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Lifetime SeasonsLifetime Seasons

2011 Deer Hunt 2011 Deer Hunt RecommendationsRecommendations

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

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2011 General Deer Season 2011 General Deer Season Dates 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 2011 Elk Hunt RecommendationsRecommendations

2011 General Elk Season Hunt 2011 General Elk Season Hunt Dates and Permit CapsDates and 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 Key Dates for 2011 Big Game and Antlerless Game and Antlerless

SeasonsSeasons• 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 Application period for bonus and preference

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

March 14, 2011March 14, 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 Key Dates for 2011 Big Game and Antlerless Game and Antlerless

SeasonsSeasons• Proposed shed antler and shed horn Proposed shed antler and shed horn

season datesseason dates– Online course and completion certificate Online course and completion certificate

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

and April 16–December 31, 2011and April 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 When the antlers, heads and horns of legally

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

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

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

SeasonsSeasons• Proposed Dedicated Hunter drawingProposed Dedicated Hunter drawing

– Application period: December 20, 2010 - January 11, Application period: December 20, 2010 - January 11, 20112011

– Results posted: January 31, 2011Results posted: January 31, 2011

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

region, the permit will default to the region region, the permit will default to the region from the previous yearfrom the previous year

– 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 region for the past three years, they must complete the yearly questionnaire, or they will complete the yearly questionnaire, or they will not receive a permitnot receive a permit

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

SeasonsSeasons• Proposed RAC/Board Meeting Date Proposed RAC/Board Meeting Date ChangesChanges– 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 April 19 Tele-conference RAC will be changed

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

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

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

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