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Hunters urged to turn in reports |
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December 7, 2016 |
By Mike Demick
IDFG Conservation Information Supervisor
With most of the major big game hunting seasons
over for the year, Idaho Fish and Game reminds
hunters who purchased a 2016 deer, elk, or
pronghorn tag to report the results of their big
game hunts as soon as possible.
Hunters can file their reports online at
https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/report or call
1-877-268-9365 and speak to a live operator 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
Reporting is required either 10 days after a
deer, elk or pronghorn is harvested, or ten days
following the end of the season for which a tag
is valid. Hunters are required to file a report
for each tag they purchased whether they went
hunting or not.
To file reports, hunters need to know their tag
numbers or hunting license numbers, the number
of days they hunted, the game management units
they hunted in, the date they harvested, and the
number of antler points on the animal they
harvested, or the length of the horns for
pronghorns in inches.
Promptly received hunting and harvest data
provides Fish and Game a more complete picture
of game populations to base decisions for next
year's season. Without this timely information,
managers are forced to be more conservative when
making future hunting opportunities available.
In addition, hunters like having harvest
estimates well before the application period for
fall controlled hunts.
If Fish and Game receives hunter reports early,
wildlife managers are able to complete the
harvest estimates sooner so hunters can plan
their hunting trips next fall. |
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