Drew tag this year, can I purchase OTC in January

ChubbyTuna · Sep 13, 2015

With 18 NR points I drew 13B rifle. Yes I am stoked and I'm counting the days.

Now that I'm out of the race I want to start hunting the desert OTC hunts in January. So my question is, if I buy an OTC tag in Jan, can I still put in for the draw that year just for points? OR would I need to sit out this Jan? I'm guessing you can't have 2 deer tags in the same calendar year?

Also is the Az license per calendar year or 365 days from purchase?

Thanks,
Joe

sagebrush · Sep 13, 2015

You can have two tags in one year but you may only harvest one deer. You can buy an OTC tag and apply in the draw in the same year. License is 365 days from date of purchase. You must have a hunting license that is valid at the time of the draw for your application to be considered.

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ChubbyTuna · Sep 13, 2015

So say I have the OTC tag that runs Dec-Jan. If I harvest a buck Dec 31, then I can hunt the next year if I draw. If I harvest Jan 1 (same OTC tag) then I am done for that year but can still apply for points?