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TweetPinShareDeadline to purchase tickets extended to July 14 Contributed Article/Courtersy AZGFD Here’s hoping this email finds you pleased with the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Fall Draw results. Whether you …
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TweetPinShareAll 12 winning images appear in Arizona Wildlife Views’ 2026 calendar Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is excited to announce the winners of …
Wildlife photo contest winners announced, showcase the diversity of Arizona’s wildlife Read More
TweetPinShareDespite setbacks from the White Sage Fire, new condors will join the Arizona-Utah flock on Sept. 27 Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD VERMILION CLIFFS, Ariz. – Partners in Arizona-Utah California Condor conservation, …
Five endangered California condors set for release on Public Lands Day Read More
TweetPinShareApache trout delisted from the federal Endangered Species List Contributed Article/ PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department joins anglers and other wildlife conservationists in celebrating Sept. 5 as …
Arizona celebrates Sept. 5 as ‘Apache Trout Day’ Read More
TweetPinShareArizona’s dove-hunting season opens Monday, Sept. 1, and runs through Sept. 15 Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD It’s a new regulation change that’s sure to bring a smile to every Arizona dove …
Arizona hunters can now include more white-winged doves as part of limits Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD ARIZONA – The first step in planning that next successful hunt might be to check out the trove of detailed information that’s just a few clicks away …
Planning that next hunt starts on AZGFD’s website Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona Game and Fish Department PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has been receiving an increasing number of reports in recent weeks of sick or …
Canine distemper reports on the rise in Maricopa County Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – Authorities treed an adult, male black bear after it ran through Thatcher on Thursday. The bear was estimated to be 15 years or older …
Adult black bear euthanized after running through Thatcher Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – The Arizona Game and Fish Department, with assistance from the Clifton Police Department and Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office, successfully captured a rogue juvenile black …
Black bear caught in Morenci backyard relocated to southern Arizona mountains Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona Game and Fish Department PHOENIX—The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds hunters who applied for 2025 spring hunts that they must update their credit card or debit card account information by …
Deadline to update credit card information for 2025 spring hunts is October 15 Read More