2013-14 Arizona Hunting Regulations - Arizona Game and Fish ...

How to Apply for the DrawThe online application will be available early to mid-May.How to Submit an Online ApplicationYou will be able to apply for big game hunts and bonus points onlineat www.azgfd.gov prior to the deadline.There are many advantagesin submitting an online application. By using the online method,you can meet deadlines without mailing applications or traveling to aDepartment office to drop off applications. The possibility of your applicationbeing rejected is drastically reduced due to the fact that theonline application program will prompt you to accurately completeyour application.Additionally, at the time of application you will only have to pay for theapplication fee, the license fee (if you have not previously purchased alicense for the year in which the hunt takes place) and any donationsyou might wish to make to the Big Game Habitat Fund. If you purchasea hunting or fishing license online, you must print the license fromyour home printer. The Arizona Game and Fish Department will notmail your license to you. Hunt permit-tag fees will be charged afterthe drawing is completed and/if you are successful in the draw. Thiseliminates the requirement to pay your tag fees in advance and/or issuea refund if you are not successful in the draw. Costs are identicalto the paper application process. No additional fees are charged forusing the online application.If you are applying for a bonus point, you are charged only the applicationfee and the license fee (if needed). A valid license for the yearin which the applicable hunt will take place is required to apply for ahunt permit-tag or a bonus point. A valid credit or debit card (Visa orMasterCard) must be used when applying online.Please be aware that if you are successful in the draw and thecredit or debit card used for the application is not approved forthe amount of the required fees after the draw, your applicationwill be rejected. The Department is not responsible for any overdraftcharges incurred due to insufficient funds. If your credit ordebit card is lost or stolen after using it to apply online or if itshould expire prior to the draw, you may update your credit ordebit card information online by selecting the “update my paymentinformation” option and providing a valid credit or debitcard number prior to the completion of the draw. Deadline forupdating your credit or debit card information online is 11:59 p.m.(MST) Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Even if you are successful in thedraw, your application will be rejected if payment on your creditor debit card is declined.To apply online, simply log on to the Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentWeb site at azgfd.gov, place the cursor on “Big Game Draw” locatedon the green bar on the main Web page and follow the step-by-stepinstructions. You will have 45 minutes to complete your online applicaton.We recommend you have your hunter list and hunt choicescompleted with all the required information for each hunter prior tologging on to apply.Completing Your Paper Hunt Permit-tag Application FormIf you choose not to participate in the online application,you must correctly fill out and sign a paperhunt permit-tag application form and submit itby mail or drop it off to any of the seven ArizonaGame and Fish Department offices along witha check or money order for the correct amount.Paper application forms are available at all Departmentoffices, more than 300 license dealersstatewide, and as a downloadable PDF electronicdocument from the Department’s website at www.azgfd.gov/draw. A list of dealers can be found onthe Department’s website. The PDF form can beprinted from your computer and then filled out usingan ink pen. Once the form has been correctlyfilled out, it must be signed and submitted by mailor dropped off at any Department office along witha check or money order for the correct amount.R12-4-104 and R12-4-114 explain application anddrawing procedures in detail. Complete and properpreparation of an application is the sole responsibilityof the applicant. If any applicant in the groupfails to complete any required portion of the application,all applicants in the group will be rejected.Numbered paragraphs correspond to numberscircled on the SAMPLE form. Use it to assist youin completing your form, which can be found online,at any license dealer or Department office.A Enter the hunt number(s) of the hunt(s) inwhich you wish to participate. The hunt numberwill indicate the genus (deer, turkey, etc.) and areayou want to hunt. Do not use the Game ManagementUnit Number. Hunt numbers are listedin the far left column of each Commission Order.Deer hunts are in the 1000 series, turkey hunts arein the 4000 series, etc. All hunt numbers on an applicationmust be in the same series. YOU CANNOTMIX HUNT SERIES NUMBERS, BUT YOU CAN MIXWEAPON TYPES WITHIN A SERIES. You must submita separate application for each genus (series). Nomore than five hunt choices can be requested. Youmay request fewer. You do not have to fill in all theblocks. You may only apply for either a bonus pointor a valid hunt number for any genus, NOT both.B Enter your correct date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy).C Enter your Social Security Number. In accordancewith Federal Requirement, 42 U.S.C. Section666 (A)(13) and A.R.S. 25-320 (P) and 25-502 (K), allapplicants — including youth — must provide theirvalid Social Security Number in the space provided.This is kept on file with the Arizona Department ofEconomic Security for use in identifying and trackingchild support offenders. Any invalid SSN will resultin rejection of the application. If you are not a U.S.citizen you must write “NOT US CITZ” in the SocialSecurity field. If you are not a U.S. citizen, you mustobtain a Department I.D. Number prior to submittingand enter it on the application. See #6. You mayobtain a Department issued ID number by calling(602) 942-3000 during business hours.D Check the appropriate resident or nonresidentbox. “Resident” means a person who is domiciled(claims the state of Arizona as their true, fixed andpermanent home and principal residence) in thisstate for six months immediately preceding the dateof application for a license, permit, tag, or stampand does not claim residency for any purpose inanother state or jurisdiction. Or is a member of thearmed forces of the United States on active duty andstationed in: (i)This state for a period of thirty daysimmediately preceding the date of applying for alicense, permit, tag, or stamp; (ii) Another state orcountry but who lists this state as their home of recordat the time of applying for a license, permit,tag, or stamp.E Enter your valid Arizona hunting license numberfor the year in which the hunt for which youare applying occurs. The hunting license numberconsists of two letters and six numbers. You maypurchase a license through the draw by completingthe License Application Form at the bottom ofthe application and submitting payment with eachof your applications if you are not licensed.18 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov