Arizona

The author took this mature gobbler with archery gear after a day-long wait in a proven feeding area.  When late-season turkeys refuse to come to you, turn the tables by going to them. Photo by Patrick Meitin.

As the Rocky Mountains’ spring turkey seasons begin to wind down, surviving birds have gained an education in the ways of the hunt. They can still be taken, but a change of tactics can be required for success.

Arizona ocelot

A trail camera set up in the Arizona wilderness appears to have captured a photo of a rare ocelot, though the photo has yet to be verified.

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Here’s your calendar that can serve as the basis for a month-by-month angling plan in the nation’s premier mountain range. Use it as starting point in organizing your own year-long fishing adventure.

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Astute anglers who regularly hear the call of fish know that the sport can be defined in a variety of…»

Photo by Brandon Ray

I hunted pronghorns for 10 years before I got a crack at a really big one. What I wouldn’t give…»

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First sighting since 2009, fourth ever since 1986.

Matt Christensen is shown using llamas to pack out of the Colorado high country. Photo by ChucknGaleRobbins.com.

As usual, Colorado is expected to win the blue ribbon for Rocky Mountain deer this year. Elsewhere, hunters can expect…»

Several units in Arizona will produce trophy bulls this fall. Photo by Lance Crowther.

This fall is shaping up to be another tremendous year for big bull harvests across the Rocky Mountain States. If…»

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Second confirmed ocelot sighting in the Grand Canyon State since 1960.

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Get down to fish-eye level and float the Lower Colorado River for solitude and limits of largemouths. (January 2007)

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As one tournament bass angler avers, “If you don’t catch fish at Roosevelt Lake, you aren’t trying hard enough!” What transformed this giant desert pond from mediocre backwater to a bass-fisher’s oasis? (April 2007)

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Speak softly and carry a big flippin’ stick. Oh yeah, Teddy Roosevelt would get a charge out of this Arizona bass lake! (April 2006)

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Everything about this Arizona flathead catfish fishery calls for big things: big water, big rods, big reels, big lines, big hooks, big baits and — oh, yes — big arms! (June 2006)

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There are some positive surprises in store for Grand Canyon State trout anglers in 2005.

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Local anglers affectionately call this Arizona impoundment Rosey, and their annual springtime optimism is about to be confirmed on this productive desert water — big time!

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Taking largemouth bass in Lake Mead’s current low-water conditions requires a few simple changes. The first involves understanding how the fish react to rocks rather than to brush.

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Here are your Grand Canyon State hotspots for the biggest catfish of the year

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Veteran Arizona anglers know where to get winter lunkers on this pair of reservoirs.