Red Rabbit Report post Posted August 23, 2007 Successful archery deer hunters must report harvest By Tom Cadden, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department All archery deer hunters are reminded of a rule that went into effect in 2004. Successful archery deer hunters must contact an Arizona Game and Fish Department office in person or by telephone at 1-866-903-DEER (3337) within 10 days of taking a deer unless the deer has been checked through a mandatory hunter checking station. Department analysis indicates that only about 35 percent of the successful archers complied with this requirement last year. The archery report-in process was put in place to gather data on archery harvest rather than go to a full draw system for archery deer hunts. Please report your harvest to help us collect this important data. If you fail to comply with this rule, you could be cited by the department. Hunters must physically check-in harvested bears and mountain lions By Rory Aikens, public information officer, Arizona Game and Fish Department Bear and mountain lion hunters must contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department within 48 hours of taking a bear or a mountain lion, and you must also physically check-in the harvested animal within 10 days with the Department. Successful bear hunters must contact an Arizona Game and Fish Department office in person or by telephone at 1-800-970-BEAR (2327) within 48 hours of taking a bear. Successful mountain lion hunters must contact an Arizona Game and Fish office in person or by telephone at 1-877-438-0447 within 48 hours of taking a lion. The report for both bears and mountain lions shall include the hunter’s name, hunting license number, tag number, sex of the lion or bear taken, management unit where the lion or bear was taken, and telephone number at which the hunter can be reached to obtain additional information. Also, within 10 days of taking a mountain lion or a bear, the hunter shall present the animal’s skull, hide, and attached proof of sex for inspection. If the skull is to be frozen before inspection by the department, the mouth should be propped open so a tooth can be extracted for age determination. Hunters are encouraged to contact a department office by telephone to coordinate the inspection. (from AZGFD website) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 23, 2007 Thanks for the reminder Doug! AGFD informed me that they are going to write tickets this year for violations on this. In the previous years they have been issuing warnings. They will be hardline this year, so please follow the regulations. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
