Hunt Arizona 2007 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 Michael M. Golightly, Chair.......................................... Flagstaff William H. McLean............................................... Gold Canyon Bob Hernbrode.................................................................Tucson Jennifer L. Martin........................................................... Phoenix Joe Melton...........................................................................Yuma ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT 2221 West Greenway Road Phoenix, AZ 85023 (602) 942-3000 azgfd.gov Duane L. Shroufe....................................................................... Director Steve K. Ferrell.............................................................. Deputy Director ASSISTANT DIRECTORS Mike Senn...................................................................... Field Operation Dana Yost.....................................................Information and Education Bob Broscheid......................................................Wildlife Management Harry Seck..................................................................... Special Services 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 — Larry Voyles, Supervisor 9140 E. 28th St., Yuma, AZ 85365, (928) 342-0091 Region V — Gerry Perry, 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 ©April 2007 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 Deputy Director, 2221 W. Greenway Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85023, (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 Deputy Director as listed above. Table of Contents How to Use Survey and Harvest Data���� 1-4 Deer Mule Deer Natural History�����������������������������5 Mule Deer Hunt History���������������������������������6 White-tailed Deer Natural History�����������������6 White-tailed Deer Hunt History���������������������7 Survey Data����������������������������������������������������8 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������17 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������20 Pronghorn Antelope Natural History���������������������������������������������36 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������37 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������38 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������42 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������45 Elk Natural History���������������������������������������������50 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������51 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������52 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������55 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������58 Turkey Natural History���������������������������������������������74 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������75 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������76 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������78 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������81 Javelina Natural History���������������������������������������������87 Hunt History�������������������������������������������������88 Survey Data��������������������������������������������������89 Harvest Data������������������������������������������������94 Hunt Data�����������������������������������������������������97 Bighorn Sheep Natural History�������������������������������������������105 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������106 Survey Data������������������������������������������������107 Harvest Data���������������������������������������������� 111 Hunt Data��������������������������������������������������� 112 Measurement Data������������������������������������ 116 Hunt Application Data������������������������������� 117 Buffalo Natural History������������������������������������������� 118 Hunt History����������������������������������������������� 119 Survey Data������������������������������������������������120 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������122 Hunt Data���������������������������������������������������123 Black Bear Natural History�������������������������������������������125 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������126 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������127 Hunt Data���������������������������������������������������128 Mountain Lion Natural History�������������������������������������������131 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������132 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������133 Hunt Data���������������������������������������������������134 Small Game Quail�����������������������������������������������������������139 Natural History����������������������������������������139 Hunt History��������������������������������������������140 White-winged Dove�����������������������������������141 Natural History����������������������������������������141 Hunt History��������������������������������������������142 Mourning Dove������������������������������������������142 Natural History����������������������������������������142 Hunt History��������������������������������������������143 Cottontail Rabbit����������������������������������������143 Natural History����������������������������������������143 Hunt History��������������������������������������������144 Tree Squirrels����������������������������������������������144 Natural History����������������������������������������144 Hunt History��������������������������������������������145 Band-tailed Pigeon������������������������������������145 Natural History����������������������������������������145 Hunt History��������������������������������������������145 Blue Grouse������������������������������������������������145 Natural History����������������������������������������145 Hunt History��������������������������������������������146 Pheasant�����������������������������������������������������146 Natural History����������������������������������������146 Hunt History��������������������������������������������146 Small Game Harvest Data��������������������������147 Predators Coyotes�������������������������������������������������������149 Natural History����������������������������������������149 Hunting and Trapping History�����������������149 Bobcats������������������������������������������������������150 Natural History����������������������������������������150 Hunting and Trapping History�����������������150 Foxes����������������������������������������������������������150 Natural History����������������������������������������151 Hunting and Trapping History�����������������151 Skunks��������������������������������������������������������151 Natural History����������������������������������������152 Trapping History��������������������������������������152 Furbearers Beaver��������������������������������������������������������153 Natural History����������������������������������������153 Trapping History��������������������������������������154 Muskrat������������������������������������������������������154 Natural History����������������������������������������154 Trapping History��������������������������������������154 Raccoon������������������������������������������������������154 Natural History����������������������������������������155 Trapping and Hunt History����������������������155 Ringtail�������������������������������������������������������155 Natural History����������������������������������������155 Trapping History��������������������������������������155 Otter�����������������������������������������������������������156 Natural History����������������������������������������156 Trapping and Hunt History����������������������156 Weasel��������������������������������������������������������156 Natural History����������������������������������������156 Trapping History��������������������������������������156 Badger��������������������������������������������������������157 Natural History����������������������������������������157 Trapping History��������������������������������������157 Trapping�����������������������������������������������������157 Predator and Furbearer Harvest Data�������������������������������������������159 Waterfowl Natural History�������������������������������������������160 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������161 Survey and Harvest Data����������������������������163 Sandhill Crane Natural History�������������������������������������������165 Hunt History�����������������������������������������������166 Harvest Data����������������������������������������������167 Other Birds and Mammals Pigeon (Rock Dove)������������������������������������168 Natural History and Status����������������������168 House (English) Sparrow����������������������������168 Natural History and Status����������������������168 European Starling���������������������������������������169 Natural History and Status����������������������169 Peach-faced Lovebird���������������������������������169 Natural History and Status����������������������169 American Crow�������������������������������������������169 Natural History and Status����������������������170 Coati�����������������������������������������������������������170 Natural History and Status����������������������170 Gunnison’s Prairie Dog�������������������������������171 Natural History and Status����������������������171 Black-tailed Prairie Dog������������������������������171 Natural History and Status����������������������171 Specially Protected Mammals��������������������171 Bats������������������������������������������������������������171 Natural History and Status����������������������171 Black-footed Ferret�������������������������������������172 Natural History and Status����������������������172 Hualapai Mexican Vole������������������������������172 Natural History and Status����������������������172 Jaguar���������������������������������������������������������173 Natural History and Status����������������������173 Jaguarundi��������������������������������������������������173 Natural History and Status����������������������173 Ocelot���������������������������������������������������������173 Natural History and Status���������������������� 174 Otter (see Furbearers)�������������������������������� 174 Porcupine��������������������������������������������������� 174 Natural History and Status���������������������� 174 Gray Wolf���������������������������������������������������175 Natural History and Status����������������������175 Game Management Unit Map����������������177 Hunt Arizona 2007  Arizona Game and Fish Web Site azgfd.gov Arizona Small and Big Game Hunt Information Now Available on the World 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 azgfd.gov and click on the Wildlife & Fish link then click on Statewide, Unit by Unit Hunting Information. It’s that easy! Wide Web Written by Arizona Game and Fish Department Wildlife Managers Your purchase of hunting equipment supports Wildlife Restoration (Actual web page for Unit 22 - Javelina 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 2007-2008 Hunting Regulations. A summary of 2006 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 17 percent, while those with 16 bonus points applied for hunts with draw odds averaging only 1.0 percent. This tendency held true for their Hunt Arizona 2007  How to Use Survey and Harvest Data second choices as well. 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 17 bonus points, for example, were drawn for their first choice hunt at over 65 times the rate of applicants with no bonus points (65.6 percent versus 0.2 percent). General elk applicants with 16 bonus points were drawn for their first choice hunt at over 64 times the rate of applicants with no bonus points (61.1 percent versus 8.0 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 2007 draw, the average applicant for elk tags will have about 2.5 bonus points while those applying for antelope, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and deer tags will have 4.7, 5.4, 3.6, and 1.7 respectivly. 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 By Species Bonus points listed below include the permanent hunter education point and the new loyalty point. For all species except antelope and elk, the tables below are a summary of group bonus points resulting from the 2006 Fall Draw (Section A) and individual bonus points going into the 2007 Fall Draw (Section B). For antelope and elk, the tables are a summary of group bonus points resulting from the 2007 Fall Draw (Section A) and individual bonus points going into the 2008 Fall 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 Fall 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.” In Section B, the number of individuals with a single (1) bonus point has been corrected from previous years. There were individuals with a permanent point that were not counted in previous years. 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. A RESULTS OF THE 2006 FALL DRAW Group Bonus Points going No. Hunters per Bonus Percent Drawn during the into the 2006 Fall Draw Point going into the 2006 2006 Fall Draw within a Fall Draw Bonus Point grouping B RESULTS OF THE 2006 FALL DRAW Individual Bonus Points No. Hunters per Bonus going into the 2007 Fall Point going into the 2007 Draw Fall Draw Deer 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   Hunt Arizona 2007 17,417 31,690 22,192 9,537 4,287 2,158 1,212 672 894 319 33.2% 45.4% 47.4% 46.2% 49.6% 39.7% 25.7% 16.5% 8.5% 29.8% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 107,024 35,503 15,342 6,335 3,504 2,109 1,316 786 1,054 333 How to Use Survey and Harvest Data Bonus Points by Species A RESULTS OF THE 2006 FALL DRAW Group Bonus Points going No. Hunters per Bonus Percent Drawn during the into the 2006 Fall Draw Point going into the 2006 2006 Fall Draw within a Fall Draw Bonus Point grouping B RESULTS OF THE 2006 FALL DRAW Individual Bonus Points No. Hunters per Bonus going into the 2007 Fall Point going into the 2007 Draw Fall Draw Antelope (Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4,825 4,827 3,870 3,127 2,404 2,098 2,195 1,870 1,456 1,339 1,062 958 807 647 458 411 275 212 28 0.3% 1.0% 2.1% 2.1% 3.0% 3.4% 3.5% 3.7% 3.9% 3.4% 4.6% 6.0% 3.7% 5.7% 3.9% 7.5% 10.6% 29.3% 85.7% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 85,560 11,425 6,688 4,063 3,299 3,300 2,926 2,356 1,891 1,600 1,334 1,186 996 757 603 477 321 207 27 103,648 39,358 22,600 12,926 8,903 6,437 4,450 2,761 1,682 1,161 718 471 333 230 170 73 25 6 2 (these hunters purchased bonus points) Elk (Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 14,148 22,510 22,044 13,610 7,940 5,817 4,147 2,884 1,623 1,092 644 443 284 201 151 80 41 2 12.8% 23.1% 27.7% 27.2% 28.4% 24.1% 24.9% 35.6% 33.6% 24.0% 22.8% 20.5% 15.5% 11.0% 17.2% 18.8% 75.6% 100% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 0 -- 19 22.1% 37.2% 72.3% 1 2 3 4 94,450 9,413 2,495 281 1 2 3 4 95,654 7,148 222 16 Turkey (Accrue bonus points through both the spring and fall draws) 0 1 2 6,170 6,994 2,062 Javelina (Accrue bonus points through both the spring and fall draws) 0 1 2 3,213 2,890 584 22.2% 35.5% 76.0% Hunt Arizona 2007  How to Use Survey and Harvest Data Bonus Points by Species A RESULTS OF THE 2006 FALL DRAW Group Bonus Points going No. Hunters per Bonus Percent Drawn during the into the 2006 Fall Draw Point going into the 2006 2006 Fall Draw within a Fall Draw Bonus Point grouping B RESULTS OF THE 2006 FALL DRAW Individual Bonus Points No. Hunters per Bonus going into the 2007 Fall Point going into the 2007 Draw Fall Draw Bighorn (Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2,282 2,029 1,716 1,668 1,016 974 1,041 802 632 625 527 530 489 438 399 340 393 431 0% 0.20% 0.23% 0.12% 0.39% 0.51% 0.58% 0.37% 0.16% 1.28% 0.38% 0.57% 1.02% 0.91% 0.75% 1.76% 1.53% 6.26% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 89,664 5,339 3,343 1,986 1,628 1,842 1,439 1,010 825 764 676 642 577 507 434 363 405 423 Buffalo (Accrue bonus points through both the spring and fall draws; (Section A does NOT reflect individuals who purchased a bonus point) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 332 381 255 196 170 133 100 86 87 61 61 32 36 17 11 12 12 2 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0% 2.3% 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 18.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% --100% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 91,894 2,808 1,487 873 546 472 337 262 233 163 148 119 80 50 32 27 36 20 15 11 12 4 4 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 95,072 583 49 0 Bear (Spring draw only) 0 1 2 3  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 120,000 post-hunt adults. 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 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 Arizo- Bob Miles Mule Deer Hunt Arizona 2007  Deer na 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 Mule deer distribution have a life span of 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 fourmonth 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  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 1998, 44,524 hunters reported taking fewer than 10,500 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 82,000 post-hunt adults. 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 Bob Miles 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 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 but nearly 40 percent in 1998. Hunt Arizona 2007  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  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 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hunt Arizona 2007  Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Deer Survey Data Unit MULE DEER 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3A/3C 3B 3B 3B 3B 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 12AE 12AE 12AE 12AE 12AE 12AW 12AW 10 Year Bucks Does Fawns Unclassified Total 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 9 14 11 11 7 24 7 6 17 3 5 14 14 18 16 8 12 7 9 8 15 27 22 41 26 15 32 33 28 23 26 2 9 6 18 24 26 20 17 23 17 22 23 15 16 21 19 25 18 7 34 30 42 27 22 7 33 23 4 8 46 82 78 51 70 66 91 39 163 43 41 69 27 38 75 38 47 56 10 38 20 38 27 34 187 153 177 74 112 288 248 125 140 106 50 71 40 66 79 96 178 102 106 77 181 119 82 117 109 257 153 130 103 206 245 219 129 107 22 236 67 36 30 172 451 324 18 35 36 32 16 26 25 15 9 8 15 35 18 0 1 6 6 5 13 16 10 35 59 61 39 26 65 78 50 52 46 10 36 25 37 37 22 57 53 60 34 54 46 40 53 50 75 74 51 39 72 28 93 50 72 2 98 56 28 25 118 209 212 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 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 10 7 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 2 35 0 78 119 113 135 62 213 75 62 95 38 58 124 70 65 73 24 56 32 60 51 59 249 234 279 139 153 389 362 203 215 178 62 116 75 122 141 145 259 173 189 129 267 195 137 187 180 351 255 199 149 312 303 354 206 201 31 367 155 68 63 338 777 614 Hunt Arizona 2007 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 18 20 17 12 18 15 16 15 25 11 13 19 37 38 29 80 32 35 24 30 44 14 14 23 35 13 11 13 22 16 25 4 13 15 27 30 27 11 17 22 22 12 19 18 14 19 7 16 14 7 17 12 19 21 21 32 14 34 11 27 27 18 24 35 50 55 35 41 16 58 37 13 30 39 47 47 0 2 60 16 25 34 59 29 19 39 34 53 23 23 31 40 37 43 20 51 63 56 47 23 32 52 57 44 30 39 49 45 46 29 48 39 38 35 11 42 39 67 9 42 84 78 83 69 46 65 Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Deer Survey Data Unit Year MULE DEER (continued) 12AW 2004 12AW 2005 12AW 2006 12B 2002 12B 2003 12B 2004 12B 2005 12B 2006 13A 2002 13A 2003 13A 2004 13A 2005 13A 2006 13B 2002 13B 2003 13B 2004 13B 2005 13B 2006 15 2006 15A/15B 2002 15A/15B 2003 16A 2002 16A 2003 16A 2004 16A 2005 16A 2006 17 2004 17A 2002 17A 2003 17A 2005 17A 2006 17B 2002 17B 2003 17B 2005 17B 2006 18A 2002 18A 2003 18A 2004 18A 2005 18A 2006 18B 2002 18B 2003 18B 2004 18B 2005 18B 2006 19A 2002 19A 2003 19A 2004 19A 2005 19A 2006 19B 2002 19B 2003 19B 2004 19B 2005 19B 2006 20A 2002 20A 2003 20A 2004 20A 2005 20A 2006 20B 2002 20B 2003 20B 2004 Bucks Does Fawns Unclassified Total 71 84 92 69 61 78 19 62 9 29 25 21 46 32 14 18 35 40 11 18 24 24 19 17 19 9 30 7 17 2 8 44 28 16 6 58 43 30 32 6 25 26 19 11 28 1 5 4 18 19 31 24 30 22 19 17 22 9 9 8 11 24 17 237 362 336 324 300 253 108 183 32 75 63 56 107 69 48 53 54 59 22 37 48 79 55 41 41 27 86 69 70 9 30 139 90 41 69 194 159 124 71 24 134 138 86 60 161 13 62 35 65 87 105 86 88 90 54 85 88 70 39 34 35 60 43 244 313 265 91 242 173 82 133 16 44 47 47 65 14 22 30 39 38 1 7 26 34 32 21 10 7 44 7 15 2 9 9 17 26 26 40 90 58 55 2 17 56 43 31 42 1 13 12 43 21 13 32 24 26 9 7 11 20 14 6 0 13 15 5 14 0 27 0 0 14 5 0 0 5 12 12 3 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 557 773 693 511 603 504 223 383 57 148 140 136 230 118 84 102 128 143 35 62 99 137 106 79 70 43 163 83 102 13 47 192 135 83 101 292 292 212 158 32 176 220 148 102 244 15 80 53 126 127 149 142 142 138 95 116 121 103 62 48 50 97 75 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 30 23 27 21 20 31 18 34 28 39 40 38 43 46 29 34 65 68 50 49 50 30 35 41 46 33 35 10 24 22 27 32 31 39 9 30 27 24 45 25 19 19 22 18 17 8 8 11 28 22 30 28 34 24 35 20 25 13 23 24 31 40 40 103 86 79 28 81 68 76 73 50 59 75 84 61 20 46 57 72 64 5 19 54 43 58 51 24 26 51 10 21 22 30 6 19 63 38 21 57 47 77 8 13 41 50 52 26 8 21 34 66 24 12 37 27 29 17 8 13 29 36 18 0 22 35 Hunt Arizona 2007 11 Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Deer Survey Data Unit Year MULE DEER (continued) 20B 2005 20B 2006 20C 2002 20C 2003 20C 2004 20C 2005 20C 2006 21 2002 21 2003 21 2004 21 2005 21 2006 22 2002 22 2003 22 2004 22 2005 22 2006 23 2002 23 2003 23 2004 23 2005 23 2006 24A 2002 24A 2003 24A 2004 24A 2005 24A 2006 24B 2002 24B 2003 24B 2004 24B 2005 24B 2006 25M 2006 26M 2006 27 2002 27 2003 27 2004 27 2005 27 2006 28 2002 28 2003 28 2004 28 2005 28 2006 29 2002 29 2003 29 2004 29 2005 29 2006 30A 2002 30A 2003 30A 2004 30A 2005 30A 2006 30B 2002 30B 2003 30B 2004 30B 2005 30B 2006 31 2002 31 2003 31 2004 31 2005 12 Bucks Does Fawns Unclassified Total 31 34 27 32 23 30 43 13 22 9 15 14 26 47 52 32 42 25 27 22 40 30 22 15 25 17 7 15 21 20 17 5 1 4 45 60 52 38 51 40 29 32 22 19 26 19 16 21 19 25 26 20 42 21 32 32 31 15 10 15 23 35 10 66 85 154 90 109 63 142 32 78 34 51 48 147 143 138 81 119 144 155 107 110 122 99 95 121 92 53 105 83 87 113 43 8 5 351 381 231 222 239 208 189 170 161 157 206 189 148 175 161 180 181 240 205 217 194 202 172 154 100 134 103 144 91 24 28 8 37 35 36 52 5 19 14 23 25 27 51 61 39 69 38 50 45 70 62 17 23 48 44 17 19 32 62 37 42 2 2 61 123 68 35 57 79 63 70 56 59 46 32 28 43 37 46 45 63 66 67 88 73 93 80 37 36 25 45 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 121 147 189 159 167 130 237 53 123 57 89 87 202 241 252 152 230 208 232 174 220 214 138 133 196 153 82 139 136 169 167 90 11 11 457 564 351 295 347 328 281 273 239 236 278 240 192 239 217 251 252 323 314 305 314 307 296 251 147 185 151 224 128 Hunt Arizona 2007 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 47 40 18 36 21 48 30 41 28 26 29 29 18 33 38 40 35 17 17 21 36 25 22 16 21 18 13 14 25 23 15 12 13 80 13 16 23 17 21 19 15 19 14 12 13 10 11 12 12 14 14 8 20 10 16 16 18 10 10 11 22 24 11 36 33 5 41 32 57 37 16 24 41 45 52 18 36 44 48 58 26 32 42 64 51 17 24 40 48 32 18 39 71 33 98 25 40 17 32 29 16 24 38 33 41 35 38 22 17 19 25 23 26 25 26 32 31 45 36 54 52 37 27 24 31 30 Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Deer Survey Data Unit Year MULE DEER (continued) 31 2006 32 2002 32 2003 32 2004 32 2005 32 2006 33 2002 33 2003 33 2004 33 2005 33 2006 34A 2002 34A 2003 34A 2004 34A 2005 34A 2006 34B 2002 34B 2003 34B 2004 34B 2005 34B 2006 35A 2002 35A 2003 35A 2004 35A 2005 35A 2006 35B 2002 35B 2003 35B 2004 35B 2005 35B 2006 36A 2002 36A 2003 36A 2004 36A 2005 36A 2006 36B 2002 36B 2003 36B 2004 36B 2005 36B 2006 36C 2002 36C 2003 36C 2004 36C 2005 36C 2006 37A 2002 37A 2003 37A 2004 37A 2005 37A 2006 37B 2002 37B 2003 37B 2004 37B 2005 37B 2006 39 2002 39 2003 39 2004 39 2005 39 2006 39M 2005 40 2002 Bucks Does Fawns Unclassified Total 20 30 22 23 25 28 7 9 10 5 7 4 6 3 1 0 13 3 14 4 1 21 12 9 8 8 5 3 17 9 1 46 22 29 29 22 23 18 18 13 12 8 12 17 5 10 8 7 7 4 5 9 5 3 9 8 1 15 6 8 8 1 4 127 207 259 298 289 231 66 80 42 25 52 46 29 16 20 4 90 21 20 14 20 71 50 85 52 27 16 10 56 44 12 254 180 152 160 183 181 174 137 105 105 33 41 109 43 56 24 6 15 10 6 15 29 13 12 24 7 42 37 29 46 0 7 35 84 54 105 116 59 29 18 26 13 15 14 8 3 10 1 40 17 9 9 10 34 37 48 23 17 4 3 24 18 6 71 85 73 82 56 67 102 85 60 51 10 24 54 16 11 3 1 1 6 3 5 18 4 6 11 4 24 14 15 26 0 1 3 17 2 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 338 337 443 430 318 102 108 78 43 74 65 43 22 31 5 146 43 53 27 31 126 99 142 84 52 25 16 97 71 19 371 287 254 274 278 271 294 240 178 171 51 77 180 72 77 35 14 23 20 14 30 52 20 31 44 12 81 57 52 80 1 12 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 16 14 8 8 9 12 11 11 24 20 13 9 21 19 5 0 14 14 70 29 5 30 24 11 15 30 31 30 30 20 8 18 12 19 18 12 13 10 13 12 11 24 29 16 12 18 33 117 47 40 83 60 17 23 75 33 14 36 16 28 17 57 28 41 21 35 40 26 44 23 62 52 29 30 28 19 50 25 44 81 45 64 50 48 74 56 44 63 25 30 43 41 50 28 47 48 51 31 37 59 62 57 49 30 59 50 37 20 13 17 7 60 50 33 62 31 50 46 57 57 38 52 57 14 Hunt Arizona 2007 13 Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Deer Survey Data Unit Year MULE DEER (continued) 40 2003 40 2004 40 2005 40 2006 41 2002 41 2003 41 2004 41 2005 41 2006 42 2002 42 2003 42 2004 42 2005 42 2006 42M 2002 42M 2003 43A 2002 43A 2003 43A 2004 43A 2005 43A 2006 43A Cibola 2002 43B 2002 43B 2003 43B 2004 43B 2005 43B 2006 44A 2002 44A 2003 44A 2004 44A 2005 44A 2006 45 2002 45 2003 45 2004 45 2005 45 2006 White-tailed Deer 1 2003 1 2004 1 2005 4 2003 4 2005 5 2004 5 2005 6A 2002 6A 2003 6A 2004 6A 2005 6A 2006 6B 2002 6B 2003 6B 2004 6B 2005 6B 2006 8 2002 8 2003 8 2004 8 2005 8 2006 19A 2005 19A 2006 21 2002 Bucks Does Fawns Unclassified Total 4 8 4 9 16 13 20 21 23 28 43 29 28 32 10 4 1 1 2 2 2 19 0 0 3 4 1 30 32 22 39 24 33 47 21 26 27 11 10 7 20 58 61 70 53 152 108 112 62 114 137 39 15 3 1 7 10 8 67 5 27 13 17 12 76 98 69 88 102 86 109 76 77 54 0 5 1 10 9 29 24 27 76 13 78 19 72 64 10 1 2 0 1 6 3 38 1 8 5 10 5 11 36 20 41 41 8 28 16 43 20 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 24 12 39 85 103 114 103 255 149 233 111 214 233 59 20 6 2 10 18 13 144 6 35 21 31 18 117 166 112 172 167 127 184 113 146 102 36 80 57 45 28 21 29 40 15 26 38 47 25 23 26 27 33 100 29 20 25 28 0 0 23 24 8 39 33 32 44 24 38 43 28 34 50 0 50 14 50 16 48 34 51 50 12 70 31 63 47 26 7 67 0 14 60 38 57 20 30 38 59 42 14 37 29 47 40 9 26 21 56 37 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 16 9 26 21 17 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 11 17 4 1 11 1 0 3 81 48 58 66 47 7 5 13 6 10 2 3 0 7 0 2 6 38 4 1 0 5 0 0 2 18 23 25 30 19 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 6 1 16 2 1 6 116 80 112 117 83 8 10 19 11 15 3 4 1 9 2 4 8 53 18 25 0 0 100 33 20 19 45 32 36 0 40 8 33 40 50 33 14 0 33 29 24 25 0 45 0 67 22 48 43 45 40 14 40 23 50 10 0 0 14 100 0 11 14  Hunt Arizona 2007 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Bucks white-tailed DEER (continued) 21 2003 11 21 2004 9 21 2005 16 21 2006 25 22 2002 38 22 2003 42 22 2004 29 22 2005 38 22 2006 29 23 2002 36 23 2003 40 23 2004 36 23 2005 17 23 2006 29 24A 2002 13 24A 2003 36 24A 2004 19 24A 2005 30 24A 2006 25 24B 2002 14 24B 2003 15 24B 2004 28 24B 2005 24 24B 2006 45 27 2002 23 27 2003 20 27 2004 10 27 2005 16 27 2006 15 28 2002 1 28 2004 1 28 2006 0 29 2002 18 29 2003 24 29 2004 35 29 2005 22 29 2006 20 30A 2002 20 30A 2003 14 30A 2004 28 30A 2005 20 30A 2006 17 30B 2002 18 30B 2003 18 30B 2004 30 30B 2005 18 30B 2006 20 31 2002 26 31 2003 20 31 2004 28 31 2005 23 31 2006 33 32 2002 38 32 2003 65 32 2004 47 32 2005 33 32 2006 25 33 2002 31 33 2003 51 33 2004 59 33 2005 48 33 2006 53 34A 2002 20 Does Fawns Unclassified Total 25 39 52 51 92 99 93 92 112 99 70 66 54 73 34 122 103 64 77 41 80 78 88 110 69 63 38 67 49 12 2 1 92 99 162 106 121 95 104 112 83 106 54 81 93 90 93 113 123 104 73 82 135 195 181 123 89 186 246 270 154 208 165 8 18 20 15 13 23 11 23 17 7 17 31 22 34 5 30 43 18 28 5 31 28 28 46 11 20 6 8 15 1 1 2 26 31 13 30 39 21 19 19 30 29 28 38 50 62 30 38 44 37 21 22 53 56 52 38 16 25 62 107 37 64 52 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 5 2 6 4 4 0 1 3 2 5 3 1 0 2 3 0 8 12 44 66 88 95 144 164 134 153 158 142 128 134 94 136 53 192 168 112 130 60 126 134 140 203 103 103 54 91 79 17 4 3 137 154 211 163 181 137 137 159 134 152 100 142 175 175 145 183 191 173 117 138 229 318 285 197 131 242 361 439 239 333 249 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 44 23 31 49 41 42 31 41 26 36 57 55 31 40 38 30 18 47 32 34 19 36 27 41 33 32 26 24 31 8 50 0 20 24 22 21 17 21 13 25 24 16 33 22 32 20 22 23 16 27 32 40 28 33 26 27 28 17 21 22 31 25 12 32 46 38 29 14 23 12 25 15 7 24 47 41 47 15 25 42 28 36 12 39 36 32 42 16 32 16 12 31 8 50 200 28 31 8 28 32 22 18 17 36 27 52 47 54 69 32 34 36 36 29 27 39 29 29 31 18 13 25 40 24 31 32 Hunt Arizona 2007 15 Deer Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Deer Survey Data Unit Year Bucks white-tailed DEER (continued) 34A 2003 22 34A 2004 29 34A 2005 41 34A 2006 30 34B 2002 17 34B 2003 23 34B 2004 16 34B 2005 19 34B 2006 30 35A 2002 32 35A 2003 28 35A 2004 31 35A 2005 16 35A 2006 29 35B 2002 25 35B 2003 31 35B 2004 27 35B 2005 28 35B 2006 34 36A 2002 28 36A 2003 23 36A 2004 42 36A 2005 37 36A 2006 25 36B 2002 29 36B 2003 22 36B 2004 62 36B 2005 47 36B 2006 28 36C 2002 18 36C 2003 30 36C 2004 41 36C 2005 23 36C 2006 42 37A 2003 0 37A 2005 2 37A 2006 2 37B 2002 2 37B 2004 0 37B 2006 0 16  Hunt Arizona 2007 Does Fawns Unclassified Total 117 189 211 170 96 93 50 113 101 74 85 102 58 52 82 69 101 82 102 201 165 171 182 106 186 120 278 173 143 68 124 116 80 143 1 0 1 1 0 2 54 35 80 81 41 39 15 25 47 25 20 31 23 28 36 39 39 29 57 54 72 61 87 44 79 49 115 86 57 15 75 35 33 46 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 3 1 8 4 2 5 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 5 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 8 1 1 8 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 256 333 289 158 157 86 161 180 133 133 166 97 109 148 141 170 140 198 286 262 276 308 176 294 192 456 314 229 102 237 195 146 233 1 2 4 3 1 2 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 19 15 19 18 18 25 32 17 30 43 33 30 28 56 30 45 27 34 33 14 14 25 20 24 16 18 22 27 20 26 24 35 29 29 0 200 200 0 46 19 38 48 43 42 30 22 47 34 24 30 40 54 44 57 39 35 56 27 44 36 48 42 42 41 41 50 40 22 60 30 41 32 0 100 0 0 Deer Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Deer Hunts1 Deer Harvest Percent Mule Deer Whitetail Success Total Bucks A-less Bucks A-less 1946 ‑ ‑ 4733 ‑ 991 ‑ 5724 1947 ‑ ‑ 6420 ‑ 1152 ‑ 7572 1948 ‑ ‑ 7358 ‑ 1347 ‑ 8705 1949 ‑ ‑ 7465 386 1203 ‑ 9054 1950 ‑ ‑ 9009 798 1175 ‑ 10982 1951 ‑ ‑ 9618 658 1234 ‑ 11510 1952 ‑ ‑ 10575 2707 1490 ‑ 14772 1953 ‑ ‑ 12590 3948 1791 ‑ 18329 1954 ‑ ‑ 11662 6425 1500 ‑ 19587 1955 ‑ 53791 ‑ 15220 5483 1489 300 22492 42 1956 ‑ 64123 ‑ 16175 8943 2066 357 27541 43 1957 ‑ 56499 ‑ 15307 4859 1808 593 22567 40 1958 ‑ 76358 259876 17994 9840 3394 1702 32930 43 1959 ‑ 78102 290686 16329 7769 3105 1687 28890 37 1960 ‑ 87986 318806 19291 8380 3871 1111 32653 37 1961 ‑ 91120 350200 22459 8307 3891 843 35500 39 1962 ‑ 93337 373035 16658 7579 3211 983 28431 31 1963 ‑ 92594 371619 14082 6262 2859 1463 24666 27 1964 ‑ 86867 335508 12613 2362 3207 1116 19298 22 1965 ‑ 87548 316911 11357 2002 2871 741 16971 19 1966 ‑ 88230 354586 12158 2040 2390 597 17185 20 1967 ‑ 90361 365358 12350 1388 2404 258 16400 18 1968 ‑ 88253 359684 12298 741 2722 205 15966 18 1969 ‑ 91575 358833 12203 567 2124 78 14972 16 1970 ‑ 97113 395038 13167 420 2197 35 15819 16 1971 77437 67263 256100 9129 334 1517 18 10998 16 1972 66905 74096 63269 241882 9137 338 1653 17 11145 18 1973 83334 75200 64120 243322 11114 402 2080 22 13618 21 1974 79664 82650 72352 255592 11715 533 3221 0 15469 21 1975 80929 79750 69262 253721 12576 408 2870 0 15854 23 1976 86829 83125 72049 228763 10578 261 2656 0 13495 19 1977 83593 84265 72472 255850 9871 6 2295 24 12196 17 1978 84017 81675 69709 264624 9075 38 2247 40 11400 16 1979 85072 78215 66451 270068 10347 0 3207 54 13608 21 1980 94285 79409 66909 278520 11111 0 3480 46 14637 22 1981 92679 77755 66308 274028 10825 0 3466 38 14329 22 1982 91673 83045 71123 296368 12187 0 3965 34 16186 23 1983 71826 94285 77106 309699 12767 0 4173 51 16991 22 1984 72989 92545 82618 328231 17102 0 7030 75 24207 29 1985 80014 92345 84079 333156 16292 273 6782 110 23457 28 1986 82982 94871 84687 331015 16493 2961 5829 86 25369 30 1987 84145 87340 79557 304440 15081 2191 4777 92 22141 28 1988 85084 79135 72796 290084 13744 1781 4505 75 20105 28 1989 84485 75925 69974 277264 13516 694 4293 84 18587 27 1990 82911 76620 70901 284643 11278 2809 4368 62 18517 26 1991 79466 68304 63109 256780 12101 0 5268 76 17445 28 1992 85343 68910 64143 256592 11997 0 5639 75 17711 28 1993 87558 70348 65151 260399 11879 0 5489 58 17426 27 1994 92904 68849 63330 256856 10867 0 5336 0 16203 26 1995 92139 63708 58649 242281 8824 0 4876 0 13700 23 1996 88529 57570 52679 212116 7229 0 4091 0 11320 22 1997 89627 51222 47210 195719 6065 0 4154 33 10252 22 1998 88329 46694 42753 173577 5877 0 4095 7 9979 24 1999 92104 47065 42970 175908 5924 310 3264 8 9506 22 1 Muzzleloader hunt data included up until 1984. Juniors-0nly hunt data not included in this table. 2 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. Year2 1st Choice Applicants Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days Hunt Arizona 2007 17 Deer Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Deer Hunts1 Deer Harvest Percent Mule Deer Whitetail Success Total Bucks A-less Bucks A-less 2000 85091 46072 41677 166780 5025 188 4121 0 9334 22 2001 83808 44978 41110 170820 5226 623 3369 0 9218 22 2002 84384 42020 38368 163098 4539 1 3590 5 8135 21 2003 86546 37260 33905 144027 3753 0 3937 0 7690 23 2004 90057 36665 33395 136377 4034 3 4515 0 8552 26 2005 83264 37918 34883 144949 4356 1 4213 1 8571 25 2006 85534 3813 35016 147433 4811 0 4153 5 8969 26 1 Muzzleloader hunt data included up until 1984. Juniors-0nly hunt data not included in this table. 2 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. Year2 1st Choice Applicants Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days 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 299 403 608 837 1076 1155 1497 1897 2427 2571 2863 2855 2815 2634 2581 350 150 275 339 706 603 808 1224 1250 1625 1510 980 1030 1280 1332 336 148 264 331 649 543 763 1100 1134 1449 1394 904 923 1143 1219 1386 569 1073 1450 2262 2083 2502 2719 2959 3858 4117 2704 2711 3258 4469 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 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 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 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 Total Percent Success 149 95 172 195 199 194 305 681 619 804 640 459 428 443 503 44 64 65 59 31 36 40 61 55 55 46 51 46 39 41 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 32 29 23 24 23 24 15 22 20 20 19 19 16 16 18 19 17 25 18 27 22 28 27 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 424 263 337 402 556 877 713 772 964 970 1070 1213 1267 1540 1621 1541 1489 1456 1775 1585 1896 1498 1724 950 950 950 750 1000 1250 1139 1181 1300 1625 1821 1626 1479 1335 1120 1055 915 869 995 745 783 859 924 664 739 840 664 821 1110 996 1074 1189 1437 1667 1456 1309 1179 1008 949 822 782 874 675 679 768 807 3035 3154 3947 2651 3545 5660 4822 5424 5808 6950 7875 7135 6323 5605 4372 4063 3812 3775 4020 3189 2988 3189 3726 18  Hunt Arizona 2007 Deer Harvest Data Summary of Archery Deer Hunts Year Tags Sold Hunters Hunter Days 1952 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 2736 3451 2349 1695 4625 4567 3596 3835 3596 4679 4510 5107 5855 7261 19814 15109 11934 12628 14249 16554 18666 20883 22399 22398 20324 18883 21580 23445 23329 23568 23166 23022 24293 25338 23783 23082 22447 22675 22949 Not Available 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hunt Arizona 2007 19 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year General 1 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 2005 1 2006 2 2002 2 2003 2 2004 2 2005 2 2006 3A/3C 2002 3A/3C 2003 3A/3C 2004 3A/3C 2005 3A/3C 2006 4 2002 4 2003 4 2004 4 2005 4 2006 5 2002 5 2003 5 2004 5 2005 5 2006 6A 2002 6A 2003 6A 2004 6A 2005 6A 2006 6A 2005 6A 2006 6A 2002 6A 2003 6A 2004 6A 2005 6A 2006 6B 2002 6B 2003 6B 2004 6B 2005 6B 2006 6B 2002 6B 2006 6B/8 2003 6B/8 2004 6B/8 2005 6B/8 2006 7 2002 7 2003 7 2004 7 2005 7 2006 8 2002 8 2003 8 2004 8 2005 8 2006 8 2006 9 2002 9 2003 9 2004 9 2005 9 2006 10 2002 10 2003 Hunt Type Dates AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA MD MD MD MD MD WT WT WT WT WT WT WT AA AA AA AA MD WT WT WT WT WT WT AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA MD WT AA AA AA AA AA AA AA 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 11/10-11/19 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 11/10-11/19 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 11/10-11/19 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 11/10-11/19 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/01 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/05 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 10/27-11/05 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/10 10/24-11/09 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 175 175 175 200 200 100 80 80 90 90 200 150 125 125 150 150 150 150 150 150 675 450 350 350 450 400 350 275 275 275 175 400 250 250 250 150 50 175 150 150 150 190 75 20 50 50 50 50 1375 1000 700 700 800 600 500 500 500 500 50 900 750 650 650 400 825 700 1230 1350 1428 1317 1435 489 587 531 587 551 657 575 584 704 971 928 964 946 760 775 2745 2734 2619 2282 2816 2564 2663 2556 2270 2419 200 317 628 782 783 565 465 320 279 395 379 274 75 12 89 86 78 112 3063 2791 2380 1792 2562 1920 2267 2231 2165 2114 34 1206 1159 843 1148 979 1728 1908 175 175 175 200 200 100 80 80 90 90 200 150 125 125 148 150 150 150 150 150 675 450 350 350 450 400 350 275 275 275 175 400 250 250 250 150 50 185 150 150 150 190 75 20 50 50 51 50 1375 1000 700 700 798 600 500 500 500 500 50 900 750 650 650 400 825 700 12.9 11.6 11.4 13.7 12.2 16.6 12.1 13.6 12.6 14.0 25.6 18.6 19.0 15.8 13.4 15.3 13.3 13.5 15.5 16.6 19.4 15.1 12.1 14.1 13.0 14.4 11.8 10.1 10.8 10.7 48.0 56.5 25.0 23.9 23.6 15.9 8.6 30.6 26.2 22.5 25.6 33.2 42.7 75.0 19.1 34.9 35.9 21.4 32.8 26.9 22.1 27.1 23.0 25.5 19.5 19.4 20.2 20.3 70.6 43.4 38.1 43.7 37.2 29.0 34.8 26.4 156 173 161 171 185 86 68 80 84 86 188 139 109 112 138 140 146 143 140 134 625 409 322 342 419 372 322 260 259 259 145 362 230 226 233 145 44 152 132 132 136 180 66 20 48 48 51 46 1278 916 646 652 723 541 464 453 464 466 46 845 699 598 615 372 775 641 732 788 695 826 830 339 385 331 523 464 958 645 550 487 743 733 690 739 695 756 2709 2046 1549 1521 1885 1743 1467 1096 1165 1162 498 1612 1333 1444 1174 876 286 586 607 506 652 823 459 90 279 302 299 254 5794 4154 2771 2593 3093 2520 2164 2018 1996 2034 209 4028 3620 2774 2986 1751 4577 3793 32 42 34 38 33 34 10 49 17 14 21 18 18 34 46 22 14 17 14 16 67 37 70 72 93 68 49 65 71 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 23 29 8 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 158 134 70 155 131 115 72 91 96 169 0 84 31 137 132 144 121 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 5 6 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 60 76 82 66 37 16 4 8 7 0 0 20 0 11 13 15 21 0 2 0 2 2 6 0 2 9 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer 20 Hunt Arizona 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 42 36 38 38 34 10 49 17 14 21 18 18 34 46 25 19 19 14 16 72 43 70 78 105 68 49 65 71 88 9 60 76 82 66 37 16 25 31 36 8 48 20 0 11 13 15 21 158 136 70 157 133 121 72 93 105 169 2 84 31 139 136 146 121 85 22 24 22 22 21 40 15 61 20 16 11 13 17 30 33 18 13 13 10 12 12 11 22 23 25 18 15 25 27 34 6 17 33 36 28 26 36 16 23 27 6 27 30 0 23 27 29 46 12 15 11 24 18 22 16 21 23 36 4 10 4 23 22 39 16 13 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 10 2004 AA 10 2005 AA 10 2006 AA 12AE 2002 AA 12AE 2003 AA 12AE 2004 AA 12AE 2005 AA 12AE 2006 AA 12AE 2002 AA 12AE 2003 AA 12AE 2004 AA 12AE 2005 AA 12AE 2006 AA 12AW 2002 AA 12AW 2003 AA 12AW 2004 AA 12AW 2005 AA 12AW 2006 AA 12AW 2002 AA 12AW 2003 AA 12AW 2004 AA 12AW 2005 AA 12AW 2006 AA 12B 2002 AA 12B 2003 AA 12B 2004 AA 12B 2005 AA 12B 2006 AA 12B 2002 AA 12B 2003 AA 12B 2004 AA 12B 2005 AA 12B 2006 AA 12BW 2004 AA 12BW 2004 AA 12BW 2005 AA 12BW 2006 AA 13A 2002 AA 13A 2003 AA 13A 2004 AA 13A 2005 AA 13A 2006 AA 13B 2002 AA 13B 2003 AA 13B 2004 AA 13B 2005 AA 13B 2006 AA 16A 2002 AA 16A 2003 AA 16A 2004 AA 16A 2005 AA 16A 2006 AA 17A 2002 AA 17A 2003 AA 17A 2004 AA 17A 2005 AA 17A 2006 AA 17B 2002 AA 17B 2003 AA 17B 2004 AA 17B 2005 AA 17B 2006 AA 18A 2002 AA 18A 2003 AA 18A 2004 AA 18A 2005 AA Unit Year Dates 10/29-11/14 10/28-11/13 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/01 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 11/22-12/01 11/21-11/30 11/19-11/28 11/18-11/27 11/24-12/03 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 11/22-12/01 11/21-11/30 11/19-11/28 11/18-11/27 11/24-12/03 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 11/22-12/01 11/21-11/30 11/19-11/28 11/18-11/27 11/24-12/03 11/19-11/28 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/17-11/26 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/10 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/10 10/24-11/09 10/29-11/14 10/28-11/13 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 700 700 725 200 125 200 200 150 50 50 50 50 50 635 300 500 1000 500 97 100 125 175 175 125 100 25 25 25 65 65 10 65 75 65 100 125 185 50 50 40 30 40 65 55 55 60 75 550 550 600 600 600 475 375 375 375 375 400 400 400 400 400 500 450 500 500 2286 1563 1756 1305 1349 1539 1207 1139 2879 2884 2545 1845 2068 6429 5006 4803 5898 4716 3018 3302 3552 2852 4125 634 696 357 332 384 1993 2617 1037 1961 1991 1493 395 300 468 790 1071 1217 953 1263 4738 5543 6997 5068 5591 657 594 712 789 757 805 681 687 687 675 734 858 803 793 847 381 433 539 407 700 700 721 200 125 204 200 150 50 50 62 50 50 635 300 500 1000 500 103 100 154 175 175 125 100 25 25 25 65 65 12 65 75 87 114 125 185 50 50 53 30 40 65 55 72 60 75 550 550 600 600 598 475 375 375 375 375 400 400 400 400 400 500 450 500 500 22.3 29.9 29.3 10.7 7.7 10.1 10.4 8.8 1.6 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.3 8.5 4.9 8.6 13.2 7.9 2.5 2.3 3.3 4.0 3.4 10.9 6.5 4.5 4.2 3.9 2.9 1.9 1.1 2.8 2.7 4.2 16.5 14.3 16.5 3.2 2.0 3.0 1.0 2.7 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 64.1 66.8 58.1 57.0 59.6 47.2 45.2 42.4 44.0 40.0 43.3 34.7 35.1 39.1 35.1 74.5 59.1 56.6 66.6 647 651 678 190 113 190 194 146 46 46 57 49 50 596 282 449 948 470 95 100 144 170 169 119 87 25 24 22 63 64 12 62 75 84 106 120 179 50 47 53 29 40 65 53 68 60 70 516 493 540 535 561 432 345 339 337 343 369 369 364 385 357 443 428 424 466 3691 3644 3315 955 585 958 1017 785 232 283 347 304 292 3071 1534 1981 4685 2254 519 445 723 1073 1003 621 396 87 106 118 310 326 66 314 375 460 476 658 815 306 331 322 170 189 406 332 432 434 454 2448 2202 2474 2488 2674 2028 1564 1484 1628 1635 1502 1527 1526 1574 1443 2416 2405 2367 2933 53 92 134 70 57 83 79 85 32 31 30 28 40 155 91 214 428 241 63 84 89 105 118 63 35 20 16 12 52 52 9 46 51 55 58 81 120 32 22 27 21 36 44 37 41 39 50 59 94 89 98 127 73 47 44 42 80 92 40 60 71 78 62 89 55 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 94 138 70 57 83 79 85 32 31 30 28 40 155 91 214 428 241 63 84 89 105 118 63 35 20 16 12 52 52 9 46 51 55 58 81 120 32 22 27 21 36 44 37 41 39 50 59 94 89 98 127 73 47 44 42 80 92 40 60 71 78 62 89 55 101 8 14 20 37 50 44 41 58 70 67 53 57 80 26 32 48 45 51 66 84 62 62 70 53 40 80 67 55 83 81 75 74 68 65 55 68 67 64 47 51 72 90 68 70 60 65 71 11 19 16 18 23 17 14 13 12 23 25 11 16 18 22 14 21 13 22 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer Hunt Arizona 2007 21 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 18A 2006 AA 18B 2002 AA 18B 2003 AA 18B 2004 AA 18B 2005 AA 18B 2006 AA 19A 2002 AA 19A 2003 AA 19A 2004 AA 19A 2005 AA 19A 2006 AA 19B 2002 AA 19B 2003 AA 19B 2004 AA 19B 2005 AA 19B 2006 AA 20A 2002 AA 20A 2003 AA 20A 2004 AA 20A 2005 AA 20A 2006 AA 20B 2002 AA 20B 2003 AA 20B 2004 AA 20B 2005 AA 20B 2006 AA 20C 2002 AA 20C 2002 AA 20C 2003 AA 20C 2003 AA 20C 2004 AA 20C 2004 AA 20C 2005 AA 20C 2005 AA 20C 2006 AA 20C 2006 AA 21 2002 MD 21 2003 MD 21 2004 MD 21 2005 MD 21 2006 MD 21 2002 WT 21 2003 WT 21 2004 WT 21 2005 WT 21 2006 WT 21 2006 WT 22 2002 MD 22 2003 MD 22 2004 MD 22 2005 MD 22 2006 MD 22 2002 WT 22 2003 WT 22 2004 WT 22 2005 WT 22 2006 WT 22 2006 WT 23 2002 MD 23 2003 MD 23 2004 MD 23 2005 MD 23 2006 MD 23 2002 WT 23 2003 WT 23 2004 WT Unit Year Dates 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/10 10/24-11/09 10/29-11/14 10/28-11/13 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/10 10/24-11/09 10/29-11/14 10/28-11/13 10/27-11/05 10/25-11/10 10/24-11/09 10/29-11/14 10/28-11/13 10/27-11/05 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 10/25-10/28 11/01-11/10 10/24-10/27 10/31-11/09 10/29-11/01 11/05-11/14 10/28-10/31 11/04-11/13 10/27-11/01 11/03-11/12 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 10/27-11/05 12/15-12/31 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 10/27-11/05 12/15-12/31 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 10/27-11/05 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 600 600 500 500 500 550 600 525 425 350 400 350 300 250 250 200 650 550 550 550 550 250 200 200 225 300 350 350 250 250 250 250 225 225 300 150 600 400 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 350 50 600 500 500 500 500 400 400 450 450 500 50 700 500 450 450 525 250 225 300 592 767 707 797 651 886 1152 975 880 848 893 347 371 366 285 224 1665 1669 1836 1729 1472 378 348 454 356 473 412 369 361 262 293 334 229 293 337 217 963 947 949 1003 823 385 398 484 461 114 318 1540 1600 1571 1482 1293 1315 1424 1498 1434 434 749 1895 1745 1745 1849 1772 916 1030 1164 600 600 500 500 500 549 600 525 425 350 400 350 300 250 250 199 650 550 550 550 550 250 200 200 225 300 350 350 250 250 250 250 225 225 300 150 600 400 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 350 50 600 500 500 500 498 400 400 450 450 500 50 700 500 450 450 524 250 225 300 63.3 54.8 53.9 43.5 54.4 46.4 39.2 39.8 31.8 29.1 33.6 59.4 47.4 40.2 44.9 52.7 33.8 28.0 25.5 28.1 31.3 49.7 43.4 32.8 46.1 43.1 62.4 65.6 47.6 64.9 53.9 51.2 68.1 49.8 60.8 47.0 46.0 32.8 31.9 29.3 36.3 44.7 37.4 37.2 30.2 100.0 12.6 29.4 24.9 25.3 26.9 29.3 24.4 22.1 23.1 23.2 59.4 5.5 30.4 23.5 21.7 20.6 24.2 21.7 19.0 19.0 541 539 454 438 443 507 555 468 402 327 387 315 282 224 241 183 604 519 519 502 501 226 173 181 213 272 324 326 220 223 216 229 210 208 266 136 569 371 367 366 368 263 278 279 279 317 41 548 445 443 454 473 382 368 415 416 458 50 663 458 437 405 506 218 202 260 2658 2452 2249 2080 2206 2109 2485 2264 1779 1482 1604 1715 1580 1171 1382 872 3140 2726 2519 2475 2040 878 634 726 793 983 921 1528 677 943 612 982 627 856 823 577 2462 1488 1449 1380 1495 1254 1326 1256 1529 1300 239 2139 1871 1958 1918 2073 1956 1798 1923 1997 2123 289 3092 1946 1818 1755 2316 1089 1083 1209 96 106 91 73 97 153 128 61 81 68 139 57 37 31 26 49 134 149 126 91 159 17 34 29 45 48 55 42 26 44 29 44 35 44 68 18 83 52 52 54 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 60 61 82 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 50 99 69 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 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 59 88 88 86 69 17 0 0 0 0 0 129 158 164 117 78 18 0 0 0 0 0 68 112 123 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer 22 Hunt Arizona 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 106 91 73 97 153 128 69 81 73 143 57 37 31 26 49 134 149 126 91 159 17 34 29 45 48 55 42 26 44 29 44 35 44 68 18 83 52 52 54 71 59 88 88 86 69 17 102 60 61 82 79 129 158 164 117 78 18 91 50 99 69 97 68 112 123 18 20 20 17 22 30 23 15 20 22 37 18 13 14 11 27 22 29 24 18 32 8 20 16 21 18 17 13 12 20 13 19 17 21 26 13 15 14 14 15 19 22 32 32 31 22 41 19 13 14 18 17 34 43 40 28 17 36 14 11 23 17 19 31 55 47 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 23 2005 WT 23 2006 WT 23 2005 WT 23 2006 WT 24A 2002 MD 24A 2003 MD 24A 2004 MD 24A 2005 MD 24A 2006 MD 24A 2002 WT 24A 2003 WT 24A 2004 WT 24A 2005 WT 24A 2006 WT 24A 2006 WT 24B 2002 MD 24B 2003 MD 24B 2004 MD 24B 2005 MD 24B 2006 MD 24B 2006 WT 24B 2006 WT 24B 2002 WT 24B 2003 WT 24B 2004 WT 24B 2005 WT 24B 2006 WT 27 2002 MD 27 2003 MD 27 2004 MD 27 2005 MD 27 2006 MD 27 2002 MD 27/28 2002 WT 27/28 2003 WT 27/28 2004 WT 27/28 2005 WT 27/28 2006 WT 27/28 2006 WT 28 2002 AA 28 2003 AA 28 2004 AA 28 2005 AA 28 2002 AA 28 2003 AA 28 2004 AA 28 2005 AA 28 2006 MD 28 2006 MD 29 2002 MD 29 2003 MD 29 2004 MD 29 2005 MD 29 2006 MD 29 2002 MD 29 2003 MD 29 2004 MD 29 2005 MD 29 2006 MD 29 2002 WT 29 2003 WT 29 2004 WT 29 2005 WT 29 2006 WT 29 2002 WT 29 2003 WT Unit Year Dates 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/05 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 11/10-11/19 12/15-12/31 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/03-11/12 10/27-11/01 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 10/28-11/06 11/03-11/12 11/01-11/10 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 11/10-11/19 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 10/27-11/01 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 300 425 150 50 150 200 125 175 175 350 350 375 375 550 50 450 350 350 550 450 250 200 350 350 350 350 50 575 800 800 800 725 625 250 250 250 250 150 50 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 200 200 200 150 125 300 250 200 150 125 400 350 350 400 400 550 550 257 402 1144 872 461 602 527 551 547 640 820 995 1019 359 533 569 568 601 669 642 100 113 526 468 678 707 356 1593 2548 2699 2345 2454 1140 380 422 402 375 100 265 327 350 450 432 398 363 513 408 439 336 212 224 176 119 83 143 148 177 67 62 145 157 191 243 185 265 267 300 425 150 50 150 200 125 175 175 350 350 375 375 550 50 450 350 350 550 449 250 200 350 352 350 350 50 575 800 800 800 725 625 250 250 250 250 150 50 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 399 400 200 200 200 150 125 300 250 200 150 125 400 350 350 400 400 550 550 44.4 47.8 12.0 4.7 26.7 26.2 18.6 26.9 24.5 40.5 31.8 27.5 28.9 73.3 8.1 46.7 39.1 38.4 56.2 42.7 100.0 69.0 41.4 40.6 33.2 34.8 10.4 28.6 23.3 22.8 25.4 22.0 37.5 37.1 37.4 34.6 39.7 59.0 15.5 80.7 59.7 50.4 55.1 66.8 67.8 54.4 61.8 54.7 62.2 76.9 73.7 86.9 97.5 96.4 100.0 100.0 78.5 100.0 98.4 100.0 99.4 95.8 98.8 97.8 98.1 97.4 259 397 140 43 142 188 111 164 162 323 313 356 354 526 50 422 341 324 513 390 231 177 312 329 307 328 45 517 717 724 743 676 606 210 215 215 230 139 42 352 374 385 367 372 381 376 371 381 380 165 169 180 145 100 242 216 161 136 106 350 314 322 356 337 514 494 806 1698 756 209 515 931 447 716 664 1941 1563 1634 1824 2315 266 1734 1581 1473 2242 1639 806 738 1580 1705 1260 1482 205 1608 3147 3486 3286 3107 2900 1056 1241 1095 1235 694 215 1057 1074 1188 1098 1740 1684 1666 1822 1355 2138 431 486 580 440 382 1084 922 772 524 465 1067 955 946 1069 1142 2121 2040 0 0 0 0 53 47 43 61 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 37 39 90 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 196 157 168 132 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 113 82 86 82 122 72 68 76 82 38 43 27 8 7 60 74 28 20 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 82 48 11 0 0 0 0 0 101 136 180 152 175 25 0 0 0 0 0 54 40 104 159 151 137 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 52 80 41 24 19 6 5 3 5 12 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 68 104 62 49 92 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 82 48 11 53 47 43 61 51 101 136 180 152 175 25 73 37 39 90 53 54 40 104 159 151 137 23 101 196 157 168 132 97 78 52 80 41 24 19 72 118 85 91 94 125 77 68 76 82 38 43 27 8 7 60 74 28 20 14 40 68 104 62 49 92 104 19 21 34 26 37 25 39 37 31 31 43 51 43 33 50 17 11 12 18 14 23 23 33 48 49 42 51 20 27 22 23 20 16 37 24 37 18 17 45 20 32 22 25 25 33 20 18 20 22 23 25 15 6 7 25 34 17 15 13 11 22 32 17 15 18 21 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer Hunt Arizona 2007 23 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 29 2004 WT 29 2005 WT 29 2006 WT 29 2002 WT 29 2003 WT 29 2004 WT 29 2005 WT 29 2006 WT 30A 2002 MD 30A 2003 MD 30A 2004 MD 30A 2005 MD 30A 2006 MD 30A 2002 MD 30A 2003 MD 30A 2004 MD 30A 2005 MD 30A 2006 MD 30A 2002 WT 30A 2003 WT 30A 2004 WT 30A 2005 WT 30A 2006 WT 30A 2002 WT 30A 2003 WT 30A 2004 WT 30A 2005 WT 30A 2006 WT 30A 2002 WT 30A 2003 WT 30A 2004 WT 30A 2005 WT 30A 2006 WT 30B 2002 MD 30B 2003 MD 30B 2004 MD 30B 2005 MD 30B 2006 MD 30B 2002 MD 30B 2003 MD 30B 2004 MD 30B 2005 MD 30B 2006 MD 30B 2002 WT 30B 2003 WT 30B 2004 WT 30B 2005 WT 30B 2006 WT 30B 2002 WT 30B 2003 WT 30B 2004 WT 30B 2005 WT 30B 2006 WT 30B 2006 WT 31 2002 MD 31 2003 MD 31 2004 MD 31 2005 MD 31 2006 MD 31 2002 MD 31 2003 MD 31 2004 MD 31 2005 MD 31 2006 MD 31 2002 WT 31 2003 WT Unit Year Dates 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 550 500 450 50 50 50 50 75 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 350 350 350 325 250 250 250 250 300 300 300 300 275 50 50 50 50 75 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 250 250 250 300 250 250 250 250 300 250 50 150 100 100 100 100 250 200 200 200 200 450 450 284 297 229 432 480 368 323 297 306 319 368 259 277 385 423 387 292 298 57 43 45 36 28 88 94 66 51 93 209 216 216 154 192 256 297 288 221 265 325 307 356 396 312 39 38 39 43 33 42 55 53 91 38 77 180 260 221 285 302 240 225 258 267 278 199 245 550 500 449 50 50 50 50 74 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 350 350 349 368 250 250 250 250 300 300 300 300 275 50 50 50 50 75 400 400 400 400 399 400 400 400 400 400 250 250 250 300 250 277 253 252 300 249 50 150 100 100 100 100 250 200 200 200 200 450 450 100.0 95.6 95.2 10.9 9.2 11.1 12.7 18.2 76.5 77.4 70.1 92.3 80.1 82.3 80.1 76.2 94.9 96.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 88.9 100.0 100.0 98.9 97.0 100.0 90.3 14.8 19.0 13.9 22.1 24.5 98.8 98.3 97.6 97.3 98.9 93.8 98.4 85.4 82.6 94.2 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 95.2 98.2 100.0 90.1 89.5 33.8 56.1 32.7 37.6 26.7 27.5 76.3 59.1 52.3 49.8 47.5 99.5 96.7 509 452 387 44 45 45 50 69 273 252 272 270 287 362 379 318 334 320 315 228 208 213 203 263 267 251 254 247 41 46 46 41 71 363 360 375 360 344 365 380 371 358 369 218 203 211 269 211 248 209 217 257 226 47 122 85 90 95 83 245 181 179 188 174 413 417 2097 2068 1683 306 253 248 284 412 715 764 730 804 882 1582 1714 1522 1543 1621 932 654 593 593 618 1159 1044 902 994 1000 203 165 217 195 357 1016 1109 1106 1133 1160 1863 1825 1802 1784 1985 614 609 645 788 583 1115 939 886 1014 941 216 367 272 223 286 248 1105 792 839 872 818 1205 1190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 69 61 45 55 126 102 93 85 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 81 53 88 65 89 123 95 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 23 40 26 13 40 57 37 53 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 88 72 27 21 13 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 53 63 35 54 66 67 35 80 54 18 21 13 11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 23 42 26 51 29 27 45 58 50 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 103 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer 24  Hunt Arizona 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 88 72 27 21 13 12 7 74 69 61 45 55 126 102 93 85 61 44 53 63 35 54 66 67 35 80 54 18 21 13 11 16 79 81 53 88 65 89 123 95 61 61 15 23 42 26 51 29 27 45 58 50 16 28 23 40 26 13 40 57 37 53 76 81 103 29 19 19 61 47 29 24 10 27 27 22 17 19 35 27 29 25 19 14 23 30 16 27 25 25 14 31 22 44 46 28 27 23 22 23 14 24 19 24 32 26 17 17 7 11 20 10 24 12 13 21 23 22 34 23 27 44 27 16 16 31 21 28 44 20 25 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 31 2004 WT 31 2005 WT 31 2006 WT 31 2002 WT 31 2003 WT 31 2004 WT 31 2005 WT 31 2006 WT 31 2002 WT 31 2003 WT 31 2004 WT 31 2005 WT 31 2006 WT 32 2002 MD 32 2003 MD 32 2004 MD 32 2005 MD 32 2006 MD 32 2002 MD 32 2003 MD 32 2004 MD 32 2005 MD 32 2006 MD 32 2002 WT 32 2003 WT 32 2004 WT 32 2005 WT 32 2006 WT 32 2002 WT 32 2003 WT 32 2004 WT 32 2005 WT 32 2006 WT 32 2002 WT 32 2003 WT 32 2004 WT 32 2005 WT 32 2006 WT 33 2002 MD 33 2003 MD 33 2004 MD 33 2005 MD 33 2006 MD 33 2002 MD 33 2003 MD 33 2004 MD 33 2005 MD 33 2006 MD 33 2002 WT 33 2003 WT 33 2004 WT 33 2005 WT 33 2006 WT 33 2002 WT 33 2003 WT 33 2004 WT 33 2005 WT 33 2006 WT 33 2002 WT 33 2003 WT 33 2004 WT 33 2005 WT 33 2006 WT 34A 2002 MD 34A 2003 MD 34A 2004 MD Unit Year Dates 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 450 450 450 550 550 550 550 550 50 50 50 50 100 400 450 375 350 450 600 650 575 600 450 600 625 650 650 650 800 825 800 800 650 100 100 100 100 200 400 400 350 400 350 300 300 250 300 250 800 700 700 750 725 800 700 700 750 725 100 100 100 100 150 75 75 75 338 291 319 324 371 416 344 380 499 588 563 586 696 1008 1169 1120 1063 1077 988 965 985 838 767 264 276 383 450 501 349 473 576 615 463 793 728 1053 830 1144 311 365 395 445 418 231 268 220 296 230 240 375 442 599 837 403 482 552 677 837 1083 1157 1385 1375 1499 264 296 315 450 451 450 550 550 550 550 550 50 50 50 51 100 400 450 375 350 450 600 650 575 600 449 600 625 650 650 649 800 825 800 800 650 100 100 100 100 200 400 400 350 400 349 300 300 250 300 249 800 700 700 750 725 800 700 700 750 723 100 100 100 100 150 75 75 75 84.0 75.9 80.3 71.3 74.7 65.9 78.2 69.2 8.6 7.1 8.5 7.8 12.4 35.6 33.9 28.1 29.5 36.4 45.9 47.8 44.5 47.0 42.5 100.0 98.9 82.8 80.4 71.5 98.9 84.8 66.8 68.5 64.1 10.6 11.5 7.2 9.2 12.6 91.3 75.6 64.3 65.6 62.9 79.7 75.0 72.3 68.2 63.9 100.0 99.5 82.8 68.1 55.1 89.6 68.5 56.0 49.6 47.0 8.2 7.1 6.4 6.1 8.5 26.9 23.3 21.6 392 394 395 482 501 493 506 509 50 50 45 49 91 370 407 350 329 421 569 590 535 565 428 529 541 614 590 597 723 721 732 717 560 98 95 91 98 178 354 340 331 364 323 278 275 226 276 226 700 628 623 699 678 723 646 654 707 667 91 96 91 96 142 73 69 64 1124 1064 1285 1956 2114 2028 2152 2236 356 260 168 235 511 1015 1179 1020 911 1304 2479 2583 2236 2452 1872 1459 1595 1851 1790 1999 2858 2865 3059 2757 2341 576 509 366 468 901 1063 945 1013 1169 1084 1298 1281 1002 1116 1001 2017 1875 1693 1898 2112 3163 2598 2568 2719 2847 571 550 336 416 717 259 216 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 123 112 116 108 166 149 147 149 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 60 77 56 57 56 49 55 46 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 135 104 133 171 161 134 145 29 29 32 29 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 144 251 198 202 225 229 280 228 169 41 75 64 49 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 197 174 275 281 269 218 226 276 316 244 49 66 58 47 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 135 104 133 171 161 134 145 29 29 32 29 43 134 123 112 116 108 166 149 147 149 94 126 144 251 198 202 225 229 280 228 169 41 75 64 49 81 67 60 77 56 57 56 49 55 46 33 197 174 275 281 269 218 226 276 316 244 49 66 58 47 80 15 12 19 29 34 26 28 34 33 26 28 58 58 71 59 47 36 30 32 35 26 29 25 27 26 22 24 27 41 34 34 31 32 38 32 30 42 79 70 50 46 19 18 23 15 18 20 18 24 17 15 28 28 44 40 40 30 35 42 45 37 54 69 64 49 56 21 17 30 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer Hunt Arizona 2007 25 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 34A 2005 MD 34A 2006 MD 34A 2002 WT 34A 2003 WT 34A 2004 WT 34A 2005 WT 34A 2006 WT 34A 2002 WT 34A 2003 WT 34A 2004 WT 34A 2005 WT 34A 2006 WT 34A 2002 WT 34A 2003 WT 34A 2004 WT 34A 2005 WT 34A 2006 WT 34B 2002 MD 34B 2003 MD 34B 2004 MD 34B 2005 MD 34B 2006 MD 34B 2002 MD 34B 2003 MD 34B 2004 MD 34B 2005 MD 34B 2006 MD 34B 2002 WT 34B 2003 WT 34B 2004 WT 34B 2005 WT 34B 2006 WT 34B 2002 WT 34B 2003 WT 34B 2004 WT 34B 2005 WT 34B 2006 WT 34B 2002 WT 34B 2003 WT 34B 2004 WT 34B 2005 WT 34B 2006 WT 35A 2002 WT 35A 2003 WT 35A 2004 WT 35A 2005 WT 35A 2006 WT 35A 2002 WT 35A 2003 WT 35A 2004 WT 35A 2005 WT 35A 2006 WT 35A 2002 WT 35A 2003 WT 35A 2004 WT 35A 2005 WT 35A 2006 WT 35B 2002 WT 35B 2003 WT 35B 2004 WT 35B 2005 WT 35B 2006 WT 35B 2002 WT 35B 2003 WT 35B 2004 WT 35B 2005 WT Unit Year Dates 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 75 75 975 950 950 900 750 975 950 950 900 750 50 25 25 25 150 125 100 100 100 100 125 100 100 100 100 300 275 275 275 175 300 275 275 275 200 25 25 25 25 50 300 300 300 300 300 250 250 250 250 250 50 50 50 50 50 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 320 284 494 569 530 630 459 936 890 917 853 661 779 722 635 533 700 182 166 124 181 138 221 132 233 131 139 71 68 92 64 47 96 112 96 104 67 200 205 198 147 162 103 99 111 125 106 124 148 159 143 101 267 311 273 284 214 134 167 151 168 178 223 234 284 281 75 75 975 950 950 900 750 975 950 950 900 749 50 25 25 25 150 125 100 100 100 98 125 100 100 100 100 362 275 275 275 175 300 275 275 275 200 25 25 25 25 50 300 300 300 300 300 250 250 250 250 250 50 50 50 50 50 404 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 20.9 24.3 97.4 98.6 98.1 81.1 97.8 72.6 67.3 67.6 73.0 71.7 5.8 3.2 3.5 3.9 16.7 52.2 44.0 50.8 45.3 55.1 50.7 69.7 34.8 59.5 44.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.8 100.0 97.9 95.2 100.0 9.0 9.8 8.1 12.2 18.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 96.0 95.3 81.1 91.6 95.0 16.9 11.3 13.9 14.1 14.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.1 98.7 83.8 85.1 75 75 890 880 872 851 689 932 859 887 841 703 42 25 25 23 132 110 96 94 96 87 121 96 94 90 89 319 218 244 228 158 271 247 251 245 190 21 19 25 21 45 256 261 245 261 255 235 228 222 220 230 46 43 48 40 50 366 333 372 358 362 366 368 365 378 233 280 2560 2610 2511 2447 2276 4006 3573 3756 3647 2991 244 163 108 154 676 347 274 287 291 288 612 422 383 388 369 894 617 695 689 512 1164 1046 965 1036 824 139 108 143 102 223 724 725 721 762 864 1058 989 953 950 1018 229 227 231 194 256 1049 1105 1129 1056 1136 1578 1540 1423 1525 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 12 19 13 19 13 37 17 14 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 160 209 163 147 200 213 148 156 126 19 13 10 10 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 38 58 32 24 52 33 28 21 15 9 12 8 6 23 40 48 53 35 36 43 35 36 34 47 25 13 23 13 15 61 39 69 47 67 46 56 58 63 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer 26  Hunt Arizona 2007 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 16 189 160 209 163 147 200 213 148 156 126 19 13 10 10 47 19 12 19 13 19 13 37 17 14 31 53 38 58 32 24 52 33 28 21 15 9 12 8 6 23 40 48 53 35 36 43 35 36 34 47 25 13 23 13 15 61 39 69 47 67 46 56 58 63 7 21 21 18 24 19 21 21 25 17 19 18 45 52 40 43 36 17 13 20 14 22 11 39 18 16 35 17 17 24 14 15 19 13 11 9 8 43 63 32 29 51 16 18 22 13 14 18 15 16 15 20 54 30 48 33 30 17 12 19 13 19 13 15 16 17 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 35B 2006 WT 35B 2002 WT 35B 2003 WT 35B 2004 WT 35B 2005 WT 35B 2006 WT 36A 2002 MD 36A 2003 MD 36A 2004 MD 36A 2005 MD 36A 2006 MD 36A 2002 MD 36A 2003 MD 36A 2004 MD 36A 2005 MD 36A 2006 MD 36A 2002 WT 36A 2003 WT 36A 2004 WT 36A 2005 WT 36A 2006 WT 36A 2002 WT 36A 2003 WT 36A 2004 WT 36A 2005 WT 36A 2006 WT 36A 2002 WT 36A 2003 WT 36A 2004 WT 36A 2005 WT 36A 2006 WT 36B 2002 MD 36B 2003 MD 36B 2004 MD 36B 2005 MD 36B 2006 MD 36B 2002 MD 36B 2003 MD 36B 2004 MD 36B 2005 MD 36B 2006 MD 36B 2002 WT 36B 2003 WT 36B 2004 WT 36B 2005 WT 36B 2006 WT 36B 2002 WT 36B 2003 WT 36B 2004 WT 36B 2005 WT 36B 2006 WT 36B 2002 WT 36B 2003 WT 36B 2004 WT 36B 2005 WT 36B 2006 WT 36C 2002 MD 36C 2003 MD 36C 2004 MD 36C 2005 MD 36C 2006 MD 36C 2002 MD 36C 2003 MD 36C 2004 MD 36C 2005 MD 36C 2006 MD Unit Year Dates 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/03-11/12 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 400 50 50 50 50 50 400 300 300 350 350 400 400 400 450 450 400 400 400 400 400 550 550 550 550 550 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 125 150 100 100 100 125 150 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 150 150 150 150 200 100 100 100 125 100 100 100 100 125 100 312 296 211 272 236 261 620 544 541 628 579 601 656 683 633 620 209 211 191 207 180 186 214 237 246 268 322 311 380 297 238 267 313 307 310 323 244 287 280 238 167 460 528 483 567 598 762 791 783 674 644 919 974 995 828 796 125 191 143 216 224 183 176 179 235 198 398 50 50 50 50 46 400 300 300 350 350 400 400 400 450 450 400 400 400 400 400 550 550 550 550 550 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 125 147 100 100 100 125 150 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 998 150 150 150 150 200 100 100 100 125 100 100 100 100 125 100 85.9 12.8 16.1 16.2 17.4 13.0 51.5 47.6 45.7 47.0 52.2 52.9 48.8 43.2 54.3 58.9 98.1 100.0 99.5 99.5 100.0 100.0 99.1 100.0 99.6 100.0 11.5 13.2 10.5 11.4 26.1 30.3 24.0 27.7 31.3 33.7 30.7 31.7 30.4 45.0 55.1 100.0 97.7 100.0 99.3 99.8 81.6 75.5 83.0 93.0 93.6 12.3 12.4 12.3 14.6 17.3 70.4 40.3 52.4 47.7 39.3 49.2 49.4 40.8 40.0 40.9 356 40 44 42 48 46 381 282 279 332 324 374 390 379 418 432 354 363 345 367 370 498 502 511 520 500 38 48 40 50 96 89 88 93 115 138 100 96 98 118 147 899 904 895 926 895 902 933 923 906 925 140 146 138 141 198 86 98 98 120 96 94 96 100 118 98 1526 194 265 197 188 260 1143 858 819 999 1101 1702 1747 1643 1872 1842 987 1066 1032 1021 1150 2172 2305 2107 2022 1953 235 231 228 245 617 228 255 265 341 405 456 431 404 484 631 2682 2731 2559 2713 2946 3911 4012 3988 3858 3829 951 756 581 735 1080 269 293 276 340 372 500 438 420 588 444 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 35 92 69 82 52 47 118 109 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 23 48 55 43 42 27 42 31 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 12 28 35 28 25 25 50 46 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 6 13 13 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 92 78 77 82 94 115 123 141 137 8 35 21 15 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 142 210 229 202 169 185 190 268 208 43 63 50 63 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 6 13 13 25 14 68 35 92 69 82 52 47 118 109 105 104 92 78 77 82 94 115 123 141 137 8 35 21 15 38 28 23 48 55 43 42 27 42 31 58 142 142 210 229 202 169 185 190 268 208 43 63 50 63 99 25 12 28 35 28 25 25 50 46 26 17 15 30 31 52 30 18 12 33 21 25 14 12 31 26 24 29 25 23 21 22 19 23 24 27 27 21 73 53 30 40 31 26 52 48 31 42 28 43 26 39 16 16 23 25 23 19 20 21 30 22 31 43 36 45 50 29 12 29 29 29 27 26 50 39 27 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer Hunt Arizona 2007 27 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) 36C 2002 WT 36C 2003 WT 36C 2004 WT 36C 2005 WT 36C 2006 WT 36C 2002 WT 36C 2003 WT 36C 2004 WT 36C 2005 WT 36C 2006 WT 36C 2002 WT 36C 2003 WT 36C 2004 WT 36C 2005 WT 36C 2006 WT 37A 2002 MD 37A 2003 MD 37A 2004 MD 37A 2005 MD 37A 2006 MD 37B 2003 AA 37B 2004 AA 37B 2005 AA 37B 2006 AA 37B 2002 MD 39/40 2002 AA 39/40 2003 AA 39/40 2004 AA 39/40 2005 AA 39/40 2006 AA 41 2002 AA 41 2003 AA 41 2004 AA 41 2005 AA 41 2006 AA 42 2002 AA 42 2003 AA 42 2004 AA 42 2005 AA 42 2006 AA 43/44 2002 AA 43/44 2003 AA 43/44 2004 AA 43/44 2005 AA 43/44 2006 AA 45 2002 AA 45 2003 AA 45 2004 AA 45 2005 AA 45 2006 AA FTHU 2002 AM FTHU 2003 AM FTHU 2004 AM FTHU 2005 AM FTHU 2006 AM FTHU 2002 AW FTHU 2002 AW FTHU 2003 AW FTHU 2003 AW FTHU 2004 AW FTHU 2004 AW FTHU 2005 AW FTHU 2005 AW FTHU 2006 AW FTHU 2006 AW FTHU C 2002 DD Unit Year Dates 10/25-10/28 10/24-10/27 10/29-11/01 10/28-10/31 10/27-11/01 11/08-11/17 11/07-11/16 11/12-11/21 11/11-11/20 11/10-11/19 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 12/15-12/31 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 11/01-11/10 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 11/01-11/10 10/31-11/09 11/05-11/14 11/04-11/13 11/10-11/19 11/08-11/19 11/07-11/18 11/05-11/16 11/04-11/15 11/17-11/25 11/08-11/19 12/13-12/30 11/07-11/18 12/12-12/30 11/05-11/16 12/17-12/30 11/04-11/15 12/16-12/30 11/17-11/25 12/15-12/30 11/08-11/19 Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 250 250 300 325 325 250 250 300 325 325 75 75 75 75 75 200 200 200 200 200 600 500 500 500 700 350 250 175 250 300 500 350 400 400 400 325 200 200 225 300 800 600 500 500 650 250 200 275 225 275 10 10 10 10 10 90 120 90 120 85 120 75 124 75 125 10 73 77 102 178 247 93 162 170 208 181 481 411 517 462 462 221 240 247 247 283 998 1004 967 1113 964 403 438 351 450 493 987 793 864 767 690 440 402 368 368 333 842 799 834 797 676 312 338 339 353 287 31 40 29 38 22 54 108 42 90 36 92 47 102 27 97 17 250 250 300 325 321 250 250 300 325 325 75 75 75 75 75 200 200 200 200 197 600 500 500 500 700 350 250 175 250 300 500 350 400 400 400 325 200 200 225 300 800 600 500 500 650 250 200 275 225 274 10 10 10 10 10 90 120 90 120 85 120 75 124 68 125 11 98.6 96.1 100.0 96.6 82.6 98.9 79.6 78.2 82.2 86.7 12.3 13.1 10.8 11.3 13.0 60.2 62.5 57.5 53.4 51.2 47.9 41.9 45.0 36.7 60.2 58.1 45.4 44.4 48.9 50.1 46.8 40.9 41.6 46.2 49.9 60.5 42.8 41.3 44.0 63.4 71.1 59.2 47.1 52.8 74.3 55.1 50.0 61.4 56.4 75.3 32.3 25.0 34.5 26.3 45.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.8 100.0 97.8 100.0 98.0 100.0 90.7 52.9 224 213 261 276 297 241 220 264 289 300 66 68 62 73 72 180 172 190 181 179 558 471 467 463 646 321 232 159 220 280 460 330 357 374 383 303 195 189 201 278 715 538 451 458 579 224 178 228 206 230 10 10 9 10 10 78 113 76 111 76 98 64 102 65 106 8 623 638 718 769 906 1056 825 1121 1114 1105 312 423 298 434 387 924 836 905 734 866 2739 2029 2090 2019 3394 1303 1071 656 916 1196 2148 1587 1607 1631 1510 1302 813 831 931 1383 3307 2605 2082 2176 2667 935 734 996 872 969 61 85 29 41 38 378 779 364 681 437 509 430 564 283 603 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 23 28 11 21 61 75 83 44 95 45 14 18 37 50 90 33 25 40 105 51 21 27 14 56 122 78 38 46 105 41 24 25 21 46 6 1 6 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 39 41 83 121 90 56 44 74 89 110 26 29 41 41 26 0 0 0 0 0 8 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 32 31 30 41 16 54 13 36 22 48 3 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer 28  Hunt Arizona 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 39 41 83 121 90 56 44 74 89 110 26 29 41 41 26 18 23 28 11 21 69 75 83 46 95 45 14 18 37 50 90 33 25 40 105 51 21 27 14 56 122 78 38 46 105 41 24 25 21 46 6 1 6 5 7 32 31 30 41 16 54 13 36 22 48 6 17 19 32 44 30 23 20 28 31 37 39 43 66 56 36 10 13 15 6 12 12 16 18 10 15 14 6 11 17 18 20 10 7 11 27 17 11 14 7 20 17 14 8 10 18 18 13 11 10 20 60 10 67 50 70 41 27 39 37 21 55 20 35 34 45 75 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type General (continued) FTHU C 2003 DD FTHU C 2004 DD FTHU C 2005 DD FTHU C 2006 DD Juniors-only 10 2002 AA 10 2003 AA 10 2004 AA 10 2005 AA 10 2006 AA 12AW 2002 ALS 12AW 2003 ALS 12AW 2004 ALS 12AW 2005 ALS 12AW 2006 ALS 16A 2006 AA 17A 2002 AA 17B 2003 AA 17B 2004 AA 17B 2005 AA 17B 2006 AA 18B 2002 AA 18B 2003 AA 18B 2004 AA 18B 2005 AA 18B 2006 AA 20A 2002 AA 20A 2003 AA 20A 2004 AA 20A 2005 AA 20A 2006 AA 20C 2002 AA 20C 2003 AA 20C 2004 AA 20C 2005 AA 20C 2006 AA 23 2003 AA 23 2005 AA 23 2006 AA 24A 2002 AA 24B 2004 AA 27 2002 AA 27 2003 AA 27 2004 AA 27 2005 AA 27 2006 AA 32 2002 AA 32 2003 AA 32 2004 AA 32 2005 AA 32 2006 AA 33 2006 AA 36A 2005 AA 36A 2006 AA 36A/36C 2002 AA 36A/36C 2003 AA 36A/36C 2004 AA 42 2002 AA 42 2003 AA 42 2004 AA 42 2005 AA 42 2006 AA Muzzleloader 3B 2002 AA 3B 2003 AA 3B 2004 AA Unit Year Dates Harvest Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Hunters Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success 11/07-11/18 11/07-11/18 11/04-11/15 11/17-11/25 10 10 10 10 15 11 19 11 10 10 10 10 66.7 90.9 52.6 90.9 8 9 9 7 13 17 17 15 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 5 7 9 4 5 88 100 44 71 10/18-10/21 10/17-10/20 10/22-10/25 10/21-10/24 10/06-10/15 10/18-10/21 10/17-10/20 10/22-10/25 11/11-11/14 11/10-11/16 10/06-10/15 10/04-10/07 10/03-10/06 10/08-10/11 10/07-10/10 10/06-10/15 12/13-12/31 12/12-12/31 12/17-12/31 12/16-12/31 11/17-11/26 10/04-10/07 10/03-10/06 10/08-10/11 10/07-10/10 10/06-10/15 11/15-11/24 11/21-11/30 11/19-11/28 11/18-11/27 11/17-11/26 10/17-10/23 10/21-10/27 10/06-10/15 11/29-12/08 10/22-10/28 10/04-10/07 10/03-10/06 10/15-10/18 10/14-10/17 10/06-10/15 11/22-12/01 11/21-11/30 11/26-12/05 11/25-12/04 11/17-11/26 11/17-11/26 11/18-12/04 11/17-11/26 11/15-12/01 11/14-11/30 11/19-12/05 11/15-11/24 11/14-11/23 11/19-11/28 11/18-11/27 11/17-11/26 25 20 20 20 100 1000 500 500 750 100 20 10 10 10 10 60 10 10 10 10 50 10 10 10 10 30 50 50 50 50 100 50 100 150 50 100 75 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 150 175 100 200 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 75 195 137 167 112 252 920 940 931 755 424 28 45 52 39 36 104 231 170 218 196 95 49 53 69 75 86 95 79 81 64 105 288 385 425 181 197 438 362 316 271 343 295 352 345 356 269 148 270 176 350 325 364 30 36 37 47 43 25 20 20 20 98 1000 500 500 751 99 20 10 10 10 10 60 10 10 10 10 50 10 10 10 10 30 50 50 50 50 99 50 100 146 50 100 75 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 100 150 175 100 200 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 75 8.2 11.7 10.8 17.9 32.5 86.4 43.2 45.0 80.9 19.8 53.6 17.8 13.5 15.4 22.2 38.5 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.6 36.8 20.4 17.0 11.6 10.7 30.2 38.9 31.6 48.1 42.2 58.1 16.0 24.2 29.6 26.5 40.1 16.0 13.0 15.8 18.5 26.5 26.4 22.4 25.2 22.5 46.1 76.4 32.6 79.0 27.4 27.1 22.5 73.3 86.1 56.8 57.4 93.0 25 20 17 20 98 912 449 437 653 79 18 7 10 10 10 52 10 6 10 10 43 10 10 10 10 30 40 45 39 37 84 50 91 139 50 96 73 50 46 50 91 100 94 89 95 142 168 98 186 97 94 94 40 48 50 48 64 75 60 57 60 394 2171 1051 1059 1655 196 85 17 23 33 23 170 38 18 33 27 155 35 33 27 24 79 240 192 135 135 294 147 277 575 200 318 203 139 133 136 331 338 341 326 300 525 565 421 742 474 362 302 196 180 181 145 238 5 4 3 3 32 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 3 3 7 16 5 6 8 7 17 0 0 5 4 17 5 8 9 11 28 6 13 47 11 13 24 13 19 34 49 50 22 20 21 22 12 17 18 13 32 33 2 7 19 14 16 0 0 0 0 0 462 301 225 269 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 24 9 11 0 3 3 2 3 15 22 26 13 25 58 13 38 13 13 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 3 3 32 462 301 225 269 64 7 3 3 3 7 16 5 6 8 7 17 0 0 5 4 17 5 8 9 11 28 12 19 71 20 24 24 16 22 36 52 65 44 46 34 47 70 30 56 26 45 47 2 7 19 14 16 20 20 18 15 33 51 67 51 41 81 39 43 30 30 70 31 50 100 80 70 40 0 0 50 40 57 13 18 23 30 33 24 21 51 40 25 33 32 48 72 57 65 47 52 36 33 42 31 30 27 48 50 5 15 38 29 25 10/25-11/03 10/24-11/02 10/29-11/07 70 60 60 194 174 188 70 60 60 27.8 27.6 26.6 66 58 56 352 319 240 9 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 15 14 17 27 AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer Hunt Arizona 2007 29 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Harvest Hunt Permits 1st Choice Permits Draw Hunter Hunt Dates Hunters Type Authorized Applicants Issued Odds Days MD-Buck MD A-less WT Buck WT A-Less Total Success Muzzleloader (continued) 3B 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 60 171 60 30.4 56 247 18 0 2 0 20 36 3B 2006 AA 11/10-11/19 70 166 70 28.3 53 248 15 0 0 0 15 28 6B 2002 AA 10/25-10/28 180 179 180 67.6 158 469 11 0 2 0 13 8 6B 2003 AA 10/24-10/27 150 179 150 46.9 143 468 15 0 2 0 17 12 6B 2004 AA 10/29-11/01 150 197 150 46.7 123 385 8 0 0 0 8 7 6B 2005 AA 10/28-10/31 150 183 150 51.4 134 431 19 0 3 0 22 16 6B 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 190 243 190 55.6 170 733 45 0 7 0 52 31 12AE 2004 AA 11/12-11/18 50 428 63 8.4 61 312 19 0 0 0 19 31 12AE 2006 AA 11/10-11/16 50 333 50 11.4 44 212 22 0 0 0 22 50 12B 2002 AA 11/08-11/13 35 365 35 7.1 32 155 21 0 0 0 21 66 12B 2003 AA 11/07-11/14 25 274 25 5.1 21 91 15 0 0 0 15 71 12B 2005 AA 11/11-11/17 35 251 35 5.6 33 143 22 0 0 0 22 67 15 2002 AA 10/25-11/03 175 116 175 94.8 154 808 38 0 0 0 38 25 15 2003 AA 10/24-11/02 125 116 125 69.0 113 585 36 0 0 0 36 32 15 2004 AA 10/29-11/07 150 156 150 64.1 124 583 17 0 0 0 17 14 15 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 150 171 150 68.4 138 668 35 0 0 0 35 25 15 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 175 162 175 77.2 154 702 55 0 0 0 55 36 20B 2002 AA 10/25-11/03 250 92 250 95.7 202 837 15 0 0 0 15 7 20B 2005 AA 10/28-11/06 175 90 175 100.0 145 509 23 0 0 0 23 16 20B 2006 AA 10/27-11/05 150 65 150 100.0 130 515 16 0 0 0 16 12 24A 2004 AA 10/29-11/07 75 132 75 40.9 72 279 8 0 15 0 23 32 24B 2003 AA 10/24-11/02 100 94 100 67.0 87 346 8 0 8 0 16 18 34A 2002 AA 11/01-11/10 100 122 100 47.5 94 410 12 0 14 0 26 28 34A 2003 AA 10/31-11/09 100 101 100 70.3 92 408 15 0 10 0 25 27 34A 2004 AA 11/05-11/14 100 114 100 59.6 80 376 16 0 2 0 18 23 34A 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 100 94 100 54.3 84 343 10 0 8 0 18 21 34A 2006 AA 11/03-11/12 100 106 99 53.8 86 427 3 0 0 0 3 3 35 2002 AA 11/01-11/10 75 64 75 53.1 66 324 12 0 0 0 12 18 35 2003 AA 10/31-11/09 75 82 75 51.2 67 292 25 0 10 0 35 52 35 2004 AA 11/05-11/14 75 64 75 43.8 71 375 11 0 7 0 18 25 35 2005 AA 11/04-11/13 75 54 75 44.4 68 296 9 0 6 0 15 22 35 2006 AA 11/03-11/12 75 29 75 58.6 64 313 0 0 11 0 11 17 35 2002 AA 12/13-12/31 50 351 50 10.8 46 260 12 0 2 0 14 30 35 2003 AA 12/12-12/31 50 287 50 12.2 42 271 19 0 2 0 21 50 35 2004 AA 12/17-12/31 50 303 50 12.2 40 177 10 0 4 0 14 35 35 2005 AA 12/16-12/31 50 215 52 18.6 48 242 24 0 4 0 28 58 35 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 50 209 50 15.8 45 252 11 0 7 0 18 40 39/40/ 46 300 8 0 0 0 8 17 2002 AA 12/13-12/31 50 287 50 15.7 41/42 39/40/ 42 302 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 AA 12/12-12/31 50 262 50 16.8 41/42 39/40/ 42 224 11 0 0 0 11 26 2004 AA 12/17-12/31 50 295 50 12.5 41/42 39/40/ 50 228 31 0 0 0 31 62 2005 AA 12/16-12/31 50 250 50 14.8 41/42 39/40/ 47 239 18 0 0 0 18 38 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 50 394 50 10.2 41/42 10 105 5 0 0 0 5 50 FTHU 2002 AA 11/01-12/31 10 8 10 87.5 FTHU 2003 AA 12/12-12/30 10 16 10 62.5 10 107 7 0 0 0 7 70 FTHU 2004 AA 12/17-12/30 10 19 10 52.6 10 36 4 0 5 0 9 90 FTHU 2005 AA 12/16-12/30 12 19 12 57.9 12 82 2 0 0 0 2 17 FTHU 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 15 17 15 76.5 14 85 5 0 4 0 9 64 Muzzleloader - Juniors-only 30 130 23 0 0 0 23 77 16A 2002 AA 12/13-12/31 30 34 30 38.2 16A 2003 AA 12/12-12/31 30 61 30 37.7 28 158 13 0 0 0 13 46 16A 2004 AA 12/10-12/31 30 51 30 29.4 25 107 17 0 0 0 17 68 16A 2005 AA 12/10-12/31 30 67 30 28.4 21 55 9 0 0 0 9 43 16A 2006 AA 12/15-12/31 30 83 30 30.1 25 120 10 0 0 0 10 40 Unit Year AA = Antlered Deer MD = Antlered Mule Deer WT = Antlered White-tailed Deer ALS = Antlerless CN = Camp Navajo FTHU = Fort Huachuca C = CHAMP DD = Designated Deer 30 Hunt Arizona 2007 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2001-2005 Archery Deer Harvest (2006 data not available) Unit 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 7M 7M 7M 7M 7M 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 Year Hunters Hunter Days 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 945 1054 930 843 731 94 46 29 59 47 319 217 289 317 293 181 171 173 249 174 525 507 492 512 302 1182 1160 1002 1084 872 1689 1687 1494 1533 1191 338 389 337 336 310 1157 1193 1094 1025 1038 169 145 183 181 234 569 521 520 585 685 188 152 145 141 145 1020 1074 4285 4705 3744 3627 3100 388 217 140 394 234 1464 1028 1364 1406 1382 544 692 757 993 646 2264 1858 2091 1832 1250 4654 5107 4091 4969 3980 7094 7755 6048 6379 5328 1157 1568 1291 1492 1182 5273 5654 5339 4783 4622 895 600 911 839 1233 2358 2036 2279 2707 2960 832 652 564 612 727 4929 4830 Mule Deer Buck A-less 25 0 26 0 29 0 36 0 13 0 0 0 7 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0 14 0 32 0 13 0 31 0 26 0 10 0 23 0 21 0 13 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 9 0 50 0 26 0 14 0 36 0 30 0 13 0 13 0 14 0 18 0 4 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 6 0 20 0 deer harvest Whitetail Buck A-less 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 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 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Percent Success 31 26 34 36 13 0 7 10 10 4 0 0 5 14 9 0 0 0 10 9 0 14 0 0 0 13 13 14 32 13 31 26 10 28 25 13 0 10 9 9 50 26 14 36 30 13 13 14 18 4 12 7 5 0 16 0 7 0 9 0 6 20 3 2 4 4 2 0 15 34 17 9 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 4 0 3 3 3 4 2 1 4 3 8 9 8 10 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 6 0 1 2 Hunt Arizona 2007 31 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2001-2005 Archery Deer Harvest (2006 data not available) Unit Year Hunters Hunter Days 10 10 10 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12B 12B 12B 12B 12B 13A 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 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 969 880 957 3084 2537 2371 2208 1705 256 270 183 131 81 213 336 222 231 145 175 125 154 172 234 6 13 10 14 26 75 105 135 240 187 407 468 405 417 404 419 369 434 394 446 213 250 284 286 327 281 204 173 218 332 300 257 246 263 213 313 224 217 240 4737 3899 4669 16940 13310 12785 11503 8998 926 1054 670 653 251 1264 1845 1243 1297 578 694 619 1166 1034 1327 13 46 48 63 132 231 382 839 1056 1021 1645 2148 2091 1818 2139 1670 1687 2424 1877 2330 932 1278 1494 1111 1399 1439 751 906 907 1522 1239 1338 964 1161 1046 1232 1199 988 975 32 Hunt Arizona 2007 Mule Deer Buck A-less 14 0 9 0 30 0 231 0 224 0 101 0 172 0 106 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 40 0 0 0 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 19 0 0 0 19 0 5 0 21 0 31 0 20 0 19 0 9 0 4 0 6 0 13 0 5 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 deer harvest Whitetail Buck A-less 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Percent Success 14 9 30 231 224 101 177 106 6 0 0 0 0 13 40 0 14 4 0 0 10 0 21 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 4 19 0 19 5 21 31 20 19 9 8 6 13 5 9 9 0 7 0 0 0 6 19 5 0 4 6 0 0 5 1 1 3 7 9 4 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 6 3 0 0 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 5 1 5 7 5 4 2 2 3 5 2 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2001-2005 Archery Deer Harvest (2006 data not available) Unit 19B 20A 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 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30A 30A 30A 30A 30A 30B Year Hunters Hunter Days 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 213 970 903 843 1047 906 557 468 361 367 421 294 428 304 286 319 844 745 766 671 685 1558 1417 1234 1256 1399 926 982 1104 1247 1373 450 362 535 476 532 425 455 390 494 604 1126 1199 814 766 761 313 297 280 227 247 263 211 241 186 327 388 250 255 272 323 344 940 5336 5535 4824 5717 5451 2446 2273 1590 1347 1947 1595 2293 1619 1433 1752 3666 2952 3190 3160 2972 7394 7492 5812 6085 7463 4104 5080 5118 5808 7008 2521 2056 3089 2743 2832 2083 2590 2038 2802 3210 4923 6589 3123 3138 3355 1151 1707 1089 857 1072 982 929 954 934 1646 1620 1252 1412 1333 1684 2039 Mule Deer Buck A-less 0 0 50 0 53 0 58 0 50 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 9 0 9 0 13 0 26 0 5 0 14 0 26 0 6 0 10 0 14 0 5 0 21 0 31 0 7 0 11 0 9 0 18 0 44 0 33 0 14 0 32 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 0 20 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 40 0 28 0 41 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 10 0 23 0 13 0 6 6 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 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 46 0 47 0 27 0 67 0 19 0 20 0 29 0 54 0 30 0 6 0 0 0 39 0 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 19 0 9 0 26 0 0 0 13 0 5 0 9 0 4 0 6 0 Total Percent Success 0 50 53 58 50 55 0 0 14 9 9 13 26 5 14 26 6 19 19 5 21 56 53 58 36 85 63 53 43 86 64 6 0 39 14 26 6 20 14 0 9 50 40 34 55 30 0 0 5 0 9 12 7 19 14 26 19 13 15 32 17 18 0 5 6 7 5 6 0 0 4 2 2 4 6 2 5 8 1 3 2 1 3 4 4 5 3 6 7 5 4 7 5 1 0 7 3 5 1 4 4 0 1 4 3 4 7 4 0 0 2 0 4 5 3 8 8 8 5 5 6 12 5 5 Hunt Arizona 2007 33 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2001-2005 Archery Deer Harvest (2006 data not available) Unit 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 37A 37A 37A 37B 37B 37B Year Hunters Hunter Days 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 336 333 290 323 525 501 487 535 472 807 909 786 757 812 951 969 1084 952 1310 1232 1193 978 975 1131 450 494 255 326 366 425 441 323 367 446 188 125 193 190 217 951 876 863 943 1191 832 784 747 721 833 488 461 424 490 515 450 402 246 295 336 519 362 386 1726 1716 1886 2062 2502 2346 2193 2779 2186 3146 4263 3807 3537 3784 5017 4494 5749 5250 7458 6212 7716 5976 5835 6544 1752 2438 1417 1505 1799 2502 2807 2140 2204 2981 951 666 1137 812 1046 4535 5074 4376 5604 7144 3860 3650 3831 3709 4410 1889 2550 2438 2457 2636 2114 1878 1263 1619 1841 2371 1944 1788 34  Hunt Arizona 2007 Mule Deer Buck A-less 20 0 10 0 9 0 13 0 0 0 13 7 0 0 14 0 0 0 13 0 20 0 14 0 14 0 10 0 13 0 0 0 10 0 18 0 9 0 13 0 22 0 19 0 32 0 39 0 13 0 8 0 14 0 5 0 9 0 0 0 14 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 0 19 0 26 0 24 0 14 0 31 0 0 0 26 0 19 5 5 0 36 0 0 6 20 0 5 0 27 0 13 0 19 0 13 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 deer harvest Whitetail Buck A-less 0 0 5 0 9 0 9 0 19 0 7 0 19 0 9 0 13 0 0 0 13 0 24 5 36 0 15 0 6 6 20 0 5 0 0 0 37 0 31 0 29 15 39 0 23 0 33 0 6 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 13 36 22 19 5 9 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13 0 13 0 7 0 10 10 14 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 15 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Percent Success 20 15 18 22 19 27 19 23 13 13 33 43 50 25 25 20 15 18 46 44 66 58 55 72 25 32 14 5 9 38 72 29 14 34 0 0 0 14 17 32 33 44 28 51 0 26 34 5 51 12 20 5 32 26 19 13 0 5 9 0 0 5 6 5 6 7 4 5 4 4 3 2 4 5 7 3 3 2 1 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 2 2 9 16 9 4 8 0 0 0 7 8 3 4 5 3 4 0 3 5 1 6 2 4 1 7 5 4 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 Deer Hunt Data 5-Year: 2001-2005 Archery Deer Harvest (2006 data not available) Unit Year Hunters Hunter Days 37B 37B 37M 37M 37M 37M 37M 39/40 39/40 39/40 39/40 39/40 39M 39M 39M 39M 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 42M 42M 42M 42M 42M 43/44 43/44 43/44 43/44 43/44 45 45 45 45 45 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 390 583 175 119 217 145 327 200 145 154 113 132 13 13 10 21 256 257 241 131 170 482 448 395 394 395 163 132 130 86 128 169 152 173 163 157 31 33 34 41 43 163 237 111 104 115 2371 2602 951 626 1518 889 2020 1051 613 786 576 1033 81 40 53 149 1314 1384 1253 748 893 2452 2056 2077 2562 2475 676 553 969 458 714 857 639 911 667 748 106 244 231 277 315 626 1002 646 367 519 Mule Deer Buck A-less 0 0 9 0 13 0 13 0 14 0 14 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 40 0 10 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 deer harvest Whitetail Buck A-less 5 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 9 13 13 14 14 17 6 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 6 26 0 0 4 13 40 10 0 34 0 0 10 0 0 13 13 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 5 4 1 2 7 11 6 10 5 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 2 3 9 3 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 8 9 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 5 3 Hunt Arizona 2007 35 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 7,800 post-hunt adults. 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. 36  Hunt Arizona 2007 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. Approximately 10 percent of the 1998 antelope harvest was in areas having reintroduced herds. Hunt Arizona 2007 37 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 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 38  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 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 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 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 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 Pronghorn Antelope Survey Data 5-year: 2002-2006 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 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 6B 6B 7 Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 Bucks 108 89 69 80 68 50 45 33 49 47 33 46 42 21 81 43 49 48 32 53 45 61 47 66 30 29 23 19 18 29 11 13 19 26 48 49 56 21 45 58 33 52 23 32 35 45 36 15 9 30 37 61 36 33 11 3 11 4 6 3 6 4 10 4 11 Does 257 286 274 263 205 166 190 115 162 160 141 140 119 91 336 256 237 269 241 210 124 183 141 111 91 144 121 110 78 65 60 68 65 72 151 211 245 137 166 142 117 200 137 60 78 96 79 38 22 103 149 164 99 109 13 7 33 11 14 2 13 23 15 20 64 Fawns 19 70 63 52 21 15 70 21 20 10 32 27 14 9 8 42 13 58 46 21 52 29 63 14 15 40 20 27 17 12 27 16 20 27 8 54 54 49 11 8 18 42 66 14 6 24 27 15 1 14 46 74 36 20 3 2 13 7 11 1 15 10 4 4 7 Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 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 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 0 Total 384 445 406 395 294 231 305 170 241 217 206 213 175 121 425 341 299 375 319 284 221 273 251 191 139 213 164 156 113 106 98 97 104 125 207 314 355 207 222 208 168 294 226 106 119 165 142 68 32 147 232 299 171 164 27 12 57 22 31 6 34 37 29 28 82 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 42 7 31 24 25 23 30 20 33 10 30 9 24 37 29 18 30 12 29 6 23 23 33 19 35 12 23 10 24 2 17 16 21 5 18 22 13 19 25 10 36 42 33 16 33 45 59 13 33 16 20 28 19 17 17 25 23 22 45 18 18 45 19 24 29 31 36 38 32 5 23 26 23 22 15 36 27 7 41 6 28 15 26 21 17 48 53 23 45 8 47 25 46 34 39 39 41 5 29 14 25 31 37 45 36 36 30 18 85 23 43 29 33 39 36 64 43 79 150 50 46 115 17 43 67 27 20 20 17 11 Hunt Arizona 2007 39 Pronghorn Antelope Survey Data 5-year: 2002-2006 Antelope Survey Data Unit 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 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 19A 19A 19A 40 Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Hunt Arizona 2007 Bucks 41 43 33 73 52 26 37 22 26 30 47 31 33 12 99 100 134 128 126 6 6 7 5 12 75 46 49 36 44 19 22 18 19 21 12 10 14 19 2 12 24 4 32 11 51 42 44 79 78 59 81 69 59 42 67 55 47 50 40 178 152 144 166 86 Does 156 168 108 93 129 105 103 101 55 136 135 95 67 62 311 402 412 285 324 36 40 37 32 37 201 215 192 179 148 36 32 57 35 34 32 23 19 3 5 31 45 11 47 2 82 50 92 64 74 237 215 200 209 89 181 173 174 148 157 294 397 393 337 155 Fawns 75 74 60 22 25 26 58 55 30 23 34 31 30 8 14 168 134 131 56 1 4 4 19 4 8 72 117 115 29 5 16 29 21 13 0 20 11 1 4 8 21 9 22 1 12 37 41 27 12 5 76 71 71 20 59 82 70 74 39 5 116 193 215 52 Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 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 5 0 0 0 0 Total 272 285 201 188 206 157 198 180 111 189 216 157 130 82 424 670 680 549 506 43 50 48 56 53 284 333 358 330 221 60 70 104 84 68 44 53 44 23 12 51 90 24 101 14 145 129 177 170 164 301 372 340 339 151 307 310 291 272 236 482 665 730 718 293 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 26 48 26 44 31 56 78 24 40 19 25 25 36 56 22 54 47 55 22 17 35 25 33 33 49 45 19 13 32 5 25 42 33 33 45 46 39 17 17 3 15 10 19 11 16 59 32 11 37 4 21 33 26 61 20 64 30 20 53 14 69 50 32 51 54 60 62 38 38 0 43 87 74 58 633 33 40 80 39 26 53 47 36 82 68 47 550 50 62 15 84 74 48 45 123 42 105 16 25 2 38 35 35 36 28 34 47 22 37 33 32 47 27 40 34 50 25 25 61 2 38 29 37 49 49 64 55 34 Pronghorn Antelope Survey Data 5-year: 2002-2006 Antelope Survey Data Unit 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 32 32 34B 34B 34B 34B 34B 35 35 35 35 35 36A 36A 36A 36B 36B 36B 36B 36B Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2004 2005 2006 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Bucks 143 84 90 135 105 9 22 22 19 27 6 6 12 8 5 2 35 27 42 20 41 25 8 22 16 19 3 10 10 4 7 5 17 19 7 29 14 1 3 2 3 6 5 7 8 Does 458 345 342 280 143 44 91 54 55 82 16 9 15 21 11 7 107 99 135 105 67 57 29 43 38 58 20 9 29 12 26 14 50 57 32 65 56 3 4 1 17 14 17 12 8 Fawns 20 142 140 92 26 2 23 29 21 36 2 7 11 6 1 1 14 25 33 57 5 0 6 12 11 11 2 0 5 7 15 2 2 3 5 28 10 0 3 0 1 4 6 2 0 Unclassified 0 0 0 0 3 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 Total 621 571 572 507 277 55 136 105 95 145 24 22 38 35 17 10 156 151 210 182 113 82 43 77 65 89 25 19 44 23 48 21 69 79 44 122 80 4 10 3 21 24 28 21 16 Bucks/100 Does Fawns/100 Does 31 4 24 41 26 41 48 33 73 18 20 5 24 25 41 54 35 38 33 44 38 13 67 78 80 73 38 29 45 9 29 14 33 13 27 25 31 24 19 54 61 7 44 0 28 21 51 28 42 29 33 19 15 10 111 0 34 17 33 58 27 58 36 14 34 4 33 5 22 16 45 43 25 18 33 0 75 75 200 0 18 6 43 29 29 35 58 17 100 0 Hunt Arizona 2007 41 Pronghorn Antelope Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Antelope Hunts (Juniors-Only Hunts listed separately) 1st Choice Permits Harvest Hunters Hunter Days Applicants Issued 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 2004 25822 353 345 825 283 0 283 2005 18627 422 413 976 356 0 356 2006 23632 455 439 1059 389 0 389 1 Harvest classifications prior to 1968 are unavailable for some hunts. In these cases, all harvest has been listed as bucks. Year 42 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 82 86 89 Pronghorn Antelope Harvest Data Historic Summary of Juniors-Only Antelope Hunts Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1st Choice Permits Applicants Issued 443 15 485 15 509 15 664 15 761 12 776 12 No juniors hunts were offered No juniors hunts were 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 67 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 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 67 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 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 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 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 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 91 101 154 135 181 166 206 361 316 378 370 441 481 486 495 460 302 261 254 245 289 212 199 240 292 297 338 Hunt Arizona 2007 43 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 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 44  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 Hunters Hunter Days 37 25 57 93 142 170 214 203 218 268 315 345 401 451 475 475 456 521 631 615 621 617 568 549 560 562 516 503 493 408 388 392 365 168 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 2329 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 67 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 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 67 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 18.4 Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year general 1 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 2005 1 2006 2A 2002 2A 2003 2A 2004 2A 2005 2A 2006 2C 2002 2C 2003 2C 2004 2C 2005 2C 2006 3A 2002 3A 2003 3A 2004 3A 2005 3A 2006 3B 2002 3B 2003 3B 2004 3B 2005 3B 2006 3BN 2002 3BN 2003 3BN 2004 3BN 2005 3BN 2006 3C 2002 3C 2003 3C 2004 3C 2005 3C 2006 4A 2002 4A 2003 4A 2004 4A 2005 4A 2006 4B 2002 4B 2003 4B 2004 4B 2005 4B 2006 5A 2002 5A 2003 5A 2004 5A 2005 5A 2006 5B 2002 5B 2003 5B 2004 5B 2005 5B 2006 6A 2002 6A 2003 6A 2004 6A 2005 6A 2006 7 2002 7 2003 CN = Camp Navajo Dates 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 20 16 20 15 15 10 10 15 15 25 5 5 5 5 5 15 10 10 5 5 7 5 5 5 20 11 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 5 2 2 3 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 50 46 3539 3979 4729 3097 3805 447 785 795 640 779 466 696 603 479 508 446 497 549 558 606 491 243 281 226 273 106 271 334 132 94 226 132 132 113 166 876 877 1170 871 964 402 609 524 384 314 280 333 399 353 357 446 490 550 519 651 199 233 319 178 224 2816 3385 Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 20 16 20 15 15 10 10 15 15 25 5 5 5 5 5 15 10 10 5 5 7 5 5 5 20 11 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 5 2 2 3 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 50 46 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.6 1.5 1.3 2.0 2.2 2.8 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.5 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.5 2.8 4.1 2.1 3.8 3.2 2.2 3.0 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.1 2.0 1.3 1.3 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.3 40 30 29 30 30 29 30 28 29 30 25 20 16 20 15 15 10 10 15 15 25 5 4 5 5 5 15 10 10 5 5 7 5 5 5 19 10 15 15 14 15 15 10 9 5 2 2 3 6 6 3 5 5 7 6 3 3 3 3 3 50 45 74 51 53 80 81 53 65 45 68 68 32 43 32 40 49 25 25 25 39 25 61 10 8 6 9 9 35 23 22 8 9 16 14 13 13 29 13 48 39 28 32 36 18 15 11 4 4 6 21 28 8 11 13 28 18 5 15 8 7 8 127 141 38 30 27 29 25 24 29 25 24 26 25 19 15 20 14 14 8 10 14 12 19 4 4 5 5 5 14 8 8 5 5 4 4 5 3 19 10 12 10 13 14 13 6 9 5 2 2 3 3 6 3 5 5 6 5 2 1 2 2 3 30 32 95 100 93 97 83 83 97 89 83 87 100 95 94 100 93 93 80 100 93 80 76 80 100 100 100 100 93 80 80 100 100 57 80 100 60 100 100 80 67 93 93 87 60 100 100 100 100 100 50 100 100 100 100 86 83 67 33 67 67 100 60 71 Hunt Arizona 2007 45 Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year general (continued) 7 2004 7 2005 7 2006 9 2002 9 2003 9 2004 9 2005 9 2006 10 2002 10 2003 10 2004 10 2005 10 2006 12 2002 12 2003 12 2006 13A 2002 13A 2003 13A 2004 13A 2005 13A 2006 13B 2002 13B 2003 13B 2004 13B 2005 13B 2006 17A 2002 17A 2003 17A 2004 17A 2005 17A 2006 18A 2002 18A 2003 18A 2004 18A 2005 18A 2006 18B 2002 18B 2003 18B 2004 18B 2005 18B 2006 19A 2002 19A 2002 19A 2003 19A 2003 19A 2004 19A 2004 19A 2005 19A 2005 19A 2006 19A 2006 19B 2002 19B 2003 19B 2004 19B 2005 19B 2006 21 2002 21 2003 21 2004 21 2005 21 2006 30A 2002 CN = Camp Navajo Dates 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/27 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/15-9/20 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/27-9/30 9/20-9/23 9/26-10/01 9/19-9/24 10/01-10/06 9/24-9/29 9/30-10/05 9/23-9/28 9/15-9/20 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/22 9/24-9/27 9/23-9/26 9/08-9/17 9/27-9/30 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 46  Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 46 55 55 20 15 15 15 20 19 20 20 40 50 3 2 2 20 20 15 20 35 5 5 8 10 20 2 2 3 3 4 15 5 10 15 15 20 25 25 25 30 15 10 15 10 15 15 15 20 15 10 45 26 26 30 40 7 3 2 4 5 6 3824 2689 3225 608 667 860 579 828 1840 3306 4203 3177 4450 94 91 91 279 408 318 307 485 109 218 172 98 364 138 185 255 175 217 434 287 536 419 579 508 539 525 316 500 847 1399 890 705 803 827 667 643 926 520 1892 1760 1750 1188 1655 252 182 234 173 253 141 Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 46 55 55 20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 40 50 3 2 2 20 20 15 20 35 5 5 8 10 20 2 2 3 3 4 15 5 10 16 15 20 25 25 25 30 15 11 15 10 15 15 15 20 15 10 45 26 26 30 40 7 3 2 4 5 6 1.0 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 4.3 2.9 3.8 4.9 3.5 4.6 1.8 2.3 9.2 4.1 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.8 2.8 1.7 1.3 2.4 1.7 2.8 2.8 1.9 2.5 5.0 1.5 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.5 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.9 2.3 2.0 2.1 46 54 55 20 15 15 15 20 18 20 18 40 47 3 2 2 19 17 14 20 34 5 5 8 7 17 2 1 3 3 4 15 5 10 15 15 20 22 24 24 27 15 11 15 10 15 15 14 20 15 9 44 25 26 30 39 7 3 2 4 5 6 142 114 143 58 28 57 28 53 52 68 57 111 131 5 5 4 52 49 36 44 87 7 18 15 17 34 2 1 5 4 5 42 8 26 32 26 69 44 64 60 55 25 15 27 25 19 39 25 53 33 13 82 42 48 78 86 19 9 6 12 17 13 29 48 50 14 13 14 14 19 17 15 15 29 41 3 2 2 14 13 10 19 30 5 3 5 7 14 2 1 3 3 4 11 5 10 13 14 14 17 14 18 21 15 10 13 8 14 13 14 16 12 9 39 19 22 24 37 4 2 2 3 4 5 63 89 91 70 87 93 93 95 94 75 83 73 87 100 100 100 74 76 71 95 88 100 60 63 100 82 100 100 100 100 100 73 100 100 87 93 70 77 58 75 78 100 91 87 80 93 87 100 80 80 100 89 76 85 80 95 57 67 100 75 80 83 Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year general (continued) 30A 2003 30A 2004 30A 2005 30A 2006 31/32 2002 31/32 2003 31/32 2004 31/32 2005 31/32 2006 34B 2002 34B 2003 34B 2004 34B 2005 34B 2006 Juniors-Only 2C 2001 2C 2004 3C 2002 4A 2003 7 2001 7 2002 7 2003 7 2004 19B 2001 19B 2002 19B 2003 19B 2004 Muzzleloader 2B 2002 2B 2003 2B 2004 2B 2005 2B 2006 8 2002 8 2003 8 2004 8 2005 8 2006 15A/15B 2002 15A/15B 2003 15A/15B 2004 15A/15B 2005 15A/15B 2006 17B 2002 17B 2003 17B 2004 17B 2005 17B 2006 18A 2002 18A 2003 18A 2004 18A 2005 18A 2006 19A 2002 19A 2003 19A 2004 19A 2005 19A 2006 34B 2002 34B 2003 34B 2004 34B 2005 CN = Camp Navajo Dates Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 9/19-9/22 9/24-9/27 9/23-9/26 9/08-9/17 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/27-9/30 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/15-9/20 6 6 8 8 7 6 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 158 237 177 214 539 496 481 268 330 262 305 412 201 254 6 6 8 8 7 6 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1.3 2.5 4.0 2.8 1.3 1.2 .8 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 6 6 8 6 7 6 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 1 9 10 13 11 20 6 7 6 14 0 3 1 1 1 6 6 8 6 4 6 4 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 100 100 100 100 57 100 100 100 75 100 100 100 100 9/21-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/28-10/03 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/28-10/03 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 175 270 213 268 138 190 242 294 196 261 251 202 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 2.3 0.7 1.9 1.1 2.2 2.6 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 19 11 16 10 8 13 4 6 7 10 16 5 1 4 3 3 5 3 4 5 5 2 0 100 25 80 75 60 100 75 100 100 100 50 0 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/25 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/22 9/24-9/27 9/23-9/26 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/17 9/20-9/25 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/13 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 9/08-9/13 9/20-9/23 9/19-9/24 9/24-9/29 9/23-9/28 35 35 35 35 35 20 20 25 30 35 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 10 10 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 1 1 1 1 323 479 522 409 446 300 449 551 494 516 75 23 35 48 35 65 69 55 40 60 138 132 143 202 185 336 273 321 178 289 33 37 41 25 35 35 35 35 35 20 20 25 30 35 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 10 10 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 1 1 1 1 6.5 3.8 3.1 6.1 5.2 5.0 2.4 3.4 4.0 4.1 2.7 0.0 5.7 4.2 5.7 3.1 4.3 5.5 5.0 5.0 3.6 2.3 4.9 3.5 4.3 6.0 4.8 2.8 6.2 3.8 3.0 2.7 0.0 4.0 35 35 33 30 35 20 19 24 29 35 3 0 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 5 10 10 10 10 25 15 15 15 15 1 0 1 1 72 116 145 104 134 44 57 64 100 126 11 0 5 8 0 4 3 11 9 5 10 21 21 35 46 53 40 38 35 20 3 0 3 4 24 22 14 18 21 16 13 14 14 19 2 0 1 0 0 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 7 8 8 20 10 10 13 14 1 0 1 0 69 63 42 60 60 80 68 58 48 54 67 50 0 100 100 67 67 100 80 60 70 80 80 80 67 67 87 93 100 100 0 Hunt Arizona 2007 47 Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates muzzleloader (continued) 34B 2006 9/08-9/13 35 2002 9/20-9/23 35 2003 9/19-9/24 35 2004 9/24-9/29 35 2005 9/23-9/28 35 2006 9/08-9/17 Archery 1 2002 8/23-9/05 1 2003 8/22-9/04 1 2004 8/27-9/09 1 2005 8/26-9/08 1 2006 8/25-9/07 3A/3C 2002 8/23-9/05 3A/3C 2003 8/22-9/04 3A/3C 2004 8/27-9/09 3A/3C 2005 8/26-9/08 3A/3C 2006 8/25-9/07 3B 2002 8/23-9/05 3B 2003 8/22-9/04 3B 2004 8/27-9/09 3B 2005 8/26-9/08 3B 2006 8/25-9/07 3BN 2002 8/23-9/05 3BN 2003 8/22-9/04 3BN 2004 8/27-9/09 3BN 2005 8/26-9/08 3BN 2006 8/25-9/07 4B 2002 8/23-9/05 4B 2003 8/22-9/04 4B 2004 8/27-9/09 4B 2005 8/26-9/08 4B 2006 8/25-9/07 5A 2002 8/23-9/05 5A 2003 8/22-9/04 5A 2004 8/27-9/09 5A 2005 8/26-9/08 5A 2006 8/25-9/07 5B 2002 8/23-9/05 5B 2003 8/22-9/04 5B 2004 8/27-9/09 5B 2005 8/26-9/08 5B 2006 8/25-9/07 6B 2002 8/23-9/05 6B 2003 8/22-9/04 6B 2004 8/27-9/09 6B 2005 8/26-9/08 6B 2006 8/25-9/07 10/18 2002 8/23-9/05 10/18 2003 8/22-9/04 10/18 2004 8/27-9/09 10/18 2005 8/26-9/08 10/18 2006 8/25-9/07 11M 2002 8/30-9/12 11M 2003 8/29-9/11 11M 2004 9/03-9/16 11M 2005 9/02-9/15 11M 2006 8/25-9/07 12 2002 8/23-9/05 12 2003 8/22-9/04 12 2004 8/27-9/09 12 2005 8/26-9/08 12 2006 8/25-9/07 CN = Camp Navajo 48  Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 1 2 2 1 1 2 28 49 99 78 50 59 1 2 2 1 1 2 0.0 4.1 1.0 1.3 2.0 3.4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 5 2 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 100 100 100 100 100 50 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 25 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 15 15 20 4 4 4 5 5 20 10 10 10 10 25 25 25 25 25 100 100 100 100 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 244 242 315 245 283 80 97 125 91 128 45 43 38 42 49 48 58 39 43 34 86 83 102 65 117 23 57 37 35 26 87 68 117 92 114 50 66 88 58 87 400 498 560 461 610 75 78 72 71 56 23 10 18 19 18 31 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 25 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 16 16 15 15 19 4 4 4 5 5 20 10 10 10 10 25 25 25 25 25 100 100 100 100 100 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8.2 6.6 7.3 10.2 7.8 13.8 13.4 11.2 12.1 13.3 13.3 9.3 18.4 11.9 12.2 22.9 8.6 20.5 7.0 38.2 15.1 13.3 9.8 16.9 9.4 17.4 7.0 10.8 11.4 7.7 21.8 10.3 6.0 9.8 7.0 24.0 27.3 11.4 10.3 14.9 16.3 13.9 11.1 15.0 10.7 6.7 5.1 4.2 7.0 7.1 17.4 20.0 5.6 21.1 11.1 31 30 28 29 28 20 20 20 19 24 10 10 5 10 10 20 20 20 19 18 16 13 15 15 16 4 4 4 4 5 20 10 10 8 10 25 25 25 25 22 91 93 97 94 89 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 4 5 197 191 219 152 186 158 125 133 141 156 56 44 28 62 68 104 115 156 101 118 64 104 92 107 114 24 16 48 43 36 113 74 71 36 73 161 142 208 162 133 526 598 630 619 548 25 36 41 55 51 35 28 0 21 70 5 4 2 3 6 4 5 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 4 1 2 4 3 0 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 4 0 17 7 20 13 24 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 13 7 10 21 20 25 15 21 4 0 20 0 0 20 20 0 20 5 11 25 23 0 20 6 100 25 0 25 0 10 30 20 13 0 20 8 8 16 0 19 8 21 14 27 0 20 20 0 0 20 20 0 0 Pronghorn Antelope Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Archery (continued) 15A/15B 2002 15A/15B 2003 15A/15B 2004 15A/15B 2005 15A/15B 2006 17B 2002 17B 2003 17B 2004 17B 2005 17B 2006 19A 2002 19A 2002 19A 2003 19A 2003 19A 2004 19A 2004 19A 2005 19A 2005 19A 2006 19A 2006 19BN 2002 19BN 2003 19BN 2004 19BN 2005 19BN 2006 21 2002 21 2003 21 2004 21 2005 21 2006 31/32 2002 31/32 2003 31/32 2004 31/32 2005 31/32 2006 34B 2002 34B 2003 34B 2004 34B 2005 34B 2006 35 2002 35 2003 35 2004 35 2005 35 2006 CN 2002 CN 2002 CN 2003 CN 2003 CN 2004 CN 2004 CN 2005 CN 2005 CN 2006 CN 2006 CN = Camp Navajo Dates 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/04 8/27-9/09 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/04 8/27-9/09 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/16-8/29 8/30-9/12 8/15-8/28 8/29-9/11 8/20-9/02 9/03-9/16 8/19-9/01 9/02-9/15 8/11-8/24 8/25-9/07 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/04 8/27-9/09 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/04 8/27-9/09 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/04 8/27-9/09 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/04 8/27-9/09 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/04 8/27-9/09 8/26-9/08 8/25-9/07 8/23-9/05 8/23-9/05 8/22-9/05 8/22-9/05 8/27-9/10 8/27-9/10 8/19-8/28 8/19-8/28 8/25-9/07 8/25-9/07 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 5 3 2 2 4 5 3 5 5 5 80 80 60 60 60 60 60 60 40 40 45 20 10 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 3 1 1 1 1 10 10 8 6 10 4 1 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 22 14 34 13 15 40 64 44 52 52 637 65 607 95 480 69 328 103 281 106 181 183 132 143 180 20 34 31 36 37 90 63 65 54 67 45 47 46 35 39 52 70 85 72 71 5 1 5 0 3 2 5 6 4 2 Permits Issued 5 3 2 2 4 5 3 5 5 5 80 80 60 60 60 60 60 60 40 40 45 20 10 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 3 1 1 1 1 10 10 8 6 10 4 1 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 Draw Odds 18.2 21.4 5.9 15.4 26.7 12.5 1.6 6.8 7.7 9.6 11.5 23.1 7.2 17.9 9.6 21.7 14.9 23.3 8.5 14.2 17.7 7.7 4.5 4.2 9.4 35.0 11.8 19.4 19.4 8.1 11.1 11.1 7.7 9.3 7.5 4.4 2.1 2.2 2.9 0.0 19.2 10.0 5.9 6.9 7.0 80.0 100.0 60.0 100.0 50.0 80.0 16.7 100.0 100.0 Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 5 3 2 2 4 5 3 3 5 5 78 78 55 54 58 51 56 57 38 40 45 18 10 9 18 6 10 10 10 8 15 15 10 8 6 3 1 1 1 1 10 8 8 6 9 0 1 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 28 23 14 24 23 9 14 13 33 25 407 337 309 302 348 346 327 345 240 222 183 120 58 46 93 26 66 56 63 38 120 135 73 57 42 14 4 5 1 6 73 73 53 32 55 0 7 26 12 20 10 16 9 20 12 4 2 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 4 35 17 12 4 12 12 7 10 3 11 33 4 7 6 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 67 0 0 50 100 0 100 0 80 45 22 22 7 21 24 13 18 8 28 73 22 70 67 56 0 10 0 0 0 0 13 0 38 0 67 0 0 100 0 10 38 63 33 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hunt Arizona 2007 49 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 dave daughtry 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 24,000 post-hunt adults as of 2003. 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 50 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 development and size is a Elk distribution 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 require- ments 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 9,800 elk taken in 1999. 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. Hunt Arizona 2007 51 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 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 53 125 163 175 365 286 274 384 447 752 647 639 947 926 934 837 869 727 670 986 965 400 344 489 493 369 592 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 669 332 357 309 290 293 241 206 202 221 122 111 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 4134 4984 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 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 ¹ Includes spikes 52 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 7541 8262 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 25 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 Elk Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Elk Survey Data Unit 1 1 1 1 1 2B 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 7 7 7 7E 7W 8 8 8 8 Year Spike Bull Cow Calf 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 8 37 36 39 81 4 5 10 29 18 3 17 2 1 1 6 8 17 11 17 17 40 0 6 10 2 7 12 11 18 17 30 0 45 49 36 15 29 73 59 32 31 48 40 67 29 99 8 31 13 12 48 31 37 17 25 16 30 39 29 39 40 125 89 122 105 83 5 37 73 87 76 114 48 41 28 14 20 5 21 55 50 53 2 34 53 31 51 18 70 72 46 38 52 10 77 91 86 19 92 170 105 72 87 86 54 93 121 12 25 44 39 17 -10 19 63 25 47 24 11 34 17 36 13 252 404 311 398 544 24 53 200 342 242 377 311 148 158 48 56 38 269 243 185 167 255 54 114 84 93 81 229 180 201 220 263 33 224 254 238 194 747 577 532 358 574 772 373 407 307 657 139 257 90 108 117 331 230 242 181 159 205 354 245 294 155 85 163 141 165 174 16 20 62 152 148 197 134 43 48 20 27 15 39 79 74 68 75 13 37 32 33 30 82 73 113 112 98 6 73 101 62 73 234 110 285 155 182 320 108 252 190 209 49 81 54 52 60 132 60 129 62 71 91 147 109 128 78 Unclassified 2 47 6 0 62 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 51 4 13 14 0 1 0 10 44 0 34 Total 472 740 616 707 944 49 115 365 611 484 691 510 234 235 83 109 66 346 393 327 310 377 101 210 157 179 136 393 336 380 401 443 49 419 495 422 301 1103 930 981 617 877 1227 575 819 651 977 221 415 196 189 266 517 403 427 315 271 337 584 444 497 320 Bulls¹/100 Cows 53 31 51 36 30 38 79 42 34 39 31 21 29 18 31 46 34 14 27 36 42 16 63 52 49 57 31 36 46 32 25 31 30 54 55 51 18 16 42 31 29 21 17 25 39 49 17 24 29 58 27 32 15 43 17 40 25 20 21 19 26 34 Calves/100 Cows 34 40 45 41 32 67 38 31 44 61 52 43 29 30 42 48 39 15 33 40 41 29 24 32 38 35 37 36 41 56 51 37 18 33 40 26 38 31 19 54 43 32 41 29 62 62 32 35 32 60 48 51 40 26 53 34 45 44 42 44 44 50 ¹ Includes spikes. Hunt Arizona 2007 53 Elk Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Elk Survey Data Unit 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 18A 18B 19B 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 27 27 27 27 27 CN CN CN CN CN Year Spike Bull Cow Calf Unclassified Total 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2006 2006 2002 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 35 6 32 27 18 23 55 41 33 56 13 11 0 0 1 0 0 23 19 25 7 47 16 14 16 16 23 19 6 15 9 18 20 23 17 5 11 3 67 100 169 72 88 200 220 108 90 27 27 0 7 4 8 9 122 136 118 53 81 133 135 91 94 78 54 21 32 18 27 7 34 37 10 -2 223 234 275 388 213 320 526 262 398 558 109 51 0 0 7 20 15 192 208 197 123 329 326 248 202 237 196 226 88 143 117 214 370 280 263 208 180 78 56 98 207 122 137 190 106 189 267 52 26 2 0 4 8 6 62 79 89 62 145 87 92 80 102 65 88 25 52 42 63 143 80 149 90 87 0 1 0 15 0 36 0 0 148 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 5 3 0 7 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 339 364 505 806 425 604 971 629 876 971 203 115 4 9 16 36 30 404 442 431 245 602 564 494 394 452 362 394 140 244 188 328 540 417 466 313 276 ¹ Includes spikes. 54  Hunt Arizona 2007 Bulls¹/100 Cows 17 31 48 51 42 35 48 100 35 26 37 75 71 40 60 76 75 73 49 39 46 60 53 46 52 32 31 33 23 21 7 20 21 7 5 Calves/100 Cows 35 24 36 53 57 43 36 40 47 48 48 51 57 40 40 32 38 45 50 44 27 37 40 43 33 39 28 36 36 29 39 29 57 43 48 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 Hunt Arizona 2007 55 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 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 Calves 556 475 375 309 288 405 376 340 Total 7399 7415 7330 6349 5240 6112 5585 6544 Percent Success 49 50 42 40 40 42 38 41 Historic Summary of Juniors-Only Elk Hunts Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 1st Choice Applicants 269 291 409 654 927 1372 2022 2416 2705 2744 2744 2668 2462 2580 Permits Issued 75 100 175 200 400 1185 1200 1370 1088 1076 1076 1025 1161 1142 Hunters 75 100 173 195 391 1162 1173 1352 1066 1054 1054 996 1123 1100 Hunter Days 233 233 466 526 1061 3017 2959 3744 2923 2891 2891 2555 3139 3286 Bulls 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 Harvest Cows 23 59 94 101 208 574 638 543 498 470 470 532 459 532 Calves 8 6 9 14 31 88 68 50 51 62 62 76 68 53 Total 31 65 103 115 239 662 706 593 549 532 532 608 527 585 Percent Success 41 65 60 59 61 57 60 43 52 50 50 61 47 53 Bulls 1 6 43 37 36 37 57 51 56 42 47 116 46 145 133 128 96 172 163 159 225 209 186 180 255 203 229 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 20 31 33 Harvest Cows 6 0 0 0 21 11 25 17 69 74 37 19 150 89 167 238 156 125 217 198 199 235 101 147 245 161 164 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 28 28 5 Total 8 6 50 39 76 59 95 87 141 138 97 150 222 264 348 410 279 346 424 423 498 478 312 368 548 423 431 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 43 35 39 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 2004 2005 2006 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 4814 4672 5238 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 1325 1276 1161 56  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 1279 1217 1101 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 5082 5116 4743 Elk Harvest Data 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hunt Arizona 2007 57 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit General 1 1 1 1 1 1 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 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B Year Hunt Type 2002 BE 2004 BE 2005 BE 2002 ALS ES 2002 ALS ES 2003 ALS ES 2004 ALS ES 2005 ALS ES 2006 ALS RV 2002 ALS RV 2002 ALS RV 2002 ALS RV 2002 ALS RV 2003 ALS RV 2003 ALS RV 2004 ALS RV 2004 ALS RV 2005 ALS RV 2005 ALS RV 2006 ALS RV 2006 ALS 2002 B 2003 B 2004 B 2005 B 2006 B 2002 ALS 2002 ALS 2003 ALS 2003 ALS 2004 ALS 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2002 ALS 2002 ALS 2002 ALS 2002 ALS 2003 ALS 2003 ALS 2003 ALS 2004 ALS 2004 ALS 2004 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2005 ALS 2006 ALS 2006 ALS 2006 ALS 2006 ALS 2002 AE 2002 AE 2002 AE 2002 AE 2003 AE 2003 AE 2003 AE 2004 AE BE = Early Bull BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 9/27-10/02 40 6950 40 0.6 38 10/01-10/06 40 6948 40 0.6 40 9/30-10/05 40 6016 40 0.6 40 10/18-10/21 300 1278 300 15.0 292 11/29-12/02 75 58 75 63.8 75 11/28-12/01 75 114 75 29.8 71 12/17-12/23 75 68 75 26.5 69 12/16-12/22 75 61 75 55.7 73 12/15-12/21 65 50 65 36.0 63 12/06-12/10 40 11 40 100.0 40 12/13-12/17 40 8 40 100.0 38 12/20-12/24 40 6 40 100.0 38 12/27-12/31 40 16 40 100.0 40 12/05-12/09 35 29 35 65.5 32 12/19-12/23 35 11 35 100.0 35 12/10-12/14 30 5 30 100.0 26 12/24-12/28 30 6 30 100.0 27 12/09-12/13 30 15 30 86.7 30 12/23-12/27 30 4 30 100.0 28 12/08-12/12 30 6 28 100.0 25 12/22-12/26 30 5 30 100.0 24 11/15-11/21 360 3021 360 7.1 349 11/14-11/20 360 4977 360 5.0 356 11/19-11/25 360 3615 366 6.8 366 11/18-11/24 425 3318 425 7.6 412 11/24-11/30 425 4952 425 5.5 412 11/29-12/02 425 837 425 26.0 409 12/13-12/16 300 467 300 35.3 291 11/28-12/01 375 1555 375 15.4 355 12/12-12/15 300 473 300 27.5 274 12/17-12/23 450 1757 450 16.7 434 12/16-12/22 420 1249 420 21.3 395 12/15-12/21 105 820 105 7.3 101 12/02-12/08 225 126 225 61.9 216 12/01-12/07 65 158 65 11.4 63 9/13-9/16 20 6 20 100.0 20 9/27-9/30 20 2 22 100.0 22 10/04-10/07 20 2 23 100.0 21 10/11-10/14 20 3 20 100.0 19 9/05-9/14 25 21 25 81.0 25 9/26-10/05 25 3 25 100.0 23 10/10-10/19 25 2 25 100.0 25 9/10-9/19 25 14 25 78.6 25 10/01-10/10 25 8 25 100.0 21 10/15-10/24 25 9 25 100.0 23 9/09-9/18 40 18 40 94.4 32 9/30-10/09 35 2 35 100.0 32 10/14-10/23 25 2 25 100.0 23 12/02-12/11 20 5 20 40.0 18 9/15-9/24 40 9 40 77.8 38 10/06-10/12 35 2 34 100.0 32 10/20-10/29 25 7 25 100.0 25 12/08-12/17 20 0 20 18 9/13-9/16 10 60 10 10.0 9 9/27-9/30 10 29 10 17.2 10 10/04-10/07 10 56 10 14.3 10 10/11-10/14 10 29 10 24.1 10 9/05-9/14 10 58 10 10.3 10 9/26-10/05 10 43 10 4.7 10 10/10-10/19 10 19 10 21.1 10 9/10-9/19 10 126 10 5.6 10 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater 58  Hunt Arizona 2007 ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 140 33 0 0 0 33 108 33 0 0 0 33 125 38 0 0 0 38 790 0 0 134 10 144 201 0 0 34 2 36 213 0 0 12 2 14 247 0 0 34 4 38 266 0 0 21 2 23 233 0 0 25 0 25 143 0 0 8 3 11 139 0 0 6 2 8 127 0 0 12 0 12 133 0 0 10 3 13 102 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 4 0 4 81 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 0 3 0 3 118 0 0 3 0 3 100 0 0 3 0 3 89 0 0 8 0 8 75 0 0 0 0 0 1476 170 28 0 0 198 1466 148 30 0 0 178 1482 174 52 0 0 226 1702 173 39 0 0 212 1809 147 59 0 0 206 1172 0 0 177 10 187 797 0 0 147 6 153 1010 0 0 163 9 172 703 0 0 159 10 169 1455 0 0 246 21 267 1446 0 0 204 19 223 271 0 0 64 4 68 770 0 0 77 9 86 217 0 0 30 2 32 69 0 0 4 0 4 68 0 0 0 2 2 52 0 0 1 0 1 57 0 0 1 1 2 142 0 0 2 0 2 106 0 0 2 0 2 131 0 0 6 0 6 128 0 0 13 0 13 81 0 0 6 0 6 130 0 0 3 0 3 144 0 0 5 0 5 172 0 0 3 0 3 111 0 0 2 0 2 80 0 0 3 5 8 205 0 0 5 2 7 138 0 0 2 0 2 148 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 0 0 0 6 34 2 0 0 2 4 29 7 0 0 0 7 27 3 0 0 0 3 40 8 0 2 0 10 44 4 2 0 0 6 62 2 0 0 0 2 26 6 0 0 0 6 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 87 83 95 49 48 20 55 32 40 28 21 32 33 0 11 0 11 10 11 32 0 57 50 62 51 50 46 53 48 62 62 56 67 40 51 20 9 5 11 8 9 24 52 29 13 16 9 9 44 18 6 0 0 67 40 70 30 100 60 20 60 WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT = Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 2B 2004 AE 2B 2004 AE 2B 2005 AE 2B 2005 AE 2B 2005 AE 2B 2005 AE 2B 2006 AE 2B 2006 AE 2B 2006 AE 2B 2006 AE 3A/3C 2002 BE 3A/3C 2004 BE 3A/3C 2005 BE 3A/3C 2006 BE 3A/3C 2002 B 3A/3C 2003 B 3A/3C 2004 B 3A/3C 2005 B 3A/3C 2006 B 3A/3C 2005 ALS 3A/3C 2006 ALS 3A/3C 2006 ALS 3A/3CE 2002 ALS 3A/3CE 2003 ALS 3A/3CE 2004 ALS 3A/3CE 2005 ALS 3A/3CE 2006 ALS 3AE 2002 ALS 3AE 2002 ALS 3AE 2003 ALS 3AE 2004 ALS 3AE 2005 ALS 3AE 2003 AE 3AE 2004 AE 3AE 2005 AE 3AW/4BN 2002 ALS 3AW/4BN 2002 ALS 3AW/4BN 2002 ALS 3AW/4BN 2002 ALS 3AW/4BN 2003 ALS 3AW/4BN 2004 ALS 3AW/4BN 2005 ALS 3AW/4BN 2006 ALS 3B 2002 BE 3B 2003 BE 3B 2005 BE 3B 2006 BE 3B 2002 B 3B 2003 B 3B 2004 B 3B 2005 B 3B 2006 B 3B 2002 ALS 3B 2002 ALS 3B 2003 ALS 3B 2003 ALS 3B 2004 ALS 3B 2004 ALS 3B 2005 ALS 3B 2005 ALS 3B 2006 ALS 3B 2006 ALS 3B CH 2003 ALS 3B CH 2004 ALS 3B CH 2005 ALS 3B CH 2006 ALS 3BN 2002 ALS BE = Early Bull Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 10/01-10/10 10 23 10 4.3 10 10/15-10/24 10 14 10 42.9 9 9/09-9/18 20 78 20 15.4 20 9/30-10/09 15 19 15 26.3 15 10/14-10/23 15 28 15 35.7 11 12/02-12/11 10 13 10 7.7 9 -9/24 20 147 20 10.2 20 10/06-10/15 15 31 15 12.9 15 10/20-10/29 15 15 15 33.3 14 12/08-12/17 10 12 10 50.0 10 9/27-10/02 20 1422 20 0.8 20 10/01-10/06 20 2184 22 0.9 22 9/30-10/05 25 2272 25 1.1 25 10/06-10/12 25 2634 25 0.8 25 11/15-11/21 150 640 150 14.4 148 11/14-11/20 150 703 150 12.1 145 11/19-11/25 150 634 154 10.9 150 11/18-11/24 175 572 175 14.2 171 11/24-11/30 190 582 187 12.9 185 10/14-10/19 380 712 380 32.0 373 10/13-10/18 265 651 265 24.4 250 12/08-12/14 250 127 250 72.4 233 10/18-10/23 250 406 250 34.0 238 10/17-10/22 250 344 250 47.1 241 10/22-10/27 250 477 250 30.8 238 10/21-10/26 300 85 300 80.0 288 10/20-10/26 300 304 300 55.3 289 8/09-8/22 20 33 20 51.5 20 11/22-12/31 20 8 20 100.0 20 8/08-8/21 15 17 15 11.8 10 10/01-12/31 5 12 5 41.7 5 8/12-8/25 5 4 5 25.0 0 8/08-8/21 10 88 10 4.5 10 10/01-12/31 5 56 5 7.1 5 8/12-8/25 5 43 5 11.6 5 8/09-8/22 75 61 75 75.4 75 10/04-10/17 75 62 75 67.7 73 11/01-11/14 75 43 75 76.7 73 11/22-12/05 75 56 75 71.4 73 10/03-10/16 75 108 75 46.3 75 10/08-10/21 75 69 75 59.4 75 10/07-10/20 75 63 75 58.7 72 10/13-10/26 75 35 75 82.9 73 9/27-10/02 30 603 30 3.3 30 9/26-10/01 30 1977 30 1.3 30 9/30-10/05 30 618 30 1.5 27 10/06-10/12 20 827 20 1.6 18 11/15-11/21 190 360 190 22.5 184 11/14-11/20 150 458 150 13.5 143 11/19-11/25 100 511 100 11.2 100 11/18-11/24 100 290 100 16.2 88 11/24-11/30 150 391 150 16.6 146 11/29-12/02 225 265 225 44.5 221 12/13-12/19 225 198 225 55.6 219 11/28-12/04 150 243 150 37.4 148 12/12-12/18 225 281 225 46.3 221 12/03-12/09 70 158 70 22.8 64 12/17-12/23 225 279 225 37.3 217 12/02-12/08 70 117 70 21.4 66 12/16-12/22 225 221 225 47.5 214 12/08-12/14 50 89 50 41.6 47 12/15-12/31 150 227 150 39.2 147 10/17-10/22 10 26 10 23.1 8 10/22-10/27 10 24 10 37.5 9 10/07-10/13 10 29 10 31.0 8 10/13-10/19 10 29 10 31.0 10 8/09-8/22 40 5 40 100.0 38 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 37 7 0 0 0 7 37 3 0 0 0 3 97 4 0 0 0 4 33 8 0 0 0 8 38 5 0 0 0 5 36 1 0 0 0 1 108 10 0 0 0 10 78 4 0 0 1 5 87 2 0 0 0 2 25 0 0 0 0 0 55 20 0 0 0 20 58 19 0 0 0 19 96 19 0 0 0 19 108 13 0 0 0 13 667 61 7 0 0 68 653 49 9 0 0 58 620 52 11 0 0 63 811 51 14 0 0 65 817 65 15 0 0 80 1438 0 0 135 11 146 883 0 0 106 17 123 894 0 0 109 2 111 984 0 0 70 10 80 924 0 0 67 16 83 1013 0 0 93 13 106 1144 0 0 84 14 98 1180 0 0 102 17 119 84 0 0 7 0 7 100 0 0 7 0 7 38 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 3 0 3 2 8 33 2 2 0 0 4 30 0 0 0 0 0 356 0 0 28 2 30 421 0 0 21 5 26 396 0 0 29 0 29 419 0 0 29 0 29 353 0 0 24 2 26 371 0 0 24 5 29 345 0 0 24 0 24 395 0 0 11 4 15 78 28 0 0 0 28 104 26 0 0 0 26 90 23 0 0 0 23 80 17 2 0 0 19 900 36 8 0 0 44 717 34 10 0 0 44 443 23 5 0 0 28 385 28 3 0 0 31 744 21 15 0 0 36 702 0 0 56 6 62 890 0 0 76 10 86 557 0 0 36 5 41 886 0 0 56 5 61 250 0 0 23 9 32 821 0 0 63 6 69 249 0 0 16 0 16 931 0 0 43 13 56 162 0 0 19 2 21 735 0 0 66 7 73 36 0 0 4 0 4 34 0 0 6 0 6 29 0 0 4 0 4 38 0 0 8 0 8 198 0 0 4 0 4 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 70 33 20 53 45 11 50 33 14 0 100 86 76 52 46 40 42 38 43 39 49 48 34 34 45 34 41 35 35 0 0 80 80 0 40 36 40 40 35 39 33 21 93 87 85 106 24 31 28 35 25 28 39 28 28 50 32 24 26 45 50 50 67 50 80 11 Hunt Arizona 2007 59 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 3BN 2002 ALS 3BN 2002 ALS 3BN 2002 AE 3BN 2002 AE 3BN 2002 AE 3CW 2002 ALS 3CW 2003 ALS 3CW 2004 ALS 3CW 2005 ALS 3CW 2006 ALS 4A 2003 BE 4A 2004 BE 4A 2006 BE 4A 2002 B 4A 2003 B 4A 2004 B 4A 2005 B 4A 2006 B 4A 2002 ALS 4A 2003 ALS 4A 2004 ALS 4A 2005 ALS 4A 2006 ALS 4AN 2002 ALS 4B 2002 BE 4B 2003 BE 4B 2005 BE 4B 2002 B 4B 2003 B 4B 2004 B 4B 2005 B 4B 2006 B 4B/5A WI 2003 ALS 4B/5A WI 2003 ALS 4B/5A WI 2003 ALS 4B/5A WI 2003 AE 5A 2006 BE 5A 2002 B 5A 2003 B 5A 2004 B 5A 2005 B 5A 2006 B 5A 2003 ALS 5A 2003 ALS 5A 2004 ALS 5A 2004 ALS 5A 2005 ALS 5A 2005 ALS 5A 2006 ALS 5A 2006 ALS 5A BR 2002 ALS 5A ES 2002 AE 5A ES 2002 AE 5A WS 2002 AE 5A WS 2002 AE 5A/5B MC 2002 AE 5A/5B MC 2002 AE 5A/5BN SM 2002 ALS 5A/5BN SM 2002 ALS 5A/5BN SM 2002 ALS 5A/5BN SM 2004 ALS BE = Early Bull BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla 60 Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 10/11-10/24 40 4 40 100.0 40 11/08-11/21 40 10 40 90.0 40 8/09-8/22 10 58 10 17.2 7 10/11-10/24 10 31 10 19.4 10 11/08-11/21 10 11 10 54.5 10 10/18-10/23 150 187 150 40.1 140 10/17-10/22 150 185 150 48.1 148 10/22-10/27 150 352 150 26.7 145 10/21-10/26 150 135 150 65.9 146 10/20-10/26 150 158 150 60.1 148 9/26-10/01 10 1449 10 0.7 10 10/01-10/06 10 1482 13 0.7 12 10/06-10/12 15 896 15 1.0 15 11/15-11/21 250 1357 250 13.9 242 11/14-11/20 150 852 150 12.1 148 11/19-11/25 205 1096 205 11.8 199 11/18-11/24 250 948 250 14.5 242 11/24-11/30 250 820 250 18.4 248 11/08-11/11 325 767 325 26.2 314 11/07-11/10 150 613 150 19.6 142 11/12-11/15 300 861 300 22.1 284 11/11-11/14 250 631 250 30.1 241 10/27-11/02 170 484 170 22.1 158 11/22-11/28 150 87 150 81.6 148 9/27-10/02 40 1320 40 1.8 40 9/26-10/01 30 1272 30 1.4 28 9/30-10/05 40 1222 40 2.0 40 11/15-11/21 250 667 250 20.5 241 11/14-11/20 250 955 250 15.3 245 11/19-11/25 250 958 250 15.2 241 11/18-11/24 275 632 275 25.6 257 11/24-11/30 300 836 300 20.0 290 10/01-10/31 10 2 10 100.0 10 11/01-11/30 10 2 10 100.0 10 12/01-12/31 10 1 10 100.0 10 9/01-9/30 10 44 10 20.5 10 10/06-10/12 25 1253 25 1.7 25 11/15-11/21 75 934 75 6.6 74 11/14-11/20 50 996 50 4.9 48 11/19-11/25 150 1309 150 9.8 142 11/18-11/24 115 990 115 10.3 111 11/24-11/30 145 771 145 11.8 143 10/17-10/23 275 907 275 22.3 263 11/28-12/04 200 193 200 42.0 193 10/15-10/21 300 1235 300 18.4 285 12/03-12/09 300 363 300 41.3 280 10/14-10/20 250 890 250 20.8 247 12/02-12/08 200 163 200 48.5 195 10/20-10/26 350 1041 350 26.5 338 12/01-12/07 200 319 200 30.7 189 10/04-10/09 250 849 250 21.8 247 9/20-9/23 20 175 20 10.3 20 10/11-10/14 20 38 20 23.7 20 9/20-9/23 20 164 20 7.3 20 10/11-10/14 20 23 20 30.4 20 9/20-9/23 15 46 15 23.9 13 10/11-10/14 15 14 15 50.0 14 11/29-12/05 100 99 100 57.6 93 10/04-10/09 200 121 200 73.6 189 10/18-10/23 200 36 200 100.0 191 10/15-10/21 50 7 50 100.0 50 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater Hunt Arizona 2007 ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 181 0 0 6 0 6 213 0 0 4 0 4 37 3 0 0 0 3 83 3 0 0 0 3 60 5 0 0 0 5 543 0 0 51 0 51 465 0 0 87 8 95 482 0 0 63 2 65 606 0 0 43 6 49 533 0 0 57 10 67 28 8 0 0 0 8 40 10 0 0 0 10 45 13 0 0 0 13 1124 45 10 0 0 55 710 36 0 0 0 36 918 35 6 0 0 41 1061 25 15 0 0 40 1174 39 26 0 0 65 945 0 0 119 4 123 416 0 0 65 8 73 809 0 0 107 12 119 714 0 0 72 9 81 556 0 0 69 4 73 632 0 0 38 6 44 170 23 2 0 0 25 131 21 0 0 0 21 182 22 2 0 0 24 1116 68 9 0 0 77 1086 67 2 0 0 69 1076 56 7 0 0 63 1275 41 6 0 0 47 1325 48 15 0 0 63 50 0 0 10 0 10 20 0 0 5 0 5 30 0 0 5 0 5 65 5 0 5 0 10 100 23 0 0 0 23 321 34 4 0 0 38 213 22 3 0 0 25 588 59 2 0 0 61 532 37 7 0 0 44 644 58 13 0 0 71 815 0 0 168 8 176 731 0 0 94 7 101 1016 0 0 133 29 162 1077 0 0 57 10 67 911 0 0 133 13 146 746 0 0 87 4 91 1332 0 0 166 11 177 714 0 0 72 6 78 691 0 0 149 18 167 55 9 0 0 0 9 65 5 0 0 0 5 65 13 0 0 0 13 62 8 0 0 0 8 30 6 2 0 0 8 48 1 1 1 1 4 364 0 0 27 2 29 665 0 0 37 0 37 765 0 0 20 4 24 192 0 0 5 3 8 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 15 10 43 30 50 36 64 45 34 45 80 83 87 23 24 21 17 26 39 51 42 34 46 30 63 75 60 32 28 26 18 22 100 50 50 100 92 51 52 43 40 50 67 52 57 24 59 47 52 41 68 45 25 65 40 62 29 31 20 13 16 WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT= Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 5A/5BN SM 2006 ALS 5A/5BN SM 2003 AE 5A/5BN SM 2004 AE 5A/5BN SM 2005 AE 5A/5BN SM 2006 AE 5BN 2002 B 5BN 2003 B 5BN 2004 B 5BN 2005 B 5BN 2006 B 5BN 2003 ALS 5BN 2004 ALS 5BN 2005 ALS 5BN 2006 ALS 5BN ML 2002 ALS 5BN ML 2002 ALS 5BN ML 2003 ALS 5BN ML 2004 ALS 5BN ML 2005 ALS 5BN ML 2006 ALS 5BN TT 2002 ALS 5BN TT 2002 ALS 5BN TT 2002 ALS 5BN TT 2003 ALS 5BN TT 2004 ALS 5BN TT 2005 ALS 5BN TT 2006 ALS 5BN GV 2002 AE 5BN GV 2003 AE 5BN GV 2004 AE 5BN GV 2005 AE 5BN TA 2002 AE 5BN TA 2002 AE 5BN TG 2002 AE 5BN TG 2002 AE 5BN TT 2003 AE 5BN TT 2004 AE 5BN TT 2005 AE 5BN TT 2006 AE 5BS 2002 B 5BS 2003 B 5BS 2004 B 5BS 2005 B 5BS 2006 B 5BS 2002 ALS 5BS 2003 ALS 5BS 2004 ALS 5BS 2005 ALS 5BS 2006 ALS 5BS HM 2002 ALS 5BS HM 2003 ALS 5BS HM 2004 ALS 5BS HM 2005 ALS 5BS HM 2006 ALS 5BS MM 2002 ALS 5BS MM 2003 ALS 5BS MM 2004 ALS 5BS MM 2005 ALS 5BS MM 2006 ALS 6A 2002 BE 6A 2002 B 6A 2003 B 6A 2004 B 6A 2005 B 6A 2006 B 6A 2005 ALS 6A 2006 ALS BE = Early Bull Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 10/20-10/26 75 11 75 63.6 73 10/03-10/08 75 324 75 15.4 75 10/15-10/21 75 285 75 17.9 73 10/14-10/20 75 249 75 22.1 75 10/20-10/26 75 153 75 34.0 70 11/15-11/21 400 2255 400 10.5 392 11/14-11/20 400 2426 400 10.6 381 11/19-11/25 450 1994 450 13.8 442 11/18-11/24 450 1896 450 13.5 435 11/24-11/30 500 2205 500 13.9 484 11/28-12/04 200 323 200 30.3 192 12/03-12/09 125 225 125 24.0 117 12/02-12/08 100 144 100 33.3 98 12/01-12/07 125 200 125 42.0 123 10/04-10/09 130 198 130 39.9 123 11/29-12/05 145 156 145 56.4 141 10/17-10/22 250 290 250 46.2 244 10/15-10/21 200 352 200 38.9 196 10/14-10/20 300 406 300 43.1 290 10/20-10/26 300 380 298 46.3 288 11/29-12/05 200 122 200 73.0 192 10/04-10/09 200 41 200 92.7 196 10/18-10/23 150 5 150 100.0 147 10/17-10/22 200 111 200 87.4 186 10/15-10/21 140 81 140 70.4 138 10/14-10/20 140 67 140 100.0 135 10/20-10/26 140 59 140 84.7 136 10/11-10/14 30 165 30 13.3 30 10/03-10/08 35 128 35 22.7 35 10/15-10/21 15 90 15 8.9 15 10/14-10/20 20 83 20 18.1 18 9/20-9/23 15 106 15 12.3 11 10/11-10/14 15 35 15 31.4 11 9/20-9/23 10 32 10 18.8 10 10/11-10/14 5 14 5 21.4 5 10/03-10/08 50 161 50 15.5 48 10/15-10/21 25 62 25 21.0 23 10/14-10/20 20 66 20 21.2 20 10/20-10/26 70 244 70 16.8 70 11/15-11/21 135 1536 135 8.1 135 11/14-11/20 115 1666 115 5.6 112 11/19-11/25 200 2107 200 8.5 194 11/18-11/24 175 1638 175 9.0 171 11/24-11/30 255 1883 252 10.4 244 11/29-12/05 175 492 175 23.4 160 11/28-12/04 175 457 175 20.4 171 12/03-12/09 400 766 400 28.7 384 12/02-12/08 475 785 475 33.2 450 12/01-12/07 520 933 520 33.1 504 10/04-10/09 250 711 250 24.1 250 10/03-10/08 300 842 300 24.8 298 10/15-10/21 325 844 325 23.9 313 10/14-10/20 400 1077 400 29.2 400 10/20-10/26 430 1178 429 27.2 414 10/04-10/09 150 238 150 38.7 148 10/03-10/08 150 305 150 33.4 150 10/15-10/21 180 275 180 41.1 170 10/14-10/20 180 266 180 39.1 169 10/20-10/26 190 206 190 47.1 185 9/27-10/02 39 3583 40 0.9 40 11/15-11/21 920 9178 920 8.5 916 11/14-11/20 735 10496 735 6.2 722 11/19-11/25 815 10448 815 6.9 795 11/18-11/24 750 8226 750 8.2 724 11/24-11/30 860 8369 858 9.0 838 12/02-12/08 485 1444 485 19.8 474 12/01-12/07 535 1498 533 18.5 522 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 284 0 0 5 2 7 239 32 3 2 0 37 277 20 0 13 0 33 371 30 2 4 0 36 305 27 0 0 0 27 1572 139 18 0 0 157 1638 100 15 0 0 115 1818 104 14 0 0 118 1830 138 23 0 0 161 1962 175 31 0 0 206 734 0 0 50 8 58 367 0 0 55 2 57 369 0 0 27 4 31 462 0 0 45 11 56 395 0 0 69 5 74 578 0 0 60 2 62 770 0 0 103 12 115 709 0 0 83 11 94 980 0 0 113 28 141 1044 0 0 104 8 112 810 0 0 52 2 54 734 0 0 54 6 60 550 0 0 23 2 25 725 0 0 46 2 48 556 0 0 35 0 35 541 0 0 16 14 30 524 0 0 28 6 34 96 8 2 2 0 12 137 13 2 0 0 15 42 9 0 0 0 9 88 9 2 0 0 11 36 0 0 4 0 4 35 4 0 0 0 4 25 7 0 0 0 7 20 3 0 0 0 3 179 26 0 2 0 28 86 9 0 5 0 14 74 10 0 2 0 12 298 20 0 6 2 28 538 48 21 0 0 69 492 43 12 0 0 55 684 92 16 0 0 108 660 65 27 0 0 92 935 102 31 0 0 133 465 0 0 102 0 102 606 0 0 81 4 85 1176 0 0 165 20 185 1549 0 0 234 26 260 1745 0 0 226 12 238 745 0 0 183 8 191 953 0 0 182 17 199 838 0 0 214 22 236 1210 0 0 212 24 236 1224 0 0 262 14 276 392 0 0 73 14 87 474 0 0 62 5 67 505 0 0 67 16 83 567 0 0 73 7 80 752 0 0 38 7 45 162 25 0 0 0 25 3739 443 61 0 0 504 2984 287 67 0 0 354 3176 291 48 0 0 339 2895 250 65 0 0 315 3268 317 134 0 0 451 1671 0 0 217 17 234 1975 0 0 226 23 249 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 10 49 45 48 39 40 30 27 37 43 30 49 32 46 60 44 47 48 49 39 28 31 17 26 25 22 25 40 43 60 61 36 36 70 60 58 61 60 40 51 49 56 54 55 64 50 48 58 47 76 67 75 59 67 59 45 49 47 24 63 55 49 43 44 54 49 48 Hunt Arizona 2007 61 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 6A/19A/21 VV 2004 ALS 6A/19A/21 VV 2005 ALS 6A/19A/21 VV 2006 ALS 6A/19A/21 VV 2004 AE 6A/19A/21 VV 2005 AE 6A/19A/21 VV 2006 AE 6AN/6AS 2002 ALS 6AN/6AS 2004 ALS 6AS 2003 ALS 6AW 2002 ALS 6AW 2004 ALS 6AW 2004 ALS 6AW 2005 ALS 6AW 2006 ALS 6B 2005 BE 6B 2002 B 6B 2003 B 6B 2004 B 6B 2005 B 6B 2006 B 6B 2002 ALS 6B 2003 ALS 6B 2004 ALS 6B 2005 ALS 6B 2006 ALS 7 2003 BE 7E 2002 B 7E 2003 B 7E 2004 B 7E 2005 B 7E 2006 B 7E 2002 ALS 7E 2002 ALS 7E 2003 ALS 7E 2004 ALS 7E 2005 ALS 7E 2006 ALS 7W 2002 B 7W 2003 B 7W 2004 B 7W 2005 B 7W 2006 B 7W 2002 ALS 7W 2003 ALS 7W 2004 ALS 7W 2005 ALS 7W 2006 ALS 8 2004 BE 8 2002 B 8 2003 B 8 2004 B 8 2005 B 8 2006 B 8 2002 ALS 8 2003 ALS 8 2004 ALS 8 2005 ALS 8 2006 ALS 8 BW 2002 ALS 8 2006 BE 9 2002 B BE = Early Bull BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla 62 Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 10/15-10/21 30 7 30 100.0 30 10/14-10/20 25 10 25 100.0 19 10/20-10/26 25 20 25 55.0 21 11/19-11/25 15 28 15 28.6 15 11/18-11/24 5 24 5 8.3 5 11/24-11/30 10 64 10 9.4 10 11/29-12/05 550 1950 550 18.3 526 12/03-12/09 505 1520 505 18.9 479 10/03-10/08 475 1873 475 14.8 466 10/04-10/09 75 160 75 21.9 75 10/15-10/21 35 180 35 13.9 35 12/03-12/09 75 70 75 44.3 60 10/14-10/20 50 144 50 21.5 50 10/20-10/26 55 176 55 18.8 55 9/30-10/05 25 949 25 2.2 25 11/15-11/21 148 708 150 13.4 148 11/14-11/20 140 605 140 13.4 135 11/19-11/25 170 598 174 18.6 168 11/18-11/24 175 552 175 15.0 169 11/24-11/30 190 592 190 19.8 186 11/29-12/05 317 397 332 45.1 311 11/28-12/04 315 450 315 38.7 302 12/03-12/09 340 392 340 48.7 319 12/02-12/08 400 357 400 61.1 381 12/01-12/07 400 357 399 51.0 388 9/26-10/01 40 3093 40 1.1 40 11/15-11/21 365 716 365 29.1 355 11/14-11/20 345 837 345 21.3 343 11/19-11/25 380 1025 380 23.7 373 11/18-11/24 460 1307 460 20.8 450 11/24-11/30 375 777 373 26.9 371 10/04-10/09 200 264 200 49.2 197 11/08-11/13 200 168 200 62.5 200 10/03-10/08 480 792 480 34.7 464 10/15-10/21 340 386 340 45.1 334 10/14-10/20 325 381 325 51.2 319 10/20-10/26 220 225 219 52.9 214 11/15-11/21 475 2030 475 16.4 455 11/14-11/20 435 1810 435 15.6 425 11/19-11/25 475 2241 475 13.0 459 11/18-11/24 400 1539 400 19.0 390 11/24-11/30 400 1780 400 15.5 389 10/04-10/09 200 463 200 29.6 199 10/03-10/08 200 504 200 26.0 194 10/15-10/21 350 762 350 31.2 347 10/14-10/20 400 783 400 34.6 379 10/20-10/26 475 1015 475 32.7 459 10/01-10/06 20 2031 22 0.8 22 11/15-11/21 500 2356 500 13.7 480 11/14-11/20 485 2222 485 13.1 479 11/19-11/25 485 2069 565 14.5 544 11/18-11/24 425 1825 425 15.3 409 11/24-11/30 425 1706 424 16.1 418 11/29-12/05 500 660 500 41.1 470 11/28-12/04 400 758 400 29.9 389 12/03-12/09 400 630 400 38.7 388 12/02-12/08 200 368 200 28.8 188 12/01-12/07 200 383 200 30.8 186 10/04-10/09 250 350 250 47.1 248 10/06-10/12 25 4053 25 0.5 25 11/15-11/21 172 1296 175 10.3 173 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater Hunt Arizona 2007 ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 93 0 0 3 0 3 63 0 0 10 0 10 73 0 0 6 0 6 83 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 3 40 5 0 0 0 5 1896 0 0 235 16 251 1626 0 0 199 17 216 1793 0 0 127 34 161 286 0 0 28 3 31 113 0 0 20 2 22 215 0 0 20 3 23 154 0 0 22 0 22 187 0 0 22 0 22 74 24 0 0 0 24 661 57 9 0 0 66 550 40 7 0 0 47 653 57 17 0 0 74 658 63 12 0 0 75 697 76 23 0 0 99 1153 0 0 125 16 141 1294 0 0 95 6 101 1100 0 0 112 17 129 1609 0 0 76 11 87 1530 0 0 101 12 113 146 35 0 0 0 35 1657 98 6 0 0 104 1513 105 26 0 0 131 1622 121 36 0 0 157 2093 81 29 0 0 110 1620 113 27 0 0 140 689 0 0 78 17 95 789 0 0 68 9 77 1799 0 0 91 16 107 1358 0 0 75 17 92 1331 0 0 75 10 85 752 0 0 107 8 115 2014 162 24 0 0 186 1856 142 49 0 0 191 2008 110 48 0 0 158 1862 86 50 0 0 136 1845 126 46 0 0 172 636 0 0 102 17 119 690 0 0 99 6 105 1153 0 0 174 21 195 1455 0 0 147 15 162 1637 0 0 230 33 263 105 18 0 0 0 18 2194 118 35 0 0 153 2380 114 29 0 0 143 2354 139 28 0 0 167 2009 78 22 0 0 100 1961 105 21 0 0 126 2052 0 0 127 10 137 1612 0 0 104 4 108 1594 0 0 97 15 112 798 0 0 48 4 52 784 0 0 67 4 71 872 0 0 106 19 125 85 25 0 0 0 25 837 81 3 0 0 84 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 10 53 29 0 60 50 48 45 35 41 63 38 44 40 96 45 35 44 44 53 45 33 40 23 29 88 29 38 42 24 38 48 39 23 28 27 54 41 45 34 35 44 60 54 56 43 57 82 32 30 31 24 30 29 28 29 28 38 50 100 49 WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT= Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 9 2003 B 9 2004 B 9 2005 B 9 2006 B 9 2002 ALS 9 2003 ALS 9 2004 ALS 9 2004 ALS 9 2005 ALS 9 2005 ALS 9 2006 ALS 9 2006 ALS 10 2002 BE 10 2003 BE 10 2004 BE 10 2005 BE 10 2006 BE 10 2002 B 10 2002 B 10 2003 B 10 2004 B 10 2005 B 10 2006 B 10 2002 ALS 10 2002 ALS 10 2003 ALS 10 2003 ALS 10 2004 ALS 10 2004 ALS 10 2005 ALS 10 2005 ALS 10 2006 ALS 10 2006 ALS 12 2002 AE 12 2002 AE 12 2004 AE 15A/15B/ 2002 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2002 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2003 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2003 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2004 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2004 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2004 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2005 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2005 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2005 AE 17A/18/19B 15AB/17/18/ 2002 ALS 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2003 ALS 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2004 ALS 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2005 ALS 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2006 ALS 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2002 AE 19B/20AC BE = Early Bull Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 11/14-11/20 11/19-11/25 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 10/04-10/09 10/03-10/08 10/15-10/21 12/03-12/09 10/14-10/20 12/02-12/08 10/20-10/26 12/01-12/07 9/27-10/02 9/26-10/01 10/01-10/06 9/30-10/05 10/06-10/12 11/15-11/21 11/22-11/28 11/14-11/20 11/19-11/25 11/18-11/24 11/24-11/30 10/04-10/10 11/29-12/08 10/03-10/09 11/28-12/07 10/15-10/21 12/03-12/12 10/14-10/20 12/02-12/11 10/20-10/26 12/01-12/07 9/13-9/29 12/13-12/29 9/24-10/07 200 255 280 265 400 500 350 350 400 400 400 400 20 20 50 50 25 162 165 325 350 450 400 500 500 600 600 700 700 800 800 800 800 50 15 20 1527 1532 1255 1086 548 652 508 270 601 396 638 409 2978 4489 6083 4855 3228 1151 639 1830 2018 1854 1645 643 502 786 676 1138 581 904 746 841 559 62 23 46 200 282 280 265 400 500 350 350 400 400 400 400 20 20 61 50 25 165 165 325 454 450 399 500 500 600 600 700 700 800 800 800 800 50 15 20 9.6 14.5 14.4 16.1 40.9 45.1 41.9 70.7 45.8 57.6 42.0 54.8 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 8.1 12.2 9.9 13.6 13.6 12.9 49.8 57.8 43.5 49.6 41.2 64.5 51.1 60.6 54.3 68.7 54.8 30.4 39.1 195 278 273 254 395 490 334 340 386 388 397 385 20 20 61 48 25 163 159 311 437 425 386 486 486 582 576 653 652 764 761 770 757 43 15 16 942 1336 1343 1172 1435 1880 1233 1297 1574 1443 1535 1658 85 76 208 144 108 755 806 1426 1791 2059 1861 2124 2490 2365 3078 2746 2754 3206 3877 3376 3839 345 105 109 72 76 109 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 52 42 22 91 79 143 166 126 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 25 11 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 193 160 164 149 167 175 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 114 143 152 140 242 118 133 147 163 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 25 24 18 13 26 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 26 14 25 40 21 31 22 15 0 0 0 81 85 121 117 169 218 184 182 162 193 202 145 12 16 52 42 22 91 88 143 191 137 123 109 124 169 166 165 282 139 164 169 178 0 0 0 42 31 44 46 43 44 55 54 42 50 51 38 60 80 85 88 88 56 55 46 44 32 32 22 26 29 29 25 43 18 22 22 24 0 0 0 11/01-11/17 20 57 20 21.1 20 116 5 0 0 0 5 25 11/29-12/15 30 56 30 21.4 28 126 9 0 8 2 19 68 10/31-11/16 20 36 20 27.8 17 107 5 1 3 0 9 53 11/28-12/14 30 60 30 20.0 27 127 12 0 3 0 15 56 10/01-10/17 20 287 20 5.9 20 91 13 0 0 0 13 65 11/05-11/21 20 71 20 16.9 20 146 3 0 3 0 6 30 12/03-12/19 30 116 30 14.7 30 192 12 3 9 0 24 80 9/30-10/16 30 338 30 5.6 30 134 20 0 1 0 21 70 11/04-11/20 40 44 40 20.5 38 290 13 0 8 0 21 55 12/02-12/18 60 140 60 25.7 58 396 28 0 4 0 32 55 9/27-10/13 65 50 65 90.0 65 388 0 0 8 0 8 12 9/26-10/12 65 32 65 93.8 60 380 0 0 19 3 22 37 10/01-10/17 65 45 65 82.2 63 332 0 0 23 2 25 40 9/30-10/16 80 67 80 65.7 76 473 0 0 20 4 24 32 10/20-12/17 400 133 398 98.5 379 3578 0 0 77 14 91 24 20 156 20 5.8 20 137 10 0 0 0 10 50 9/27-10/13 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran Hunt Arizona 2007 63 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 15AB/17/18/ 2003 AE 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2006 AE 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2006 AE 19B/20AC 17/20A/20C WS 2004 ALS 17/20A/20C WS 2004 ALS 17/20A/20C WS 2004 ALS 17/20A/20C WS 2005 ALS 17/20A/20C WS 2005 ALS 17/20A/20C WS 2005 ALS 17/20A/20C WS 2004 AE 17/20A/20C WS 2004 AE 17/20A/20C WS 2004 AE 17/20A/20C WS 2005 AE 17/20A/20C WS 2005 AE 17/20A/20C WS 2005 AE 19A 2002 B 19A 2003 B 19A 2004 B 19A 2005 B 19A 2006 B 19A 2002 ALS 19A 2003 ALS 19A 2004 ALS 19A 2004 ALS 19A 2005 ALS 19A 2005 ALS 19A 2006 ALS 19A 2006 ALS 21 2004 BE 21 2006 BE 22 2002 B 22 2003 B 22 2004 B 22 MZ 2002 B 22 MZ 2003 B 22 MZ 2004 B 22 MZ 2005 B 22N 2002 BE 22N 2003 BE 22N 2004 BE 22N 2005 BE 22N 2006 BE 22N 2005 B 22N 2005 B 22N 2006 B 22N 2006 B 22N 2002 ALS 22N 2003 ALS 22N 2004 ALS 22N 2005 ALS 22N 2006 ALS 22S 2002 BE 22S 2005 BE 22S 2005 B 22S 2005 B 22S 2006 B 22S 2002 ALS 22S 2003 ALS BE = Early Bull BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 9/26-10/12 20 153 20 8.5 20 87 13 0 4 0 17 85 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 11 66 0 0 2 0 2 10/01-10/17 15 6 15 83.3 11/05-11/21 15 0 15 15 108 0 0 6 0 6 12/03-12/19 15 2 15 100.0 15 83 0 0 0 3 3 9/30-10/16 20 6 20 100.0 18 88 0 0 5 0 5 11/04-11/20 20 0 20 20 142 0 0 2 0 2 12/02-12/18 20 6 20 100.0 20 147 0 0 3 0 3 10/01-10/17 5 15 5 33.3 5 47 3 0 0 0 3 11/05-11/21 5 10 5 30.0 5 37 3 0 0 0 3 12/03-12/19 5 9 5 11.1 3 17 0 0 0 0 0 9/30-10/16 10 26 10 7.7 10 80 4 0 0 0 4 11/04-11/20 10 14 10 28.6 10 76 1 0 0 0 1 12/02-12/18 10 2 10 100.0 8 42 0 2 0 0 2 11/15-11/21 5 93 5 3.2 3 9 2 0 0 0 2 11/14-11/20 5 130 5 3.1 5 15 0 0 0 0 0 11/19-11/25 10 111 10 6.3 10 37 7 0 0 0 7 11/18-11/24 15 136 15 7.4 15 64 9 0 0 0 9 11/24-11/30 20 74 20 13.5 19 64 13 3 0 0 16 11/29-12/08 15 9 15 66.7 15 63 0 0 8 0 8 11/28-12/07 15 29 15 24.1 15 49 0 0 4 0 4 10/15-10/24 25 31 25 64.5 25 86 0 0 9 0 9 12/03-12/12 25 9 25 100.0 25 88 0 0 5 0 5 10/14-10/23 40 33 40 72.7 40 207 0 0 9 0 9 12/02-12/11 20 11 20 72.7 20 106 0 0 0 0 0 10/20-10/26 50 22 50 100.0 50 217 0 0 5 0 5 12/01-12/07 20 10 20 100.0 13 37 0 0 0 0 0 10/01-10/06 5 332 6 1.5 5 11 5 0 0 0 5 10/06-10/12 5 221 5 2.3 5 9 5 0 0 0 5 12/06-12/12 95 1038 95 7.4 93 366 41 4 0 0 45 12/05-12/11 135 1233 135 7.5 125 477 67 8 0 0 75 12/10-12/16 175 1211 204 9.7 200 825 110 9 0 0 119 10/18-10/24 5 41 5 9.8 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 10/17-10/23 5 43 5 4.7 5 15 3 2 0 0 5 10/22-10/28 5 50 6 8.0 5 20 2 0 0 0 2 10/21-10/27 10 38 10 18.4 10 53 3 0 0 0 3 9/27-10/02 25 920 25 2.4 25 72 21 0 0 0 21 9/26-10/01 30 1340 30 1.6 30 71 30 0 0 0 30 10/01-10/06 30 1378 31 1.7 31 80 28 0 0 0 28 9/30-10/05 30 1106 30 1.8 30 86 26 0 0 0 26 10/06-10/12 30 1251 30 1.8 30 87 27 0 0 0 27 12/02-12/08 100 696 100 10.2 97 347 64 3 0 0 67 12/09-12/15 130 306 130 13.7 121 490 61 4 0 0 65 12/01-12/07 150 716 150 11.7 150 630 73 6 0 0 79 12/08-12/14 220 495 220 21.0 214 949 92 15 0 0 107 10/18-10/24 85 216 85 29.6 83 308 0 0 38 0 38 10/17-10/23 85 217 85 26.7 83 296 0 0 27 6 33 10/22-10/28 85 219 85 23.3 83 272 0 0 50 2 52 10/21-10/27 85 269 85 22.7 83 273 0 0 47 6 53 10/20-10/26 130 272 130 29.4 126 390 0 0 70 8 78 9/27-10/02 10 363 10 1.1 10 37 9 0 0 0 9 9/30-10/05 30 90 30 10.0 30 112 26 2 0 0 28 12/02-12/08 50 34 50 32.4 48 186 18 0 0 0 18 12/09-12/15 30 41 30 29.3 30 117 23 0 0 0 23 12/01-12/07 30 168 30 12.5 28 106 14 2 0 0 16 10/18-10/24 15 23 15 30.4 13 52 0 0 8 0 8 10/17-10/23 15 18 15 33.3 15 67 0 0 5 0 5 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 18 40 20 28 10 15 60 60 0 40 10 25 67 0 70 60 84 53 27 36 20 23 0 10 0 100 100 48 60 60 0 100 40 30 84 100 90 87 90 69 54 53 50 46 40 63 64 62 90 93 38 77 57 62 33 ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater 64  Hunt Arizona 2007 ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT= Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 22S 2004 ALS 22S 2005 ALS 22S 2006 ALS 23 2002 B 23 2003 B 23 2004 B 23 2005 B 23 2006 B 23 CC 2004 ALS 23 CC 2004 ALS 23 CC 2004 ALS 23 CC 2004 ALS 23 CC 2005 ALS 23 CC 2005 ALS 23 CC 2005 ALS 23 CC 2005 ALS 23 CC 2006 ALS 23 CC 2006 ALS 23 CC 2006 ALS 23 CC 2006 ALS 23N 2002 BE 23N 2003 BE 23N 2004 BE 23N 2005 BE 23N 2006 BE 23N 2002 ALS 23N 2002 ALS 23N 2003 ALS 23N 2003 ALS 23N 2004 ALS 23N 2004 ALS 23N 2005 ALS 23N 2005 ALS 23N 2006 ALS 23N 2006 ALS 23S 2003 BE 23S 2006 BE 23S 2002 ALS 23S 2002 ALS 23S 2003 ALS 23S 2003 ALS 23S 2004 ALS 23S 2004 ALS 23S 2005 ALS 23S 2005 ALS 23S 2006 ALS 23S 2006 ALS 24A 2005 ALS 24A 2006 ALS 24A 2003 AE 24A 2004 AE 24A 2005 AE 24A 2006 AE 27 2003 BE 27 2004 BE 27 2006 BE 27 2002 B 27 2003 B 27 2004 B 27 2005 B 27 2006 B 27 2002 ALS 27 2002 ALS 27 2003 ALS 27 2004 ALS 27 2005 ALS 27 2006 ALS BE = Early Bull Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 10/22-10/28 15 17 15 52.9 15 10/21-10/27 15 12 15 41.7 15 10/20-10/26 15 18 15 27.8 14 11/29-12/05 100 850 100 7.9 93 11/28-12/04 100 833 100 7.7 100 12/03-12/09 100 847 117 9.0 113 12/02-12/08 120 866 120 8.4 116 12/01-12/07 150 728 150 10.7 144 8/06-8/09 8 13 8 46.2 8 8/13-8/16 8 6 8 83.3 8 9/03-9/06 8 7 8 100.0 8 9/10-9/13 8 4 8 100.0 8 8/05-8/08 8 23 8 30.4 8 8/12-8/15 8 1 8 100.0 8 9/02-9/05 8 8 8 75.0 5 9/09-9/12 8 33 8 21.2 8 8/11-8/14 8 22 8 36.4 8 8/18-8/21 8 4 8 50.0 8 9/08-9/11 8 12 8 25.0 8 9/15-9/18 8 7 8 42.9 8 9/27-10/02 20 1119 20 1.7 20 9/26-10/01 20 1148 20 1.4 20 10/01-10/06 20 1173 20 1.4 20 9/30-10/05 20 1173 20 1.7 20 10/06-10/12 20 1157 20 1.2 20 10/18-10/24 30 120 30 18.3 30 12/06-12/12 90 140 90 33.6 81 10/17-10/23 30 92 30 19.6 26 12/05-12/11 90 120 90 36.7 86 10/22-10/28 30 92 30 19.6 30 12/10-12/16 90 141 90 36.2 87 10/21-10/27 30 114 30 21.1 30 12/09-12/15 90 89 90 38.2 83 10/27-11/02 30 119 30 18.5 25 12/15-12/21 90 100 90 44.0 88 9/26-10/01 15 311 15 2.3 14 10/06-10/12 15 385 15 1.6 14 10/18-10/24 20 45 20 26.7 18 12/06-12/12 20 9 20 100.0 16 10/17-10/23 20 23 20 52.2 20 12/05-12/11 20 66 20 18.2 13 10/22-10/28 20 33 20 27.3 17 12/10-12/16 20 6 20 100.0 16 10/21-10/27 20 25 20 12.0 20 12/09-12/15 20 38 20 28.9 16 10/27-11/02 20 7 20 14.3 20 12/15-12/21 20 14 20 42.9 19 12/01-12/12 7 2 7 50.0 7 12/01-12/12 10 4 10 100.0 10 12/01-12/31 5 103 5 2.9 5 12/01-12/12 5 62 5 8.1 5 12/01-12/12 3 21 3 14.3 3 12/01-12/12 5 26 5 11.5 5 9/26-10/01 25 3200 25 0.8 24 10/01-10/06 25 1485 32 1.1 31 10/06-10/12 25 2465 25 1.0 24 11/15-11/21 450 2115 450 11.9 438 11/14-11/20 350 1699 350 10.9 345 11/19-11/25 350 1582 397 12.9 392 11/18-11/24 350 1377 350 14.2 348 11/24-11/30 350 1211 349 12.6 336 10/18-10/21 450 966 450 30.4 434 11/29-12/02 250 201 250 48.3 238 10/17-10/20 300 960 300 20.0 286 10/22-10/25 175 656 175 20.7 167 10/21-10/24 140 433 140 19.2 134 10/27-11/02 70 298 70 17.8 68 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 55 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 4 0 4 30 0 0 7 1 8 367 60 2 0 0 62 451 44 5 0 0 49 458 59 4 0 0 63 512 58 2 0 0 60 671 49 2 0 0 51 16 0 0 4 0 4 24 0 0 2 0 2 18 0 0 3 0 3 13 0 0 5 0 5 12 0 0 4 2 6 19 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 19 0 0 5 1 6 11 0 0 8 0 8 17 0 0 5 0 5 14 0 0 7 1 8 8 0 0 8 0 8 55 17 0 0 0 17 45 20 0 0 0 20 48 20 0 0 0 20 64 17 0 0 0 17 83 16 0 0 0 16 100 0 0 15 2 17 313 0 0 19 2 21 108 0 0 11 4 15 349 0 0 36 4 40 88 0 0 19 0 19 332 0 0 38 3 41 127 0 0 7 0 7 341 0 0 25 2 27 80 0 0 10 0 10 305 0 0 39 0 39 51 11 0 0 0 11 52 11 0 0 0 11 58 0 0 5 0 5 80 0 0 8 0 8 71 0 0 2 4 6 44 0 0 5 0 5 63 0 0 3 0 3 80 0 0 4 0 4 77 0 0 7 0 7 60 0 0 4 0 4 120 0 0 4 0 4 76 0 0 4 0 4 41 0 0 1 0 1 63 0 0 3 0 3 29 4 0 0 0 4 43 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 3 0 3 60 23 0 0 0 23 109 18 0 0 0 18 105 15 0 0 0 15 2112 124 17 0 0 141 1539 95 12 0 0 107 1746 117 15 0 0 132 1736 108 12 0 0 120 1528 99 6 0 0 105 1441 0 0 84 5 89 694 0 0 87 4 91 983 0 0 54 6 60 528 0 0 51 3 54 435 0 0 25 0 25 273 0 0 34 3 37 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 0 27 57 67 49 56 52 35 50 25 38 63 75 0 100 75 100 63 100 100 85 100 100 85 80 57 26 58 47 63 47 23 33 40 44 79 79 28 50 30 38 18 25 35 25 20 21 14 30 80 0 0 60 96 58 63 32 31 34 34 31 21 38 21 32 19 54 Hunt Arizona 2007 65 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type General (continued) 27S 2002 ALS 27S 2002 ALS 27S 2005 ALS 27S 2006 ALS 28/31 2003 ALS 28/31 2004 ALS 28/31 2004 ALS 28/31 2005 ALS 28/31 2005 ALS 28/31 2002 AE 28/31/32 2006 ALS 28/31/32 2006 ALS 28/31/32 2006 ALS CN 2002 B CN 2002 B CN 2002 B CN 2002 B CN 2003 B CN 2003 B CN 2003 B CN 2003 B CN DV 2002 B CN DV 2003 B CN 2002 ALS CN 2002 ALS CN 2002 ALS CN 2002 ALS CN 2003 ALS CN 2003 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN DV 2002 ALS CN DV 2003 ALS CN DV 2004 ALS CN DV 2005 ALS CN DV 2006 ALS CN 2004 AE CN 2004 AE CN 2004 AE CN 2004 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE CN DV 2004 AE CN DV 2005 AE CN DV 2006 AE BE = Early Bull BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued 8/16-8/19 50 10/18-10/21 50 8/19-8/25 50 8/18-8/24 75 11/21-12/07 10 10/01-11/14 10 11/19-12/31 10 9/30-11/13 10 11/18-12/31 10 11/22-12/08 10 10/06-11/02 15 11/03-11/30 15 12/01-12/31 15 9/27-10/03 5 9/27-10/03 2 11/08-11/14 15 11/08-11/14 3 9/26-10/03 5 9/26-10/03 2 10/24-10/31 25 10/24-10/31 4 10/11-10/17 7 10/10-10/19 7 11/15-11/21 20 11/15-11/21 4 11/22-12/05 30 11/22-12/05 10 11/07-11/21 30 11/07-11/21 5 11/08-11/28 35 11/08-11/28 5 10/08-10/14 5 10/08-10/14 2 11/07-11/27 35 11/07-11/27 5 10/07-10/13 5 10/07-10/13 2 11/24-12/07 35 11/24-12/07 5 9/29-10/05 5 9/29-10/05 2 10/11-10/17 14 10/10-10/19 14 10/15-10/21 14 10/14-10/20 14 10/20-10/26 14 10/08-10/14 5 10/08-10/14 2 10/22-10/28 25 10/22-10/28 4 10/07-10/13 5 10/07-10/13 2 10/21-10/27 25 10/21-10/27 4 9/29-10/05 5 9/29-10/05 2 10/27-11/02 25 10/27-11/02 4 10/15-10/21 7 10/14-10/20 7 10/20-10/26 7 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater 66  Hunt Arizona 2007 Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Bull Spike 33 50 100.0 50 153 0 7 50 100.0 50 160 0 16 50 100.0 45 160 0 39 75 100.0 69 257 0 11 10 54.5 9 41 0 13 10 46.2 10 83 0 7 10 57.1 10 140 0 10 10 70.0 10 160 0 10 10 50.0 5 70 0 41 10 14.6 9 36 3 7 15 71.4 12 30 0 1 15 100.0 13 145 0 19 15 63.2 15 173 0 58 5 8.6 5 21 4 22 2 4.5 0 0 0 6 15 16.7 15 84 0 2 3 0.0 3 6 2 60 5 8.3 5 15 3 23 2 8.7 2 12 0 15 25 80.0 23 79 12 10 4 10.0 4 9 1 42 7 16.7 7 26 5 36 7 19.4 7 42 5 23 20 69.6 18 62 0 5 4 20.0 4 14 0 15 30 100.0 26 161 0 3 4 33.3 4 19 0 29 30 93.1 27 137 0 23 5 17.4 4 19 0 19 35 100.0 33 142 0 21 5 19.0 5 10 0 0 5 5 7 0 3 2 66.7 2 6 0 18 35 100.0 35 216 0 17 5 23.5 5 18 0 0 5 4 13 0 5 2 0.0 2 4 0 15 35 100.0 32 105 0 7 5 42.9 5 23 0 1 5 100.0 5 18 0 1 2 100.0 2 8 0 10 14 60.0 14 70 0 7 14 42.9 14 74 0 5 14 60.0 14 82 0 3 14 100.0 14 56 0 5 14 40.0 12 40 0 36 5 13.9 5 20 2 32 2 6.3 2 5 1 22 25 63.6 24 61 7 17 4 11.8 2 12 2 45 5 8.9 5 18 1 48 2 4.2 2 6 0 45 25 31.1 25 106 6 27 4 0.0 4 22 2 51 5 9.8 5 15 5 16 2 6.3 2 4 2 29 25 44.8 25 105 2 10 4 10.0 4 12 3 37 7 18.9 4 11 4 34 7 20.6 7 34 0 33 7 18.2 6 25 2 AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo CH = CHAMP Hunt ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 3 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 2 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 DV = Disabled Veteran 3 0 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 12 3 0 4 0 0 2 3 0 17 4 5 7 6 2 8 1 2 0 10 2 3 2 8 3 2 1 17 3 5 2 5 4 5 5 8 5 2 20 2 3 0 16 2 5 2 9 4 4 6 4 6 0 27 3 0 20 0 0 0 56 100 23 0 80 0 67 60 0 74 100 71 100 33 50 31 25 7 0 30 40 60 100 23 60 50 50 53 60 100 100 36 29 36 36 67 100 100 83 100 60 0 64 50 100 100 36 100 100 86 67 WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT= Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type Juniors-only 1/2C 2002 ALS 1/2C 2003 ALS 1/2C 2004 ALS 1/2C 2005 ALS 1/2C 2006 ALS 4A 2002 ALS 4A 2003 ALS 4A 2004 ALS 4A 2005 ALS 4A 2006 ALS 6AN/6AS 2002 ALS 6AN/6AS 2004 ALS 6AN/6AS 2005 ALS 6AN/6AS 2006 ALS 6AN/6AW 2003 ALS 27 2002 ALS 27 2003 ALS 27 2004 ALS 27 2005 ALS 27 2006 ALS CN 2002 ALS Muzzleloader 1 2003 BE 1/2B/2C 2006 BE 3A/3C 2003 BE 3B 2004 BE 3BN 2002 ALS 3BN 2002 AE 4A 2002 BE 4A 2005 BE 4B 2004 BE 4B 2006 BE 4B 2002 ALS 4B 2003 ALS 4B 2004 ALS 4B 2005 ALS 4B 2006 ALS 5A 2003 BE 5BN 2005 BE 5BS 2004 BE 6A 2006 BE 6A 2002 B 6A 2003 B 6A 2004 B 6A 2005 B 6A 2006 B 6A 2002 ALS 6A 2003 ALS 6A 2004 ALS 6A 2005 ALS 6A 2006 ALS 8 2002 ALS 8 2003 ALS 8 2004 ALS 8 2005 ALS 8 2006 ALS 9 2002 BE 16A 2002 BE 16A 2003 BE 16A 2004 BE 16A 2005 BE 16A 2006 BE 21 2002 BE 21 2005 BE 22S 2003 BE 22S 2006 BE 23S 2004 BE BE = Early Bull Dates 10/04-10/07 10/03-10/06 10/15-10/18 10/14-10/17 10/20-10/26 10/18-10/23 10/17-10/22 10/22-10/27 10/21-10/26 10/20-10/26 10/04-10/07 10/15-10/18 10/14-10/17 10/20-10/26 10/03-10/06 10/04-10/07 10/03-10/06 10/15-10/18 10/14-10/17 10/20-10/26 11/15-11/21 Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued 150 150 150 150 65 225 125 200 275 220 611 575 635 765 700 100 100 100 100 95 8 481 590 479 444 414 491 442 437 419 425 1519 1559 1466 1581 1542 214 170 193 133 160 14 150 150 150 150 65 225 125 200 275 220 613 575 636 762 700 100 101 100 100 95 9 Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Bull 24.5 19.0 26.1 25.9 10.6 33.8 23.3 33.6 41.3 37.2 34.4 33.5 37.8 40.5 36.3 32.7 33.5 32.1 51.9 29.4 42.9 148 146 146 144 56 221 125 194 256 214 597 567 625 739 684 100 99 89 98 91 9 356 366 342 366 154 590 409 546 762 679 1644 1424 1713 2170 1846 333 270 243 298 283 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/26-10/01 40 1965 40 1.9 40 10/06-10/12 40 1561 40 2.0 40 9/26-10/01 20 511 20 3.5 20 10/01-10/06 30 546 34 4.6 34 9/27-10/06 40 16 40 100.0 33 9/27-10/06 10 22 10 22.7 10 9/27-10/02 20 457 20 3.5 20 9/30-10/05 10 333 10 2.7 10 10/01-10/06 40 631 42 4.3 42 10/06-10/12 40 281 40 10.3 39 10/18-10/23 250 267 250 53.6 240 10/17-10/22 250 189 250 75.7 234 10/22-10/27 250 207 250 61.8 240 10/21-10/26 225 248 225 59.7 213 10/20-10/26 175 149 175 62.4 171 9/26-10/01 15 336 15 3.3 15 9/30-10/05 40 747 40 2.8 39 10/01-10/06 30 838 32 3.1 32 10/06-10/12 50 1358 50 3.2 50 11/08-11/12 314 1545 314 12.9 303 11/07-11/12 300 1764 300 11.1 298 11/12-11/17 300 1558 335 14.1 329 11/11-11/16 425 1705 425 17.0 412 11/17-11/23 390 1175 390 16.3 375 11/08-11/12 169 253 170 24.9 163 11/07-11/12 220 248 220 30.2 211 11/12-11/17 360 346 360 38.7 340 11/11-11/16 300 288 300 41.7 281 11/17-11/23 250 328 250 37.8 231 9/13-9/18 100 122 100 53.3 97 9/26-10/01 200 232 200 56.9 200 10/15-10/21 200 250 200 52.4 192 10/14-10/20 200 290 200 42.4 190 10/06-10/12 150 181 150 43.1 139 9/27-10/02 10 1322 10 0.5 10 9/27-10/02 3 31 3 9.7 3 9/26-10/01 3 46 3 6.5 3 10/01-10/06 3 39 3 5.1 3 9/30-10/05 3 31 3 9.7 3 10/06-10/12 3 14 3 7.1 0 9/27-10/02 5 72 5 5.6 5 9/30-10/05 5 125 5 2.4 5 9/26-10/01 20 136 20 4.4 20 10/06-10/12 20 144 20 5.6 20 10/01-10/06 20 331 26 4.8 24 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo Spike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harvest Cow Calf 92 87 94 71 48 106 67 112 83 80 277 291 276 355 274 23 42 35 29 49 0 10 5 9 15 0 6 11 10 31 7 33 48 20 40 37 2 9 9 2 6 0 Hunt Total Success 102 92 103 86 48 112 78 122 114 87 310 339 296 395 311 25 51 44 31 55 0 69 63 71 60 86 51 62 63 45 41 52 60 47 53 45 25 52 49 32 60 0 146 35 0 0 0 35 185 24 0 0 0 24 74 19 0 0 0 19 150 27 0 0 0 27 158 0 0 0 0 0 60 1 0 0 0 1 85 12 0 0 0 12 37 5 2 0 0 7 176 20 0 0 0 20 168 18 0 0 0 18 993 0 0 25 2 27 1049 0 0 43 2 45 983 0 0 51 4 55 876 0 0 24 2 26 711 0 0 40 0 40 63 14 0 0 0 14 150 31 0 0 0 31 86 32 0 0 0 32 229 34 0 0 0 34 1079 139 21 0 0 160 1231 92 16 0 0 108 1297 152 19 0 0 171 1740 151 29 0 0 180 1571 139 30 0 0 169 560 0 0 43 0 43 856 0 0 41 7 48 1362 0 0 112 9 121 1121 0 0 86 17 103 997 0 0 68 2 70 363 0 0 23 2 25 778 0 0 63 15 78 729 0 0 69 15 84 852 0 0 41 9 50 617 0 0 51 3 54 47 7 0 0 0 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 3 18 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2 0 0 0 2 18 5 0 0 0 5 66 17 0 0 0 17 92 11 0 0 0 11 118 14 0 0 0 14 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 88 60 95 79 0 10 60 70 48 46 11 19 23 12 23 93 79 100 68 53 36 52 44 45 26 23 36 37 30 26 39 44 26 39 70 0 33 100 67 40 100 85 55 58 Hunt Arizona 2007 67 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Hunt Type Muzzleloader (continued) 27 2002 BE 27 2005 BE CN 2002 BE CN 2002 BE CN 2003 BE CN 2003 BE CN 2004 BE CN 2004 BE CN 2002 ALS CN 2002 ALS CN 2003 ALS CN 2003 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE Archery 1 2002 B 1 2003 B 1 2004 B 1 2005 B 1 2002 ALS 1 2003 ALS 1 2004 ALS 1 2005 ALS 1/2B/2C 2006 B 1/2B/2C 2006 ALS 3A/3C 2002 B 3A/3C 2003 B 3A/3C 2004 B 3A/3C 2005 B 3A/3C 2006 B 3A/3C 2002 ALS 3A/3C 2003 ALS 3A/3C 2004 ALS 3A/3C 2005 ALS 3A/3C 2006 ALS 3B 2002 B 3B 2003 B 3B 2004 B 3B 2005 B 3B 2006 B 3B 2002 ALS 3B 2003 ALS 3B 2004 ALS 3B 2005 ALS 3B 2006 ALS 3BN 2002 ALSS 3BN 2002 AE 4A 2002 B 4A 2003 B 4A 2004 B 4A 2005 B 4A 2006 B 4A 2002 ALS BE = Early Bull Unit Year BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued 9/27-10/02 9/30-10/05 10/18-10/31 10/18-10/31 10/18-10/23 10/18-10/23 9/24-10/01 9/24-10/01 10/18-10/31 10/18-10/31 10/18-10/23 10/18-10/23 9/24-10/01 9/24-10/01 9/23-9/30 9/23-9/30 10/06-10/12 10/06-10/12 9/23-9/30 9/23-9/30 10/06-10/12 10/06-10/12 50 25 10 2 5 2 10 3 25 2 25 2 25 5 25 5 25 5 10 3 10 3 1155 791 17 4 10 5 31 28 2 2 5 10 5 4 1 4 0 4 49 60 31 12 50 25 10 2 5 2 10 3 25 6 10 2 25 5 25 5 25 5 10 3 10 3 Draw Odds Hunters 2.3 2.3 47.1 0.0 30.0 40.0 29.0 10.7 100.0 50.0 100.0 20.0 100.0 75.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 16.3 5.0 32.3 25.0 50 25 10 2 3 0 10 3 25 6 10 0 25 5 22 5 20 3 10 2 10 3 9/13-9/26 150 2206 150 5.2 148 9/12-9/25 150 2534 150 4.9 150 9/17-9/30 150 2647 170 5.2 170 9/16-9/29 150 2344 150 5.1 150 9/13-9/26 300 185 300 43.8 291 9/12-9/25 350 205 350 49.3 344 9/17-9/30 250 213 250 42.3 236 9/16-9/29 325 202 325 48.0 317 9/22-10/05 150 2614 150 4.6 150 9/22-10/05 170 137 170 27.0 168 9/13-9/26 50 713 50 4.9 50 9/12-9/25 50 618 50 7.8 50 9/17-9/30 50 960 54 4.8 54 9/16-9/29 90 1392 90 5.5 90 9/22-10/05 100 1463 100 5.5 100 9/13-9/26 200 37 200 100.0 183 9/12-9/25 150 57 150 93.0 148 9/17-9/30 50 64 50 37.5 47 9/16-9/29 50 34 50 61.8 50 9/22-10/05 70 40 70 55.0 65 9/13-9/26 35 204 35 13.2 32 9/12-9/25 35 235 35 8.1 34 9/17-9/30 25 178 28 9.6 26 9/16-9/29 25 239 25 5.9 25 9/22-10/05 25 171 25 8.8 25 9/13-9/26 30 7 30 71.4 28 9/12-9/25 30 13 30 69.2 27 9/17-9/30 15 17 15 47.1 15 9/16-9/29 15 3 15 33.3 15 9/22-10/05 15 4 15 100.0 15 9/13-9/26 40 0 40 40 9/13-9/26 10 12 10 8.3 8 9/13-9/26 250 1483 250 13.4 242 9/12-9/25 180 1132 180 12.3 180 9/17-9/30 125 1065 129 9.1 127 9/16-9/29 150 1111 150 11.3 150 9/22-10/05 175 1269 175 11.3 171 9/13-9/26 350 292 350 45.9 342 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater 68  Hunt Arizona 2007 ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow Hunter Days Bull 245 110 84 12 17 0 40 6 110 48 40 0 120 12 108 20 95 13 53 13 47 18 23 9 2 0 3 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Spike 1258 51 1123 84 1420 76 1083 93 1905 0 2253 0 1519 0 2022 0 1214 70 1026 0 376 26 365 34 406 38 667 67 770 63 1396 0 988 0 260 0 326 0 406 0 342 11 294 14 215 22 250 8 175 13 178 0 192 0 128 0 98 0 101 0 221 0 77 0 1933 52 1418 64 925 46 994 76 1434 56 2402 0 CH = CHAMP Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Harvest Cow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 3 6 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 Calf Hunt Total Success 0 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 2 0 0 0 63 2 0 49 22 0 63 2 0 77 4 0 0 0 0 41 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4 0 40 0 0 10 3 0 6 3 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 57 0 DV = Disabled Veteran 23 9 2 0 3 0 5 3 10 0 0 0 10 3 6 1 2 0 3 0 9 0 46 36 20 0 100 50 100 40 0 0 40 60 27 20 10 0 30 0 90 0 51 88 76 95 65 71 65 81 70 47 26 34 38 67 63 17 40 13 9 21 11 14 24 8 13 6 8 0 4 3 0 2 56 66 46 81 58 57 34 59 45 63 22 21 28 26 47 28 52 68 70 74 63 9 27 28 18 32 34 41 92 32 52 21 30 0 27 20 0 25 23 37 36 54 34 17 WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT= Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type Archery (continued) 4A 2003 ALS 4A 2004 ALS 4A 2005 ALS 4A 2006 ALS 4B 2002 B 4B 2003 B 4B 2004 B 4B 2005 B 4B 2006 B 4B 2002 ALS 4B 2003 ALS 4B 2004 ALS 4B 2005 ALS 4B 2006 ALS 4B/5A WI 2004 ALS 4B/5A WI 2004 ALS 4B/5A WI 2004 ALS 4B/5A WI 2004 ALS 4B/5A WI 2005 ALS 4B/5A WI 2005 ALS 4B/5A WI 2005 ALS 4B/5A WI 2005 ALS 4B/5A WI 2004 AE 4B/5A WI 2004 AE 4B/5A WI 2005 AE 4B/5A WI 2005 AE 5A 2003 B 5A 2004 B 5A 2005 B 5A 2006 B 5A BR 2002 B 5A 2003 ALS 5A 2004 ALS 5A 2005 ALS 5A 2006 ALS 5A BR 2002 ALS 5BN 2003 B 5BN 2004 B 5BN 2005 B 5BN 2006 B 5BN GV 2002 B 5BN ML 2002 B 5BN 2003 ALS 5BN 2004 ALS 5BN 2005 ALS 5BN 2006 ALS 5BN GV 2002 ALS 5BN ML 2002 ALS 5BS 2002 B 5BS 2003 B 5BS 2004 B 5BS 2005 B 5BS 2006 B 5BS 2002 ALS 5BS 2003 ALS 5BS 2004 ALS 5BS 2005 ALS 5BS 2006 ALS 6A/19A/21 VV 2004 ALS 6A/19A/21 VV 2005 ALS 6A/19A/21 VV 2006 ALS 6A/19A/21 VV 2004 AE 6A/19A/21 VV 2005 AE 6A/19A/21 VV 2006 AE 6AN 2002 B 6AN 2003 B 6AN 2004 B BE = Early Bull Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 9/12-9/25 300 224 300 50.0 290 9/17-9/30 200 210 200 32.9 198 9/16-9/29 300 202 300 57.9 294 9/22-10/05 295 152 295 55.9 289 9/13-9/26 125 440 125 17.0 123 9/12-9/25 125 418 125 16.5 123 9/17-9/30 125 458 133 14.8 131 9/16-9/29 150 417 150 14.9 150 9/22-10/05 150 390 150 15.1 144 9/13-9/26 150 41 150 82.9 143 9/12-9/25 150 41 150 92.7 141 9/17-9/30 100 34 100 58.8 96 9/16-9/29 75 17 75 100.0 65 9/22-10/05 50 24 50 70.8 50 9/01-9/30 5 1 5 0.0 0 9/17-10/14 10 2 10 100.0 10 10/01-10/31 5 0 7 7 10/14-11/14 10 0 10 10 9/01-9/29 5 3 5 100.0 5 9/16-10/13 10 0 10 10 9/30-10/31 5 0 5 5 10/14-11/13 10 0 10 6 9/01-9/30 5 7 5 42.9 3 10/01-10/31 5 7 5 42.9 0 9/01-9/30 5 4 5 75.0 5 9/30-10/31 5 0 5 5 9/12-9/25 150 1001 150 12.7 146 9/17-9/30 80 1003 94 8.8 88 9/16-9/29 145 1023 145 9.9 145 9/22-10/05 90 949 90 7.3 90 9/13-9/26 75 761 75 8.9 75 9/12-9/25 350 207 350 51.7 337 9/17-9/30 250 176 250 36.9 241 9/16-9/29 300 160 300 65.6 283 9/22-10/05 220 166 220 48.2 216 9/13-9/26 250 197 250 49.7 246 9/12-9/25 150 485 150 16.7 148 9/17-9/30 200 944 215 15.0 209 9/16-9/29 200 858 200 14.8 195 9/22-10/05 200 1030 200 11.3 198 9/13-9/26 15 81 15 12.3 13 9/13-9/26 85 411 85 13.9 83 9/12-9/25 300 54 300 100.0 292 9/17-9/30 175 56 175 69.6 163 9/16-9/29 250 99 250 69.7 240 9/22-10/05 200 71 200 74.6 196 9/13-9/26 15 5 15 100.0 13 9/13-9/26 270 92 270 83.7 266 9/13-9/26 83 1088 85 6.6 85 9/12-9/25 165 1340 165 10.7 163 9/17-9/30 125 1389 133 7.7 133 9/16-9/29 150 1450 150 8.4 150 9/22-10/05 195 1742 195 8.6 193 9/13-9/26 250 259 250 44.0 243 9/12-9/25 375 304 375 43.8 367 9/17-9/30 250 246 250 29.3 250 9/16-9/29 350 217 350 44.7 343 9/22-10/05 360 291 359 33.7 348 9/17-9/30 10 0 10 7 9/16-9/29 20 0 20 16 9/22-10/05 20 0 20 17 9/17-9/30 5 11 5 18.2 5 9/16-9/29 10 3 10 100.0 10 9/22-10/05 15 27 15 29.6 15 9/13-9/26 75 773 75 8.0 71 9/12-9/25 150 927 150 13.4 146 9/17-9/30 80 791 91 8.5 91 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 1961 0 0 62 6 68 1142 0 0 78 8 86 1969 0 0 76 6 82 1972 0 0 64 2 66 1082 25 0 0 0 25 958 43 0 0 0 43 1106 37 0 0 0 37 1220 52 0 0 0 52 1270 22 0 0 0 22 1017 0 0 7 0 7 936 0 0 20 0 20 724 0 0 2 0 2 438 0 0 9 0 9 324 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 2 0 2 60 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 3 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1145 82 2 0 0 84 572 44 0 0 0 44 1100 78 3 0 0 81 734 35 0 0 0 35 614 10 2 0 0 12 2145 0 0 100 6 106 1591 0 0 82 7 89 1842 0 0 94 11 105 1354 0 0 72 2 74 1748 0 0 54 2 56 1214 44 0 0 0 44 1707 48 0 0 0 48 1674 57 7 0 0 64 1490 64 4 0 0 68 105 2 0 0 0 2 684 6 0 0 0 6 2085 0 0 33 4 37 1126 0 0 25 2 27 1697 0 0 47 4 51 1301 0 0 46 2 48 63 0 0 0 0 0 1999 0 0 36 0 36 711 22 0 0 0 22 1142 89 8 0 0 97 956 51 2 0 0 53 1104 84 12 0 0 96 1581 59 4 0 0 63 1532 0 0 67 7 74 2572 0 0 111 8 119 1622 0 0 92 2 94 2161 0 0 137 7 144 2290 0 0 102 9 111 17 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 0 3 3 40 1 0 0 0 1 82 3 0 0 0 3 95 1 0 0 0 1 585 11 0 0 0 11 1060 49 0 0 0 49 728 33 4 0 0 37 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 23 43 28 23 20 35 28 35 15 5 14 2 14 14 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 58 50 56 39 16 31 37 37 34 23 30 23 33 34 15 7 13 17 21 24 0 14 26 60 40 64 33 30 32 38 42 32 0 0 18 20 30 7 15 34 41 Hunt Arizona 2007 69 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type Archery (continued) 6AN 2005 B 6AN 2006 B 6AN 2002 ALS 6AN 2003 ALS 6AN 2004 ALS 6AN 2005 ALS 6AN 2006 ALS 6AS 2002 B 6AS 2003 B 6AS 2004 B 6AS 2005 B 6AS 2006 B 6AS 2002 ALS 6AS 2003 ALS 6AS 2004 ALS 6AS 2005 ALS 6AS 2006 ALS 6AW 2002 B 6AW 2003 B 6AW 2004 B 6AW 2005 B 6AW 2006 B 6AW 2002 ALS 6AW 2003 ALS 6AW 2004 ALS 6AW 2005 ALS 6AW 2006 ALS 6B 2002 B 6B 2003 B 6B 2004 B 6B 2005 B 6B 2006 B 6B 2002 ALS 6B 2003 ALS 6B 2004 ALS 6B 2005 ALS 6B 2006 ALS 7E 2002 B 7E 2003 B 7E 2004 B 7E 2005 B 7E 2006 B 7E 2002 ALS 7E 2003 ALS 7E 2004 ALS 7E 2005 ALS 7E 2006 ALS 7W 2002 B 7W 2003 B 7W 2004 B 7W 2005 B 7W 2006 B 7W 2002 ALS 7W 2003 ALS 7W 2004 ALS 7W 2005 ALS 7W 2006 ALS 8 2003 B 8 2004 B 8 2005 B 8 2006 B BE = Early Bull BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 9/16-9/29 100 995 100 8.1 100 9/22-10/05 115 1062 115 8.9 115 9/13-9/26 200 187 200 43.9 200 9/12-9/25 400 246 400 67.5 398 9/17-9/30 240 187 240 49.7 236 9/16-9/29 390 183 390 62.8 371 9/22-10/05 450 227 450 61.2 438 9/13-9/26 190 1302 190 10.8 179 9/12-9/25 190 1048 190 13.6 184 9/17-9/30 120 1036 133 10.6 131 9/16-9/29 100 723 100 11.5 100 9/22-10/05 115 824 115 6.8 113 9/13-9/26 310 149 310 59.7 308 9/12-9/25 360 187 360 67.4 349 9/17-9/30 250 156 250 49.4 245 9/16-9/29 390 186 390 83.9 384 9/22-10/05 450 192 450 77.1 438 9/13-9/26 25 144 25 11.1 25 9/12-9/25 75 202 75 25.7 75 9/17-9/30 55 303 56 15.8 54 9/16-9/29 50 241 50 11.6 50 9/22-10/05 55 217 55 14.7 55 9/13-9/26 75 19 75 100.0 71 9/12-9/25 75 36 75 69.4 70 9/17-9/30 50 29 50 72.4 50 9/16-9/29 125 51 125 60.8 122 9/22-10/05 150 26 150 100.0 147 9/13-9/26 80 377 84 14.9 84 9/12-9/25 100 325 100 23.4 98 9/17-9/30 50 286 50 12.9 50 9/16-9/29 65 328 65 12.8 63 9/22-10/05 80 358 80 15.1 80 9/13-9/26 79 40 85 42.5 82 9/12-9/25 100 38 100 65.8 98 9/17-9/30 50 42 50 50.0 48 9/16-9/29 100 46 100 71.7 98 9/22-10/05 100 42 100 54.8 95 9/13-9/26 100 416 100 18.5 98 9/12-9/25 100 465 100 15.5 98 9/17-9/30 115 317 138 23.0 136 9/16-9/29 115 507 115 18.9 115 9/22-10/05 100 435 100 12.9 96 9/13-9/26 100 57 100 63.2 96 9/12-9/25 240 75 240 100.0 232 9/17-9/30 175 53 175 100.0 171 9/16-9/29 235 50 235 100.0 228 9/22-10/05 150 58 150 100.0 146 9/13-9/26 100 570 100 12.6 98 9/12-9/25 140 539 140 16.1 138 9/17-9/30 155 831 171 12.0 169 9/16-9/29 150 717 150 14.4 150 9/22-10/05 150 1097 150 9.3 150 9/13-9/26 100 75 100 41.3 98 9/12-9/25 160 60 160 71.7 155 9/17-9/30 100 53 100 50.9 98 9/16-9/29 250 74 250 97.3 241 9/22-10/05 225 85 225 52.9 221 9/12-9/25 125 714 125 10.2 125 9/17-9/30 100 573 127 12.0 127 9/16-9/29 100 734 100 7.9 100 9/22-10/05 125 739 125 9.9 125 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater 70 Hunt Arizona 2007 ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 718 46 0 0 0 46 920 40 2 0 0 42 1241 0 0 19 0 19 2708 0 0 63 7 70 1484 0 0 38 4 42 2359 0 0 107 4 111 2880 0 0 99 2 101 1515 20 4 0 0 24 1370 65 14 0 0 79 1079 33 4 0 0 37 752 30 6 0 0 36 816 32 6 0 0 38 2172 0 0 53 2 55 2417 0 0 64 0 64 1540 0 0 54 5 59 2719 0 0 66 6 72 2924 0 0 65 0 65 220 3 0 0 0 3 588 24 6 0 0 30 420 20 4 0 0 24 424 14 4 0 0 18 414 20 0 0 0 20 547 0 0 11 0 11 557 0 0 5 2 7 335 0 0 25 5 30 934 0 0 30 0 30 1091 0 0 20 3 23 756 12 0 0 0 12 833 37 6 0 0 43 341 19 2 0 0 21 506 16 2 0 0 18 676 24 2 0 0 26 626 0 0 8 0 8 696 0 0 17 0 17 405 0 0 10 0 10 781 0 0 28 2 30 639 0 0 24 0 24 789 25 0 0 0 25 692 43 2 0 0 45 1219 41 0 0 0 41 995 38 2 0 0 40 814 29 4 0 0 33 569 0 0 22 5 27 1831 0 0 20 0 20 1138 0 0 19 0 19 1598 0 0 36 2 38 848 0 0 35 2 37 775 12 0 0 0 12 1020 71 2 0 0 73 1520 58 0 0 0 58 1138 84 2 0 0 86 1278 51 0 0 0 51 584 0 0 24 2 26 1084 0 0 45 2 47 628 0 0 18 5 23 1635 0 0 41 11 52 1417 0 0 61 0 61 1201 39 0 0 0 39 1030 53 0 0 0 53 931 43 0 0 0 43 1201 45 4 0 0 49 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 46 37 10 18 18 30 23 13 43 28 36 34 18 18 24 19 15 12 40 44 36 36 15 10 60 25 16 14 44 42 29 33 10 17 21 31 25 26 46 30 35 34 28 9 11 17 25 12 53 34 57 34 27 30 23 22 28 31 42 43 39 WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT= Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type Archery (continued) 8 BW 2002 B 8 2006 ALS 9 2002 B 9 2003 B 9 2004 B 9 2005 B 9 2006 B 10 2002 B 10 2003 B 10 2004 B 10 2005 B 10 2006 B 10 2002 ALS 10 2003 ALS 10 2004 ALS 10 2005 ALS 10 2006 ALS 11M 2002 B 11M 2003 B 11M 2004 B 11M 2004 B 11M 2005 B 11M 2005 B 11M 2006 B 11M 2006 B 11M 2002 ALS 11M 2003 ALS 11M 2004 ALS 11M 2004 ALS 11M 2005 ALS 11M 2005 ALS 11M 2006 ALS 11M 2006 ALS 15A/15B/ 2002 ALSS 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2003 ALS 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2004 ALS 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2005 ALS 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2002 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2003 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2004 AE 17A/18/19B 15A/15B/ 2005 AE 17A/18/19B 15AB/17/18/ 2006 ALS 19B/20AC 15AB/17/18/ 2006 AE 19B/20AC 16A 2002 B 16A 2003 B 16A 2004 B 16A 2005 B 16A 2006 B 19A 2002 B 19A 2003 B 19A 2004 B 19A 2005 B 19A 2006 B 21 2003 B 22 2002 B 22 2003 B 22 2004 B 22 2002 ALS BE = Early Bull Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 9/13-9/26 9/22-10/05 9/13-9/26 9/12-9/25 9/17-9/30 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/13-9/26 9/12-9/25 9/17-9/30 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/13-9/26 9/12-9/25 9/17-9/30 9/16-9/29 9/22-10/05 9/13-9/26 9/12-9/25 9/17-9/30 10/01-10/14 9/16-9/29 9/30-10/13 9/22-10/05 10/06-10/19 9/13-9/26 9/12-9/25 9/17-9/30 10/01-10/14 9/16-9/29 9/30-10/13 9/22-10/05 10/06-10/19 100 50 72 100 90 100 75 120 125 150 150 125 100 125 100 100 100 70 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 70 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 655 14 1962 2047 2613 2835 2885 990 898 1274 1060 1664 24 16 33 17 42 237 401 341 235 320 144 317 107 39 58 30 12 38 21 41 9 100 50 75 100 123 100 75 120 125 177 151 125 100 125 100 100 94 70 80 97 95 80 80 80 80 70 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 9.3 85.7 3.2 4.3 4.4 3.2 2.4 7.6 8.2 9.2 7.1 4.7 79.2 100.0 75.8 100.0 54.8 19.4 16.7 19.4 25.1 17.2 27.1 17.0 22.4 64.1 56.9 100.0 100.0 65.8 100.0 70.7 100.0 100 50 75 100 120 100 75 118 125 171 149 122 100 112 94 90 90 67 80 92 95 75 80 80 80 68 78 78 80 80 70 80 77 924 410 707 730 943 674 646 1233 976 1338 1023 959 634 732 704 523 651 537 745 748 896 650 702 744 752 475 503 525 628 595 480 535 562 28 0 26 70 72 82 53 12 78 89 99 56 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 25 22 13 12 27 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 4 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 14 12 28 14 25 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 28 14 26 72 72 82 54 12 78 89 99 56 10 13 4 23 4 15 24 34 22 15 18 27 11 23 16 16 14 28 14 25 10 28 28 35 72 60 82 72 10 62 52 66 46 10 12 4 26 4 22 30 37 23 20 23 34 14 34 21 21 18 35 20 31 13 9/13-9/26 25 0 25 - 23 197 0 0 5 0 5 22 9/12-9/25 25 1 25 100.0 25 197 0 0 1 0 1 4 9/17-9/30 25 3 25 100.0 25 211 0 0 2 0 2 8 9/16-9/30 35 5 35 100.0 33 208 0 0 2 0 2 6 9/13-9/26 25 62 25 17.7 25 203 3 0 0 0 3 12 9/12-9/25 25 66 25 15.2 23 164 4 0 0 0 4 17 9/17-9/30 25 78 25 20.5 23 148 8 0 0 0 8 35 9/16-9/29 35 104 35 18.3 35 228 15 3 0 0 18 51 9/22-10/05 75 8 75 100.0 70 458 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/22-10/05 75 163 75 27.6 66 398 23 0 0 0 23 35 2 0 6 4 1 3 6 10 8 9 3 23 21 27 11 67 0 100 100 25 23 40 77 57 45 60 20 16 17 14 9/13-9/26 3 9/12-9/25 3 9/17-9/30 3 9/16-9/29 4 9/22-10/05 4 9/13-9/26 15 9/12-9/25 15 9/17-9/30 15 9/16-9/29 15 9/22-10/05 20 9/19-10/02 5 11/08-11/21 115 11/07-11/20 140 11/12-11/25 160 11/15-11/28 85 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless 50 3 4.0 3 26 2 15 3 13.3 3 15 0 20 6 30.0 6 33 3 26 4 11.5 4 4 0 14 4 14.3 4 12 1 54 15 20.4 13 98 3 51 15 23.5 15 98 6 62 15 17.7 13 117 10 81 15 12.3 14 120 8 55 20 18.2 20 171 9 64 5 6.3 5 28 3 173 115 31.2 115 818 23 215 140 32.1 131 1060 16 238 160 39.5 158 1137 22 14 85 100.0 80 515 0 AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo CH = CHAMP Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 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 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 11 0 DV = Disabled Veteran Hunt Arizona 2007 71 Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type Archery (continued) 22 2003 ALS 22 2004 ALS 22 2005 ALS 22 2006 ALS 22N 2005 B 22N 2006 B 22S 2004 B 22S 2005 B 22S 2006 B 23 2002 B 23 2003 B 23 2004 B 23 2005 B 23 2006 B 23 2002 ALS 23 2003 ALS 23 2004 ALS 23 2005 ALS 23 2006 ALS 23S 2002 B 23S 2005 B 27 2002 B 27 2003 B 27 2004 B 27 2005 B 27 2006 B 27 2002 ALS 27 2003 ALS 27 2004 ALS 27 2005 ALS 27 2006 ALS 28 2006 AE 28/31 2002 AE 28/31 2003 AE 28/31 2004 AE 28/31 2005 AE 31/32 2006 AE CN 2002 B CN 2002 B CN 2002 B CN 2002 B CN 2003 B CN 2003 B CN 2002 ALS CN 2002 ALS CN 2002 ALS CN 2002 ALS CN 2003 ALS CN 2003 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2004 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2005 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS CN 2006 ALS BE = Early Bull BR = Blue Ridge BW = Bill Williams CC= Canyon Creek ES (Unit 1) = Escudilla 72 Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued Draw Odds Hunters 11/14-11/27 85 30 85 86.7 81 11/19-12/02 85 27 85 85.2 85 11/18-12/01 85 26 85 80.8 85 11/17-11/30 100 38 99 73.7 96 11/11-11/24 185 195 185 46.7 180 11/10-11/23 200 238 200 44.5 197 9/24-10/07 50 113 50 28.3 50 11/11-11/24 50 5 50 100.0 48 11/10-11/23 20 19 20 57.9 20 11/08-11/21 100 160 100 28.8 98 11/07-11/20 100 140 100 30.7 100 11/12-11/25 125 122 125 52.5 125 11/11-11/24 150 186 150 43.0 150 11/10-11/23 150 142 150 52.8 150 11/15-11/28 125 13 125 92.3 117 11/14-11/27 125 32 125 100.0 123 11/19-12/02 100 15 100 100.0 95 11/18-12/01 100 25 100 100.0 95 11/17-11/30 100 24 100 100.0 97 9/20-10/03 20 174 20 9.8 20 9/23-10/06 25 212 25 9.0 24 9/13-9/26 200 1215 200 9.5 200 9/12-9/25 150 964 150 9.3 148 9/17-9/30 100 925 121 7.6 121 9/16-9/29 100 834 100 6.2 97 9/22-10/05 100 850 100 7.4 100 9/13-9/26 300 81 300 86.4 282 9/12-9/25 250 80 250 88.8 240 9/17-9/30 100 55 100 49.1 96 9/16-9/29 175 31 175 100.0 164 9/22-10/05 145 54 145 66.7 136 9/22-10/05 5 12 5 25.0 5 9/13-9/26 5 8 5 25.0 5 9/12-9/25 5 3 5 66.7 3 9/17-9/30 5 17 5 23.5 5 9/16-9/29 5 8 5 37.5 5 9/22-10/05 5 3 5 66.7 3 9/11-9/19 15 13 15 53.8 15 9/11-9/19 3 12 3 16.7 3 9/20-9/26 15 13 15 46.2 15 9/20-9/26 3 2 3 100.0 3 9/12-9/25 15 13 15 46.2 15 9/12-9/25 3 7 3 28.6 3 9/11-9/19 25 5 25 80.0 23 9/11-9/19 2 0 5 5 9/20-9/26 25 1 25 100.0 21 9/20-9/26 4 1 4 100.0 4 9/12-9/25 20 2 22 100.0 16 9/12-9/25 5 0 5 5 8/30-9/10 17 0 17 17 8/30-9/10 3 2 3 100.0 3 9/17-9/23 17 0 17 17 9/17-9/23 3 0 3 0 8/29-9/09 17 0 17 17 8/29-9/09 3 0 3 3 9/16-9/22 17 0 17 10 9/16-9/22 3 0 3 3 9/04-9/14 20 0 20 20 9/04-9/14 3 0 3 3 9/15-9/24 20 0 20 20 9/15-9/24 3 3 3 100.0 3 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo ES (Unit 5A) = East Sunset GV = Grapevine HM = Hutch Mtn. MC = Meteor Crater Hunt Arizona 2007 ML = Marshall Lake MM = Melatone Mesa MZ = Mazatzal RV = Round Valley Herd-Units: TA = Twin Arrows TG = Two Guns VV = Verde Valley WI = Winslow Hunter Days Bull Spike Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 591 0 0 16 0 500 0 0 13 3 651 0 0 21 4 608 0 0 11 6 1326 49 13 0 0 1397 46 9 0 0 400 15 0 0 0 363 2 0 0 0 175 0 0 0 0 751 7 0 0 0 748 6 0 0 0 915 21 0 0 0 1160 12 5 0 0 1133 22 10 0 0 819 0 0 23 3 742 0 0 15 2 481 0 0 11 3 603 0 0 15 0 621 0 0 24 0 135 10 0 0 0 165 13 0 0 0 1875 41 2 0 0 1191 48 2 0 0 1064 47 0 0 0 800 42 2 0 0 824 43 2 0 0 1989 0 0 25 0 1789 0 0 37 0 694 0 0 6 0 1126 0 0 20 4 805 0 0 21 2 50 0 0 0 0 23 1 0 0 0 20 2 0 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 105 3 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 108 3 0 0 0 21 2 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 4 0 16 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 2 0 41 0 0 0 0 123 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 129 0 0 0 3 34 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 7 3 6 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 3 0 21 0 0 1 0 93 0 0 5 0 28 0 0 2 0 CH = CHAMP Hunt DV = Disabled Veteran 16 16 25 17 62 55 15 2 0 7 6 21 17 32 26 17 14 15 24 10 13 43 50 47 44 45 25 37 6 24 23 0 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 10 0 3 1 5 2 20 19 29 18 34 28 30 4 0 7 6 17 11 21 22 14 15 16 25 50 54 22 34 39 45 45 9 15 6 15 17 0 20 67 60 0 0 20 0 0 0 20 67 0 0 19 0 13 0 24 0 18 18 0 100 0 15 33 25 67 WS (Unit 5A) = West Sunset SM = East Sunset/West Sunset/Meteor Crater TT= Twin Arrows/Two Guns/Grapevine WS (17/20A/20C) = Williamson Valley/Skull Valley/Kirkland Junction Elk Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Hunt Type Archery (continued) CN 2004 AE CN 2004 AE CN 2004 AE CN 2004 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2005 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE CN 2006 AE BE = Early Bull Dates Permits 1st Choice Permits Authorized Applicants Issued 8/30-9/10 10 8/30-9/10 2 9/17-9/23 20 9/17-9/23 2 8/29-9/09 10 8/29-9/09 2 9/16-9/22 20 9/16-9/22 2 9/04-9/14 17 9/04-9/14 2 9/15-9/24 17 9/15-9/24 2 B = Bull ALS = Antlerless Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Bull Spike 8 10 87.5 10 65 0 4 2 25.0 2 6 0 20 20 85.0 20 83 5 5 2 40.0 2 12 0 25 12 48.0 12 67 2 16 2 12.5 2 10 0 26 20 57.7 18 95 5 16 2 12.5 2 8 0 10 17 80.0 17 95 3 7 2 28.6 0 0 0 26 17 57.7 17 95 3 6 2 33.3 0 0 0 AE = Any Elk CN = Camp Navajo CH = CHAMP Hunt Harvest Cow Calf Hunt Total Success 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 DV = Disabled Veteran 0 0 5 0 4 0 8 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 25 0 33 0 44 0 18 35 - Hunt Arizona 2007 73 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 74  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 gradu- ally increased, 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 hunArizona’s turkey distribution dred birds to more than 1,300. Turkey populations were fairly 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 by 1969 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. Hunt Arizona 2007 75 Turkey Survey Data Historic Summary of Turkey Survey Data Year Tom Hen Poult 1960 343 267 544 1961 297 260 634 1962 248 293 847 1963 273 374 1058 1964 191 288 881 1965 193 290 905 1966 286 311 1034 1967 337 413 809 1968 299 295 978 1969 236 304 1152 1970 207 345 667 1971 224 369 654 1972 205 264 678 1973 129 207 641 1974 155 193 729 1975 125 368 1406 1976 98 262 1138 1977 87 299 1391 1978 179 307 1190 1979 100 129 421 1980 42 111 401 1981 82 120 626 1982 105 157 586 1983 64 153 517 1984 156 202 664 1985 88 332 1033 1986 136 300 926 1987 137 251 735 1988 63 225 610 1989 183 332 704 1990 121 210 527 1991 117 176 389 1992 170 219 707 1993 295 495 1148 1994 251 381 559 1995 130 306 527 1996 68 289 292 1997 37 270 708 1998 122 228 497 1999 103 212 567 2000 144 198 303 2001 62 237 520 2002 86 44 25 2003 105 373 1156 2004 124 144 202 2005 183 360 783 2006 77 217 361 1 Percent young is calculated from classified birds only. 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 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 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 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 Unclassified Total Poults/ Hen 29 87 54 248 221 23 46 4 24 1.1 4.1 1.1 1.7 1.3 1.9 0.0 0.0 5-Year: 2002-2006 Turkey Survey Data Unit Year Tom Hen Poult 1 1 1 1 1 3B 3B 3B 3C 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2005 2002 0 1 2 18 38 15 11 0 20 14 17 25 84 81 0 12 4 4 15 69 27 146 102 0 23 0 0 1 Percent young is calculated from classified birds only. 76  Hunt Arizona 2007 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Percent Young1 52 79 50 59 46 0 50 0 0 Turkey Survey Data 5-year: 2002-2006 Turkey Survey Data Unit Year Tom Hen Poult Unclassified Total Poults/ Hen 3C 3C 3C 4 4 4 4 4 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7 8 8 8 8/10 9 9 12A 12A 12A 12A 13A 13A 13A 13A 13A 13B 13B 13B 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 27 27 27 27 27 2003 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2003 2005 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2005 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 18 17 4 4 9 22 42 8 10 5 0 0 5 9 0 0 9 6 5 0 0 4 5 5 17 18 4 0 5 6 13 4 7 32 4 8 19 2 0 3 2 0 0 8 0 7 4 7 17 4 8 11 34 39 0 2 37 14 0 37 25 29 13 21 20 9 4 13 25 7 2 60 2 17 0 9 3 20 28 6 31 8 3 0 30 14 12 12 0 15 11 14 2 0 9 14 0 12 5 4 0 15 17 16 42 26 65 5 93 19 11 26 41 0 113 22 67 34 94 27 37 14 73 100 19 10 56 5 17 0 32 12 10 95 8 76 33 16 0 113 45 55 34 0 38 3 28 3 0 17 0 0 40 12 13 0 67 40 61 31 10 199 13 226 49 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 7 32 45 32 6 0 21 0 4 7 0 31 81 59 6 159 70 138 55 125 52 46 45 91 134 26 12 125 13 39 11 41 19 35 128 31 147 45 19 5 149 72 71 53 36 62 22 64 7 3 29 16 15 52 25 24 39 131 96 100 77 65 275 56 365 68 5.5 0.7 2.9 3.1 0.9 2.3 2.6 4.5 1.4 4.1 3.5 5.6 4.0 2.7 5.0 0.9 2.5 1.0 3.6 4.0 0.5 3.4 1.3 2.5 4.1 5.3 3.8 3.2 4.6 2.8 2.5 0.3 2.0 1.5 1.9 0.0 3.3 2.4 3.3 4.5 2.4 3.8 0.7 0.4 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.6 Percent Young1 35 33 69 0 71 32 49 62 75 52 80 78 80 75 73 83 45 38 44 78 63 29 74 26 61 73 84 0 76 63 77 64 0 67 14 46 43 59 0 77 48 76 0 78 63 65 40 23 72 25 63 72 1 Percent young is calculated from classified birds only. Hunt Arizona 2007 77 Turkey Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Spring Turkey Hunts (juniors-only listed separately) Year 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 Permits Authorized 100 500 1100 1600 2200 2600 2650 2800 2550 2550 3450 4001 4600 4865 4970 4950 4900 4960 4960 4620 4620 4620 4915 4710 4660 4595 4595 4725 4735 4805 4840 5020 5115 4719 4501 4840 5251 5471 5096 5157 5307 5593 1st Choice Applicants – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6275 7894 9143 9444 5106 4725 5863 6663 7132 8216 8171 8553 8044 6413 7260 7730 8591 9258 9312 9460 10260 11120 12815 12643 13819 16020 16355 14945 Permits Issued – – – – – – – – – 2550 3450 4001 4600 4865 3397 4594 4654 4821 4415 4107 4409 4548 4834 4688 4562 4577 4976 4701 4732 4793 4822 5007 5115 4724 4476 4840 5251 5470 5183 5158 5375 5599 Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest 79 417 878 1096 1673 1935 2021 1941 1225 1747 2284 1869 2679 2952 2853 2692 2542 2648 3073 3455 3382 3581 3734 3736 3691 3684 3994 3757 3820 3795 3806 3820 4021 3722 3497 3833 4232 4301 4234 4055 4264 4548 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 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 Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest 150 155 156 137 125 119 122 143 666 603 523 486 443 373 450 493 30 34 30 27 23 23 24 51 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 Historic Summary of Juniors-only Spring Turkey Hunts Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Permits Authorized 175 175 180 180 150 150 150 165 1st Choice Applicants 120 202 307 254 290 341 327 461 78  Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits Issued 163 175 180 177 153 150 153 165 Percent Success 20 22 19 20 18 19 20 36 Turkey Harvest Data Historic Summary of General Fall Turkey Hunts (juniors-only listed separately) Year Permits Authorized 1st Choice Applicants Permits Issued Hunters Firearms1 1946 9747 – – 5406 1947 2147 – – 1465 1948 2697 – – 1990 1949 1243 – – 945 1950 1657 – – 1377 1951 3305 – – 2780 1952 3454 – – 2961 1953 4672 – – 4096 1954 5134 – – 4448 1955 3012 – – 2760 1956 4800 – – 4218 1957 2600 – – 2138 1958 2800 – – 2340 1959 5700 – – 4341 1960 8150 – – 6607 1961 – – – 7374 1962 – – – 9296 1963 – – 17479 15847 1964 – – 14803 13733 1965 – – 15470 14367 1966 – – 15681 14381 1967 – – 17388 14626 1968 – – 16782 15063 1969 – – 18330 14768 1970 – – 19222 15673 1971 – – 17002 13176 1972 – – – 9584 1973 – – – 13142 1974 – – – 12262 1975 – – – 9542 1976 – – – 8208 1977 – – – 8652 1978 – – – 9119 1979 – – – 8775 1980 – – – 12578 1981 – – – 10640 1982 – – – 9923 1983 – – – 9286 1984 – – 7737 9302 1985 – – 8271 9975 1986 – – 7510 8740 1987 – – 8914 10912 1988 – – 8259 10425 1989 – – 9289 11156 1990 – – 7836 9609 1991 9280 3951 6332 5076 1992 8730 5497 6731 5310 1993 8740 6123 7822 6310 1994 6965 6850 6921 5435 1995 6245 7322 6237 4857 1996 5350 7721 5350 4188 1997 4050 7766 4050 3080 1998 3700 7226 3700 2775 1999 4160 8972 4160 3283 2000 4760 9417 4760 3689 2001 4635 9451 4635 3623 2002 5085 12240 5085 3933 2003 4260 12774 4260 3199 2004 4785 14455 4785 3676 2005 4830 11563 4832 3811 2006 5310 14910 5302 3970 1 Archery data are included in hunters, hunter days, and harvest from 1969-1990. Hunter Days Total Harvest Percent Success – – – – – – – – – – – – 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 10720 11224 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 1117 640 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 29 16 Hunt Arizona 2007 79 Turkey Harvest Data Historic Summary of Juniors-only Fall Turkey Hunts Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Permits Authorized 100 100 100 125 125 125 100 100 150 1st Choice Applicants 59 105 169 164 241 240 250 137 246 Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest Percent Success 89 100 100 125 125 125 100 100 148 76 86 81 96 91 103 72 71 100 197 236 218 264 282 231 196 191 262 8 21 13 33 6 18 4 16 19 11 24 16 34 7 17 6 23 19 Historic Summary of Archery Fall Turkey Hunts Year ARCHERY 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 80 Permits Authorized 1st Choice Applicants Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest – – – Not available – – – - 1289 1337 1760 1808 1784 1939 1891 2133 2523 3084 3115 3117 2914 3223 3450 1072 1245 1465 1533 1426 1479 1390 1739 2082 2539 2722 2583 2485 2630 2586 4331 4692 6804 7258 7011 7684 7194 8435 10913 13320 13838 12627 12507 12890 12725 20 19 55 59 26 37 44 96 103 120 190 138 71 160 174 Hunt Arizona 2007 Percent Success 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 Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Spring General 1 2002 4/26-5/09 375 1547 375 1 2002 5/10-5/23 375 171 375 1 2003 4/25-5/01 375 1972 3931 1 2003 5/02-5/22 375 257 3761 1 2004 4/23-4/29 375 2076 3761 1 2004 4/30-5/20 400 674 400 1 2005 4/22-4/28 400 2032 4041 1 2005 4/29-5/19 425 760 4281 1 2006 4/28-5/04 425 2037 425 1 2006 5/05-5/25 450 331 450 3B 2002 4/26-5/23 100 161 100 3B 2003 4/25-5/22 100 262 100 3B 2004 4/23-5/20 100 296 100 3B 2005 4/22-5/19 125 254 1281 3B 2006 4/28-5/25 150 251 150 3C 2002 4/26-5/23 320 735 320 3C 2004 4/23-5/20 50 367 50 3C 2005 4/22-5/19 75 532 75 3C 2006 4/28-5/25 150 776 150 4 2002 4/26-5/23 250 790 250 4 2003 4/25-5/22 250 1070 2561 4 2004 4/23-5/20 275 1222 275 4 2005 4/22-5/19 275 1128 2771 4 2006 4/28-5/25 325 1224 325 5A 2002 4/26-5/23 225 720 225 5A 2003 4/25-5/22 225 827 2361 5A 2004 4/23-5/20 250 927 250 5A 2005 4/22-5/19 300 1100 300 5A 2006 4/28-5/04 200 831 200 5A 2006 5/05-5/25 200 160 200 5B 2002 4/26-5/23 250 581 249 5B 2003 4/25-5/22 250 628 2611 5B 2004 4/23-5/20 250 727 250 5B 2005 4/22-5/19 250 857 250 5B 2006 4/28-5/25 275 799 275 6A 2002 4/26-5/09 250 1596 250 6A 2002 5/10-5/23 250 278 250 6A 2003 4/25-5/01 250 1884 2591 6A 2003 5/02-5/22 225 272 2281 6A 2004 4/23-4/29 275 1970 275 6A 2004 4/30-5/20 225 558 225 6A 2005 4/22-4/28 275 1664 2851 6A 2005 4/29-5/19 225 707 2281 6A 2006 4/28-5/04 275 1784 275 6A 2006 5/05-5/25 275 250 275 6B 2002 4/26-5/09 100 344 100 6B 2002 5/10-5/23 100 63 100 6B 2003 4/25-5/01 100 385 1031 6B 2003 5/02-5/22 75 37 75 6B 2004 4/23-4/29 100 445 100 6B 2004 4/30-5/20 75 52 75 6B 2005 4/22-4/28 100 346 100 6B 2005 4/29-5/19 75 80 75 6B 2006 4/28-5/04 100 394 100 6B 2006 5/05-5/25 100 73 100 7 2002 4/26-5/23 275 315 275 7 2003 4/25-5/22 275 365 2771 7 2004 4/23-5/20 275 397 275 7 2005 4/22-5/19 275 395 2781 7 2006 4/28-5/25 275 433 275 8/10 2002 4/26-5/23 300 1255 300 1 These hunts were issued more permits than were originally authorized. CN = Camp Navajo Draw Odds Hunters 23.9 64.3 19.4 46.7 17.5 32.9 19.3 30.9 20.2 43.5 37.9 28.2 29.7 37.0 40.2 38.2 13.6 13.5 19.1 29.7 22.8 21.5 22.3 24.4 30.1 26.5 24.1 23.1 21.2 56.9 31.3 31.2 28.1 26.5 29.8 15.6 31.3 13.4 21.7 13.8 21.3 16.3 20.9 15.4 27.6 26.2 52.4 23.9 51.4 20.0 44.2 26.3 47.5 23.9 47.9 51.4 41.9 41.8 38.2 43.9 22.2 310 286 355 317 303 286 349 320 354 363 82 87 80 104 119 270 44 72 136 217 212 220 230 243 174 206 206 260 158 163 198 219 207 207 232 204 197 230 184 246 157 240 198 230 228 76 70 93 63 80 64 77 51 85 77 204 208 199 205 220 238 Hunter Days 1043 1010 1302 1175 1118 1016 1191 1120 1174 1340 349 453 254 501 633 1454 117 284 584 903 856 1042 868 1021 712 776 806 1143 543 642 854 794 961 780 958 723 596 977 714 863 563 982 858 914 925 327 270 315 235 329 230 221 172 344 335 816 862 928 879 906 1083 Harvest Hunt Success 69 24 118 69 92 48 136 63 129 79 22 18 13 24 25 55 26 48 82 35 57 35 66 60 32 58 34 69 51 14 24 54 33 50 45 33 35 38 30 43 29 76 40 45 52 20 0 31 2 16 9 36 12 20 12 39 31 31 52 37 49 22 8 33 22 30 17 39 20 36 22 27 21 16 23 21 20 59 67 60 16 27 16 29 25 18 28 17 27 32 9 12 25 16 24 19 16 18 17 16 17 18 32 20 20 23 26 0 33 3 20 14 47 24 24 16 19 15 16 25 17 21 Hunt Arizona 2007 81 Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Spring General (continued) 8/10 2003 4/25-5/22 300 1300 3091 8/10 2004 4/23-5/20 300 1600 300 8/10 2005 4/22-5/19 300 1801 3011 8/10 2006 4/28-5/25 325 1507 325 9 2002 4/26-5/23 40 33 40 9 2003 4/25-5/22 40 57 38 9 2004 4/23-5/20 40 60 40 9 2005 4/22-5/19 40 52 411 9 2006 4/28-5/25 40 71 40 12A 2002 4/26-5/09 400 811 400 12A 2002 5/10-5/23 400 272 400 12A 2003 4/25-5/01 400 941 4081 12A 2003 5/02-5/22 400 142 400 12A 2004 4/23-4/29 350 551 350 12A 2004 4/30-5/20 350 269 350 12A 2005 4/22-4/28 350 455 3521 12A 2005 4/29-5/19 350 200 350 12A 2006 4/28-5/04 225 253 225 12A 2006 5/05-5/25 225 80 225 13A 2002 4/26-5/23 25 24 25 13A 2003 4/25-5/22 25 46 25 13A 2004 4/23-5/20 20 38 20 13A 2005 4/22-5/19 20 43 20 13A 2006 4/28-5/25 20 33 20 13BN 2002 4/26-5/23 5 14 5 13BN 2003 4/25-5/22 5 15 5 13B 2002 4/26-5/09 15 64 15 13B 2002 5/10-5/23 15 19 15 13B 2003 4/25-5/01 15 85 15 13B 2003 5/02-5/22 15 16 15 13B 2004 4/23-4/29 15 91 15 13B 2004 4/30-5/20 15 23 15 13B 2005 4/22-4/28 15 73 171 13B 2005 4/29-5/19 15 14 15 13B 2006 4/28-5/04 15 48 15 13B 2006 5/05-5/25 15 22 15 17A/17B/18B 2002 4/26-5/23 40 258 40 17A/17B/18B 2003 4/25-5/22 30 295 30 17A/17B/18B 2004 4/23-5/20 25 275 25 17A/17B/18B 2005 4/22-5/19 25 265 25 17A/17B/18B 2006 4/28-5/25 30 223 30 22 2002 4/26-5/23 125 361 125 22 2003 4/25-5/22 125 361 125 22 2004 4/23-5/20 125 452 125 22 2005 4/22-5/19 125 455 1321 22 2006 4/28-5/25 125 387 125 23 2002 4/26-5/09 200 757 200 23 2002 5/10-5/16 200 83 200 23 2003 4/25-5/01 200 870 200 23 2003 5/02-5/22 200 111 200 23 2004 4/23-4/29 200 895 200 23 2004 4/30-5/20 200 229 200 23 2005 4/22-4/28 200 835 2031 23 2005 4/29-5/19 200 381 2081 23 2006 4/28-5/04 200 1057 200 23 2006 5/05-5/25 200 149 200 27 2002 4/26-5/09 400 1129 400 27 2002 5/10-5/23 425 124 425 27 2003 4/25-5/01 400 1274 4071 27 2003 5/02-5/22 425 213 4271 27 2004 4/23-4/29 425 1281 425 1 These hunts were issued more permits than were originally authorized. CN = Camp Navajo 82 Hunt Arizona 2007 Draw Odds 21.4 17.5 16.0 20.4 60.6 42.1 33.3 44.2 31.0 43.9 71.7 36.8 69.7 51.2 71.7 62.0 88.5 71.9 100.0 75.0 45.7 39.5 39.5 51.5 35.7 33.3 23.4 36.8 14.1 68.8 15.4 47.8 19.2 42.9 31.3 40.9 15.5 10.2 9.1 9.4 13.5 31.3 29.4 25.9 23.7 28.7 25.5 49.4 22.2 53.2 21.5 33.2 22.6 33.3 18.1 43.0 32.8 80.6 27.2 54.0 29.1 Hunters 254 253 276 290 31 30 27 33 32 332 282 308 308 239 287 212 227 167 177 21 25 16 15 16 5 5 6 14 13 11 12 12 12 13 15 15 35 26 22 23 30 102 99 94 115 91 164 150 170 159 166 165 173 161 160 153 337 289 303 342 333 Hunter Days 1083 1142 1185 1368 116 120 109 96 97 1239 1097 1293 1378 986 1161 818 993 630 721 65 80 70 51 33 15 10 11 32 56 36 37 39 32 44 51 56 181 114 89 91 76 338 457 281 439 359 617 436 609 605 694 610 657 527 569 548 1088 1015 1113 1208 1202 Harvest Hunt Success 45 49 67 46 9 6 7 18 17 68 33 26 29 14 22 10 9 33 27 4 5 2 7 5 0 0 6 10 6 2 10 6 5 3 5 6 12 6 9 14 14 12 23 29 41 7 29 16 35 29 26 33 46 15 33 40 99 24 98 58 105 18 19 24 16 29 20 26 55 53 20 12 8 9 6 8 5 4 20 15 19 20 13 47 31 0 0 100 71 46 18 83 50 42 23 33 40 34 23 41 61 47 12 23 31 36 8 18 11 21 18 16 20 27 9 21 26 29 8 32 17 32 Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Spring General (continued) 27 2004 4/30-5/20 425 336 425 27 2005 4/22-4/28 425 1270 4281 27 2005 4/29-5/19 425 413 4321 27 2006 4/28-5/04 475 1249 475 27 2006 5/05-5/25 475 190 475 35A 2002 4/26-5/23 1 129 1 35A 2003 4/25-5/22 1 123 1 35A 2004 4/23-5/20 2 194 2 35A 2005 4/22-5/19 2 227 2 35A 2006 4/28-5/25 6 285 6 CN 2002 4/26-5/23 10 9 10 CN 2003 4/25-5/22 10 9 10 CN 2003 4/25-5/22 5 2 4 CN 2004 4/23-5/20 10 10 10 CN 2004 4/23-5/20 5 5 5 CN 2005 4/22-5/19 10 3 151 CN 2005 4/22-5/19 5 13 61 CN 2006 4/28-5/25 10 16 151 CN 2006 4/28-5/25 5 18 61 FTHU 2006 4/28-5/25 2 14 2 Spring Juniors-only 1 2002 4/26-5/09 25 43 25 1 2003 4/25-5/01 25 55 261 1 2004 4/23-4/29 25 99 25 1 2005 4/22-5/19 25 95 25 1 2006 4/21-5/25 25 93 25 3C 2002 4/26-5/23 30 43 30 5B 2002 4/26-5/23 25 27 25 5B 2003 4/25-5/22 25 31 25 5B 2004 4/23-5/20 25 33 25 5B 2005 4/22-5/19 25 40 25 5B 2006 4/21-5/25 25 30 25 6A 2002 4/26-5/09 25 57 25 6A 2002 5/10-5/23 25 9 22 6A 2003 4/25-5/01 25 100 25 6A 2003 5/02-5/22 25 13 25 6A 2004 4/23-4/29 25 102 25 6A 2004 4/30-5/20 25 11 25 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 8/10 2002 4/26-5/23 25 41 25 8/10 2003 4/25-5/22 25 46 25 8/10 2004 4/23-5/20 25 57 25 8/10 2005 4/22-5/19 25 65 25 8/10 2006 4/21-5/25 40 79 40 23 2006 4/21-5/25 25 76 25 27 2002 4/26-5/23 25 34 25 27 2003 4/25-5/22 25 45 271 27 2004 4/23-5/20 25 39 25 27 2005 4/22-5/19 25 32 281 27 2006 4/21-5/25 25 52 25 Fall General 1 2002 10/11-10/17 675 1782 675 1 2003 10/10-10/16 625 2175 625 1 2004 10/08-10/14 625 2408 625 1 2005 10/07-10/13 625 1847 625 1 2006 10/13-10/19 625 2329 624 4 2002 10/11-10/17 275 1040 275 4 2003 10/10-10/16 275 1109 275 4 2004 10/08-10/14 350 1313 350 1 These hunts were issued more permits than were originally authorized. CN = Camp Navajo Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 57.1 30.2 50.4 30.4 78.9 .8 .8 1.0 .9 2.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 46.2 93.8 27.8 14.3 323 364 305 401 376 1 1 2 2 6 6 3 3 8 4 15 5 4 5 2 1169 1166 937 1402 1434 2 1 24 4 17 28 7 4 27 13 69 11 8 11 6 65 143 95 138 99 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 2 0 8 0 0 2 2 20 39 31 34 26 100 100 0 100 67 0 0 100 25 0 53 0 0 40 100 55.8 40.0 25.3 25.3 24.7 67.4 85.2 61.3 72.7 52.5 30.0 40.4 66.7 25.0 69.2 24.5 45.5 31.1 52.4 19.1 56.1 50.0 42.1 38.5 44.3 30.3 70.6 51.1 48.7 56.3 44.2 15 24 23 23 25 25 21 25 14 20 22 20 15 15 21 20 21 22 18 16 21 25 19 25 34 23 20 15 22 14 23 46 75 84 65 64 113 67 84 67 59 128 53 44 70 92 52 52 86 45 52 110 83 54 125 107 82 53 39 64 70 60 2 5 7 3 11 5 4 3 0 0 6 8 2 0 0 2 2 11 0 5 4 13 4 4 11 5 2 2 8 6 13 13 21 30 13 44 20 19 12 0 0 27 40 13 0 0 10 10 50 0 31 19 52 21 16 32 22 10 13 36 43 57 36.6 27.2 25.7 33.5 26.0 26.4 23.1 24.5 510 452 466 491 453 203 216 257 1532 1299 1483 1449 1279 626 581 797 66 100 57 77 65 42 71 28 13 22 12 16 14 21 33 11 Hunt Arizona 2007 83 Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Fall General (continued) 4 2005 10/07-10/13 350 1059 350 4 2006 10/13-10/19 375 1307 375 5A 2002 10/11-10/17 250 713 250 5A 2003 10/10-10/16 250 836 250 5A 2004 10/08-10/14 300 916 300 5A 2005 10/07-10/13 300 784 300 5A 2006 10/13-10/19 400 1148 400 5B 2004 10/08-10/14 75 455 75 5B 2005 10/07-10/13 25 131 25 5BN 2006 10/13-10/19 35 255 35 6A 2002 10/11-10/17 475 2259 475 6A 2003 10/10-10/16 400 2748 400 6A 2004 10/08-10/14 425 2584 425 6A 2005 10/07-10/13 475 2055 475 6A 2006 10/13-10/19 475 2420 475 6B 2002 10/11-10/17 375 464 375 6B 2003 10/10-10/16 250 399 250 6B 2004 10/08-10/14 250 425 250 6B 2005 10/07-10/13 250 442 250 6B 2006 10/13-10/19 350 475 348 7 2002 10/11-10/17 150 313 150 7 2006 10/13-10/19 75 352 75 8/10 2002 10/11-10/17 525 1487 525 8/10 2003 10/10-10/16 250 1482 250 8/10 2004 10/08-10/14 500 2132 500 8/10 2005 10/07-10/13 550 1651 5521 8/10 2006 10/13-10/19 600 2341 600 12A 2002 10/11-10/17 900 1595 900 12A 2003 10/10-10/16 750 1183 750 12A 2004 10/08-10/14 750 1145 750 12A 2005 10/07-10/13 750 787 750 12A 2006 10/13-10/19 750 816 749 13A 2006 10/13-10/19 5 45 5 13B 2002 10/11-10/17 10 94 10 13B 2003 10/10-10/16 10 123 10 13B 2004 10/08-10/14 10 70 10 13B 2005 10/07-10/13 5 66 5 13B 2006 10/13-10/19 5 41 5 17A/17B/18B 2006 10/13-10/19 15 147 15 22 2002 10/11-10/17 75 270 75 22 2003 10/10-10/16 75 285 75 22 2004 10/08-10/14 75 351 75 22 2005 10/07-10/13 75 291 75 22 2006 10/13-10/19 100 406 100 23 2002 10/11-10/17 700 1288 700 23 2003 10/10-10/16 700 1467 700 23 2004 10/08-10/14 700 1492 700 23 2005 10/07-10/13 700 1415 700 23 2006 10/13-10/19 700 1625 697 27 2002 10/11-10/17 675 935 675 27 2003 10/10-10/16 675 967 675 27 2004 10/08-10/14 725 1164 725 27 2005 10/07-10/13 725 1035 725 27 2006 10/13-10/19 800 1203 799 Fall Juniors-only 1 2002 10/11-10/17 25 60 25 1 2003 10/10-10/16 25 57 25 1 2004 10/08-10/14 25 76 25 1 2005 10/07-10/13 25 53 25 1 2006 10/13-10/19 25 68 25 5B 2005 10/07-10/13 25 43 25 1 These hunts were issued more permits than were originally authorized. CN = Camp Navajo 84  Hunt Arizona 2007 Draw Odds Hunters 31.4 27.9 26.9 22.1 26.1 32.0 29.4 16.5 19.1 13.7 21.0 14.6 16.1 22.8 18.8 49.6 32.6 34.4 35.5 37.7 36.7 20.2 33.4 16.8 22.2 31.9 24.2 50.9 48.5 54.3 78.0 73.3 11.1 10.6 8.1 14.3 7.6 12.2 10.2 27.0 24.2 21.4 24.7 23.4 43.9 37.8 37.7 42.0 37.0 52.0 47.8 43.3 51.1 46.7 283 297 212 207 246 238 329 58 23 19 368 303 353 393 380 297 211 210 199 282 117 57 422 195 410 483 470 673 555 524 532 493 2 7 7 10 5 2 7 60 47 52 63 67 525 528 558 550 535 539 478 532 551 577 38.3 43.9 27.6 47.2 36.8 55.8 19 21 16 20 15 18 Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 792 826 627 589 763 652 897 146 60 39 1084 839 1070 1072 1066 826 600 595 549 776 331 168 1463 557 1294 1439 1448 2066 1549 1758 1531 1416 7 17 17 33 14 3 7 161 124 127 188 187 1531 1463 1699 1415 1435 1640 1337 1625 1573 1670 58 52 44 74 32 76 48 4 8 2 18 62 44 112 40 15 56 44 58 22 12 13 26 82 71 225 69 91 213 94 218 138 2 0 7 3 3 0 5 11 10 5 19 13 50 85 83 164 107 32 115 74 102 64 20 18 21 36 13 32 15 7 35 11 5 20 12 28 11 5 27 21 29 8 10 23 6 42 17 47 15 14 38 18 41 28 100 0 100 30 60 0 71 18 21 10 30 19 10 16 15 30 20 6 24 14 19 11 54 43 34 61 43 43 0 2 0 2 3 4 0 10 0 10 20 22 Turkey Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Fall Juniors-only (continued) 5BS 2006 10/13-10/19 50 85 6A 2002 10/11-10/17 25 88 6A 2003 10/10-10/16 25 110 6A 2004 10/08-10/14 25 123 8/10 2006 10/13-10/19 50 69 12A 2004 10/08-10/14 25 19 12A 2005 10/07-10/13 25 16 23 2002 10/04-10/10 50 67 23 2003 10/03-10/09 50 45 27 2002 10/11-10/17 25 26 27 2003 10/10-10/16 25 28 27 2004 10/08-10/14 25 32 27 2005 10/07-10/13 25 25 27 2006 10/13-10/19 25 24 1 These hunts were issued more permits than were originally authorized. CN = Camp Navajo 50 25 25 25 50 25 25 50 50 25 25 25 25 23 Draw Odds 52.9 28.4 22.7 20.3 56.5 89.5 100.0 61.2 82.2 69.2 78.6 65.6 92.0 58.3 Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 43 17 20 21 29 14 13 45 37 10 25 21 20 13 102 44 48 63 98 36 42 155 87 29 53 63 45 19 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 4 10 2 33 35 15 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 24 19 50 15 Fall Archery-only Turkey 2001-2005 (2006 archery turkey data is not available) Unit 1 1 1 1 1 3B/3C 3B/3C 3B/3C 3B/3C 3B/3C 4 4 4 4 4 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7 7 7 Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Hunters 288 297 357 375 296 114 69 98 160 151 132 142 130 160 103 171 155 130 147 181 228 116 177 173 109 456 245 314 337 405 96 77 63 117 109 93 90 126 147 133 Hunter Days 1153 1208 1481 1277 1136 470 249 377 600 634 456 477 526 570 453 573 585 597 738 773 1022 512 785 544 501 1787 1088 1064 1519 1674 338 310 259 479 381 445 391 491 652 816 Harvest 11 9 4 30 6 7 13 0 13 18 0 4 0 0 6 4 13 0 4 18 11 9 4 9 6 28 13 12 13 12 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 12 Hunt Success 4 3 1 8 2 6 19 0 8 12 0 3 0 0 6 2 8 0 3 10 5 8 2 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 9 Hunt Arizona 2007 85 Turkey Hunt Data Fall Archery-only Turkey 2001-2005 (2006 archery turkey data is not available) Unit 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11M 11M 11M 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 13A 13A 17 17 17 17 17 18B 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 86  Hunt Arizona 2007 Hunters 224 107 200 198 242 32 34 31 26 30 82 82 31 60 97 9 17 12 705 959 664 570 550 43 56 89 95 47 56 48 4 16 4 53 52 20 52 60 96 56 55 91 97 114 99 161 181 193 199 215 189 186 169 61 60 39 47 24 Hunter Days 858 456 903 768 888 132 120 169 95 91 352 241 94 289 369 60 73 73 3492 4428 3570 2861 2755 189 318 324 310 165 181 290 17 59 9 274 310 90 328 211 374 219 310 293 369 445 365 601 880 689 894 735 797 626 556 260 228 169 108 66 Harvest 14 0 0 13 24 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 4 6 4 0 0 75 34 27 30 42 4 9 11 26 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 0 0 9 6 7 0 4 9 12 4 0 12 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 Hunt Success 6 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 13 7 6 44 0 0 11 4 4 5 8 9 16 12 27 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 7 0 0 10 6 6 0 2 5 6 2 0 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 Natural History 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 with an estimated population of 38,000 post-hunt adults. Adult javelina usually weigh between 35 and 60 pounds, the males being slightly heavier than the females. Newborn javelina only weigh about one pound. 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 Hunt Arizona 2007 87 Javelina sizes averaging eight to nine animals. Territories are marked by droppings and by an oily secretion produced by the animal’s 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 88  Hunt Arizona 2007 Javelina were not legally designated as big game until 1929, when a season from No- vember 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, permitonly 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. Javelina Survey Data Historic Summary of Javelina Survey Data Classification No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Young/100 Observed1 Observed Size1 Adults Adult Young Unclassified 1955 0 511 233 74 204 32 1956 0 324 201 75 48 37 1957 0 447 328 115 4 35 1958 35 346 9.9 258 88 0 34 1959 31 272 8.8 217 55 0 25 1960 87 677 7.8 391 120 166 31 1961 89 700 7.9 392 108 200 28 1962 109 1003 9.2 667 267 69 40 1963 123 1086 8.8 654 296 136 45 1964 114 768 6.7 560 207 1 37 1965 160 1033 6.5 709 219 105 31 1966 159 1197 7.5 703 362 132 51 1967 107 639 6.0 496 86 57 17 1968 123 872 7.1 613 221 38 36 1969 113 932 8.3 609 203 120 33 1970 216 1757 8.1 1266 414 77 33 1971 220 1666 7.6 1063 480 123 45 1972 143 1158 8.1 679 255 224 38 1973 184 1683 9.2 1121 372 190 33 1974 156 1408 9.0 1035 306 67 30 1975 234 1830 7.8 1418 332 80 23 1976 297 2435 8.2 1745 609 81 35 1977 213 1664 7.8 1119 362 183 32 1978 321 3051 9.5 2249 667 135 30 1979 326 3148 9.7 2385 688 75 29 1980 443 3688 8.3 2865 762 61 27 1981 384 3503 9.1 2635 807 61 31 1982 356 3266 9.2 2390 780 96 33 1983 328 3374 10.3 2502 796 76 32 1984 404 4074 10.1 3085 946 43 31 1985 561 5431 9.7 4043 1181 207 29 1986 536 5051 9.4 3903 1127 21 29 1987 719 6230 8.7 4923 1205 102 24 1988 656 5932 9.0 4606 1323 3 29 1989 663 5662 8.5 4645 1017 0 22 1990 559 4887 8.7 3839 1034 14 27 1991 596 5128 8.6 4008 1058 62 26 1992 571 5247 9.2 4142 1060 45 26 1993 591 5016 8.5 3969 1019 28 26 1994 767 6739 8.8 5485 1141 113 21 1995 682 5870 8.6 4763 1106 1 23 1996 674 5427 8.0 4582 817 28 18 1997 579 4684 8.1 3714 967 3 26 1998 538 4725 8.8 3666 1057 2 29 1999 553 4715 8.5 3831 807 77 21 2000 484 3907 8.0 3174 725 8 23 2001 562 4920 8.7 4007 904 9 23 2002 411 3058 7.4 2565 490 3 19 2003 468 3974 8.4 3128 831 15 27 2004 401 3435 8.5 2775 656 4 24 2005 450 3525 7.8 2843 675 7 24 2006 458 3867 8.4 3074 712 81 23 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 2005 were conducted from December 2005 through March 2006. Year Hunt Arizona 2007 89 Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Javelina Survey Data Unit Year 1 2003 1 2004 3A/3C 2003 3A/3C 2006 4 2002 4 2004 4 2005 4 2006 5 2003 5 2004 5 2005 5 2006 6A 2002 6A 2003 6A 2004 6A 2005 6A 2006 6B 2003 6B 2004 6B 2005 6B 2006 7 2004 7 2005 8 2002 8 2005 8 2006 9 2002 10 2002 10 2003 10 2004 10 2005 10 2006 15 2006 16A 2002 16A 2003 16A 2004 16A 2005 16A 2006 17A/17B 2004 17A 2002 17A 2003 17A 2005 17A 2006 17B 2002 17B 2003 17B 2005 17B 2006 18A 2002 18A 2003 18A 2004 18A 2005 18A 2006 18B 2002 18B 2003 18B 2004 18B 2005 18B 2006 19A 2002 19A 2003 19A 2005 19A 2006 19B 2002 19B 2003 ¹Excluding single animals 90 Hunt Arizona 2007 No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 2 12 6.0 1 4 4.0 1 9 9.0 2 5 2.5 1 13 13.0 1 9 9.0 1 6 6.0 2 9 4.5 2 16 8.0 1 5 5.0 1 1 0.0 1 9 9.0 5 37 7.4 3 33 11.0 3 13 4.0 4 27 6.8 3 33 11.0 3 18 6.0 2 24 12.0 2 21 10.5 5 38 7.6 2 4 2.0 1 1 0.0 1 2 2.0 1 5 5.0 2 8 4.0 1 3 3.0 2 15 7.0 12 89 7.4 6 51 8.5 3 44 14.7 3 33 10.7 2 27 13.5 6 41 6.8 7 64 9.1 12 89 7.4 5 31 6.2 11 82 7.4 7 77 10.9 3 33 11.0 1 14 14.0 1 10 10.0 3 24 7.7 15 140 9.3 10 96 9.6 5 53 10.6 8 86 10.8 10 55 5.5 10 89 8.8 6 40 6.7 5 18 3.6 1 10 10.0 14 172 12.2 16 189 11.7 4 61 15.0 29 232 8.0 13 133 10.2 1 8 8.0 5 30 6.0 11 115 10.5 5 41 8.2 15 100 6.6 9 112 12.4 Adult 6 4 7 5 9 7 4 9 13 4 1 7 31 23 11 22 23 12 17 16 28 4 1 2 4 7 0 11 58 35 28 27 26 33 46 65 20 68 63 31 11 6 17 115 74 32 62 46 63 24 13 7 157 165 49 204 95 8 28 88 30 78 71 Classification Young Unclassified 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 10 0 2 0 5 0 10 0 6 0 7 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 31 0 16 0 16 0 6 0 1 0 8 0 15 3 24 0 11 0 14 0 14 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 7 0 25 0 22 0 21 0 24 0 9 0 26 0 16 0 5 0 3 0 15 0 24 0 12 0 28 0 23 15 0 0 2 0 27 0 11 0 22 0 41 0 Young/100 Adults 100 0 29 0 44 29 50 0 23 25 0 29 19 43 18 23 43 50 41 31 36 0 0 0 25 14 36 53 46 57 22 4 24 33 37 55 21 22 6 27 67 41 22 30 66 39 20 41 67 38 43 10 15 24 14 24 0 7 31 37 28 58 Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Javelina Survey Data Unit Year 19B 2004 19B 2005 19B 2006 20A 2002 20A 2003 20A 2005 20B 2002 20B 2003 20B 2004 20B 2005 20B 2006 20C 2002 20C 2003 20C 2004 20C 2005 20C 2006 21 2002 21 2003 21 2004 21 2005 21 2006 22 2002 22 2003 22 2004 22 2005 22 2006 23 2002 23 2003 23 2004 23 2005 23 2006 24A 2002 24A 2003 24A 2004 24A 2005 24A 2006 24B 2002 24B 2003 24B 2004 24B 2005 24B 2006 25M 2006 26M 2006 27 2002 27 2003 27 2004 27 2005 27 2006 28 2002 28 2003 28 2004 28 2005 28 2006 29 2002 29 2003 29 2004 29 2005 29 2006 30A 2002 30A 2003 30A 2004 30A 2005 ¹Excluding single animals No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 6 26 4.3 11 85 7.7 6 90 14.5 6 37 6.0 8 63 7.6 8 41 5.1 12 82 6.8 24 282 11.7 23 202 8.8 17 142 8.4 22 189 8.6 12 122 10.1 31 321 10.3 24 229 9.5 37 368 10.0 25 254 10.2 4 24 6.0 17 125 7.4 16 143 8.9 8 48 6.0 11 79 7.2 7 42 6.0 13 118 8.9 13 99 7.6 11 67 6.1 17 157 9.2 9 98 10.9 31 283 9.1 16 177 10.9 32 284 8.9 27 231 8.6 21 153 7.3 18 153 8.4 20 185 9.2 22 182 8.3 22 214 9.7 11 83 7.6 9 100 11.1 9 83 9.2 9 94 10.4 8 66 8.3 4 31 7.8 5 30 6.0 8 38 4.4 8 57 7.1 9 56 6.1 4 29 7.3 11 117 10.6 14 104 7.4 9 61 6.6 19 162 8.5 27 158 5.9 17 132 7.7 9 56 6.1 10 52 5.2 10 53 5.3 17 100 5.9 10 69 6.9 18 86 4.7 16 108 6.8 8 40 5.0 24 154 6.4 Adult 20 56 27 30 53 34 74 236 169 112 152 99 269 196 304 232 21 110 117 38 67 40 90 82 48 122 88 195 131 217 196 123 126 151 148 176 74 82 64 82 52 20 24 34 46 44 27 92 83 56 131 141 121 49 44 44 92 61 63 91 33 132 Classification Young Unclassified 6 0 29 0 17 46 7 0 10 0 7 0 8 0 46 0 33 0 30 0 37 0 23 0 52 0 33 0 64 0 22 0 3 0 15 0 26 0 10 0 12 0 2 0 28 0 17 0 19 0 35 0 10 0 88 0 46 0 67 0 35 0 30 0 27 0 34 0 33 1 38 0 9 0 18 0 19 0 12 0 14 0 11 0 6 0 4 0 11 0 12 0 2 0 25 0 21 0 5 0 31 0 17 0 11 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 8 0 8 0 23 0 17 0 7 0 22 0 Young/100 Adults 30 52 63 23 19 21 11 19 20 27 24 23 19 17 21 9 14 14 22 26 18 5 31 21 40 29 11 45 35 31 18 24 21 23 22 22 12 22 30 15 27 55 25 12 24 27 7 27 25 9 24 12 9 14 18 20 9 13 37 19 21 17 Hunt Arizona 2007 91 Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Javelina Survey Data Unit Year 30A 2006 30B 2002 30B 2003 30B 2004 30B 2005 30B 2006 31 2002 31 2003 31 2004 31 2005 31 2006 32 2002 32 2003 32 2004 32 2005 32 2006 33 2002 33 2003 33 2004 33 2005 33 2006 34A 2002 34A 2003 34A 2004 34A 2005 34A 2006 34B 2002 34B 2003 34B 2004 34B 2005 34B 2006 35A 2002 35A 2003 35A 2004 35A 2005 35A 2006 35B 2002 35B 2003 35B 2004 35B 2005 35B 2006 36A 2002 36A 2003 36A 2004 36A 2005 36A 2006 36B 2002 36B 2003 36B 2004 36B 2005 36B 2006 36C 2002 36C 2003 36C 2004 36C 2005 36C 2006 37A 2002 37A 2003 37A 2004 37A 2005 37A 2006 37B 2002 ¹Excluding single animals 92 Hunt Arizona 2007 No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 14 123 8.8 18 109 6.0 8 52 6.4 3 18 6.0 4 30 7.5 8 67 8.4 6 37 6.0 11 76 6.9 12 82 6.8 8 49 6.1 16 99 6.1 11 73 6.6 12 76 6.3 11 87 7.9 17 140 8.2 26 196 7.5 10 79 7.9 14 151 10.8 13 153 11.8 5 58 11.6 8 70 8.8 15 112 7.5 22 167 7.6 16 115 7.1 21 159 7.6 14 115 8.1 11 63 5.7 7 67 9.6 11 100 9.1 6 55 9.2 11 79 7.2 13 85 6.4 5 36 7.2 16 97 6.0 10 75 7.5 9 61 6.8 6 45 7.5 8 61 7.6 8 79 9.6 3 23 7.7 6 64 10.7 27 206 7.6 26 207 7.9 18 140 7.8 21 161 7.7 18 110 6.1 19 118 6.2 15 102 6.7 16 146 9.1 18 149 8.3 16 127 7.9 16 125 7.8 21 149 7.1 9 50 5.4 12 88 7.3 13 94 7.2 9 69 7.7 5 33 6.4 13 130 9.9 7 56 8.0 16 128 8.0 23 225 9.8 Adult 104 89 45 12 23 51 29 58 63 42 80 63 57 75 101 159 69 116 132 44 53 88 140 90 132 99 50 51 72 47 61 76 28 83 54 40 34 46 59 19 45 182 162 120 141 87 96 75 128 119 101 107 119 45 68 78 59 30 100 41 104 187 Classification Young Unclassified 19 0 20 0 7 0 6 0 7 0 16 0 8 0 18 0 19 0 7 0 19 0 10 0 19 0 12 0 35 4 37 0 10 0 35 0 21 0 14 0 17 0 24 0 27 0 25 0 27 0 16 0 13 0 16 0 28 0 8 0 18 0 9 0 8 0 14 0 21 0 21 0 11 0 15 0 20 0 4 0 19 0 24 0 45 0 20 0 20 0 23 0 22 0 27 0 18 0 30 0 26 0 18 0 30 0 5 0 18 2 16 0 10 0 3 0 27 3 15 0 24 0 38 0 Young/100 Adults 18 22 16 50 30 31 28 31 30 17 24 16 33 16 35 23 14 30 16 32 32 27 19 28 20 16 26 31 39 17 30 12 29 17 39 53 32 33 34 21 42 13 28 17 14 26 23 36 14 25 26 17 25 11 26 21 17 10 27 37 23 20 Javelina Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Javelina Survey Data Unit Year 37B 2003 37B 2004 37B 2005 37B 2006 39 2002 39 2004 39M 2005 40A/40B 2004 40A 2006 41 2006 42 2002 42 2003 42 2004 42 2005 42 2006 42M 2002 42M 2003 44A 2002 44A 2003 44A 2004 44A 2005 44A 2006 ¹Excluding single animals No. of Herds Total Javelina Average Herd Observed¹ Observed Size¹ 19 184 9.5 21 262 12.4 1 9 9.0 23 230 10.0 1 7 7.0 1 4 4.0 1 7 7.0 1 8 8.0 1 3 3.0 1 12 12.0 6 37 6.0 5 30 6.0 7 60 8.3 8 57 7.1 6 50 8.3 7 70 10.0 7 54 7.7 8 54 6.8 8 35 4.1 7 72 10.0 12 93 7.8 6 42 7.0 Adult 129 215 9 188 4 3 7 5 3 0 32 23 46 48 33 58 42 43 32 62 78 35 Classification Young Unclassified 43 12 47 0 0 0 42 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 7 0 13 1 9 0 9 8 12 0 12 0 11 0 3 0 10 0 15 0 7 0 Young/100 Adults 33 22 0 22 75 33 0 60 0 16 30 28 19 27 21 29 26 9 16 19 20 Hunt Arizona 2007 93 Javelina Harvest Data Historic Summary of 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 ¹ Ft. Huachuca hunt data was gathered using the hunter questionnaire program after 1995. Year¹ 94  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 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 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 Javelina Harvest Data Historic Summary of Juniors-Only Javelina Hunts Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Permits Authorized 150 150 150 150 250 370 420 380 480 530 460 460 485 535 670 1st Choice Applicants 75 92 88 50 131 179 244 304 353 453 942 957 609 611 682 Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest Percent Success 120 140 148 89 197 256 324 338 444 509 460 460 485 550 645 103 125 138 78 191 229 300 297 397 443 385 401 430 447 522 225 283 289 198 396 570 738 631 824 986 812 915 1030 983 1241 20 31 49 16 65 84 74 111 159 110 149 124 117 151 172 19 25 36 21 34 37 25 37 40 25 39 31 27 34 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 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 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 Historic Summary of 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 ¹ Prior to 1982, hunts were for handgun, handgun/archery, and/or archery/muzzleloader. 2 Including special fall archery/shotgun hunts. Year Hunt Arizona 2007 95 Javelina Harvest Data Historic Summary of 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 ¹ Ft. Huachuca hunt data was gathered using the hunter questionnaire program after 1995. Year¹ Hunter Days Total Harvest Percent Success 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 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 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 Summary of Fall General Javelina Hunts Year 2006 Permits Authorized 920 1st Choice Applicants 4437 Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest Percent Success 917 620 1836 133 21 Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest Percent Success 604 455 1285 43 9 Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days Total Harvest Percent Success 651 426 1363 21 5 Summary of Fall HAM Javelina Hunts Year 2006 Permits Authorized 605 1st Choice Applicants 1381 Summary of Fall Archery Javelina Hunts Year 2006 Permits Authorized 660 96  Hunt Arizona 2007 1st Choice Applicants 819 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Spring General 6A 2002 6A 2003 6A 2004 6A 2005 6A 2006 10/18A 2003 10/18A 2004 10/18A 2005 10/18A 2006 16A 2002 16A 2003 16A 2004 16A 2005 16A 2006 17 2002 17 2003 17 2004 17 2005 17 2006 18A 2002 18B 2002 18B 2003 18B 2004 18B 2005 18B 2006 19A 2002 19A 2003 19A 2004 19A 2005 19A 2006 19B 2002 19B 2003 19B 2004 19B 2005 19B 2006 20A 2002 20A 2003 20A 2004 20A 2005 20A 2006 20B 2002 20B 2003 20B 2004 20B 2005 20B 2006 21 2002 21 2003 21 2004 21 2005 21 2006 22 2002 22 2003 22 2004 22 2005 22 2006 23 2002 23 2003 23 2004 23 2005 23 2006 24A 2002 24A 2003 FTHU = Fort Huachuca Dates 2/15-2/21 2/14-2/20 2/13-2/19 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/21-2/27 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/22-2/28 2/21-2/27 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/15-2/21 2/14-2/20 2/13-2/19 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/22-2/28 2/22-2/28 2/21-2/27 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/15-2/21 2/14-2/20 2/13-2/19 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/15-2/21 2/14-2/20 2/13-2/19 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/15-2/21 2/14-2/20 2/13-2/19 2/11-2/17 2/17-2/23 2/22-2/28 2/21-2/27 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/22-2/28 2/21-2/27 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/22-2/28 2/21-2/27 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/22-2/28 2/21-2/27 2/20-2/26 2/18-2/24 2/24-3/02 2/22-2/28 2/21-2/27 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 150 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 40 40 40 55 110 400 400 400 400 400 200 200 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 200 250 150 200 200 250 250 400 400 300 300 350 450 450 450 550 550 800 750 700 650 600 775 775 775 625 625 225 225 225 225 225 215 215 242 396 368 386 319 176 174 247 169 69 75 81 98 105 425 452 547 472 455 152 231 368 498 465 383 215 222 224 284 244 112 100 139 124 92 444 412 371 423 411 889 782 746 1013 767 1470 1277 1461 1525 935 1068 1146 1397 1244 922 428 511 575 703 708 307 287 Permits Issued 150 200 200 205 200 200 200 201 200 40 43 40 57 110 400 402 400 404 400 200 200 302 300 306 300 197 200 200 205 250 150 200 200 252 250 400 402 300 304 350 450 452 450 562 550 800 750 700 652 600 775 775 775 630 625 225 227 225 232 225 215 215 Draw Odds 62.0 50.5 53.0 49.2 62.1 98.3 87.4 71.7 100.0 55.1 57.3 49.4 56.1 96.2 88.9 85.0 69.3 75.6 82.0 100.0 82.3 79.1 58.4 61.7 76.8 80.5 73.4 73.7 61.6 86.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 77.0 81.3 67.7 59.8 79.6 50.6 56.4 53.6 51.9 66.4 52.8 58.1 47.2 42.0 61.1 63.9 64.1 50.4 46.7 59.8 52.6 44.4 39.1 32.0 31.5 67.4 72.5 Hunters 137 145 158 122 183 176 181 145 168 32 41 34 41 102 344 328 339 302 355 192 166 269 260 218 259 172 178 178 156 225 129 156 170 158 211 342 319 233 218 297 397 395 401 442 485 700 661 611 443 548 678 663 665 425 541 192 200 193 136 185 186 190 Hunter Days 391 387 408 296 458 513 469 390 501 95 129 113 114 297 915 919 976 843 1034 594 408 680 659 610 688 484 469 483 395 661 329 453 480 408 616 890 921 587 535 792 1014 924 1046 1137 1370 1847 1623 1467 1170 1418 1816 1727 1728 1101 1446 464 577 495 324 450 434 450 Harvest Hunt Success 44 29 53 6 62 24 42 18 55 15 9 3 10 44 112 94 109 37 105 64 96 101 88 71 120 51 29 44 30 58 47 28 42 9 34 84 60 85 40 104 124 100 129 96 127 150 113 116 79 120 167 116 70 51 92 66 33 41 23 62 44 51 32 20 34 5 34 14 23 12 33 47 22 9 24 43 33 29 32 12 30 33 58 38 34 33 46 30 16 25 19 26 36 18 25 6 16 25 19 36 18 35 31 25 32 22 26 21 17 19 18 22 25 18 11 12 17 34 17 21 17 34 24 27 Hunt Arizona 2007 97 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Spring General (continued) 24A 2004 2/20-2/26 24A 2005 2/18-2/24 24A 2006 2/24-3/02 24B 2002 2/22-2/28 24B 2003 2/21-2/27 24B 2004 2/20-2/26 24B 2005 2/18-2/24 24B 2006 2/24-3/02 27 2002 2/15-2/21 27 2003 2/14-2/20 27 2004 2/13-2/19 27 2005 2/11-2/17 27 2006 2/17-2/23 28 2002 2/22-2/28 28 2003 2/21-2/27 28 2004 2/20-2/26 28 2005 2/18-2/24 28 2006 2/24-3/02 29 2002 2/22-2/28 29 2003 2/21-2/27 29 2004 2/20-2/26 29 2005 2/18-2/24 29 2006 2/24-3/02 30A 2002 2/22-2/28 30A 2003 2/21-2/27 30A 2004 2/20-2/26 30A 2005 2/18-2/24 30A 2006 2/24-3/02 30B 2002 2/22-2/28 30B 2003 2/21-2/27 30B 2004 2/20-2/26 30B 2005 2/18-2/24 30B 2006 2/24-3/02 31 2002 2/22-2/28 31 2003 2/21-2/27 31 2004 2/20-2/26 31 2005 2/18-2/24 31 2006 2/24-3/02 32 2002 2/22-2/28 32 2003 2/21-2/27 32 2004 2/20-2/26 32 2005 2/18-2/24 32 2006 2/24-3/02 33 2002 2/22-2/28 33 2003 2/21-2/27 33 2004 2/20-2/26 33 2005 2/18-2/24 33 2006 2/24-3/02 34A 2002 2/22-2/28 34A 2003 2/21-2/27 34A 2004 2/20-2/26 34A 2005 2/18-2/24 34A 2006 2/24-3/02 34B 2002 2/22-2/28 34B 2003 2/21-2/27 34B 2004 2/20-2/26 34B 2005 2/18-2/24 34B 2006 2/24-3/02 35A 2002 2/22-2/28 35A 2003 2/21-2/27 35A 2004 2/20-2/26 35A 2005 2/18-2/24 FTHU = Fort Huachuca 98  Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 215 215 215 400 400 350 250 250 300 300 250 250 250 350 350 350 350 350 250 250 250 250 250 350 350 350 350 350 200 200 200 200 150 150 150 150 150 200 500 500 500 450 500 700 700 700 700 700 400 400 400 400 400 150 125 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 342 431 286 436 445 516 384 345 94 143 116 127 85 217 193 248 279 263 47 44 35 60 43 186 196 221 312 170 86 117 106 80 69 149 130 189 169 142 523 509 545 520 479 430 466 563 644 619 234 306 261 339 271 102 85 68 79 62 68 83 69 74 Permits Issued 215 215 215 400 403 350 250 250 300 299 250 250 250 350 350 350 357 350 250 250 250 251 153 350 350 349 352 347 200 200 200 201 150 150 150 147 151 200 500 502 500 454 500 700 700 697 710 700 400 400 400 401 400 150 125 100 101 100 100 100 100 100 Draw Odds 60.5 47.1 67.1 76.6 82.3 60.7 53.1 63.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.0 100.0 77.8 82.3 100.0 94.5 97.1 85.7 80.6 99.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 95.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Hunters 183 188 185 357 341 300 190 224 253 258 216 151 186 309 299 285 285 293 202 205 208 202 119 302 319 297 302 287 180 170 175 163 135 114 114 113 118 163 425 425 425 369 402 618 608 605 583 601 342 328 357 336 341 124 102 87 88 78 80 71 80 86 Hunter Days 478 543 470 1000 947 779 556 551 669 737 583 404 546 867 958 781 786 719 525 554 550 586 340 776 859 762 866 792 428 511 543 504 398 303 318 369 371 468 1109 1033 1108 1005 1061 1736 1544 1573 1620 1555 886 870 1028 945 951 353 294 266 292 198 207 156 205 293 Harvest Hunt Success 43 55 56 58 55 45 23 54 89 43 56 30 54 93 88 97 117 147 42 51 42 25 26 123 122 82 85 103 50 32 42 9 34 44 36 30 33 57 140 144 110 75 122 158 161 183 129 146 118 86 92 90 91 18 21 17 15 22 29 23 25 14 24 29 30 16 16 15 12 24 35 17 26 20 29 30 29 34 41 50 21 25 20 12 22 41 38 28 28 36 28 19 24 6 25 39 32 27 28 35 33 34 26 20 30 26 26 30 22 24 35 26 26 27 27 15 21 20 17 28 36 32 31 16 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Spring General (continued) 35A 2006 2/24-3/02 35B 2002 2/22-2/28 35B 2003 2/21-2/27 35B 2004 2/20-2/26 35B 2005 2/18-2/24 35B 2006 2/24-3/02 36A 2002 2/22-2/28 36A 2003 2/21-2/27 36A 2004 2/20-2/26 36A 2005 2/18-2/24 36A 2006 2/24-3/02 36B 2002 2/22-2/28 36B 2003 2/21-2/27 36B 2004 2/20-2/26 36B 2005 2/18-2/24 36B 2006 2/24-3/02 36C 2002 2/22-2/28 36C 2003 2/21-2/27 36C 2004 2/20-2/26 36C 2005 2/18-2/24 36C 2006 2/24-3/02 37A 2002 2/22-2/28 37A 2003 2/21-2/27 37A 2004 2/20-2/26 37A 2005 2/18-2/24 37A 2006 2/24-3/02 37B 2002 2/22-2/28 37B 2003 2/21-2/27 37B 2004 2/20-2/26 37B 2005 2/18-2/24 37B 2006 2/24-3/02 FTHU 2002 2/15-2/21 FTHU 2003 2/14-2/20 FTHU 2004 2/13-2/19 FTHU 2005 2/11-2/17 FTHU 2006 2/17-2/23 SPRING JUNIORS-ONLY 10/17/18A/ 2003 2/07-2/13 19/20A 10/17/18A/ 2004 2/06-2/12 19/20A 10/17/18A/ 2005 2/04-2/10 19/20A 10/17/18A/ 2006 2/10-2/16 19/20A 16A 2002 2/08-2/14 16A 2003 2/07-2/13 16A 2004 2/06-2/12 16A 2005 2/04-2/10 16A 2006 2/10-2/16 19B 2002 2/08-2/14 20B 2002 2/08-2/14 20B 2005 2/04-2/10 20C 2002 2/08-2/14 20C 2003 2/07-2/13 20C 2004 2/06-2/12 20C 2005 2/04-2/10 20C 2006 2/10-2/16 23 2003 2/14-2/20 23 2006 2/10-2/16 24B 2004 2/06-2/12 33/37B 2006 2/10-2/16 FTHU = Fort Huachuca Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 100 150 150 100 100 100 800 800 700 700 650 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 475 450 350 800 800 800 800 800 1000 1050 900 900 950 20 20 20 20 20 46 53 86 60 94 54 527 555 598 584 409 435 391 369 388 245 287 305 299 296 179 546 564 629 752 649 929 1047 1049 1179 1025 13 19 15 15 21 100 150 150 100 101 100 800 800 700 711 650 400 400 400 403 400 500 500 475 455 350 800 798 800 802 800 1000 1055 901 914 950 20 20 18 18 18 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 87.1 95.9 99.7 94.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 92.8 100.0 96.8 93.9 77.9 71.3 88.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 85.7 88 123 130 80 54 85 718 681 617 600 578 361 351 360 335 342 449 404 418 356 306 733 708 707 653 725 899 898 794 745 823 20 20 17 18 18 240 365 410 213 155 230 1990 1923 1763 1654 1635 999 843 977 1004 960 1309 1191 1220 1009 921 2072 2063 2078 1800 2070 2410 2375 2186 2000 2130 55 61 51 56 58 25 16 18 30 12 18 162 172 162 108 129 87 97 97 59 84 140 76 81 63 88 191 155 176 149 144 201 172 151 158 154 8 9 10 10 7 28 13 14 38 22 21 23 25 26 18 22 24 28 27 18 25 31 19 19 18 29 26 22 25 23 20 22 19 19 21 19 40 45 59 56 39 50 116 50 43.1 39 81 16 41 100 181 100 55.3 90 194 29 32 100 156 105 63.5 87 169 33 38 100 148 100 66.9 79 197 13 16 10 10 10 10 20 30 200 175 100 100 75 100 100 200 200 150 150 8 6 6 16 8 28 212 168 111 122 132 119 147 174 188 123 140 10 10 10 10 20 30 200 180 100 100 75 101 100 200 200 150 150 100.0 100.0 83.3 62.5 100.0 96.4 92.0 92.3 86.5 68.9 52.3 81.5 66.0 95.4 85.1 89.4 85.7 5 10 10 8 18 23 174 154 87 92 71 87 83 177 169 126 115 12 24 30 13 47 26 377 332 187 212 164 176 217 405 377 316 279 2 8 3 5 11 8 68 46 37 29 30 49 33 49 48 29 47 40 80 30 63 61 35 39 30 43 32 42 56 40 28 28 23 41 Hunt Arizona 2007 99 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Spring Juniors-only (continued) 36A 2002 2/08-2/14 36A/36B 2006 2/10-2/16 36A/36C 2005 2/04-2/10 37A 2003 2/07-2/13 37A 2005 2/04-2/10 37B 2004 2/06-2/12 Spring HAM 6B 2002 2/15-2/21 6B 2003 2/14-2/20 6B 2004 2/13-2/19 6B 2005 2/11-2/17 6B 2006 2/17-2/23 8 2002 2/15-2/21 8 2003 2/14-2/20 8 2004 2/13-2/19 8 2005 2/11-2/17 8 2006 2/17-2/23 18B 2002 2/15-2/21 18B 2003 2/14-2/20 18B 2004 2/13-2/19 18B 2005 2/11-2/17 18B 2006 2/17-2/23 20B 2003 2/14-2/20 20B 2004 2/13-2/19 20B 2006 2/17-2/23 20C 2002 2/15-2/21 20C 2002 2/22-2/28 20C 2003 2/14-2/20 20C 2003 2/21-2/27 20C 2004 2/13-2/19 20C 2004 2/20-2/26 20C 2005 2/11-2/17 20C 2005 2/18-2/24 20C 2006 2/17-2/23 20C 2006 2/24-3/02 21 2002 2/15-2/21 21 2003 2/14-2/20 21 2004 2/13-2/19 21 2005 2/11-2/17 21 2006 2/17-2/23 22 2002 2/15-2/21 22 2003 2/14-2/20 22 2004 2/13-2/19 22 2005 2/11-2/17 22 2006 2/17-2/23 23 2002 2/15-2/21 23 2003 2/14-2/20 23 2004 2/13-2/19 23 2005 2/11-2/17 24A 2002 2/15-2/21 24A 2003 2/14-2/20 24A 2004 2/13-2/19 24A 2005 2/11-2/17 24A 2006 2/17-2/23 24B 2002 2/15-2/21 24B 2003 2/14-2/20 24B 2005 2/11-2/17 24B 2006 2/17-2/23 28 2002 2/15-2/21 28 2003 2/14-2/20 28 2004 2/13-2/19 28 2005 2/11-2/17 FTHU = Fort Huachuca 100 Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 100 100 100 100 50 150 110 51 82 79 70 167 100 75 104 100 50 150 87.3 86.3 100.0 100.0 71.4 85.6 76 58 77 83 34 133 155 124 193 193 100 326 26 20 15 22 3 26 34 34 19 27 9 20 75 75 75 75 75 100 50 50 50 75 175 200 200 200 200 450 450 450 300 300 325 325 250 250 375 275 375 275 300 300 275 250 225 500 500 500 450 450 300 300 300 300 225 225 225 225 225 300 300 250 250 100 100 100 100 34 43 52 65 65 42 58 38 68 39 180 222 236 266 199 412 450 414 551 90 609 95 552 99 615 69 553 63 690 519 478 466 373 713 618 721 518 573 464 486 583 545 135 132 218 204 218 179 160 154 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46 61 94 64 43 56 62 45 49 52 121 72 31 23 42 20 38 89 43 74 28 45 51 32 62 20 55 36 51 40 53 38 37 16 43 34 27 33 9 6 16 17 27 9 13 17 26 0 19 36 27 27 27 31 8 12 15 35 24 15 19 30 20 17 24 35 31 12 10 18 12 20 21 10 17 9 12 19 13 23 9 28 21 26 23 25 14 14 8 21 37 29 42 11 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Spring HAM (continued) 28 2006 2/17-2/23 29 2002 2/15-2/21 29 2003 2/14-2/20 29 2004 2/13-2/19 29 2005 2/11-2/17 29 2006 2/17-2/23 30A 2002 2/15-2/21 30A 2003 2/14-2/20 30A 2004 2/13-2/19 30A 2005 2/11-2/17 30A 2006 2/17-2/23 30B 2002 2/15-2/21 30B 2003 2/14-2/20 30B 2004 2/13-2/19 30B 2005 2/11-2/17 30B 2006 2/17-2/23 31 2002 2/15-2/21 31 2003 2/14-2/20 31 2004 2/13-2/19 31 2005 2/11-2/17 31 2006 2/17-2/23 32 2002 2/15-2/21 32 2003 2/14-2/20 32 2004 2/13-2/19 32 2005 2/11-2/17 32 2006 2/17-2/23 33 2002 2/15-2/21 33 2003 2/14-2/20 33 2004 2/13-2/19 33 2005 2/11-2/17 33 2006 2/17-2/23 34A 2002 2/15-2/21 34A 2003 2/14-2/20 34A 2004 2/13-2/19 34A 2005 2/11-2/17 34A 2006 2/17-2/23 34B 2002 2/15-2/21 34B 2003 2/14-2/20 34B 2004 2/13-2/19 34B 2005 2/11-2/17 34B 2006 2/17-2/23 35A 2002 2/15-2/21 35A 2003 2/14-2/20 35A 2004 2/13-2/19 35A 2005 2/11-2/17 35A 2006 2/17-2/23 35B 2002 2/15-2/21 35B 2003 2/14-2/20 35B 2004 2/13-2/19 35B 2005 2/11-2/17 35B 2006 2/17-2/23 36B 2002 2/15-2/21 36B 2003 2/14-2/20 36B 2004 2/13-2/19 36B 2005 2/11-2/17 36B 2006 2/17-2/23 36C 2002 2/15-2/21 36C 2003 2/14-2/20 36C 2004 2/13-2/19 36C 2005 2/11-2/17 36C 2006 2/17-2/23 37A 2002 2/15-2/21 FTHU = Fort Huachuca Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants 100 50 50 50 50 50 125 125 125 125 125 200 200 200 200 150 250 250 250 250 150 550 550 550 500 450 450 450 450 450 450 300 300 300 300 300 100 75 75 75 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 600 600 600 600 600 250 250 225 200 150 350 62 10 10 13 23 18 115 103 58 59 60 69 34 48 27 23 105 128 95 101 86 359 364 398 382 331 220 222 243 252 295 126 173 136 213 149 42 38 46 39 29 34 50 39 49 33 36 29 37 49 44 340 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1331 1397 1180 1186 1104 971 1087 988 1188 848 789 642 787 771 249 192 182 184 200 278 247 221 252 292 244 285 262 233 198 1447 1493 1507 1297 1056 634 612 507 476 360 972 Harvest Hunt Success 38 2 2 10 5 11 34 29 22 30 25 34 28 33 5 4 35 33 50 22 18 109 76 90 44 108 67 48 60 66 98 31 52 68 22 62 21 6 9 7 6 14 20 14 10 14 24 8 11 8 14 81 53 84 52 48 34 22 26 20 9 51 40 6 6 24 14 41 34 28 23 32 28 19 16 19 4 6 17 15 23 12 14 24 17 19 12 28 17 13 15 18 26 11 20 28 9 22 24 8 14 12 9 15 25 19 13 21 32 9 13 11 23 16 10 17 11 14 16 11 15 13 8 16 Hunt Arizona 2007 101 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Spring HAM (continued) 37A 2003 2/14-2/20 37A 2004 2/13-2/19 37A 2005 2/11-2/17 37A 2006 2/17-2/23 37B 2002 2/15-2/21 37B 2003 2/14-2/20 37B 2004 2/13-2/19 37B 2005 2/11-2/17 37B 2006 2/17-2/23 Spring Archery Various Units 2002 1/01-1/31 Various Units 2003 1/01-1/31 Various Units 2004 1/01-1/31 Various Units 2005 1/01-1/31 Various Units 2006 1/01-1/31 5/6/19A 2002 1/01-1/31 5/6/19A 2003 1/01-1/31 5/6/19A 2004 1/01-1/31 5/6/19A 2005 1/01-1/31 5/6/19A 2006 1/01-1/31 20A/20C 2002 1/01-1/31 20A/20C 2003 1/01-1/31 20A/20C 2004 1/01-1/31 20A/20C 2005 1/01-1/31 20A/20C 2006 1/01-1/31 20B 2002 1/01-1/31 20B 2003 1/01-1/31 20B 2004 1/01-1/31 20B 2005 1/01-1/31 20B 2006 1/01-1/31 21 2002 1/01-1/31 21 2003 1/01-1/31 21 2004 1/01-1/31 21 2005 1/01-1/31 21 2006 1/01-1/31 22 2002 1/01-1/31 22 2003 1/01-1/31 22 2004 1/01-1/31 22 2005 1/01-1/31 22 2006 1/01-1/31 23 2002 1/01-1/31 23 2003 1/01-1/31 23 2004 1/01-1/31 23 2005 1/01-1/31 23 2006 1/01-1/31 24A 2002 1/01-1/31 24A 2003 1/01-1/31 24A 2004 1/01-1/31 24A 2005 1/01-1/31 24A 2006 1/01-1/31 24B 2002 1/01-1/31 24B 2003 1/01-1/31 24B 2004 1/01-1/31 24B 2005 1/01-1/31 24B 2006 1/01-1/31 27/28/29/ 2002 1/01-1/31 30/31/32 27/28/29/ 2003 1/01-1/31 30/31/32 27/28/29/ 2004 1/01-1/31 30/31/32 FTHU = Fort Huachuca 102 Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 350 350 350 350 500 500 500 650 650 201 270 269 261 465 466 497 504 514 350 350 350 350 500 503 500 656 650 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.0 100.0 100.0 293 313 298 305 423 456 443 509 582 917 1003 934 918 1304 1483 1387 1501 1764 43 41 43 55 85 49 65 60 128 15 13 14 18 20 11 15 12 22 1500 1500 1500 1800 2000 800 800 800 800 800 600 600 500 500 500 350 350 350 475 500 550 500 450 400 375 600 600 600 475 475 225 225 225 225 225 115 115 115 115 130 300 300 250 250 250 1248 1723 1727 1900 1759 591 650 754 713 776 744 762 742 767 720 584 617 581 534 617 826 720 804 690 521 820 849 893 764 672 461 426 515 552 564 200 219 270 280 303 274 325 306 226 251 1500 1502 1500 1819 2000 800 802 799 806 800 600 605 500 504 500 350 353 350 478 500 550 502 450 401 375 598 606 600 479 475 225 230 225 232 225 115 117 115 116 130 300 303 250 252 250 100.0 83.5 80.8 89.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 92.7 97.1 94.7 74.6 74.7 65.6 63.4 68.3 59.3 57.2 58.5 71.7 76.5 64.9 64.2 54.6 57.1 70.8 68.4 65.5 60.4 56.4 63.0 48.8 53.5 43.3 40.8 39.7 56.5 53.4 42.6 41.1 42.9 86.5 80.6 70.6 79.2 76.9 1376 1318 1313 1525 1699 729 716 705 703 725 530 552 448 446 426 324 324 322 440 468 497 446 382 343 329 533 569 536 411 405 213 214 197 194 208 111 110 108 109 125 277 256 217 231 216 6586 6906 6397 7887 8675 3434 4012 3331 3353 3720 2686 2836 2175 1951 2000 1417 1588 1451 1942 2080 2179 1921 1593 1380 1377 2272 2695 2372 1858 2019 954 988 887 957 948 474 473 559 544 718 1200 1330 1043 997 983 558 387 409 366 521 230 142 189 151 203 167 128 134 109 108 91 64 79 76 112 133 85 102 73 63 175 125 92 76 126 78 49 54 33 82 47 46 34 38 46 71 62 35 34 50 41 29 31 24 31 32 20 27 21 28 32 23 30 24 25 28 20 25 17 24 27 19 27 21 19 33 22 17 18 31 37 23 27 17 39 42 42 31 35 37 26 24 16 15 23 1500 1161 1500 100.0 1333 6357 513 38 1500 1186 1501 100.0 1304 6460 433 33 1500 1281 1498 100.0 1297 6309 487 38 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Dates Spring Archery (continued) 27/28/29/ 2005 1/01-1/31 30/31/32 27/28/29/ 2006 1/01-1/31 30/31/32 33/37B 2002 1/01-1/31 33/37B 2003 1/01-1/31 33/37B 2004 1/01-1/31 33/37B 2005 1/01-1/31 33/37B 2006 1/01-1/31 34A/37A/37M 2002 1/01-1/31 34A/37A/37M 2003 1/01-1/31 34A/37A/37M 2004 1/01-1/31 34A/37A/37M 2005 1/01-1/31 34A/37A/37M 2006 1/01-1/31 34B/35 2002 1/01-1/31 34B/35 2003 1/01-1/31 34B/35 2004 1/01-1/31 34B/35 2005 1/01-1/31 34B/35 2006 1/01-1/31 36 2002 1/01-1/31 36 2003 1/01-1/31 36 2004 1/01-1/31 36 2005 1/01-1/31 36 2006 1/01-1/31 39M/42M 2002 1/01-1/31 39M/42M 2003 1/01-1/31 39M/42M 2004 1/01-1/31 39M/42M 2005 1/01-1/31 39M/42M 2006 1/01-1/31 FTHU 2002 1/01-1/31 FTHU 2003 1/01-1/31 FTHU 2004 1/01-1/31 FTHU 2005 1/01-1/31 FTHU 2006 1/01-1/31 Fall General 28 2006 11/10-11/19 29 2006 11/10-11/19 30A 2006 11/10-11/19 30B 2006 11/10-11/19 31 2006 11/10-11/19 32 2006 11/10-11/19 33 2006 11/10-11/19 34A 2006 11/10-11/19 34B 2006 11/10-11/19 35A 2006 11/10-11/19 35B 2006 11/10-11/19 36A 2006 11/10-11/19 36B 2006 11/10-11/19 36C 2006 11/10-11/19 37A 2006 11/10-11/19 37B 2006 11/10-11/19 Fall HAM 28 2006 10/13-10/22 29 2006 10/13-10/22 30A 2006 10/13-10/22 30B 2006 10/13-10/22 31 2006 10/13-10/22 32 2006 10/13-10/22 33 2006 10/13-10/22 34A 2006 10/13-10/22 34B 2006 10/13-10/22 35A 2006 10/13-10/22 FTHU = Fort Huachuca Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 1500 1361 1522 100.0 1303 6651 379 29 1500 1170 1500 100.0 1311 6226 387 30 1150 1150 1150 1150 1250 900 900 900 900 900 300 300 300 300 300 600 600 600 600 600 175 175 175 175 175 20 20 20 20 20 731 770 900 1016 1108 460 578 595 579 599 221 195 193 187 155 578 614 650 650 490 109 108 129 116 133 5 14 15 16 23 1150 1143 1153 1155 1250 900 898 899 898 898 300 300 300 298 234 600 604 600 616 600 175 175 175 177 175 10 20 20 18 18 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.1 88.8 89.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 78.3 1027 1023 1049 1040 1109 772 763 798 804 787 272 261 243 261 213 514 522 533 541 520 148 149 157 137 145 6 18 19 18 17 5275 5095 5255 5188 5651 3940 3780 3983 4178 4068 1513 1470 1396 1398 1087 2589 3007 2979 3218 2767 773 680 682 733 724 86 237 163 129 131 265 313 286 249 277 198 160 219 192 210 80 67 100 75 70 153 131 120 142 130 31 36 53 34 63 0 8 5 11 4 26 31 27 24 25 26 21 27 24 27 29 26 41 29 33 30 25 23 26 25 21 24 34 25 43 0 44 26 61 24 50 40 50 20 30 75 105 60 15 15 15 75 60 50 120 140 262 61 175 64 208 313 653 209 45 78 52 184 224 123 491 1295 50 38 50 20 30 75 104 60 15 15 15 75 60 50 120 140 17.2 34.4 22.9 25.0 14.4 18.9 13.5 23.9 24.4 19.2 26.9 31.5 25.9 35.8 17.7 10.7 25 10 31 12 19 49 63 48 13 15 15 50 44 25 98 103 82 35 94 28 74 107 137 128 35 50 30 211 161 71 262 331 7 0 8 0 0 12 4 15 0 0 8 7 9 10 27 26 28 0 26 0 0 24 6 31 0 0 53 14 20 40 28 25 15 10 20 25 20 70 70 45 10 15 61 18 21 29 50 123 178 112 24 15 15 10 20 25 20 70 70 45 10 15 21.3 55.6 71.4 65.5 36.0 39.8 27.5 33.9 33.3 66.7 11 7 15 13 13 45 48 39 10 13 41 13 45 25 27 138 135 119 23 35 4 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 23 4 21 0 0 0 Hunt Arizona 2007 103 Javelina Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Fall HAM (continued) 35B 2006 36A 2006 36B 2006 36C 2006 37A 2006 37B 2006 Fall Archery 27/28/29/ 2006 30A/31/32 30B 2006 33/37B 2006 34A/37A/38M 2006 34B/35 2006 36 2006 FTHU = Fort Huachuca Dates Permits 1st Choice Authorized Applicants Permits Issued Draw Odds Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Hunt Success 10/13-10/22 10/13-10/22 10/13-10/22 10/13-10/22 10/13-10/22 10/13-10/22 15 25 90 25 50 100 12 38 96 38 159 407 15 25 89 25 50 100 50.0 57.9 63.5 44.7 22.0 17.0 15 22 61 18 48 77 49 78 161 42 140 214 0 3 8 2 6 5 0 14 13 11 13 6 9/01-9/10 165 287 160 49.1 96 343 0 0 9/01-9/10 9/01-9/10 9/01-9/10 9/01-9/10 9/01-9/10 35 190 135 45 90 21 242 135 47 87 35 190 132 45 89 95.2 61.2 80.7 76.6 89.7 25 130 86 28 61 66 391 242 132 189 0 16 2 3 0 0 12 2 11 0 104  Hunt Arizona 2007 Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Natural History Arizona’s bighorn sheep population, consisting of both Rocky Mountain and desert races, is currently estimated at about 6,000 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 mothers until two years of age. Hunt Arizona 2007 105 Bighorn 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 Bighorn distribution or early spring. 106  Hunt Arizona 2007 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. About 100 rams, mostly desert bighorns, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hunt Arizona 2007 107 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 20 16 56 54 40 50 62 43 65 75 101 68 72 71 102 65 70 75 84 11 45 89 83 26 22 65 54 66 69 109 68 129 157 186 171 201 150 162 188 202 190 184 25 84 155 172 25 9 36 14 35 41 34 27 72 82 77 82 45 69 72 71 61 60 60 5 32 49 65 13 3 42 40 40 50 23 18 36 18 19 24 31 20 30 25 17 11 29 2 8 17 9 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 38 2 84 50 199 238 181 210 228 156 302 332 383 345 349 322 369 349 352 336 359 43 169 348 331 Rams 77 73 86 100 61 72 57 63 50 48 54 40 36 47 63 35 35 39 46 44 54 57 48 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 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 547 606 708 702 751 621 717 605 761 761 890 692 546 813 427 409 474 441 333 299 242 302 464 845 1048 1202 1156 1372 1164 1089 1076 1253 1208 1688 1395 1071 1525 895 848 1005 1002 627 764 527 543 807 237 317 419 464 505 332 337 328 355 346 375 381 179 471 224 203 258 382 163 229 211 159 219 186 167 262 297 299 233 210 208 245 185 260 131 127 154 127 127 126 101 102 86 51 71 80 0 3 2 76 0 0 4 9 7 5 8 6 4 13 6 2 7 5 8 3 1 49 10 1815 2141 2593 2695 2927 2350 2357 2226 2621 2505 3221 2605 1927 2976 1679 1589 1870 1931 1233 1381 1032 1124 1580 108  Hunt Arizona 2007 Rams 65 58 59 61 55 53 66 56 61 63 53 50 51 53 48 48 47 44 53 39 46 56 58 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 Bighorn Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Desert Bighorn Sheep Survey Data Unit Year Ram Ewe Lamb 9/10 10 12A/12B West 12A/12B West 12A/13A 12B 12B East 13A 13A 13B North 13B North 13B North 13B South 13B South 15A/15B East 15B West 15B West 15C North 15C North 15C South 15C South 15C South 15C South 15D 16A 16A 16B 16B 22 22 22 23 23 24A 24B 24B 28 (Peloncillos) 28 (Peloncillos) 31/32 (Aravaipa) 31/32 (Aravaipa) 31/32 (Aravaipa) 31/32 (Aravaipa) 37A 37A 37A 37A 37A 37B 37B 37B 39 East 39 East 39 West 39 West 40A North 40A South 40B East 40B West 40B West 41 East 41 East 41 East 41 West 41 West 2006 2002 2005 2006 2003 2002 2005 2005 2006 2002 2005 2006 2003 2005 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2002 2005 2003 2006 2002 2003 2006 2005 2006 2005 2002 2006 2002 2003 2002 2003 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2002 2006 2002 2006 2004 2004 2006 2004 2006 2002 2003 2006 2003 2006 9 2 5 9 20 9 8 18 25 22 35 32 7 8 7 26 33 21 18 9 7 8 21 29 13 5 8 15 15 13 13 0 11 2 10 18 4 5 10 10 6 25 13 8 12 12 14 3 2 0 5 8 10 14 5 5 8 11 40 19 29 21 18 21 20 8 11 8 31 15 23 19 38 47 58 90 18 38 20 85 64 82 58 11 17 16 20 87 21 13 24 20 26 23 22 18 26 1 23 22 9 9 31 51 18 47 20 34 25 14 17 14 6 3 6 11 39 29 3 5 8 10 47 31 56 48 41 32 5 1 3 2 13 6 6 7 4 5 19 18 10 11 11 44 41 39 43 3 8 6 5 25 4 6 10 7 8 8 8 4 9 1 7 6 1 2 12 13 1 11 5 9 5 6 5 5 3 0 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 6 17 3 7 9 9 6 Yearling 0 0 2 0 5 3 2 0 5 4 9 13 1 3 0 6 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 5 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 6 4 4 0 9 5 6 6 2 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 5 5 7 5 2 4 Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 1 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 Total 34 11 21 19 69 33 46 44 72 78 121 153 37 60 38 161 140 145 120 24 34 30 46 144 38 24 44 45 58 46 54 23 47 4 42 49 16 17 59 78 29 83 47 56 48 40 38 24 12 7 15 23 56 50 12 12 17 28 111 59 99 83 70 63 Number per 100 Ewes Rams Lambs Yearlings 45 25 0 25 13 0 45 27 18 113 25 0 65 42 16 60 40 20 35 26 9 95 37 0 66 11 13 47 11 9 60 33 16 36 20 14 39 56 6 21 29 8 35 55 0 31 52 7 52 64 3 26 48 4 31 74 2 82 27 9 41 47 12 50 38 0 105 25 0 33 29 2 62 19 0 38 46 0 33 42 8 75 35 15 58 31 19 57 35 9 59 36 23 0 22 0 42 35 4 200 100 0 43 30 9 82 27 14 44 11 22 56 22 11 32 39 19 20 25 8 33 6 22 53 23 0 65 25 45 24 26 15 48 20 24 86 43 43 82 29 12 21 36 14 33 50 17 0 0 133 83 67 0 73 36 0 26 10 8 48 14 10 167 100 33 100 40 0 100 13 0 110 60 10 85 36 11 61 10 16 52 13 13 44 19 10 44 22 5 66 19 13 Hunt Arizona 2007 109 Bighorn Survey Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Desert Bighorn Sheep Survey Data (continued) Unit Year Ram Ewe Lamb 43A 43B 44A East 44A East 44A East 44A West 44B North 44B North 44B North 44B South 44B South 44B South 45A 45A 45B 45B 45C 45C 46A 46A 46B 46B 2004 2004 2002 2004 2005 2004 2002 2003 2005 2002 2003 2005 2003 2006 2003 2006 2003 2006 2002 2005 2002 2005 9 42 9 5 9 5 16 17 26 25 12 11 33 33 16 15 36 29 20 21 47 43 12 86 11 17 16 7 40 51 38 37 23 26 90 51 51 41 59 35 27 30 52 61 3 19 5 4 2 3 14 8 12 9 6 7 13 14 11 8 19 11 5 7 10 10 Yearling 2 15 5 3 1 2 12 13 7 4 4 1 9 4 10 7 9 7 4 8 9 14 Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Total 26 162 30 29 28 17 82 90 83 75 45 45 146 102 88 71 123 82 56 66 119 129 Number per 100 Ewes Rams Lambs Yearlings 75 25 17 49 22 17 82 45 45 29 24 18 56 13 6 71 43 29 40 35 30 33 16 25 68 32 18 68 24 11 52 26 17 42 27 4 37 14 10 65 27 8 31 22 20 37 20 17 61 32 15 83 31 20 74 19 15 70 23 27 90 19 17 70 16 23 5-Year: 2002-2006 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Survey Data Unit Year Ram Ewe Lamb 1 1 1 1 1 27 (Bear Canyon) 27 North 27 North 27 North 27 North 27 South 27 South/28 North 27 South/28 North 27 South/28 North 27 South/28 North 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2002 2004 2005 2006 2005 2002 2004 2005 2006 0 11 2 3 3 14 38 34 34 13 15 46 9 37 53 4 25 16 21 10 18 68 59 36 28 25 112 9 73 116 2 5 6 4 6 4 5 22 13 9 10 53 4 22 46 110 Hunt Arizona 2007 Yearling 1 2 1 5 2 0 14 7 1 0 4 14 0 7 7 Unclassified Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 38 0 7 43 25 33 21 36 127 122 84 52 54 225 22 177 222 Number per 100 Ewes Rams Lambs Yearlings 0 50 25 44 20 8 13 38 6 14 19 24 30 60 20 78 22 0 56 7 21 58 37 12 94 36 3 46 32 0 60 40 16 41 47 13 100 44 0 51 30 10 46 40 6 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 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 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 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 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 95 218 103 132 112 130 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 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 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 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 ¹ Excluding Indian Reservation hunts; including raffle and auction tags. Hunt Arizona 2007 111 Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Auction Auction Auction Auction Auction Auction Raffle Raffle Raffle Raffle Raffle 1/27N 1/27N 1/27N 1/27N 1/27N 9/10 9/10 10 10 10 12A/12BW 12A/12BW 12A/12BW/13A 12A/12BW/13A 12A/12BW/13A 12BE 12BE 12BE 12BE 12BE 13A 13A 13A 13BN 13BN 13BN 13BN 13BN 13BS 13BS 13BS 13BS 13BS 15A/15BE 15A/15BE 15A/15BE 15A/15BE 15A/15BE 15BW 15BW 15BW 15BW 15BW 15CN 15CN 15CN 15CN 15CN 15CS 15CS 15CS 15CS 15CS 112 Year Dates 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 10/15-11/15 10/15-11/15 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 12/01-12/31 12/01-12/31 Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits Authorized 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 7 7 4 4 3 8 6 3 2 2 5 4 1 1 1 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Applicants Applicants Issued 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 477 257 1 620 245 1 746 365 1 404 262 1 448 320 1 71 23 1 159 45 1 123 62 1 210 74 1 331 113 1 142 276 2 177 163 2 441 290 4 772 528 4 289 383 2 255 210 2 163 130 1 509 371 2 211 93 2 126 97 1 402 352 2 290 376 2 678 502 3 373 265 4 483 320 3 697 412 3 602 515 4 1907 1541 6 47 79 1 39 80 1 79 127 1 24 49 1 50 106 1 125 81 2 150 116 2 197 165 2 52 55 1 94 81 1 619 797 7 1393 835 7 994 853 4 426 419 4 385 532 3 1602 1172 8 1158 1670 6 490 660 3 213 267 2 240 314 2 330 742 5 274 596 4 115 246 1 60 152 1 79 172 1 Draw Odds 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 Hunt Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Success 1 8 1 100 1 57 1 100 1 9 1 100 1 3 1 100 1 16 1 100 1 14 1 100 1 2 1 100 1 7 1 100 1 4 1 100 1 21 1 100 1 7 1 100 1 1 1 100 1 2 1 100 1 6 1 100 1 4 1 100 1 10 1 100 0 0 0 1 10 1 100 1 2 0 0 1 14 0 0 1 14 0 0 2 34 2 100 2 38 1 50 4 29 2 50 4 32 4 100 2 24 1 50 2 22 2 100 0 0 0 2 6 2 100 2 10 2 100 1 7 1 100 2 28 2 100 2 60 2 100 3 9 3 100 4 31 4 100 2 7 2 100 3 8 3 100 4 78 3 75 6 32 6 100 1 16 1 100 1 12 1 100 1 7 1 100 1 17 1 100 1 10 0 0 2 5 2 100 2 10 2 100 2 16 2 100 1 7 1 100 1 4 1 100 7 29 7 100 7 42 7 100 4 26 3 75 4 12 4 100 3 21 3 100 8 50 7 88 6 53 6 100 3 12 3 100 2 19 2 100 2 8 2 100 5 31 5 100 4 55 4 100 1 11 1 100 1 1 1 100 1 18 0 0 Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest (continued) Unit Year Dates 15D 15D 15D 15D 15D 16A 16A 16A 16A 16A 16B 16B 16B 16B 16B 22 22 22 22 22 23/24A 24B 24B 24B 24B 24B 27 Bear Canyon 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27N Foote Creek 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 27S/28N 28 South 31/32 31/32 31/32 31/32 31/32 37A 37A 37A 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 40A North 40A North 40A North 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2006 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2002 2003 2004 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 12/16-12/31 12/01-12/15 12/16-12/31 12/01-12/15 12/16-12/31 12/01-12/15 12/16-12/31 12/01-12/15 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 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 Authorized 7 5 5 5 7 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Applicants Applicants Issued 564 562 7 794 438 5 1591 860 5 775 641 5 1277 881 7 38 42 1 104 162 2 158 234 3 102 99 2 79 72 1 60 55 1 67 57 1 82 66 1 46 52 1 71 77 1 380 161 1 536 227 1 674 345 1 401 239 1 489 306 1 388 197 1 322 164 1 270 211 1 406 339 1 304 245 1 372 286 1 106 189 1 924 430 3 1123 475 3 1383 634 3 1075 609 4 1308 673 5 568 619 2 201 710 2 740 751 2 230 882 2 838 1003 2 314 1050 2 275 379 2 334 791 2 693 807 3 197 965 3 123 113 1 577 185 1 757 264 1 958 238 1 566 178 1 694 283 1 334 192 2 833 728 2 234 116 1 99 169 2 719 785 4 99 76 1 365 422 2 120 116 1 322 317 2 69 85 1 235 190 2 78 77 1 293 774 2 25 40 1 57 85 1 57 64 1 Draw Odds 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.6 2.0 1.3 1.7 0.0 1.2 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Hunt Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Success 7 72 7 100 5 28 5 100 5 22 5 100 5 24 5 100 7 61 7 100 1 2 1 100 1 20 0 0 3 18 3 100 2 3 2 100 1 4 1 100 1 3 1 100 1 1 1 100 1 1 1 100 1 9 1 100 1 1 1 100 1 1 1 100 1 1 1 100 1 30 1 100 1 2 1 100 1 3 1 100 1 21 1 100 1 18 0 0 1 1 1 100 1 6 1 100 1 11 1 100 1 7 1 100 0 0 0 2 4 2 100 3 27 3 100 3 6 3 100 4 13 4 100 5 31 3 60 2 5 2 100 2 4 2 100 2 4 2 100 2 12 2 100 2 11 2 100 2 23 2 100 2 9 2 100 2 10 2 100 3 13 3 100 3 5 3 100 1 2 1 100 1 3 1 100 1 23 1 100 1 2 1 100 1 22 1 100 1 3 1 100 2 14 2 100 2 24 2 100 1 7 1 100 1 4 1 100 4 47 3 75 1 2 1 100 2 21 1 50 1 21 0 0 2 8 2 100 1 24 0 0 2 12 2 100 1 9 1 100 2 6 2 100 0 0 0 1 24 0 0 1 19 1 100 Hunt Arizona 2007 113 Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest (continued) Unit Year Dates 40A South 40A South 40A South 40A 40A 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 40BW 41E 41E 41E 41E 41E 41W 41W 41W 41W 41W 43A 43A 43A 43A 43A 43B 43B 43B 43B 43B 44A 44A 44A 44A 44A 44BN 44BN 44BN 44BN 44BN 44BS 44BS 44BS 44BS 44BS 45A 45A 45A 45A 45A 45B 45B 45B 45B 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 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 12/01-12/31 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 12/01-12/31 114  Hunt Arizona 2007 Permits Authorized 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 2 2 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Applicants Applicants Issued 65 41 1 62 48 1 71 53 1 68 49 1 53 44 1 26 29 1 104 124 2 86 96 2 43 125 2 60 110 2 112 241 2 105 225 2 266 353 2 0 1 1 69 113 2 36 59 1 51 46 1 95 83 1 43 43 1 41 40 1 1087 285 3 1272 298 3 2272 456 3 1277 340 3 969 497 4 100 142 2 161 181 2 199 350 2 186 262 2 325 432 2 45 38 1 52 86 1 127 76 1 55 34 1 62 68 1 279 167 3 284 135 3 330 317 3 377 321 4 486 610 5 37 34 1 88 36 1 78 65 1 93 65 1 92 77 1 90 68 1 195 163 2 353 975 2 498 694 2 385 316 2 65 78 1 235 318 3 303 436 2 213 480 2 1234 543 2 796 556 6 1157 859 6 920 1119 4 417 459 4 678 571 4 217 693 5 259 957 5 196 403 2 89 315 2 Draw Odds 0.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.9 0.0 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.0 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.0 2.0 1.1 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 2.2 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.0 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.5 0.0 Hunt Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Success 1 11 0 0 1 3 1 100 1 7 1 100 1 17 0 0 1 3 1 100 1 6 1 100 1 25 0 0 2 42 1 50 2 36 1 50 2 5 2 100 2 8 2 100 2 16 2 100 2 8 2 100 1 1 1 100 2 7 2 100 1 8 1 100 1 5 1 100 1 11 0 0 1 9 1 100 1 4 1 100 3 6 3 100 3 12 3 100 3 27 3 100 3 37 3 100 4 25 4 100 2 28 2 100 2 23 2 100 2 4 2 100 2 3 2 100 2 11 2 100 1 1 1 100 2 4 2 100 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 100 1 5 1 100 3 37 2 67 3 12 3 100 3 36 3 100 4 11 4 100 5 38 5 100 1 7 1 100 1 4 1 100 1 12 1 100 1 3 1 100 1 3 1 100 1 8 1 100 2 4 2 100 2 2 1 50 2 4 2 100 2 3 2 100 1 6 1 100 3 8 3 100 2 3 2 100 2 14 2 100 2 28 1 50 6 32 6 100 6 44 6 100 4 23 2 50 4 26 3 75 4 29 4 100 5 44 5 100 5 54 3 60 2 39 0 0 2 5 2 100 Bighorn Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest (continued) Unit 45B 45C 45C 45C 45C 45C 46A 46A 46A 46A 46A 46B 46B 46B 46B 46B Year Dates 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 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 Authorized 2 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 1st Choice 2nd Choice Permits Applicants Applicants Issued 110 297 2 457 671 5 471 643 5 1473 1282 5 938 705 5 693 635 5 101 109 2 124 159 2 113 176 2 62 70 2 113 185 2 174 150 4 192 203 4 293 376 4 230 285 4 340 426 6 Draw Odds 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.6 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.8 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 Hunt Hunters Hunter Days Harvest Success 2 2 2 100 5 26 4 80 4 26 3 75 5 47 4 80 5 61 5 100 5 64 4 80 1 7 1 100 2 11 2 100 2 22 1 50 2 14 2 100 2 25 1 50 4 34 4 100 4 34 4 100 4 41 2 50 4 31 2 50 6 46 6 100 Hunt Arizona 2007 115 Bighorn Measurement 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 ¹ Arizona score = sums of the 2 bases and the 2 curls. Year 116  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 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 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 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 Bighorn Hunt Application Data 2006 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 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 6997 6998 6999 TOTAL Unit 9/10 12A/12BW 12BE 13A 13BN 13BS 15A/15BE 15BW 15CN 15CS 15D 16A 16B 22 24B 31/32 37A 39 39 40A 40BW Gila Mts 40BW Mohawk/Copper Mts 40BW Tinajas Altas Mts 41E 41W 43A 43B 44A 44BN 44BS 45A 45B 45C 46A 46B 1/27N 23/24A 27 Bear Canyon 27S/28N 27S/28N 27N Foote Creek Auction Auction Raffle Permits Authorized 1 2 1 3 6 1 1 3 2 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 5 1 2 2 4 2 5 2 6 1 1 1 3 3 5 1 1 1 96 First Choice Applicants % Drawn 159 0.6 177 1.1 126 0.0 678 0.3 1907 0.3 50 2.0 94 1.1 385 0.8 240 0.4 79 1.3 1277 0.4 79 1.3 71 1.4 489 0.0 372 0.3 694 0.1 234 0.4 78 0.0 293 0.0 53 1.9 60 0.0 69 1.4 41 0.0 969 0.2 325 0.3 62 0.0 486 0.6 92 1.1 385 0.5 1234 0.2 678 0.4 110 0.9 693 0.6 113 1.8 340 1.5 448 0.2 388 0.3 106 0.9 693 0.3 197 0.0 1308 0.3 0 0 0 16332 0.4 Second Choice Applicants % Drawn 45 0.0 163 0.0 97 1.0 502 0.2 1541 0.0 106 0.0 81 0.0 532 0.0 314 0.3 172 0.0 881 0.2 72 0.0 77 0.0 306 0.3 286 0.0 283 0.0 116 0.0 77 1.3 774 0.3 44 0.0 110 1.8 113 0.9 40 2.5 497 0.4 432 0.2 68 1.5 610 0.3 77 0.0 316 0.0 543 0.0 571 0.2 297 0.3 635 0.2 185 0.0 426 0.2 320 0.0 197 0.0 189 0.0 807 0.1 965 0.3 673 0.1 0 0 0 14540 0.2 Hunt Arizona 2007 117 Buffalo (Bison bison) Natural History 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 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 2,500 118  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 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 disBuffalo distribution posed of when the 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 45 and 65 buffalo being harvested each year. A special permit has always been required for the taking of this species. Hunt Arizona 2007 119 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 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 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 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 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 20 21 24 14 14 14 14 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 56 345 417 279 189 212 305 208 315 253 265 272 299 223 238 214 241 239 203 275 432 410 331 265 238 209 156 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 2002, 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 20054 6 3 2006 4 5 8 2007 4 4 1 Based on adult animals only, yearlings excluded. 2 Both sexes combined for yearlings and calves. 3 Calf numbers are estimates. 120 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 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 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 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 43 175 195 132 185 106 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 77 56 84 57 Hunt Arizona 2007 45 50 43 61 121 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 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 122 1st Choice Applicants2 Permits Issued Hunt Arizona 2007 Hunters Hunter Days Buffalo Hunt Data Population Management Season Results - Unit 12A Year Season1 Permits Issued Hunters Hunter Days 2005 2005 Companion Standard 106 20 106 19 -39 Harvest Bulls Cows Adults Yearlings Adults Yearlings 3 0 1 0 5 5 0 2 Calves Total 0 0 4 12 Percent Success 3.8 63.2 2006 Companion 28 28 -7 0 0 0 0 7 2006 Standard 25 24 52 4 1 1 3 0 9 1Designates 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. 25.0 37.5 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Draw Authorized Applicants Applicants Odds Unit Year Season Dates 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 5B 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 2003 2004 2004 2004 2005 2006 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2004 2003 2003 2004 2004 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 Bull Bull Bull Bull Bull Bull Cow Cow 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 Bull CY CY CY CY Any Any Any Any Any Any Any Any Any 3/14-3/20 8/13-8/19 3/12-3/18 3/19-3/25 5/27-6/05 5/26-6/04 9/26-9/29 10/10-10/13 10/17-10/20 12/05-12/08 12/12-12/15 12/03-12/06 11/19-11/23 9/23-9/26 11/18-11/21 12/02-12/05 9/09-9/11 9/23-9/25 9/30-10/02 10/21-10/23 9/27-9/30 10/11-10/14 10/18-10/21 12/06-12/09 12/13-12/16 9/24-9/27 10/15-10/18 1/02-1/08 1/09-1/15 1/16-1/22 1/23-1/29 1/14-1/20 1/21-1/27 1/14-1/20 2/03-2/10 10/15-10/24 9/19-10/05 10/10-10/26 9/17-9/26 10/01-10/10 9/20-9/29 10/04-10/13 11/01-11/10 11/15-11/24 3/15-4/14 9/19-10/05 10/10-10/26 3/14-4/13 3/12-4/11 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 10 10 10 30 15 7 7 7 7 4 2 2 4 4 452 2294 758 157 950 253 366 196 121 362 186 153 201 287 185 320 842 198 271 686 293 171 112 205 153 402 245 208 49 42 89 297 110 118 59 1962 242 141 425 52 874 450 347 372 339 1434 1028 626 751 238 606 287 647 249 54 65 350 215 242 240 305 261 98 398 148 100 771 531 177 37 272 179 210 135 337 430 57 206 143 66 267 364 72 135 718 162 296 241 375 97 685 541 298 0 579 1114 187 61 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.1 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.7 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.0 4.8 2.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.7 0.5 3.7 0.7 4.7 5.8 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 Permits Hunters Hunters Bull Cow Total Issued Days Harvest Harvest Harvest 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 10 10 10 30 15 8 7 7 7 4 2 2 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 9 10 10 23 12 8 6 7 6 4 2 2 5 4 2 2 6 4 6 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 9 4 5 4 4 3 64 56 64 155 64 22 39 60 34 23 3 20 35 44 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 3 3 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 4 3 3 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hunt Success 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 0 6 4 2 0 6 4 3 4 4 2 0 4 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 125 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0 60 40 9 0 75 67 43 67 100 100 0 80 50 Yrl = Yearling, CY = Cow or Yearling, Any = Any Buffalo, SP = Special raffle/auction permit. Hunt Arizona 2007 123 Buffalo Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Harvest Unit Year Season Dates Permits 1st Choice 2nd Choice Draw Authorized Applicants Applicants Odds Permits Hunters Hunters Bull Cow Total Issued Days Harvest Harvest Harvest 12A 2005 Any 3/11-4/10 5 894 238 0.6 5 4 12 2 12A 2006 Any 3/10-4/09 5 213 62 2.4 5 5 52 1 12A 2002 SP 9/01-4/30 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 12A 2003 SP 9/01-4/30 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 12A 2004 SP 9/01-4/30 2 0 0 2 1 7 1 12A 2005 SP 7/01-6/30 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 12A 2006 SP 7/01-6/30 3 TOTAL - SUMMARY FOR RAYMOND RANCH WILDLIFE AREA 5B 2002 15 934 833 1.2 15 15 15 13 5B 2003 21 1683 1350 0.9 22 21 21 2 5B 2004 36 4598 3345 0.5 36 35 46 26 5B 2005 19 2149 1524 0.7 21 20 25 2 5B 2006 16 2427 1840 0.5 16 16 18 2 TOTAL - SUMMARY FOR HOUSE ROCK WILDLIFE AREA (includes Population Management Season data) 12A 2002 34 2382 1621 1.1 35 33 183 21 12A 2003 30 3471 2338 0.5 31 31 182 9 12A 2004 61 3190 1395 1.2 61 49 334 3 12A 2005 7 894 238 0.6 133 130 53 16 12A 2006 8 213 62 2.4 58 57 104 13 Yrl = Yearling, CY = Cow or Yearling, Any = Any Buffalo, SP = Special raffle/auction permit. 124  Hunt Arizona 2007 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hunt Success 2 50 2 40 2 100 2 100 1 100 1 100 (data not available) 2 19 10 18 14 15 21 36 20 16 100 100 103 100 100 2 9 2 3 5 23 18 5 19 18 70 58 10 15 32 Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Natural History 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 long-lived animals, with some individuals exceeding 20 years of age. The statewide population is estimated at 2,500 bears. 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). Hunt Arizona 2007 125 Black Bear Bears are usually solitary animals; the exceptions are family groups (mother and cubs), breeding pairs, and congregations at feeding sites. Both adults and subadults 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 126  Hunt Arizona 2007 for other big-game species. After reinstating spring and fall bear seasons in 1950, the Arizona Game and Fish 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 Black bear distribution 1980. Other recent changes in regulations have included the authorization of a permit-only spring season in select units, the elimination of bearbaiting as a method of take, and unit harvest objectives 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 Tags Issued Sport2 Depredation Other3 Total Harvest 1964 6638 178 0 0 178 1965 5974 131 0 0 131 1966 5798 134 0 0 134 1967 6344 219 0 0 219 1968 8264 242 0 0 242 1969 8978 268 0 0 268 1970 8454 236 0 0 236 1971 8042 241 33 0 274 1972 6009 187 17 0 204 1973 7162 225 2 0 227 1974 6839 202 12 0 214 1975 6746 224 9 0 233 1976 7055 265 10 0 275 1977 8707 309 4 0 313 1978 8985 264 6 0 270 1979 8833 251 2 0 253 1980 7820 255 2 0 257 1981 8494 287 5 0 292 1982 7178 260 8 0 268 1983 6183 273 1 0 274 1984 5258 246 5 0 251 1985 4917 251 6 0 257 1986 4816 182 7 0 189 1987 5117 302 9 0 311 1988 4272 146 7 2 155 1989 4714 271 18 3 292 1990 3711 149 11 1 161 1991 2843 96 4 1 101 1992 3217 121 1 0 122 1993 3329 117 1 3 121 1994 4376 236 2 14 252 1995 4586 197 1 0 198 1996 4462 254 3 18 275 1997 4093 224 2 6 232 1998 4461 142 0 9 151 1999 4163 181 0 0 181 2000 4413 323 2 43 368 2001 4293 178 0 1 179 2002 4535 229 6 15 250 2003 4525 214 1 33 248 2003 4525 214 1 33 248 2004 4521 159 5 11 175 2005 4850 158 0 1 159 2006 4574 4 197 1 14 212 1 Data from Indian Reservations are included through 1987 and excluded thereafter. 2 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 2006 tags issued is preliminary pending a final audit. Hunt Arizona 2007 127 Black Bear Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Black Bear Harvest Data1 Harvest Unit 1 1 1 1 1 3B 3B 3B 3B 3B 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 5A 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 5B 5B 5B 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6B 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 11M 11M 17A Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2004 2006 2004 Sport Harv. Sport Depredation Other Using Dogs 8 11 7 13 23 10 7 8 9 13 2 2 5 4 3 7 10 4 1 8 3 6 2 5 1 8 17 8 10 1 1 5 2 3 13 9 5 6 11 7 4 6 3 8 2 1 2 1 15 7 4 3 5 1 0 1 1 1 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 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 5 9 14 7 4 7 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 7 1 0 2 2 0 7 9 6 5 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 Month of Sport Harvest Sex of Sport Harv. Male 4 5 4 7 15 6 3 2 8 10 0 2 3 2 2 5 8 3 0 6 2 3 1 4 0 4 12 5 8 1 0 3 2 2 11 7 3 5 8 4 1 4 3 5 1 0 2 1 12 6 4 2 3 0 0 1 Female Spring2 4 6 3 6 8 4 4 6 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aug. Sept. 2 5 2 3 9 4 1 5 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 3 5 0 3 0 3 1 8 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 3 3 1 4 2 1 6 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 Oct. 1 4 0 4 7 4 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 10 4 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 5 17 5 8 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 8 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Nov. 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Dec. Unknown 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. 128  Hunt Arizona 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Black Bear Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Black Bear Harvest Data1 Harvest Unit 17A 17B 18A 18A 18B 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 20B 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22N 22S 23 23 23N 23N 23N 23N 23N 23S 23S 23S 23S 23S 24A 24A 24A 24A 24A 24B 24B 24B 24B 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30A Year 2005 2002 2002 2003 2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 Sport Harv. Sport Depredation Other Using Dogs 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 3 4 0 9 6 7 2 2 20 14 15 12 7 4 0 1 17 6 16 18 13 35 17 11 15 12 1 2 1 1 8 2 5 2 2 28 48 24 26 30 2 2 2 3 8 15 8 6 7 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 2 2 0 1 10 1 12 14 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 5 4 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Month of Sport Harvest Sex of Sport Harv. Male 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 7 5 5 2 0 13 7 11 10 2 2 1 10 3 11 10 8 26 12 6 12 6 1 2 1 1 7 2 4 2 1 14 29 17 20 16 1 1 1 3 5 7 6 1 4 0 Female Spring2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 7 7 4 2 5 2 0 7 3 5 8 5 9 5 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14 19 7 6 14 1 1 1 0 3 8 2 5 3 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Aug. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 15 19 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. Oct. 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 9 6 5 2 0 15 10 6 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 35 14 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 10 2 2 1 0 8 14 7 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 3 5 0 6 1 1 11 5 14 15 5 0 3 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 29 2 7 13 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 7 0 Nov. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec. Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 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 0 0 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 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. Hunt Arizona 2007 129 Black Bear Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Black Bear Harvest Data1 Harvest Sport Harv. Sport Depredation Other Using Dogs Month of Sport Harvest Sex of Sport Harv. Unit Year 30A 30A 30A 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 34A 34A 34A 34A 34A 34B 35A 35A 35A 35A 35A 35B 35B 38M 42M Unknown San Carlos Total Total Total Total Total Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent 2003 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2006 2006 2002 4 4 3 10 8 5 7 6 12 6 4 3 7 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 4 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 4 0 5 4 5 5 3 9 4 2 3 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 - 2 0 3 5 4 0 2 3 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 - 2002 0 0 1 - - 2003 0 0 1 - 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 229 214 160 158 197 6 1 5 0 1 15 33 11 1 14 51 31 58 48 70 22 14 36 30 36 Male Female Spring2 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 1 0 9 5 4 5 0 6 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 6 4 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 148 128 107 114 118 65 60 67 72 60 81 86 53 44 79 35 40 33 28 40 2 8 3 7 7 1 4 2 4 4 41 46 31 30 37 18 22 19 19 19 116 80 63 58 34 51 37 39 37 17 53 79 45 45 93 23 37 28 28 47 17 1 16 13 25 7 0 10 8 13 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dec. Unknown 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. 130 Hunt Arizona 2007 Mountain Lion (Felis concolor) Natural History 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. Moun- tain 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. The statewide population is estimated at 2,500 mountain lions. 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- Hunt Arizona 2007 131 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 Mountain lion distribution feed almost ex- 132 Hunt Arizona 2007 clusively on large prey, usually killing one 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 Harvest Sport Harvest Sex of Sport Harvest Sport2 Depredation3 Other4 Total Using Dogs Male Female Unclassified 1951 181 0 181 1952 198 0 198 1953 200 0 200 1954 201 0 201 1955 230 0 230 1956 189 0 189 1957 266 0 266 1958 264 0 264 1959 243 0 243 1960 215 0 215 1961 242 0 242 1962 231 0 231 1963 197 0 197 1964 267 0 267 1965 286 0 286 1966 257 0 257 1967 257 0 257 1968 226 0 226 1969 217 0 217 1970 278 0 278 1971 3835 172 0 0 172 1972 4214 120 48 0 168 1973 4917 190 15 0 205 1974 4896 172 22 0 194 1975 5460 219 19 1 239 1976 6261 238 14 0 252 1977 7498 248 4 0 252 1978 7964 229 12 0 241 1979 7938 283 7 0 290 1980 7799 204 2 0 206 1981 7871 191 9 1 201 1982 8069 316 8 1 325 1983 7004 221 7 1 229 1984 6876 184 9 0 193 1985 7523 246 19 7 272 1986 7936 191 25 0 216 1987 8304 205 31 5 241 127 109 89 7 1988 8495 183 24 1 208 104 82 99 2 1989 3656 130 65 1 196 85 77 51 2 1990 3046 188 40 1 229 125 108 74 6 1991 3038 179 25 1 205 115 107 71 1 1992 3177 201 28 5 234 147 113 83 5 1993 3407 188 38 12 238 117 106 81 1 1994 4156 215 35 6 256 128 120 93 2 1995 4859 234 31 1 266 150 126 103 5 1996 5552 225 38 2 265 131 119 106 0 1997 5657 269 48 3 320 182 134 134 1 1998 6590 289 52 1 342 192 150 136 3 1999 6885 247 49 2 298 161 126 120 1 2000 7478 276 53 0 329 193 133 141 2 2001 8109 326 58 0 384 214 176 144 6 2002 8274 264 50 5 319 175 144 116 4 2003 8089 218 66 12 296 164 107 111 0 2004 8964 247 31 1 279 167 123 122 2 2005 10117 204 41 0 245 120 103 101 0 2006 103905 219 36 5 260 136 107 112 0 1 Data from Indian Reservations are included through 1987 and excluded thereafter. 2 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 2006 tags sold is preliminary. Year Tags Issued Hunt Arizona 2007 133 Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Mountain Lion Harvest Harvest Unit 1 1 1 1 2B 2B 3B 3B 3C 3C 3C 3C 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B 5A 5A 5A 5A 5B 5B 5B 5B 5B 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6AS 6AS 6B 6B 6B 6B 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2004 2006 2002 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Sport Depredation Other 8 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 1 2 1 3 2 6 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 2 4 8 10 6 11 6 1 4 2 1 4 4 4 3 11 1 6 4 6 5 2 4 7 1 5 2 5 6 5 4 8 3 134  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sport Harvest Using Dogs 6 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 2 2 5 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 7 2 0 2 7 5 4 9 6 0 1 2 0 4 2 2 2 11 1 5 3 5 3 1 3 2 1 4 1 4 4 2 3 3 1 Sex of Sport Harvest Male Female 6 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 3 4 4 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 7 1 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 5 6 2 7 2 1 3 1 1 3 4 2 1 4 0 2 2 4 4 0 2 6 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 5 3 Month of Sport Harvest Jan. to March 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 2 2 5 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 5 4 5 8 4 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 1 6 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 2 Apr. to June 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 July to Sept. 1 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 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Oct. to Dec. 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 0 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 4 1 Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit Year 11M 11M 12A 12A 12A 12A 12A 12B 12B 12B 13A 13A 13A 13B 13B 13B 13B 13B 13BS 15A 15B 15BW 15C 15C 15D 15D 16A 16A 16A 16AS 17A 17A 17A 17A 17A 17B 17B 17B 17B 17B 18A 18A 18A 18A 18A 18B 18B 18B 18B 18B 18BS 18BS 18BS 19A 19A 19A 19A 19A 19B 19B 19B 19B 2002 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2002 2005 2005 2004 2006 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2003 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 Sport Depredation Other 1 1 17 6 8 5 8 1 1 1 1 1 2 8 5 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 1 3 1 6 6 10 8 1 5 9 7 5 7 1 2 2 2 4 3 4 6 4 7 6 3 2 5 5 4 3 7 2 4 1 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 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 2 2 3 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 Sport Harvest Using Dogs 0 1 15 6 8 4 7 1 1 1 1 0 2 7 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 3 1 5 5 8 5 1 5 6 5 5 6 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 5 6 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 0 0 Sex of Sport Harvest Male Female 1 0 9 5 4 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 4 0 5 6 2 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 4 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 3 8 4 1 0 3 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 5 1 4 1 1 Month of Sport Harvest Jan. to March 1 0 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 2 2 8 5 0 2 7 1 3 4 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 Apr. to June 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 July to Sept. 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. to Dec. 0 1 12 5 4 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 2 3 1 3 2 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 Hunt Arizona 2007 135 Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit Year 19B 20A 20A 20A 20A 20A 20B 20B 20B 20B 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 21 21 21 21 21 21W 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 27Bear Cyn 27Pipestem 28 28 28 28 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1 7 6 9 5 7 3 5 1 2 2 4 6 3 4 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 6 3 10 11 20 4 5 3 2 3 1 2 12 9 11 12 16 8 5 7 10 13 5 5 5 3 3 13 11 16 5 3 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 4 2 6 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 1 0 Sport Harvest Using Dogs Sex of Sport Harvest Month of Sport Harvest Male Female 0 6 6 6 4 6 2 5 1 1 1 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 5 3 5 6 14 4 5 1 2 2 1 0 9 5 8 5 10 4 5 3 4 10 3 4 3 1 3 4 9 6 2 2 0 4 3 6 3 3 1 3 0 1 2 4 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 9 4 10 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 2 5 6 9 6 5 5 5 5 10 3 1 2 1 3 5 7 5 4 2 1 3 3 3 2 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 7 9 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 10 4 5 3 10 3 0 2 5 3 2 4 3 2 0 8 4 11 1 1 Jan. to March 0 4 3 6 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 2 3 2 5 9 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 7 6 6 4 5 1 1 3 1 5 3 4 2 0 3 3 7 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sport Depredation Other Apr. to June 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 July to Sept. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 1 1 Oct. to Dec. 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 6 3 9 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 6 2 2 3 5 2 2 1 2 2 0 6 4 7 1 1 1 2005 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 6 1 2 11 16 8 16 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 4 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 136  Hunt Arizona 2007 Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit 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 35B 35B 35B 36A 36A 36A 36A 36A 36B 36B 36B 36B 36B 36C 36C 36C 36C 37A 37A 37A 37A Year 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2005 2006 2002 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2006 2002 2003 2004 2006 Sport Depredation Other 2 5 1 3 7 8 11 8 9 11 7 2 3 8 5 8 8 4 7 5 6 6 12 7 7 9 11 5 7 6 6 7 9 3 2 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 6 3 6 3 5 11 7 8 3 6 5 2 2 6 1 1 1 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 9 11 4 9 10 5 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 2 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 Sport Harvest Using Dogs 1 3 0 2 3 6 10 7 7 9 6 0 1 7 5 4 4 1 5 5 1 5 4 3 5 3 5 1 1 3 2 3 5 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 6 4 5 0 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 Sex of Sport Harvest Male Female 2 2 1 1 3 3 6 5 7 4 4 0 2 6 2 4 3 0 5 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 7 3 3 1 1 4 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 4 2 2 6 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 5 5 3 2 7 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 1 4 6 3 3 3 4 2 4 5 4 3 6 3 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 4 5 4 3 4 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 Month of Sport Harvest Jan. to March 0 2 0 2 4 4 6 7 3 4 4 0 1 6 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 4 0 0 3 4 3 4 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Apr. to June 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 July to Sept. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. to Dec. 0 2 0 1 2 3 3 1 5 5 2 1 2 2 1 4 5 1 5 0 4 2 9 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 1 3 2 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 3 4 4 2 3 6 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 Hunt Arizona 2007 137 Mountain Lion Hunt Data 5-Year: 2002-2006 Mountain Lion Hunt Data Harvest Unit Year 37B 37B 37B 37B 37B 37M 37M 42 42 42M 44A 44A Total Total Total Total Total Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2006 2004 2002 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Sport Depredation Other 5 1 1 8 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 264 218 247 204 219 83 74 89 83 84 138  Hunt Arizona 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 66 31 41 36 16 22 11 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 12 1 0 5 2 4 0 0 2 Sport Harvest Using Dogs 2 0 1 6 3 0 0 2 0 1 175 164 168 120 136 66 75 68 59 62 Sex of Sport Harvest Male 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 144 107 123 103 107 55 49 50 50 49 Female 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 116 111 122 101 112 45 51 50 50 51 Month of Sport Harvest Jan. to March 4 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 106 105 120 88 95 40 48 49 43 43 Apr. to June 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 24 25 22 15 28 9 11 9 7 13 July to Sept. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 19 15 21 16 9 9 6 10 7 Oct. to Dec. 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 110 69 90 80 80 42 32 36 39 37 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. Natural History The sexes of all Arizona quails show some differences in plumage, and all of the species form seasonal pair bonds Hunt Arizona 2007 139 Small Game 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. 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 140 Hunt Arizona 2007 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. 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 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 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. 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, causing some hunters and wildlife managers to wonder if a long-term decline in quail numbers may have occurred. 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 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 Hunt Arizona 2007 141 Small Game southwestern Mexico. These are the whitewings that are most often 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 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 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. 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 142 Hunt Arizona 2007 northward. The generally larger eastern cottontail (28-52 ounces) is found in the mountains of southeastern and 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 cot- Hunt History tontail (26.5-44 ounces), which is found in every county in the state up to elevations exceeding 7,000 feet. 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 Mary Ireland on the ground in open prairies, the best nesting habitats are brushlands and woodlands 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 Mourning dove distribution young doves are fed regurgitated “pigeon milk” by both parents, and they grow and develop rapidly. Fledglings leave the 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. Cottontail rabbit 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 Cottontail rabbit distribution produced in spring Hunt Arizona 2007 143 Small Game when the new growth of plants is most available. At other times of the year, selected foods include twigs, newly emerging grasses, weeds, and even cacti. Cottontails rarely drink, and free water does not appear to be a requirement for either their survival or reproduction. 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 18,662, and their average take has been 91,915 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 Natural History Bob Miles Abert’s Squirrels 144  Hunt Arizona 2007 squirrel, with its easily discernible ear tufts, along with its close relatives, the black-bellied and white-tailed Kaibab squirrels, are exclusively inhabitants of ponderosa pine forests and the life cycles of the squirrels and the tree are remarkably interTree squirrel distribution twined. Less well known is the also white-bellied Arizona gray squirrel and its close relative, the rust-colored Chiricahua 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 tasseleared 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. Natural History Band-tailed pigeon distribution Blue grouse in Arizona do not migrate downhill during the winter months as they do in the more northern Hunt Arizona 2007 145 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 distribution purplish chest, a 146  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 Hunter Days Days/Hunter MOURNING DOVE 1995 52,357 220,697 4.2 1996 55,572 245,211 4.4 1997 51,873 189,934 3.7 1998 57,645 226,622 3.9 1999 56,157 229,623 4.1 2000 54,114 209,722 3.9 2001 49,305 229,943 4.7 2002 63,821 233,002 3.7 2003 55,672 253,989 4.6 2004 45,933 191,651 4.2 2005 62,745 270,826 4.2 2006 Not Available 1 Includes early and late hunters. 2 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. Licensed Harvest Year Hunters Hunter Days Days/Hunter WHITE-WINGED DOVE 1995 27,429 80,280 2.9 1996 30,881 104,257 3.4 1997 27,972 84,997 3.0 1998 30,454 92,631 3.0 1999 26,689 89,709 3.4 2000 28,652 87,868 3.1 2001 21,180 77,462 3.7 2002 35,747 107,525 3.0 2003 26,598 86,120 3.2 2004 20,962 69,104 3.3 2005 29,057 98,4111 3.4 2006 Not Available 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. Licensed Harvest Year Hunters Hunter Days Days/Hunter QUAIL 1995 68,661 391,226 5.7 1996 56,946 311,315 5.5 1997 49,328 273,100 5.5 1998 60,639 286,954 4.7 1999 60,104 311,586 5.2 2000 47,885 242,432 5.1 2001 52,432 287,878 5.5 2002 41,312 179,413 4.3 2003 51,511 274,155 5.3 2004 44,142 220,032 5.0 2005 74,991 394,749 5.3 2006 Not Available 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. 1,186,037 1,262,975 1,011,984 1,263.242 1,278,193 1,231,542 1,419,539 1,437,071 1,332,458 1,064,373 1,635,491 Gambel’s 1,130,770 639,633 476,165 754,211 708,764 415,487 712,215 311,997 674,652 500,739 1,455,007 Year Hunters Hunter Days Days/Hunter COTTONTAIL RABBIT 1995 20,941 139,523 6.7 1996 19,451 113,631 5.8 1997 14,979 80,947 5.4 1998 13,765 76,231 5.5 1999 14,366 62,033 4.3 2000 12,447 63,039 5.1 2001 12,959 62,005 4.8 2002 10,744 56,970 5.3 2003 13,614 65,741 4.8 2004 12,819 74,571 5.8 2005 18,696 93,314 5.0 2006 Not Available 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. 116,469 141,898 119,446 165,190 135,226 124,261 97,026 178,907 142,269 80,896 134,519 Junior Harvest Kill/Day2 1,217,352 1,308,955 1,037,703 1,292,815 1,322,680 1,273,315 1,481,473 1,485,537 1,378,858 1,114,658 1,703,139 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.6 6.0 Total Harvest Kill/Day1 31,315 45,980 25,719 29,573 44,487 41,773 61,934 48,466 46,400 50,285 67,648 Junior Harvest 5,615 6,790 3,770 15,549 7,903 4,434 5,915 6,747 5,442 5,459 5,465 Licensed Harvest Scaled Mearns 58,120 62,020 51,838 58,765 44,595 42,201 52,204 35,889 28,795 24,129 55,516 Total Harvest 23,989 16,313 21,992 15,532 29,200 70,081 38,556 32,695 44,250 18,532 33,917 122,084 148,688 123,216 180,739 143,129 128,695 102,941 185,654 147,711 86,355 139,984 Junior Harvest Total Harvest Kill/Day1 17,274 8,955 4,837 11,750 11,671 9,433 11,584 2,872 12,192 21,577 23,409 1,230,153 726,921 554,832 840,258 794,230 537,202 814,559 383,453 759,889 654,977 1,566,849 3.1 2.3 2.0 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.5 3.9 Licensed Harvest Junior Harvest 92,585 79,267 52,749 53,174 59,661 56,429 50,403 43,693 39,092 73,223 77,011 5,921 3,600 3,734 2,564 2,593 1,129 3,242 1,143 11,968 9,417 3,416 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.4 Total Harvest Kill/Day1 98,506 82,867 56,483 55,738 62,254 57,558 53,645 44,836 51,060 82,640 80,427 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8 Hunt Arizona 2007 147 Small Game Harvest Data Summary of Small Game Harvest Information (continued) Year Hunters Hunter Days Days/Hunter TREE SQUIRREL 1995 15,955 47,179 3.0 1996 14,613 41,567 2.8 1997 9,947 30,081 3.0 1998 7,765 20,277 2.6 1999 15,039 47,201 3.1 2000 9,181 23,479 2.6 2001 8,972 23,241 2.6 2002 6,473 20,353 3.1 2003 7,274 24,935 3.4 2004 6,217 14,892 2.4 2005 10,755 27,201 2.5 2006 Not Available 1 Licensed hunters only; does not include junior harvest. Licensed Harvest Junior Harvest 84,914 59,035 51,883 41,253 83,574 49,904 39,751 22,914 26,171 14,999 38,442 7,036 4,291 2,303 1,433 3,413 2,274 5,129 2,022 3,950 2,713 2,410 Total Harvest Kill/Day1 91,950 63,326 54,186 42,686 86,987 52,178 44,880 24,936 30,121 17,712 40,852 1.8 1.4 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.4 Summary of Willow Springs Quail Check Station Data 2003-04 269 569 532 9 2.1 No. of Hunter Days No. of Quail Bagged No. of Gambels No. of Scaled Quail Per Day No. of Adult Quail Classified No. of Young Quail Classified Percent Young in the Bag Gambels 147 187 56 Scaled 0 2 -- 2004-05 203 393 382 4 2.0 Gambels 138 191 58 2005-06 214 614 609 5 2.9 Scaled 4 3 -- Gambels 129 240 65 Scaled 1 1 -- Summary of Freeman Ranch Quail Check Station Data No. of Hunter Days No. of Quail Bagged No. of Gambels No. of Scaled Quail Per Day 2003-04 241 445 445 0 1.8 2004-05 231 375 375 0 1.6 2005-06 256 675 675 0 2.6 2006-07 248 219 219 0 0.9 No. of Adult Quail Classified No. of Young Quail Classified Percent Young in the Bag Gambels 67 121 64 Gambels 126 79 39 Gambels 73 272 79 Gambels 50 21 30 Summary of Punkin Center Quail Check Station Data No. of Hunter Days No. of Gambels Quail Per Day 2003-04 119 561 4.7 2004-05 169 184 1.1 2005-06 218 1436 6.6 2006-07 94 184 2.0 No. of Adult Quail Classified No. of Young Quail Classified Percent Young in the Bag Gambels 40 116 74 Gambels 48 45 48 Gambels 228 1139 83 Gambels 64 38 37 148  Hunt Arizona 2007 2006-07 323 202 181 3 0.6 Gambels 108 29 21 Scaled 1 1 -- 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 Bob Miles Natural History Coyote Hunt Arizona 2007 149 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. Bob Miles Foxes Bobcat 150 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 Bob Miles 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 2007 151 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. 152 Hunt Arizona 2007 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. George Andrejko 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 2007 153 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 loMuskrat distribution cally (e.g., 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 154  Hunt Arizona 2007 Pat O’Brien 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 Bob Miles Ringtail Ringtail Hunt Arizona 2007 155 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. Bob Miles 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 156  Hunt Arizona 2007 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. Bob Miles 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 2007 157 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 158  Hunt Arizona 2007 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. Predator and Furbearer Harvest Data 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 2006 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 Not Available 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 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 Not Available 1 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Not including Indian Reservations. Hunt Arizona 2007 159 Waterfowl Bob Miles 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 160 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 2007 161 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 162 Hunt Arizona 2007 (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 Ducks Mergansers Coots Canada Geese Snow Geese 1950 27,455 No survey 19,255 7,375 1,200 1951 10,965 1,350 4,780 5,155 1,150 1952 33,320 1,545 12,155 4,210 1,395 1953 25,050 1,335 22,060 3,050 1,400 1954 19,665 1,810 41,725 3,515 1,970 1955 27,115 965 8,570 2,860 900 1956 24,950 995 25,480 2,860 330 1957 44,455 610 31,840 3,640 215 1958 20,565 1,985 20,385 3,770 255 1959 34,700 1,795 24,055 5,865 335 1960 42,220 2,775 17,615 6,046 471 1961 27,100 4,395 19,055 5,526 583 1962 24,465 4,185 19,065 5,940 520 1963 22,260 4,145 40,625 6,650 805 1964 21,370 4,967 27,752 7,142 551 1965 21,304 3,298 15,900 4,431 229 1966 32,342 12,963 53,962 5,744 213 1967 19,425 3,980 12,278 3,602 192 1968 40,091 4,127 27,706 4,370 259 1969 11,020 4,854 9,839 3,052 500 1970 17,880 7,301 16,674 3,135 262 1971 19,212 3,552 15,649 3,502 221 1972 23,123 2,584 17,194 4,241 706 1973 19,684 4,682 12,935 4,745 503 1974 19,785 2,661 24,305 5,357 502 1975 9,828 1,775 17,831 2,534 228 1976 2,280 1,000 2,800 3,545 0 1977 4,680 700 1,900 3,511 4 1978 3,451 32 1,850 4,339 0 1979 18,326 220 3,160 4,962 7 1980 29,240 2,110 4,265 13,992 6 1981 10,550 281 3,033 9,170 2,500 1982 4,043 71 1,781 10,835 34 1983 5,176 202 1,026 13,373 2,527 1984 9,450 581 816 16,831 865 1985 7,306 830 162 17,619 1,443 1986 12,189 3,204 510 23,042 2,621 1987 9,623 2,321 1,337 14,131 1,103 1988 3,330 1,108 797 23,930 2,229 1989 6,317 298 1,409 22,594 1,303 1990 4,617 1,061 1,117 26,974 2,830 1991 7,114 1,894 1,135 31,897 4,434 1992 4,724 1,108 808 18,733 1,207 1993 7,961 826 143 22,596 1,265 1994 7,605 364 603 22,607 1,653 1995 11,933 881 1,051 21,078 2,941 1996 10,019 330 1,209 15,326 1,927 1997 9,776 220 2,356 18,598 1,325 1998 35,0812 1,749 757 14,164 2,965 1 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. Hunt Arizona 2007 163 Waterfowl Survey and Harvest Data Summary of January Waterfowl Survey1 (continued) Year Ducks Mergansers Coots Canada Geese Snow Geese 19993 29,979 995 12,036 21,040 2,352 2000 29,376 450 12,924 9,169 446 2001 36,191 713 17,802 14,670 976 2002 20,498 4 53 22,053 11,250 983 2003 22,489 220 9,517 13,351 261 2004 25,895 219 not counted 7,777 349 20055 48,186 443 43,185 14,921 1,250 2006 16,974 633 12,727 13,849 911 2007 16,626 329 16,680 17,578 603 1 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. Summary of Arizona Waterfowl Harvest Year Stamps Issued 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-881 8,299 1988-89 7,104 1989-90 6,750 1990-91 6,292 1991-92 5,264 1992-93 5,383 1993-94 5,371 1994-95 5,107 1995-96 6,598 1996-97 6,908 1997-98 6,957 1998-99 7,951 1999-00 8,521 2000-01 9,019 2001-02 7,733 2002-03 6,775 2003-04 6,733 2004-05 6,334 2005-06 6,519 2006-07 Not Available 1 State waterfowl stamp implemented. 164  Hunt Arizona 2007 Hunters Hunter Days 10,904 10,995 8,438 11,636 12,508 12,750 7,139 5,101 3,455 2,513 3,062 3,389 3,701 4,138 5,228 5,513 5,387 5,964 6,455 5,677 3,821 4,885 4,804 5,573 5,730 57,184 46,356 39,470 63,366 64,508 76,502 53,425 33,683 20,606 16,324 19,885 22,464 23,286 30,041 34,187 35,784 36,433 42,853 39,861 44,431 28,534 35,146 32,810 31,373 30,736 Harvest Ducks 81,091 61,733 46,820 109,279 79,653 114,753 87,400 34,662 23,576 17,683 19,703 23,241 22,907 35,971 41,390 41,603 47,363 61,685 51,028 48,788 33,950 35,128 37,211 35,421 42,450 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 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 Bob Miles Natural History Hunt Arizona 2007 165 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- 166  Hunt Arizona 2007 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 Sandhill crane distribution Arizona, 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 1998, more than 300 permits were being authorized and census figures showed a wintering population of nearly 25,000 sandhill cranes in Sulphur Springs Valley. Sandhill Crane Harvest Data Summary of Sandhill Crane Harvest Mid-Winter Permits Total Permits Hunters Hunter Percent Hunter Survey1 Authorized Applicants Issued Afield Days Harvest Success 1981 4,350 100 234 100 55 119 42 49 1982 5,640 100 279 100 55 95 73 78 1983 8,550 100 356 100 77 152 55 55 1984 8,350 100 239 104 72 110 69 74 1985 11,500 150 436 150 121 234 92 46 1986 11,450 150 239 150 124 217 138 69 1987 11,070 300 378 300 212 406 193 57 1988 6,670 300 505 300 228 446 207 58 1989 11,730 300 451 300 219 473 158 47 1990 11,990 165 512 165 139 275 123 53 1991 10,000 300 326 296 255 517 216 54 1992 2,4702 300 342 300 258 532 176 48 1993 12,740 300 381 300 217 401 174 50 1994 9,210 300 390 300 227 464 113 32 1995 24,190 270 390 270 211 423 157 48 1996 12,500 315 443 315 256 521 141 38 1997 21,050 315 389 315 235 430 193 47 19983 24,616 310 440 321 232 450 151 40 1999 21,650 310 456 309 242 518 113 33 2000 21,131 310 383 305 218 389 203 57 2001 22,928 310 356 310 235 468 180 52 2002 21,327 310 349 310 253 489 239 58 2003 31,443 310 397 306 248 497 189 48 2004 29,208 325 367 311 263 319 192 59 2005 30,570 365 333 333 261 548 277 66 2006 28,156 365 353 353 222 559 180 55 1 The Mid-Winter Survey occurs in December and January. The survey conducted in December 2006 and January 2007 is labeled 2006. 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 Beginning in 1998, Sandhill crane check stations will be conducted every 3rd year (2004, 2007, 2010, 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. Year Draw Odds 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 Hunt Arizona 2007 167 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. greens and insects. During the nonbreeding season, pigeons form large roosting and feeding flocks. Pigeons were introduced from Eurasia in the late 1800s and have become established throughout the United States. 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 are soon eating the adult diet of grains and sometimes 168  Hunt Arizona 2007 George Andrejko Birds House (English) Sparrow 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. 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. Peach-faced Lovebird 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. 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 American Crow (Crow) george Andrejko 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 cavities such as 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 2007 169 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. Bob Miles Natural History and Status Black-tailed prairie dog 170 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 2007 171 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. George Andrejko Natural History and Status Townsend’s big-eared bat 172 Hunt Arizona 2007 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 2007 173 Other Birds and Mammals Natural History and Status 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 in comparison to 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. Porcupine 174  Hunt Arizona 2007 browns, blacks, and whites on backs and flanks. Adults 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 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, Hunt Arizona 2007 175 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 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