For hunters who need to complete their mandatory harvest reporting after filling their mountain lion, black bear or over-the-counter archery deer tag, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) suggests taking advantage of the easy online reporting option.
Visit https://www.azgfd.com/harvestreports for all mandatory harvest forms. Harvest reports take just a few minutes to fill out and are a convenient way to satisfy the mandatory reporting requirements.
Hunters may still call the appropriate species-specific harvest reporting phone numbers. Beginning Jan. 31, 2026 call center hours will be reduced to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Arizona time) Saturday through Wednesday. Hunters can also call AZGFD offices from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. Visit the AZGFD contact page for species-specific harvest reporting phone numbers and AZGFD office numbers.
Hunters who check out a black bear or mountain lion in person within 48 hours of harvest have fulfilled their reporting requirements and no further reporting is necessary.
Visit the individual species hunting pages (azgfd.com/bearhunting, azgfd.com/lionhunting, azgfd.com/archerydeerreport) to learn about any other mandatory post-harvest check-outs you may need to complete.
To check the status of open areas for hunting please visit http://harvest-tracking.azgfd.gov.
For more information, refer to the "2025-2026 Arizona Hunting Regulations," which are available online, at department offices, and license dealers statewide.
Visit the Harvest Reports Page
The Arizona Game and Fish Department receives no general fund tax dollars. The majority of funding to manage more than 800 native wildlife species comes from Arizona's hunters and anglers.