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

check out James youtube here and IG here 

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

• On November 25th a coalition of extreme anti-hunting advocates (Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, Mountain Lion Foundation, WildEarth Guardians, Lobos of the Southwest, and Wildlife for All) petitioned the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to ban the use of dogs to hunt mountain lions, bobcats, black bears, foxes, coyotes, raccoons, otters, beavers, coatis, ringtails, squirrels, and rabbits.
• Although the commission may be obligated to put the request on their agenda, they are not obligated to vote one way or the other on it.
• These extreme advocate groups have used similar tactics in other western states, beginning with efforts at the commission level that lay the groundwork for a public ballot initiative like we saw this year in Colorado

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

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

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

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

check out Lane here 

Arizona Prop 134 - Just my take

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn more here 

In this episode Charles Whitwam and I speak about our struggles this season and how the lack of practice and preparation effects outcome, we talk about my unfortunate by eye opening accident taking a broadhead to my right calf and most importantly we talk about saving hunting in AZ how we have an opportunity to solidify some protections against ballot box biology. 

Brian and I dicuss his new book and he shares a few stories with us about hunting a giant 200+ inch muley, Rosevelt elk, bear and blacktail deer.

Check out Brian here 

Chris Muhlbeier, with TheArrowBuilder.com , specializes in outfitting hunters with affordable custom arrow builds. He's gone down the rabbit holes to develop a data driven approach to tailor each arrow to the hunters application.

We speak about arrow building philosophy in this episode I mention a few older podcast that are a must listen for arrow building here are the links. 

https://interviewswiththemasters.podbean.com/e/broadheads-and-arrow-flight-testing-with-iron-will-bill/

https://interviewswiththemasters.podbean.com/e/high-foc-fast-and-furious-arrow-building/

Throwback Thursday Coues Deer with Shane Edgar