Ask Fish and Game: Hunter Reports

Q. I forgot to turn in my harvest report, is it too late? A. No, it's not too late. The information is important. Fish and Game staff relies on hunter reports to help make hunting season recommendations in time for the Fish and Game Commission's March meeting, at which big game seasons and limits are set. All deer, elk and pronghorn hunters must complete and submit a report for each tag issued within 10 days of harvest or within 10 days of the close of the season for which their tag was valid. Hunter reports can be submitted online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/harvest_report/. Hunters need to have their tag numbers or hunting license numbers to report 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. They can also be submitted by telephone at: 1-877-268-9365 to file reports 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For questions or problems entering a hunter report please call the Fish and Game Wildlife Bureau at 208-334-2920.