I disagree, but I live in Alaska and so my perspective might be skewed a bit, but I firmly believe that Arizona offers its residents fantastic hunting opportunities, compared to places like say, Alaska.
Here are some "not go great" parts of being a resident in AZ:
* Can wait a decade or more while putting in for Goulds turkey every spring and buying a BP every fall before drawing a tag.
* Can go a lifetime and never draw a tag for bison.
* Can go a lifetime and never draw a tag for desert bighorn sheep.
* Can go a lifetime and never draw a tag for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.
* Can go decades and never hunt elk during the rut with a rifle.
* Easy to draw deer tags are largely a thing of the past.
Here are some of the "better" parts of being a resident in AZ:
* Relatively short drive to the reservations to hunt world class bull elk, mule deer, Coues whitetail, black bear, etc.
* Decent dove season.
* Decent quail season.
* Decent waterfowl season but massively low volumes compared to the rest of the US.
* Easy to draw spring javelina (pending Spring 2024).
* Mountain lion is OTC but has strict quotas.
* Black bear is OTC but has strict quotas.
* Potential for large mule deer everywhere.
* Potential for large Coues whitetail everywhere.
* Multiple fur bear species to hunt including the AZ skunk slam.
Change the weapon, trophy potential, season, volume of applicants, etc. and the odds and subsequent draw time can change.