2017 fall hunt draw results now available

PHOENIX – The waiting is over for hopeful hunters who applied for a 2017 fall hunt permit-tag.

There are three ways to obtain draw results for the deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep, fall bear, fall bison and pheasant seasons:

– Sign in to your AZGFD customer portal account.

– Visit https://draw.azgfd.gov, then click on “View Results and Bonus Points.”

– Call (602) 942-3000 and press “2.”

A record 90 percent of all applicants applied online (131,457), compared to 10 percent who filled out a paper application (14,309).

For those who were unsuccessful in the draw process, a list of about 2,300 leftover permit-tags is posted at http://www.azgfd.gov/draw. The department will accept applications for leftover permit-tags — by mail only — beginning Monday, July 31. Leftover permit-tags will be available for purchase on a “first come, first served” basis at all department offices beginning Monday, Aug. 7.

All permit-tags are scheduled to be mailed by Aug. 4; all refund warrants by Aug. 11.