{"id":12064,"date":"2023-12-21T15:56:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=12064"},"modified":"2023-12-21T15:58:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:58:27","slug":"azgfd-conducting-aerial-surveys-through-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2023\/12\/21\/azgfd-conducting-aerial-surveys-through-january\/","title":{"rendered":"AZGFD conducting aerial surveys  through January\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dec. 21, 2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is conducting its aerial winter wildlife surveys for deer and javelina through January 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department routinely conducts big game surveys with aircraft in Arizona\u2019s game management units (GMUs). 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