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

Pheasant Hunting■ DistributionFor further information on pheasants,their habitat, range, natural history,or where you can hunt them inArizona, please visit www.azgfd.gov.License RequiredTag RequiredHunt Numbers RequiredLegal Methods of TakeLEGAL REQUIREMENTSAny valid hunting or combination license including a Three-Day Hunting (Class H) (See tables on pages 14–15 forResident and Non-resident license fees). A Three-Day Hunting license cannot be obtained through the draw. To huntpheasant in a falconry-only season, a Sport Falconry License is required as prescribed in R12-4-422 or R12-4-407.For the Limited Weapon-Shotgun Shooting Shot and Juniors-Only seasons, hunt permit-tag obtained only throughapplication and draw process as prescribed in R12-4-104 and R12-4-114.When applying for hunt permit-tags, you must use hunt numbers.Limited Weapon-Shotgun Shooting Shot Hunt: Shotgun shooting shot, crossbow, and bow and arrow, pneumaticweapons or falconry as prescribed in R12-4-304 and R12-4-318. Archery-Only Hunt: Bow and arrow as prescribed inR12-4-304 and R12-4-318 and crossbow as prescribed in R12-4-216. Falconry-Only Hunt: Falconry as defined in R12-4-101 and as prescribed in R12-4-318.Limited Weapon ShotgunTwo (2) pheasants. Each pheasant possessed shall have a hunt permit-tag attached.Shooting Shot Bag LimitArchery-Only and Falconry-Two (2) pheasants per day.Only Bag LimitArchery-Only and Falconry-Four (4) pheasants of which no more than two (2) may be taken in any one day.Only Possession LimitTo hunt pheasant in Arizona, you need a valid hunting or combination license. To hunt pheasant during the Limited Weapon-Shotgun Shooting Shot season,you must apply for and obtain a hunt permit-tag through the draw.Pheasant: Commission Order 15LIMITED WEAPON-SHOTGUN SHOOTING SHOT PHEASANTOpen Areas do not include areas within municipal parks, municipal preserves, county parks, county preserves, airports, golf courses, or posted water treatment facilities(except as specifically opened in this Commission Order) or areas closed under A.R.S. Sections 17-101, 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801,R12-4-802 and R12-4-803.Hunt No. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits11001 Sep 20 - Sep 26, 2013 40B (Yuma Valley, west of East Main Canal) Any rooster pheasant 5011002 Sep 27 - Oct 3, 2013 40B (Yuma Valley, west of East Main Canal) Any rooster pheasant 5011003 Oct 4 - Oct 10, 2013 40B (Yuma Valley, west of East Main Canal) Any rooster pheasant 50Total 150FOR JUNIORS-ONLY PHEASANT HUNTS, SEE PAGE 3386 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov