Hunt draw deadline day is June 14:
Avoid stress and apply early
News Media
June 6, 2005
PHOENIX - What does the Arizona Game and Fish Department's fall big game
draw deadline day have in common with tax day each year? The answer is,
thousands of people who have waited until the last minute, scrambling to
submit their paperwork before the deadline.
In the case of draw deadline day, it's hunters, and not tax filers, who will
fill department offices and parking lots on June 14, trying to beat the 7
p.m. (MST) cutoff. The Arizona Game and Fish Department is urging applicants
to avoid stress by applying early.
"Past experience tells us to expect big crowds," says Bob Miles, information
branch chief for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. "We'll have extra
staffing to help handle the volume, but applicants can save themselves time
and trouble by submitting their paperwork early."
This year's draw application process is different from the past several
years because there is no online application option. Applicants must fill
out paper forms and mail or hand deliver them, along with all license, tag
and application fees, to any Game and Fish Department office throughout the
state. The completed applications must be in the department's possession by
June 14; postmarks don't count.
Applications and hunting regulations are available at all department offices
and authorized license dealers, or they can be downloaded from the
department's Web site at azgfd.gov.
"There are several other changes to this fall's draw that people need to be
aware of, including the requirement for applicants to purchase a hunting
license," says Miles.
Information on the fall draw changes can be found on the Arizona Game and
Fish Department's Web site at azgfd.gov/draw.
The big game draw is a lottery-style process for allocating the limited
number of big game hunting permits to applicants. The department typically
receives far more applications than there are available permits for the fall
draw.
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