Deer Hunt Opens Across Arizona With Mixed Success
Game and Fish reports from regional offices show the 1976 deer hunt opener generally met expectations. In White Mountain, hunter success rises with several large bucks including a mule deer with a 33 inch spread, while north-central Arizona saw deer and hunters spread through units. Over 62,000 hunters were expected to start October 29, with prospects for an improved season. Deer harvest has gradually rebounded since the 1971 low when 67,786 hunters took 11,173 deer for a 16.5 percent success rate, following the shift to permit-only hunting.
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Game and Fish Department
White Mountain
Jack O'Neil
Arizona
Tom Britt
State hunting harvests tally deer and hunter counts
Areawide figures show last year 69,262 hunters pursued game resulting in 15,854 deer taken at a 22.9 percent success rate. The data reflects statewide engagement across regions and seasonal activity.
Bow Hunting Kaibab North Survey Yields Modest Harvest
A Fish and Game Department survey shows bow hunters on Kaibab North had a 6.5 percent success rate. About 575 entered the Kaibab season. 401 answered, logging 1 653 total hunting days and taking 12 bucks and 14 antlerless deer.
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Fish and Game Department
Kaibab
Trout Loss at Sterling Springs Hatchery Raises Alarm
A prank reportedly loosened two drains at Sterling Springs Hatchery dumping 4500 rainbow trout onto the ground on Halloween night. Arizona Game and Fish Department superintendent Bill Galor said the loss could have reached 35,000 to 45,000 if not found by chance. The 3 inch fish were slated for stocking in the Colorado River drainage.
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Sterling Springs Hatchery
Bill Galor
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Colorado River
State Record Cutthroat Trout Reported in October
Eric Walter of Tucson caught a 6 lb 5 oz cutthroat at Luna Lake in the White Mountains on October 24. The fish measured 22 1 2 inches after taking a spinner lure. The prior record of 3 lb 11 oz was set by Robert Hall of Scottsdale at Big Lake last August.
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Eric Walter
Tucson
Luna Lake
White Mountains
Lanker
Robert Hall
Scottsdale
Big Lake
Regional Fishing Report Highlights Across Lakes
The Upper Colordo shows steady fishing through last week with good catches of largemouth bass and bluegill at Lake Mead Mojave and Topock Lake. Topock reports catfish action. Trout hotspots include Lee's Ferry Bullhead City and Lake Powell. White Mountains lakes Big Crescent Greer Luna report rainbow trout success. Concho and Lee Valley show fair to good. On the Rim Black Canyon Willow Springs Woods Canyon Lakes offer fishing activity.
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Colordo
Lake Mead
Lake Mojave
Topock Lake
Topock
Lee’s Ferry
Bullhead City
Lake Powell
White Mountains
Big
Crescent
Greer
Luna Lakes
Concho
Lee Valley
Black Canyon
Willow Springs
Woods Canyon Lakes
Trout and bass fishing reports across regions
Reports say all streams were fair for trout with no data for Bear Canyon and Blue Ridge Lakes. Ashurst Lake in the north-central region posted good trout, while central waters showed Lake Pleasant with good largemouth bass and catfish, Roosevelt with only fair bass and poor other species. Jim Finley of Payson and Bob Kantin of Milwaukee, Wis., show a portion of their Obregon Mexico smallmouth bass catch after three days of fishing in a large man-made irrigation reservoir. Finley called conditions excellent with fish biting from morning to dark as Kantin noted using Cordell Big O lures.
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Bear Canyon
Blue Ridge Lakes
Ashurst Lake
Lake Pleasent
Roosevelt
Jim Finley
Payson
Bob Kantin
Milwaukee
Wis
Obregon
Mex
Finley
Roosevelt Lake
Kantin
Episcopal Christmas Bazaar At Swiss Village Inn
The Episcopal Church Women host a Christmas bazaar on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Swiss Village Inn featuring handmade gifts plants baked goods preserves jellies and Collin Street Bakery fruitcakes A patchwork quilt and a hand hooked rug will be raffled at 4 p.m. to raise funds.
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Episcopal Church
Swiss Village Inn
Collin Street Bakery
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