Arizona ZGFD, AZDEMA Agree New Hunt Rules are Change for Better

By Vanessa Torres

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- Two years after new hunt rules were approved for Camp Navajo, the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (AZDEMA) agree that a balance has been found between security, wildlife management and the appropriate allocation of hunting opportunities.

Camp Navajo is a munitions storage and regional training site in Bellemont, 12 miles west of Flagstaff, operated by the Arizona Army National Guard. Until December 2013, only Arizona Army National Guard members, the base’s civilian employees, and a small number of other hunters were allowed to hunt on the 28,442-acre facility, part of Game Management Unit 6B.

Through an agreement between the department and AZDEMA, hunting opportunities on Camp Navajo were expanded to include uniformed service members and honorably retired veterans from all military branches, disabled veterans and Wounded Warriors. There also are more equitable and impartial opportunities for civilian hunters.

“The Camp Navajo hunt rules do an outstanding job of honoring the service and sacrifice of the men and women of our nation’s armed forces, in balance …Read the Rest

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