{"id":20498,"date":"2025-08-14T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=20498"},"modified":"2025-08-14T16:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:13:33","slug":"copper-state-draw-benefits-hunters-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2025\/08\/14\/copper-state-draw-benefits-hunters-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Copper State Draw benefits hunters, wildlife\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aug. 14, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Once again, hunters have stepped up in a big way in their financial support of wildlife conservation efforts across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest Copper State Draw offered hunters a chance to obtain an additional elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and Gould\u2019s turkey permit-tag, while generating revenue that will bolster a variety of conservation programs funded through the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monitoring and maintenance of wildlife water catchments, and law enforcement patrols and investigations, are among many examples of AZGFD\u2019s programs that benefit from such funding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of nine permit-tags were available through this draw \u2014 including an opportunity to hunt Gould\u2019s turkey in the mountain ranges of southeastern Arizona. The deadline to submit applications was Aug. 5. <strong>All successful applicants have been notified by telephone. Applicants who were unsuccessful will not receive correspondence from the department<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These hunting opportunities are discretionary and not to be confused with the annual draws that are conducted in February, June and October. A Copper State Draw permit-tag application does not preclude a hunter from applying for any other hunts throughout the year or impact bonus points. Animals harvested during Copper State Draw permit-tag seasons are excluded from annual bag limits.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AZGFD will update customers about future Copper State Draw permit-tag seasons through its website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azgfd.gov\"><strong>www.azgfd.gov<\/strong><\/a>), e-newsletters, Facebook, Instagram, and \u201cX,\u201d formerly known as Twitter.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Additional hunting opportunities help to generate revenue to fund wildlife conservation efforts.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":13859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20498","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>Copper State Draw benefits hunters, wildlife\u00a0 - Arizona Game &amp; 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