2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk HUNT DRAW INFORMATION

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Layout2018.indd 5 12/13/2017 10:25:54 AM Important Information for 2018 This list is for informational purposes only and lists important information or major changes that have occurred since publication of the last hunt draw booklet. Individuals should thorough- ly read and understand the appropriate regulations prior to submitting an application or going ARIZONA GAME AND afield. The current Arizona Hunting and Trapping Regulations can be found at www.azgfd.gov, FISH DEPARTMENT MISSION or at any Department office or license dealer.

To conserve Arizona’s diverse wildlife resources and NEW: Paper Application Deadline is Early The deadline to submit PAPER applica- manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations. tions is 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. The deadline to submit ONLINE applications is 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. ARIZONA GAME AND FISH COMMISSION James R. Ammons, Chair — Yuma NEW: Hunter Harvest Questionnaire Design The Arizona Game and Fish Depart- James S. Zieler — St. Johns ment has redesigned its big game hunt permit-tags and the Hunter Harvest Question- Eric S. Sparks — Tucson naire will now be included with your hunt permit-tag. A unique QR scan code, as well Kurt R. Davis — Phoenix Edward “Pat” Madden — Flagstaff as a web link, will be located on the back of hunt permit-tags. Scan the code to access our Hunter Harvest Questionnaire webpage then select your species. Completing your ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT hunter questionnaire, honestly and accurately, is very important to the management of 5000 W. Carefree Highway wildlife in Arizona. Phoenix, Arizona 85086 602-942-3000 www.azgfd.gov Sign-up for a Free Portal Account to Access Draw Results Early If you don’t have an account, create one for free: www.azgfd.gov, select the green “My Account” button Ty E. Gray, Director at top right, follow the prompts. Tom P. Finley, Deputy Director PointGuard — Tag Surrender, R12-4-118 Hunters may now choose to surrender REGIONAL OFFICES their hunt permit-tag prior to the start of their hunt. Hunters must have a Department Portal Account and purchase the Department’s PointGuard Membership for $5 at the REGION I 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop 85935 time of application for each species. Refer to page 5 for more information. 928-367-4281 REGION II Keep Credit Card Information Updated Online applicants are encouraged to keep 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff 86005 their credit card payment information current. If your payment is declined at the 928-774-5045 time of the draw, your application will not be drawn. The Arizona Game and Fish REGION III Department will no longer call customers to obtain payment on drawn applications 5325 N. Stockton Hill Road, Kingman 86409 928-692-7700 where credit cards have failed. Deadline for updating your credit or debit card infor- REGION IV mation online is 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) Thursday, March 1, 2018. 9140 E. 28th Street, Yuma 85365 NOTE: If your credit/debit card has been used for multiple applications, please 928-342-0091 notify your banking institution that multiple charges from Arizona Game and REGION V 555 N. Greasewood Road, Tucson 85745 Fish could be processed simultaneously. 520-628-5376 REGION VI 7200 E. University Drive, Mesa 85207 Drones Drones are considered aircraft and shall not be used to harass wildlife or 480-981-9400 assist in the taking of wildlife. For more specific information, please review Commis- sion Rules R12-4-301, R12-4-319 and R12-4-320 located on pages 125 and 130 of the The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits 2017–18 Arizona Hunting Regulations. Also, see Fair Chase information on page 56 of discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, or disability in its programs and activities. If the 2017–18 Arizona Hunting Regulations. anyone believes that they have been discriminated against in any of the AZGFD’s programs or activities, including its International Border Suspicious Activity Homeland Security Issues along the Inter- employment practices, the individual may file a complaint national Border may affect the quality of a person’s hunt (see 2017-18 Arizona Hunting alleging discrimination directly with the Director’s Office, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000, 602- Regulations page 71). Call 800-BE-ALERT to report suspicious activity. 942-3000, or with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: Civil Rights Coordinator for Public Access, 5275 Leesburg Resident Licenses Available for Military Spouses The Arizona Game and Fish Pike, MS:WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. Persons with a Department now offers a resident license for the taking of wildlife by the spouse of disability may request a reasonable accommodation or this document in an alternative format by contacting the Director’s an active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces who is permanently or temporarily Office as listed above. stationed in Arizona. The license also will allow the spouse of an active duty member to apply for big game hunt permit-tags as a resident. This publication is partially paid for through the sale of advertis- ing. The Arizona Game and Fish Department neither endorses products or services listed nor accepts any liability from the use of listed products or services.

Cover photo by George Andrejko 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 3 License Information

Who Can Go? are a lifetime license holder who has moved per calendar year. When applying for an ap- Everyone needs a license to hunt wildlife in out of state, the 10 percent non-resident cap prentice license, the mentor must name the Arizona. You need in your possession a val- does not apply to you. The lifetime license person he or she will be taking afield. id hunt or combination hunt and fish license, will remain legal for the taking of all wildlife High Achievement Scout License as permitted by law. Residency may be re-es- plus any required hunt permit-tags, nonper- The High Achievement Scout License is of- tablished after moving back to Arizona and mit-tags, or stamps. Neither a Short-term fered to a resident youth who has attained meeting the required time period as defined Combination Hunting and Fishing License nor either the rank of Eagle Scout (Boy Scout) or below. an Apprentice Hunting License is valid for big received a Gold Award (Girl Scout). The fee game. Residency Requirements for the reduced license is $5. The applicant Youth ages 10–17 must purchase a Youth “Resident” means a person who is domi- must present proof of their rank or award by Combination Hunting and Fishing license. The ciled (claims the state of Arizona as their true, providing their certification letter, wallet card, license fee is $5. fixed and permanent home and principal or award certificate at any Department office, residence) in this state for six months imme- and complete the High Achievement Scout Li- A person under 10 may hunt wildlife other cense application (Form 306, available on the than big game without a license only when diately preceding the date of application for a license, permit, tag, or stamp and does not Department website or at any Department of- accompanied by a properly licensed person fice). This license is not available through the 18 years or older. No more than two unli- claim residency for any purpose in another state or jurisdiction; or is a member or spouse draw. At the age of 21, an Eagle Scout or Gold censed children may accompany any license Award recipient is no longer eligible for the holder. of a member of the armed forces of the Unit- ed States who is on active duty and stationed High Achievement Scout License, and from No one under the age of 14 may hunt big in this state for either permanent or tempo- that point forward would be required to pur- game without having completed a Hunter Ed- rary duty; or is a member of the armed forces chase an adult license. ucation Course. No one under age 10 may of the United States on active duty stationed Lost License or Tag Replacement hunt big game in Arizona. To hunt big game, in another state or country but who lists this Lost licenses, hunt permit-tags, and non- anyone 10 to 13 years of age must have in state as their home of record at the time of permit-tags may be replaced for a $4 fee at their possession a valid combination hunt and applying for a license, permit, tag, or stamp. fish license, a valid Hunter Education Course any Arizona Game and Fish Department li- completion card, plus any required permit- Arizona residents may purchase a resident cense dealer. Licenses purchased online tags or nonpermit-tags. license. All other individuals must purchase a can be reprinted for free. Duplicate licenses non-resident license. can be purchased online. Consult R12-4-103 Where to Buy Licenses Duplicate Tags and Licenses for additional in- Arizona hunting licenses may be purchased Apprentice License formation. Stamps cannot be replaced, they online at www.azgfd.gov. The Arizona Game Resident licensed hunters are able to obtain a must be repurchased. and Fish Department will not mail your li- free Apprentice Hunting License valid for two cense to you. If you would like a paper copy, days for use when mentoring a new hunter. Physically Challenged Hunters you must print the license from a home com- This affords new hunters the opportunity to Those hunters who are physically challenged puter. Licenses also can be obtained from any “try before you buy,” under the supervision may qualify for a Challenged Hunter Access/ license dealer or Arizona Game and Fish De- of a licensed hunter. Mobility Permit (CHAMP). Consult R12-4-217 for information about this permit. Contact any partment office (see locations on page 3 of An Apprentice Hunting License is valid for Arizona Game and Fish Department office for this booklet). two consecutive days when the apprentice is additional information and application. The accompanied in the field by a mentor. An ap- If you are applying for a big game hunt application is also available online. permit-tag or bonus points on a paper appli- prentice hunting license is valid for the taking cation, you may purchase your general hunt of small game, fur-bearing animals, predatory Non-US Citizens Wanting to Hunt (available for residents only) or combination animals, nongame animals, and upland game in Arizona hunt and fish license while you are enter- birds. Any required stamps must be pur- Pursuant to regulations by the U.S. Bureau ing your application for the draw. The license chased in addition to obtaining an Apprentice of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), non- will not be issued and mailed until the draw Hunting License. An apprentice may be a immigrant aliens who want to temporarily is complete. resident or non-resident and may only be li- import firearms and/or ammunition into the censed pursuant to this paragraph once per United States for the allowable purpose of tak- Lifetime License Holders calendar year. A mentor must be a domiciled ing wildlife will need an ATF import If a lifetime license holder changes residen- resident of this state who is at least 18 years permit and valid hunting license in cy status from Arizona, the licensee must of age and must possess an annual hunting possession at the time of entry/import into then purchase non-resident stamps, tags, and or combination license or a complimenta- the United States. For further information or permits. A non-resident tag or stamp can ac- ry or lifetime license. A mentor may apply for to make application for the import permit, company your lifetime resident license. If you no more than two apprentice hunting licenses contact ATF’s Firearms and Explosives Import

4 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov License Information

Branch at 304-616-4550, or download an ap- course or another comparable Hunter • The parent, grandparent or guardian must plication from the ATF website at www.atf.gov. Education Course that is approved by the transfer the permit or tag to the child in a director. manner prescribed by the Commission. Tag Transfers • A veteran of the armed forces of the United • The child receiving the permit or tag must Should you be unable to use your big game States who has a service-connected disabil- be accompanied by a parent, grandparent permit, the Department is unable to reim- ity. For the purposes of this paragraph or guardian when in the field. burse you for your fees or reinstate your “disability” means a permanent physical bonus points (except as provided below). • The child must possess a valid hunting impairment that substantially limits one or However, under Arizona Revised Statutes license and, if under 14 years of age, must more major life activities requiring the as- and Arizona Game and Fish Commission satisfactorily complete the Arizona hunter sistance of another person or a mechanical Rules there are ways people can transfer education course or another comparable device for physical mobility. big game tags. A $4 transfer fee applies, un- hunter education course that is approved less donating to a non-profit organization. • “Qualified organization” means a nonprofit by the Director before participating in the The Commission may prescribe the manner organization that is qualified under section hunt. and conditions of transferring and using per- 501(c)(3) of the United States internal reve- • Any big game that is taken counts toward mits and tags under this paragraph, including nue code and that affords opportunities and the child’s bag limit. Once a tag is trans- an application process for a qualified orga- experiences to children with life-threatening ferred at a Department office, the original nization, to allow a person to transfer the medical conditions or with physical disabili- permittee may no longer use it. person’s big game permit or tag to a qualified ties or to veterans with service-connected organization for use by: disabilities. Visit www.azgfd.gov/hunting and scroll to the additional hunting information. There you • A minor child who has a life-threatening A parent, grandparent or legal guardian may will find a link titled “Tag Transfer.” Organiza- medical condition or by a minor child who allow the parent’s, grandparent’s or guard- tions you can donate your tag to are listed on has a permanent physical disability. If a ian’s minor child or minor grandchild to use the page. child with a physical disability is under 14 the parent’s, grandparent’s or guardian’s big years of age, the child must satisfactorily game permit or tag to take big game pursuant complete the Arizona hunter education to the following requirements:

PointGuard (Tag Surrender, R12-4-118)

Tag Surrender allows a hunter to surrender his or her tag to the Department for any reason prior to close of business the day before the hunt starts. Requirements: • Only available to applicants applying online be eligible to participate in Tag Surrender • You must meet the requirements (listed in (not available to paper applicants). again for that species. the left column). • Hunters must have a Department Portal When you surrender your hunt permit-tag: • Hunters must provide acceptable proof to Account. the Department of the Tag Transfer (i.e., • You will not receive a refund for the cost of • Hunters must purchase the Department’s receipt from the qualified nonprofit). your tag. PointGuard Membership. Cost is $5 per spe- • You must submit your Tag Surrender • The bonus points you expended to draw the cies. This membership is purchased at the request and provide proof of the tag being hunt permit-tag will be reinstated. time of application for each species applied donated within 60 days of the donation; for (Select PointGuard Membership at the • The bonus point you would have accrued and no less than 30 days prior to the next end of your online application). had you not drawn will be awarded. draw deadline for that species. • Hunters are only eligible to surrender one • You must surrender your hunt permit-tag According to rule, the Department has mul- tag per species then the next time drawn before your hunt. tiple options for re-issuance of surrendered for that species, the tag will have to be used If you transfer your hunt permit-tag to a qual- tags. Proximity to start of a hunt, type of tag (expends bonus points). Once you have ified nonprofit, you may still participate in and demand for the tag will guide decisions expended your bonus points, you will then Tag Surrender: about re-issuance of surrendered tags.

2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 5 Hunt Permit-tag and License Fee Information

The fees listed on this page are valid for 2018 hunts. Please refer to Notes below. LICENSES PRIVILEGES RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT Allows take of small game, fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, Not available. General Hunting1 nongame animals, and upland game birds. A valid tag or stamp is $37 See Combination. required for the take of big game animals and migratory game birds. Allows take of all aquatic wildlife statewide, including Community Fishing Combination Hunt waters, small game, fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame $57 $160 and Fish1,2 animals, and upland game birds. A valid tag or stamp is required for the take of big game animals and migratory game birds. Allows take of all aquatic wildlife statewide, including Community Fishing Youth Combination waters, small game, fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame Hunt and Fish1,2,8 $5 $5 animals, migratory birds and upland game birds. A valid tag is required (ages 10–17) for the take of big game animals. Allows take of all aquatic wildlife statewide, including Community Fishing Short-term Combination waters, small game, fur-bearing animals, predatory animals, nongame $15/day $20/day Hunt and Fish 2,3 animals, and upland game birds. A valid stamp is required for the take of migratory game birds. (Not valid when applying for the draw.) HUNT PERMIT-TAGS Obtained only through application and drawing procedures, prices shown RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT include a $13 application fee per applicant for residents YOUTH YOUTH and a $15 application fee per applicant for non-residents.4 Bonus Point $13 $15 $13 $15 Antelope Hunt Permit-tag $103 $565 $103 $565 Bighorn Sheep Hunt Permit-tag5 $313 $1,815 $313 $1,815 7 7 Turkey Hunt Permit-tag $38 $105 $23 (for Youth-Only hunts) $25 (for Youth-Only hunts) Bear Hunt Permit-tag $38 $165 $38 $165 7 7 Javelina Hunt Permit-tag $38 $115 $28 (for Youth-Only hunts) $30 (for Youth-Only hunts) 7 7 Elk Hunt Permit-tag $148 $665 $63 (for Youth-Only hunts) $65 (for Youth-Only hunts) 7 7 Deer Hunt Permit-tag $58 $315 $38 (for Youth-Only hunts) $40 (for Youth-Only hunts) Pheasant Hunt Permit-tag $13 $15 $13 $15 Bison – Bull/Any Hunt Permit-tag $1,113 $5,415 $1,113 $5,415 Bison – Cow/Yearling Hunt Permit-tag $663 $3,265 $663 $3,265 Bison — Yearling only Hunt Permit-tag $363 $1,765 $363 $1,765 Raptor Hunt Permit-tag $13 $15 $13 $15 NONPERMIT-TAGS These tags may be RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT purchased over-the-counter at Department offices or RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT YOUTH YOUTH license dealers. Archery Turkey Nonpermit-tag $25 $90 Youth-Only Turkey Nonpermit-tag $10 $10 Bear Nonpermit-tag5 $25 $150 Mountain Lion Nonpermit-tag5 $15 $75 Javelina Nonpermit-tag $25 $100 Elk Nonpermit-tag $135 $650 Archery Deer Nonpermit-tag $45 $300 Bobcat Seal (for sale or export)6 $3 $3 STAMPS RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT YOUTH8 Migratory Bird Stamp Allows take of band-tailed pigeons, moorhen, coots, doves, ducks, geese, snipe, $5 $5 Included with Youth Combination license and swans (Valid July 1 – June 30) Federal Waterfowl Stamp (valid July 1 – June 30) $25 $25 $25 Notes:

1. Licenses are valid one year from date of purchase. 4. A portion of the application fees are designated for 7. Permit-tag fees are for “Youth-Only” designated hunts. 2. All licenses that allow fishing allow for simultaneous habitat, access and recruitment/retention. A youth must pay the higher fee unless applying fishing with two poles. 5. Mandatory harvest reporting and physical check-in. only for “Youth-Only” hunts. 3. A Short-term Combo license may be purchased for 6. Not available at license dealers. 8. Youth, 16 years of age and older, are required to any day. Purchaser selects date(s) of validity at time of purchase a federal waterfowl stamp. purchase. If purchased for multiple days, the days need not be consecutive. 6 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Hunt Permit-tag Application Schedule – Winter 2018

Hunt permit-tag applications will be accepted and processed in accordance with R12-4-104 and R12-4-114 and this schedule.

Drawing ACCEPTANCE DATES1 DEADLINE DATES2 Deadline 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) in Department offices on: Hunt permit-tags Applications accepted PAPER APPLICATIONS ONLINE APPLICATIONS and refund warrants HUNT on or after: mailed out by: Antelope (See note 1) Jan. 30, 2018 Feb. 13, 2018 April 20, 2018 Elk (See note 1) Jan. 30, 2018 Feb. 13, 2018 April 20, 2018

First Come 3 Online Applicants 4 Applications accepted by mail Permits available for purchase with a Deadline for updating your credit on or after 8:00 a.m. (Arizona completed application at all Department or debit card information online is time): offices after 8:00 a.m. (Arizona time) 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) HUNT ACCEPTANCE DATES ACCEPTANCE DATES Thursday, March 1, 2018 Antelope April 16, 2018 April 23, 2018 Elk April 16, 2018 April 23, 2018

Notes:

1. The Department will accept Hunt Permit-tag Applications for big 3. First come permits are issued if available and will sell very quickly. game listed above as soon as the applicable year’s hunt informa- Applicants are advised to check with the Department before sub- tion is available on the Department’s Web site (www.azgfd.gov), or mitting an application for leftover permits. No person, including from any Game and Fish Department office or license dealer, un- Youth, may submit more than one valid application per genus for less otherwise noted in the Hunt Permit-tag Application Schedule. the First Come process, with the exception of javelina (see the javelina bag limit description). A listing of leftover permits is available 2. Department offices at Flagstaff, Kingman, Mesa, Phoenix, Pinetop, online at www.azgfd.gov under “Big Game Draw” or at any Depart- Tucson and Yuma will close for business at 5 p.m. (Arizona time); ment office. To submit first come applications by U.S. mail only, completed paper applications will be accepted at these locations please send to: 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086, until 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) on paper application deadline days. ATTN: DRAW/FIRST COME. No applications will be accepted after this time regardless of the postmark. Deadline dates are different for paper applications 4. Online applicants are encouraged to keep their credit card and online applications. Deadline dates may be extended in the payment information current. If your payment is declined at event of a Department-related system failure that prevents the pub- the time of the draw, your application will not be drawn. The lic from submitting an application within the deadlines listed above. Arizona Game and Fish Department will no longer call cus- The online system slow down due to heavy traffic is not considered tomers to obtain payment on drawn applications where credit a Department-related system failure and may not result in a dead- cards have failed. line extension. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to avoid the last minute rush. Application assistance can be obtained Mon- day through Friday (8 a.m.– 5 p.m. Arizona time) by contacting the DO NOT DUPLICATE YOUR DEPARTMENT ID Department. Only on deadline day, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., after the close of normal business, the Department can be reached at 623- Customers are encouraged to apply online through their portal 236-7424 for online application assistance. accounts to avoid duplicating their Department ID. Be aware: If you generate a new Department ID, your existing bonus points may not be transferred to the new ID.

2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 7 Draw Information

The Draw same hunt number(s) and in the same order paper application, if required, for each When the number of hunt permits for a spe- of preference on the same form. person who is applying on the applica- cies in a particular area must be limited to tion for a license. Only one license will be No person, including Youth, may submit prevent over-harvest of wildlife, the Com- issued per person and a refund of any re- more than one valid application per genus of mission Order governing seasons for that maining fees will be issued. species assigns a hunt number to a designat- wildlife in any calendar year, except as speci- ed area, and a hunt permit-tag is required fied in R12-4-104(H), when genera are drawn 3. Discounted hunt permit-tag fees are to take that species in that area. Hunt per- in multiple drawings; however the annual for “Youth-Only” designated hunts. A mit-tags are issued through a computerized bag limit still applies. youth must pay the higher fee unless applying only for “Youth-Only” hunts. random drawing. Big game tags not is- Each applicant shall complete only one block sued through the drawing process are called per application. Each payment enclosed with a hunt permit- nonpermit-tags. tag application shall be made by certified No more than one genus may be included check, cashier’s check, money order, or per- Qualifications on each Hunt Permit-tag Application Form. sonal check or draft payable to the Arizona Individuals wishing to participate in a draw- Use a separate form, payment and enve- Game and Fish Department. Cash will not be ing or to obtain bonus points must apply lope for each genus of wildlife you wish accepted and will result in rejection. online or in writing using the Hunt Permit- to hunt. More than one (1) application in tag Application Form, and submit the form an envelope may result in rejection of all One personal check or money order can cov- by the deadline specified in the Hunt Per- applications. You can list a general hunt as er all fees for each application, or separate mit-tag Application Schedule found in the your first choice and another weapon type checks or money orders may be submitted in current year’s hunt regulations (page 7). hunt for the same genus as another choice one envelope for each individual applicant. on the same application — just be sure they An applicant must possess a license (includ- The permit and license fees are specified are in the same numerical series. Use only ing lifetime, pioneer or disabled veteran’s) in the fee schedule on page 6. The hunt one application per genus, even if you are that is valid on the last day of the application permit-tag fees on page 6 include the non- mixing weapon choices. deadline for that draw. Youth applying for refundable application fee. big game hunts must be licensed. If an ap- Hunt Permit, Bonus Points plicant does not have a license that meets Disclaimer Submitting Applications The online application service will be avail- that requirement, he or she must purchase The issuance of any big game permit has no able in early to mid-January. Please check the license at the time of application. An ap- express or implied guarantee or warranty of the Department’s website or sign up for free plicant must submit the information and fees hunter success. Any person holding a valid e-newsletters for regular updates. You can required for a license on each paper appli- permit assumes the risk that circumstanc- register for e-news at www.azgfd.gov/signup. cation submitted. Only one license will be es beyond the control of the Arizona Game issued. License refunds will be made for addi- and Fish Department may prevent the per- Attention online applicants: Deadline for tional applications. Licenses will not be issued mit holder from using the permit. In such updating your credit or debit card infor- until the draw occurs. situations, the Arizona Game and Fish De- mation online is 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) Thursday, March 1, 2018. Applying for a Hunt partment disclaims any responsibility to reissue or replace a permit, to reinstate bo- The online application service will be avail- Paper applications (except first-come, sand- nus points or to refund any fees, except able early to mid-January, see page 10 or visit hill crane, and raptor applications) may be under specific circumstances, such as activa- www.azgfd.gov/draw for more information. hand-delivered to Department offices in tion of military or emergency personnel, as Phoenix, Mesa, Tucson, Flagstaff, Pinetop, Paper applications for hunt permit-tags stated in R12-4-107(M). Kingman, or Yuma. Mailed paper applica- must be made on Hunt Permit-tag Applica- tions must be sent only to the Department’s tion Forms available at Department offices, Fees Phoenix Office at P.O. Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ website, and license dealers. Please use the Information about fees associated with 85087-1052. On deadline days, Department current year’s application form, that is WHITE the online draw process is on page 10. business offices close at 5:00 p.m. (Arizona in color. Do not cut or alter application When submitting paper applications, each time), but paper applications can be deliv- form. Applications not prepared in a legible applicant shall enclose the following fees: ered to drop boxes until 11:59 p.m. (Arizona manner may be deemed not valid and shall time). Drop boxes are locked promptly at be rejected as specified in R12-4-104(L). Use 1. The fee for the appropriate hunt 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time). All paper applica- standard blue or black ink (no gel ink). permit-tag, which includes the permit tions must be received by the Department application fee. No more than four people may apply before the deadline. Deadlines for submis- on one application in one envelope. All 2. Fee for a hunting or combination hunt sion are specified in the Hunt Permit-tag applicants in a group must apply for the and fish license, if a license is requested. Application Schedule on page 7. Deadline Be sure to enclose license fees with each to submit paper applications is Jan. 30. Postmarks don’t count. 8 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Draw Information

Applications will be accepted as soon as the What if I’m not Drawn? is any choice other than the first choice applicable year’s hunt regulations are Please use one of the methods (online or or any other hunt numbers appear on the available. Please consult the current year’s phone) listed on page 10 to access draw re- application, your application will be re- hunt regulations as unit areas and season sults. These methods of access shall serve as jected. You may obtain only one bonus point dates may change each year. the official notification of draw results. per genus per drawing. Complete and proper preparation of an Customers who open a free portal ac- To apply for a bonus point only, the application is the sole responsibility of count will receive their draw results individual must be 10 years old by the the applicant. several days early. Open a free portal ac- deadline date as specified in the Hunt Per- count today! mit-tag Application Schedule on page 7. Why Apply Online? To apply for a bonus point only, you must There are many advantages to submitting an Over-payments and hunt permit-tag fees have previously purchased a hunting license online application: received with unsuccessful applications will be returned to applicant “A,” as shown on or apply for a hunting license through the • Applying online through your portal ac- the Hunt Permit-tag Application Form. Appli- draw for the year in which the hunt will take count will ensure you do not duplicate cation and license fees will not be refunded. place. You must also include the applica- your Department ID. You will not be issued more than one license tion fee per applicant. If applying for a bonus point, you will not receive a refund for the • You have until Feb. 13 to apply online, and a refund of any remaining fees will be is- license fee or the application fee. Do not in- which is two weeks past the paper applica- sued. An overpayment of $5 or less will not clude the fee for the hunt permit-tag for the tion deadline. be refunded, and shall be considered a donation to the Arizona Game and Fish Fund. genus in which you are applying for the bo- • Apply from home or work — no driving, no nus point. A bonus point costs you only mailing; If you or a member of your group elected the license fee (if needed) and the appli- to donate your fees or a portion thereof, the cation fee per applicant. See page 6 for • Easy to meet the deadline — go to www. donation will not be refunded. azgfd.gov and click on “Apply for a Draw”; license fees. If an application is rejected and a license has • Reduces chances for errors (you must If applying for more than one species for been requested, the license will not be issued. still read your options closely); bonus points, you must complete a The license fee will be refunded; however, the separate application for each species. • The initial cost to you is only the appli- application fee will not be refunded. Only a single application and the correct cation fee and license fee (if you don’t Unsuccessful, valid applications will be fees may be included in one envelope. already have a current license); awarded bonus points. If you apply for a bonus point only using • The permit-tag cost will only be charged if Big game hunt permit-tags remaining after the established bonus point hunt number, you are drawn for that species; the drawing will be issued on a first-come, you may NOT submit another applica- • Easy to donate to the Big Game Habitat first-served basis as specified in the Hunt Per- tion for the same genus. To do so will cause Fund and benefit wildlife populations; and mit-tag Application Schedule on page 7. both applications to be rejected as duplicate applications. • Opportunity to purchase PointGuard. First-come permit-tag results are not posted. If successful, you will receive your tag in the All applicants in a group must apply for the What Happens to My mail within 10-15 business days. same established bonus point hunt num- Application? ber. The application will not be included Any application not properly prepared, sub- Obtaining a Bonus Point Only in the random number drawing and the mitted with insufficient fees or one that is In the event you do not wish to participate individual(s) on the application will each re- illegible is not valid and will be rejected. in a big game drawing for species offered in ceive a bonus point for that genus. this draw, but still wish to accumulate bonus If any applicant in a group is rejected for any points for these genera, you may “obtain a reason, all other applicants in that group will bonus point.” also be rejected and no bonus points will be awarded. When completing your application, you must choose the bonus point hunt number es- No hunt permit-tag will be issued to anyone tablished for that genus as your first choice. in a group if there are not sufficient hunt per- A bonus point hunt number is established mit-tags available for all applicants in that within each applicable Commission Order. If group. you choose this hunt number, you may not Hunt permit-tags will be mailed to each suc- choose any other hunt number on your ap- cessful applicant. plication. If the bonus point hunt number

2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 9 Apply Online for Big Game Hunts and Bonus Points at www.azgfd.gov

The online application will be available early to mid-January.

What If I Buy a License draw. If drawn for a hunt permit-tag, you IMPORTANT: Applicants are encouraged to When I Apply for My Hunt? must also have a valid license at the time of keep their credit or debit card information up the hunt. These may not be the same license. to date; if your card becomes invalid for any If you purchase a hunting or fishing license Please contact customer service if you have reason before the credit card update dead- online, you must print the license from your any questions. See below for phone numbers. line, update your information online for each home printer. Your license will not be mailed species you applied for by selecting the “up- to you. How Do I Pay? date my payment information” option and providing the required information. The De- Are There Any Additional A valid credit or debit card (Visa or Master- partment is not responsible for any overdraft Fees for Applying Online? Card) must be used when applying online. charge incurred due to insufficient funds. Your card will be charged once for the ap- No. The application fee per applicant is plication fee and second time if you are the same whether applying online or by What You Need for Each Applicant successful in drawing a permit-tag. Online paper. The application fee is $13 per appli- applicants are encouraged to keep their To apply online, simply log on to the Arizona cant for residents and $15 per applicant for credit card payment information current. Game and Fish Department website at www. non-residents. If your payment is declined at the time azgfd.gov, place the cursor on “Apply for a Can I Apply for a Bonus of the draw, your application will not be Draw” on the main webpage and follow the Point Only? drawn. The Arizona Game and Fish De- step by-step instructions. We recommend you partment will no longer call customers have your hunter list (including first and last Yes. Select Bonus Point Only when prompted. to obtain payment on drawn applications names, dates of birth, Department identifi- You must have a current hunting license or where credit cards have failed. Deadline cation number, and Social Security Number) purchase one. You will be charged the appro- for updating your credit or debit card and hunt choices completed with all the re- priate application fee ($13 application fee per information online is 11:59 p.m. (Arizona quired information for each hunter prior applicant for residents and a $15 application time) Thursday, March 1, 2018. to logging on to apply. This will make for a fee per applicant for non-residents). quicker application process. If your credit/debit card has been used for What are the License multiple applications, please notify your Requirements? banking institution that multiple charges from Arizona Game and Fish could be pro- When applying for a hunt, you must have cessed simultaneously. a license valid through deadline day of that

Useful Contact Information Want To Know If You Were Drawn? Don’t Know Your Department ID? Call the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s You can either e-mail customerservice@azgfd. automated service at (602) 942-3000. Press 2 gov, call 602-942-3000, or reprint your license at and follow voice prompts. You must provide https://license.azgfd.gov/home.xhtml. your Department ID Number and birth date. This Report a Game or Fish Violation service is free of charge (long distance charges 800-352-0700 may apply). Or visit the Arizona Game and Fish Department website at: www.azgfd.gov. Report Vandalism or Livestock Main Number: (602) 942-3000 Depredation Choose 1 for known extension or name 800-VANDALS (826-3257) Choose 2 for Draw, Bonus Points and Hunting Mandatory Harvest Reporting of: and Fishing license info. These numbers are only for reporting your bear Choose 3 for Watercraft and mountain lion harvests. Choose 4 for Regions Choose 5 for Customer Service Bear: 800-970-BEAR (2327) Choose 6 for Shooting Range Lion: 877-438-0447

10 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov How to Avoid Duplicating Your Department ID

Customers are encouraged to apply online through their portal accounts to avoid duplicating their Department ID. Be aware: If you generate a new Department ID, your existing bonus points may not be transferred to the new ID.

Select AZGFD Account and then select the draw icon in the drop-down box.

2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 11 How to Apply for the Draw: Paper

If you choose not to participate in the online First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Fourth Choice Fifth Choice application, you must correctly fill out and sign Hunt Number Hunt Number Hunt Number Hunt Number Hunt Number a paper hunt permit-tag application form and B submit it by mail or drop it off to any of the Date of Birth APPLICANT A I seven Arizona Game and Fish Department of- ( m m ) ( d d ) ( y y y y ) Check One fices along with a check or money order for D Federal Requirement: Social Security Number 1 2 1 2 1 9 1 2 Non-resident the correct amount. Paper application forms Arizona Hunting License Number C 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7

 E are available at all Department offices, more (must include the 2 letter prefix) Department I.D. Number if different from SSN G Resident than 250 license dealers statewide, and as a X XF2 3 4 5 6 7 x downloadable PDF electronic document from Last Name First M.I. DO E D J O E the Department’s website at www.azgfd.gov/ Address draw. A list of dealers can be found on the 2 3 4 5 E B E ACH S T Department’s website. City State Zip Code PERMIT-TAG FORM • A PERMIT-TAG R12-4-104 and R12-4-114 explain application M Y T OWN A Z 8 5 5 6 0  Daytime Phone Number and drawing procedures in detail. Complete 4 8 0 5 6 7 1 9 1 2 SIGN ON LINE BELOW and proper preparation of an application is H the sole responsibility of the applicant. If any Signature (Must be signed by or for Applicant A)  X ______applicant in the group fails to complete any re- Complete only to apply Sex Weight Height Hair Eyes AZ Residency Ft. In. Yrs. Mos. quired portion of the application, all applicants for a Hunt License  Hunting SAMPLERes-G A  Hunt/Fish Non-Res-F D  No license in the group will be rejected. Hunt/Fish F Res-F B  Youth Hunt/Fish Non-Res-Y E  refund will be issued if you 1. You must use a separate application, a Youth Hunt/Fish Res-Y C  are not drawn. separate payment AND a separate enve- LICENSE FORM • A lope for each genus (deer, elk, etc.) for which you apply. No more than one (1) 6. You must either enter your Arizona Hunting 9. Each applicant shall complete only one application (up to 4 applicants) may be in- License Number (including the two-char- block per application (for example: Appli- cluded in the same envelope. NOTE: All acter prefix) OR you must fill out the cant A, Applicant B, etc.) hunt choices for each genus, regardless of LICENSE FORM section (bottom portion 10. You must include all information per ap- weapon type, must be requested on the for each applicant) and specify the class of plicant in one block only. You may not use same application. license you wish to purchase by checking multiple applicant blocks to provide infor- the appropriate box and include pay- mation for one applicant. 2. You must use valid Hunt Numbers; make ment for that license with each application. sure you refer to appropriate Hunting Reg- An applicant must possess a license that 11. You must include ALL the appropriate li- ulations. Do not use game management is valid on the last day of the application cense, permit, and application fees in each unit numbers. deadline for that draw. If an applicant does envelope. No cash will be accepted. Any 3. In accordance with federal requirement, not have a license that meets that require- check returned to the Department for non- 42 U.S.C. Section 666 A13 and state re- ment, they must purchase the license at the payment will result in rejection of your quirement, A.R.S. 25-320 (P) and 25-502 time of application. No license refund will application. be issued if you are not drawn. Only one li- (K), you must provide your Social Securi- 12. You must refer to the appropriate Hunting cense will be issued to you. License refunds ty Number in the space provided. This is Regulations to obtain the current fees for li- will be made for additional applications. Li- kept on file with the Department of Eco- censes and/or hunt permit-tags or you may censes will not be issued until the draw nomic Security for use in identifying and call the Department at 602-942-3000 for occurs. tracking child support offenders. If you are that information. not a U.S. Citizen you must write “Not US 7. You must enter your Department I.D. Num- 13. Only Hunting, Hunting and Fishing Com- Citz” in the Social Security field. Applicants ber (previously called Sportsman I.D.) if bo, and Youth Combo licenses are available declaring “Not US Citz” must provide a De- different from your Social Security Number. for residents through the draw. Only Hunt- partment I.D. Number (refer to item #7). This number is only for those individuals ing and Fishing Combo and Youth Combo who use a Department issued I.D. Num- 4. You must fill in your name, home mailing licenses are available for nonresidents ber instead of a Social Security Number to address, city, state, and zip code. You must through the draw. include your date of birth. You must specify track bonus points or for non-U.S. citizens. your date of birth with a two-digit month, You must still provide a valid Social Security 14. Enclose check, cashier’s check, or mon- a two-digit day, and a four-digit year. (For Number or “Not US Citz.” NOTE: A Depart- ey order payable to the Arizona Game and example: if you were born on Jan. 5, 1950, ment I.D. Number must be obtained from Fish Department for the total amount due, you would write: 01-05-1950 in the Date of AZGFD prior to application. along with your application and mail to: Arizona Game and Fish Department P.O. Birth field.) 8. The applicant or an appointed individual Box 74020 Phoenix, AZ 85087-1052; or drop must sign each completed applicant block. 5. You must check either the resident or non- it off at any Department office. resident box for each applicant.

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2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 13 Clinics, Raffles and Partnerships

Arizona Antelope Foundation Arizona Elk Society Youth Elk Hunters Camp The Arizona Antelope Foundation will hold its annual Antelope Hunter The Arizona Elk Society’s Junior Elk Hunters Camp will be Oct. 11–14, Clinic June 16, 2018 at the Embassy Suites in Tempe. Topics will include 2018, watch our website for camp location. This event is held this year optics, trophy evaluation, photography, taxidermy, practical field in conjunction with the Unit 6A & 5BS Youth Only Elk Hunt. Thursday care and hunting tactics for firearms and archery. In addition to the night the AES serves free dinner to all youth hunters and their families, formal presentations, representatives from the Arizona Game and Fish after which they have a seminar on hunter safety, finding elk, meat Department will be on hand to discuss hunting hotspots and access care and more. There will be lots of free giveaways for youth hunters. in the game management units drawn by the hunters in attendance — Free lunch will be served Friday and Saturday, seminars will be held bring your hunting maps! Look for details at www.azantelope.org. and mentors available if needed. The Arizona Elk Society offers support throughout the weekend for game locating and retrieval, as well Arizona Elk Society Elk Hunting Clinic as anything else the youth need during the hunt. This year’s camp will The Arizona Elk Society will hold its Annual Elk Hunting Clinic July 28, again be at the St. Josephs Youth Camp at Morman Lake, AZ. Check 2018. For information visit www.arizonaelksociety.org or call (602) out this event and others at www.arizonaelksociety.org. Call (602) 492- 492-5319. This all-day clinic will be full of great information about 5319 for information. hunting elk with a bow or a rifle; locating elk during the early and late hunting seasons by Dan Adler, Diamond Outfitters Arizona; effective- Arizona Elk Society Wild in the City ly calling elk; as well as meat care, cape preparation, and proper use Wild in the City is a daylong camp held Feb. 3, 2018 and again in of optics to locate elk in the field and much more. The clinic will be a November at Ben Avery Shooting Range, camp is designed to intro- great education tool for first-time hunters and seasoned hunters. The duce kids 7–16 to outdoor skills. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. participants will clinic runs from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and includes lunch. The Elk Clinic will rotate through six classes including archery, wildlife identification, gun be held at the Ben Avery Clay Target AZ One Credit Union Pavilion. safety and shooting, survival bracelets, identifying animal tracks, owl For more information about the elk hunting clinic and the Arizona Elk pellet dissection, kayaking, horsemanship and other classes. Check our Society visit www.arizonaelksociety.org. website for camp locations. Kids receive event shirts and goodie bags full of information and goodies. Visit www.arizonaelksociety.org for in- Thank You Hunters and Recreational Shooters formation and registration. Call (602) 492-5319 if you need help. Arizona’s rich outdoor heritage is enjoyed by all — thanks to Arizona Big Game Super Raffle hunters like you, whose purchase of hunting and recreational Each year since 2006, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission has shooting equipment supports wildlife management and habitat awarded the Arizona Big Game Super Raffle (AZBGSR) 10 Special Big enhancement in the Grand Canyon State. When you purchase a Game Tags, including one each for the 10 big game species we have rifle, ammunition, archery equipment, and other sporting gear, here in Arizona. The 365-day season dates are Aug. 15, 2018 through you pay a federal excise tax and import duties. Aug. 14, 2019, and include most units statewide. The webcast drawing will be held July 26, 2018. The 2018 raffle also includes an Optics Since 1937, this money has been collected by the federal gov- Raffle, featuring a full line of Swarovski equipment, as well as $2,500 ernment and redistributed to the states using a formula based in bonus cash, with a total value over $17,000. There is also a trophy on hunting license sales and the state’s land area. In 2017, that New Mexico Bull Elk hunt, sponsored by Mangas Outfitters. A “Buy meant more than $21 million for game management in Ari- Early, Buy Often, Win Big” incentive drawing will be included as well zona. This money paid for game surveys, hunter education for 2018, featuring monthly drawings for (39) additional winners, lead- classes, wildlife water catchment construction, wildlife research ing up to the July drawing. Prizes include outdoor equipment from and shooting range development and operations, among other Sitka Gear and Kenetrek Boots, Garmin and Canyon Coolers, and Vor- projects. tex Optics. Since the raffle’s inception, more than $6.1 million dollars Hunters like you are part of the largest and most successful wild- has been raised, with 100 percent of these tag funds being used to life conservation programs in the world…thank you. complete wildlife projects throughout Arizona. Visit the AZBGSR website at www.arizonabiggamesuperraffle.com to purchase tickets, or if you have any questions regarding ticket prices, deadlines or the drawing time and location.

RMEF, White Mountain Chapter, Jr. Elk Hunters Camp The White Mountain Chapter of The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will be hosting the Junior Elk Hunters Camp Oct. 12–14, 2018 at Sheep Corral in the Greens Peak area of Unit 1. All youth hunters and their families are welcome to join us for this fun and educational camp. All meals are provided free to youth hunters and their families. All reg- istered hunters are sure to win valuable prizes during our Saturday evenings campfire get together. To register, visit www.whitemountain- rmef.org 14 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 15 Pronghorn Antelope Hunts

n Distribution

For further information on pronghorn antelope, their habitat, range, natural history, or where you can hunt them in Arizona, please visit www.azgfd.gov.

Pronghorn Antelope: Commission Order 3 (continued) GENERAL PRONGHORN ANTELOPE Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 2000 BONUS POINT ONLY — See page 9 (No other hunt number may be chosen in conjunction with this one). 2001 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 1 Buck antelope 25 2002 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 2A Buck antelope 25 2003 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 2C Buck antelope 10 2004 Oct 5 - Oct 14, 2018 3A Buck antelope 17 2005 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 3C Buck antelope 6 2006 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (6,9,13) 4A Buck antelope 27 2007 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 4B Buck antelope 35 2008 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (6,9,13,15) 5A Buck antelope 7 2009 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (6,9,13,15) 5B Buck antelope 21 2010 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 6A Buck antelope 9 2011 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (8) 6B South Buck antelope 1 2012 Oct 5 - Oct 14, 2018 7 Buck antelope 43

16 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Pronghorn Antelope Hunts Pronghorn Antelope: Commission Order 3 (continued) GENERAL PRONGHORN ANTELOPE Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 2013 Oct 5 - Oct 14, 2018 9 Buck antelope 32 2014 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (14) 10 Buck antelope 85 2015 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (5) 12A and 12B Buck antelope 3 2016 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (5) 13A Buck antelope 10 2017 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (5) 13B Buck antelope 15 2018 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 17A Buck antelope 2 2019 Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2018 18A Buck antelope 5 2020 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (17) 18B Buck antelope 8 19A (north of AZ Hwy 89A and that portion south of AZ Hwy 2021 Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2018 (4,16) 89A that is east of Fain Rd, north of AZ Hwy 69/169, and west Buck antelope 30 of FR 151/643) 2022 Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2018 (4) 19B Buck antelope 5 2023 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (5) 21 Buck antelope 5 2024 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (4) 30A Buck antelope 9 2025 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (4,10) 31 and 32 Buck antelope 5 2026 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 35A (exlcuding Fort Huachuca) and 35B Buck antelope 3 ---- Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (6,9,13) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Buck antelope 8 ---- Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (6,9,13,15) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5A Buck antelope 3 ---- Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (6,9,13,15) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5B Buck antelope 4 Total 458

MUZZLELOADER PRONGHORN ANTELOPE Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 2027 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 2B Buck antelope 15 2028 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (1) 3B North Buck antelope 2 2029 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 (2) 3B South Buck antelope 2 2030 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 8 Buck antelope 25 2031 Oct 5 - Oct 14, 2018 8 Buck antelope 15 2032 Sep 7 - Sep 16, 2018 15A and 15B Buck antelope 2 2033 Sep 7 - Sep 13, 2018 (4) 17B and 19B Buck antelope 6 2034 Sep 7 - Sep 13, 2018 18A Buck antelope 5 19A (north of AZ Hwy 89A and that portion south of AZ Hwy 2035 Sep 7 - Sep 13, 2018 (4,16) 89A that is east of Fain Rd, north of AZ Hwy 69/169, and west Buck antelope 10 of FR 151/643) Total 82

ARCHERY-ONLY PRONGHORN ANTELOPE Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 2036 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 1 Buck antelope 30 2037 Aug 17 - Aug 30, 2018 3A Buck antelope 10 2038 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (1) 3B North Buck antelope 5 2039 Aug 10 - Aug 23, 2018 (2) 3B South Buck antelope 5 2040 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (2) 3B South Buck antelope 5 2041 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (6,9,13) 4A Buck antelope 5 2042 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 4B Buck antelope 15 2043 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (6,9,13,15) 5A Buck antelope 3 2044 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (6,9,13,15) 5B Buck antelope 8 2045 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (3,7,12) 6B North (except Camp Navajo) Buck antelope 10 2046 Aug 17 - Aug 30, 2018 7 Buck antelope 10 2047 Aug 17 - Aug 30, 2018 9 Buck antelope 8 2048 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (14) 10 Buck antelope 65 2049 Aug 24 - Sep 13, 2018 (11,12) 11M Buck antelope 5 2050 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (5) 12A and 12B Buck antelope 5 2051 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 15A and 15B Buck antelope 2 2052 Aug 10 - Aug 23, 2018 (4) 17B and 19B Buck antelope 5 2053 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (4) 17B and 19B Buck antelope 5 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 17 Pronghorn Antelope Hunts

Pronghorn Antelope: Commission Order 3 (continued) ARCHERY-ONLYGENERAL PRONGHORN PRONGHORN ANTELOPE ANTELOPE Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 2054 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 18A Buck antelope 5 2055 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (17) 18B Buck antelope 5 19A (north of AZ Hwy 89A and the portion south of AZ Hwy 2056 Aug 24 - Aug 30, 2018 (4,16) 89A that is east of Robert Road, north of AZ Hwy 69/169, and Buck antelope 20 west of FR 151/643) 19A (north of AZ Hwy 89A and the portion south of AZ Hwy 2057 Aug 31 - Sep 6, 2018 (4,16) 89A that is east of Robert Road, north of AZ Hwy 69/169, and Buck antelope 20 west of FR 151/643) 2058 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (5) 21 Buck antelope 5 2059 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (4,10) 31 and 32 Buck antelope 5 2060 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (10) 34A and 34B Buck antelope 1 2061 Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 35A (excluding Fort Huachuca) and 35B Buck antelope 2 ---- Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (3) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Buck antelope 6 ---- Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (6,9,13) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Buck antelope 2 ---- Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (6,9,13,15) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5A Buck antelope 2 ---- Aug 24 - Sep 6, 2018 (6,9,13,15) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5B Buck antelope 2 Total 278

Pronghorn Antelope Notes: Your Hunter Questionnaire response is important for management of wildlife. Submit your response online. 1. 3B North Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 3B located north of U.S. Hwy 60. Navajo Website above or by emailing the hunt 18); southwesterly along the Sycamore Canyon 2. 3B South Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 3B coordinator at the email address found on Camp Wilderness boundary to Dogie Trail (Forest Trail located south of U.S. Hwy 60. Navajo’s website. 116); northwest on Dogie Trail to Sycamore Creek. 3. Camp Navajo in Unit 6B is open to antelope 4. Hunter access in this unit is restricted. Applicants hunting only to properly licensed hunters should secure access before applying. 8. 6B South Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 6B located south of the following: Beginning at who meet the qualifications as “Authorized 5. The Grand Canyon-Parashant, Vermilion Cliffs, the junction of U.S. Hwy 89A (mp 371) and Participants” according to the installation hunting Sonoran Desert, Ironwood Forest, and Agua Fria FR 152 (Dry Creek Rd.); north on FR 152 to FR policies outlined on the Camp Navajo Website. National Monuments are open to hunting when 152C (Boynton Pass Rd.); west on FR 152C to Applications for these hunts must be submitted the unit they occur in is open to hunting. to the Arizona Game and Fish Department by the FR 525 (Red Canyon Rd.); northwest on FR 525 published deadline. Hunters must log onto the 6. Access requirements for portions of Units 4A, 5A, to the Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness National Guard Website and read the installation and 5B North - In the northern portion of Unit boundary at Gate 2 of 9999 Red Canyon Rd.; policies and security requirements in order to 5A, access is permitted on the Clear Creek Ranch westerly along the Red Rock Secret Mountain have access Camp Navajo hunt numbers: https:// by written permission only by contacting the Wilderness boundary to the Sycamore Canyon dema.az.gov/army-national-guard/camp-navajo/ Hopi Tribe Wildlife and Ecosystems Management Wilderness boundary (at the gate in section garrison-operations/camp-navajo-hunting- Program via e-mail at [email protected] 18); southwesterly along the Sycamore Canyon information. An applicant who applies for a or by calling (928) 734-3606 or (928) 734-3605 Wilderness boundary to Dogie Trail (Forest Trail category of permit for which he or she is not from Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Please contact in 116); northwest on Dogie Trail to Sycamore Creek. advance to gain access for hunting and scouting. eligible to participate may not be authorized to 9. Hopi Trust lands in Units 4A, 5A, and 5B are In Unit 5B North, access is permitted on the participate in the hunt. All hunters are required open to both state and Hopi hunters under an Hopi’s Hart/Drye Ranch and in Unit 4A on the to show proof of attendance to a hunter safety agreement with the Hopi Tribe. A percentage Hopi’s Aja Ranch by signing in at designated education course during paperwork submission of tags are set aside for Hopi Tribal member sign-in boxes located at access points. for the Camp Navajo permit. Increases in Force hunters. Hopi hunt numbers for these hunts Protection Conditions, training missions and 7. 6B North Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 6B must be obtained from the Hopi Tribe Wildlife industrial operations may result in partial or located north of the following: Beginning at and Ecosystems Management Program by calling complete hunt cancellation at any time with little the junction of U.S. Hwy 89A (mp 371) and (928) 734-3673, (928) 734-3672, or (928) 734- or no prior notification. In the event a hunt is FR 152 (Dry Creek Rd.); north on FR 152 to FR 3671. Non-Hopi Tribal members cannot apply cancelled hunters drawn for these permits will 152C (Boynton Pass Rd.); west on FR 152C to for these hunts. Applications for these hunts not be reimbursed or otherwise compensated by FR 525 (Red Canyon Rd.); northwest on FR 525 must be submitted to the Arizona Game and the Arizona Game and Fish Department or Camp to the Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness Fish Department on the standard form by the Navajo. Camp Navajo will charge a recreation boundary at Gate 2 of 9999 Red Canyon Rd.; published deadline. If all permits for these hunts fee for all hunters. No cash will be taken, only westerly along the Red Rock Secret Mountain are not issued through the draw, the left-over personal checks and money orders. The cost Wilderness boundary to the Sycamore Canyon permits will be available to all hunters (tribal and of the recreation fee can be found at the Camp Wilderness boundary (at the gate in section 18 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Pronghorn Antelope Hunts The draw odds tables have been removed due to calculation errors in the original publication. Pronghorn Antelope Notes continued: Please go to www.azgfd.com/Hunting/surveydata/ for the corrected tables or to access the non-tribal) through the first-come, first-serve process. Hunt numbers for Department’s Hunt Arizona book. left over permits will be available on the AZGF website. 10. The following Pima County parks and preserves are open to hunting during hunts for the appropriate unit: A-7 Ranch in Units 32 and 33, Emperita Ranch in Unit 34B, Bar V Ranch in Unit 34B, Sands Ranch in Unit 34B, and Clyne Ranch in Unit 34B. Hunting in County Parks, opened by this Commission Order, is not permitted within ¼ mile of any developed picnic area, developed camp ground, shooting range, occupied building, boat ramp, or golf course. Developed areas do not include trails. 11. The pronghorn hunting season in Unit 11M is closed within ¼ mile of an occupied residence or building within the Flagstaff corporate limits. 12. Rogers Lake Coconino County Natural Area in Unit 6B and Observatory Mesa City of Flagstaff Natural Area in Unit 11M are open to pronghorn hunting but are closed to all cross-country vehicle travel; motorized big game retrieval is prohibited as motorized travel is only allowed on open Forest Service roads. Hunting is not permitted within 1/4 mile of any occupied building, wildlife viewing platform, picnic area, or trailhead. 13. Hopi Trust Lands in Units 4A, 5A, and 5B North – The Hopi Tribe Wildlife & Ecosystems Management Program requires all AZGFD State Certified/ Licensed Outfitters and Guides who conduct business (guide, pre-scout, or request access on behalf of their clients) on the Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches in Units 4A, 5A, and 5B North to contact Marietta Honie at the Office of Revenue Commission at (928) 734-3172 or by email at MaHonie@hopi. nsn.us to obtain an annual Hopi Tribal Business License. Upon approval of a Hopi Tribal Business License, access to the Hopi 3 Canyon Ranch may be obtained via email at [email protected] or by calling (928) 734- 3673, (928) 734-3672 or (928) 734-3671 Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (MST). 14. The current Landowner Compact Agreement between the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Boquillas-Diamond A Ranch has expired. We are working toward a new agreement. The Boquillas-Diamond A Ranch encompasses the entire western half of Unit 10, about 720,000 acres. This hunt may have restricted access. Applicants should secure access before applying; visit the Ranch’s website for details, www.HuntBigBoRanch.com. 15. For hunts in Units 5A and 5B, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has entered into a Landowner Compact Agreement with the Bar T Bar Ranch and Flying M Ranch located in the northern portion of Units 5A and 5B. A Ranch Pass and adherence to Ranch Rules is required to access these ranches. Signage at points of entrance to the ranches provides notification of the Landowner Compact Agreement. The free Ranch Pass, a copy of Ranch Rules, and location map may be obtained online from the Department’s Landowner Relations Program web page https:// agfdlandownerrelations.com. Ranch Passes and Ranch Rules for the Flying M Ranch may also be obtained at sign-in boxes located at either of the two entrance points onto the Flying M Ranch. Ranch Passes and Ranch Rules for the Bar T Bar Ranch may also be obtained at the Meteor Crater Gas Station/Convenience Store. 16. For hunts in Unit 19A, access maps for the Lonesome Valley area can be downloaded from the hunt information page on the Arizona Game and Fish Department Website for GMU 19A: https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/ units/kingman/19a/. 17. Fort Rock Ranch in Unit 18B has restricted access. A limited number of access opportunities are available. If you drew this hunt and are interested in hunting on the Fort Rock Ranch, you must submit your request by June 1 on the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Access Program website: www.azgfd.com/landowner-compact/fort-rock-ranch- access/. 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 19 Elk Hunts

n Distribution For further information on elk, their habitat, range, natural history, or where you can hunt them in Arizona, please visit www.azgfd.gov.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS License Required Any valid hunting or combination license EXCEPT a Short-term Combination Hunt and Fish and an Apprentice Hunting License (See tables on page 6 for Resident and Non-resident license fees). Tag Required Hunt Permit-tag obtained only through application and draw process as prescribed in R12-4-104 and R12-4-114. EXCEPT for General Nonpermit and Archery-Only Nonpermit seasons: a hunt nonpermit-tag must be obtained from a license dealer as prescribed in R12-4-114. Hunt Numbers Required When applying for big game hunt permit-tags, you must use hunt numbers. Legal Methods of Take General Hunt: Any firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow as prescribed in R12-4-304. Muzzleloader Hunt: Muzzleloader weapons as prescribed in R12-4-101 and R12-4-318, crossbow or bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-304. Archery-Only Hunt: Bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-304 and R12-4-318 and/or crossbow as allowed under R12-4-216. Legal Animal Definition Bull elk means an antlered elk. Antlered means having an antler fully erupted through the skin and capable of being shed. Antlerless means any elk, any age, without antlers. Bag Limit One (1) elk per calendar year, except as prescribed in R12-4-120. To hunt elk in Arizona you need a valid Arizona hunting or combination license and an elk tag. To hunt elk in General, Youth-Only, Muzzleloader or Archery- Only seasons, you must apply through a draw for a hunt permit-tag. To hunt elk in a General or Archery-Only Nonpermit Tag season, you must obtain a hunt nonpermit-tag from a Department office or license dealer. The same tag can be used in either the General or Archery-Only Nonpermit-tag season. The Department offers “Youth-Only” designated hunts, in which persons are eligible to participate up to their 18th birthday. A youth hunter, whose 18th birthday occurs after opening day of a “Youth-Only” designated hunt for which the hunter has a valid permit or tag, may continue to participate for the duration of the “Youth-Only” designated hunt. Persons between the ages of 10 and 13 must have satisfactorily completed a Hunter Education Course that is approved by the Director. Hunter Education classes fill up quickly. If you need your Hunter Education card before your hunt, get ahead of the game and register now. To register for a Hunter Education class, visit www.azgfd.gov/huntered or call 623-236-7239. No one under age 10 may hunt big game in Arizona. A youth must pay the higher fee unless applying only for “Youth-Only” hunts.

Motorized Big Game Retrieval on National Forest Lands All national forests are undergoing or have recently completed travel man- cross-country driving for retrieval of any other species or in other Game agement planning, which will result in changes to motor vehicle use on Management Units on the forest. national forest lands. The Coconino, Coronado, Kaibab and Prescott national • The North Kaibab National Forest allows for cross country motorized forests have implemented the Travel Management Rule regulations and only travel for retrieval of elk and bison in all Game Management Units. allow motorized use on designated roads, trails and areas as identified on a Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). • The Coronado and Prescott national forests do not allow motorized big game retrieval off the designated road system. These maps are available for free at Forest Service offices and electronically for smartphone and mobile devices — instructions are available at each For- If you have a permit to hunt in a Game Management Unit that includes one est website. The Travel Management rules include restrictions on driving off or more national forests, please review the information on the appropriate of designated roads for big game retrieval. forests’ MVUM or contact the national forest(s) for updated information rel- ative to motor vehicle use and motorized big game retrieval, before your • The South Kaibab National Forest allows for cross-country motorized re- hunt starts. Visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r3/about-region/offices for trieval of elk in all Game Management Units. contact information. • The Coconino National Forest allows for cross-country motorized retrieval of elk in Game Management Units 6A, 6B, 7 and 8. It does not allow 20 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Elk Hunts Elk: Commission Order 4 (continued) GENERAL ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3000 BONUS POINT ONLY — See page 9 (No other hunt number may be chosen in conjunction with this one). 3001 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 3A and 3C Bull elk 25 3002 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 6A Bull elk 30 3003 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (42) Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area in Unit 7 East Bull elk 30 3004 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 9 Bull elk 35 3005 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (35) 10 Bull elk 40 3006 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (9) 22 North Bull elk 30 3007 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (11) 23 North Bull elk 15 3008 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (12) 23 South Bull elk 5 3009 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (17) 27 Bull elk 40 3010 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (17,37) 1, 2B, and 2C Bull elk 375 3011 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 3A and 3C Bull elk 300 3012 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (2,25,34) 4A Bull elk 316 3013 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 4B Bull elk 150 3014 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (2,25,34,36) 5A Bull elk 339 3015 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (2,25,34,36) 5B Bull elk 639 3016 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 6A Bull elk 700 3017 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (14,32) 6B (except Camp Navajo) Bull elk 175 3018 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (7) 7 East Bull elk 450 3019 Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (42) Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area in Unit 7 East Bull elk 30 3020 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (8) 7 West Bull elk 550 3021 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 8 Bull elk 500 3022 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 9 Bull elk 400 3023 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (35) 10 Bull elk 350 3024 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 19A Bull elk 35 3025 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (15) 21 Bull elk 25 3026 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (9) 22 North Bull elk 475 3027 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (9) 22 North Bull elk 400 3028 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (10) 22 South Bull elk 80 3029 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 23 Bull elk 125 3030 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (17) 27 Bull elk 460 ---- Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (2,25,34) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Bull elk 9 ---- Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (2,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5A Bull elk 11 ---- Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 (2,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5B Bull elk 11 3031 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (1,17) Escudilla-Auger Canyon Hunt Area in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 75 3032 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (17,37) 1, 2B, and 2C Antlerless elk 275 3033 Dec 14 - Dec 31, 2018 (17,37) 1, 2B, and 2C Antlerless elk 200 3034 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 3A and 3C Antlerless elk 150 3035 Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2018 3A and 3C Antlerless elk 225 3036 Dec 14 - Dec 31, 2018 (39) Fool Hollow Hunt Area in Unit 3C Antlerless elk 50 3037 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (2,25,34) 4A Antlerless elk 195 3038 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 4B Antlerless elk 50 3039 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (2,25,34,36) 5A Antlerless elk 97 3040 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) 5B North Antlerless elk 193 3041 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (6) 5B South Antlerless elk 275 3042 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 6A Antlerless elk 350 3043 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (14,32) 6B (except Camp Navajo) Antlerless elk 300 3044 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (7) 7 East Antlerless elk 100 3045 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (7) 7 East Antlerless elk 200 3046 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (42) Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area in Unit 7 East Antlerless elk 30 3047 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (42) Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area in Unit 7 East Antlerless elk 30 3048 Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (42) Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area in Unit 7 East Antlerless elk 30 3049 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (8) 7 West Antlerless elk 450 3050 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (8) 7 West Antlerless elk 350 3051 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 8 Antlerless elk 500 3052 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 9 Antlerless elk 300 3053 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 9 Antlerless elk 300 3054 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (35) 10 Antlerless elk 725 3055 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (35) 10 Antlerless elk 750 3056 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 19A Antlerless elk 40 3057 Dec 7 - Dec 16, 2018 19A Antlerless elk 40 3058 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (15) 21 Antlerless elk 15 3059 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (9) 22 North Antlerless elk 250 3060 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (10) 22 South Antlerless elk 50 3061 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 23 Antlerless elk 100 3062 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 23 Antlerless elk 175 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 21 Elk Hunts

Elk: Commission Order 4 (continued) GENERAL ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3063 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (17) 27 Antlerless elk 350 3064 Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2018 (17) 27 Antlerless elk 150 ---- Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (2,25,34) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Antlerless elk 5 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5B North Antlerless elk 7 Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Disabled Veteran/ Wounded Warrior/ ---- Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2018 (14,16) Purple Heart) Antlerless elk 17 ---- Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 2 ---- Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 12 ---- Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 7 ---- Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 17 ---- Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 5 ---- Nov 16 - Dec 9, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 10 ---- Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Antlerless elk 6 ---- Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Antlerless elk 3 ---- Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Antlerless elk 9 ---- Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Antlerless elk 5 ---- Nov 16 - Dec 9, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Antlerless elk 5 Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Disabled Veteran/ Wounded Warrior/ ---- Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2018 (14,16) Purple Heart) Any elk 18 Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Disabled Veteran/ Wounded Warrior/ ---- Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2018 (14,16) Purple Heart) Any elk 12 ---- Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 4 ---- Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 7 ---- Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Any elk 2 ---- Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Any elk 3 ---- Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Any elk 3 Total 14,684

YOUTH-ONLY ELK (Arizona Hunter Education course required for youth ages 10–13) Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3065 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (17) 1 and 2C Antlerless elk 200 3066 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 3A and 3C Antlerless elk 250 3067 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (2,25,34) 4A Antlerless elk 195 3068 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (2,25,34,36) 5A Antlerless elk 72 3069 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (6) 5B South and 6A Antlerless elk 500 3070 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (8) 7 West Antlerless elk 200 3071 Oct 5 - Oct 14, 2018 (35) 10 Antlerless elk 225 3072 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 22 Antlerless elk 225 3073 Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 23 Antlerless elk 100 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (2,25,34) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Antlerless elk 5 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (2,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5A Antlerless elk 6 Total 1,978

LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (GENERAL) ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3074 Oct 5 - Oct 18, 2018 (13) 15A, 15B, and 18A Bull elk 25 3075 Oct 5 - Oct 18, 2018 (13,43) 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C Bull elk 35 3076 Aug 3 - Aug 30, 2018 (13,26) Antelope Mountain Hunt Area in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 5 3077 Oct 5 - Nov 1, 2018 (13,26) Antelope Mountain Hunt Area in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 5 3078 Sep 14 - Sep 23, 2018 (13) 2A and 2B Antlerless elk 55 3079 Sep 28 - Oct 7, 2018 (13) 2A and 2B Antlerless elk 50 3080 Oct 12 - Oct 21, 2018 (13) 2A and 2B Antlerless elk 30 3081 Aug 3 - Aug 9, 2018 (13) 3A Antlerless elk 10 3082 Aug 10 - Aug 16, 2018 (13) 3A Antlerless elk 5 3083 Dec 14 - Dec 31, 2018 (13) 3A Antlerless elk 15 3084 Dec 14 - Dec 23, 2018 (2,13,25,33,34) 4A North Antlerless elk 25 3085 Aug 3 - Aug 16, 2018 (13,40) 4B North Antlerless elk 10 22 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Elk Hunts

Elk: Commission Order 4 (continued) LIMITEDGENERAL OPPORTUNITY ELK (GENERAL) ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3086 Aug 17 - Aug 30, 2018 (13,40) 4B North Antlerless elk 10 3087 Sep 28 - Oct 11, 2018 (13,40) 4B North Antlerless elk 10 3088 Dec 14 - Dec 31, 2018 (13,40) 4B North Antlerless elk 10 3089 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (2,3,13,25,34,36) East Sunset and West Sunset Hunt areas in Unit 5A Antlerless elk 25 Twin Arrows, Two Guns, Grapevine, and Diablo Combined Hunt 3090 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (2,5,13,25,34,36) Area in Unit 5B North Antlerless elk 30 3091 Nov 9 - Dec 13, 2018 (13,43) 15A, 15B, and 18A Antlerless elk 200 3092 Oct 5 - Oct 18, 2018 (13,43) 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C Antlerless elk 150 3093 Nov 9 - Dec 13, 2018 (13,43) 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C Antlerless elk 250 3094 Dec 7 - Dec 13, 2018 (13) 24A Antlerless elk 5 3095 Aug 10 - Aug 23, 2018 (13,18) Black Mountain Hunt Area in 27 Antlerless elk 25 ---- Dec 14 - Dec 31, 2018 (2,13,25,33,34) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A North Antlerless elk 25 Hopi Hunt Unit in East Sunset and West Sunset Hunt Areas in ---- Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (2,3,13,25,34,36) Unit 5A Antlerless elk 25 Hopi Hunt Unit in Twin Arrows, Two Guns, Grapevine, and ---- Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (2,5,13,25,34,36) Diablo Combined Hunt Area in Unit 5B North Antlerless elk 30 3096 Sep 14 - Sep 23, 2018 (13) 2A and 2B Any elk 25 3097 Sep 28 - Oct 7, 2018 (13) 2A and 2B Any elk 25 3098 Oct 12 - Oct 21, 2018 (13) 2A and 2B Any elk 15 3099 Oct 5 - Oct 18, 2018 (13,40) 4B North Any elk 10 3100 Dec 14 - Dec 31, 2018 (13,40) 4B North Any elk 10 3101 Nov 9 - Dec 13, 2018 (13,43) 15A, 15B, and 18A Any elk 150 3102 Nov 9 - Dec 13, 2018 (13,43) 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C Any elk 150 3103 Sep 28 - Oct 7, 2018 (13) 24A Any elk 5 3104 Oct 12 - Oct 21, 2018 (13) 24A Any elk 5 3105 Oct 5 - Nov 1, 2018 (13,29) 28, 31, and 32 Any elk 10 Total 1,470

CHAMP ELK (Challenged Hunter Access/Mobility Permit required, see R12-4-217) Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3106 Nov 16 - Nov 22, 2018 (2,25,34) 4A Any elk 29 3107 Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2018 6A Any elk 25 3108 Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2018 (35) 10 Any elk 15 ---- Nov 16 - Nov 22, 2018 (2,25,34) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Any elk 1 Total 70

MUZZLELOADER ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3109 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (17) 1, 2B, and 2C Bull elk 40 3110 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 3B Bull elk 30 3111 Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2018 (8) 7 West Bull elk 25 3112 Sep 28 - Oct 11, 2018 16A (except Mohave County Park Lands) Bull elk 3 3113 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (15) 21 Bull elk 10 3114 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (10) 22 South Bull elk 50 3115 Nov 16 - Nov 22, 2018 3B Bull elk 125 3116 Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2018 3B Bull elk 125 3117 Nov 16 - Nov 22, 2018 6A Bull elk 300 3118 Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2018 (35) 10 Bull elk 75 3119 Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 3B Antlerless elk 50 3120 Dec 14 - Dec 31, 2018 3B Antlerless elk 200 3121 Nov 16 - Nov 22, 2018 6A Antlerless elk 75 3122 Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 8 Antlerless elk 200 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 10 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Antlerless elk 5 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 4 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Any elk 2 Total 1,329 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 23 Elk Hunts

Elk: Commission Order 4 (continued) LIMITEDGENERAL OPPORTUNITY ELK (HAM) ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3123 Jul 27 - Aug 9, 2018 (13,41) Show Low Creek Hunt Area in Unit 3B Antlerless elk 10 3124 Aug 10 - Aug 23, 2018 (13,41) Show Low Creek Hunt Area in Unit 3B Antlerless elk 10 3125 Oct 5 - Oct 18, 2018 (13,41) Show Low Creek Hunt Area in Unit 3B Antlerless elk 10 3126 Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (13,31) 3B North Any elk 25 Total 55

ARCHERY-ONLY ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3127 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 1, 2B, and 2C Bull elk 300 3128 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 3A and 3C Bull elk 135 3129 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 3B Bull elk 75 3130 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34) 4A Bull elk 219 3131 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 4B Bull elk 125 3132 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34,36) 5A Bull elk 145 3133 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) 5B North Bull elk 144 3134 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (6) 5B South Bull elk 200 3135 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 6A Bull elk 700 3136 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (14,32) 6B (except Camp Navajo) Bull elk 155 3137 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (7) 7 East Bull elk 120 3138 Sep 21 - Oct 4, 2018 (8) 7 West Bull elk 175 3139 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 8 Bull elk 250 3140 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 9 Bull elk 100 3141 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (35) 10 Bull elk 100 3142 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (30,32) 11M Bull elk 80 3143 Sep 28 - Oct 11, 2018 (30,32) 11M Bull elk 80 3144 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 16A (except Mohave County Park Lands) Bull elk 4 3145 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 19A Bull elk 15 3146 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (15) 21 Bull elk 5 3147 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 22 Bull elk 50 3148 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (11) 23 North Bull elk 15 3149 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (12) 23 South Bull elk 15 3150 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 27 Bull elk 225 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Bull elk 6 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5A Bull elk 5 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5B North Bull elk 6 3151 Nov 9 - Nov 22, 2018 1, 2B, and 2C Bull elk 30 3152 Nov 9 - Nov 22, 2018 4B Bull elk 30 3153 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (2,25,34,36) 5A Bull elk 29 3154 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) 5B North Bull elk 29 3155 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (6) 5B South Bull elk 30 3156 Nov 23 - Nov 29, 2018 6A Bull elk 30 3157 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (14,32) 6B (except Camp Navajo) Bull elk 30 3158 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (7) 7 East Bull elk 55 3159 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (42) Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area in Unit 7 East Bull elk 30 3160 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (8) 7 West Bull elk 55 3161 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 8 Bull elk 50 3162 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 9 Bull elk 100 3163 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (35) 10 Bull elk 35 3164 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (9) 22 North Bull elk 325 3165 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (10) 22 South Bull elk 65 3166 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 23 Bull elk 175 3167 Nov 9 - Nov 22, 2018 27 Bull elk 30 ---- Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (2,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5A Bull elk 1 ---- Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5B North Bull elk 1 3168 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 1, 2B, and 2C Antlerless elk 75 3169 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 3A and 3C Antlerless elk 60 3170 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 3B Antlerless elk 25 3171 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34) 4A Antlerless elk 97 3172 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 4B Antlerless elk 50 3173 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34,36) 5A Antlerless elk 48 3174 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) 5B North Antlerless elk 24 3175 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (6) 5B South Antlerless elk 50 24 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Elk Hunts

Elk: Commission Order 4 (continued) ARCHERY-ONLYGENERAL ELK ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3176 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 6A Antlerless elk 25 3177 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (14,32) 6B (except Camp Navajo) Antlerless elk 75 3178 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (7) 7 East Antlerless elk 55 3179 Sep 21 - Oct 4, 2018 (8) 7 West Antlerless elk 50 3180 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 8 Antlerless elk 50 3181 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 (35) 10 Antlerless elk 25 3182 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (30,32) 11M Antlerless elk 80 3183 Sep 28 - Oct 11, 2018 (30,32) 11M Antlerless elk 80 3184 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 22 Antlerless elk 75 3185 Nov 16 - Nov 29, 2018 23 Antlerless elk 25 3186 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 27 Antlerless elk 100 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34) Hopi Hunt in Unit 4A Antlerless elk 3 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5A Antlerless elk 2 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (2,4,25,34,36) Hopi Hunt in Unit 5B North Antlerless elk 1 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 7 ---- Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 9 ---- Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 7 ---- Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Antlerless elk 5 ---- Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Antlerless elk 7 ---- Sep 14 - Sep 20, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 7 ---- Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 7 ---- Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 5 ---- Oct 5 - Oct 11, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 5 ---- Oct 12 - Oct 18, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Military) Any elk 10 ---- Sep 21 - Sep 27, 2018 (14) Camp Navajo in Unit 6B (Other) Any elk 5 Total 5,728

LIMITED OPPORTUNITY (ARCHERY-ONLY) ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits 3187 Sep 14 - Oct 4, 2018 (13) 15A, 15B, and 18A Bull elk 25 3188 Sep 14 - Oct 4, 2018 (13,43) 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C Bull elk 35 3189 Sep 7 - Sep 30, 2018 (13,26) Antelope Mountain Hunt Area in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 10 3190 Aug 3 - Aug 30, 2018 (13,27,28) Coon Canyon and Flat Top Hunt Areas in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 10 3191 Sep 7 - Oct 4, 2018 (13,27,28) Coon Canyon and Flat Top Hunt Areas in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 10 3192 Oct 5 - Nov 1, 2018 (13,27,28) Coon Canyon and Flat Top Hunt Areas in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 10 3193 Nov 2 - Nov 29, 2018 (13,27,28) Coon Canyon and Flat Top Hunt Areas in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 5 3194 Dec 7 - Dec 31, 2018 (13,27,28) Coon Canyon and Flat Top Hunt Areas in Unit 1 Antlerless elk 5 3195 Sep 14 - Oct 4, 2018 (13,43) 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C Antlerless elk 35 3196 Sep 14 - Sep 27, 2018 (13,29) 28, 31, and 32 Any elk 5 Total 150

MINIMAL OCCURRENCE, LOW DENSITY (GENERAL) ELK Extremely low density population and expected low hunt success Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 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 Permits May 1 - Oct 11 and 3799 Oct 26, 2018 - Apr 30, 2019 (13,38) 12A, 12B, 13A, and 13B Any elk 750 Note 38 — Units 12A, 12B, 13A, and 13B have an extremely low-density elk population, less than 50 elk combined for all four units. These units are specifically managed for wildlife values other than elk, and an established elk population is not desirable. The intent of this hunt is to eliminate this elk population. The cost of the tag has been reduced to $35 to help achieve this objective. The Department cautions you that due to extremely low elk densities, hunt success will be very low, likely less than 5%. If you apply for this hunt during the draw, you will almost certainly draw it, which will cause you to lose your bonus points. If you pick up one of these tags during the first come- first served process your bonus points will not be affected.

2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 25 Elk Hunts Elk: Commission Order 4 (continued) GENERAL NONPERMIT TAG REQUIRED ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Apr 1 - Jul 31, 2018 (19,20,22) Winslow-Holbrook Hunt Area and Verde Valley Hunt Area Bull elk Alamo Lake Hunt Area, Winslow-Holbrook Hunt Area, and Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2018 (19,20,21,22) Verde Valley Hunt Area Any elk Aug 1, 2018 - Sep 14, 2017 (19,22) Verde Valley Hunt Area Any elk Aug 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (19,20,21) Alamo Lake Hunt Area and Winslow-Holbrook Hunt Area Any elk Nov 23 - Dec 31, 2018 (19,24,29) 28 (excluding the Gila River corridor - see note), 31, and 32 Any elk Dec 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (19,22) Verde Valley Hunt Area Any elk

ARCHERY-ONLY NONPERMIT TAG REQUIRED ELK Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Apr 1 - Jul 31, 2018 (19,23) Rincon Basin Hunt Area Bull elk Jan 1 - Mar 31, 2018 (19,23) Rincon Basin Hunt Area Any elk Aug 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (19,23) Rincon Basin Hunt Area Any elk

Elk Notes:

1. Escudilla-Auger Canyon Hunt Area in Unit 1 - That rim of Anderson Mesa (at Chavez Pass); northwest 54; east on FR 54 to FR 202; south on FR 202 to FR portion of Unit 1 beginning at the Arizona-New along the rim of Anderson Mesa to FR 125; north 127; east on FR 127 to FR 127A; east on FR 127A Mexico state line at U.S. Hwy 60; west on U.S. Hwy along FR 125 to FR 126; northwest on FR 126 (Twin to the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation 60 to U.S. Hwy 191; south on U.S. Hwy 191 to FR Arrows road) to I-40; east along I-40 to the Meteor Boundary. 88 (Apache County Road 2108); west on FR 88 to Crater road; south along the Meteor Crater road to FR 88B; south on FR 88B to FR249; east on FR 249 FR 69 (Chavez Pass road); south along FR 69 back 13. Elk occur in low numbers in these non-traditional to U.S. Hwy 191; south on U.S. Hwy 191 to U.S. to the Anderson Rim (at Chavez Pass). areas. Hunt success may be very low to no success. Hwy 180; east on U.S. Hwy 180 to the Arizona-New 6. 5B South Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 5B located 14. Camp Navajo in Unit 6B is open to elk hunting Mexico state line; north along the Arizona-New south of the following roads: Beginning at the only to properly license hunters who meet the Mexico state line to U.S. Hwy 60. junction of FH 3 (Lake Mary/Clints Well Road) and qualifications as “Authorized Participants” according 2. Access requirements for portions of Units 4A, 5A, FR 125; east on FR 125 to FR 82; south on FR 82 to to the installation hunting policies outlined on the and 5B North - In the northern portion of Unit 5A, FR 69B; east on FR 69B to FR 69. National Guard Website. Applications for these access is permitted on the Clear Creek Ranch by hunts must be submitted to the Arizona Game and 7. 7 East Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 7 located east written permission only by contacting the Hopi Tribe Fish Department by the published deadline. Hunters of AZ Hwy 180. Wildlife and Ecosystems Management Program via must log onto the National Guard Website and read e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (928) 8. 7 West Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 7 located the installation policies and security requirements in 734-3606 or (928) 734-3605 from Monday-Friday west of AZ Hwy 180. order to have access Camp Navajo hunt numbers: 8am-5pm. Please contact in advance to gain access https://dema.az.gov/army-national-guard/ 9. 22 North Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 22 located for hunting and scouting. In Unit 5B North, access camp-navajo/garrison-operations/camp-navajo- north of the following: Beginning at the confluence is permitted on the Hopi’s Hart/Drye Ranch and in hunting-information. An applicant who applies for a of the Verde River and the East Verde River; easterly Unit 4A on the Hopi’s Aja Ranch by signing in at category of permit for which he or she is not eligible along the East Verde River to FR 406; easterly on FR designated sign-in boxes located at access points. to participate may not be authorized to participate 406 to AZ Hwy 260 in Payson; easterly on AZ Hwy in the hunt. All hunters are required to show proof 3. East Sunset and West Sunset Hunt Area in Unit 260 to Tonto Creek (the Unit Boundary). of attendance in a hunter safety education course 5A - That portion of Unit 5A beginning at AZ Hwy 10. 22 South Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 22 located during paperwork submission for the Camp Navajo 87 and the Coconino National Forest northern south of the following: Beginning at the confluence permit. Increases in Force Protection Conditions, boundary east along the boundary to East Clear of the Verde River and the East Verde River; easterly training missions and industrial operations may Creek; northerly along East Clear Creek to AZ Hwy along the east Verde River to FR 406; easterly on FR result in partial or complete hunt cancellation at any 99; north on AZ Hwy 99 to AZ Hwy 87; north on 406 to AZ Hwy 260 in Payson; easterly on AZ Hwy time with little or no prior notification. In the event AZ Hwy 87 to Business I-40 (3rd Street): west on 260 to Tonto Creek (the Unit Boundary). a hunt is cancelled hunters drawn for these permits Business I-40 to Hipkoe Drive; north on Hipkoe will not be reimbursed or otherwise compensated Drive to I-40; westerly on I-40 to Meteor Crater Rd 11. 23 North Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 23 located by the Arizona Game and Fish Department or Camp (exit 233); southerly on Meteor Crater-Chavez Pass- north of the following: Beginning at the junction of Navajo. Camp Navajo will charge a recreation fee Jacks Canyon Rd (FR 69) to AZ Hwy 87; northerly Tonto Creek and Spring Creek; east along Spring for all hunters. No cash will be taken, only personal on AZ Hwy 87 to the northern Coconino National Creek to FR 134; east on FR 134 to FR 129; east on checks and money orders. The cost of the recreation Forest boundary. FR 129 to AZ Hwy 288; east on AZ Hwy 288 to FR fee can be found at the Camp Navajo Website 54; east on FR 54 to FR 202; south on FR 202 to FR 4. 5B North Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 5B located above or by emailing the hunt coordinator at the 127; east on FR 127 to FR 127A; east on FR 127A north of the following roads: Beginning at the email address found on Camp Navajo’s website. to the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation junction of FH 3 (Lake Mary/Clints Well Road) and Boundary. 15. The Grand Canyon-Parashant, Vermilion Cliffs, FR 125; east on FR 125 to FR 82; south on FR 82 to Sonoran Desert, Ironwood Forest, and Agua Fria FR 69B; east on FR 69B to FR 69. 12. 23 South Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 23 located National Monuments are open to hunting when the south of the following: Beginning at the junction of 5. Twin Arrows, Two Guns, Grapevine, Diablo unit they occur in is open to hunting. Tonto Creek and Spring Creek; east along Spring Combined Hunt Area in Unit 5B North - That portion Creek to FR 134; east on FR 134 to FR 129; east on 16. Eligibility requirements for a disabled veteran, of 5BN beginning at the junction of FR 69 and the FR 129 to AZ Hwy 288; east on AZ Hwy 288 to FR wounded warrior, or Purple Heart hunt are provided 26 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Elk Hunts Elk Notes continued: on the Camp Navajo website: https://dema.az.gov/ 44A north of Alamo-Wickenburg/AZ Hwy 93 Road east on FR 8070A (70A) to AZ Hwy 261; south on AZ army-national-guard/camp-navajo/garrison- and west of AZ Hwy 93. Hwy 261 to FR 8070C (70C); east on FR 8070C (70C) operations/camp-navajo-hunting-information. to FR 285 (Water Canyon Road); north of FR 285 22. Verde Valley Hunt Area in Units 6A, 19A, and Written proof is required prior to being allowed to (Water Canyon Road) to School Bus Road in Eagar; 21 - Beginning in that portion of Unit 6A at the hunt on Camp Navajo. east on School Bus Road to Main Street in Eagar; junction of I-17 and FR 618 (Beaver Creek Road); north on Main Street to AZ Hwy 260; west AZ Hwy 17. Portions of Units 1 and 27 are closed to elk hunting southeasterly along FR 618 to AZ Hwy 260 (General 260 AZ Hwy 373. Hunts within this hunt area may during firearms seasons. Hunting is not permitted Crook Trail); east along AZ Hwy 260 to FR 708 overlap with other scheduled hunts of a different in the Alpine Valley in the following areas of Units (Fossil Creek Road); east along FR 708 to FR 500; weapon-type occurring within the full unit. For a 1 and 27: all lands in Section 12, Township 5 North, south along FR 500 to the Verde River to Chasm map and more information regarding this hunt go Range 30 East; all lands, other than USFS lands, in Creek; west along the bottom of Chasm Creek to FR to the Department’s website under Where To Hunt, Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 13, and 14, Township 5 North, 574 (Salt Mine Road) in the Prescott National Forest; Region, then Unit 1 (www.azgfd.com/hunting/units/ Range 30 East; and all lands, other than USFS lands, northwesterly along FR 574 to Oasis Road; westerly pinetop/1). in Sections 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, Township 5 along Oasis Road to AZ Hwy 260; west along AZ North, Range 31 East. Hwy 260 to US Hwy 89A; north along US Hwy 89A 28. Flat Top Hunt Area in Unit 1 - That portion of to FR 119 (Cornville Road); east along FR119 to FR Unit 1 beginning at the junction of Main Street in 18. Black Mountain Hunt Area in Unit 27 - That portion 120 (Beaverhead Flat Road); north along FR 120 to Springerville and U.S. Hwy 60; south on Main Street of Unit 27 beginning at the San Carlos Indian AZ Hwy 179; easterly along AZ Hwy 179 to I-17. to School Bus Road in Eagar; west on School Reservation boundary and FR 217; about two miles Bus Road to FR 285 (Water Canyon Road) in Eagar; south along FR 217 to Forest Trail 46 (Eagle National 23. Rincon Basin Hunt Area in Units 4A and 4B - Those south on FR 285 (Water Canyon Road) to FR 74/76; Recreation Trail); northeasterly along Forest Trail portions of Units 4A and 4B beginning at the east on FR 74/76 to Forest Trail 607 (Saffel Canyon 46 to U.S. Hwy 191 (immediately west of Rose Peak junction of I-40 and North Park Drive (exit 253); Trail); east on Forest Trail 607 to U.S. Hwy 191; Lookout); south along U.S. Hwy 191 to Forest Trail north along North Park Drive to McHood Road; east southeast on U.S. Hwy 191 to Nutrioso Creek; north 14 (A-D Bar trail); easterly along Forest Trail 14 to along McHood Road to the Little Colorado River; along Nutrioso Creek to U.S. Hwy 60; west on U.S. the junction with the Blue River; south along the south along the Little Colorado River channel to Hwy 60 to Main Street in Springerville. Hunts within Blue River to its junction with the San Francisco I-40; west along I-40 to North Park Drive (exit 253). this hunt area may overlap with other scheduled River; southwesterly along the San Francisco 24. Gila River Corridor in Unit 28 - That portion of Unit hunts of a different weapon-type occurring within River to U.S. Hwy 191; northerly along U.S. Hwy 28 within the following boundaries is closed to elk the full unit. For a map and more information 191 to San Carlos-Morenci-Clifton Road; west on hunting: beginning at the San Carlos Reservation regarding this hunt go to the Department’s website San Carlos-Morenci-Clifton Road to Eagle Creek; boundary and U.S. Hwy 70 east of Bylas; east along under Where To Hunt, Region, then Unit 1 (www. north along Eagle Creek to the San Carlos Indian U.S. Hwy 70 to East Sanchez Road (in Solomon); azgfd.com/hunting/units/pinetop/1). Reservation Boundary; north along the San Carlos north along East Sanchez Road to North Airport Indian Reservation Boundary to FR 217. 29. The following Pima County parks and preserves Road; west along North Airport Road to the Safford- are open to hunting: A-7 Ranch in Units 32 and 19. Over-the counter nonpermit-tags for elk are Bryce-Eden Road; west along the Safford-Bryce- 33. Hunting in County Parks, opened by this available in some hunt areas. Elk numbers in these Eden Road through to the North River Road and on Commission Order, is not permitted within ¼ mile hunt areas are very low and elk may not be present to the San Carlos Reservation boundary; and south of any developed picnic area, developed camp year round; therefore, hunt success is expected along the San Carlos Reservation boundary to U.S. ground, shooting range, occupied building, boat to be very low. Make sure you obtain permission Hwy 70. ramp, or golf course. Developed areas do not to hunt on private lands. These hunts will not 25. Hopi Trust lands in Units 4A, 5A, and 5B are open include trails. affect your Bonus Points but do count towards to both state and Hopi hunters under an agreement your one-elk-per-calendar-year bag limit. More 30. The elk hunting season in Unit 11M is closed within with the Hopi Tribe. A percentage of tags are set information on these hunts can be found on the ¼ mile of an occupied residence or building within aside for Hopi Tribal member hunters. Hopi hunt Department’s website at www.azgfd.com/hunting/ the Flagstaff corporate limits. numbers for these hunts must be obtained from the nonpermitotctags/. Hopi Tribe Wildlife and Ecosystems Management 31. 3B North Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 3B located 20. Winslow-Holbrook Hunt Area in portions of Units Program by calling (928) 734-3673, (928) 734-3672, north of U.S. Hwy 60. 2A, 3A, 4A, and 4B - Beginning at the northwest or (928) 734-3671. Non-Hopi Tribal members cannot 32. Rogers Lake Coconino County Natural Area in Unit corner of Unit 4A and the southwest corner of the apply for these hunts. Applications for these hunts 6B and Observatory Mesa City of Flagstaff Natural Navajo Indian Reservation; south to I-40 at MP must be submitted to the Arizona Game and Fish Area in Unit 11M are open to elk hunting but are 221.4; east on I-40 to Hipkoe Drive to Business I-40 Department on the standard form by the published closed to all cross-country vehicle travel; motorized (3rd Street); east on Business I-40 to AZ Hwy 99; deadline. If all permits for these hunts are not big game retrieval is prohibited as motorized travel southeast on AZ Hwy 99 to Territorial Road; east issued through the draw, the left-over permits will is only allowed on open Forest Service roads. on territorial Road to intersection of Territorial be available to all hunters (tribal and non-tribal) Hunting is not permitted within 1/4 mile of any Road and Obed Road (at this intersection Territorial through the first-come, first-serve process. Hunt occupied building, wildlife viewing platform, picnic Road becomes McLaws Road); east on McLaws numbers for left over permits will be available on area, or trailhead. Road to AZ Hwy 77; south on AZ Hwy 77 to the the AZGFD website. intersection with the Woodruff Road (mile post 381); 33. Unit 4A North – That portion of Unit 4A beginning 26. Antelope Mountain Hunt Area in Unit 1 - That east on Woodruff Road to the intersection with Old on the northern boundary of the Apache-Sitgreaves portion of Unit 1 beginning at the junction of AZ Woodruff Road; north on Old Woodruff Road to AZ National Forest at East Clear Creek; north along Hwy 260 and FR 118; north on FR 118 to FR 8911; Hwy 180; southeast on AZ Hwy 180 to the southwest East Clear Creek to the Little Colorado River; east north on FR 8911 to State Trust Land; continuing boundary with the Petrified Forest National Park along the Little Colorado River to Chevelon Creek; north on dirt road through State Trust Land to U.S. (mile post 324.5); north along the PFNP boundary southerly along Chevelon Creek to the northern Hwy 60 between mile post 374 and 375; east on to I-40; west along I-40 to AZ Hwy 77 (exit boundary of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest; AZ Hwy 60 to Main Street in Eagar; south on Main 292); north on AZ Hwy 77 to the Navajo Indian west along the boundary of the Apache-Sitgreaves Street to U.S. Hwy 260; west on AZ Hwy 260 to FR Reservation boundary; west along the Navajo Indian National Forest to East Clear Creek. 118. For a map and more information regarding this Reservation boundary to the southwest corner of hunt go to the Department’s website under Where 34. Hopi Trust Lands in Units 4A, 5A, and 5B North – the Navajo Indian Reservation boundary. To Hunt, Region, then Unit 1 (www.azgfd.com/ The Hopi Tribe Wildlife & Ecosystems Management 21. Alamo Lake Hunt Area in Units 16A and 44A - That hunting/units/pinetop/1). Program requires all AZGFD State Certified/Licensed portion of Unit 16A south and east of the following: Outfitters and Guides who conduct business (guide, 27. Coon Canyon Hunt Area in Unit 1 - That portion of beginning at Bill Williams River and Planet Ranch pre-scout, or request access on behalf of their Unit 1 beginning at the junction of AZ Hwy 260 and Road, north on Planet Ranch Road to Yucca-Alamo clients) on the Hopi 3 Canyon Ranches in Units 4A, AZ Hwy 373; south on AZ Hwy 373 to Hall Creek; Road, southeast on Yucca-Alamo Road to Chicken 5A, and 5B North to contact Marietta Honie at the east on Hall Creek to the Little Colorado River; east Springs Ranch Road, northeast on Chicken Springs Office of Revenue Commission at (928) 734-3172 along the Little Colorado River to Hobson Canyon; Ranch Road to US Hwy 93; and that portion of Unit or by email at [email protected] to obtain an southeast along Hobson Canyon to FR 8070A (70A); 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 27 Elk Hunts Hunters can Help Monitor Elk Notes continued: Arizona Elk Health – Submit Elk Heads for CWD Testing annual Hopi Tribal Business License. Upon approval 41. Show Low Creek Hunt Area in Unit 3B - That portion of a Hopi Tribal Business License, access to the of Unit 3C beginning at the powerline west of AZ Bring the head of your recently harvested elk Hopi 3 Canyon Ranch may be obtained via email Hwy 77 at milepost 344.0; west along powerline to to any Game and Fish Department office be- Lone Pine Dam Rd; south along Lone Pine Dam Rd at [email protected] or by calling (928) 734- tween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 3673, (928) 734-3672 or (928) 734-3671 Monday- to U.S. Hwy 260 (milepost 335.6); east along U.S. Friday 8am-5pm (MST). Hwy 260 to FR 136/Joe Tank Rd (milepost 337.1); Friday (office addresses are listed on page south along FR 135 to FR 300; east along FR 300 3). Department personnel will collect a tissue 35. The current Landowner Compact Agreement to U.S. Hwy 60 (milepost 336.9); north along U.S. between the Arizona Game and Fish Department sample for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Hwy 60 to U.S. Hwy 260 (southbound); south along testing. Hunters that are successful in Units and the Boquillas-Diamond A Ranch has expired. U.S. Hwy 260 to Porter Mountain Rd (milepost We are working toward a new agreement. The 350.0); northeast on Porter Mountain Rd to FR 1, 2, 3, 27, 28, and 31 are especially en- Boquillas-Diamond A Ranch encompasses the entire 9710J (Timber Mesa Fire Rd); north along FR 9710J couraged to submit heads because these western half of Unit 10, about 720,000 acres. This (Timber Mesa Fire Rd) to FR 9724X; north along FR units are close to New Mexico, a state that hunt may have restricted access. Applicants should 9724X to U.S. Hwy 60 (milepost 345.0); west on U.S. has detected CWD in deer and elk. secure access before applying; visit the Ranch’s Hwy 60 to AZ Hwy 77; north on AZ Hwy 77 to the website for details, www.HuntBigBoRanch.com. powerline at milepost 344.0. It is best if the head has been kept cool 36. For hunts in Units 5A and 5B North, the Arizona and is submitted within a day of harvest. 42. Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt Area in Unit 7 The head may be placed in a garbage bag Game and Fish Department has entered into a East - consists of the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Landowner Compact Agreement with the Bar T Bar including the Inner Basin and the northern portion for delivery. You will be asked to provide in- Ranch and Flying M Ranch located in the northern of the Waterline Road from where it intersects the formation about your harvested elk (hunt portion of Units 5A and 5B. A Ranch Pass and Inner Basin. The Kachina Peaks Wilderness Hunt adherence to Ranch Rules is required to access number, permit number, game management Area encompasses the San Francisco Peaks, and the unit, and date of harvest) and where you can these ranches. Signage at points of entrance to elevation within the hunt area ranges from 8,000 the ranch provides notification of the Landowner to 12,635 feet with little to no vehicular access. be reached (phone number) in case the test Compact Agreement. The free Ranch Pass, a copy Hunters interested in this hunt should be physically is positive. No CWD has been detected in Ari- of Ranch Rules, and location map may be obtained capable of packing out an elkl through very steep zona’s deer or elk to date. online from the Department’s Landowner Relations and rugged terrain at high elevations. The hunt area Program web page https://agfdlandownerrelations. boundary includes the Kachina Peaks Wilderness, com. Ranch Passes and Ranch Rules for the Flying M which is signed and regulated by the Coconino CWD results can be found here: Ranch may also be obtained at sign-in boxes located National Forest, and the portion of the Inner Basin http://azgfdeservices.com/cwdlogin.aspx at either of the two entrance points onto the ranch. to the west of the Waterline Road. For a map and Ranch Passes and Ranch Rules for the Bar T Bar more information regarding this hunt, go to the Ranch may also be obtained at the Meteor Crater Keep CWD out of Arizona Department’s website under Where To Hunt, Region To protect Arizona’s deer and elk herds from Gas Station/Convenience Store. 2 Unit 7 (www.azgfd.com/hunting/units/flagstaff/7/). Chronic Wasting Disease, new regulations 37. Unit 1 hunters, the AZ Department of Transportation 43. Fort Rock Ranch in portions of Units 18A and 18B have been placed on movement of animal closes the main highways to Big Lake (AZ Hwy 261 has restricted access. A limited number of access and AZ Hwy 273) by December 31 but may close opportunities are available to youth hunters only. parts into the state. the highways earlier due to weather conditions. Be If you are a youth hunter, age 17 or under, who Hunters are required to take these aware, closure of AZ Hwy 261 and AZ Hwy 273 will drew this hunt and are interested in hunting on the precautions when hunting deer or elk limit access to the central and southern portions of Fort Rock Ranch, you must submit your request out-of-state: Unit 1. by June 1 through the Arizona Game and Fish 38. Units 12A, 12B, 13A, and 13B have an extremely low- Department’s Access Program website: www.azgfd. • Do not bring the brain, intact skull, or spi- density elk population, about 40-50 elk combined com/landowner-compact/fort-rock-ranch-access/. nal column into Arizona. for all four units. These units are specifically managed for wildlife values other than elk, and The following elk or deer parts harvest- an established elk population is not desirable. The ed out-of-state are OK to bring back into intent of this hunt is to eliminate this elk population. The draw odds tables have been Arizona: The cost of the tag has been reduced to $35 to help removed due to calculation errors achieve this objective. The Department cautions you • Boneless portions of meat, or meat that that due to extremely low elk densities, hunt success in the original publication. has been cut and packaged; will be very low, likely less than 5%. If you apply for Please go to www.azgfd.com/ • Clean hides and capes with no skull or soft this hunt during the draw, you will almost certainly draw it, which will cause you to lose your bonus Hunting/surveydata/ for the cor- tissue attached; points. If you pick up one of these tags during the rected tables or to access the • Antlers, clean skull plates or skulls with first come-first served process your bonus points antlers attached with no meat or soft tis- will not be affected. Department’s Hunt Arizona book. sue remaining; 39. Fool Hollow Hunt Area in Unit 3C - That portion • Finished taxidermy mounts or products; and of Unit 3C beginning at the intersection of AZ Hwy • Upper canine teeth (buglers, whistlers, ivo- 260 and the Pinedale-Taylor Rd/FR 129; north and east on the Pinedale-Taylor Rd/FR129 to AZ Hwy 77; ries) with no meat or tissue attached. south on AZ Hwy 77 to U.S. Hwy 60; west on U.S. CWD is present in the neighboring states of Hwy 60 to AZ Hwy 260; west on AZ Hwy 260 to the Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, as well intersection with the Pinedale-Taylor Rd/FR 129. as many other popular hunting destinations 40. 4B North Hunt Unit - That portion of Unit 4B north for deer and elk. Some states have strict reg- of the following: starting at the junction of Hutch Ranch Road and AZ Hwy 377 (mp 15.2); north then ulations governing carcass movement, so westerly on Hutch Ranch Road to the first major we encourage you to contact the wildlife power-line; southwest along the power-line to the agency where you travel for any applicable Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest boundary; west regulations. along the forest boundary to Chevelon Canyon. 28 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Lead and Wildlife Know the facts and make your own choice Lead fragments • Lead is a naturally occurring element in the America since the early 1900s. Collaboration environment and has many beneficial uses. with industry, conservation organizations However, it is a known toxin and has been and shooting-sports interests is also essen- removed from many consumer products tial to ensuring continued protection of our like pipes, paint and gasoline. wildlife resources and conservation heritage. • Lead has been used in the manufacture of • Non-lead ammunition and fishing tack- ammunition and fishing tackle for centuries le alternatives are becoming more widely because of its unique properties, availabil- available and reasonably priced. Using non- ity, performance, and ease and low cost to lead alternatives can prevent lead poisoning manufacture. of individual wildlife and may offer better • Spent ammunition, lost fishing tackle and performance. lead fragments in carcasses and gut piles • Hunters who choose to use lead ammunition can be ingested by wildlife. In some cas- can still help to reduce lead poisoning in scav- es, these lead sources can cause illness or enging animals by removing the entire game death in individual animals. carcass from the field. • Birds are the most susceptible to lead toxic- ity, and population-level effects have been Availability documented in waterfowl and California Non-lead ammo alternatives are available for condors. big game, varmint and small game hunting. Non-fragmenting solid copper or copper alloy • State fish and wildlife agencies have primary bullets are now loaded in most hunting cali- responsibility for managing fish and wildlife bers. Highly frangible non-lead varmint bullets resources and use the best science to imple- Lead fragments (compressed copper or tin powder) are avail- ment focused management solutions when able in both centerfire and rimfire cartridges. population effects are documented. Educat- Non-lead shot (steel, tungsten, and bismuth) ing the public about wildlife issues is part of is also available. their mission. To learn more about lead and wildlife, visit • Hunters and anglers have been the primary www.azgfd.gov/lead. supporters of wildlife conservation in North

What hunting magazines and Arizona hunters say about solid copper bullets: “I was very impressed with the bullet’s performance, the buck literally dropped in its tracks.” — Kaibab deer hunter X-ray of prairie dog (top), coyote (center) “Accurate, zero bloodshot, no wasted game meat.” — Kaibab deer hunter and a deer (bottom) gut pile. All contain “I’ve never seen deadlier performance on game.” — Safari Club International article lead bullet fragments that could be ingested by wildlife. “While their terminal performance is the stuff of legend, they are also capable of remarkable accuracy.” — American Rifleman article

Lead shot Lead fragments LEAD VS. NON-LEAD AMMO COSTS 2017 PRICES FROM ONLINE AMMO RETAILERS .30-06 165 gr. loaded ammo, Box of 20 Basic lead: $17-$20, Premium lead: $25-$40, (big game hunting) Non-lead: $30-$40 .223 loaded ammo, Box of 20 (35-55 gr.) Basic lead: $6-$10, Premium lead: $20-$27, (varmint hunting) Non-lead: $22-$27 .22 long rifle rimfire, Box of 50 (25-40 gr.) Basic lead: $2-$4, Premium lead: $5-$10, Eagles and other raptors feed on game re- (small game hunting) Non-lead: $6-$11 mains and ingest lead shot and bullet frag- 12 gauge #6 shotshells, Box of 25 Lead: $7-$25, Steel: $7-$32 ments. Doves and waterfowl are known to (upland game/dove hunting) pick up lead shot in the field. 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 31 Supplemental (Population Management) Hunts and Hunter Pool

Beginning in 2003-2004, the Arizona Game and Fish De- Dec. 31, 2018. You may apply at any time during the • If your application is selected during a random partment established population management hunts year (note: do not include the hunter pool hunt appli- drawing for a population management hunt, the De- and the hunter pool. Department wildlife managers have cation form with a hunt permit-tag application—you partment will attempt to contact you three times by found that previous hunt strategies designed to man- must apply separately. See application below for in- telephone within a 24-hour period. If you cannot be age some wildlife populations are not meeting objectives. structions). contacted within 24 hours, your application will be When regular hunt seasons don’t meet management ob- returned to the hunter pool for inclusion in future • To complete your application, you must designate the jectives, conflicts between wildlife and other uses of the population management hunts during that year. species of animal(s) you desire to hunt and the weap- land can occur. Population management hunts are de- on type(s). You must also submit a $13 application • If you are offered a restricted non-permit tag for a signed to allow the Department to achieve supplemental fee (residents) or a $15 application fee (non-resi- population management hunt, pursuant to R12-4- harvests of wildlife when traditional harvest strategies dents) (note: one application fee per application—not 115, you may decline to participate. If you decline to have not met their objectives. Population management per species). Cash will not be accepted and will result participate, your application will be returned to the hunts will enhance the Department’s ability to meet pop- in rejection. hunter pool for inclusion in future population man- ulation and habitat management objectives. agement hunts during that year (note: if you agree to • You may designate more than one species and weap- The following information is important to know if you are participate in a population management hunt but fail on type on the application form. If you choose to planning on applying for a population management hunt. to purchase your tag within the timeframe designated designate more than one species and weapon type when you are contacted, you will not be eligible for on your hunter pool application, your name will be • Population management hunts may occur as neces- further population management hunts that year). included in the hunter pool for each species and sary, under the provisions of R12-4-115 (refer to the weapon type you designate. This means that you may • If you elect to participate in a population manage- current hunting regulations). be eligible to participate in a population management ment hunt, it is probable that you will be asked to • The Population Management Seasons Commission hunt for more than one species or method of take arrive in the field to hunt within a few days of being Order 26 approved by the Commission designates each year (note: annual bag limits apply to all popu- contacted (note: purchase of restricted nonpermit-tag the range of species, season dates, open areas, le- lation management hunts and may limit your ability and applicable hunting license prior to hunting is re- gal wildlife, lawful taking methods, and maximum to participate in a population management hunt or quired). tag numbers for population management hunts to be regular season hunt). • Restricted non-permit tags issued through the hunt- prescribed by the Director and implemented under • If you participate in a population management hunt er pool may be purchased through the Department’s R12-4-115. and fill your annual bag limit for that species, you Phoenix office. See the front of the hunting regula- • When a population management hunt is found to be may not participate in a regular hunting season for tions booklet for the address and phone number. necessary, as prescribed in R12-4-115, hunters will that species even if you are drawn through the nor- • You will not gain or lose bonus points when you be selected from the hunter pool made up of hunter mal draw process (note: A.R.S. 17-332.E. prohibits the apply for, or participate in, a population manage- pool applicants (see application below). issuing of a refund for the purchase of a license or a ment hunt. • The hunter pool list will be purged by the Department permit).

Form may be photocopied. Do not include this form with a Hunt Permit-tag Application Form (See R12-4-115 in the current hunting regulation booklet) Have you: Mail Application and Fee (do not send cash) to: Filled in all the blanks? Arizona Game and Fish Department Enclosed the $13 (residents) or $15 (non-residents) application fee? Attention: Drawer FAB Signed your application? 5000 W. Carefree Highway Indicated your choice of species? Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000 HUNTER POOL APPLICATION For Jan. 1, 2018 thru Dec. 31, 2018 Please 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 Bison

Choose 1 to 3 Methods of Take: Rifle HAM (Handgun, Archery, Muzzleloader) Archery

Birthdate ______/ ______/ ______Resident Non-resident

Please provide your Department ID Number. If you do not have a Department ID Number, one will be provided for you.

Signature ______Date ______FORM 55

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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS License Required Any valid hunting or combination license EXCEPT a Short-term Combination Hunt and Fish and an Apprentice Hunting License (See tables on page 6 for Resident and Non-resident license fees). Tag Required Restricted nonpermit-tag for legal wildlife. Refer to page 32. Legal Methods of Take General Hunt: Any firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow as prescribed in R12-4-304. Muzzleloader Hunt: Muzzleloader weapons as prescribed in R12-4-101 and R12-4-318, crossbow or bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-304. Archery-Only Hunt: Bow and arrow as prescribed in R12-4-304 and R12-4-318 and crossbow as prescribed in R12-4-216. HAM Hunt: Handguns, muzzleloading rifles, muzzleloading handguns, crossbow, or bow and arrow and prescribed in R12-4-304 and R12-4-318. Bag Limit Refer to individual species annual bag limits. Note: annual bag limits apply to all population management hunts. Successful applicants for Population Management Hunts may not exceed the bag limit except as prescribed in R12-4-120.

Population Management Seasons: Commission Order 26 (continued) DEER GENERAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 1 Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 2A Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 2B Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 2C Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 12A Designated deer 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 12B Designated deer 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 13A Designated deer 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 13B Designated deer 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 19A, 20A, 20B, and 21 Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 27 Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 28 Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3) 29 Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3,10) 30A Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3) 30B Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,5) 34A Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 34B Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,4) 35A Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 35B Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 36A Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 36B Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 36C Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 41 Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 43B Designated deer 50 Total 1600

DEER ARCHERY-ONLY POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 41 Designated deer 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 43B Designated deer 50 Total 125

ELK GENERAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 1 and 27 Designated elk 200 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 2A, 2B, and 2C Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 3C Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 4A and 4B Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 6A, 19A, and 21 Designated elk 30 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 7 Designated elk 150 2018 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information 33 Population Management Hunts

Population Management Seasons: Commission Order 26 (continued) ELKDEER GENERAL GENERAL POPULATION POPULATION MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SEASONS SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 10 Designated elk 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 12A and 12B Designated elk 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 13A and 13B Designated elk 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 15A, 15B, and 18A Designated elk 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 16A and 44A Designated elk 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 17A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20A, and 20C Designated elk 115 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 22 Designated elk 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 23 Designated elk 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 24A Designated elk 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3,11) 28, 31, and 32 Designated elk 35 Total 1205

ELK MUZZLELOADER POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 3B and 3C Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 10 Designated elk 50 Total 150

ELK HAM POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3,11) 28, 31, and 32 Designated elk 25 Total 25

ELK ARCHERY-ONLY POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 1 and 27 Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 2A, 2B, and 2C Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 3B and 3C Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 4A and 4B Designated elk 75 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 6A, 19A, and 21 Designated elk 30 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 10 Designated elk 100 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 16A and 44A Designated elk 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 22 Designated elk 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 23 Designated elk 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 24A Designated elk 50 Total 705

JAVELINA GENERAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 1 and 27 Any javelina 20 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 3B and 3C Any javelina 20 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 22 and 23 Any javelina 10 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 24A and 24B Any javelina 10 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 28 Any javelina 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3,10) 29 and 30A Any javelina 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3) 30B Any javelina 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,11) 31 Any javelina 25

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Population Management Seasons: Commission Order 26 (continued) JAVELINADEER GENERAL GENERAL POPULATION POPULATION MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT SEASONS SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3,11) 32 Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,4) 35A Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 37A Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 39 and 41 Any javelina 50 Total 360

JAVELINA HAM POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 28 Any javelina 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3,10) 29 and 30A Any javelina 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3) 30B Any javelina 50 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,11) 31 Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,3,11) 32 Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,4) 35A Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 37A Any javelina 25 Total 250

JAVELINA ARCHERY-ONLY POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 1 and 27 Any javelina 20 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 3B and 3C Any javelina 20 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 4B Any javelina 20 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 25M and 26M Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,4) 35A Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,6) 37A Any javelina 25 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1) 38M Any javelina 25 Total 160

BISON GENERAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,7) 5A and 5B Designated bison 20 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,7,8) 12A, 12B, and 13A Designated bison 150 Total 170

BEAR GENERAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 1 and 27 Any bear except sow with cubs 4 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 3B and 3C Any bear except sow with cubs 4 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 4A and 4B Any bear except sow with cubs 4 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,6,9) 20B and 21 Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 22 and 23 Any bear except sow with cubs 10 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 24A and 24B Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 28 Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,3,9) 29 Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,3,9,10) 30A Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9,11) 31 Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,3,9,11) 32 Any bear except sow with cubs 3

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Population Management Seasons: Commission Order 26 (continued) BEARDEER GENERAL POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,5,9) 34A Any bear except sow with cubs 3 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,4,9) 35A Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 35B Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Total 68

BEAR HAM POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 28 Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,3,9) 29 Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,3,9,10) 30A Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9,11) 31 Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,3,9,11) 32 Any bear except sow with cubs 3 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,5,9) 34A Any bear except sow with cubs 3 Total 26

BEAR ARCHERY-ONLY POPULATION MANAGEMENT SEASONS Open 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 to hunting under A.R.S. Sections 17-303 and 17-304 or Commission Rules R12-4-321, R12-4-801, R12-4-802 and R12-4-803. Season Dates Notes Open Areas Legal Wildlife Permits Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 1 and 27 Any bear except sow with cubs 4 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 3B and 3C Any bear except sow with cubs 4 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 4A and 4B Any bear except sow with cubs 4 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,6,9) 20B and 21 Any bear except sow with cubs 2 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 22 and 23 Any bear except sow with cubs 2 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 24A and 24B Any bear except sow with cubs 2 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,4,9) 35A Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018 (1,2,9) 35B Any bear except sow with cubs 5 Total 28

36 Arizona Game and Fish Department — www.azgfd.gov Population Management Hunts

Population Management Notes: 1. These seasons shall be held in 8. All bison hunters, including unsuccessful If a hunter freezes the skull or hide accordance with R12-4-115 and may hunters or hunters who did not hunt, before presenting it for inspection, the include shorter time frames, smaller with a bison restricted nonpermit-tag for hunter shall prop the jaw open to allow geographic areas, and specification of the House Rock Wildlife Area herd shall access to the teeth and ensure that the legal wildlife within that described in this check out in person or by telephone at attached proof of sex is identifiable and Commission Order. either the Department’s Flagstaff regional accessible (pursuant to R12-4-308). A 2. In accordance with R12-4-304, dogs may office or the House Rock Wildlife Area premolar tooth will be removed during not be used to pursue bears between headquarters within three days following the inspection. Successful hunters January 1 and July 31. the close of the season. A successful are encouraged to contact the nearest bison hunter shall report information Department office by telephone to 3. Hunter access in Units 29, 30A, 30B, and about the kill to the Department within coordinate inspections. 32 is extremely restricted. Applicants three business days after taking the 10. The Buenos Aires Refuge is open should not apply for these units unless bison either in person at the House Rock they have secured access. to hunting as permitted by refuge Wildlife Area headquarters or in person regulations; all other Refuges are closed. 4. The Fort Huachuca Army Garrison in or by telephone at the Department’s Unit 35A is open to hunting only to Flagstaff regional office. If the kill is 11. Unit 31 and 32 hunts - Access to Aravaipa properly licensed military and civilian reported by telephone, the report shall Canyon Wildlife Area (as prescribed in personnel holding a valid Fort Huachuca include the name of the hunter, the R12-4-802) is allowed by permit only, post hunting permit. Special regulations hunter’s tag number, the sex of the bison available through the Safford Field Office must be obtained from Fort Huachuca. taken, the number of days hunted, and a of the Bureau of Land Management. Applications for these hunts must be telephone number where the hunter can For more information, contact the submitted to the Arizona Game and Fish be reached for additional information Safford Field Office at (928) 348-4450 or Department. (R12-4-306). Recreation.gov search Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Permit. 5. The Santa Rita Wildlife Area in Unit 34A 9. As prescribed in R12-4-308, all hunters is actively used for studies in wildlife must contact an Arizona Game and management. Researchers are present Fish Department office in person or by all months and study sites are not always telephone at 1-800-970-BEAR (2327) recognizable; hunters are urged to use within 48 hours of taking a bear. The caution while hunting and take care not report shall include the hunter’s name, to disturb study sites. hunting license number, tag number, sex of the bear taken, management 6. The Grand Canyon-Parashant, Vermilion unit where the bear was taken, and Cliffs, Sonoran Desert, Ironwood Forest, telephone number at which the hunter and Agua Fria National Monuments are can be reached to obtain additional open to hunting. information. Within 10 days of taking a 7. Individuals that have previously harvested bear, the hunter shall present the bear’s a bison in Arizona and have met the one skull, hide, and attached proof of sex (1) per lifetime bag limit are not eligible to a designated Arizona Game and Fish to purchase the restricted nonpermit tag Department employee for inspection. for bison.

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You Can Make a Difference The Department’s Operation Game Thief life, the science-based approach to managing If you have information about a wildlife crime (OGT) program is a silent witness, anti- wildlife populations is immediately compro- you are urged to call the OGT hotline at poaching campaign that encourages mised and has a direct impact on wildlife 800-352-0700 or report via web submission concerned citizens to act as a first line of populations. Simply stated, a decrease at www.azgfd.gov/thief. The toll free hot- defense by reporting wildlife poaching in wildlife means a decrease in allocated line is available 24 hours a day, seven days activity. By doing so, you are helping to pro- permits. a week, and 365 days a year to report wild- tect one of Arizona’s most valuable natural life violations. Callers can remain confidential The success of the OGT program relies resources — wildlife! and rewards may be paid for information that heavily on the information the Department leads to an arrest. In addition, you are increasing your receives by concerned citizens who make an chances of drawing a permit. Each year the investment in Arizona’s wildlife heritage by Not EVERYONE can be drawn but EVERYONE number of sportsman applying for permits far reporting wildlife crimes. Alert observation can make a difference, do the right thing and exceeds the number of permits available. and timeliness of reporting can often make call today 800-352-0700. the difference on whether a violator is appre- When poachers illegally kill fish and wild- hended or not.

Fair Chase: Hunt Hard, Hunt Fair

Remember the fair chase ethic as new technologies are developed ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT Fair chase is the ethical, sportsmanlike and lawful pursuit and take of Hunt Hard free-range wildlife in a manner that does not give a hunter or an angler improper or unfair advantage over such wildlife. Hunt Fair New technology developments impact almost every aspect of life, and FAIR CHASE sportsmen may wonder how hunting is affected as new equipment hits the market. Advances in technology are inevitable — there always will be a better way to craft a bow, firearm or ammunition. However in terms of • A technology or practice that allows a hunter or angler to locate or fair chase, the line is drawn when that advancement becomes unlawful take wildlife without acquiring necessary hunting and angling skills or provides sportsmen with an improper or unfair advantage. Take, for or competency. example, the smart rifle, drones, and exploding arrow tips in Arizona: • A technology or practice that allows a hunter or angler to pursue or • The smart rifle is unlawful for take by nature of its laser-supported take wildlife without being physically present and pursuing wildlife sighting system. in the field. • Unmanned aerial vehicles — drones — are aircraft and subject to • A technology or practice that makes harvesting wildlife almost the same rules as other aircraft. certain and/or the technology or practice prevents wildlife from • Exploding arrow tips or similar items may not be used in an eluding detection and/or take. archery or muzzleloader season because they are considered Public support of fair chase and ethical hunting are important to the “explosive devices.” survival of hunting and angling. These pursuits are the cornerstones of The Arizona Game and Fish Commission plans to monitor and give the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and are the careful consideration to weigh the fair chase implications of a new primary source of funding for conservation efforts in North America. technology or practices. The following criteria will be used to evaluate The support of fair chase and respect for the traditions of hunting and whether a new technology or practice is a fair chase issue: angling are every sportsman’s responsibility.

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