 10 2005 6 3 2006 5 8 2007 4 4 2008 4 0 2009 3 3 1 Based on adult animals only, yearlings excluded. 2 Both sexes combined for yearlings and calves. 3 Calf numbers are estimates.

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13 13 10 8 15 17 15 16 14 9 14 12 14 17 17 12 18 11 14 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0

51 77 69 90 47 38 32 47 43 38 24 23 33 34 31 25 26 10 7 17 14 33 45 53 31 22 21 24 21 17

66 81 59 59 74 74 81 85 84 75 74 63 70 83 79 75 72 56 60 68 59 51 53 63 44 52 58 41 63 72

Buffalo Survey Data Historic Summary of Buffalo Survey Data Bulls Adults Yearlings 12 1980 14 11 House Rock 1981 18 10 Wildlife Area 1982 17 10 1983 19 13 1984 25 13 1985 18 9 1986 22 13 1987 41 10 1988 53 15 1989 40 12 1990 23 14 1991 14 11 1992 21 12 1993 23 13 1994 33 10 1995 34 15 1996 31 14 1997 31 12 1998 25 9 1999 29 9 2000 32 9 2001 No Survey Conducted 2002 50 15 2003 45 15 2004 43 9 2005 41 21 2006 No Survey Conducted 2007 No Survey Conducted 2008 No Survey Conducted 2009 24 7 1 Based on adult animals only, yearlings excluded. 2 Both sexes combined for yearlings and calves. 3 Calf numbers are estimates. Unit

Year

Calves 10 10 13 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 14 0 0 9 14

Adults 45 34 40 49 42 46 34 40 44 53 56 53 50 44 41 40 47 47 33 38 42

Cows Yearlings 11 15 10 9 10 9 13 10 14 23 18 10 11 9 8 17 12 12 10 9 9

Calves 15 10 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 14 0 0 9 14

Unclassified Calves 0 0 0 0 0 26 16 27 31 30 23 30 26 21 0 0 0 21 19 0 0

Total

0 0 0 0

65 80 51 70

15 15 7 11

0 0 0 0

30 40 22 43

175 195 132 185

77 56 84 57

45 50 43 61

0

36

7

0

14

88

67

39

106 97 99 114 99 108 98 128 157 158 134 118 120 110 124 134 132 123 96 103 120

Bulls/ Calves/ 100 Cows¹ 100 Cows¹ 31 56 53 59 43 55 39 49 60 21 39 57 65 47 103 68 120 70 75 57 41 41 26 57 42 52 52 48 80 78 85 70 66 60 66 45 76 58 76 47 76 67

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Buffalo Harvest Data Historic Summary of Buffalo Hunts1 Harvest Percent Bulls Cows Calves Total Success Adults Yearlings Adults Yearlings 1950 – – – – – – – – – 92 – 1951 – – – – – – – – – 92 – 1953 – – – – – – – – – 25 – 1955 – – – – – – – – – 35 – 1956 – – – – – – – – – 30 – 1957 – – – – – – – – – 150 – 1958 – – – – 28 19 18 20 0 85 – 1959 – – – – 7 69 0 74 0 150 – 1960 – – – – 26 8 18 8 0 60 – 1961 – – – – 65 20 50 20 0 155 – 1962 – – – – 29 20 32 15 0 96 – 1963 – – – – 42 20 38 20 0 120 – 1964 – – – – 39 28 42 21 0 130 – 1965 – – – – 41 32 49 28 0 150 – 1966 – – – – 28 28 30 14 0 100 – 1967 – – – – 34 21 30 20 0 105 – 1968 – – – – 21 20 14 20 0 75 – 1969 – – – – 25 25 25 25 0 100 – 1970 – – – – 12 25 18 25 0 80 – 1971 – – – – 24 20 16 20 0 80 – 1972 – – – – 32 30 33 30 0 125 – 1973 – – – – 15 7 52 22 30 126 – 1974 – – – – 9 35 52 34 0 130 – 1975 – – – – 10 40 37 32 0 119 – 1976 – – – – 7 18 34 16 0 75 – 1977 – – – – 15 17 12 12 0 56 – 1978 – – – – 26 18 5 9 0 58 – 1979 – – – – 14 13 12 0 0 39 – 1980 545 57 57 – 23 6 21 5 0 55 96.5 1981 329 46 46 – 17 10 19 0 0 46 100.0 1982 198 38 38 51 28 0 9 0 0 37 97.4 1983 202 43 43 97 17 7 14 2 0 40 93.0 1984 209 40 40 76 24 5 9 2 0 40 100.0 1985 238 59 54 119 5 15 22 6 0 48 88.9 1986 225 47 43 108 18 5 12 4 0 39 90.7 1987 217 41 39 69 2 17 3 13 0 35 89.7 1988 366 61 58 154 11 19 15 5 0 50 86.2 1989 449 85 82 251 25 20 8 15 0 68 82.9 1990 417 91 89 369 13 11 14 17 0 55 61.8 1991 414 50 50 127 5 13 17 12 0 47 94.0 1992 551 65 64 210 9 9 15 16 0 49 76.6 1993 680 65 65 233 10 12 8 16 0 46 70.8 1994 742 64 60 176 8 16 7 16 0 47 78.3 1995 1075 95 90 352 10 20 8 23 0 61 67.8 1996 1175 71 71 273 14 10 8 13 0 45 63.4 1997 1193 61 61 152 11 12 20 15 0 58 95.1 1998 1431 64 64 216 11 9 8 15 0 41 64.1 1999 1380 49 45 131 3 15 6 12 0 36 80.0 2000 1325 54 52 164 3 12 7 10 1 33 63.5 2001 1360 72 70 432 4 8 11 6 0 29 41.4 2002 3316 50 48 198 20 14 1 3 0 38 79.2 2003 5154 53 52 203 10 1 27 1 0 39 75.0 2004 7788 97 84 380 9 20 7 5 0 41 48.8 2005 3043 26 24 37 4 4 12 2 0 22 91.7 2006 2640 21 21 70 3 1 9 5 0 18 85.7 2007 1232 28 28 151 5 10 8 0 0 23 82.1 2008 868 29 27 93 11 10 2 4 0 26 96.2 2009 545 20 20 144 10 4 4 1 0 19 95.0 1 Data from 1958 through 1979 are proposed harvest. Actual harvest may have varied slightly. Prior to 1980, hunters and hunter days are unknown but should have approximated harvest, with hunt success at or near 100%. 2 Beginning in 1995, 1st Choice Applicants includes the spring and fall draws. Year

1st Choice Applicants2

Permits Issued

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Hunters

Hunter Days

Buffalo Hunt Data Population Management Season Results - Unit 12A Harvest Percent Bulls Cows Calves Total Success Adults Yearlings Adults Yearlings 2005 Companion 106 106 -3 0 1 0 0 4 3.8 2005 Standard 20 19 39 5 5 0 2 0 12 63.2 2006 Companion 28 28 -7 0 0 0 0 7 25.0 2006 Standard 25 24 52 4 1 1 3 0 9 37.5 2007 Companion 59 59 20 5 2 1 0 0 8 13.6 2007 Standard 8 7 10 0 0 3 1 0 4 57.1 2008 Companion 97 97 32 7 1 3 0 0 12 12.4 2008 Standard 16 12 16 0 3 7 0 0 10 83.3 2009 Companion 70 11 52 0 0 6 5 0 11 15.7 2009 Standard 14 14 16 1 2 10 1 0 14 100.0 1 Designates the type of Population Management Season offered. “Companion” denotes tags issued to hunters with corresponding Kaibab deer hunts. “Standard” denotes seasons authorized through the typical Population Management Season process. Year

Season1

Permits Issued

Hunters

Hunter Days

5-Year: 2005-2009 Harvest Unit

Year

Season

5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A

2005 2006 2007 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2007 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

Bull Bull Bull Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Cow Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Yrl Any Any Any Any Any Any Any Any Any Any

Dates

Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Draw Permits Hunter Authorized Applicants Applicants Odds Issued Hunters Days

Bull Cow Total Harvest Harvest Harvest

5/27-6/05 2 950 249 0.2 2 2 6 2 5/26-6/04 2 253 54 0.8 2 2 3 2 9/22-9/23 1 444 11 0.2 1 1 1 1 9/23-9/26 3 287 98 1.1 3 3 3 0 11/18-11/21 3 185 398 1.6 4 4 4 0 12/02-12/05 3 320 148 0.9 3 3 3 0 9/09-9/11 2 842 100 0.2 2 2 2 0 9/23-9/25 2 198 771 1.0 2 2 2 0 9/30-10/02 2 271 531 0.4 2 2 2 0 10/21-10/23 2 686 177 0.3 2 2 2 0 9/22-9/23 1 54 122 0.0 1 1 1 0 9/29-9/30 2 95 117 2.1 2 2 2 0 10/13-10/14 2 80 156 0.0 2 2 2 0 10/27-10/28 2 106 89 0.9 2 2 2 0 9/27-9/28 2 146 8 1.4 2 2 3 0 1/14-1/20 4 297 267 1.0 4 4 5 0 1/21-1/27 4 110 364 0.9 5 4 4 0 1/14-1/20 3 118 72 1.7 3 3 4 0 2/03-2/10 3 59 135 1.7 3 3 3 0 1/06-1/07 2 70 11 2.9 2 2 2 2 1/13-1/14 2 19 76 0.0 2 2 2 2 1/27-1/28 2 38 31 5.3 2 2 2 2 2/03-2/04 2 45 74 4.4 2 2 2 2 10/04-10/05 2 172 85 1.2 2 2 2 0 10/11-10/12 2 81 195 1.2 2 2 2 2 1/05-1/06 2 68 24 2.9 2 2 2 2 1/12-1/13 2 20 67 5.0 2 2 2 2 1/26-1/27 2 34 28 5.9 2 2 2 2 2/02-2/03 2 22 49 4.6 2 2 2 0 2/09-2/10 2 41 33 2.4 2 2 2 1 9/25-9/27 2 154 32 1.3 2 2 4 1 10/09-10/11 2 70 189 1.4 2 2 2 1 10/23-10/25 2 93 59 2.2 2 2 2 2 2/10-2/11 2 55 29 3.6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 106 106 0 3 0 0 0 20 19 39 10 3/11-4/10 5 894 238 0.6 5 4 12 2 0 0 0 25 24 52 5 0 0 0 28 28 0 7 3/10-4/09 5 213 62 2.4 5 5 52 1 8 0 0 8 7 10 0 0 0 0 59 8 20 7 3/09-4/08 5 167 43 3.0 5 5 92 0 Yrl = Yearling, CY = Cow or Yearling, Any = Any Buffalo, SP = Special raffle/auction permit.

0 0 0 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 4 1 0

Hunt Success

2 2 1 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 12 2 9 7 2 4 8 0

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100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 150 100 100 4 63 50 38 25 40 57 100 0

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Year

Season

Dates

Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Draw Permits Hunter Authorized Applicants Applicants Odds Issued Hunters Days

Bull Cow Total Harvest Harvest Harvest

12A 2007 Any 4/13-5/13 5 59 142 3.4 5 5 41 4 12A 2008 Any 16 0 0 16 12 16 3 12A 2008 Any 0 0 0 97 12 32 8 12A 2008 Any 1/01-5/31 10 284 1 3.5 10 8 64 8 12A 2009 Any 0 0 0 14 14 16 3 12A 2009 Any 0 0 0 70 11 52 0 12A 2009 Any 1/01-6/14 14 228 1 6.1 14 14 136 10 12A 2005 SP 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 12A 2006 SP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12A 2007 SP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12A 2008 SP 3 0 0 3 3 12 3 12A 2009 SP 3 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL - SUMMARY FOR RAYMOND WILDLIFE AREA 5B 2005 19 2149 1524 0.7 21 20 25 2 5B 2006 16 2427 1840 0.5 16 16 18 2 5B 2007 18 1006 716 1.2 18 18 18 11 5B 2008 16 584 489 2.1 16 16 17 9 5B 2009 6 317 280 1.6 6 6 8 4 TOTAL - SUMMARY FOR HOUSE ROCK WILDLIFE AREA (includes Population Management Season data) 12A 2005 7 894 238 0.6 133 130 53 16 12A 2006 8 213 62 2.4 58 57 104 13 12A 2007 21 226 185 3.1 77 25 163 11 12A 2008 29 284 1 3.5 126 35 124 22 12A 2009 17 228 1 6.1 98 39 204 13 Yrl = Yearling, CY = Cow or Yearling, Any = Any Buffalo, SP = Special raffle/auction permit.

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Hunt Success

1 7 3 0 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 0

5 10 11 8 14 11 13 1 0 0 3 0

100 83 92 100 100 100 93 100 100 0

18 14 7 6 2

20 16 18 15 7

100 100 100 94 117

3 5 6 10 25

19 18 17 32 38

15 32 68 91 97

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Black bears in Arizona are found in a variety of habitats, including subalpine and montane conifer forests, riparian forests, evergreen woodlands, and chaparral. An interesting footnote to black bear distribution in the state is the absence of any sizeable population of black bears north of the Colorado River.

Cubs are born in winter dens during January, usually in pairs, but larger litters are not uncommon. Cubs weigh only six to 12 ounces at birth and are helpless, but they grow and develop rapidly, emerging from the den with their mother in April. The mother stays with her cubs through the first summer and fall, and dens with them again the following winter. Female black bears in Arizona usually reach reproductive age in their fourth year, and generally breed every other year. Normal reproductive cycles in Arizona black bears may be adversely affected by drought, and/or poor physiological condition. Adult males weigh up to 350 pounds and adult females up to 250 pounds. Black bears are relatively longlived animals, with some individuals exceeding 20 years of age. Black bears are normally shy, secretive animals displaying high levels of intelligence and exploratory behavior. Although bears are generally most active in the early morning and late evening; they may alter their activity pattern to exploit sources of artificial food, becoming nocturnal at campgrounds and dumpsites. Nuisance activities are nearly always associated with artificial food sources (beehives, campgrounds, and livestock). Bears are usually solitary animals; the exceptions are family groups (mother and cubs), breeding pairs, and congregations at feeding Bob Miles

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Black Bear sites. Both adults and sub-adults are known to move long distances (100 miles) to exploit isolated pockets of food. The mobility of black bears sometimes leads them to appear in uncharacteristic habitats and to return from long distances after being moved. Most Arizona black bears hibernate from November through March, during which time they reduce their body temperature, heart rate, and metabolic function, while still remaining somewhat conscious in the den.

Hunt History

Bear hunting has a long history in Arizona. As late as 1928, bears were classified as predatory animals and could be shot or trapped at any time. In 1929, however, a new “game code” classified bears of all kinds as big game, provided a month-long open season, and prescribed a bag limit of one. Bears could not be trapped, but they could be taken with dogs. Later years were even more restrictive; cubs were protected in 1934, and in 1936, the bear season was closed south of the Gila River. The status of bears deteriorated drastically during World War II. In 1942 all of the state’s refuges were open to bear hunting and the season was reopened in Cochise and Graham counties at the request of stockmen. In 1944, month-long fall and spring hunts were authorized. The following year, bears lost their designation as game animals, and in 1949 a year-long season was authorized for Apache, Greenlee, Graham, and eastern Coconino counties, except during the seasons for other big-game species. After reinstating spring and fall bear seasons in 1950, the Arizona Game and Fish

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Commission again opted for year-long seasons from 1951 to 1953. After 1954, bear regulations became more restrictive, tags were required to take one, and in 1968 the black bear was again classified as big game. This designation was appropriate as hunter interest in the species was increasing. Hunt success varied with weather conditions and population vagaries, but annual bear harvests ranged from 131 to 313 for the years 1964 through 1980. Relatively few bears were taken under the stock-taking clause, most of them being taken by sport hunters. Concern about the bear’s relatively low reproductive rate caused the Department to monitor the bear harvest more closely. Accordingly, mandatory checkout procedures were initiated in 1980. Other recent changes in regulations have included the authorization of a permit-only spring season in select units, Black bear distribution the elimination of bear-baiting as a method of take, and unit harvest limits in which the season is closed after a certain number of female bears are taken.

Black Bear Harvest Data Historic Summary of Black Bear Harvest1 Year 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Tags Issued 6638 5974 5798 6344 8264 8978 8454 8042 6009 7162 6839 6746 7055 8707 8985 8833 7820 8494 7178 6183 5258 4917 4816 5117 4272 4714 3711 2843 3217 3329 4376 4586 4462 4093 4461 4163 4413 4293 4535 4525 4521 4850 4840 6110 5925 5950 4

Hunter2 178 131 134 219 242 268 236 241 187 225 202 224 265 309 264 251 255 287 260 273 246 251 182 302 146 271 149 96 121 117 236 197 254 224 142 181 320 178 230 214 160 158 197 217 179 239

Depredation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 17 2 12 9 10 4 6 2 2 5 8 1 5 6 7 9 7 18 11 4 1 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 6 1 5 5 0 1 2 1 1

Other3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 3 14 0 19 6 13 5 46 6 16 34 11 2 40 19 13 23

Total Harvest 178 131 134 219 242 268 236 274 204 227 214 233 275 313 270 253 257 292 268 274 251 257 189 311 155 292 161 101 122 121 252 198 278 232 155 186 368 184 252 249 176 160 238 238 193 263

Data from Indian Reservations are included through 1987 and excluded thereafter. Estimated from a mail questionnaire from 1964-1987 and from mandatory check-outs from 1988-present. 3 Includes known kills other than sport or depredation (e.g., highway mortality, capture mortality, and illegal take). 4 2009 tags issued is preliminary pending a final audit. 1 2

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Black Bear Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Black Bear Harvest Data1 Month of Hunter Harvest Hunter Harv. Sex of Hunter Harv. Using Dogs Hunter Depredation Other Male Female Spring2 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Unknown 1 2005 13 0 0 9 7 6 0 3 3 4 2 1 0 1 2006 23 0 1 14 15 8 0 9 3 7 4 0 0 1 2007 12 0 1 7 8 4 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 2008 19 0 1 13 16 3 0 17 0 1 1 0 0 1 2009 21 0 3 17 13 8 0 16 0 4 1 0 0 3B 2005 9 0 0 7 8 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3B 2006 13 0 0 9 10 3 0 4 6 3 0 0 0 3B 2007 3 0 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3B 2008 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3B 2009 18 0 7 6 16 2 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 3C 2005 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3C 2006 3 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3C 2007 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3C 2008 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3C 2009 5 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 4A 2005 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4A 2006 8 0 1 7 6 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 4A 2007 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4A 2008 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4A 2009 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4B 2005 5 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 4B 2006 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4B 2007 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4B 2008 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4B 2009 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5A 2005 10 0 0 5 8 2 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 5A 2006 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5A 2007 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5A 2008 8 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 5A 2009 11 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 5B 2005 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5B 2006 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5B 2007 4 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5B 2008 7 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 5B 2009 8 0 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 6A 2005 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 6A 2006 11 0 0 6 8 3 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 6A 2007 10 0 0 2 8 2 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 6A 2008 12 0 0 1 9 3 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 6A 2009 11 0 1 2 8 3 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 6B 2005 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6B 2006 8 0 0 2 5 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 6B 2007 10 0 0 0 6 4 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 6B 2008 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6B 2009 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 2005 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 2006 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2007 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2008 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 2009 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 2005 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 2006 5 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 2007 9 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 8 2008 6 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 8 2009 15 0 1 4 12 3 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 9 2008 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11M 2006 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11M 2008 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Excluding data from Indian Reservations. 2 For Archery-Only Spring Bear hunts ending in August or September, bear harvest occurring in August or September will be reflected in the appropriate month of harvest column. All other spring harvest will be reflected in the Spring column. Unit

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Black Bear Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Black Bear Harvest Data1 Month of Hunter Harvest Hunter Harv. Sex of Hunter Harv. Using Dogs Hunter Depredation Other Male Female Spring2 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Unknown 11M 2009 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17A 2005 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17A 2009 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17B 2008 0 1 0 17B 2009 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18A 2008 0 0 1 18B 2009 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19A 2005 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 19A 2006 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19A 2007 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19A 2008 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 19A 2009 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20B 2007 0 0 1 21 2005 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 2006 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 2007 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 21 2008 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 21 2009 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 2005 12 0 0 2 10 2 1 0 8 0 2 1 0 22N 2006 7 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 22N 2007 7 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 22N 2008 6 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 22N 2009 7 0 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 22S 2006 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 22S 2007 10 0 0 0 8 2 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 22S 2008 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22S 2009 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 23N 2005 18 0 0 14 10 8 0 1 2 15 0 0 0 23N 2006 13 0 0 9 8 5 0 0 5 5 3 0 0 23N 2007 19 0 0 12 8 11 0 1 3 14 0 0 0 23N 2008 20 0 1 9 15 5 0 2 1 13 3 1 0 23N 2009 11 0 0 2 9 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 23S 2005 15 0 0 1 12 3 0 0 10 4 1 0 0 23S 2006 12 0 1 1 6 6 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 23S 2007 16 0 0 0 8 8 0 11 0 3 0 0 0 23S 2008 12 0 0 0 9 3 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 23S 2009 16 0 0 1 11 5 0 11 0 5 0 0 0 24A 2005 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24A 2006 8 0 4 0 7 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 24A 2007 20 0 0 0 10 10 1 15 0 4 0 0 0 24A 2008 6 0 1 0 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 24A 2009 13 0 0 0 9 4 1 8 0 4 0 0 0 24B 2006 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24B 2007 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 24B 2008 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24B 2009 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 2005 26 0 0 4 20 6 0 5 11 7 1 2 0 27 2006 30 0 1 9 16 14 0 0 10 13 7 0 0 27 2007 29 2 1 11 18 11 0 1 5 18 5 0 0 27 2008 26 0 0 12 13 13 0 4 4 14 3 1 0 27 2009 26 0 1 10 16 10 1 7 2 14 2 0 0 28 2005 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 28 2006 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 28 2007 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 28 2008 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 2009 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 29 2005 6 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 29 2006 7 0 9 1 4 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 Excluding data from Indian Reservations. 2 For Archery-Only Spring Bear hunts ending in August or September, bear harvest occurring in August or September will be reflected in the appropriate month of harvest column. All other spring harvest will be reflected in the Spring column. Unit

Year

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Black Bear Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Black Bear Harvest Data1 Month of Hunter Harvest Hunter Harv. Sex of Hunter Harv. Using Dogs Hunter Depredation Other Male Female Spring2 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Unknown 29 2007 10 0 2 0 3 7 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 29 2008 6 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 29 2009 7 0 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 30A 2005 0 0 1 30A 2006 3 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30A 2007 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 30A 2009 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 31 2005 7 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 31 2006 6 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 31 2007 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 31 2008 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 2009 10 0 2 0 5 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 32 2005 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 2006 7 1 1 1 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 32 2007 6 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 32 2008 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 32 2009 5 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 33 2005 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 2006 0 0 2 33 2007 0 0 1 33 2008 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 2009 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34A 2005 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34A 2006 4 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34A 2007 5 0 3 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 34A 2008 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34A 2009 9 0 1 1 8 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 34B 2008 0 0 1 35A 2005 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35A 2006 6 0 9 2 2 4 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 35A 2007 5 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 35A 2008 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 35A 2009 10 0 0 0 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 35B 2006 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35B 2009 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38M 2006 0 0 2 38M 2008 0 0 1 Unknown 2006 0 0 1 TOTAL 2005 158 0 2 48 114 44 7 30 58 45 13 5 0 TOTAL 2006 197 1 40 70 118 79 7 37 34 93 25 1 0 TOTAL 2007 217 2 19 40 121 95 12 60 9 116 12 2 0 TOTAL 2008 179 1 13 50 121 58 10 56 11 85 14 2 0 TOTAL 2009 239 1 23 57 160 79 32 69 4 122 11 0 0 Percent 2005 30 72 28 4 19 37 28 8 3 Percent 2006 36 60 40 4 19 17 47 13 1 Percent 2007 18 56 44 6 28 4 53 6 1 Percent 2008 28 68 32 6 31 6 47 8 1 Percent 2009 24 67 33 13 29 2 51 5 0 1 Excluding data from Indian Reservations. 2 For Archery-Only Spring Bear hunts ending in August or September, bear harvest occurring in August or September will be reflected in the appropriate month of harvest column. All other spring harvest will be reflected in the Spring column. Unit

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Mountain Lion (Felis concolor)

In Arizona, mountain lions are absent only from the extremely arid southwest and those areas heavily impacted by human development. In general, the distribution of mountain lions in the state corresponds with the distribution of the animal’s major prey species—mule and white-tailed deer. Mountain lions may breed at any time of the year, and consequently litters may be born in any month. Summer is the peak period of kitten births, however, with litter sizes of two, three, and four being common. The kittens remain with their mother for 15 to 22 months learning the skills necessary for survival. Juvenile males tend to disperse long distances compared to

the relatively short distances for young females. Mountain lions are essentially solitary animals. Adult females may be accompanied by kittens, but are normally not associated with other adult animals except for mating purposes. Mature males weigh up to 150 pounds and females 100 pounds. While deer are the principal mountain lion prey species in Arizona, javelina, elk, and/or livestock can be major components of the diet. Mountain lions will almost always attempt to cover the uneaten portion of a kill with leaves or other debris. An entire deer can be consumed in two nights. An experienced observer is usually able to detect the presence of a mountain lion in an area through the presence of tracks, scrapes, kills, or other sign. Mountain lions are specialized predators and con-

George Andrejko

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Mountain Lion sequently do not normally exist in high concentrations. They maintain spatial separation between each other, thereby assuring that each individual has the resources necessary to survive. If these separations are not maintained, mountain lions will kill each other, which is the normal method of population regulation in undisturbed mountain lion populations. The cryptic system of boundary marking employed by resident mountain lions serves to provide for mutual avoidance and survival. Mountain lions in Arizona feed almost exclusively on large prey, Mountain lion distribution usually killing one

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deer-sized animal every six to 12 days. Considerable skill in executing stalks and more importantly in consummating the kill is required to avoid debilitating injury.

Hunt History

Lions were classified as a “predatory animal” by the territorial legislature and were subject to a statewide bounty of $50 dollars in 1919. This status continued until 1970 when the mountain lion was classified as a big-game animal and a tag was required to take one, even though ranchers and their agents could still take a depredating lion. A mandatory checkout procedure and other reporting requirements were instituted in 1982. Reporting information indicates that lion harvests have gradually increased over time. Recently, the annual kill has ranged between 250 and 350 animals, of which approximately 15 percent were taken by predator control agents.

Mountain Lion Harvest Data Historic Summary of Mountain Lion Harvest1 Year

Tags Issued

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3835 4214 4917 4896 5460 6261 7498 7964 7938 7799 7871 8069 7004 6876 7523 7936 8304 8495 3656 3046 3038 3177 3407 4156 4859 5552 5657 6590 6885 7478 8109 8274 8089 8964 10117 10931 10995 10713 103525

Harvest Hunter2 Depredation3 Other4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 172 120 190 172 219 238 248 229 283 204 191 316 221 184 246 191 205 183 130 188 179 201 188 215 234 225 269 289 247 276 326 264 218 247 204 221 256 265 246

181 198 200 201 230 189 266 264 243 215 242 231 197 267 286 257 257 226 217 278 0 48 15 22 19 14 4 12 7 2 9 8 7 9 19 25 31 24 65 40 25 28 38 35 31 38 48 52 49 53 58 50 66 31 41 36 28 42 29

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 5 1 1 1 1 5 12 6 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 5 12 1 0 5 5 5 5

Total 181 198 200 201 230 189 266 264 243 215 242 231 197 267 286 257 257 226 217 278 172 168 205 194 239 252 252 241 290 206 201 325 229 193 272 216 241 208 196 229 205 234 238 256 266 265 320 342 298 329 384 319 296 279 245 262 289 311 280

Hunter Harvest Using Dogs – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 127 104 85 125 115 147 117 128 150 131 182 192 161 193 214 175 164 167 120 136 170 168 167

Male – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 109 82 77 108 107 113 106 120 126 119 134 150 126 133 176 144 107 123 103 108 146 142 149

Sex of Hunter Harvest Female Unclassified – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 89 99 51 74 71 83 81 93 103 106 134 136 120 141 144 116 111 122 101 113 109 121 97

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 2 2 6 1 5 1 2 5 0 1 3 1 2 6 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0

Data from Indian Reservations are included through 1987 and excluded thereafter. Estimated from a mail questionnaire from 1971-1987 and from mandatory check-outs from 1988-present. 3 As reported by Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board through June 30, 1970, and reported stock-killers since 1971. 4 Includes known kills other than sport or depredation (e.g., highway mortality, capture mortality, and illegal take). 5 2009 tags sold is preliminary. 1 2

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Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit 1 1 1 1 1 2B 3B 3B 3B 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 4A 4A 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6AS 6B 6B 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Hunter Depredation 2 3 3 5 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 5 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 3 11 6 6 2 7 1 4 4 6 3 4 3 1 6 8 4 2 2 4 6 7 3 2 5 5 2 3 8 3 8 11 10

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hunter Harvest Using Dogs 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 2 9 6 4 0 3 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 5 7 3 2 1 3 5 6 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 8 4

Sex of Hunter Harvest Male

Female

2 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 3 4 4 3 0 5 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 4 5 4 0 2 2 4 6 3 1 3 1 0 2 3 0 4 6 4

0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 7 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 5 3 4 5 6

Month of Hunter Harvest Jan. to March 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 8 4 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 5 3 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 3 9 3

Apr. to June 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

July to Sept. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Oct. to Dec. 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 4 2 5

Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit 11M 11M 11M 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12B 13A 13A 13B 13B 13B 13BS 13BS 13BS 15A 15A 15A 15BW 15B 15B 15B 15C 15C 15D 15D 15D 16A 16A 16A 16AS 16AS 17A 17A 17A 17A 17A 17B 17B 17B 17B 17B 18A 18A 18A 18A 18B 18B 18B 18B 18B 18BS 18BS 18BS 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19B

Year 2006 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2005 2008 2005 2006 2009 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2009 2005 2005 2007 2008 2006 2008 2005 2006 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005

Hunter Depredation 1 2 1 5 8 11 9 10 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 7 0 1 2 8 1 3 8 6 5 7 7 4 7 2 4 1 2 4 8 8 5 3 1 2 1 3 7 3 2 5 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hunter Harvest Using Dogs 1 2 1 4 7 11 5 9 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 7 1 2 5 1 2 6 5 5 6 6 2 5 1 2 1 1 2 5 6 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 2 4 0

Sex of Hunter Harvest Male

Female

0 2 1 3 4 6 5 7 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 2 4 0 3 6 2 3 5 6 3 5 1 1 0 2 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 0

1 0 0 2 4 5 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 3 5 4 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 1 2 1

Month of Hunter Harvest Jan. to March 0 1 0 0 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 4 1 3 4 6 2 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 5 1 1 3 0

Apr. to June 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

July to Sept. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct. to Dec. 1 0 1 5 3 8 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 3 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1

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Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit

Year

19B 19B 19B 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 20B 20B 20B 20B 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 21 21 21 21 21 21W 21W 21W 22 22 22 22 22 22S 22S 22S 22S 22S 23 23 23 23 23 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24B 24B 24B 24B 24B 27 27 27 27 27 27-Bear Cyn 27-Bear Cyn 27-Bear Cyn 27-Bear Cyn 27-Pipestem 27-Pipestem 28

2006 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 2005 2008 2005

Hunter Depredation 1 2 2 5 7 5 5 7 2 6 3 2 3 4 4 5 11 2 1 2 6 1 6 3 1 4 5 8 14 10 1 2 4 4 2 12 16 17 12 11 10 13 11 9 11 3 3 2 7 2 5 3 5 13 6 1 1 1 1 3 1 2

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hunter Harvest Using Dogs 0 0 1 4 6 4 5 7 1 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 8 0 1 2 3 1 5 3 1 4 5 7 9 7 1 0 4 3 1 5 10 10 10 9 4 10 7 7 8 1 3 1 4 1 2 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

Sex of Hunter Harvest Male

Female

0 0 0 3 3 4 5 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 6 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 4 5 7 5 0 0 3 2 2 9 6 9 6 6 5 10 8 4 8 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2

1 2 2 2 4 1 0 4 1 4 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 1 0 1 5 0 3 3 1 1 1 3 7 5 1 2 1 2 0 3 10 8 6 5 5 3 3 5 3 2 0 1 4 1 1 1 4 8 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0

Month of Hunter Harvest Jan. to March 0 1 0 4 5 3 3 4 1 4 1 2 0 4 4 3 5 2 1 2 2 0 2 3 0 3 2 4 5 9 1 1 4 3 0 4 5 9 4 3 1 5 2 2 6 0 3 2 4 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Apr. to June 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

July to Sept. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0

Oct. to Dec. 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 3 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 6 7 5 2 7 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 9 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30A 30A 30A 30A 30A 30B 30B 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 34A 34A 34A 34A 34A 34B 34B 34B 34B 35A 35A 35A 35A 35A 35B 35B 35B 35B 36A 36A 36A 36A 36A 36B 36B 36B 36B 36B 36C 36C 36C

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2006 2007 2008

Hunter Depredation 2 2 5 5 7 8 7 4 4 11 7 5 6 4 3 0 8 4 4 3 7 6 12 10 13 15 11 5 16 16 18 7 9 13 10 8 5 10 5 8 3 1 5 5 10 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 10 4 3 6 6 3 5 6 3 1

11 10 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 7 13 6 4 9 4 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hunter Harvest Using Dogs 1 1 3 4 3 6 6 4 1 9 6 3 5 2 1 4 1 2 1 3 5 4 5 9 13 5 1 13 7 10 3 5 4 4 5 3 9 5 7 0 1 1 3 6 1 2 0 1 3 2 2 7 3 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0

Sex of Hunter Harvest Male

Female

2 1 2 4 3 3 5 3 0 4 4 2 4 3 2 3 0 2 3 6 2 6 5 6 9 7 3 12 7 10 4 3 3 4 4 1 8 2 6 1 1 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 0 0 2 3 2 3 2 3 0

0 1 3 1 4 5 2 1 4 7 3 3 2 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 4 6 5 7 6 4 2 4 9 8 3 6 10 5 4 4 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 4 4 3 4 3 1 2 4 0 1

Month of Hunter Harvest Jan. to March 0 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 4 4 3 5 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 7 10 4 0 9 3 6 3 4 5 3 3 2 4 0 4 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 0

Apr. to June 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 4 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

July to Sept. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Oct. to Dec. 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 5 2 1 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 5 2 9 5 5 2 5 4 2 9 8 3 2 5 5 5 3 1 3 1 1 0 3 3 5 0 0 2 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 2 2 3 1 1

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Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2005-2009 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit 37A 37A 37A 37B 37B 37B 37B 37B 40A 42 42 42 42 44A 44A 44A TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Year 2006 2007 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2008 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2007 2008 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Hunter Depredation 1 2 1 8 4 3 8 6 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 204 221 256 265 246 83 84 89 85 88

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 36 28 42 29 17 14 10 14 10

Other 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 5 0 2 2 1 2

Hunter Harvest Using Dogs 1 0 0 6 3 3 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 120 136 170 168 167 59 62 66 63 68

Sex of Hunter Harvest Male 0 1 1 6 2 0 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 103 108 146 142 149 50 49 57 54 61

Female 1 1 0 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 101 113 109 121 97 50 51 43 46 39

Month of Hunter Harvest Jan. to March 0 0 0 6 3 3 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 88 95 128 101 103 43 43 50 38 42

Apr. to June 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 29 24 31 27 7 13 9 12 11

July to Sept. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 16 18 20 21 10 7 7 8 9

Oct. to Dec. 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 80 81 85 113 95 39 37 33 43 39

Small Game

Quail

Arizonans have the privilege of hunting three species of quail—four, if the few California quail found along the Little Colorado River drainage in Apache County are included. These are the Gambel’s quail, scaled quail, and Mearns’ or Montezuma quail. Another quail, formerly found in Arizona, the masked bobwhite, is listed federally as an endangered species. Of the above species, the Gambel’s or desert quail is by far the best known. Found in most of the state’s counties, these birds are often hunted in open desert country where they are more apt to run or flush than hold for a dog. The Gambel’s jaunty, plumed topknot, carried by both sexes, makes for ready identification, along with the male’s bright russet cap, black face and bib, and cream-colored belly marked with a black horseshoe. As with all species of quail, the young of the year can be distinguished through their first winter by their spotted secondary wing coverts. Adult males average only about 6 ounces; the slightly smaller females between 5.7 and 5.9 ounces. The handsome—rather than gaudy—scaled quail is

the second most commonly encountered quail in Arizona. A bird of the open country of eastern Arizona, this quail too is more likely to run than hold. Both sexes of this species display white, conical crests, hence the common name of “cottontop.” The scaled appellation is appropriate, however, as the birds possess a distinctive scalloping on the breast, nape and belly. Otherwise, their overall color is tan above with a mixture of beige, grays, and whites below. A generally bigger bird than the Gambel’s quail, adult male “scalies” average about 7.3 ounces, females 6.7 ounces. Mearns’ quail are the largest and most striking, yet also the most secretive of Arizona’s quails. Male Mearns’ quail have white and black harlequin-marked heads, capped by a russet shock of feathers that form an ill-fitting crest. These cock quail also possess handsome brown and black checkered backs interlaced with white darts, and white-spotted black flanks similar to a guinea fowl’s. Their breasts and underparts are a rich mahogany that turns to black at the rump, which terminates in a stubby, almost non-existent tail. The hens are cinnamon colored with brown, black and buff markings. In winter, the males average about 6.9 ounces, the females about 6.2 ounces. Long, scythe-shaped claws that are used for digging show that these birds are grounddwellers, and they hold so well to a dog that this species has come to be known as Arizona’s greatest game bird.

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Natural History

Gambel’s quail

The sexes of all Arizona quails show some differences in plumage, and all of the species form seasonal pair bonds

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Scaled quail that last through incubation and brood-raising. Clutch and brood sizes are often large, ranging up to a dozen or more chicks, and both the cock and the hen care for the young. Individual birds have short life spans, however, and population sizes tend to fluctuate widely from year to year. All Arizona species form fall and winter coveys that are likely to remain in the same general area where they were raised. Each species has its own habitat preferences. The Gambel’s quail is found throughout the Sonoran and Mojave deserts upward in elevation through semi-desert grassland and chaparral to the edges of pinyonjuniper woodland and pine forest—wherever mesquites and other brushy cover occur. The scaled quail is a bird of semidesert grasslands and the Gambel’s quail distribution 148  Hunt Arizona 2010

Chihuahuan desert, preferring open plains and foothills; the Mearns’ quail prefers oak woodlands and oak savannas in the southeastern portions of the state where grass cover is abundant enough to conceal its presence. Although all three major species of Arizona quail have formed pair bonds by March, they each have different breeding seasons. Gambel’s quail breed only in spring and early summer, and breeding intensity and success are directly related to the amount of rainfall received during the previous October through March. The breeding season of scaled quail is more complex. They breed in spring after wet winters, but also during the summer months after the monsoons have started. Mearns’ quail nest only after the summer monsoon season, and often postpone breeding until after the summer solstice when the days are getting shorter. The factors determining the population levels of the various species also differ. The numbers of Gambel’s quail are related more to the success of the hatch than to carry-over from the previous year. Scaled quail numbers are determined by both the success of the hatch and the number of birds surviving from the year before. Mearns’ quail generally have good hatching success, and their highly fluctuating numbers are determined largely by how many birds survive the winter. All of the birds experience relatively high winter mortality. The scaled and Mearns’ quail are more dependent on grass cover for over-winter survival than is the Gambel’s quail, and hence are more sensitive to livestock grazing pressures than the Gambel’s.

Hunt History

By the turn of the century, quail hunting had become a popular pastime in Arizona, and a generous season and lack of a bag limit gave the state a reputation for harboring “game-hogs.” Then, in 1909, the territorial legislature limited quail hunting to an open season of October 16 through January 31, an arrangement that was retained in the state game code of 1912 along with a bag limit of 25 quail. In 1929 quail numbers must have been thought to be in need of improvement, as the season was shortened to November 1 through December 31, and the following year the newly appointed Arizona Game and Fish Commission reduced the bag limit to 15 quail per day. There was no season on Mearns’ or “fool quail” as this species was commonly known. Scaled quail distribution

have often entertained proposals to lower the 15-bird bag limit to a lesser number in an attempt to “spread out the harvest.” Quail hunting in Arizona has always had its ups and downs. The top year in recent times was in 1979 when nearly 100,000 hunters reported harvesting more than 2.5 million quail. Since then, quail numbers and hunter interest have fallen off, with hunter numbers ranging from 44,000 to 75,000 each year between 1990 and 1999, and 33,000 in 2008. The reported harvest of Gambel’s quail during this same period has fluctuated from slightly more than 300,000 to just over 1.3 million.

White-winged Dove

This bird’s hefty size and rounded off tail give the “whitewing” the appearance of being half dove and half pigeon, hence the older name of “Sonora pigeon.” Whitewings differ from the more widespread mourning dove in having an overall grayer plumage, a white-tipped tail, and the white wing epaulets that give the bird its name. Unless pressed by gunners, the whitewing’s flight also appears slower, less purposeful, and more pigeonlike than the mourning dove’s. Adults can be distinguished by an unfeathered bright blue eye patch, red feet, and eyes that range from yellow-orange to orange-red. By way of contrast, birds of the year have dull purplish-brown feet and are marked mostly in grays, whites, and browns. Adult males are especially handsome birds, their brownish heads crowned in reddish purple with areas on the neck flecked with gold, green, and purple iridescence. The average weight of an adult male is about 5.5 ounces, although birds weighing up to 8 ounces have been recorded.

Natural History

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During the years that followed, quail seasons and bag limits varied in response to quail numbers and the success of the hatch, which in some years, such as 194648, was so poor that no season was authorized. It was believed that unless the ratio of young to adult quail observed on Mearns’ quail distribution summer surveys was less than 2.1:1 a hunt could not be justified, and even when there was a season, it might be only two days long with a five-bird bag limit. Then, in the 1950s and early 1960s, research showed that hunting mortality was compensatory to natural mortality, and a standardized season from mid-October through the end of the month, followed by another season from November 1 through the end of January, gradually became the norm, along with a 15-bird bag limit. Later, the month of November was also opened to quail hunting and the closing date delayed until mid-February. This season, which applies to both Gambel’s and scaled quail, has continued to the present day. In 1960 a two-day season on Mearns’ quail was authorized for a limited area in the Santa Rita Mountains. Hunting was shown to have a negligible effect on this species also, and this season too was gradually expanded. Today, the season opens in mid-November in deference to the bird’s late nesting habits, and continues to midFebruary. This bird and season has become so popular with bird dog hunters that recent Commission meetings

Mearns’ quail

There are two types of whitewinged dove populations in Arizona, a thinly scattered population found throughout the Sonoran Desert and the surrounding countryside (including towns and residential neighborhoods), and colonial populations that nest collectively along river bottoms adjacent to agricultural areas. Most of the desert and residential area whitewings nest only once and migrate out of the state prior to the opening of the dove season on September 1. The colonial whitewings, however, usually nest twice before departing for their wintering areas in southwestern Mexico. These are the whitewings that are most ofHunt Arizona 2010  149

Small Game migration. Once migration is underway, the departure is often rapid, the adults usually leaving before the juveniles.

Hunt History A favorable combination of nesting cover and grain crops resulted in two great heydays of white-winged dove hunting in Arizona. The first of these was in the years prior to World War I, and the second was during the years after World War II. So plentiful were these birds that the bag limit was 25 per day and 50 in possession. Numbers peaked in the 1960s when, in 1968, an all-time record harvest of more than 3/4 million was reached. Since then, declining nesting habitat and the virtual replacement of grain farming by cotton and alfalfa have greatly reduced whitewing hunting opportunities. But after reaching a low of 86,000 birds in 1980, whitewing harvests have again gradually increased. Although subject to half-day hunting and reduced bag limits, hunter numbers have stabilized during the past five years when an average of between 25,000 to 30,000 hunters have taken to the field, bagging from 122,000 to180,000 whitewings a year.

Mourning Dove

This is the most common and widely occurring game bird in Arizona, and the dove’s trim, streamlined body, accentuated by its tiny head and sharply tapered tail is familiar to even the most casual observer of birds. This dove can also be differentiated from its white-winged cousin by its overall brown color, a lack of white on all but the outer tail feathers, the presence of black spots on the upper wing surfaces, and the distinctive rattling whistle that is emitted by the bird’s wing feathers when it takes flight. The more richly colored adult males can usually be distinguished at all times of the year from the browner females by their pinkish rose breasts, flecks of metallic green and other iridescence on the napes of their necks, and their slate blue crowns. Adult males weigh about 4.3 ounces, females about 4 ounces, with an occasional male weighing up to 6 ounces. Juvenile birds can be identified up to 4 or 5 months of age by the white tipping on the margins of their wing feathers. Arizona Game and Fish Department.

ten present after September 1, and which contribute most to the harvest. Males of both populations begin courtship as soon as they arrive in Arizona in late April and early May. By late May, nesting is at its peak, both sexes sharing in the incubation of the eggs and the feeding and brooding of the two young squabs, most of which hatch toward the end of June. Fed a highly nutritious “pigeon-milk” by their parents, the squabs are usually fledged by late June or July. Should grains or other high-energy foods be available, the colonial-nesting birds will now attempt another nesting, while the “desert birds” begin migrating south. As the second nesting comes to a close in late July and August, both the juvenile birds and their parents form gregarious flocks in selected roost sites adjacent to favored feeding White-winged dove distribution fields, which unlike those selected by mourning doves, are often composed of standing crops of barley, maize, and safflower. The stimuli for the mass migration from cultivated valleys that takes place about September 1 are not completely understood. Summer storms, a drop in nighttime temperatures, food shortages, and harassment by hunters have all been suggested as reasons for the movement. Nonetheless, there have been years when all of these events occurred with little or no influence on the onset of

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Natural History

Mourning doves occur from the lowest elevations along the Colorado River upward through forests of ponderosa pines to 8,500 feet. Their staple foods throughout the year are primarily small seeds and cultivated grains. Although some doves can be found nesting on the ground in open prairies, the best nesting habitats are brushlands and woodlands

central Arizona where it occupies many of the same habitats as the Coues white-tailed deer. The most abundant and important rabbit by far, however, is the desert cottontail (26.5-44 ounces), which is found in every county in the state up to elevations exceeding 7,000 feet.

Hunt History

Cottontail rabbit

Prior to statehood this species was hunted primarily in conjunction with white-winged dove, and spring and summer shooting over grain fields was a common occurrence. In 1929, however, state and federal regulations curtailed the mourning dove season in Arizona to between September 1 and December 15, and established a 20-bird bag limit. As with the white-winged dove, the glory days of mourning dove shooting were in the 1960s and 1970s, when more than 100,000 hunters reported harvesting up to 2.5 million mourning doves a year. Although still ranked as one of Arizona’s two most important game birds, mourning dove hunting has since fallen off due to urban expansion, changing farm practices, and more restrictive season arrangements. Questionnaire surveys indicate that during the past 10 years, an average of from 45,000 to 60,000 hunters bagged from 1 million to 1.3 million doves each year.

Cottontail Rabbit

Three species of cottontail occur in Arizona: the mountain cottontail, eastern cottontail, and desert cottontail. The smallest of these (22-30 ounces) is the relatively short-eared mountain cottontail, which is largely restricted to elevations above 7,500 feet from the Mogollon Rim northward. The generally larger eastern cottontail (28-52 ounces) is found in the mountains of southeastern and

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within the Sonoran Desert. Here, the woeful call of breeding males can be heard as early as February, and pairs have been known to attempt as many as seven nestings in a single season. Productivity may therefore be high even though the usual clutch size is only two eggs. Incubation takes only about 15 days, and is accomplished by both parents, as is the brooding and feeding of the nearly naked squabs. The young doves are fed regurgitated “pigeon milk” by both parents, and they grow and develop rapidly. Fledglings leave the Mourning dove distribution nest only 12 to 14 days after hatching. Even in southern Arizona, nesting is essentially over by mid-August, and some of the early-hatched juveniles have already migrated by late July. By the first week of September, the migration of most nesting populations is usually underway, the juveniles typically leaving before the adults.

Natural History

Despite, or perhaps because of, their relative abundance, little is known about the life histories of Arizona cottontails. Only one study has been conducted on desert cottontails, and none on eastern and mountain cottontails. Although we know that cottontail rabbits may vary from amazing abundance in one year to relative scarcity the next, we have little insight as to what factors other than winter rainfall control their numbers. Promiscuous and prolific, cottontails feeding on green growth may have up to five litters of two to four young a year. But, although the desert cottontail is able to breed throughout the year, most young rabbits are produced in spring when the new growth of plants is most available. At other times of the year, selected foods include twigs, Cottontail rabbit distribution Hunt Arizona 2010  151

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Hunt History

The cottontail hunting season has always been yearlong in Arizona, and the bag limit has been 10 rabbits per day for many years. Although some hunters consider cottontail hunting with a .22 rifle as their primary sport, cottontails traditionally have been taken in Arizona in conjunction with dove and quail hunting. As a consequence of the wide fluctuations in both cottontail and quail numbers, the annual take of cottontails is highly erratic, ranging from a reported high of about 850,000 rabbits in 1979 to less than 56,000 in 1998. The mean number of hunters reportedly hunting this animal during the past 10 years has been 18,000, and their average take has been 90,000 rabbits per year.

Tree Squirrels

No fewer than four species and eight subspecies of tree squirrels can be found in Arizona’s forests. Of these, the Abert’s or tassel-eared squirrel is the most widespread and contributes most to the annual squirrel harvest. This squirrel, with its easily discernible ear tufts, along with its close relatives, the black-bellied and white-tailed Kai-

Natural History

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bab squirrels, are exclusively inhabitants of ponderosa pine forests and the life cycles of the squirrels and the tree are remarkably intertwined. Less well known is the also white-bellied Arizona gray squirrel and its close relative, the rustcolored Chiricahua Tree squirrel distribution fox squirrel, both of which inhabit riparian deciduous forests and oak woodlands south of the Mogollon Rim. Another species is the chicaree or red squirrel (actually more olive or gray than red in Arizona), which is restricted to the higher forests of spruce and fir above 8,500 feet elevation. Both the tassel-eared and gray squirrels average a little under 1.5 pounds in weight, while the diminutive red squirrel averages just over 0.5 pounds.

Tassel-eared squirrels have but one breeding season a year, which is closely correlated with the production of the staminate flowers of ponderosa pine in late April, May, or early June. After a lengthy chase, the female comes into estrus for only one day. She will later give birth to a single litter of from two to four young in a nest made of pine boughs. Throughout the summer, the squirrels feed on the seeds of developing cones as well as on underground fungi or truffles that grow under mature pine trees. These foods are the most nutritious for the squirrel, and only when they are exhausted does the animal resort to feeding on the inner bark of pine twigs—the discarded terminals of which are often seen littering the forest floor. These “clippings” of inner bark are only an emergency food, however, and if deep snow-cover or other factors force the squirrel to rely entirely on this food source, the animal will eventually go into shock and die. Only after years of research was it learned that the periods of tassel-eared squirrel scarcity and abundance were related to the amount of snow-cover and the availability of underground fungi. Most squirrel mortality is during the late winter, and when snow covers the ground for 80 or more days, the mortality rate exceeds the squirrel’s rather modest recruitment rate. Hunting apparently has little effect on the animal’s numbers as other research shows the lowest monthly mortality is during the October and November hunting season.

Hunt History

Tree squirrels have an uneven history as game in Arizona. Having gone from being totally ignored at the time of statehood, to having a limited season in conjunction with the deer and turkey seasons in the 1920s, the season was closed in 1935 due to a perceived lack of squirrels. Too many squirrels in the 1940s resulted in a re-opening of the season, and squirrel hunt regulations have since been liberalized gradually until every species and most subspecies are now subjected to limited hunting. Even the once sacrosanct Kaibab squirrel is now hunted, and the only totally protected squirrel is the federally endangered Graham Mountain spruce squirrel. The tassel-eared or Abert’s squirrel is the major game species, however, and the numbers of tree squirrel hunters and harvest depends largely on the vagaries of tassel-eared squirrel numbers. Questionnaire data collected since the early 1960s show that the peak number of hunters was in 1986 when 21,402 squirrel hunters took to the field and bagged nearly 165,000 squirrels for a hunter success of 2.5 squirrels per day. Since 1990 the number of hunters has generally averaged between 12,000 and 18,000 a year with the average annual harvest being between 50,000 and 100,000 tree squirrels.

Band-tailed Pigeon

About the size of a domestic pigeon, adult bandtails average just a little less than 8 ounces in weight, the females weighing about 0.8 ounces less than the males. Both sexes have an overall blue-gray appearance, and it is only after close inspection that one notices the male’s rosier breast and more iridescence on the nape of the neck; otherwise, the sexes are similar. In autumn, adults can be differentiated from their young by the adult’s chrome-yellow bills and feet, white crescent at the nape of the neck, and the dark gray band across the top of the tail that gives the bird its name.

Hunt History

Bandtail hunting has an erratic history in Arizona. After the season was closed in 1951 for a perceived lack of birds, interest in band-tailed pigeons waned until a study was initiated in the “four-corner” states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah in the 1960s. These studies included an experimental season, which opened in 1968, and continued through 1972. Hunt information showed a limited but dedicated interest in the band-tailed pigeon as a game bird with the maximum number of hunters and birds harvested being 1,067 hunters and 3,545 pigeons in 1970. The numbers of both pigeons and pigeon hunters has since fallen off with only 146 bandtails reportedly taken in 1996. Now it appears that band-tailed pigeon numbers may again Blue grouse distribution be inching upward.

Blue Grouse

Blue grouse are bluish-gray, chickenlike birds restricted in Arizona to elevations above 8,500 feet in mixed conifer and aspen forests. As a consequence, these birds are only found in the White, Blue, Escudilla, Chuska, and Buckskin (North Kaibab) mountains, and on the San Francisco Peaks where they were introduced in the mid-1970s. Males are measurably larger than females, 2-year-old “cocks” weighing up to 3 pounds as opposed to the adult female’s average weight of between 1.75 to 2 pounds. In comparison, first-year birds or poults typically weigh only 16 to 28 ounces during the early days of the September hunting season.

Natural History

Bandtails are birds of the mountains and usually nest in mixed conifer forests, ponderosa pine forests, or in dense stands of evergreen oaks and pines between 4,500 and 9,100 feet elevation. As migratory birds, bandtails are usually only present in Arizona from late March thorough midOctober. Breeding

generally takes place sometime in May and may continue through the summer, with some birds nesting twice and even three times in some years. The normal clutch is one glossy white egg, or occasionally two, so that the species’ reproductive potential is low. After feeding on acorns and other fall mast crops, most Arizona bandtails migrate southward to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico to spend the winter months.

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Small Game states. Instead, they spend the winter roosting in Douglas-fir trees, subsisting on needles until spring when the males form small “leks” or strutting grounds, which they occupy from April through June. Oftentimes these leks are located on a fallen log or in a small clearing in the forest, where the cock attempts to engage any hen that comes his way with soft “hooting” displays and “flutter flights.” The peak of mating activity usually takes place during the last part of May or the first week of June, after which the male goes off to leave the hen to nest and raise the chicks on her own. Most broods are hatched between mid-June and mid-July during which time the hen and poults feed primarily on forbs and insects. Four to six is an average brood size, the young staying with the hen through the fall months. Fall usually finds the hens and poults at the edge of mountain meadows and in old burns feeding on forbs, while the now solitary males tend to favor aspen thickets and other dense cover.

Hunt History

The first legal season on blue grouse in Arizona did not take place until 1964 when 33 hunters spent 49 days to harvest 44 grouse. Since that time, a variety of grouse season dates have been authorized, but the number of grouse hunters has remained low due to the birds general scarcity and the steep terrain and high elevations of their habitat. Hunter numbers have never reached 800 in any given year, and the annual harvest since 1973 has been only 300 to 700 grouse.

Pheasant

Several attempts have been made to establish these natives of Asia as resident game birds in Arizona, the most recent being in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the small white-winged race of the ring-necked pheasant found in Afghanistan was released in farmlands along the Gila, San Pedro, and other river valleys. A handsome, unmistakable bird, both sexes of this pheasant have long pointed tails, but it is the cocks or roosters that are unrivaled in their plumage. Possessing iridescent green heads offset by ear-tufts and a crimson-wattled cheek patch, the Ring-necked pheasant rooster also has a purplish chest, a distribution 154  Hunt Arizona 2010

soot-colored belly, distinctively dotted golden flanks, white wing epaulets, and a handsomely barred tail. Cocks usually weigh more than 2.5 pounds, while the beige- and sand-colored hens average between 1.5 and 2 pounds. Both sexes, but especially the males, typically give a cackle on being flushed that once heard is always remembered.

Natural History

Pheasant populations persisting in Arizona are largely confined to agricultural areas having a relatively high humidity (e.g., citrus orchards in the Yuma and Mesa areas) or high enough in elevation to escape the desiccating heat of Sonoran Desert summers (e.g., the Virgin River and Verde River valleys). In such locations, a rooster will acquire a harem of from one to three hens, with mating commencing in early April. By mid-May most of the hens are nesting and of no further interest to him, and he will abandon his territorial patrols by the end of the month. The peak of hatching is during the last week of May, the most arid time in Arizona, which is one of the reasons why pheasants have not become established here. The youngsters are covered with yellow and brown down, striped in brown and black, and are remarkably self-sufficient. After only about two weeks, they are capable of flight and remain with the hen for only another two months or so before making their own way in the world. Pheasants roost on the ground or the low branches of trees, and the typical hiding cover is a patch of rank weeds, a stand of cattails, or a dense jungle of salt-cedars. Primary foods are cultivated greens and grains—alfalfa, barley sprouts, and kernels of maize, barley, and corn.

Hunt History

Pheasants have always been a specialty game bird in Arizona, and are only taken by a small cadre of hunters, who either obtain one of the limited hunt permits periodically available, hunt with falcons, or hunt with a bow and arrows. With the cessation of the Department’s experimental pheasant program in 1973, hunter numbers have never exceeded 100 in any given year and the annual harvest excluding birds taken in game farms has been less than 50 birds.

Small Game Harvest Data Summary of Small Game Harvest Information Year Hunters1 MOURNING DOVE 1998 57,645 1999 56,157 2000 54,114 2001 49,305 2002 63,821 2003 55,672 2004 45,933 2005 62,745

Hunter Days

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Junior Harvest

Total Harvest

Harvest/Day2

226,622 229,623 209,722 229,943 233,002 253,989 191,651 270,826

3.9 4.1 3.9 4.7 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.3

1,263.242 1,278,193 1,231,542 1,419,539 1,437,071 1,332,458 1,064,373 1,635,491

29,573 44,487 41,773 61,934 48,466 46,400 50,285 67,648

1,292,815 1,322,680 1,273,315 1,481,473 1,485,537 1,378,858 1,114,658 1,703,139

5.6 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.6 6.0

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. Sample no longer weighted in analysis. The data is not comparable to historic data. In 2004 and 2005, the historic survey format and the new unit specific survey format were run simultaneously. Beginning in 2006, only the new unit specific survey format was used.

2004 2005 2006

36,926 33,244 71,497

137,049 131,795 273,665

3.7 4.0 3.8

835,763 825,550 1,803,250

52,051 75,464 61,324

887,814 901,014 1,864,574

6.1 6.3 6.8

Dove were separated from the traditional Small Game questionnaire and surveyed using the new Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon questionnaire in 2007. The sample of hunters surveyed was derived for the list of Migratory Bird Stamp purchasers. The data is not comparable to historic data.

2007 36,506 153,124 4.2 2008 36,818 153,971 4.2 1 Includes early and late hunters. 2 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. Year Hunters WHITE-WINGED DOVE 1998 30,454 1999 26,689 2000 28,652 2001 21,180 2002 35,747 2003 26,598 2004 20,962 2005 29,057

978,577 932,360

38,980 36,719

1,017,557 969,079

6.6 6.3

Hunter Days

Days/Hunter

Licensed Harvest

Junior Harvest

Total Harvest

Harvest/Day1

92,631 89,709 87,868 77,462 107,525 86,120 69,104 98,411

3.0 3.4 3.1 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4

165,190 135,226 124,261 97,026 178,907 142,269 80,896 134,519

15,549 7,903 4,434 5,915 6,747 5,442 5,459 5,465

180,739 143,129 128,695 102,941 185,654 147,711 86,355 139,984

1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.4

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. Sample no longer weighted in analysis. The data is not comparable to historic data. In 2004 and 2005, the historic survey format and the new unit specific survey format were run simultaneously. Beginning in 2006, only the new unit specific survey format was used.

2004 2005 2006

13,656 12,636 30,017

39,865 36,196 86,255

2.9 2.9 2.9

68,647 64,717 216,138

4,103 7,322 20,346

72,750 72,039 236,484

1.7 1.8 2.5

Dove were separated from the traditional Small Game questionnaire and surveyed using the new Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon questionnaire in 2007. The sample of hunters surveyed was derived for the list of Migratory Bird Stamp purchasers. The data is not comparable to historic data.

2007 14,959 49,893 3.3 2008 14,067 47,263 3.4 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. Year Hunters COTTONTAIL RABBIT 1998 13,765 1999 14,366 2000 12,447 2001 12,959 2002 10,744 2003 13,614 2004 12,819 2005 18,696

85,868 83,635

Hunter Days 

Days/Hunter

76,231 62,033 63,039 62,005 56,970 65,741 74,571 93,314

5.5 4.3 5.1 4.8 5.3 4.8 5.8 5.0

4,994 7,369

Licensed Harvest Junior Harvest 53,174 59,661 56,429 50,403 43,693 39,092 73,223 77,011

2,564 2,593 1,129 3,242 1,143 11,968 9,417 3,416

90,862 91,004

1.8 1.9

Total Harvest

Harvest/Day1

55,738 62,254 57,558 53,645 44,836 51,060 82,640 80,427

0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. Sample no longer weighted in analysis. The data is not comparable to historic data. In 2004 and 2005, the historic survey format and the new unit specific survey format were run simultaneously. Beginning in 2006, only the new unit specific survey format was used.

2004 11,329 53,276 2005 13,404 75,581 2006 12,895 78,804 2007 7,015 163,222 2008 12,341 89,716 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest.

4.7 5.6 6.1 9.6 7.3

44,642 59,638 80,308 109,781 56,736

1,470 3,543 3,224 10,398 6,613

46,112 63,181 83,352 120,179 63,349

0.8 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7

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Small Game Harvest Data Summary of Small Game Harvest Information (continued) Year QUAIL 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Hunters

Hunter Days  Days/Hunter

60,639 60,104 47,885 52,432 41,312 51,511 44,142 74,991

286,954 311,586 242,432 287,878 179,413 274,155 220,032 394,749

4.7 5.2 5.1 5.5 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3

Gambel’s

Licensed Harvest Scaled Mearns’

754,211 708,764 415,487 712,215 311,997 674,652 500,739 1,455,007

58,765 44,595 42,201 52,204 35,889 28,795 24,129 55,516

15,532 29,200 70,081 38,556 32,695 44,250 18,532 33,917

Junior Harvest

Total Harvest

Harvest/ Day1

11,750 11,671 9,433 11,584 2,872 12,192 21,577 23,409

840,258 794,230 537,202 814,559 383,453 759,889 654,977 1,566,849

2.9 2.5 2.2 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.5 3.9

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. Sample no longer weighted in analysis. The data is not comparable to historic data. In 2004 and 2005, the historic survey format and the new unit specific survey format were run simultaneously. Beginning in 2006, only the new unit specific survey format was used.

Gambel’s 2004 39,130 146,479 3.7 2005 45,644 192,910 4.2 2006 55,736 220,938 4.0 2007 37,623 239,350 6.4 2008 27,462 125,349 4.6 Scaled 2004 3,429 11,206 3.3 2005 3,956 13,640 3.4 2006 4,012 13,110 3.3 2007 6,302 41,404 6.6 2008 2,443 12,720 5.2 Mearns’ 2004 4,103 17,024 4.1 2005 3,366 10,274 3.1 2006 6,734 36,393 5.4 2007 6,743 34,850 5.2 2008 3,580 13,605 3.8 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. Year Hunters TREE SQUIRREL 1998 7,765 1999 15,039 2000 9,181 2001 8,972 2002 6,473 2003 7,274 2004 6,217 2005 10,755

477,465 861,392 670,407 481,410 304,738 9,982 23,678 15,259 47,265 9,940 21,127 18,069 78,374 80,918 32,938

5,634 17,478 14,328 7,562 14,658

483,099 878,870 684,735 488,972 316,396

3.3 4.6 3.1 2.0 2.5

429 531 0 567 1,179

10,411 26,209 15,259 47,832 11,119

0.9 1.8 1.2 1.2 0.9

490 709 430 1,260 1,853

21,617 18,778 78,804 82,178 34,791

1.2 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.6

Hunter Days

Days/Hunter

Licensed Harvest

Junior Harvest

Total Harvest

Harvest/Day1

20,277 47,201 23,479 23,241 20,353 24,935 14,892 27,201

2.6 3.1 2.6 2.6 3.1 3.4 2.4 2.5

41,253 83,574 49,904 39,751 22,914 26,171 14,999 38,442

1,433 3,413 2,274 5,129 2,022 3,950 2,713 2,410

42,686 86,987 52,178 44,880 24,936 30,121 17,712 40,852

2.0 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.4

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. Sample no longer weighted in analysis. The data is not comparable to historic data. In 2004 and 2005, the historic survey format and the new unit specific survey format were run simultaneously. Beginning in 2006, only the new unit specific survey format was used.

2004 6,246 15,370 2.5 2005 7,263 29,642 4.1 2006 5,946 14,543 2.4 2007 9,138 29,430 3.2 2008 8,929 32,938 3.7 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. Year Hunters BLUE GROUSE

Hunter Days

Days/Hunter

17,024 31,591 18,985 40,018 43,215

3,674 3,307 3,654 2,458 6,908

Licensed Harvest

Harvest/Day1

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. The data is not comparable to historic data.

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

980 1,004 860 945 1,306

Year Hunters CHUKAR PARTRIDGE

2,511 3,336 1,934 2,899 3,327

2.6 3.4 2.2 3.1 2.5

367 295 287 630 379

0.15 0.09 0.15 0.22 0.11

Hunter Days

Days/Hunter

Licensed Harvest

Harvest/Day1

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. The data is not comparable to historic data.

2007 2008

252 379

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819 758

3.3 2.0

189 84

0.23 0.11

20,698 34,898 22,639 42,476 50,123

1.3 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.5

Small Game Harvest Data Summary of Small Game Harvest Information (continued) Year Hunters BAND-TAILED PIGEON 2004 612 2005 590 2006 501

Hunter Days

Days/Hunter

Licensed Harvest

1,531 886 1,791

2.5 1.5 3.6

919 1,122 2,006

Junior Harvest

Total Harvest

Kill/Day1

919 1,122 2,006

0.6 1.3 1.1

0 0 0

Band-tailed pigeons were separated from the traditional Small Game questionnaire and surveyed using the new Dove and Band-tailed Pigeon questionnaire in 2007. The sample of hunters surveyed was derived for the list of Migratory Bird Stamp purchasers. The data is not comparable to historic data.

2007 2008

647 819

1,595 1,563

2.5 1.9

1,757 1,191

324 124

2,081 1,315

1.3 0.8

Summary of Willow Springs Quail Check Station Data No. of Hunter Days No. of Quail Bagged No. of Gambel’s No. of Scaled Quail Per Day

No. of Adult Quail Classified No. of Young Quail Classified Percent Young in the Bag

2006-07 248 219 219 0 0.9 Gambel’s 108 29 21

Scaled 1 1 –

2007-08 161 162 162 0 1.0 Gambel’s 66 40 38

Scaled 2 3 –

2008-09 131 270 234 0 2.1 Gambel’s 25 96 79

Scaled 0 0 –

2009-10 149 264 266 0 1.8 Gambel’s 59 59 50

Scaled 1 0 –

Summary of Freeman Road Quail Check Station Data No. of Hunter Days No. of Quail Bagged No. of Gambel’s No. of Scaled Quail Per Day

2006-07 248 219 219 0 0.9

2007-08 161 162 162 0 1.0

2008-09 131 270 234 0 2.1

2009-10 149 266 266 0 1.8

No. of Adult Quail Classified No. of Young Quail Classified Percent Young in the Bag

Gambel’s 50 21 30

Gambel’s 61 32 34

Gambel’s 26 138 84

Gambel’s 30 40 57

Summary of Punkin Center Quail Check Station Data No. of Hunter Days No. of Gambel’s Quail Per Day

2006-07 94 184 2.0

2007-08 – 69 –

2008-09 102 285 2.8

2009-10 74 217 2.9

No. of Adult Quail Classified No. of Young Quail Classified Percent Young in the Bag

Gambel’s 64 38 37

Gambel’s 11 4 –

Gambel’s 30 116 79

Gambel’s 58 136 70

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Small Game Harvest Data Mearns’ Quail Wing Barrel Data - Reported Data Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

# of Birds Harvested

142 101 90 1047 1068 509 332 644 244 421 750 703 275 202 115 153 166 236 642 1312 888 361 606 399 591 778 2295 1198 499

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# of Hunter Days

Birds/Day

34 135

1.1

113 44 144 277 367 181 188 305 213 195 319 256 172 133 150 142 128 132 226 414 297 133 218 142 186 217 539 386 223

0.9 2.0 0.0 3.8 2.9 2.8 1.8 2.1 1.1 2.2 2.4 2.7 1.6 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.3 3.1 2.2

Hours Hunted

% Juvenile

Birds/Hour

192 526

77.2 59.5

0.27

488

84.9 76.7 83.7 80.9 68.4 69.4 71.5 83.4 55.9 79.7 75.6 78.4 72.9 45.6 75.3 75.2 71.1 72.7 75.5 73.8 79.7 74.1 77.6 73.5 69.4 81.9 72.7 76 54.5

546 1173.5 1513.5 764.5 1521.5 810 943 1437.3 1199 814.5 590 606.5 697 494.5 539 1015 1710.25 1199.5 608 937 486 735 766 2044 1460.5 906.75

0.21

0.89 0.71 0.43 0.42 0.30 0.45 0.52 0.59 0.34 0.34 0.19 0.22 0.34 0.44 0.63 0.77 0.74 0.59 0.65 0.82 0.80 1.02 1.12 0.82 0.55

Predators

Predatory mammals as defined by A.R.S. 17-101 are coyotes, bobcats, foxes, and skunks. Bobcats are the only predator also classified as a fur-bearer with an export tag required to ship a bobcat pelt out of state. There are no closed seasons or bag limits on any predator. A word of caution: because of small sample sizes and vagaries in the sample frame of the hunt questionnaires, caution should be used in interpreting the annual harvests of both predators and furbearers. Most of these data are insufficient for making year-to-year comparisons, and are useful only in determining longterm harvest trends.

Coyotes

Arizona’s premier predator is also an important fur resource. Found throughout Arizona, the coyote is probably the state’s most familiar animal. Even where coyotes are not often seen, campers can hear their choruses of howls, yelps, and barks on almost any night. The animal’s pointed ears, narrow nose, generally brown coat color, and black-tipped tail, which is usually held downward, help differentiate coyotes from dogs and wolves. The head and body length of coyotes is about 2 to 3 feet with the tail adding another foot or so. Adult males are larger than females, the two sexes averaging about 21 and 17 pounds, respectively. A very large male may attain a weight of 35 pounds. Contrary to popular belief, coyotes do not readily interbreed with either dogs or wolves.

such items are available (This is a peculiar choice of options). In urban areas, garbage, domestic cats, and small dogs are sometimes taken. Coyotes form strong pair bonds, usually breeding between mid-January and March 15. After a twomonth gestation period, from one to several young are born in a den or burrow; the average litter size being about five pups. The pups are fed regurgitated food by both parents. They leave the den when about 8 to 10 weeks old. A coyote’s home range may encompass up to 12 square miles during the spring and summer, with individual animals roaming up to 100 miles or more. Besides the ever-present threat of starvation, coyotes are also susceptible to diseases such as rabies and mange and human-caused mortality.

Hunting and Trapping History

The sport harvest of coyotes has been relatively stable during the past 10 years, about 13,000 hunters taking an average of between 30,000 and 40,000 coyotes a year. Most of these animals are taken while “varmint

Coyotes are opportunists, feeding mainly on small mammals, but also on carrion, bird eggs, and vegetable matter such as manzanita and juniper berries. They also prey on pronghorn fawns, dead fish, and insects when

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Natural History

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Predators calling,” while hunting other game, or simply as opportunities arise. Formerly, trappers rivaled sport hunters in the number of coyotes taken, but the reported take of trapped coyotes during the past 10 years has averCoyote and bobcat distribution aged only a little more than 1,000 a year—a far cry from the yearly harvests of 10,000 or more coyotes reported in the late 1970s. Although some of this decline may be due to coyote population vagaries, the principal reason for this reduced take is undoubtedly a decline in trapping effort.

Bobcats

Found throughout the state in broken and brushy country, the bobcat, sometimes called wildcat, while rarely seen, is Arizona’s most common wild feline. Usually an overall orange to gray in color with black markings, these medium-sized cats have a length of from

2 to 2 feet and weigh between 12 and 30 pounds. The underparts are whitish, and small ear tufts are usually present. The bobcat’s most distinguishing characteristic, however, is its short, 5 inch tail, which is always less than 1/4 of the length of its head and body. This feature, coupled with the animal’s black spotting, can be used to distinguish bobcats from any other feline in Arizona, wild or domestic.

Natural History

Little is known about Arizona’s bobcats. Their principal prey are cottontail rabbits and jackrabbits, but they also take both smaller mammals such as pack rats and larger mammals including the young of some big game species. Snakes and lizards are also part of the bobcat’s diet. Bobcats require two years to mature and attain breeding age. The breeding season in Arizona is poorly documented, but appears to be mostly in late winter or early spring. The gestation period is from 50 to 60 days so that the one to three young are usually born in spring or early summer. As in most cats, the female raises the kittens alone, nursing them for two months before teaching them to hunt on their own.

Hunting and Trapping History

Sport hunters report taking between 1,200 and 1,300 bobcats a year. Most of these animals are taken while pursuing other game or by predator calling. This harvest appears relatively stable when compared to the numbers of bobcats trapped and tagged for export. Ten years ago the numbers of bobcats reportedly harvested and trapped were about equal, and 20 years ago the number of bobcats trapped was approximately seven times that taken by sport hunters. As recently as 1987, the number of bobcats trapped was reported to exceed 6,500, and more than 5,000 export tags were issued to trappers and fur dealers wanting to ship bobcat pelts out of state (Table 3). Fewer than 500 bobcats have reportedly been trapped each year since 1994.

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Foxes

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There are three species of foxes in Arizona– the red fox, kit fox, and gray fox. Of these, the 5- to 9-pound gray fox with its rust, black, and grizzled coloring and black longitudinally striped tail is by far the most common, occurring wherever there are mountains, wooded country, and broken terrain. The yellowish and paler red fox is of similar size (2-foot head and body with a 12

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to 16 inch tail) but is uncommon in Arizona, occurring only in the northeast portions of the state. It can be differentiated from other foxes by its white-tipped tail and black ears. The 15 to 20 inch long kit fox has large, outsized ears, a 9- to 12-inch tail, and weighs less than 4 pounds. This diminutive fox is pale gray or buff in color, with a black-tipped tail. It is most often seen at night in valleys and on sandy plains in the southwestern deserts. For all three species, the sexes are similar in size and pelage.

Natural History

Gray foxes are the most often Gray fox seen fox in that they are the most numerous species and are often active during daylight hours. And, although they favor brushy habitats, rock piles, and desert washes, they also climb trees and can be found in wooded areas. Kit foxes, on the other hand, prefer sandy areas, are almost exclusively nocturnal, and spend much of the day underground.

Hunting and Trapping History

More than 95 percent of the foxes taken and trapped in Arizona are undoubtedly the widely spread gray fox, the red fox occurring mostly on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Although kit foxes are remarkably easy to trap, their fur is of little value. Whatever the species, the annual take of about 3,500 foxes by predator callers and incidental hunters has been relatively stable in recent years despite any population changes due to rabies and other debilitating factors. Although the take by trappers once greatly exceeded the total taken by hunters, the average number of foxes trapped during the past 10 years was far less than the sport harvest. Kit fox distribution

Skunks

At least four species of skunks are found in Arizona. All of the species have scent glands on either side of their anal sphincter which secrete a secretion of musk that gives them their malodorous reputation. This defensive reaction and their striking white on black color patterns are usually enough to deter all but the most determined predator. Omnivorous, mostly nocturnal foragers, skunks are highly susceptible to the rabies virus. Indeed, early Arizonans so associated rabies with skunks that some species were termed “hydrophobia cats.” The most common of the species by far is the catsized striped skunk that occurs throughout Arizona and constitutes the vast majority of the road-killed mammals seen on the state’s highways. The striped skunk is not only Arizona’s most frequently seen skunk, it is also the largest. Weights range from about 2 pounds for an adult female to an occasional 10 pounds or more for an obese male. The species always displays a thin white stripe on its face, even though the striping pattern may vary between individuals and populations. The usual markings, however, are two lateral stripes that form a chevron, merging toward the back of the head. The tail, which usually shows some white, is always shorter in length than the approximately footlong body. Although “stripees” live almost everywhere but in the most extreme deserts, they are most often found near water. These skunks are active throughout the year and do not hibernate even in northern Arizona; the males instead form communal dens with several females. Hunt Arizona 2010  161

Predators The closely related hooded skunk is the striped skunk’s Mexican counterpart. It is generally confined to southeastern Arizona, although specimens have reportedly been taken as far north as FlagGray fox, striped skunk, and staff and the spotted skunk distribution Mogollon Rim. Somewhat leaner than the striped skunk, hooded skunks weigh from 1 to 2 pounds and have a 12 to 16 inch long body. As for all species of skunks found in Arizona, the males are larger than the females. The white stripes on this animal are often solidly joined to form one large white streak down the center of the back, or in some individuals, are so totally separated that the skunk appears nearly solid black. The hooded skunk also differs from the striped skunk in that its foot-long tail is longer than its body. Both animals have the thin white stripe on the face and have the same general preferences for riparian habitats. There is no problem distinguishing the western spotted skunk, also known as the civet. The average length of this diminutive fellow, including the tail, is only about 15 inches. Females average less than a pound; males are about a pound and a half. This skunk is also faster and more agile than its larger cousins. The spotted skunk’s overall color is black with a white triangular patch on the forehead and a white spot under each ear. Five or six broken white stripes run down the neck, back, and sides, giving the impression of blotches or spots, and the animal its name. The animal’s hair is finer than that of the other species, and the tail is tipped in white. Although reported from every county in Arizona, the spotted skunk appears to favor rocky, mountainous areas. The large, 2- to six-pound hognosed skunk is also easily identified by its entirely white back and tail and lack of any stripe Hooded skunk distribution on the forehead. 162  Hunt Arizona 2010

Moreover, the elongated and slightly up-turned snout is largely naked, and the long claws on the feet are almost bear-like in appearance. This species occurs primarily in southeastern Arizona although specimens have been obtained from as far north as Flagstaff and the Hualapai Mountains.

Natural History

All of the skunks are more or less omnivores, feeding on grasshoppers and other insects, grubs, worms, mice, lizards, bulbs, carrion, and garbage. Some individuals even take to raiding hen houses, taking not only the eggs, but chickens as well. Even the hog-nosed skunk, which digs for most of its food, will eat fruits and carrion on occasion. The striped, hooded, and hog-nosed skunks all mate in late winter and early spring, and produce from two to four young in April or May. The spotted skunk breeds in late September and early October, but the fertilized egg remains in a state of arrested development until March or April when implantation occurs with the two to four young being born about a month later. The Hog-nosed skunk distribution young of all the skunk species are raised and on their own by early fall. Few skunks live more than a year or two.

Trapping History

Formerly a major furbearer, striped skunks in Arizona have dropped in average take to fewer than 100 per year since 1995. This is in some ways unfortunate, as uncontrolled populations of these animals are prone to rabies and constitute a health hazard to other carnivores, as well as to humans. Although the amount is undoubtedly small, it would be interesting to know what percent of the number of skunks trapped constitutes spotted and hog-nosed skunks.

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Furbearers

Coati Fur-bearing mammals are defined as muskrats, raccoons, otters, weasels, bobcats, beavers, badgers, and ringtails. Of these, only the bobcat is also considered a predatory animal. All mammals not classified as game mammals, predatory animals, or furbearers are considered “nongame mammals.” These include opossums, coatis, black-footed ferrets, Gunnison’s prairie dogs, black-tailed prairie dogs, wolves, jaguars, ocelots, and porcupines. Of these, only Gunnison’s prairie dogs and coatis may be taken during an open season, with the bag limit on coatis being one per calendar year. No season for the taking of jaguars, ocelots, wolves, or porcupines exists.

Beaver

There is no mistaking a beaver–no other Arizona rodent even comes close to weighing between 30 and 60 pounds and exceeding two feet in length. Moreover, the beaver is uniquely adapted to an aquatic existence with a flattened, naked, nine to 10 inch long, oar-like tail, webbed hind feet, dense fur, and eyes positioned high on the head. Both sexes are similar in size and possess pungent scent glands called “castors” on either

side of their anus. Arizona specimens are typically a light yellowish cinnamon color in contrast to the browner animals found in other states. Beavers were at one time found nearly everywhere in Arizona that there was permanent water. With settlement, and the desiccation of the state’s streams, beaver populations declined. This habitat loss, and in some cases, heavy trapping pressure, caused beavers to disappear from such former strongholds as the San Pedro and Santa Cruz rivers. Introductions and natural colonizations have since enabled the beaver to recover much of its former distribution, if not numbers, and these animals can now be found along several permanent streams, some of the larger river stretches, certain shallow lakes, and even a few dirt-lined canals.

Natural History

The beaver’s diet is almost exclusively plant material with the bark of cottonwoods, aspen, and willow trees being especially important. Other reported foods include tamarisk or salt-cedar, mesquite, and the roots of such tuberous aquatic plants as cattail and bulrush. Even in those places where beavers are rarely seen, their activities are conspicuous–chiseled and felled trees, brush dams along small streams and backwaters, and stick houses or “lodges” constructed either as a separate residence or within the beaver dam itself. Even more common are “bank houses,” dens excavated in river or canal banks. Whatever its construction, the den will be located above the water line, lined with cattails and grasses, and will provide a nursery area for the two to four “kits” or young beavers born in the spring. Beaver distribution Hunt Arizona 2010  163

Furbearers Trapping History

The average annual number of beavers trapped greatly declined since 1991 and is now virtually insignificant. Even if the fur market recovers, this species will probably never again be an important fur-bearer in Arizona due to the limitations on trapping and the limited areas of quality beaver habitat remaining.

Muskrat

A large water vole, this rodent is about a foot long with thick, silky fur and a naked, eight to 11 inch tail flattened on the side. The sexes are similar in size and weigh from 2 to 4 pounds. Most muskrats in Arizona are rusty reddish brown in color; young animals are darker than the adults, some being nearly black. Although the muskrat is highly adapted to an aquatic existence, its hind feet, while comparatively large, are not webbed like those of a beaver’s. Muskrats can be found along most of Arizona’s perennial rivers and permanent marshes. Although they forsake most small streams, they can also be found along dirt-lined canals. Never particularly abundant other than locally (e.g., Muskrat distribution Montezuma Well and Peck’s Lake off of the Verde River), muskrats have disappeared from some areas (e.g., the San Pedro River) and invaded others.

between March and October. The usual litter size is five or six.

Trapping History

Muskrats were never an important fur animal in Arizona, and the number trapped has been virtually nil since the late 1980s. Given the low state of the fur market and the limited distribution of this aquatic mammal, this status is likely to continue.

Raccoon

This medium sized carnivore is readily identified by its heavy-set body, grizzled brownish-gray appearance, black facial mask, and banded tail. The sexes are similar and measure from about 1 feet to 2 1/3 feet in length with an eight to 12 inch tail that is alternately ringed in light and dark. Weights range from about 12 to 35 pounds. A relatively common animal along Arizona’s perennial streams, lakes, and reservoirs, raccoons can also be found near some of the larger stock tanks and in rural areas where permanent water is available. Although not often seen in the wild because of its nocturnal habits, the raccoon’s distinctive five-toed tracks are commonly observed in mud around stock tanks and along river courses. These animals are adept climbers as well as swimmers. Raccoons are omnivores, eating whatever food is available–aquatic insect larvae, beetle grubs, fish, frogs,

Primarily a vegetarian, the muskrat feeds on aquatic grasses, pondweed, cattail roots, and the leaves of seep willows. Although many muskrats live in bank burrows, these animals also construct distinctive conical houses of shredded cattails and other marsh vegetation in quiet waters. These dens, which may serve as feeding areas, shelter areas, or nursery sites are all entered through submerged passageways. The nursery dens are the most elaborate, typically consisting of several chambers some of which are lined with grass and soft vegetation. Muskrats in Arizona are reported to breed during every month of the year, but most of the young are born 164  Hunt Arizona 2010

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Natural History

Raccoon

crayfish, wild fruits, and even carrion. In certain areas, these animals can be a nuisance, not only raiding garbage cans, but also committing depredations on poultry houses, corn fields, and fruit trees. Nonetheless, raccoon meat is considered edible by some people, Raccoon and ringtail and the animal is distribution considered more a game species than a furbearer.

and eyes appear oversized, and the latter are outlined in white making them seem even larger. The legs are short, and the hind feet can be rotated 180 degrees like those of a tree squirrel, enabling the animal to descend vertical surfaces. Weights vary from 2 to 3 pounds, the males being slightly larger than the females. Primarily a night-time animal, ringtails can be extremely bold and unconcerned about the presence of humans. Calls consist of a repertoire of barks, chirps, growls, howls, and yips. Ringtails are most common in the rocky regions of southern and western Arizona with the Grand Canyon being especially favored with the presence of these animals. About the only areas devoid of ringtails are flat, alluvial valleys in that the animal prefers rocky hillsides, canyons, rock-walled houses, and mine shafts.

Natural History

Natural History

Raccoons have been little studied in Arizona, and their life history here is not well documented. The two to five young are presumably born in spring in a den that may be located in a rocky crevice, brush-pile, or hollow tree. The young remain with the female until the fall when they are left to find their own way in the world.

Trapping and Hunt History

Both pursued with dogs as game, and trapped as a furbearer, the raccoon is somewhat unique in that it is the only animal in Arizona that can be legally taken with a firearm at night. Because of their limited distribution near water, “coons” have never been important furbearers, and annual harvests from trapping have rarely exceeded 1,000 pelts. With the decline in trapping activity over the past 10 years, this take has been reduced to only a few dozen raccoons a year. Although its nocturnal habits make for few incidental takings, the raccoon’s status as a game animal appears more stable. Hunt questionnaire data from general license buyers indicate an annual harvest of another 1,200 animals a year. Most of this harvest is undoubtedly by hunters with hounds.

The ringtail’s diet varies with the seasons but usually consists of small mammals, birds, lizards, and insects, as well as plant fruits, e.g., tomatillo berries. In farm areas, the ringtail may be an important predator on chickens and other poultry. Generally, four young are born in the spring.

Trapping History

Not having a particularly valuable pelt, the relatively easily trapped ringtail is most often trapped during times when fur prices and trapping activity are high. These animals can also be quite common, and in past years ringtails contributed substantially to the state’s fur harvest. The take in ringtails has dropped off significantly in recent years, however, and now consists of only a couple of dozen animals.

Ringtails have long, slender bodies from 14 to 16 inches in length with bushy, equally long black and white banded tails. The fur is a soft grayish brown with black-tipped hairs. Both the ears

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Furbearers

Otter

in natural shelters under rocks, logs, flood debris, or in river banks. Litter sizes vary, but usually consist of two or three pups. Weaning requires approximately three months, after which the young disperse.

Wonderfully adapted to an aquatic existence, the otter’s elongated body terminates in a streamlined tail that tapers from a thick base to a pointed tip. Also contributing to the otter’s fusiform shape is its flat-

Trapping and Hunt History

Otters were never numerous enough in Arizona to provide an important fur resource, although old photos show these animals being trapped and otherwise taken for their pelts prior to 1930. Secondhand reports indicate that some otters may also have been killed as fish predators. Whatever its past status, this species is now completely protected in Arizona and has been for many years.

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Weasel

Otter tened head and small ears, the openings of which can be closed at will. The legs too are short, and the hind feet are webbed to the toes. The color of the densely furred coat is a rich chocolate brown with whitish underparts. Adults generally weigh from 12 to 20 pounds with lengths ranging from about 3 feet to just over 4 feet. The otter’s webbed, rhomboid tracks are easily distinguishable from the also webbed, but elongated hind tracks of the beaver. Once found throughout the Salt, Verde, Little Colorado, and probably also the Gila, and Colorado river systems, this species is now confined to the Verde River and its major tributaries where it was reintroduced in the early 1980s.

Natural History

Although most otter activity is at night, hunting is by sight as well as touch, and clear streams appear to be favorite haunts. The otter’s usual fare is fish, waterbirds, turtles, eggs, and crawfish, the latter now being the most conspicuous food item in their droppings. The breeding season in Arizona is uncertain, but otters elsewhere usually breed in late winter or early spring. Mating usually occurs in the water. Pregnancy lasts about two months, but because of delayed implantation gestation may take up to a year. Dens are located 166  Hunt Arizona 2010

Only one species of weasel occurs in Arizona–the longtailed weasel, which is readily identified by its dark brown coat and orangish underparts. Some white is often present on the head, and some animals may turn all white in winter. Male weasels are larger than the females, the animals ranging in length from 8 to 10 inches with the black-tipped tail adding another 4 to 6 inches. Weights range from 7 to 12 ounces for males and from 3 to 7 ounces for females. Voice is a highpitched shriek. Weasels in Arizona are largely restricted to high elevation wooded areas such as the Kaibab Plateau, Mogollon Rim, Chuska-Lukachukai mountains, and southern Arizona’s sky-islands.

Natural History

Weasels are voracious predators, taking cottontail rabbits, hares, and rodents much larger than themselves. They also take birds, snakes, and lizards. Weasels breed in midsummer, but, because of delayed implantation, the four to eight young are not born until the following spring. Usually nests in old burrows or under rock piles and other debris.

Trapping History

Otter distribution

No record is kept of the number of trappers who claim to take this animal. The number of

weasels trapped in Arizona is assumed to be very low, however, due to the animal’s limited distribution and numbers, small pelt, and the current low number of trappers.

A short, squat, medium-sized Long-tailed weasel distribution member of the weasel family, the badger is readily recognized by its grizzled gray, white, and black fur, cheek stripes, short legs, long claws, and the white stripe down its head and back. Adults may weigh from about 10 to 20 pounds and are approximately 20 inches long, with the tail adding another 4 to 6 inches in length. Widely distributed, the badger occurs almost anywhere in Arizona having ground suitable to dig in and excavate burrows.

Natural History

Badgers feed primarily on burrowing rodents such as prairie dogs and ground squirrels but also take snakes, lizards, and insects on occasion. Mating in these usually solitary animals takes place in the summer, the young being born the following spring due to delayed implantation. Primarily a nocturnal animal, badgers are sometimes encountered during the early morning hours.

Trapping History

Although the take of badger pelts averaged more than a 1,000 a year in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the number of these animals recently trapped in Arizona is virtually insignificant. A few badgers are undoubtedly also taken incidental to pursuing other game, but these numbers too must be very small. Probably less than 50 badgers a year are Badger distribution taken in the state.

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Badger

Juvenile badger

Trapping Trapping has had a long and interesting history in Arizona. Indeed, the first Anglo-American explorers to Arizona were trappers who worked the state’s waterways for beaver in the 1820s and 1830s. Since that time, the popularity of trapping has fluctuated widely with the vagaries of the fur trade, the numbers of trappers and animals trapped increasing when fur prices were high, and decreasing when numbers were low. The popularity of beaver skin hats prior to 1850 fueled the early interest in trapping beaver in the Gila and Colorado river systems. Raccoon coats were popular in the 1920s as were a number of other furs. The most recent surge in trapping activity in Arizona was generated by prohibitions in the trade of spotted Neotropical cats during the 1970s. Spotted cat fur was then being highly used by foreign fashion houses as trim on ladies coats. This ban increased the demand and price for legal spotted cats, and the prices paid for bobcat pelts soared through the mid-1980s when they plummeted due to changes in fashion decorum. Depredation activities have also greatly influenced the amount of trapping activity. Trapping was widely practiced around the turn of the 19th century due to generous bounties being paid on everything from coyotes to wolves. In addition to commercial trapping for furs and bounties, many ranchers and homesteaders also trapped, both to protect their livelihood and Hunt Arizona 2010  167

Furbearers to help make ends meet. Nor was all of the trapping carried out in the private sector; both the federal Predatory and Rodent Control branch of the U. S. Biological Survey and the state Arizona Game and Fish Commission employed professional trappers after 1915, and the federal government continues to do so. One of the oddest situations occurred in the late 1940s and early 1950s when the price of pelts was low. Plagued by complaints of beaver damaging irrigation canals, the Arizona Game and Fish Department hired crews of beaver trappers to reduce the number of depredation complaints. Generally speaking, fur prices and trapping activity were high during the 1890s, and again during and shortly after World War I. After declining in the early 1920s, prices again rose in the mid-1920s before again

falling in the 1930s. Prices picked up again during World War II, but collapsed shortly afterward before reaching another bottom in the 1950s. Prices gradually improved through the 1960s, and then accelerated in the early 1970s until the price of coyote and bobcat pelts peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since that time, competition from highly realistic faux fur and the declining use of fur in the highly volatile fashion industry have lowered fur prices even further. Another severe blow to the trapping industry was received in 1994 when a public initiative was passed in Arizona banning the use of leg-hold steel traps on public lands. Although trapping is still legal on private lands, all of these events served to depress the trapping industry until there are now fewer than 150 licensed trappers in the state of Arizona.

Summary of Predator and Furbearer Harvest Year

Hunters

Hunter Days

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

13,004 11,130 11,342 12,395 13,835 15,710 11,442 10,595 10,558 9,521 10,128 9,028 13,083 10,125 13,910 13,997 12,279 11,134 14,535 15,385 13,570 10,489 12,365 13,346 19,263

96,598 75,258 71,954 78,797 85,793 114,411 82,558 58,855 99,284 83,913 76,131 81,931 86,968 93,425q 93,425 119,052 106,681 68,727 100,626 101,679 132,768 68,404 93,589 104,243 120,712

Bobcats 1,212 958 817 1,012 655 911 1,011 408 676 317 1,274 1,262 907 880 791 547 3,235 630 1,463 1,539 1,538 1,484 3,257 4,076 1,769

Harvest Coyotes Foxes 24,877 3,231 25,062 3,980 19,780 1,361 19,478 1,391 26,933 1,555 36,771 2,960 24,527 1,896 28,234 1,281 27,876 1,664 17,075 952 23,275 1,140 18,299 1,796 30,455 3,156 22,378 1,395 30,350 2,337 37,929 3,516 33,469 8,134 19,231 2,306 45,781 4,934 42,526 7,028 33,589 5,587 22,054 2,239 46,253 5,566 35,354 4,272 46,716 5,014

Raccoons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,079 805 534 1,101 240 2,215 2,977 382 948 2,382 932 1,164 123 248 114 592

The Small Game questionnaire was modified to collect unit specific data. Sample no longer weighted in analysis. The data is not comparable to historic data. In 2004 and 2005, the historic survey format and the new unit specific survey format were run simultaneously. Beginning in 2006, only the new unit specific survey format was used.

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

12,615 12,695 13,970 18,969 15,669

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114,146 220,426 182,180 279,935 197,922

2,388 2,775 2,006 2,332 2,359

22,107 35,960 45,133 54,701 31,295

3,368 4,429 2,426 2,962 3,749

245 118 215 3,781 590

Predator and Furbearer Harvest Data Summary of Trapping Numbers and Harvest Data For Predators and Furbearers 1 Trapping No. of Licensed No. of Year Trappers Trappers 1976-77 1,820 1,732 1977-78 1,621 1,070 1978-79 1,233 1,281 1979-80 2,098 1,888 1980-81 2,008 1,834 1981-82 2,219 1,964 1982-83 1,746 1,609 1983-84 1,129 1,006 1984-85 1,127 1,038 1985-86 1,129 1,022 1986-87 1,163 1,029 1987-88 1,315 1,165 1988-89 852 695 1989-90 444 348 1990-91 222 161 1991-92 265 189 1992-93 234 202 1993-94 194 181 1994-95 109 85 1995-96 34 24 1996-97 84 57 1997-98 86 46 1998-99 81 57 1999-00 75 58 2000-01 64 32 2001-02 66 29 2002-03 65 13 2003-04 122 58 2004-05 140 82 2005-06 122 76 2006-07 140 83 2007-08 133 94 2008-09 192 113 2009-102 154 74 1 2

Coyote 17,963 13,732 17,882 16,605 14,858 25,379 17,436 11,763 13,188 11,263 14,198 13,335 6,397 3,140 1,135 2,214 2,372 2,683 654 178 1,307 1,437 1,213 1,096 182 305 274 635 710 820 670 806 707 345

Bobcat 7,272 4,695 6,754 6,648 9,537 8,036 5,928 4,827 5,399 4,942 6,421 6,609 3,174 1,253 322 878 723 1,362 181 55 251 286 312 144 109 97 37 267 432 742 957 944 1,124 430

Skunk 3,187 554 1,052 4,119 4,119 4,115 4,164 3,275 2,478 3,082 2,400 2,537 1,255 590 154 336 300 271 170 46 89 61 114 144 83 25 35 97 72 119 188 123 268 131

Trapping Harvest Muskrat Ringtail Badger 793 642 1,609 301 356 595 76 1,098 1,316 593 2,055 1,065 2,949 3,222 1,124 14 4,027 1,384 42 2,964 1,105 0 2,371 874 235 3,096 705 111 2,649 697 18 3,851 780 23 4,475 748 25 1,968 281 0 1,091 89 0 174 33 0 403 151 0 258 69 12 372 44 0 157 24 0 12 8 41 30 11 3 15 21 0 8 27 0 29 17 0 19 10 0 3 7 0 8 2 0 31 25 0 12 70 0 17 33 1 35 26 0 49 41 0 33 35 0 30 14

Raccoon 5,230 520 891 894 823 1,127 690 518 951 735 876 834 241 190 67 84 49 74 24 0 57 49 114 37 35 7 8 23 21 25 19 169 14 18

Beaver 65 57 8 268 83 117 21 0 52 40 87 127 80 202 28 52 9 0 0 0 19 52 16 0 3 9 10 3 9 13 10 22 5 10

Fox 14,334 12,648 17,585 21,780 28,059 29,124 20,856 15,857 20,776 18,065 21,000 22,009 14,516 5,210 1,807 2,864 3,445 5,312 1,647 144 648 685 798 470 240 143 54 312 423 484 751 1,008 1,173 576

Not including Indian Reservations. 2009-10 data is preliminary.

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Waterfowl

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produce a few broods of Mexican ducks and blackbellied whistling ducks each year. The principal duck species nesting in Arizona are mallards (especially in the White Mountains), pintails, cinnamon teal, redheads, and ruddy ducks. In addition to these “big five,” smaller numbers of gadwall, green-winged teal, blue-winged teal, and ring-necked ducks are produced in northern Arizona marshes. Even less common are the occasional pair of canvasbacks, shovelers, and American widgeon. Most of the ducks that migrate through or winter in Arizona are from the Great Basin or “intermountain” states, with significant numbers of pintails and green-winged teal coming from the prairie states and provinces. Arizona also hosts a few nesting Canada geese or honkers. These birds, which were introduced by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, are found primarily on shallow lakes east of the White Mountains between 6,000 and 7,500 feet elevation. Far more important to hunters are the more than 15,000 Canada geese that make their winter home in Arizona. The great majority of these birds are referred to as the Rocky Mountain Population of Canada goose, which nest in the intermountain states. A large goose, the males or ganders typically weigh about 9.75 pounds, the females about 8.25 pounds. The vast majority of these geese, along with several hundred snow geese, winter along the lower Colorado River on Cibola, Havasu, and Imperial National Wildlife Refuges, and in a few central Arizona locations such as Roosevelt Lake. A few whitefronted geese also pass through the state in September on their way to unknown wintering locales in Mexico. The numbers of both nesting and wintering water-

Drakes

Natural History Arizona’s waterfowl can be grouped into two general classes—ducks, geese, and coots that nest in the state, and those that merely winter here or migrate through. The number of waterfowl raised in Arizona each summer, although few, is of great importance because these birds represent our state’s breeding stock. The much more abundant migrants, though present only for limited periods of time between August and March, constitute most of Arizona’s waterfowl harvest. Hunt regulations have been designed to accommodate both groups. Arizona’s principal waterfowl nesting grounds are the natural and modified marshes found above the Mogollon Rim and in the White Mountains. Most of these marshlands depend on winter precipitation and snow-melt rather than groundwater, are more or less seasonal, and are mostly located above 7,000 feet elevation. Examples include Mormon Lake and Marshall Lake on the Coconino Plateau, and Basin Lake and Nelson Reservoir in the White Mountains. Farm ponds and other small wetlands in the southeastern and southern parts of the state can also be expected to 170  Hunt Arizona 2010

fowl in Arizona vary sporadically from year to year depending on the vagaries of winter precipitation in the Great Basin region. Wet years generally see an increase in waterfowl production, while drought years result in fewer ducks Watershed being produced. A serious problem facing both nesting and migrating waterfowl is that our wetlands are increasingly difficult to manage for ducks and geese because of the limited occurrence of these habitats and the competing uses resulting from Arizona’s human population boom. Nesting waterfowl require protection from disturbance, and many former nesting sites are no longer productive due to the introduction of predatory game fish and summerlong recreational use. One bright note of late has been the creation of wetlands using treated sewage effluent. These “municipal marshlands” are primarily managed as waterfowl nesting and resting areas. Working in conjunction with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and U.S. Forest Service, cities such as Pinetop-Lakeside, Show Low, and Sedona have developed a number of these nutrient-rich and highly productive wetlands that are heavily used by waterfowl, as well as a variety of other wetland dependent species.

Hunt History

When Anglo-Americans first arrived in Arizona, they found migrating and wintering waterfowl concentrated along the state’s few major rivers. The lower Colorado and Gila rivers were especially noted as havens for waterfowl, with great clouds of the birds seen along the muddy banks by explorers, fur trappers, and steamboat passengers. Nor were nesting waterfowl in short supply; travelers across northern Arizona reported that they flushed a myriad of ducks in the shallow marshes on the San Francisco Plateau. Unlike other states, early Arizona never experienced market hunting for waterfowl as a major enterprise. Prior to statehood, most duck shooting, when not for sport, was for personal subsistence. Settlers not only hunted waterfowl during spring, fall, and winter, they also gathered the ducks’ eggs in spring. Gradually, with the development of the state’s economies, this subsistence hunting gave way to sport-hunting, and irrigation ponds, canals and stock tanks became increasingly important waterfowl hunting locales. By the time that

America entered World War I, waterfowling was one of the state’s most popular outdoor pastimes—one that even attracted the attention of Arizona’s often elected Governor George P. Hunt. Being migratory birds, ducks and geese came under the protection of the federal government with the passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Arizona, unlike a number of other states, did not challenge the federal jurisdiction over migratory birds, and, prior to the Treaty’s enactment, had even passed a number of protective measures for waterfowl. These included closing the hunting season during the spring months and prohibiting the gathering of eggs from nesting birds. All through the 1920s, and even into the drought years of the 1930s, waterfowl hunting was as popular a sport in Arizona as quail or dove hunting, if for no other reason than one got so much more game meat for the number of shells expended. The drought years of the 1930s were hard on America’s waterfowl populations, and it soon became apparent that nesting and other wetland habitats would have to be purchased and preserved if the public was to continue hunting ducks and geese. In 1934, a federal law was passed requiring persons 16 years of age and older to purchase a “duck stamp” if they wanted to hunt waterfowl. Soon after, a program was initiated to create a series of national wildlife refuges, many of which were primarily for waterfowl. From the 1940s through the 1950s Arizona saw the creation of two national waterfowl refuges on the Colorado River—Imperial and Havasu—as well as the acquisition of state wildlife areas such as Mittry Lake on the Colorado River, and Arlington and Robbins Butte on the middle Gila River. A number of waterfowl studies also started at this time, and banding investigations showed the value of managing waterfowl by flyways, a concept that was formalized in the hunt regulations in 1948. As a result, Arizona is included in the Pacific Flyway, which includes the Great Basin states as well as those on the Pacific Coast. Major hunting restrictions incurred during the past 50 years have included limiting the take of such species as canvasbacks and redheads, closing certain portions of refuges and management areas to provide undisturbed resting and feeding places, and imposing the use of nontoxic steel shot rather than lead shot for the taking of waterfowl. Recently, favorable habitat conditions and resulting waterfowl production throughout the United States and Canadian breeding grounds has led to liberal season lengths and bag limits; although, long term declines of pintail and scaup have resulted in those species having bag limit restrictions. The federal government, in conjunction with participating states, coordinates three major waterfowl surveys each year. The first of these, which does not include Arizona, is the “Breeding Ground Survey,” which attempts to measure the coming year’s productivity by Hunt Arizona 2010  171

Waterfowl estimating the number of nesting ducks present on the continent’s major nesting grounds in Alaska, Canada, and in the prairie states. The results of this survey are strongly linked to fall forecast flights of ducks and corresponding harvest frameworks. The “Winter Area Survey,” which does include Arizona, is also conducted each year, and tallies the number of waterfowl using major wintering areas in the southern United States and Mexico. The number of birds counted on these surveys in Arizona has generally declined from the 1960s, when up to 42,000 ducks were observed in a given year, until the 1980s and ’90s when counts often tallied less than 10,000. Conversely, the total number of Canada geese observed has increased from around 7,500 birds in 1960 to an average of 20,000 geese throughout the 1980s and ’90s. The 1999 and 2000 survey revealed an increase in total ducks observed at about 35,000 with geese decreasing down to around 15,000 birds. The increase in ducks corresponds with the recent increase in the breeding ground surveys and the fall flight forecast. The third survey is the annual hunt questionnaires sent to duck stamp purchasers requesting information on the number of ducks and geese bagged. Since 1979, to better evaluate the data obtained from this survey, Arizona has tried to maintain a standardized waterfowl season of approximately 100 days with a seven-bird bag limit (certain species excepted). As a result, Arizona’s waterfowl regulations do not greatly vary from year-toyear, and bag-limit regulations do not provide for bonus

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(or penalty) points for taking certain species of waterfowl. The sample size of the state’s hunt questionnaire survey greatly improved in 1988 when waterfowl hunters were required to purchase an Arizona waterfowl stamp in addition to a federal stamp. The number of waterfowl hunters has fluctuated over the years, as much in response to duck stamp price increases as to any change in waterfowl numbers. Hunter numbers have been in a general downward trend since the mid-1980s, when more than 12,500 hunters took to the field, to the late 1990s when only about half that number participated. Recent estimates indicate that hunter numbers are again headed upward, and the long-term average of between 10,000 and 12,000 duck hunters a year may again be realized. Waterfowl hunting is nonetheless a resource-regulated sport, and Arizona’s limited wetland areas will never accommodate high densities of hunters. Annual waterfowl harvest figures are also sporadic. Estimates range from more than 150,000 ducks being harvested during the fall and winter of 1979-80, to less than 18,000 ducks being taken in 1990-91. The average annual take during the past three years has nonetheless been more than 50,000 birds. Goose harvests tend to be more predictable, with hunters usually claiming between 2,000 and 4,000 Canada geese and a few snows each year. Last year, however, survey estimates showed hunters taking 6,275 geese, the highest number since 1986-87.

Waterfowl Survey and Harvest Data Summary of January Waterfowl Survey1 Year 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Ducks 27,455 10,965 33,320 25,050 19,665 27,115 24,950 44,455 20,565 34,700 42,220 27,100 24,465 22,260 21,370 21,304 32,342 19,425 40,091 11,020 17,880 19,212 23,123 19,684 19,785 9,828 2,280 4,680 3,451 18,326 29,240 10,550 4,043 5,176 9,450 7,306 12,189 9,623 3,330 6,317 4,617 7,114 4,724 7,961 7,605 11,933 10,019 9,776 35,0812

Mergansers No survey 1,350 1,545 1,335 1,810 965 995 610 1,985 1,795 2,775 4,395 4,185 4,145 4,967 3,298 12,963 3,980 4,127 4,854 7,301 3,552 2,584 4,682 2,661 1,775 1,000 700 32 220 2,110 281 71 202 581 830 3,204 2,321 1,108 298 1,061 1,894 1,108 826 364 881 330 220 1,749

Coots 19,255 4,780 12,155 22,060 41,725 8,570 25,480 31,840 20,385 24,055 17,615 19,055 19,065 40,625 27,752 15,900 53,962 12,278 27,706 9,839 16,674 15,649 17,194 12,935 24,305 17,831 2,800 1,900 1,850 3,160 4,265 3,033 1,781 1,026 816 162 510 1,337 797 1,409 1,117 1,135 808 143 603 1,051 1,209 2,356 757

Canada Geese 7,375 5,155 4,210 3,050 3,515 2,860 2,860 3,640 3,770 5,865 6,046 5,526 5,940 6,650 7,142 4,431 5,744 3,602 4,370 3,052 3,135 3,502 4,241 4,745 5,357 2,534 3,545 3,511 4,339 4,962 13,992 9,170 10,835 13,373 16,831 17,619 23,042 14,131 23,930 22,594 26,974 31,897 18,733 22,596 22,607 21,078 15,326 18,598 14,164

Snow Geese 1,200 1,150 1,395 1,400 1,970 900 330 215 255 335 471 583 520 805 551 229 213 192 259 500 262 221 706 503 502 228 0 4 0 7 6 2,500 34 2,527 865 1,443 2,621 1,103 2,229 1,303 2,830 4,434 1,207 1,265 1,653 2,941 1,927 1,325 2,965

In 2001, this summary was revised to include Waterfowl from Cibola, Havasu and Imperial National Wildlife Refuges.Refuge data was collected by Refuge personnel. 2 Resulting from excellent habitat condition. 3 In 1999, the biologists conducting the survey changed; therefore, the observation rate may have changed. 4 Resulting from poor habitat conditions (drought). 5 Good late winter precipitation. Several lakes that had been nearly dry for years (specifically, San Carlos Reservoir) had water. 1

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Waterfowl Survey and Harvest Data Summary of January Waterfowl Survey1 (continued) Year 19993 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 20055 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Ducks 29,979 29,376 36,191 20,498 4 22,489 25,895 48,186 16,974 16,626 18,360 13,865 20,276

Mergansers 995 450 713 53 220 219 443 633 329 292 339 109

Coots 12,036 12,924 17,802 22,053 9,517 not counted 43,185 12,727 16,680 30,973 9,338 25,516

Canada Geese 21,040 9,169 14,670 11,250 13,351 7,777 14,921 13,849 17,578 7,695 10,619 7,936

Snow Geese 2,352 446 976 983 261 349 1,250 911 603 750 726 1,409

In 2001, this summary was revised to include Waterfowl from Cibola, Havasu and Imperial National Wildlife Refuges.Refuge data was collected by Refuge personnel. 2 Resulting from excellent habitat condition. 3 In 1999, the biologists conducting the survey changed; therefore, the observation rate may have changed. 4 Resulting from poor habitat conditions (drought). 5 Good late winter precipitation. Several lakes that had been nearly dry for years (specifically, San Carlos Reservoir) had water. 1

Summary of Arizona Waterfowl Harvest

Harvest Ducks 1981-82 10,904 57,184 81,091 1982-83 10,995 46,356 61,733 1983-84 8,438 39,470 46,820 1984-85 11,636 63,366 109,279 1985-86 12,508 64,508 79,653 1986-87 12,750 76,502 114,753 8,299 7,139 53,425 87,400 1987-881 1988-89 7,104 5,101 33,683 34,662 1989-90 6,750 3,455 20,606 23,576 1990-91 6,292 2,513 16,324 17,683 1991-92 5,264 3,062 19,885 19,703 1992-93 5,383 3,389 22,464 23,241 1993-94 5,371 3,701 23,286 22,907 1994-95 5,107 4,138 30,041 35,971 1995-96 6,598 5,228 34,187 41,390 1996-97 6,908 5,513 35,784 41,603 1997-98 6,957 5,387 36,433 47,363 1998-99 7,951 5,964 42,853 61,685 1999-00 8,521 6,455 39,861 51,028 2000-01 9,019 5,677 44,431 48,788 2001-02 7,733 3,821 28,534 33,950 2002-03 6,775 4,885 35,146 35,128 2003-04 6,733 4,804 32,810 37,211 2004-05 6,334 4,459 31,373 35,421 2005-06 6,519 4,658 30,736 42,450 2006-07 6,776 4,001 28,107 42,771 2007-08 7,071 4,630 33,020 49,782 2008-09 5,580 3,775 30,305 37,494 2009-10 Hunter questionnaire discontinued - now using USFWS HIP data 1 State waterfowl stamp implemented. Year

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Hunter Days

Geese 5,169 3,714 3,357 4,300 4,994 6,261 5,243 4,054 2,273 2,219 1,936 3,631 2,723 3,009 3,184 3,247 2,796 2,911 6,275 4,504 4,183 2,859 2,969 3,051 2,625 1,996 2,431 1,666

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

Portions of three distinct populations of sandhill cranes winter in Arizona. Cranes from both the Rocky Mountain (RM) and Mid-Continent (M-C) populations winter in the Sulphur Springs and Gila River valleys in southeastern Arizona. Other sandhills from the

Lower Colorado River Valley (LCRV) population winter along the lower Colorado River, primarily on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, and below Gillespie Dam on the Gila River. RM cranes nest primarily in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah, while cranes from the LCRV population mostly nest in northeastern Nevada. The

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Sandhill Crane nesting range of the M-C population includes much of Canada and Alaska. Birds from this latter population pass through the central plains before staging on the Platte River where they continue on to their wintering grounds in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico. Wintering areas selected by sandhill cranes feature shallow-water roosting sites with low or sparse vegetation including playa lakes and sandbars along shallow, braided river channels. Another requirement is the close proximity of harvested fields of grain, such as corn and milo. High-energy grains are needed to maintain the birds in sufficient condition to make their return migration in mid-to-late February. Cranes leave their roosting areas in early morning, usually about sunrise, to fly to feeding areas where they typically spend from three to four hours eating. During midday the cranes return to the roost, or go to a nearby loafing area, which is commonly a grassland or wetland. In the late afternoon, cranes sometimes revisit their feeding area before returning to their nighttime roosts. Sandhill cranes in the western United States nest in high elevation shallow marshes and wet meadows. Adult pairs do not nest until they are at least four or five years old, and typically have very poor success the first year or two. Cranes commonly lay two eggs, but only about one-third of the successful nesters are able to raise two young or “colts.” In dry years, when wetlands shrink, predators, especially coyotes, take a heavy toll on the flightless young. During recent dry years the proportion of young-of-the-year birds in the fall population has been around four percent. Even in good production years, young-of-the-year birds rarely comprise more than 12 percent of the fall population. Depending on habitat conditions, sandhills begin congregating in local agricultural areas, called pre-mi-

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gration staging sites, in late August. Migration to wintering areas begins in September, the birds typically migrating in a few, high-altitude flights to traditional stopover areas. For cranes of the three populations that winter in AriSandhill crane distribution zona, the major stopovers are the Platte River in Nebraska for the M-C, San Luis Valley in Colorado for the RM, and wetlands near Lund, Nevada, for the LCRV. Cranes begin arriving on their wintering areas between late September and mid-October.

Hunt History

A generally uncommon species in Arizona, sandhill cranes were protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. In the early 1970s, however, counts of around 1,000 cranes wintering in Sulphur Springs Valley prompted concern that these birds might eventually cause crop damage. By 1980 more than 4,000 cranes were being tallied, and a limited hunt of 100 permits was authorized in 1981. This hunt was gradually expanded as crane numbers continued to increase and fears that the birds would winter elsewhere subsided. As of 2009, more than 390 permits were being authorized and census figures showed a wintering population between 30,000-40,000 sandhill cranes in Sulphur Springs Valley.

Sandhill Crane Harvest Data Summary of Sandhill Crane Harvest Mid-Winter Permits Total Survey1 Authorized Applicants 1981 4,350 100 234 1982 5,640 100 279 1983 8,550 100 356 1984 8,350 100 239 1985 11,500 150 436 1986 11,450 150 239 1987 11,070 300 378 1988 6,670 300 505 1989 11,730 300 451 1990 11,990 165 512 1991 10,000 300 326 1992 2,4704 300 342 1993 12,740 300 381 1994 9,210 300 390 1995 24,190 270 390 1996 12,500 315 443 1997 21,050 315 389 19985 24,616 310 440 1999 21,650 310 456 2000 21,131 310 383 2001 22,928 310 356 2002 21,327 310 349 2003 31,443 310 397 2004 29,208 325 367 2005 30,570 365 333 2006 28,156 365 353 2007 36,823 365 295 2008 29,103 375 368 2009 41,149 390 356 Year

Permits Issued2 100 100 100 104 150 150 300 300 300 165 296 300 300 300 270 315 315 321 309 305 310 310 306 311 333 353 309 318 217

Hunters Afield 55 55 77 72 121 124 212 228 219 139 255 258 217 227 211 256 235 232 242 218 235 253 248 263 261 222 254 261 299

Hunter Days 119 95 152 110 234 217 406 446 473 275 517 532 401 464 423 521 430 450 518 389 468 489 497 319 548 559 442 485 628

Percent Harvest 42 73 55 69 92 138 193 207 158 123 216 176 174 113 157 141 193 151 113 203 180 239 189 192 277 180 311 162 387

Hunter Success 49 78 55 74 46 69 57 58 47 53 54 48 50 32 48 38 47 40 33 57 52 58 48 59 66 55 72 48 61

Draw Odds3 42.7 35.8 28.1 41.8 34.4 62.8 79.7 59.4 66.5 32.3 92.0 87.7 78.7 76.9 69.2 71.1 81.0 72.9 68.0 80.9 87.1 88.8 77.1 84.7 95.8 97.4 99.3 84.5 84.5

The Mid-Winter Survey occurs in December and January. The survey conducted in December 2008 and January 2009 is labeled 2008. The data listed is only for the Willcox Playa and surrounding areas. 2 Permits Issued includes any tags via the draw and first-come, first-serve. 3 Draw Odds is the number of permits issued through the draw divided by total applicants in the draw. 4 Poor survey conditions. 5 As of 1998, Sandhill crane check stations will be conducted every 3rd year (2008, 2011, 2014, etc.). Data will be based on the hunter questionnaire results unless a check station is conducted; then, harvest numbers will be taken from the check station results. Reminder questionnaires were sent if necessary. 1

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Other Birds and Mammals

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects all birds except rock doves, European starlings, house sparrows, and all other non-native species. However, the federal government permits the states to open a season on certain birds and waterfowl. Mammals that are not classified as big or small game, predators, or furbearers are considered nongame and are managed by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission as “other mammals.” Many of these mammals can be hunted by licensed individuals throughout the calendar year, with notable exceptions presented below. While there are no bag limits on most of these species, most nongame mammals are not hunted. As a result, harvest data for these species are not available.

are soon eating the adult diet of grains and sometimes greens and insects. During the nonbreeding season, pigeons form large roosting and feeding flocks. Pigeons were introduced from Eurasia in the late 1800s and

Pigeon (Rock Dove)

Pigeons are closely associated with human developments including towns, parks, and agricultural landscapes. In their native settings, they nest along the seashore on airy cliffs and in rocky crevices or caves. In urban areas, they commonly nest on high-rise buildings, billboards, bridges and other structures. They average 12.5 inches in length. The coloration is highly variable, the most common being a dark gray head and neck with green and purplish iridescence on the neck, a back of lighter gray, and a whitish rump. The tail has a black band and the wings two black bars. The call is a soft coo familiar to most homeowners.

Natural History and Status

Pigeons nest year round in Arizona, building messy nests of sticks and roots. Nests are often placed under an overhang of some sort such as under eaves or bridges. The eggs are white. The species can raise four or five broods of one or two young in a single year. As with other pigeons, both sexes feed the young regurgitated “crop milk” exclusively for the first few days. After approximately five days, the young begin eating seeds and 178  Hunt Arizona 2010

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Birds House (English) Sparrow have become established throughout the United States.

House (English) Sparrow

House sparrows are common residents of cities and farms statewide. These brownish, conical-billed sparrows are approximately 5 inches in length. The males sport black bibs and beaks, white cheeks, blue-gray caps, chestnut napes, and black-streaked backs. Females are slightly smaller and less distinctive, with grayish, pale underparts, light-buff eye streaks, and striped backs. The house sparrow’s lively calls and songs consist of chirps and cheeps that are familiar to almost every homeowner.

Natural History and Status

House sparrows nest from February through early summer, often having three broods per year. The nests, which may contain four to seven white to bluish colored eggs with gray or brown markings, are messy, woven affairs that may be located in eaves, palm fronds, bird

houses, or most any other suitable site. House sparrows will nest in cavities and aggressively compete with native species for nest sites. When they are not nesting, house sparrows commonly form flocks of up to a dozen or more birds. Highly adaptable, they feed on a wide variety of seeds, fruits, and insects. This resourceful bird greedily accepts almost any human handout and are commonly encountered foraging for morsels at fastfood restaurants. House sparrows were introduced to Arizona from Europe via railroad cars from the East, and have been breeding residents since at least the early 1900s. They arrived in Tucson in 1903-04, had reached Winslow, Holbrook, and other railroad towns by 1909, and were widespread throughout the state by 1915. Despite its lack of protection, the species remains widely distributed, wherever humans and agricultural fields are found.

ties such as woodpecker holes in saguaros or trees. Like the house sparrow, starlings are considered a pest species because they compete for nest sites with native species such as purple martins, woodpeckers and bluebirds. European Starlings will even evict nesting birds and destroy their eggs. Starlings typically lay four to six blue eggs and can raise two or three broods each year. When the species is not nesting, they form large communal roosts, which may contain hundreds of birds A more recent arrival than the house sparrow, European starlings were first recorded in Arizona in 1946 near Lupton, with the first nest reported near Glendale in 1954. The species is now both a breeding resident and a migrant in the vicinities of Phoenix, Tucson, Kingman, Yuma, and other Arizona cities and towns.

European Starling (Starling)

In Africa peach-faced lovebirds prefer dry, open country including wooded savannas, palm groves, and arid mountain slopes. In Arizona they are primarily found among the ornamental plantings in desert urban and residential settings. Although locally established in and around the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, they do not venture into the surrounding desert lands. They are small, bright green, parrot-like birds with a pinkish face and light-colored bill. Regular visitors to many backyard water and feeding stations, they have also been observed feeding on cactus fruit, apples, palm fruit, and seed pods.

Peach-faced Lovebird

European Starlings are found in a wide variety of habitats, but are most numerous in or near human settlements that provide open, grassy areas for foraging and trees or structures for nesting. This dark, 8-inch, meadowlark-sized bird is a common resident of city parks, residential areas and agricultural lands below 7,500 feet elevation. Although usually found in urban, suburban and agricultural settings, starlings are also found in the desert, usually near small towns or dwellings. Starlings can be differentiated from other black birds by their short tails, robust build, narrow and light-colored bills, and short, pointed, brown wings. Both sexes are iridescent black in summer, and heavily speckled in winter. Starlings eat a varied diet including insects, fruits and seeds. When feeding, they walk, rather than hop, from site to site. Their principal call is a guttural squeak, although they also mimic other birdcalls.

Natural History and Status

Like many other parrots, peach-faced lovebirds are cavity nesters and will take up residence in woodpecker holes in saguaros, under tile roof openings, and in untrimmed palm fronds. Lovebirds nest in groups and thus far there has been no evidence that they compete with native birds for nest sites. In Arizona, most nesting occurs from April through May. They will lay from three to eight eggs per clutch, possibly rearing two broods per year. The first free-ranging flock of peachfaced lovebirds in the Phoenix area was reported in 1987 near the border of Mesa and Apache Junction, and by the mid-1990s local flocks and colonies of lovebirds were discovered throughout the eastern half of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.

Natural History and Status

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European starlings reside in Arizona year-round and can initiate breeding activities as early as mid-January in warm areas of the state. Most breeding activity occurs from April to July, but nesting has been reported into early fall. Starlings take up residence in cavi-

European starling

In Arizona, American crows are far outnumbered by their larger and more heat-tolerant relative: the common raven. Crows occur as local breeding residents in the more open areas of the Mogollon Rim, along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in the higher portions of the Navajo Indian Reservation, and along the Hunt Arizona 2010  179

Other Birds and Mammals San Francisco River. This shiny, all black 1.5-foot-long bird can be differentiated from the larger raven by its smaller beak and tail, smoother plumage, and distinctive “caw” call. Also unlike ravens, crows rarely soar, but instead flap their wings when flying directly from point to point. Because of crop depredations, an open season on this species is authorized from September 1 through December 31.

Natural History and Status

American crows are native to North America and reach their highest densities in the northeastern United States. They form large communal roosts during much of the year, sometimes in groups large enough to be problematic in towns or industrial areas. During the breeding season, however, the species is most often observed in smaller family units. They typically place their nests in well-hidden areas of their nest trees, generally close to the trunk. Nests are made of dead sticks, bark, corn stalks, twine, and cow dung, and lined with soft materials. Crows lay from three to nine bluishgreen eggs marked with brown speckles. They feed on a variety of foods including insects, carrion, small mam-

mals and birds, bird eggs and grains, including some agricultural crops. Numbers have probably increased significantly since European settlement because of agricultural developments and timber clearing. Human developments have also enabled breeding range expansions into portions of the West and Midwest.

Mammals Coati

This relative of the raccoon is usually seen individually or in small bands called “troops.” The lone males or “solos” may weigh up to 12 pounds, and greatly exceed the smaller 5.5- to 7-pound females in size. From 2.5 to just over 4 feet in length, coatis are approximately the size of a small dog. They range in color from ochre to cinnamon brown to nearly chocolate. Their most distinctive characteristics, however, are their clownmarked faces and faintly banded, tapered tails that commonly exceed 2 feet in length, giving coatis the superficial appearance of monkeys.

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Also known as chulos, coatis are semi-arboreal animals rarely found far from trees. Like tree squirrels, coatis have jointed hind feet, allowing the animals to descend the trunks of trees headfirst. These largely diurnal mammals are found primarily in mountains and canyons in the southeastern quarter of the state. Their principal habitats are Madrean oak-pine woodland and riparian deciduous forest. Highly omnivorous, their principal foods are lizards, insect larvae, bird eggs, acorns, fruits, and other mast. Troops of coatis, which may range in size from one or two to up to 40 animals, are typically composed of females, sub-adults, and weaned young of the year. Males leave the troop when about 2 years old, after which they associate with the females only during the spring breeding season. Nursing females leave the troop for four to six weeks after giving birth. From one to six young are born in June or July. Born helpless in a den or hollow tree, the youngsters remain with their mother until old enough to forage with the troop in the fall.

Coati numbers fluctuate markedly, and at least two major population declines have been reported for Arizona. Recently, however, they appear to be expanding their range northward and are now common in such places as Aravaipa Canyon and the Sierra Ancha, where they were unheard of prior to 1970. Current hunt management authorizes a seven-month season, and a bag limit of one coati per calendar year.

Gunnison’s Prairie Dog

Prairie dogs are robust, diurnal ground squirrels that live in underground colonies called “dogtowns.” Their tails are relatively short, less than 25 percent of the body length. The animals get their name from their doglike barks, which warn the colony of intruders. Male Gunnison’s prairie dogs are just over a foot long, with 2-inch, grayish to white-tipped tails. Adult males weigh about 1.75 pounds and females less than 1.5 pounds. Male and female are similar in appearance, both a pale buff in color. The species is now largely restricted to Great Basin grasslands above the Mogollon Rim, although colonies formerly extended south and east of Prescott to the Dewey and Dugas areas, as well as to the San Carlos Indian Reservation.

Natural History and Status

Gunnison’s prairie dog colonies tend to be small, and usually contain fewer than 50 animals. Their burrow entrances are not typically built up into craters, unlike those of black-tailed prairie dogs. Gunnison’s prairie dogs enter torpor below ground during winter months, and breed in February-March. The three to four pups typically appear in June. Grasses, forbs, and sedges are the usual dietary items.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Slightly larger than the Gunnison’s prairie dog, this 15-inch-long rodent is yellowish tan in color with a usually dusky-tipped 3-inch tail. Male black-tailed prairie dogs average about 2 pounds; the females about 1.9 pounds. Unlike those of Gunnison’s, the entrances to the burrows of black-tailed prairie dogs often have cratered mounds that can reach up to 3 feet in height. The underground burrow network may be extensive, and black-tailed prairie dog colonies were often large, especially those in the San Pedro and Sulphur Springs valleys

Natural History and Status

Black-tailed prairie dogs are active all year, and will come out on sunny days even in midwinter. The species breeds in late February; the young are born in March

and appear in May. Dietary items include grass stems, grass roots, and shrubs. Black-tailed prairie dogs formerly occurred in the semidesert grasslands of southeastern Arizona south of the Gila River, westward to the vicinity of Fort Huachuca. They have been extirpated in Arizona since 1959, although a small colony on the Day Ranch 15 miles southeast of Duncan on the Arizona-New Mexico border persisted until 1974. An attempt to reintroduce this animal to the Appleton Research Ranch (near Sonoita) in the summer of 1974 failed. The species has recently been protected in Arizona, in the hope that individuals from three colonies in Sonora within five miles of the United States-Mexico border might recolonize our state.

Specially Protected Mammals

The following mammals are protected at all times because they are endangered species, resemble endangered species, or are otherwise deemed in need of protection due to low numbers or vulnerability.

Bats

Arizona, with 28 species of bats belonging to four families (ghost-faced, leaf-nosed, vesper, and free-tailed), has one of the most diverse bat faunas of any state. Ranging in abundance from the American free-tailed bat, which numbers in the millions, to the seldom-seen ghost-faced bat, Arizona’s bats are highly beneficial. They feed on insects and find their prey by emitting and receiving sonic waves—a process similar to sonar and known as echolocation. Each species has its own high-pitched call, some of which can be heard by human ears. Our largest bat species, the western mastiff bat, is about 7 inches long and has a wingspan of up to 18 inches. The western pipestrelle, at only 2.5-3 inches long is Arizona’s smallest bat. Some species, such as the spotted bat with its death’s-head markings and huge ears, are bizarre in appearance.

Natural History and Status

Although nearly all of Arizona’s bats are insectivores, two, the lesser long-nosed bat and the Mexican longtongued, feed on nectar and pollen. Some species, such as the red bat, are generally solitary, but most roost in colonies, selecting as their daytime retreat a particular cavern, rock fissure, or mine tunnel. Most bats are migratory, although a few over-winter by hibernating. To reduce competition, the various species use different habitats and feeding strategies. Pallid bats, for example, typically feed low to the ground; the western mastiff Hunt Arizona 2010  181

Other Birds and Mammals bat tends to hunt high over water or in the tree canopy. It is also an unfortunate fact that bats transmit rabies, with the result that they expose dozens of people a year to this potentially deadly virus. All bats are protected in Arizona due to their generally beneficial nature and the rarity of certain species. Colonial roost sites may also be protected, and certain caves have been declared “off-limits” because of their value to these intriguing flying mammals.

Black-footed Ferret

This uniquely North American mammal has always been extremely rare in Arizona, with only four specimens ever collected in the state. Until a reintroduction program began in 1996, the last ferret reported in Arizona was in 1931 when bubonic plague and rodent control programs killed off the ferret’s prairie dog prey. The black-footed ferret is a low slung, weasel-like animal less than 2 feet in length, with sooty black feet. The overall color is a yellow-buff, the face has a distinctive black mask, and the approximately 5-inch tail is tipped in black. Males are significantly larger than females, weighing about 2.25 pounds to the female’s 1.5 pounds.

Natural History and Status

Ferrets are almost exclusively restricted to prairie dog colonies, which provide most of the animal’s food. The

ferret is primarily a nocturnal species. It breeds during mid-March or April, and after a gestation of 45 or so days give birth to from two to five young. The kits remain in a nest underground with their mother for 40 days or more and do not disperse to forage on their own until September, attaining breeding maturity at one year of age. The presence of ferrets can be detected by their tracks and diggings, which consist of 4-inch-deep trenches and lengthy piles of soil adjacent to prairie dog holes. Federally designated an endangered species in 1967, black-footed ferrets are the focus of an Arizona Game and Fish Department program to reintroduce captive-reared animals in Aubrey Valley. Although the project is still relatively young, some animals have already reproduced in the wild.

Hualapai Mexican Vole

Voles or meadow mice are dark brown, short-tailed (<1.5”) terrestrial rodents with short fur and small, rounded ears. The sexes are nearly identical in pelage and size. The Mexican vole, to which this race belongs, is widely distributed at higher elevations, with populations found in the White Mountains, the San Francisco Peaks, along the Mogollon Rim, and in such isolated ranges as the Sierra Ancha, Bradshaw Mountains, Navajo Mountain, and Hualapai Mountains. The latter population, and possibly those on the Hualapai Indian Reservation to the north, has been described as a separate subspecies due to its isolation. The identifying characters of this socalled Hualapai vole are not well defined, but are based on its having a smaller relative size, longer hind feet, and more cinnamon underparts than its closest neighbors.

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This 1.25-inch-long rodent prefers dry, grassy meadows and canyons in proximity to ponderosa pines, Gambel’s oaks, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and chaparral. As with most rodents, numbers may fluctuate from rare to abundant. Not as prolific as some other rodents, their litter

sizes vary from one to four and average about 2.5. This isolated population of Mexican voles is protected as a Federally endangered species

Jaguar

More than 50 of these large, spotted cats have been documented from Arizona since 1900. Although there are some early records of what appear to be young jaguars, almost all of the animals taken or photographed after 1950 have been wandering males from Sonora, Mexico. The last recorded female in Arizona was taken in 1962. Borderland jaguars tend to be small when compared to those in South America. The males average from about 125 to 160 pounds; the females are smaller, averaging about 110 pounds—approximately the same as mountain lions. Adult jaguars stand about 2.25 feet to 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder. The males average about 7 feet in length and the females about 6 feet. The tail is relatively short, about 17 to 30 inches and less than half of the length of the head and body. Dorsal colors range from a pale yellow-buff to a golden orange. The black spots on the head and shoulders are relatively small, transforming to a complicated series of bars, splotches and broken rings or rosettes on the back, flanks, feet and tail. Underneath, the jaguar varies from a very pale gray to snow white with black markings. Although appearing garish in the open, jaguars are in fact wonderfully concealed in the dappled shadows of their wooded and scrubland habitats. The only New World “roaring cat,” jaguars call to each other by emitting a series of hoarse, rasping grunts.

Natural History and Status

Although jaguars have been recorded as far north as the Grand Canyon, most have been recovered or photographed in the borderland mountains in the southeastern quarter of the state. Found primarily in tropical thornscrub and deciduous forest in Mexico, most Arizona jaguars have been encountered in Madrean evergreen woodlands and scrub-invaded semidesert grassland. Several jaguars have been taken in proximity to water, and several have been taken in montane conifer forests, at least one above 9,000 feet elevation. Jaguars hunt mostly at twilight and at night, seeking a wide variety of prey. Prey items in Arizona have ranged from frogs to elk, but white-tailed deer, javelina, and coatis appear to be the most important natural prey. Livestock is taken when available, especially calves. Female jaguars reach sexual maturity at about 2.5 years. For biological and social reasons, most males do not breed until age 3 to 4. The breeding season in

the Southwest borderlands appears to be in January or February, the young being born in spring after a 100day gestation period. The one or two cubs are weaned at about 22 weeks, but female offspring may remain with the mother for more than a year. The average life span of Sonoran jaguars is thought to be less than 10 years due to the scarcity of game and their persecution as stock-killers. Jaguars have been protected in Arizona by state law since 1969, and U.S. populations were declared an endangered species in 1997. Prior to this time, jaguars have at various times been considered as furbearers, predators, or nongame mammals. The Department is engaged in a Conservation Team working to conserve jaguars of the Arizona-New Mexico-Mexico borderlands.

Jaguarundi

These low slung, 10- to 20-pound felines require dense tropical vegetation and are usually found near water. The animal’s head and ears appear small for a cat, and the 1- to 2-foot tail is less than the body length. Two color phases of these uniformly colored cats occur—cinnamon and charcoal gray. Largely terrestrial, jaguarundis take to trees only when pursued by dogs, at which time they can display much arboreal agility. More diurnal than other wild felids, jaguarundis usually occur alone or in pairs. The species also emits a whistlelike call on occasion.

Natural History and Status

Jaguarundis feed on small mammals, such as cotton rats, as well as a variety of birds, lizards, and snakes. The breeding season varies with locality, but the gestation period is from 60 to 70 days after which from one to four kittens are born. This species has never been documented as occurring in our state, or even southward in Sonora, Mexico. Jaguarundis have been protected here since 1972, on the basis of visual reports and the possibility that this animal might occur in Arizona. The species is included here only because it remains federally listed in Arizona.

Ocelot

These 18- to 22-pound felines are not residents of Arizona, but rare visitors from Sonora, Mexico, where they occur primarily in tropical thornscrub. Their background color is a grayish or brownish orange color with black stripes and dots. Solitary and terrestrial, the “gato galavis,” as the species is known in Sonora, is largely nocturnal in its habits. Averaging about 22 pounds, male ocelots are slightly larger than the 19.5 pounds for the average female. The head and body length is approximately 3 to 3.5 feet, with the tail providing another 13 to 14 inches. Hunt Arizona 2010  183

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Only four specimens have been documented from Arizona since 1887. Two of these were male, one from the Huachuca Mountains and another from the Dragoon Mountains. The sex of the other two animals is unknown, as are the locations. The life history of the gato galavis in Sonora remains largely uninvestigated, but the litter size in other ocelot populations is one or two. The kittens’ eyes are shut for 2.5 weeks and they remain with their mother for 18 to 20 months. Most ocelots do not reach breeding maturity until 2 years old or more. Ocelots feed mostly on terrestrial mammals, such as cottontails, but reptiles are also taken. Adults may have a home range of 3,000 acres or more. Ocelots have been protected in Arizona since 1969. Any change in the species’ status is therefore difficult to ascertain, as any ocelots taken by trappers and/or predator control agents are unlikely to be reported.

Otter (see Furbearers) Porcupine

Natural History and Status

Possessed of poor vision but with a good sense of smell, porcupines are active mainly at night. Habitats occupied include forested mountains, riparian forests, meadows, semidesert grasslands and even deserts. During the winter months, porcupines may feed almost exclusively on the inner bark of pine trees, although the bark of cottonwoods, mesquites, and ocotillos is also taken. Porcupines lose weight when feeding only on inner-bark, however, and also eat mistletoe, acorns, fungi, cactus fruit, and other mast when available. During the summer months, the species feeds on the ground and is frequently seen in mountain meadows feeding on grasses and sedges. Porcupines are fond of salt and will gnaw ax handles and other objects having this mineral. Solitary animals, porcupines den in hollow trees and burrows as well as in rocky outcrops and mine shafts, often using the same den site year after year. Females mature in one year, males in 2.5. Mating takes place in September and October, often in a tree, and is usually accompanied by highly vocal grunts, squeals, and shrieks. The males are very aggressive at this time and will fight any other males they happen to come upon. Gestation is seven months and the single offspring is born in late April or early May. The youngster, weighing about a pound, is highly developed and well able to care for itself, staying with the mother only through its first summer. Probably because of their slow-paced life style, porcupines can live up to 9 years of age—a relatively long time for a rodent. Although totally protected in Arizona, porcupines were unprotected for many years due to the damage inflicted on both mature ponderosa pines and pine seedlings, as evidenced by the trees’ girdled trunks and white areas of peeled bark. As recently as the 1950s, hunters were encouraged to kill any porcupines encountered. Densities of porcupines appear to vary with time, however, and the species now appears much reduced George Andrejko

These large, bulky rodents are unmistakable. The large head, long spines intermixed with equally long or longer blackish, brownish, and yellowish hair, and heavy claws make for instant identification. The males are bigger than the females, but the females have longer tails. Overall, the animal’s total length is about 2.5 feet,

of which approximately 8 inches constitutes the tail. Weights range from 7.75 to 40 pounds depending on the porcupine’s age and condition.

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are about 4.5 to 5.5 feet long, with 14 to 17 inch tails. The males are about 10 pounds heavier than the females, weighing between 65 and 85 pounds, versus the female’s 55 to 80 pounds. Perhaps the wolf ’s most distinctive trademark is its mournful howl, which is usually given in late fall and early winter, and which once heard, is never forgotten.

Natural History and Status

Bob Miles

Wolves are mostly active at night and hunt by trailing and running their prey to ground. Their preferred habitats are rolling woodlands, level forests, open meadows, and grasslands. Wolves historically fed on deer, elk, pronghorn, cottontails, and mice but readily adapted to taking sheep and cattle when livestock were introduced to Arizona. For behavioral as well as biological reasons, wolves do not usually reach sexual maturity until they are about 2.5 years old. The breeding season in Arizona is between November and mid February, and the gestation period is 63 days. Den sites are selected by the female, and may consist of an enlarged burrow, hollow log, or a natural crevice. Four to eight sooty-brown pups are born in the spring and nursed for six to eight weeks. They are cared for by both parents. Although they are weaned in late fall, when they are 2.5 to 3 months old, the young wolves, especially the females, may remain with the parents for another year or so before dispersing. Wolves are social animals, but packs in Arizona have historically been small, usually consisting of from one or two to seven animals. Wolves can have very large home ranges and travel long distances in search of food and mates. Long persecuted as the state’s premier livestock predator, the last record of wild wolves breeding in Arizona was in 1944. In an attempt to reintroduce the species, captive-raised wolves, descended from Mexican stock, have been released in and near the Blue Range Primitive Area beginning in 1996.

Mexican gray wolf in comparison to numbers reported earlier. Nonetheless, porcupines may still cause problems locally and require relocation to other areas.

Gray Wolf

Now extirpated as a wild animal in Arizona, the gray wolf formerly occurred in small numbers throughout the eastern and northern portion of the state above 4,500 feet elevation. Southwestern wolves stand about 30 inches high at the shoulder, and differ from the much smaller (less than 35 pounds) coyotes by having heavier, deeper chests, impressive heads, shorter, thicker muzzles, larger nose pads, and a thicker neck that shows a ruff or mane when the animal’s hackles are raised. Wolves also have long, slender forelegs and a dark-tipped tail. Coat color varies with season and individuals, some animals being so light as to be nearly white and others so dark as to appear almost black. The usual pelage, however, is a grizzled mixture of grays, browns, blacks, and whites on backs and flanks. Adults

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