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Get more information at azgfd.gov. To conserve Arizona’s diverse wildlife resources and Applications Must Be Submitted Online at azgfd.gov The deadline to submit manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations. applications is 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. ARIZONA GAME AND FISH COMMISSION ATTENTION FALCONERS — Raptor Capture Seasons (Commission Order 25) Chair, Eric S. Sparks — Tucson Raptor Capture seasons are on page 38 of this booklet. To apply you must possess a valid Kurt R. Davis — Phoenix hunting or combination license and a Sport Falconry License. Applications will only be Leland S. “Bill” Brake — Elgin accepted online. James E. Goughnour — Payson James S. Zieler — St. Johns New Rule Prohibits Predator Hunting Contests The Arizona Game and Fish Depart- ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT ment reminds constituents that Commission Rule R12-4-303 prohibits organized hunting 5000 W. Carefree Highway contests for predatory and fur-bearing animals became effective Nov. 3. The rule does Phoenix, Arizona 85086 not apply to lawful hunting of predatory and fur-bearing animals (which is a valuable 602-942-3000 azgfd.gov wildlife management tool) outside of contests as defined by the rule, nor does it apply to events such as fishing tournaments. See azgfd.gov/rulemaking Ty E. Gray, Director Tom P. Finley, Deputy Director Hunter Harvest Questionnaire Your Hunter Harvest Questionnaire is located on the back of your hunt permit-tag. You will also receive it in the mail. Please take a moment REGIONAL OFFICES to respond. A unique QR scan code, as well as a web link, will be located on the back of hunt permit-tags. Scan the code to access our Hunter Harvest Questionnaire webpage REGION I 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop 85935 then select your species (you may need to download a QR reader app to scan the code). 928-367-4281 Completing your hunter questionnaire, honestly and accurately, is very important to the REGION II management of wildlife in Arizona. 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff 86005 928-774-5045 REGION III Prescribed Fire Game management units 7W, 8, 9, 10, 12AE, and 12AW are likely to 5325 N. Stockton Hill Road, Kingman 86409 have prescribed fire and wildfire activity during these hunts, and it is common for hunters 928-692-7700 to see both fire and smoke. Information about all active fires is available by visiting Kaibab REGION IV National Forest’s website at www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab, checking the Incident Information 9140 E. 28th Street, Yuma 85365 928-342-0091 System website at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/, or by calling the Kaibab National Forest fire REGION V information phone line at (928) 635-8311. 555 N. Greasewood Road, Tucson 85745 520-628-5376 Keep Credit Card Information Updated Online applicants are encouraged to keep their REGION VI credit card payment information current. If your payment is declined at the time of the 7200 E. University Drive, Mesa 85207 draw, your application will not be drawn. The Arizona Game and Fish Department will 480-981-9400 no longer call customers to obtain payment on drawn applications where credit cards have failed. Deadline for updating your credit or debit card information online is 11:59 p.m. The Arizona Game and Fish Department prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, (Arizona time) Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. NOTE: If your credit/debit card has been used age, religion, or disability in its programs and activities. If for multiple applications, please notify your banking institution that multiple charges anyone believes that they have been discriminated against from Arizona Game and Fish could be processed simultaneously. in any of the AZGFD’s programs or activities, including its employment practices, the individual may file a complaint Drones Drones are considered aircraft and shall not be used to harass wildlife or assist alleging discrimination directly with the Director’s Office, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086-5000, 602- in the taking of wildlife. For more specific information, please review Commission Rules 942-3000, or with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: R12-4-301, R12-4-319 and R12-4-320 located on pages 125 and 130 of the 2019–20 Arizona Civil Rights Coordinator for Public Access, 5275 Leesburg Hunting Regulations. Pike, MS:WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation or this document in an alternative format by contacting the Director’s International Border Suspicious Activity Homeland Security Issues along the International Office as listed above. Border may affect the quality of a person’s hunt (see 2019-20 Arizona Hunting Regulations page 71). Call 800-BE-ALERT to report suspicious activity. 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 Nonresident OHV Operators As of Sept. 1, 2019, nonresidents must have a decal to of listed products or services. operate off-highway vehicles (OHV) in Arizona. The decal must be purchased online from the Arizona Game and Fish Department at azgfd.gov. The decal is not available for Cover photo by George Andrejko purchase from department offices. 2020 Pronghorn, Elk and Raptor Capture Hunt Draw Information 3 License Information Who Can Go? are a lifetime license holder who has moved no more than two apprentice hunting licenses Everyone needs a license to hunt wildlife in out of state, the 10 percent non-resident cap per calendar year. When applying for an ap- Arizona. You need in your possession a val- does not apply to you. The lifetime license prentice license, the mentor must name the id hunt or combination hunt and fish license, will remain legal for the taking of all wildlife person he or she will be taking afield. plus any required hunt permit-tags, nonper- as permitted by law. Residency may be re-es- High Achievement Scout License tablished after moving back to Arizona and mit-tags, or stamps.