Posted: 5/4/2009 10:59:44 AM EDT
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In NV varmints do not require a license but from what I have gathered it seems like you need a license to hunt even varmints in AZ.
Are there any nongame/varmint species in AZ that do not require a license? |
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I didn't think so until I saw the following link listed on the NV board which states "No hunting license is required to hunt these animals."
http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_units_13b.shtml Perhaps a phone call to the AZ fish and game is in order. Any input that AZ hunters can provide would be great too. |
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Feral Pigs
In recent years, feral pigs have been sighted near Mud Mountain and Black Rock Mountain. Very little is known about the numbers, habitat use and behavior of these animals, but it appears they are transitory between Mud Mountain and Black Rock spending much of the summer months on Black Rock and winter months near Mud Mountain. They appear to be closely tied to water sources in these areas, and track sign is common. You are encouraged to attempt to harvest a feral pig in 13B. Keep in mind that hunters who have tried to harvest a feral pig have had mixed results because of the limited number of animals and a quick weekend trip to hunt feral pigs may not be successful. If you choose to hunt these animals please keep the following in mind: No hunting license is required to hunt these animals. Harvest of sows is encouraged to limit population growth and adverse impacts to turkey populations (nest predation = no poult production) and wildlife habitat. This population is feral and is not actively managed by the Game and Fish Department. Off-road travel restrictions and other public land use restrictions remain in effect. Please contact the Arizona Strip BLM @ 435-688-3200 for information about off-road travel. In essence off-road travel is not allowed in any area of the Arizona Strip. |
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| Anyone around the Cottonwood area see any hogs? I was visiting my parents for Mothers Day and they had some wild pigs on their front porch a few days earlier. They say the town folk are calling them javelina though so it might be nothing. My parents think there is a fish and game office in Camp Verde so I will try and stop by the next time I am out there. |
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Anyone around the Cottonwood area see any hogs? I was visiting my parents for Mothers Day and they had some wild pigs on their front porch a few days earlier. They say the town folk are calling them javelina though so it might be nothing. My parents think there is a fish and game office in Camp Verde so I will try and stop by the next time I am out there. Javelina are native to AZ and look somewhat like a wild Boar but they are not related to pigs. Wild pigs (escapees from the farm) are what can be hunted without a license |
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Anyone around the Cottonwood area see any hogs? I was visiting my parents for Mothers Day and they had some wild pigs on their front porch a few days earlier. They say the town folk are calling them javelina though so it might be nothing. My parents think there is a fish and game office in Camp Verde so I will try and stop by the next time I am out there. Javelina are native to AZ and look somewhat like a wild Boar but they are not related to pigs. Wild pigs (escapees from the farm) are what can be hunted without a license A wild boar is like five times the size of a javelina, which is also known as a collared peccary. Javelina can be found throughout the southwestern United States, mostly Arizona and New Mexico, as well as South America and Central America. Rich is correct; the javelina is not a pig - it actually belongs to a species that includes only peccaries, which have many different anatomical differences. In my opinion, they are ugly as all Hell. Back in the 70's, you could shoot them without a tag here in AZ, though after awhile there were just too many being killed, so they classified them as Big Game and now you have to draw a tag to shoot them. They are actually dangerous in large groups - I've been rushed by them a few times while out hunting other species. Hunting a javelina is not hard to do, but there's not much you can do with them once you kill one. The hide is nasty and greasy and coarse, the head is hardly worth mounting, though many people do just that, and the meat is not very good unless mixed with something else and seasoned heavily. |
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Anyone around the Cottonwood area see any hogs? I was visiting my parents for Mothers Day and they had some wild pigs on their front porch a few days earlier. They say the town folk are calling them javelina though so it might be nothing. My parents think there is a fish and game office in Camp Verde so I will try and stop by the next time I am out there. Javelina are native to AZ and look somewhat like a wild Boar but they are not related to pigs. Wild pigs (escapees from the farm) are what can be hunted without a license Thanks but I am aware of that. Wasn't that fairly obvious by my post? |
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Anyone around the Cottonwood area see any hogs? I was visiting my parents for Mothers Day and they had some wild pigs on their front porch a few days earlier. They say the town folk are calling them javelina though so it might be nothing. My parents think there is a fish and game office in Camp Verde so I will try and stop by the next time I am out there. Javelina are native to AZ and look somewhat like a wild Boar but they are not related to pigs. Wild pigs (escapees from the farm) are what can be hunted without a license Thanks but I am aware of that. Wasn't that fairly obvious by my post? Not to me..... |