2013 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Information - Arizona Game ...

Great Outdoors, Great ValueArizona’s 2014 Hunting and Fishing LicensesSome exciting changes are comingto Arizona hunting and fishinglicenses beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Anew license and fee structure willbe easier for customers and offermore value. Benefits of the new licensesinclude:• A simplified structure. The former structureof more than 40 license and stamp optionsis reduced to six license options and a singlemigratory bird stamp.• Bundled privileges for better value. Mostlicenses will have bundled privileges offeringmore value. For example, the General Fishinglicense will now include the privileges of theformer Class A general fishing license, plusprivileges for trout, two-pole and CommunityFishing (no need to buy separate stampsor licenses for those privileges). The licenseis also planned to include fishing privilegesfor Arizona’s shared Colorado River waterswith California and Nevada, dependent onagreements currently under negotiation withthose states. The Combination Hunt and Fishlicense will also include the privileges of thenew General Fishing license, along with theprivileges of the General Hunting license.• Valid for one year. Licenses (other than theShort-term) will be valid for one year fromthe date of purchase instead of just for thecalendar year.• Youth Combination hunt and Fish licensefor only $5. The Youth Combination Huntand Fish license will cost only $5 (as opposedto the current $26.50) and will be requiredfor youth ages 10-17.• short-term Combination hunt and Fishlicense. This may be purchased for any singleday or for multiple days. The purchaserpicks the date(s) of validity at the time ofpurchase. If purchased for multiple days,the days need not be consecutive.• single state migratory Bird stamp. Theonly state stamp that will be required is theArizona Migratory Bird Stamp, which is required(along with your hunting license)for the taking of migratory birds (such asdoves, band-tailed pigeons), including waterfowl(such as ducks, geese). Keep in mindthat individuals ages 16 and older who wishto hunt waterfowl will still be required underfederal law to also purchase the FederalMigratory Bird Hunting Stamp (i.e., FederalDuck Stamp).Other Information• The Big GameTag structure will stay the same,but most tag prices will increase. This is thefirst increase in tag prices since 2007. Noneof the tag prices exceed the previously authorizedstatutory cap that existed prior toenactment of SB 1223. See the new tag feeson the next page.• The application fee for the big game drawand first-come permits will be increased to$13 for residents ($3 of which will be dedicatedto habitat, public access and recruitment/retention efforts ) and $15 for nonresidents($5 of which will be dedicated to habitat,public access and recruitment/retention efforts).The Unit 12A (North Kaibab) HabitatManagement Stamp will no longer be requiredfor Unit 12A deer hunters.6 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov