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NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 24, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHOENIX \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department\u2019s proposed recommendations for the 2026 spring and fall seasons for turkey and bison are available for review at www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/regulations\/hunt-guidelines-process\/<\/strong><\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, proposed recommendations for the take of raptors, amphibians, crustaceans and mollusks, and reptiles for the 2026-2030 seasons are posted on the department\u2019s website.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hunt structures and recommendations were formulated based on the hunt guidelines recently approved by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All questions or comments about a particular game management unit or hunt can be emailed to AZHuntGuidelines@azgfd.gov<\/strong><\/a>. The public also is invited to call any of the department\u2019s regional offices statewide and ask to speak with a game management biologist. No formal presentations are planned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed hunt recommendations could be presented to the commission for its consideration during a public meeting Aug. 8 at Little America Hotel, 2515 E. Butler Ave., in Flagstaff, Ariz. The agenda will be posted at www.azgfd.gov\/commission<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the hunt recommendations and hunt guidelines processes, visit www.azgfd.com\/hunting\/regulations\/hunt-guidelines-process\/<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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