Western Outdoor TimesJuly 2018

BOATING | CAMPING | FISHING | RVING | SHOOTING SPORTS | WATERSPORTS | WILDLIFE

A Publication of Arizona Boating & Watersports

Tackle & TargetPages 8-10

LandCruisingPages 11-13

WesternWildlifePages 14-15

BoatingPages 4-7

HER POINT IS …

It’s Time To Go Fishin’!

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July 2018 / Vol. 13, No. 12

In This Month’s Issue

Downstream ..........................2

Boating ............................... 4-7

Tackle & Target ................8-10

RV/Land Cruising ..........11-13

Western Wildlife ............14-15

Land Cruising

Wildland Fire Danger Is HighThis 1985 Smokey Bear

poster with part of his

admonition, “Only you can

prevent forest fires” says it

all/Page 16

Western Wildlife

Be ‘Bear Aware’The Arizona Game and Fish Department

reminds everyone to be Bear Aware, fol-

lowing separate incidents where habitu-

ated bears became a public safety threat

and needed to be humanely euthanized

under department policy/Page 15

Reel In Some Summer Fishing Fun

ON THE COVER

It’s ‘Catchin’ Time!BY CAROL L. ALLEN

Wayne Gustaveson (http://www.wayneswords.com) has shared this photo of Sharon Hunt who completed

Powell after catching a mixed bag of striped bass, walleye, largemouth and smallmouth bass. Her expression makes a good point: Now’s a great

the process at one of the Southwest’s northern lakes.

Even right at home, the Communi-ty Fishing Program offers some great fun for the kids and their families.

In our “Tackle & Target” section of this issue, reel-in more angling news such as Margie Anderson’s “Arizona

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sible record-setting monster Gila trout catch, and for salt-water anglers, a note about The Modern Fish Act.

It’s summer. It’s hot. However, it is also an excellent time to cast your lines for some seasonal fun and relax-ation. Enjoy!

BY WAYNE GUSTAVESON HTTP://WWW.WAYNESWORDS.COM OR WAYNESWORDS.NET

fashion. We stopped at Padre Butte and trolled with great hope of catching a wall-eye. The lures were deployed and we trolled for 50 yards before both rods jerked and

walleye. This seemed like the perfect start

to a perfect day. However, within a few minutes the wind picked up and conditions changed.

Chasing Slurping StripersOur plan was to chase slurping stripers

from Padre Bay to Rock Creek. We saw lots of stripers slurping shad near the surface but they were up quickly and usually gone be-fore we could get in range to make a decent cast. Surprisingly, the slurp that stayed up the longest was in the main channel on the

return trip where boat wakes were stirring up the water into two-foot waves. This school of stripers stayed up long enough to make a

Reports from Bullfrog were identical

slurps are still going strong but in calm wa-ter it is much easier to see the surface dis-turbance, approach quickly and make a good cast.

This will continue until the rapidly grow-ing larval shad are big enough to swim

fast which causes the stripers to boil as they round up the shad school and then at-tack. That will happen in July and August.

LAKE POWELL FISH REPORT

Stripers Will Boil In July And August

See STRIPERS, Page 18

AZGFD FISHING REPORT (LATE JUNE)

‘Go Fish Arizona’

Fishing Opportunities Expanding In Prescott Valley

Tip Of The WeekIn northern Arizona, about the time that

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Williams.Fishing worms under a bobber works well

aren’t your thing, try using small curly tailed

bobber. Bring the bobber in slowly with frequent

twitch of the bobber and set the hook.

and often congregate around cover; look for sunken trees, cattails, or rocky shorelines to

The Reel Deal

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or in the high country. Many largemouth bass in our desert lakes soon will be heading into deeper water where water temps are more comfortable.

small hooks and sinkers, etc. Bites from

before setting the hook.

The White MountainsFirst, let’s look at what’s new in the White

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and the town of Prescott Valley have teamed

community of Prescott Valley.

of two ponds in the Urban Forest Park, has -

were originally established as groundwater recharge sites.

-ready had been stocking with rainbow trout from state hatcheries, will begin to receive

as well.

Fain LakeSee FISHING PRESCOTT, Page 18

TROLLING LUCK — “The Mac crew” hit the Greer lakes and many, including this boy, had luck catching trout trolling with flies and Ra-palas.

See GO FISH, Page 18

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ContributorsArizona Game and Fish DepartmentASU Bass TeamArizona State ParksAWAAYC

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DOWNSTREAMTM: July 2018 Events Calendar

BOATING LEARN TO SAIL: Current — If you know someone who would like to learn to sail, turn them on to the Arizona Sailing Foundation’s Adult Beginning Sailing class.

AZ YACHT CLUB MEETINGS: Second Tuesday of every month 7 p.m. — in the Caddy Shack at Rolling Hills Golf Course, 1415 N. Mill Ave., Tempe; www.arizonay-achtclub.org

US SAILING/ RED CROSS ONLINE TRAINING: Ongoing — To make it easier

ING teams up with the American Red Cross to provide an online training program. Par-ticipants can sign up by visiting www.us-sailing.org/training and clicking on the Red Cross Online Training button (towards the bottom of the page).

CAMPING/RVING/AZ OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

2 PINETOP/LAKESIDE: Walk for the Woods on National Trails Day - White Mountain Nature Center. Fun hikes of vary-ing length, nature walk, and bike ride to ben-

Park. Food, music, presentations, and prizes. Fun for the entire family! Free. 7:30 am. 928-358-3069 or http://www.wmnature.org

CALENDAR OF OUTDOOR EVENTS: Ongoing — www.azgfd.gov/OutdoorSkills Google calendar.

PROTECT-A-PARK: Ongoing — Boaters, anglers, divers needed to adopt Lake Pleas-ant’s shoreline areas and coves for regular litter removal iwn 2009; (602) 372-7460, ext. 200

CLASSES/SEMINARSAZGFD, CG AUXILIARY, PHOE-NIX POWER SQUADRON BOATING CLASSES: Ongoing (See page 3 of this issue.)

COMMUNITY AND SEASONAL

4 LAKE HAVASU CITY: Fireworks Over the Lake: 4th of July Fireworks – Thomp-son Bay/surrounding beaches and parks. As the sun goes down, watch the sky light up over Thompson Bay with fellow boaters, beach-goers and tailgaters, get to the view-ing location early to celebrate the magic and

928-453-3444 or http://golakehavasu.com/events/details/1758

21 FLAGSTAFF: 18th Annual Pepsi-Cola Taylor House Century Bicycle Ride – Flag-staff Medical Center. Select a 30, 45, 65 or 95-mile loop through the cool pines and red rock desert of Northern Arizona. The course heads northeast of Flagstaff, looping through Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monu-

ter with lunch. Funds raised support The Taylor House, providing housing for friends and families of patients at Flagstaff Medical Center. $65-75. 7 am start. 928-773-2577 or http://taylorhouseride.com

21 PINETOP/LAKESIDE: STEM Fam-ily Saturday at the Nature Center – White Mountain Nature Center. Fun science, tech-nology, engineering, and math projects and activities for the entire family! Navapache STEM Connection will coordinate chal-lenges. Free. 10 am. 928-358-3069 or http://www.wmnature.org

21-22 FLAGSTAFF: 21st Annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival - Foxglenn Park. Celebrating all things Celtic, music, piping, athletics, whisky tasting, educational work-shops, vendors, historical reenactment, clans and societies and a kids area. $20 or $30/2-day. Sat 9 am - 6 pm, Sun 9 am – 4 pm. 928-556-3161 or http://www.nachs.info

8/4-6 SCOTTSDALE: BIG yard sale to

sale and your attendance are requested; call the Post at 480-941-9849 or visit it at this location: VFW Post 3513 7220 E. Wilshire Drive Scottsdale, 85257

FISHING 21-22 FLAGSTAFF: Registration now open for the annual summer Hunting and Angling Heritage Workgroup (HAHWG) at Nordic Village; contact Doug Burt of AZGFD: (623) 236-7487 or dburt@azgfd.gov

ARIZONA FLYCASTERS CLUB MEETINGS: Second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. — Sunnyslope Community Center;

SRT BASS PHOENIX CHAPTER MEETINGS: Ongoing — Shake, Rattle & Troll BASS Club; volunteers needed; new members (boaters and non-boaters), fami-lies, children, friends are welcome; (623) 221-7655

SHOOTING SPORTS/ARCHERY

BEN AVERY CLAY TARGET CENTER: Ongoing — Open seven days a week; (623) 434-8119

WATERSPORTS/WATER-RELATED

Through 7/15 BISBEE: Smithsonian Ex-hibition: Water/Ways - Bisbee – Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum. Explores the endless motion of the water cycle, its effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. Looks

at political and economic efforts to ensure access to water, and explores how human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways to protect water resources and renew our relationship with the natural environ-ment.

28-9/9 WHITERIVER: Smithsonian Ex-hibition: Water/Ways – Fort Apache – Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School National Historic Landmark. Explores the endless motion of the water cycle, its effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality. Looks at political and economic efforts to ensure access to water, and explores how human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways to protect water resources and renew our relationship with the natural environ-ment. http://azhumanities.org/water-ways/

SAGUARO DIVING & SPORTS: Ongo-ing — Learn to Scuba Dive, Open Water

Private Lake: sales@saguarosports.com

FrozenLearn To Curl lessons: Ongoing — learnto-curl@coyotescurling.com

WILDLIFE/ ANIMAL-RELATED

4 CLARKDALE: Raptors on the Rails with Liberty Wildlife - Verde Canyon Railroad.

face-to-face encounter with a raptor is an equally astounding event. Our friends from Scottsdale’s Liberty Wildlife share the maj-esty of a rescued bald eagle with visitors at the depot and on the train on select days throughout the year. Everyone has the op-portunity for personal interaction. http://www.verdecanyonrr.com

7 PINETOP/LAKESIDE: Patriotic Cele-bration of our National Bird – White Moun-tain Nature Center. Eagles! AZ Game and Fish presentation plus dedication of our new Pavilion – a Boy Scout’s Eagle Project plus Bar-B-Q lunch to follow with live music by Mountain Saddle Band. Tickets help support Walking Down Ranch veterans’ transitional housing program and the White Mountain Nature Center. Free. 10 am. 928-358-3069 or http://www.wmnature.org

14 PINETOP/LAKESIDE: Around the World with Honey and Bees – White Moun-tain Nature Center. The groundbreaking ad-venture program launches with a thrilling, multimedia reading, The Bee Tree by author, entomologist, and intrepid world explorer Stephen Buchmann. Marvel from a safe dis-tance as he describes traditional methods of collecting honey around the world. Honey tasting to follow. Free. 10 am. 928-358-3069 or http://www.wmnature.org

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS IN ARIZONA, INCLUDING FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS, VISIT: NEWSROOM.VISITARIZONA.COM/EVENTS

IN MEMORY

Debi Henry McDermottJuly 23, 1974-May 14, 2018

We at send our sincere condo-lences to Debi’s husband Jeff, her twin children Abby and Alex, her parents Bonny and Chet Henry, her sisters Chris and Kathy, other family members, and her many friends. If you wish, gifts in Debi’s memory may be made to Montlure Church Camp @ P.O. Box 42705, Tucson, AZ 85733 or to Friends for Life Animal Rescue @ 952 W. Melody Ave., Gilbert, AZ 85233.

Debi With Her Young Daughter Abby, Now In High School

Debi With Her Young Son Alex, Now In High School

See DOWNSTREAM, Page 19

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Our waterways are ready, but are you?

Register Your Watercraft Make sure your vessel’s registration is current before heading out on the water! Skip the line and renew your watercraft registration online at www.azgfd.gov/boating

Arizona Game & Fish Department5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086

602-942-3000 | www.azgfd.gov

Stay Safe During StormsMonsoon season is here, and when you’re out on the water, weather conditions can change

quickly. Before heading out it’s important to check the weather forecast for the entire time you expect to be on the water, and if severe weather is likely, the best thing to do is postpone your

Boater Education Course Paddlesports Education Course

Free courses offered by the Arizona Game and Fish Department:

Sign up online and get the details at www.azgfd.gov/boating

1 5Wear your life jacket

Monitor the weather around youthe National Weather Service.

Secure your gearSecure all gear above and below decks.

Stay lowKeep everyone onboard away from electrical and

ungrounded components, and remain as low in the boat as possible.

Slow downSlow down but keep enough power to

maintain headway and steering.

LightsTurn on your navigation lights.

Safe harborIf possible, head for the nearest shore that’s safe to

approach. It may be best to ride it out in open water rather than try to approach the shore in heavy wind and waves.

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RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY

Have A Safe Summer On The WaterThis story is intended to serve as a general resource for recreational boating safety information. Should an issue or topic not be addressed here, feel free to contact Ed Huntsman, the District Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Pro-gram manager, via email

at Edward.L.Huntsman@uscg.mil or by telephone at 504-671-2148.

File A Float PlanWhy should you take the time to pre-

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BoatingSAFETY ALERT

It’s Just A Slide. What Could Go Wrong?UNITED STATES COAST GUARDINSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE DIRECTORATEWASHINGTON, DC

This safety alert stems from two sep-arate casualties investigated by Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago. At issue is the installation of water slides onboard commercial vessels sometimes characterized as “Party Boats”. In both events, passengers using the slide con-tacted the vessel’s aft rail and sustained severe bone fractures.

Not Coast Guard Regulated Slides much like those commonly used

at pools offer an element of fun during hot days on the water. Besides commercial vessels, they are also found installed on-board private boats, rental house boats, and rental party barges. The Coast Guard

does not regulate the installation or usage of these slides.

Closed vs. Open Flume Slides-

design — help to prevent users from con-tacting components external to the slide.

should keep arms and legs away from objects they might encounter on the way down. However, that common sense ap-proach isn’t always observed.

Slide users who are enjoying a party atmosphere and alcoholic beverages have strayed off the preferred path during the short descent before hitting the water. Sadly, contacting the rail on which the

To reduce the contact hazard to slide users, supports can be installed directly

under the slide.

Human FactorsIt is understood that there may be

many human factors such as misjudg-ment, impairment, and carelessness that can lead to slide injuries. For example, a passenger who went down an inde-pendently supported slide that was clear of any objects at the base could still be struck and suffer injury. In this instance, the person’s path down the slide was ir-regular because he attempted to go down it while standing up.

Minimize The DangersThe Coast Guard emphatically re-

minds owners, operators and captains of any vessel with a slide installed that they have the responsibility to ensure the over-all safety of their vessels, passengers, and

crewmembers. If a slide installation ap-pears to present unnecessary risk, actions should be taken to minimize the dangers to those persons who may use it.

Safety AlertsThis Safety Alert is provided for infor-

mational purposes only and does not re-lieve any domestic or international safety, operational or material requirement. De-veloped by USCG Marine Safety Unit

Investigations and Analysis. Questions

uscg.mil.Note: There are ASTM standards that

relate to slide design, construction, and operations of shore side installations. These standards may provide some impor-tant insights to those persons or organiza-tions installing slides on vessels. ASTM reference numbers: ASTM F2376 Water Slide Systems; ASTM F2291 Standard Practice for Design of Amusement Rides and Devices

For additional marine investigations-related information:

http://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organi-zation/Assistant-Commandant-for-Pre-vention-Policy-CG-5P/Inspections-Com-pliance-CG-5PC-/cginv/

For additional Coast Guard Prevention Policy information:

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Boating

FOR SAFETY’S SAKE -— State law requires all passengers 12 years old and younger to wear a life jacket while on board and each passenger must have a properly fitting, U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket available. Another important aspect of safe boating is un-derstanding the laws and regulations for cruising around Arizona’s waterways. AZGFD offers free in-person courses for both boaters and paddlers to ensure that all of Arizona’s residents have access to instruction on the basic skills required to safely and legally operate their boat. For more information about boating in Arizona or to sign up for a free safety course, visit www.azgfd.gov/boating.

AZGFD Offers Tips For Boating Safely During Storms As monsoon season begins, the Arizo-

na Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) wants to remind boaters about how they should react during a storm. When out on the water, weather conditions can change quickly and could be dangerous for un-prepared boaters.

Sunny Then Stormy?“While the skies may look sunny as

you’re heading to the lake, it’s important to always check the weather forecast for the entirety of the trip,” said Josh Hoff-man, AZGFD’s boating-safety-education coordinator. “If severe weather is likely, stay home and reschedule your trip for another day. And if you’re already on the lake or river and storms are starting nearby, get off the water if you can do so safely.”

During A Storm On The WaterAZGFD offers the following eight tips

for boaters to protect themselves and their passengers during a storm:

children 12 and younger, everyone should

water. Storms can create large waves that could knock a passenger from the boat.

use a weather radio for updates from the National Weather Service. If storms are predicted or are building, pull your boat out of the water or consider postponing your outing.

decks.

electrical and ungrounded components, and remain as low in the boat as possible.

maintain headway and steering.

that’s safe to approach. It may be best to ride it out in open water rather than try to approach the shore in heavy wind and waves.

waves at a 45-degree angle. Personal watercrafts should head directly into the waves.

-vance can help prepare you in the event

a storm hits,” Hoffman said. “It’s also

friend or relative who isn’t going on the

you’re going and when you expect to re-turn so they can follow up to make sure you made it home safely.”

Free Boater-Education Courses From AZGFD

AZGFD offers free boater education courses that cover instruction on the ba-sic skills required to safely operate a boat or personal watercraft, navigational rules, legal requirements and boating emergen-

Phoenix and Lake Havasu City and are a great source of information for both new

available online at www.azgfd.gov/boat-ing.

BoatUS Advises How To Face A Powerful Summer Thunderstorm Lessons were learned from a rescue of four kayak anglers.

Recreational boaters and paddlers understand that late afternoon thunder-storms are common during the summer boating season. A recent incident involv-

captains and their rescue of four kayak-

some lessons learned on how to survive an afternoon storm.

watch, Captains Eric Laury and Steve Re-uss ran for cover as a large, fast-moving storm approached. Safe in a marina close to Hillsboro Inlet, they began to “wait out Armageddon,” as Reuss described the

Guard reported three overturned kayakers in the water about two miles south of the inlet.

Good Samaritan Aid With 3-foot chop, 40-knot winds and

near constant lightning, both captains im-mediately headed out to provide Good Sa-maritan aid. Normally, the response boats,

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towing disabled recreational boats. After a short search, Captain Reuss quickly lo-cated and safely took aboard two kayak-ers in the near zero-visibility conditions.

Captain Laury, reporting severe wind gusts “trying to lift” the boat beneath his feet, soon found and retrieved two other paddlers with overturned kayaks. It was later learned that these two paddlers had hailed the original mayday with no knowledge of the other two distressed kayakers, and the slightly erroneous re-port of three distressed kayakers yielded the safe return of all four.

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ner or angler facing a powerful, summer thunderstorm:

1. Don’t let your guard down: “Sometimes during the summer we see boaters lulled into a sense that calm seas always prevail, but these kayakers were

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2. Don’t leave the boat: While caught out on the open water and unable to seek cover, the paddlers stayed with their over-

to each other and to their equipment to stay together,” said Captain Reuss. Stay-ing with an overturned boat gives rescuers

3. Watch your weight: Small craft are

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weighted with a lot of gear can loose buoyancy. No matter what kind of boat, know your vessel’s capacity rating.”

SUMMER STORMS — Boaters need to be prepared for summer thunderstorms.

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GUNS AND GEAR FOR OHVS

The Dust Can Be A ‘Devil’ When You’re RidingBY JOHN ANDERSON

Four-wheeling is a blast – there are so many places to explore in this beau-tiful state, and many of them are hidden treasures that you can only get to on ex-tremely rough roads. I’ve always had a 4WD pickup, but on our last deer hunt we

OHV: an OHV, or quad, or side-by-side, or ATV or whatever you want to call it, can get you where even a 4WD pickup can’t go. sive! You also need to protect your eyes,

and glasses just aren’t enough. Invest in -

scription glasses if you need them.

What Kind Of Gun?On a recent ride, we ran into a guy

named Mike who does guided OTV rides. He was carrying a Glock, but he wasn’t happy with it. Since Mike rides in groups, the dust is particularly bad, and it gets into every nook and cranny of his gun. With a semi-auto, this is a problem. That kind of fouling can prevent the gun from working.

Reliable ActionSo what kind of gun is good for car-

rying when you’re riding dirt roads ex-posed to all that dust? First of all, you need to choose a reliable action for sandy and dusty conditions. This would include break-action guns, revolvers, and bolt ac-tion guns.

Break actions are reliable because they just snap open and snap shut. There isn’t a lot of mechanism exposed. But they only allow you one or two rounds at a time. A

they are super reliable. I’ve heard it said that you can use a re-

surface will attract dust hold it. Wipe the outside down afterwards.

care of optics. Dust and sand can easily scratch your optics and damage the coat-ings, so keep those scope covers on and use a very soft brush made for lenses to dust the dirt off. The brush needs to be completely free of oil.

If the glass has smudges or spots, use a

If water spots or other stubborn spots are there, use a lens cleaning formula and lens tissues. You can get these at eyeglass or camera stores.

Other Options

shotgun, or pistol in a dust-proof holder. A

if you want something to keep all the dust out, you’re going to have to almost go to a waterproof holster. These are very pricey – a Seahorse waterproof and dustproof holster is over $160 on Amazon, and only

If you don’t think you’ll be needing the pistol while you’re riding, you can al-ways put it in a Tupperware container or dust-proof gun case and keep it sealed up. But, if you’re carrying it for self-defense,

El Paso Saddlery makes a nice leather one, and Hafner WorldWide Inc. makes a

Get a good heavy duty gun belt that can bear the weight. Margie likes to wear her gun belt outside her shirt around her hips.

is the best idea. You won’t be needing those guns out while you’re riding, so a

nice and clean until you need it. Some of the best are Kolpin Gun Boot, Seahorse, Quad Gear Gun Carriers, Seizmik Ar-mory, and the Quadgear UTV Gun Case.

The Kolpin is said to keep most dust out, but get the transport kind. You can get them with brackets to attach them to your quad.

The Seahorse cases will keep all dust out and water as well. They are pricey, but worth it. You can get a large one for around $170 on Amazon, but you’ll have to strap it down — no brackets are avail-able that I saw.

Seizmik makes hard cases that eas-ily mount to your UTV. I’d do a lot of research on the soft cases with zippers — they may let the dust in. Google “dust

options, but be sure to read the reviews. You’ll often keep yourself from making mistakes that way.

I love my semi-automatic pistols, but I just invested in a revolver for when we’re out on the Defender. I’d rather not have to worry about a gun jamming when I need it most, and a revolver is a very depend-able and rugged pistol. Odds are, I’ll nev-er need to use it. But if I ever do, I want it to work every time I pull the trigger.

Seizmik Amrnory SST CaseQuadGear

A Quad Is Faster For me anyway, even if I can get my

truck there, a quad can get there faster. I tend to not want to damage my truck’s exterior and frame. On our last hunt, it seemed like everywhere we wanted to go, we’d get passed by an OTV. It was dis-tressing, to say the least.

So, we bought a little Arctic Cat Wild-cat Trail. Since we will soon be having an

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on a Can Am Defender – it has three seats so the pup can go with us.

Kolpin Stronghold Transport

Dealing With DustNo matter what kind of OTV you

drive, you are going to have to deal with dust. Lots of dust. Even more dust if you

eye-opener – we had a full windshield, and that created a vortex that sucked all the dust into the cab.

We were literally covered with a thick layer of desert dirt all over – faces, hair, clothing, and all of our gear. Removing the windshield helped, but dust is still something you need to take into account, especially for your gear.

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RV/Land CruisingWHAT TO DO WHILE THE FORESTS ARE CLOSED

Visit Some

Cool & Awesome Arizona State Parks

BY MARGIE ANDERSON

Hopefully we will get some rain soon — and during the summer months — and the forests will re-open, but if not, there are still places you can go to enjoy the outdoors. Arizona’s State Parks are super places to visit — John and the girls and I have been to many of them. Here are a few of our favorites, with cooling-off in mind.

Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park

This beautiful place is near Superior, Ariz., on highway 60. It does get warm there during the day, but they open at 6 a.m. from May – September, so you can get there early, do some great hikes, then enjoy strolling through the inside places.

This is a fantastic place to take kids.

The High Trail is the one our granddaugh-ters enjoy the most — just keep smaller kids close so they don’t take a tumble. The Arboretum has a pond, bridges, an Australian Outback area with buildings, and all kinds of fun stuff to see and do. It’s a great place for birding, too.

You’ll see tons of different kinds of plants from all over the world, a hidden canyon, cliffs, and specialty gardens. The main trail is about a mile and a half, but

there are lots of offshoot trails, so seeing the whole place in one day is a challenge.

The High Trail is less than half a mile, and includes some beautiful little stone steps at one point — I love it. There is also a trail that tells you about native medici-nal and edible plants. The gift shop sells books, gifts, drinks, snacks, and sand-wiches as well as desert plants and cacti. https://azstateparks.com/boyce-thompson

Kartchner Caverns State ParkIt doesn’t get much cooler than in a

cave in summer, and Kartchner Caverns are not only immense and awesome, they also are cool and dark — the perfect sum-mer getaway. This place is incredible, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you really need to go. Make reservations online at https://azstateparks.com/reserve/tours/ or call (877) MY-PARKS.

The Big Room Tour is only available from mid-October to Mid-April, but the Rotunda/Throne tour is open all year. It’s a half-mile tour and takes about an hour and a half. You will be blown away.

Tours are $23 for adults, $13 for kids 7-13. Kids under 7 are $5. On Saturdays you can take the Helmet and Headlamp Tour, where the only light is from your headlamps, just like the original discover-ers. It’s half a mile and takes an hour and

for kids under 10.All the tours are guided, and you

Riordan Mansion is a gorgeous 13,000 square-foot home built in 1904.

There are plenty of shady trails at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

The High Trail at Boyce Thompson Arbore-tum is a great early morning hike.

Kartchner Caverns is a gorgeous and cool getaway.

The Visitor Center at Kartchner Caverns has lots of fun things to do.

should make reservations as early as pos-sible to make sure you get a spot. You’re not allowed to take anything into the cave — not even a cell phone. There are lock-ers available where you can stash your stuff till you get out.

You absolutely need to show up half an hour before your tour start time. The cave has an average temperature of 70 degrees year-round, and it’s humid. There is also a café where you can have lunch, and a nice gift shop. Read more about it on their website.

Be sure to get a guide for the Riordan Man-sion grounds and search for the surprises.

Riordan Mansion State Park This State Park is a big log house in

Flagstaff, right outside Northern Ari-zona University at 409 W Riordan Road. We’ve taken the girls there so many times that John now jokes about it, but they love it every time.

Tours start on the hour every hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you get there early, grab a guide pamphlet for the outside, and go explore. There’s a little cabin-like structure outside, and some fun stuff to look for — faces, tiles, etc. The girls love that part.

Take the kids to Lake Mary after the Rior-dan Mansion. It’s a great place to cool off, swim, fish, boat, picnic, or just relax.

Once you’re inside on the tour, you’ll get to see how some of the original resi-dents of Flagstaff lived, and learn quite a bit about the history of this part of the

was named after. The Park is open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Thursday through Monday. The mansion is over 13,000 square feet and was built in 1904 for two families. You will love see-ing the gorgeous furnishings and learning how they lived. It’s a gorgeous place.

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Grand Canyon National Park Implements Water RestrictionsAt press time, due to a malfunction in

the pump that supplies water to the North Rim of Grand Canyon, the North Rim has entered Level 2 water restrictions. These restrictions only affect the North Rim and Supai Tunnel on the North Kaibab Trail.

Steps To ConserveUnder Level 2 water restrictions, North

Rim visitors and residents must take steps to reduce water consumption. These steps

clothes or dishes with full loads and in

Additional actions by the park and

posable dishes and utensils at meals,

Be Prepared To Carry H2OThe pump malfunction also means

ner canyon trail users must be prepared to

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Adopt Basic PracticesThe South Rim and North Rim of

nesses to mindfully use water and adopt basic water conservation practices.

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nesses, and more than 6 million annual

and South Rim of Grand Canyon National

the North Rim’s pipeline is not part of the Transcanyon Waterline.

Rangers Remind Visitors To Hike Smart At Grand Canyon National Park

Visitors to Grand Canyon, especially inner canyon hikers, mule riders, and

parts of the trail can reach over 120 F

haustion, heat stroke, hyponatremia, and hyperthermia.

Precautions

hike smart. Hikers should hike before 10 am and after 4 pm and rest in shade and

food and water intake, drink when thirsty,

All visitors to Grand Canyon should

while on the canyon’s trails.

Heat=Search And Rescue

and rescue (SAR) incidents at Grand Canyon National Park, many of which occurred in June. So far this month, park

of Alaska.

Bright Angel Trail

and kids 6 and under are free.

Lake MaryAfter your tour, drive out to Lake

the lake) and you can take a swim, have

the shade and watch the water. The lake

road from the lake. There are boat ramps and no motor

rounded by pines and a fantastic place to spend the day. Rent a kayak in town and paddle around — there are plenty of

check Yelp.

Coconino’s Handy OptionCoconino National Forest has a very

touch the + in the corner, then touch the

STATE PARKSContinued from page 12

If you download the Avenza app, you can scan these QR codes and upload maps of the Coconino National Forest Closures. You can see for yourself on the map so you know where not to go.

square that looks like a QR code and a camera window will pop up.

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Tonto Natural Bridge State ParkThis is another place we’ve been to

ways enjoy]. When the kids were little, we just stayed on the paths, but now that

that’s half the fun. There is almost always

The Waterfall Trail is also a favorite — there are actually several trails and

The trails are all pretty steep, but not very

and directions, and even print a map of the park at

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are $4, and 6 and under are free.

shop at the entrance, and there are picnic

velina in the picnic areas. We usually do.

the trail to Pine Creek and you can swim

this place.These are just a few of the awesome

to take the family this summer.

From the Gowan Trail, this is looking up above the Tonto Natural Bridge.

The Tonto Natural Bridge is a huge tunnel with a stream going through it. If you’re ad-venturous, you can go through it too.

As of June 22, North Rim water

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Rangers at Grand Canyon have re-sponded to several human-animal interac-tions in the last few weeks, one of which resulted in serious, but not life-threaten-ing injuries to a visitor. The National Park Service reminds visitors to enjoy Grand Canyon safely and to remember a visit to Grand Canyon is not like going to the zoo-there are no fences to separate you from real wild animals.

Dangers To Humans And Animals

At Grand Canyon National Park, ani-mals like elk sometimes lose their natural fear of people and can become habituated by the presence of food and water. During spring and summer, female elk become protective of their calves. Similarly, dur-ing the fall breeding season, male elk can exhibit aggressive behaviors.

Even small animals such as squirrels and ravens can have the bold habit of ap-proaching people, looking for food, open-ing bags, and on occasion, biting hands. Animals that have been habituated to humans can be at risk of disease, poor health, injuries or euthanasia.

Reporting An IncidentReporting an inappropriate human-

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ter and spring we’ve had this year. Fuel moisture and humidity levels have been decreasing steadily across the forest and

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intended to protect forest resources and enhance our visitors’ quality recreation

“We continue to remind the public that

at all times and this includes the use of

imprisonment for up to six months.

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line at www.fs.usda.gov/tonto.-

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County Urges People To Sign Up-

couraged all residents to sign-up to re--

have proven to save lives.

Copley Fire [in April was] a reminder of the crucial importance of emergency noti-

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eryone in the County to sign up for these

During An Emergency

text-message alerts directly to people’s mobile device or landline if they have signed up.

-ty of all our constituents during a wild-

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ney.

Pay Attention

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suspected to have started due to illegal

are reminded to pay attention to weather

-vironmental Quality for burn permits.

Burning is not allowed on Red Flag

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Follow The RSG ProgramResidents are also encouraged to fol-

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No Smoking

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WILDFIRESContinued from page 16

More, Larger Stripers

of the day it was obvious that anglers using bait for stripers along the canyon walls all caught more and larger stripers than we did. Average catch for anglers us-

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Bullfrog Bay is the best way to catch large

Bay.

Smallmouth Bass

-tic shad-shaped worms on a drop shot rig.

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Smallmouth bass will hit plastic baits

bass and stripers by following the direc-tions given here.

WalleyeWalleye are still caught trolling and

casting early and late and under muddy colored water during the day. Bluegill

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spawning and active both day and night in

on a sandy bottom.

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wings and maintained that posture the

rest of the day.

At press time, lake elevation was 3611 and water temperature was 73-76F.

STRIPERContinued from page 1

-ing the cooler winter months.

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FISHING PRESCOTTContinued from page 1

areas on other national forests. Woods

-able rainbow trout and may get more.

many desert impoundments. Be on the

of good top-water action have come from -

for birds diving on schools of shad.

Night Bite: The Right Bite

Canyon Creek, Tonto Creek Hatcheries Remain Closed

-est service closures that were enacted as a measure to hopefully protect our forests

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Sheeps Crossing.

GO FISHContinued from page 1

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21 PAGE: 3rd Annual Glen Canyon Bat Festival - Wahweap Amphitheater. Fam-ily friendly event to learn more about bats, how they help the environment, and how we can help them. Children can participate in activities and crafts as well as bat house building demos for people of all ages. There are also educa-

presentations, and a night time bat walk through Wahweap. 5-10 pm. https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-listing.htm?eventID=C8204995-1DD8-B71B-0B172081E1904936

28 SUPERIOR: Thompson Arboretum. A walking tour to

see, photograph and learn about colorful species ranging from Empress Leilia to

-surely, slow-paced guided tours proceed along paths that are wheelchair-accessi-ble, exploring our Hummingbird-Butter-

Children’s Garden collections. ASU re-searcher Ron Rutowski, President of the

guides. $5-12.50. 8:30 am, 520-689-2811 or

29 CLARKDALE: Sacred Scarlets

Monument. Sacred Scarlets presents lectures and demonstrations featuring a young, beautiful captive-bred scarlet ma-caw. These lectures and demonstrations address conservation as well as the scarlet

macaw’s fascinating history in Ameri-can Southwest culture. 928-634-5564 or

Editor’s Note: Please submit announce-ments for AZBW/WOT’s calendar of events —-”Downstream” — to editor@

. To guarantee placement, as room allows, items must be received by the tenth (10th) of the month prior to pub-lication. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy, but we assume no responsibil-ity for print errors or omissions. We also reserve the right to edit each item. Please include the name of the event, the date and time, the location, the organization, and contact information. You may also submit your event individually at http://www.westernoutdoortimes.com/classi-

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DOWNSTREAMContinued from page 2

move a bear.

Often Bears ReturnThe department spends considerable

time and resources each year to remove

the risk to people. However, relocating a bear doesn’t always solve the problem. Approximately half of all bears relocated will return to where they were captured, no matter how great the distance.

Drought ConditionsExtended drought conditions also

natural food and water sources, increas-ing the chances that bears will visit neigh-borhoods. Bears become habituated to human-related food sources and quickly lose their fear of humans. As such, people should remove bird seed, hummingbird feeders, pet food and trash from their homes.

Do Your PartDo your part to keep bears from posing

a threat and needing to be removed:

until collection day. If that’s not possible,

and place those in the trash as close to collection time as possible.

-end visitor, ask a neighbor to place your trash out on collection day.

uneaten food.

When To Call Call 911 if you’re in a life-threatening

situation with a bear. To report a bear sighting in an urban area or neighbor-hood, please contact your local AZGFD

(623) 236-7201.For a brochure on living with bears,

BEAR AWAREContinued from page 15

ment, in coordination with the Phoenix Zoo,Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group and Phoenix Herpetological Soci-

ongoing project to reduce this non-native turtle population and prevent them from entering adjacent waterways.

Annual Trapping EventDuring the annual trapping event in

-ment biologists captured 22 turtles in

-while, 40 other turtles were captured and processed from traps placed at two other

“It’s never a good idea to release pet turtles into the wild,” said Cristina Jones, AZGFD turtles project coordina-tor. “When released, pet turtles can prey upon our native aquatic wildlife and be-cause nonnative turtles are so much larger than our native mud turtles, they can eas-ily outcompete our native turtles for food

and displace them from habitat. “In addition, they can introduce dis-

eases that could truly decimate local aquatic wildlife. Through this partner-ship, AZGFD works to identify and re-move non-native turtles and to educate the public about turtles — and being a responsible pet turtle owner.”

Surrendering An Unwanted PetThose wanting to surrender an unwant-

-tion such as the Turtle and Tortoise Pres-ervation Group, which will take in and rehome the animals.

Turtles were trapped inside baited hoop nets and measured, weighed, their

turtle trapping, 62 turtles (45 male and 17 female) were captured. These included 54 pond sliders, six painted turtles, one com-mon map turtle and an eastern musk turtle (commonly known as a “stinkpot”).

Every Year Hundreds ReleasedEvery year, it is estimated that hun-

dreds of unwanted pet turtles are released into public and community lakes by their

trapping was held at the Phoenix Zoo in 1999. Since then, more than 970 individ-ual turtles, representing 19 species, have been captured and nearly 580 have been removed.

In 2017, 22 turtles were caught dur-ing the trapping in the pond at the Zoo’s entrance; 91 others were captured at two

World Turtle DayThe trapping event was held in con-

junction with World Turtle Day and in-cluded an educator’s workshop, which provided professional development through Game and Fish Department’s Fo-cus Wild education program.

World Turtle Day aims to promote turtle conservation efforts by bringing at-tention to and respect for turtles and tor-toises, and encouraging human action to help them survive and thrive.

TURTLESContinued from page 15