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Date Season
Sept. 1-10 Archery-only javelina hunt in selected units
Sept. 1-15 Early dove season
Sept. 1-21 Archery-only deer and turkey seasons (non-permit tag required)
Sept. 1-Oct. 5 Archery-only bear season in selected units and archery-only tree squirrel season
Sept. 2-3 Juniors-only dove hunt at Robbins Butte Wildlife Area
Sept. 5 Application deadline for sandhill crane hunt
Sept. 7 Full moon
Sept. 8-9 Game and Fish Commission meets in Phoenix
Sept. 8-17 General and muzzleloader pronghorn antelope seasons
Sept. 15-Oct. 8 General band-tailed pigeon season in the north zone
Sept. 15-Nov. 26 General blue grouse season
Sept. 15-Feb. 12 General chukar partridge season
Sept. 22 New moon
Sept. 22-Oct. 8 General band-tailed pigeon season in the south zone
Oct. 6-Oct. 12 Bull elk hunts and muzzleloader hunts in selected units
Oct. 6-Oct. 15 Juniors-only deer season in selected units
Oct. 6-Dec. 31 General bear season in selected units
Oct. 6-Jan. 14 General Waterfowl Season in the mountain zone and goose season
Oct. 7 Full moon
Oct. 10 Deadline for submitting spring hunt applications
Oct. 13-19 General turkey and juniors-only seasons
Oct. 13-Oct. 22 H.A.M. fall javelina hunt
Oct. 13-Nov. 26 General tree squirrel season
Oct. 13-Feb. 12 General quail season
Oct. 20-21 Game and Fish Commission meets in Phoenix to set the 2007-2008 fishing regulations
Oct. 20-Jan. 28 General waterfowl season in the desert zone and goose season
Oct. 20-26 Juniors-only elk hunt in selected units
Oct. 22 New moon
Oct. 27-Nov. 1 General deer season in selected units (some units have season dates of Nov. 10-Nov. 19 or Dec. 15-31)
Nov. 3 Opener for general deer seasons
Nov. 5 Full moon
Nov. 10-19 Fall javelina season (1 st one ever)
Nov. 11 Veterans Day
Nov. 14-19 First urban trout stockings of the season
Nov. 15-Jan. 14 Special Goose seasons in Units 1 and 27
Nov. 15-Jan. 28 Special goose seasons in units 22 and 23
Nov. 20 New moon
Nov. 22 Welcome Back the Trout Festival at Tempe Town Lake
Nov. 23 Thanksgiving
Nov. 24 Mearns’ quail season opens (should be good this year). Opener for general elk seasons
Nov. 26-Jan. 7 Dove season is open statewide (includes mourning and Eurasian collared doves)
Nov. 26 Tree-squirrel season closes, as does the blue grouse season
Dec. 1 Bighorn sheep season opens
Dec. 5 Full moon
Dec. 8-9 Game and Fish Commission meeting in Phoenix to set the 2007 elk and antelope hunts.
Dec. 15-Jan. 31 Archery-only nonpermit season for deer (don’t forget there is a mandatory check-in if you harvest a deer)
Dec. 20 New moon
Dec. 21 First day of winter (winter solstice)

 

 
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Hunting, Trapping & Fishing Regulations, Season Dates & Draw Information

Detailed information on all rules, regulations and seasons

  • New! 2012-2013 Annual Hunting & Trapping Regulations [PDF, 7mb]

  • 2012 Antelope & Elk Hunt Draw Regulations [PDF, 5mb]

  • 2012 Spring Hunt Draw Regulations [PDF]

  • Hunt Permit-Tag Application Form [PDF]
  • 2011-2012 Waterfowl & Snipe Regulations [PDF]

  • 2011-2012 Dove & Band-tailed Pigeon Regs [PDF]

  • 2011 Sandhill Crane Regulations [PDF]

  • Hunt Arizona 2011: Survey, Harvest and Draw Data
    [PDF, 7.8MB]

  • Amended! 2011-2012 Annual Hunting & Trapping Regulations
    Warning: Good only through June 30, 2012; DO NOT use these regulations to apply for 2012 fall hunts.

  • 2012 Urban Fishing Guidebook and Regulations
    [PDF, 11mb]
  • 2011 & 2012 Amphibian and Reptile Regulations [PDF]

  • 2011-12 Raptor Regulations [PDF]
  • Arizona Residency Requirements [PDF]
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