Arizona - Online Applications For 2017 Spring Hunts Now Being Accepted

The Arizona Game And Fish Department now is accepting online applications for 2017 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for spring turkey, javelina, bison and bear.

To apply online, visit https://draw.azgfd.gov and scroll down to "Apply for a Draw."

The deadline by which the department must receive all applications - online or paper - is 11:59 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. Postmarks do not count.

Paper applications can be mailed to: Arizona Game And Fish Department, Attn .: Drawing Section, P.O. Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ 85087-1052, or dropped off at any regional office statewide.

The "2017 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Bison and Bear Hunt Draw Information" booklet is available online at http://www.azgfd.gov/draw. Printed booklets are available at department offices and license dealers statewide.

As a reminder, applicants must possess a valid Arizona hunting license to apply online for a hunt permit-tag. That license must be valid on the last day of the application period (Oct. 11, 2016). Licenses now are valid for one full year from date of purchase. Licenses are available online, as well as all Game and Fish offices and license dealers statewide.

For more information, visit http://www.azgfd.gov/draw, or call (602) 942-3000.

Did you know? The Arizona Game And Fish Department has trust responsibility for managing more than 800 native wildlife species - the most of any inland state - for current and future generations of Arizona citizens.