18A Habitat Restoration Project
Arizona Deer Association President Don McDowell was honored to present the Arizona Game and Fish Department with a check for $10,000 to jump start the 18A Habitat Restoration Project.
The ADA Board of Directors voted to adopt the 18A Habitat Restoration Project as an ADA Premier Wildlife Enhancement Project. This project fits the ADA board’s criteria of benefiting all species of wildlife, not just focusing on a single species.
This project involves enhancing water catchments, increasing browse and forage opportunities along with appropriate predator control measure within the project boundaries.
Fence Modification Project
June 4-6, 2021-Near Alpine, AZ
Arizona Deer Association and Arizona Elk Society volunteers are teaming up with the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest on a boundary fence modification project near Alpine. Come up for the weekend or for the day and enjoy the cool White Mountains.
Volunteers will be sent a meeting location map and volunteer registration form.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jim Lawrence at jim@azdeer.org.
Water for Wildlife Check Presentation
Arizona Deer Association President Don McDowell presents a check for $6,000 to AZGFD Commissioner Kurt Davis for the Water for Wildlife Campaign.
Thanks to our members are raffle supporters for making this donation possible.
Arizona Deer Association President Don McDowell presents a check for $6,000 to AZGFD Commissioner Ku
new water wagon
Our latest tool to help Arizona’s deer! This new water wagon will be kept busy visiting tanks and catchments that are in desperate need right now.
We want to thank all of our members, banquet attendees and raffle ticket buyers for making this purchase possible.
We are especially grateful to the Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation, who provided a grant to assist in funding this water trailer.
H-4 Ranch Pipeline Project in Tonto Basin
Phase 1 Complete
During the weekend of November 14, Arizona Deer Association volunteers ran almost 6 miles of polypipe in some of the roughest terrain we have encountered yet. Over 2 miles had to pulled on horseback, the terrain was just too steep and rocky for Rangers.
Volunteers connected pipe into 7 existing water troughs and water will be flowing to these soon.
We had volunteers from 3 years old to 81; a great group of folks. Thanks to everyone who made it out to help and to the many generous members of the Arizona Deer Association who make these projects possible.
REWARD
Arizona Deer Association Contributes $2,500 Reward for Information on Bull Elk Poached Near Heber
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is investigating the poaching of a bull elk that was killed in late August north of Heber in Game Management Unit 4B.
The elk was located west of Forest Road 153 near Point and Javelina water catchments. The poacher left the meat to waste.
“Someone may have information about this case,” said Arizona Game and Fish Department Wildlife Manager Ken Clay. “We need assistance from the public to find the individual(s) responsible. This is the action of a criminal — it’s theft of wildlife resources from the people of Arizona.”
At the time the poaching occurred, many hunters were scouting for upcoming hunts and other outdoor recreationists were in the area, meaning they may have seen something or have valuable information about this crime.
Anyone with information about this case can call the AZGFD’s Operation Game Thief hotline at (800) 352-0700 or visit www.azgfd.gov/thief and refer to case #19-003199.
Callers may remain anonymous upon request and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,500 in this case upon arrest. An additional $2,500 reward is being offered by the Arizona Elk Society and $2,500 by the Arizona Deer Association upon arrest and conviction of the poachers.