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

Population Management HuntsBeginning in 2003-2004, the Arizona Game and Fish Departmentestablished Population Management Hunts andthe Hunter Pool. AZGFD Wildlife Managers have found thatprevious hunt strategies designed to manage some wildlifepopulations are not meeting objectives. When regularhunt seasons don’t meet management objectives, conflictsbetween wildlife and other uses of the land can occur.Population management hunts are designed to allow theDepartment to achieve supplemental harvests of wildlifewhen traditional harvest strategies have not met their objectives.Population management hunts will enhance theDepartment’s ability to meet population and habitat managementobjectives.The following information is important to know if you areplanning on applying for a population management hunt.• Population management hunts may occur as necessary,under the provisions of R12-4-115 (page 120).• The Population Management Seasons Commission Order26 approved by the Commission designates therange of species, season dates, open areas, legal wildlife,lawful taking methods, and maximum tag numbersfor population management hunts to be prescribedby the Director and implemented under R12-4-115.• When a population management hunt is found to benecessary, as prescribed in R12-4-115, hunters will beselected from the hunter pool made up of hunter poolapplicants (see application below).• The hunter pool list will be purged by the DepartmentDec. 31, 2013. You may apply at any time during theyear (note: do not include the hunter pool hunt applicationform with a hunt permit-tag application—youmust apply separately. See application below for instructions).• To complete your application, you must designate thespecies of animal(s) you desire to hunt and the weapontype(s). You must also submit a $7.50 applicationfee (note: one $7.50 application fee per application—not per species). Please do not send cash.• You may designate more than one species and weapontype on the application form. If you choose to designatemore than one species and weapon type on yourhunter pool application, your name will be includedin the hunter pool for each species and weapon typeyou designate. This means that you may be eligibleto participate in a population management hunt formore than one species or method of take each year(note: annual bag limits apply to all population managementhunts and may limit your ability to participatein a population management hunt or regular seasonhunt).• If you participate in a population management huntand fill your annual bag limit for that species, you maynot participate in a regular hunting season for that specieseven if you are drawn through the normal drawprocess (note: A.R.S. 17-332.E. prohibits the issuing ofa refund for the purchase of a license or a permit).• If your application is selected during a random drawingfor a population management hunt, the Departmentwill attempt to contact you three times by telephonewithin a 24-hour period. If you cannot be contactedwithin 24 hours, your application will be returned tothe hunter pool for inclusion in future population managementhunts during that year.• If you are offered a restricted non-permit tag for a populationmanagement hunt, pursuant to R12-4-115, youmay decline to participate. If you decline to participate,your application will be returned to the hunter poolfor inclusion in future population management huntsduring that year (note: if you agree to participate ina population management hunt but fail to purchaseyour tag within the timeframe designated when youare contacted, you will not be eligible for further populationmanagement hunts that year).• If you elect to participate in a population managementhunt, it is probable that you will be asked to arrive inthe field to hunt within a few days of being contacted(note: purchase of restricted nonpermit-tag and applicablehunting license prior to hunting is required).• Restricted non-permit tags issued through the hunterpool may be purchased through the Department’sPhoenix office. See the front of the hunting regulationsbooklet for the address and phone number.• You will not gain or lose bonus points when you applyfor, or participate in, a population managementhunt.Do not include this form with a Hunt Permit-tag Application Form(See R12-4-115 on page 120)Have you:Filled in all the blanks?Enclosed the $7.50 application fee?Signed your application?Indicated your choice of species?Form may be photocopied.Mail Application and Fee (do not send cash) to:Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentAttention: Drawer FAB5000 W. Carefree HighwayPhoenix, AZ 85086-5000HUNTER POOL APPLICATIONFor Jan. 1, 2013 thru Dec. 31, 2013Please provide your hunting license number.(2 character license prefix required)Last Name ____________________________________ First Name ___________________________________ MI _____________Street _________________________________________________________________________________________________________City ____________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip Code _____________________Day Phone No. ( ) __________ - __________________ Evening Phone No. ( ) __________ - __________________Choose 1 to 5 Species: Deer Elk Bear Javelina BuffaloChoose 1 to 3 Methods of Take: Rifle Ham (Handgun, Archery, Muzzleloader) ArcheryBirthdate _________ / __________ / __________ Resident Non-residentPlease provide your Department ID Number. If you do not have aDepartment ID Number, one will be provided for you.Signature __________________________________________________ Date ______________________________FORM 5564 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov