Don't Forget to Report on Deer, Elk, Pronghorn Tags

Hunters are required to file a report on their deer, elk and pronghorn hunts. But Idaho Fish and Game is going paperless this year with the harvest reporting program. Therefore most hunters did not receive the paper report form as in past years, if they purchased their tag after June 2010. This will save Idaho Fish and Game and hunters time, money and postage. To make it easier to file a report, Fish and Game has reinstated the 24-hour, toll-free phone line to speak to a live operator when filing reports. Call 1-877-268-9365 to file reports 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Or go to the Fish and Game Web site to file a report at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/harvest_report/. Remember that hunters are required to file about their hunting experience, within 10 days after harvesting, or within 10 days after the end of your hunt. To file their reports, hunters will 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. These harvest data are valuable to Idaho Fish and Fame for properly managing the big game populations.