Elk and pronghorn application deadline almost here
PHOENIX — The application Feb. 9 deadline to submit elk and pronghorn hunt applications is rapidly approaching – don’t procrastinate any longer.
Applications must be submitted to the Arizona Game and Fish Department by U.S. mail to P.O. Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ 85087-1052 or hand-delivered to any department office by Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 by 7 p.m. (MST) – postmarks do not count.
There is no online application service available.
The regulations for Arizona’s 2010 elk and pronghorn antelope seasons are available online at www.azgfd.gov/draw and hunters interested in obtaining a hunt permit-tag via the draw process can start applying now.
Hunters are reminded a 2010 hunting license is required to apply.
To learn more about the big game draw lottery process, bonus points, and available leftover spring hunting permits, visit www.azgfd.gov/draw.
Donate an outdoor magazine
Give a piece of the outdoors to the men and women that are stationed overseas with our U.S. military.
After a successful magazine drive for the troops last fall, nearly 5,000 magazines were shipped in care packages, the Outdoor Experience 4 All is collecting your old outdoor magazines once again.
There will be magazine collection points at all Game and Fish offices through the elk and antelope draw deadline. There are locations in Phoenix, Mesa, Flagstaff, Pinetop, Kingman, Tucson and Yuma. For addresses, visit www.azgfd.gov/offices.
Once collected, the donated magazines will be added to care packages prepared by Blue Star Mom’s to send "a little bit of home to our sons and daughters” overseas. To learn more about the magazine drive, contact www.outdoorexperienceforall.org or www.bluestarmoms.org.
Dropping off at Mesa, sign-up for a blood drive
The Red Cross will be at the Mesa regional office conducting a blood drive. There are 48 slots between 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. If you would like to give blood, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE with sponsor code OE4A for an appointment.
Note: Sportsmen have a long-standing, noble tradition of conservation. Their dollars, in addition to the Heritage Fund, provide essential funding for managing Arizona’s wildlife and benefit the economies of local communities and all citizens. To learn more about the Heritage Fund, visit www.azgfd.gov/heritage.