Roadside Wildlife
for Watchers & Photographers
I’m often asked about my wildlife photography, particularly how to get close enough to animals to take good-quality photos. While stalking skills are an important asset in the field, truth be told, many of my best wildlife photos are taken from the somewhat concealed comfort of my truck. To many wild animals – particularly those that spend time near roadways – a vehicle is non-threatening. Thus, the flight response is often not triggered when animals notice an approaching vehicle, which also provides cover for the wildlife watcher/photographer.
Hunting with Airguns
By Tony Martins
For generations, boys and girls have learned valuable lessons from the BB gun. Those who didn’t have one wanted one. Despite the famous Hollywood narrative “... you’ll shoot your eye out” in the classic 1983 movie A Christmas Story, millions of kids continue to learn personal responsibility, safety, and fundamental shooting skills – and have lots of fun doing so – courtesy of airguns like the Daisy Red Ryder.
But airguns are not just for kids anymore. Did you know that you can hunt big game in Arizona with airguns? Hunting small game like squirrels, rabbits, and birds has been
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Small, Very Fast Game
By Rob Bettaso
In the twilight of an October morning, Dave and I are bouncing along the Vernon-McNary road heading north through the Apache tribal lands and toward the Sitgreaves National Forest. I’m in the passenger’s seat in Dave’s pick-up and looking out the side window without really paying too much attention to the dimly lit scenery. Suddenly, Dave pumps the brakes and I shift my attention to the road ahead, where, just past the illumination of the headlights, I see a line of ghostly shadows trotting across the road and into the pines to our left.
The forest is open enough that we can
Game Camera Ban is a
Victory For Fair Chase
By Dan Groebner
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission recently voted on June 11 to ban game cameras that are used to aid hunters. The new rule does not affect people using game, or trail cameras for nature photography, security, research or any other use that does not involve hunting. It also does not affect any photography or video taken with a handheld device like a cell phone or a nice Nikon SLR with a long lens. The Game and Fish Commission only has
Second Knoll Target Range
What new on the horizon?
By Linda M. Gilbertson, WMSA Inc. Publicity
Since the grand opening of the range in August 2016, the White Mountains Shooters Assoc., Inc. has continually looked toward future development. It is wonderful to have a 100 yd. public range, a 50 yd. pistol range and four competition/training bays. But, it is not enough. We need
Calling All Ducks
Duck hunting
in the White Mountains
By Dan Groebner
The wind is blowing and the storms are rolling in – sounds like duck hunting weather!
Never been duck hunting? Well, this year might be the time to try it as we have a bumper crop of water-filled potholes, ponds and wetlands due to our double-dose of monsoon moisture.
All that water could help attract and
Off the Roost
ROB BETTASO
A 12-gauge gets heavy in about thirty minutes. You shift it from shoulder to shoulder. Sometimes you carry it using both hands, one on the stock, one on the barrel, the latter facing downward, across and in front of your thighs as you walk. Because you’ve seen plenty of movies about the Vietnam War, you imagine soldiers, slogging through swamps, their M-16s positioned on their shoulders such that one wrist is draped over the rifle’s butt, the other over the barrel, the center of the gun nestled in the nape. It is then that you
Second Knoll
Traget Range
– Something for everyone!
LINDA M. GILBERTSON,
Publicity WMSA, Inc.
When visiting the White Mountains of Arizona, you want to prepare for your trip by checking what FUN things there are to do with the family. I’m sure many times, you’ve looked at a venue and thought “Oh, what fun” and then discovered that there was nothing for the kids or the wife or the husband. Don’t worry about that at the
Hunting and Fishing Changes for 2021 in the White Mountains
DAN GROEBNER
Just when we started lifting covid closures and vaccinations became available to everybody, our forests dried out to the point that the authorities were forced to close the National Forests, as well as all state and county lands. Not only were the woods crispy, but dry lightning storms started a number of fires in Arizona and stretched fire fighting staff and equipment paper thin.
Blessings of the Hunt
BY SHERRY E ENGLER
Blessings from Holden’s first elk hunt are numerous; deciding which blessing is the most treasured is impossible for they are blessings of the heart. Holden is our oldest grandchild. He recently turned twelve and resides in Oklahoma. The prospect of being drawn in the youth hunt for elk from the Arizona Game and Fish Department seemed like an impossible dream to
Getting Ready
for the Hunt
BY DAN GROEBNER
So, are you one of the lucky ducks out here who were able to draw an elk tag this year? If this isn’t your first rodeo with a bull or cow elk, you already know that the preparation for the hunt can make or break the entire experience. Preparation involves all aspects of the “hunt” which includes a
Javelina Circus
BY ANDREW LARSON
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Nature's Light - Part I
Nature's Light - Part II
Shooting Sports in the White Mountains, AZ
Dan Adler Elk Clinic
Trail Cameras
New Rules for Arizona Hunters
The Antler Drop
