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By submitting hunt applications early and making sure those applications are filled out correctly can greatly increase hunter^s chances in the Spring Hunt Draw 2001. With the 7 p.m., Oct. 17 Spring Hunt Draw 2001 deadline on the horizon, hunters need to be very careful to accurately fill out their hunt applications for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Last year during the 1999 Spring Hunt Draw, there were 42,530 applicants received and a total of 2,640 applications were rejected for various "controllable" reasons. "This equates to an overall rejection rate of 12.45 percent of the applications," said Marvel Meadows, Game and Fish Department hunt draw administrator.
Meadows emphasized that the highest percentage of the rejections (85.6 percent) were associated with the following four areas:
Missing or outdated hunting licenses numbers - 1,200 (49.2 percent)
Not enough money - 378 (14.3 percent)
Bad numbers or no hunt numbers provided - 310 (11.7 percent)
Missing signatures - 276 (10.4 percent)
The department will make three attempts within a 24-hour period to notify applicants of errors of their application, only if the application is received on or before Oct. 13, 2000. Hunters wishing to participate in this service should list a telephone number where they can be reached.
Each individual applying must sign their appropriate application section.
Hunters can go to the Game and Fish Department headquarters in Phoenix, or any of the regional offices for help in filling out the applications.
Guidance with the applications will also be available at the Game and Fish Department^s Wildlife Building at the State Fair between Oct. 12 and Oct. 17.
Uploaded: 10/5/2000
Uploaded: 10/5/2000