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About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bison are an American conservation success story and an icon of wildlife conservation. In 2016 to commemorate it\u2019s storied past, bison were recognized as the official U.S. mammal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several recent studies in the southwest have concluded plains bison are native to the southwest, placing northern and eastern Arizona within the species\u2019 historical continental range. The Department of the Interior Bison Conservation Initiative, included areas at the edge of the species\u2019 historic range such as the Grand Canyon region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1906, a former bison hunter and rancher named Charles \u201cBuffalo\u201d Jones trailed 87 bison about 175 miles from Utah to the Kaibab Plateau. This area at the time was set aside by President Theodore Roosevelt in a proclamation known as the \u201cGrand Canyon Game Preserve\u201d. Jones personally caught most of these bison as calves in the 1880\u2019s from the last remaining wild bison herds from the Texas panhandle and northeast New Mexico. The Grand Canyon Game Preserve was \u201cset aside for the protection of game animals and shall be recognized as a breeding place.\u201d View a presentation<\/a> about House Rock bison herd, and Raymond bison conservation herd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To conserve Arizona\u2019s diverse wildlife resources and manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hunt Regulations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rules and regulations<\/a> for hunting in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulations for spring hunts, fall hunts and pronghorn, elk hunts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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