BEAR SPECIAL REGULATIONS:

Hunters are responsible for determining if their desired hunt unit is still open before hunting by checking the status online at www.azgfd.gov/bearhunting or calling 1-800-970-BEAR (2327).

MANDATORY REPORTING (R12-4-308): All hunters must report their bear harvest online at www.azgfd.gov/bearhunting, by telephone at 1-800-970-BEAR (2327), or in person within 48 hours of taking a bear. The report shall include the hunter’s name, hunting license number, tag number, sex of the bear taken, management unit where the bear was taken, and telephone number at which the hunter can be reached to obtain additional information.

MANDATORY PHYSICAL INSPECTION (R12-4-308): Within 10 days of taking a bear, the hunter (or their designee) shall present the bear’s skull and hide with attached proof of sex, accessible and identifiable, to a designated Arizona Game and Fish Department employee for inspection. If the skull and hide are frozen, they should be defrosted prior to presenting for inspection as a premolar tooth will be removed from the bear. If the skull and hide are frozen, we will not be able to complete the check-out and you will be asked to reschedule. Successful hunters must contact the Department office, where they plan to bring their animal, by telephone to coordinate inspections.

ATTENTION: A designated Fort Huachuca Environmental and Natural Resources (ENRD) employee can do the inspection and tooth removal. Contact 520-678-8112 to coordinate inspection. If an ENRD employee is unavailable, please contact the nearest AGFD office to coordinate the inspection.