Hunters Urged to File Harvest Reports

Many big game hunting seasons are over, and hunters can save themselves some hassle and save Fish and Game expenses by filing mandatory harvest reports early. All deer, elk and antelope 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. The easiest way is to submit the harvest report card online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov, and click on the logo below the photo. Or go to https://www.idaho-hunt.com and use your hunting license or tag number and the first four letters of your last name. Submitting online is the surest way to have hunt information included and the only way to get confirmation that the report was received. Reports also may be mailed to: Idaho Fish and Game, Hunter Harvest Reports, P.O. Box 70007, Boise, ID 83707-0107 or called in toll-free at 1-877-268-9365 or faxed to 775-423-0799. Data from mandatory hunter reports are now available online as it comes in. A link from the Idaho Fish and Game mandatory hunter report web page connects to a page with running tallies of tags issued, number of animals taken, number of hunters who hunted but did not harvest an animal and the number of reports submitted. To view the data, click on 2009 Hunt and Harvest Reporting Numbers for Deer, Elk and Pronghorn at the bottom of the hunter report page, which is found at the link below the picture on the Fish and Game home page at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/. The data is updated hourly. The numbers are from reports received to date, but they are incomplete for the season. The season harvest estimates will be completed early in 2010.