Online applications for 2019 spring hunts due Tuesday

Phoenix, Arizona - The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds hunters that online applications for 2019 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for spring turkey, javelina, bison and bear are due Tuesday, October 9.

AZGFD revamps look of big game hunt permit-tags

Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona hunters who were successful in the recent 2018 fall draw probably  noticed some big changes to their mailed hunt permit-tags — with an emphasis on the word “big.”

Fort Defiance Man Sentenced to 6 Years’ Prison and Lifetime Probation for Voyeurism at Tséhootsooí Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona - This week, Garrison Sloan, 44, of Fort Defiance, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 6 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by lifetime probation with sex offender conditions and registration.  Sloan had previously pleaded guilty to ten counts of Voyeurism, an Arizona state law assimilated for federal prosecution.

Quail season opens October 19

Phoenix, Arizona - The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds Arizona’s bird hunters that the general season for Gambel’s, scaled and California quail begins Friday, October 19.

Tuba City Woman Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Stabbing on Navajo Reservation

Phoenix, Arizona - Monday, Tomacita Nez, 41, of Tuba City, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 72 months’ prison followed by three years’ supervised release.  Nez had previously pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter.