Posted May 10, 2021​


Now is perfect time to review portal account information

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is accepting applications for 2021 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep, fall bison and sandhill crane.

To apply, visit www.azgfd.gov and click on “Apply For A Draw.” For an overview of the application service, including license requirements, applying for bonus points and payment information, see Page 26 of the “2021-22 Arizona Hunting Regulations.” Printed versions soon will be available at all license dealers statewide.

The deadline for the department to receive all applications is 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Applicants must possess a valid Arizona hunting license to apply for a hunt permit-tag. That license must be valid on the last day of the application period (June 8).

In the meantime:

Check your AZGFD portal account. This is the perfect time to review your personal data, including your application history and total bonus points (bonus, loyalty, hunter education). If something seems amiss, call AZGFD at 602-942-3000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Know your Department ID or Customer ID. This is a must to submit an application. There are three ways to locate a Department ID or Customer ID: Log into your AZGFD portal account, and click on “View Details” under “My AZGFD Dashboard;” check your hunting or combination hunt and fish license if it was purchased online; or call AZGFD at 602-942-3000 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Plan to purchase PointGuard. This allows hunters to surrender their hunt permit-tag(s) for any reason without losing their bonus points. A portal account is no longer required to purchase PointGuard. Information: www.azgfd.gov/pointguard.

For more information, check out “What You Need to Know,” a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs), at https://www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Draw/.

I was hoping not to have to buy another license, but mine expired on the 5th.

Went back and looked at draw odds. Is there a way of knowing what point levels the people that drew certain hunts were at?

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Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:
I was hoping not to have to buy another license, but mine expired on the 5th.

Went back and looked at draw odds. Is there a way of knowing what point levels the people that drew certain hunts were at?

Be sure to scroll down to Actual Bonus Point Reports.

https://www.azgfd.com/hunting/draw/BonusPointProcess/

I begrudgingly bought a license. So I could buy points.

I thought about applying for coues and sheep, but I need a couple more points so I can be at the .1 percentile instead of the .01 percentile on sheep.

I can have a Coues tag on Huachuca anytime I want at my point level, we are already booked for Disneyworld in December. I am not going to answer to my 5, 8, 9, and 21 year old daughters for dumping them for a deer tag.

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Originally posted by Big Wonderful Wyoming:

we are already booked for Disneyworld in December. I am not going to answer to my 5, 8, 9, and 21 year old daughters for dumping them for a deer tag.

Smart move. You sure don't want that many females to be pissed off at you for the rest of your life.