Hi from the Sonoran desert!

Hello!

Newb here, signing in from lovely(cough!) Arizona. My wife is a Kiwi girl, and we're coming to visit soon. We might be able to move there, so it's not just a vacation, but a fact finding tour as well. I look forward to asking some questions about firearms laws and regulations so I know what to pack, and what to sell before we make that decision.
My last visit down there took me to the South island for Tahr and red deer, with a local guy. (I am not the 'wealthy client and high dollar guide' guy).


Cheers!

---James---

Welcome to the forum mate.

A lot of us are certifiable, but always good for a laugh.

Ask away as there will be heaps of input.

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Welcome mate.
You find those Kiwi girls everywhere, I found mine in a pub in Covent Garden London.
I'm a Kiwi too of course. :D

Mine came from a Masterton Convent, no garden, it's a small world!

Welcome in mate.

Welcome, what's on the hunting list in your part of the world?

Welcome. Join in and enjoy.

Welcome aboard James.
Can you smuggle me in a female Harris hawk when you come ;)

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OUCH!!!! ;)

Thanks for the warm welcome! Game species in Arizona include elk, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, coues deer, and javelina. We can also hunt bear, coyote, mountain lion, bobcat, fox, and a few other small furbearing critters. Small game includes rabbit, squirrel, etc. We can also shoot some rattlesnakes. A few lucky people get to hunt bison and bighorn sheep, but most of us can only dream.
We have 3 species of dove we can hunt, and I think 4 kinds of quail. A few intrepid souls here hunt duck and goose, but there's not much water here, so not much waterfowl.
Sounds like paradise, until you have to drive 2-3 hours to hunt, and most big game requires a tag that has to be drawn in a lottery.

For sport shooting, we have some truly impressive ranges, and big competitions happen here a few times a week.
I used to shoot the 2nd Thursday submachinegun matches at Rio Salado, but time and finances have put that on the back burner for a few years now. YouTube has a few of our state finals matches up where you can see the hijinks. They were a real treat.

As for bringing in a Harris hawk... not sure I want that in my suitcase. Those suckers are mean as hell. plus that whole pesky bit about it being illegal to take one from the wild without a special permit or something. ;)

---James---

Welcome to the forum,enjoy.