NEW! - Apply now for spring turkey, javelina, buffalo and bear hunts - Draw Deadline is October 12, 2010. Regulations are available now for download.
The deadline to submit applications for hunt permit-tags for 2011 spring hunts for turkey, javelina, buffalo and bear is Tuesday, October 12, 2010 by 7 p.m. (MST). Postmarks do not count and there is no online application process.
Electronic copies of the Spring Hunt Draw Regulations and application form are available for download now from the link below. Printed copies of the regulation booklet and applications should be available from more than 300 license dealers statewide by mid-September.
Applicants are reminded a 2011 Arizona hunting license is required to enter the spring draw. Licenses may be purchased at any Game and Fish Department office, license dealer, or through the draw application process. Online sales of 2011 licenses will not be available through this website until sometime in September.
- Hunt
Permit/Tag Application Form (PDF, 1.04mb)
Notice:Online
draw application service is not available.
The application form PDF above requires
the latest
free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader and can be filled out using a computer
and keyboard but must be printed, signed
and submitted by mail or delivery to any
department office. The form can also be
printed and filled out using an ink pen.
Remember, the online application process
has been indefinitely suspended and only
paper applications can be used to enter
the draw.
NEW! - Leftover tags are available now for deer, turkey, juniors-only javelina
For those individuals who missed the fall draw or were unsuccessful in getting a hunt permit-tag, there are still leftover tags remaining for deer, turkey and juniors-only javelina hunts. Remaining tags are available on a first-come, first-served basis. See the link below for a list of leftover tags.
There are two methods to obtain a leftover tag. Applications will be accepted by mail only beginning at 8 a.m. (MST) on Aug. 2. After Aug. 9 at 8 a.m. (MST), hunters can obtain a leftover tag in person by filling out an application at any of the seven Arizona Game and Fish Department offices.
The more than 104,000 applicants for the fall draw can follow the link below to find out if they were issued a hunt permit-tag for deer, fall turkey, fall juniors-only javelina, bighorn sheep, fall buffalo, or pheasant by providing their sportsman’s ID (for most people, this is their Social Security Number) and date of birth. Draw results are also available by telephone at (602) 942-3000 (select option two).
Hunt permit-tags have been mailed out to successful applicants. Refunds for unsuccessful and rejected applicants have also been mailed out.
The deadline to submit hunt draw applications for 2010 hunts for deer, bighorn sheep, pheasant and fall turkey, javelina, and buffalo hunt permit-tags was Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
- Hunt
Permit/Tag Application Form (PDF, 1.04mb)
Notice: Online draw application service is
not available. The application form
PDF above requires the latest
free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader and can be filled out using a computer
and keyboard but must be printed,
signed and submitted by mail or delivery
to any department office. The form
can also be printed and filled out
using an ink pen. Remember, the online
application process has been indefinitely
suspended and only paper applications
can be used to enter the draw.
The next deadline day for elk
and pronghorn hunts will be February 2011
The more than 118,000 hunters who applied for a tag to hunt elk and pronghorn antelope in 2010 can now find out if they were drawn by clicking the link below. To view draw results, applicants must provide their department identification number (for most people, this is their Social Security Number) and their date of birth. Results are also available by telephone at (602) 942-3000 (press option 2).
The deadline to submit applications for the draw for 2010 elk and pronghorn hunts was Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7 p.m. (MST).
- Hunt
Permit/Tag Application Form (PDF, 1.04mb)
Notice:Online
draw application service is not available.
The application form PDF above requires
the latest
free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader and can be filled out using a computer
and keyboard but must be printed, signed
and submitted by mail or delivery to any
department office. The form can also be
printed and filled out using an ink pen.
Remember, the online application process
has been indefinitely suspended and only
paper applications can be used to enter
the draw.
2010 Arizona
Big Game Super Raffle
Win the hunt of a lifetime or an optics package valued at more than $7,000! One winner for each of ten big game Arizona hunt-permit tags will be drawn in this raffle. Winners will be able to hunt for 365 days almost anywhere in the state of Arizona during the 2010-2011 hunting season. And the price is right, with tickets ranging from $5-$25 each. Arizona offers some of the best trophy opportunities in North America for each of these species. Winning tickets will be pulled during a public drawing on July 15, 2010. Last year's raffle brought in a
total of $541,795 for the ten big game tags
awarded to the AZBGSR by the Arizona Game
and Fish Commission. Every dollar raised
through ticket sales of each species goes
directly toward management projects that
benefit that species in Arizona. Click
here for more information on the Super Raffle.
Draw Cycles and Hunt Permit Application Deadline Days
The Arizona Game and Fish Department conducts three separate application and draw cycles for big game hunt permit-tags. Beginning in 2007, the Department for the first time held a separate draw for antelope and elk. This change was made to let hunters know earlier if they have been drawn for these two popular big game animals. The three draw cycles are:
| Species |
Draw Deadline |
| Pronghorn antelope, elk |
Second Tuesday in February (pending Commission approval) |
| Deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep fall buffalo, pheasant |
Second Tuesday in June (pending Commission approval) |
| Spring javelina, spring bear, spring turkey, spring buffalo |
Second Tuesday in October (pending Commission approval) |
View
Draw Results, Accumulated Bonus Points
Use the link above to
review past draw results and to view the
number of bonus points you've accumulated
for deer, antelope, elk, turkey, javelina,
bighorn sheep, buffalo and bear. To view
results, you'll need to provide your department
identification number (for most people,
this is their Social Security Number) and
your date of birth.
Learn
More About Big Game Draw Process and Bonus
Points
Use
the links below to learn about the big game
draw and bonus point processes.
- 2009 Draw Results for Deer,
Turkey, Javelina, Bighorn Sheep, and Buffalo
(XLS,
86kb)
- 2009 Draw Results for Pronghorn
Antelope and Elk (XLS,
273kb)
Hunt Guidelines and Hunt Recommendations Process
The Arizona Game and Fish Department follows a multi-tiered process for setting hunting season structures, hunting season dates, hunt permit allocations, and other controlling elements for regulating hunting of game animals. Learn more about this process and how you can participate by clicking here.
Learn
About the Hunter Questionnaire Survey
The
Arizona Game and Fish Department currently
uses a business-reply postcard questionnaire
to survey hunters about harvest, methods,
and effort. This technique has been used
by the Department for over 45 years. The
process was reviewed in 2008 see the report
below for details.
Draw and License Information The
department has indefinitely suspended the
option to apply for big game hunt permit-tags
online. Paper applications
must be submitted by mail or dropped off
at a department office for all big game
hunt permit-tag draws. Applications can
be found at all license dealers or by downloading
a copy from the link found on the right
hand column of this web page. Licenses can
be purchased online here and from more than 300 license
dealers statewide.
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