AZ Protocol if Drawn?

[slobow]

Could someone please let me know the Az protocol if drawn. Example, I am at the point where I will draw my archery elk tag very soon. If I spend the few bucks on pointguard and am drawn but cannot go (son going off to college-dates unknown at this time) are all points and monies returned? Points returned but forego application and license fees? Thanks for any advice.

 

[WHT_MTNMAN]

If you buy the point guard you can return it and get your points back but all fees and monies are kept by AZ game and fish
Good luck with your draw

 

[slobow]

Thank you Mtnman, much appreciated

 

[OutdoorWriter]

Could someone please let me know the Az protocol if drawn. Example, I am at the point where I will draw my archery elk tag very soon. If I spend the few bucks on pointguard and am drawn but cannot go (son going off to college-dates unknown at this time) are all points and monies returned? Points returned but forego application and license fees? Thanks for any advice.

As long as you have PG, you also have the option to donate it to a charitable organization with the same results -- get BPs back but no costs.

3. A person who donates an original, unused hunt permit-tag issued in a computer drawing to an authorized nonprofit organization may submit a request to the Department for the reinstatement of the bonus points expended for that unused tag, provided all of the following conditions are met:

a. The person has a valid and active membership in the Department's membership program with at least one unredeemed tag surrender on the application deadline date, for the computer draw in which the hunt permit-tag being surrendered was drawn, and at the time of tag surrender.
b. The person submits a completed application form as described under R12-4-118;
c. The person provides acceptable proof to the Department that the tag was transferred to an authorized nonprofit organization; and
d. The person submits the request to the Department:
i. No later than 60 days after the date on which the tag was donated to an authorized nonprofit organization; and
ii. No less than 30 days prior to the computer draw application deadline for that genus, as specified in the hunt permit-tag application schedule.

 

[OutdoorWriter]

Protecting your Bonus Points​

Membership is newest benefit for AZGFD Portal customers

All of us know what it feels like to deal with the frustration and disappointment of an unforeseen event. After all, life happens.

That’s why the Arizona Game and Fish Department is excited to announce an innovative new program in “PointGuard,” which essentially will provide hunters with peace of mind in knowing that they can surrender their hunt permit-tag for any reason without losing their coveted bonus points.

A bonus point is an accumulated credit that authorizes the department to issue an applicant additional computer-generated random numbers during a draw. An applicant accumulates a bonus point each year in which he or she submits a valid application and does not draw a hunt permit-tag. PointGuard ensures that if a successful applicant is unable to participate in a hunt for any reason, the accumulated bonus points that were expended to draw that hunt permit-tag will be reinstated.

Here are the requirements:

• PointGuard is available to applicants who apply online for a hunt permit-tag.
• PointGuard is $5 per species, per applicant, purchased at the time of completing the online application, or prior to the application period deadline. The fee is non-refundable.
• Only one hunt permit-tag may be surrendered, per species. If an applicant is drawn in the future for that particular species, that hunt-permit tag must be used, expending all accumulated bonus points. Only then may an applicant participate again in PointGuard.

The primary applicant (the person who takes the lead in completing the online application for the other applicants) will be prompted to purchase PointGuard at the time of completing the online application. That primary applicant can purchase PointGuard for each additional applicant.

Tag surrender application

Here is the process to surrender a hunt permit-tag:

• A hunt permit-tag must be surrendered prior to the close of business the day before the start of that particular hunt. *Note: for the holidays a drop box will be available at each regional and Phoenix headquarters office.
• An applicant who has purchased PointGuard will present the original hunt permit-tag to be surrendered, along with a completed tag surrender application form, in person to any customer service representative at any of the department’s statewide office locations, or by mailing the hunt permit-tag and tag surrender application form to AZGFD, Attn: Draw, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086.
• The hunt permit-tag being surrendered and PointGuard purchase will be verified by the department.
• The department will restore all accumulated bonus points for that particular species, including the bonus point the applicant would have accrued if not successful in the draw.
• The hunt permit-tag fee is non-refundable.

A person who donates, or transfers, his or her hunt permit-tag to a qualified nonprofit organization, also can participate in tag surrender, provided the requirements listed above are fulfilled. An acceptable proof of the transfer must be provided to the department (a receipt from the qualified nonprofit organization, for example). The tag surrender application form and an acceptable proof of the hunt permit-tag being donated must be completed within 60 days of the donation, and no less than 30 days before the next application deadline for that particular species.

According to rule (R12-4-118), the department has several options for the reissuance of a surrendered hunt permit-tag. The proximity to the start of a particular hunt, the type of hunt permit-tag, and demand for that hunt permit-tag will factor into how it will be reissued.

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