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Arizona Elk Society News and Upcoming Events – MARCH 2012

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Arizona Elk Society News and Upcoming Events  MARCH 2012

IMPORTANT UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE
O’HACO WORK PROJECT THIS WEEKEND
WE COULD STILL USE A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS.

Please note the Forest Service Road #300 north from Woods Canyon lake may still be closed This Friday April 13 due to a lingering snow drift.  It is actually scheduled to be open on Friday AM, but please call Black Mesa Ranger Station before heading that way on Friday Morning at 928-535-7300.    In fact please call The ranger district regardless to make sure you are comfortable with the route you are going to take.

 

There are 2 alternative Routes:

 

#1)  From  just west of Heber take Forest Road 504 north all the way (23-24 miles)  to paved Highway 99 also known as Forest Road 34.  Go left (south) on FS #34 (Hwy. 99) for 4 to 5 miles to the north edge of the Sitgreaves National Forest Boundary and take a right (west) on Forest Road #23.  And continue west then north on FS #23 (3 miles) to FS #63 as noted on the original directions.  There will be signs starting at Forest Road #23 on Friday Afternoon 4/13.  This is the shortest route but you will have 23-24 miles of dirt road along the way similar to the original route.

 

#2) Take Highway 87 north out of Strawberry all the way to almost Winslow and turn right on Highway 99 (South) 25+- miles south to the north boundary of the Sitgreaves National Forest.  Then take an immediate right (west) on Forest Road #23.  Head west on road #23 and follow the signs and directions given above.  This route is farther but is mostly paved and may be better suited for large RV’s rigs.

 

 

Sorry about any added travel time but we want to make sure you get there safe and sound.  Please check the website for any added comments before you head out.  Thanks, Steve Clark, 602-885-0835.

 

We will be arriving at camp on Fri. early afternoon to set up.  See you there!

 

 

AES/NWTF TURKEY CAMP NEEDS SOME MENTORS

Hello all,

 This email is a plea for help with our juniors camp that is in 10 days. Last year we had 25 volunteers in camp to work with the youth hunters. As of this evening we have 9 volunteers that have committed to help at camp. Not all of those volunteers will be in camp all three days. We have 64 kids registered as I write this. These events are the future of our hunting heritage. We need help to make this a successful event and keep these kids interested in hunting and angling. Please consider lending a hand with this great event. Contact me right away.
Thanks,Rich Williams, NWTF. 602-881-6815

 

HELP WANTED for Work Projects and Youth Camps

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WE COULD REALLY USE SOME HELP ON THESE PROJECTS!
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO CHECK THEM OUT AND VOLUNTEER.

Starting in April the Arizona Elk Society has scheduled many Work Projects and Youth Events.  Please take a minute to go to our website www.arizonaelksociety.org and look at the list of Projects and Events by clicking on the Get Involved tab.  If you want to have a great time, meet some good people and give back to the wildlife habitat or introduce kids to hunting and the outdoors we could use your help.At the Work Projects we usually set up camp on Thursday afternoon and Friday mornings and tear down at noon on Sunday.  All meals and refreshments are taken care of by the Arizona Elk Society so you don’t need to bring food or cooking equipment.  This is to make it easy for you to come out and help.  We work from 8am – 4pm on Saturday and 8am – noon on Sunday.  This gives everyone time to pack up and get home at a reasonable hour.

Please check our Projects out and sign up online. By RSVPing online it lets us plan better for food and drinks.  Families are welcome but doe to the nature of some of the work kids will need to be supervised by their guardians.

 

LIST OF PROJECT AND EVENTS (Including some new ones) 

 

APRIL 14-15       WORK PROJECT 

O’HACO RANCH WATER TANK REPAIR PROJECT 

 

APRIL 19-22        AES/NWTF JUNIOR HUNTER TURKEY CAMP

CAMP WILL BE IN UNIT 23 

 

MAY 19-20            WORK PROJECT

                        UNIT 7W IDA GRASSLAND PROJECT

 

JUNE 9-10           WORK PROJECT

         UNIT 1 BIG LAKE AREA  BURRO CREEK/26 BAR RANCH

 

JUNE 15-17           WAPITI WEEKEND YOUTH CAMP

                            SIPE WHITE MOUNTAIN WILDLIFE AREA

                            OUTSIDE OF SPRINGERVILLE, AZ

 

JULY 14-15           WORK PROJECT

                                UNIT 5A BUCK SPRINGS PROJECT NEAR CLINT’S WELLS

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T-SHIRTS, HATS, APPAREL AND MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE ONLINE

 

TICKETS TO OUR 2 RIFLE RAFFLE AVAILABLE ONLINE

All the money raised supports work projects and our youth camps. 

 

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Arizona Elk Society 11th Annual Banquet – Saturday March 24th, 2012

Phoenix, AZ  January 17, 2012 – The Arizona Elk Society, Phoenix, Arizona is hard at work gearing up for the 11th Annual Banquet March 24, 2012.

The money raised at the Banquet funds wildlife habitat restoration and improvements across the State of Arizona for the benefit of Elk and other wildlife.

This year the Arizona Elk Society is proud to be auctioning four (4) of the Special Commissioners Big Game Tags.  These include the Commissioners Elk Tag, Commissioners Buffalo Tag, Commissioners Antelope Tag and the Commissioners Turkey Tag.  The season for these tags runs from Aug 15, 2012 to Aug. 14, 2013.  For information on open hunting areas, please see the AZGFD website.  Buying one of these tags is a great opportunity to help Arizona’s Wildlife Management and possibly harvest a great animal.  All the money from the sale of the Commissioners Big Game tags goes to on the ground projects to benefit the species of the tag sold.

Along with the Commissioner Tags, there are some great Big Game Hunts, Loads of Firearms, Trips and auction items rolling in.

If you are interested in purchasing tickets for the Banquet, donating to the AES, looking for information on the Commissioner Tags or needing info about the Banquet and other events please visit our website at www.arizonaelksociety.org.  If you are interested in a Corporate Table at the Banquet, please contact Cookie Nicoson at 928-699-9036.

Arizona Game and Fish Commission to hold telephonic meeting TODAY on proposed HB 2072 (sale of big game tags)

Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentThe Arizona Game and Fish Commission will hold a telephonic meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 (TODAY), to be briefed on the status of state and federal legislation, including Arizona HB 2072 (sale of big game tags). The meeting will be hosted at the Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix (1.5 miles west of I-17).

The commission will be briefed on HB 2072 and potential implications of its implementation, if any, to the department.

To view HB 2072, visit www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/2r/bills/hb2072p.pdf or www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2072&Session_ID=107.

Members of the commission will attend either in person or by telephone conference call. The commission may vote to take a position or provide direction to the department for coordination, action, or proposed changes to legislation. The public is invited to attend.

The meeting will be webcast at www.azgfd.gov/commissioncam. However, those wishing to submit “blue slips” to present oral comment during the meeting must do so either in person at the Phoenix meeting or at any of the six regional Game and Fish offices where the webcast will be streamed (Pinetop, Flagstaff, Kingman, Yuma, Tucson, Mesa).

For a list of office locations, visitwww.azgfd.gov/offices.