{"id":10131,"date":"2023-07-26T13:48:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=10131"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:03:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:03:40","slug":"additional-big-game-draw-supports-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2023\/07\/26\/additional-big-game-draw-supports-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming limited-entry draw helps conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July 26, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) once again will be offering additional hunting opportunities that will provide all hunters with a chance to draw an additional elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and Gould\u2019s turkey permit-tag, while generating revenue to support wildlife conservation efforts across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The draw will open at 8 a.m. (Arizona time) Wednesday, Aug. 2, and close at 5 p.m. (Arizona time) Tuesday, Aug. 8. Applicants who are drawn for a limited-entry permit-tag will be contacted by the department (during the week of Aug. 14), at which time payment will be required before the permit-tag can be mailed. It is the responsibility of each applicant to provide accurate contact information to avoid missing an opportunity to receive the permit-tag for which they were drawn.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>These opportunities should not be confused with the annual draws<\/strong> that are conducted by the department in February, June and October. A limited-entry permit-tag application does not preclude a hunter from applying for any other hunts throughout the year or impact bonus points. Animals harvested during limited-entry permit-tag seasons are excluded from annual bag limits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is discretionary. The objective is to generate revenue in order to maintain current operations, and limit or eliminate the need to increase license and hunt permit-tag fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The issuance of a specific number of limited-entry permit-tags will not adversely affect management objectives for a species or area. These hunts will not impact the number of&nbsp; permit-tags made available for the annual draws. The related harvest will have an insignificant impact on wildlife populations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A valid Arizona hunting (or combination hunt and fish) license is not needed at the time of application; it is required if a customer draws a limited-entry permit-tag.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants can select up to 12 limited-entry permit-tag hunts on one application. Multiple applications will not be accepted.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the time of application, a customer shall submit the required nonrefundable application fee ($13 for Arizona residents, $15 for nonresidents) for each selected hunt number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each customer must apply individually. Applicants cannot apply as a group, unlike the annual draws.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a customer enters inaccurate information during the application process, or attempts to enter the draw for a hunt more than once, all applications will be deemed invalid.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After an application has been saved, a customer cannot begin a new one. A customer may return to their application to make changes as long as the draw is open, however. When an application is completed and final payment is accepted, a customer can no longer make changes or apply for additional hunts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 12 limited-entry permit-tags will be available for the following hunting opportunities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Elk <\/strong>(any elk): Dec. 15, 2023-Feb. 15, 2024. Open areas: Units 1, 27.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elk<\/strong> (any elk): Dec. 15, 2023-Feb. 15, 2024. Open areas: Units 9, 10.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mule deer<\/strong> (antlered): Dec. 1, 2023-Jan. 31, 2024. Open areas: Units 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 16A, 18A, 18B.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mule deer<\/strong> (antlered): Dec. 1, 2023-Jan. 31, 2024. Open areas: Units 28, 31, 32, 37A, 37B.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mule deer<\/strong> (antlered): Dec. 1, 2023-Jan. 31, 2024. Open areas: Units 22, 23.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mule deer<\/strong> (antlered): Dec. 15, 2023-Feb. 15, 2024. Open areas: Units 10, 17A, 17B, 19A, 19B, 20A.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mule deer<\/strong> (antlered): Dec. 15, 2023-Feb. 15, 2024. Open areas: Units 39, 40A, 40B, 41, 42, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A, 45B, 45C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>White-tailed deer<\/strong> (antlered): Jan. 1, 2024-Feb. 28, 2024. Open areas: Units 27, 28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>White-tailed deer<\/strong> (antlered): Jan. 1, 2024-Feb. 28, 2024. Open areas: Units 4A, 5A, 6A, 6B, 8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>White-tailed deer<\/strong> (antlered): Jan. 1, 2024-Feb. 28, 2024. Open areas: Units 29, 30A, 30B, 31, 32, 33, 34A, 34B, 35A, 35B, 36A, 36B, 36C.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>White-tailed deer<\/strong> (antlered): Jan. 1, 2024-Feb. 28, 2024. Open areas: Units 21, 22, 23, 24A, 24B.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gould\u2019s turkey <\/strong>(bearded): April 1, 2024-May 31, 2024. Open areas: Units 29, 30A, 31, 32, 33 (north and west of Redington Road), 34A, 35A, 35B. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer hunts are general season hunts. Legal methods of take: any firearm, pre-charged pneumatic weapon, crossbow, or bow and arrow, as prescribed in R12-4-304. The legal method of take for the Gould\u2019s turkey hunt is limited weapon shotgun shooting shot, as prescribed in R12-4-304.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limited-entry permit-tag draw for elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and Gould\u2019s turkey\u00a0opens Aug. 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":10142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Upcoming limited-entry draw helps conservation - Arizona Game &amp; Fish Department<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2023\/07\/26\/additional-big-game-draw-supports-conservation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Upcoming limited-entry draw helps conservation - Arizona Game &amp; 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