PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted the 2018 Arizona Sandhill Crane Regulations online athttps://www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Regulations/.
 

The deadline for the department to receive applications for sandhill crane hunt permit-tags is Aug. 31, 2018. No applications will be accepted after this date, regardless of postmark. All applicants must use hunt permit-tag application forms. 
 

Applications will be accepted -- by mail only -- at the following addresses: P.O. Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ, 85087-1052; or 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ, 85086-5000. These applications cannot be hand-delivered to any department office. All hunt permit-tags will be mailed by Sept. 10, 2018.
 

The hunt permit-tag fee is $43 for Arizona residents, $45 for non-residents (each successful applicant will receive three hunt permit-tags). In order to participate in the random draw, an applicant must have or apply for a valid hunting license. If an applicant is not licensed at the time of application, he or she must purchase a license by completing the license form section and include payment with the application. 
 

The first of 10 three-day seasons begins Nov. 16, the latest starts Dec. 10. A three-day, youth-only season begins Dec. 7. The bag and possession limit is three sandhill cranes per calendar year. 
 

For more information, call (602) 942-3000.

Contact:

Dale Hajek, Public Information Officer

(623) 236-7215, dhajek@azgfd.gov