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SeasonsSeasons

2011 Deer Hunt Recommendations2011 Deer Hunt Recommendations

Trends in General Season Buck Trends in General Season Buck Deer Harvest 1993-2008Deer Harvest 1993-2008

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2011 General Deer Season Dates 2011 General Deer Season Dates

• Archery Archery 8/20 – 9/168/20 – 9/16• MuzzleloaderMuzzleloader 9/28 – 10/69/28 – 10/6• Any WeaponAny Weapon 10/22 – 10/3010/22 – 10/30

2011 Elk Hunt Recommendations2011 Elk Hunt Recommendations

2011 General Elk Season Hunt Dates 2011 General Elk Season Hunt Dates and Permit Capsand Permit Caps

• Archery Spike BullArchery Spike Bull 8/20 – 9/9 8/20 – 9/9

• Archery Any BullArchery Any Bull 8/20 – 9/168/20 – 9/16

• Any Weapon ElkAny Weapon Elk 10/8 – 10/2010/8 – 10/20

• Youth Any Bull Youth Any Bull 9/17 – 9/259/17 – 9/25

• MuzzleloaderMuzzleloader 11/2 – 11/10 11/2 – 11/10

• Late Youth Any BullLate Youth Any Bull 11/2 – 11/2711/2 – 11/27

Key Dates for 2011 Big Game Key Dates for 2011 Big Game and Antlerless Seasonsand Antlerless Seasons

• Proposed Big Game (Bucks, Bulls and Proposed Big Game (Bucks, Bulls and Once-in-a-Lifetime) drawingOnce-in-a-Lifetime) drawing– Application period: February 1–March 3, 2011Application period: February 1–March 3, 2011– Application period for bonus and preference points Application period for bonus and preference points

only: February 1 - March 10, 2011only: February 1 - March 10, 2011– Application withdrawal period: February 1 – March Application withdrawal period: February 1 – March

14, 201114, 2011– Results posted: May 31, 2011Results posted: May 31, 2011

• Proposed antlerless drawingProposed antlerless drawing– Application period: June 1-21, 2011Application period: June 1-21, 2011– Results posted: July 14, 2011Results posted: July 14, 2011

Key Dates for 2011 Big Game Key Dates for 2011 Big Game and Antlerless Seasonsand Antlerless Seasons

• Proposed shed antler and shed horn Proposed shed antler and shed horn season datesseason dates– Online course and completion certificate required: Online course and completion certificate required:

February 1–April 15, 2011February 1–April 15, 2011– No course requirements: January 1–31, 2011 and No course requirements: January 1–31, 2011 and

April 16–December 31, 2011April 16–December 31, 2011• Proposed dates when hunters may Proposed dates when hunters may

purchase or sell big game or its partspurchase or sell big game or its parts– When the antlers, heads and horns of legally taken When the antlers, heads and horns of legally taken

big game may be bought or sold: February 15–July big game may be bought or sold: February 15–July 31, 201131, 2011

– When the untanned hides of legally taken big game When the untanned hides of legally taken big game may be bought or sold: may be bought or sold: August 1, 2011–February 14, 2012August 1, 2011–February 14, 2012

Key Dates for 2011 Big Game Key Dates for 2011 Big Game and Antlerless Seasonsand Antlerless Seasons

• Proposed Dedicated Hunter drawingProposed Dedicated Hunter drawing– Application period: December 20, 2010 - January 11, 2011Application period: December 20, 2010 - January 11, 2011– Results posted: January 31, 2011Results posted: January 31, 2011

• Proposed Lifetime license questionnaire/region-Proposed Lifetime license questionnaire/region-selection deadlineselection deadline– Region-selection deadline: March 3, 2011Region-selection deadline: March 3, 2011– If the Lifetime license holder does not select a region, If the Lifetime license holder does not select a region,

the permit will default to the region from the previous the permit will default to the region from the previous yearyear

– If the Lifetime license holder has not selected a If the Lifetime license holder has not selected a region for the past three years, they must complete region for the past three years, they must complete the yearly questionnaire, or they will not receive a the yearly questionnaire, or they will not receive a permitpermit

Key Dates for 2011 Big Game Key Dates for 2011 Big Game and Antlerless Seasonsand Antlerless Seasons

• Proposed RAC/Board Meeting Date ChangesProposed RAC/Board Meeting Date Changes– February 28 – March 4 RAC meetings will be February 28 – March 4 RAC meetings will be

canceledcanceled– March 15-16 Board meetings will be canceledMarch 15-16 Board meetings will be canceled– April 19 Tele-conference RAC will be changed to April 19 Tele-conference RAC will be changed to

a full RAC tour from April 12-20a full RAC tour from April 12-20– April 27-28 Board meeting will be moved to May April 27-28 Board meeting will be moved to May

4-54-5– Agenda topics for the April RAC meetings will Agenda topics for the April RAC meetings will

include: Big Game Rule Amendments, Antlerless include: Big Game Rule Amendments, Antlerless Guidebook and permit numbers Bucks, Bulls, Guidebook and permit numbers Bucks, Bulls, OIAL and AntlerlessOIAL and Antlerless

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