blake
Life Member
Monday, August 14 2006 @ 04:56 PM CDT
From the IDNR
Mandatory Harvest Reporting. Decades of postcard surveys to determine
hunter success in deer and turkey seasons are giving way to online or
telephone reporting. Beginning this fall, any hunter who tags a deer or
turkey must report that kill online or through a toll-free telephone
number. "The postcard surveys were slow and cumbersome, and often
didn't provide reliable harvest information at the county level,"
explains DNR wildlife biologist Steve Roberts. "The reporting system
will provide this information much faster and with much more detail. In
turn, this will lead to more responsive management of deer and turkey
populations."
After a deer or turkey is harvested, the hunter still must record the
date and attach a transportation tag to the animal, as has been required
in the past. However, this year's tag also has a registration number
and instructions (in the lower left corner) for reporting the harvest by
phone (800-771-4692) or online (www.iowadnr.com). After answering a
short series of questions, the hunter will receive a confirmation
number. This number must be written in the blank space provided on the
tag, and the number is the hunter's proof that a report has been
completed.
The harvest report must be completed by midnight of the day following
the harvest of an animal, before processing the animal for consumption,
or before taking it to a locker, or before transporting the animal out
of state, whichever comes first.
"The easiest way to report your harvest is by using a cell phone in
the field to call the 800 number," suggests DNR wildlife bureau chief
Dale Garner.
DNR officials say the process should take less than four minutes and
that hunters should be able to access the system during peak periods,
such as weekends during the two shotgun deer seasons. Only successful
hunters - those tagging an animal - need to report the harvest. One
hunter may report multiple harvests (such as during shotgun season party
hunting), but must ensure that the correct confirmation number is
written on the appropriate tag.
Failure to report the harvest could result in a fine. Law enforcement
officers will actively enforce the new regulation during this fall and
winter.
"We look forward to the harvest data we can receive almost
immediately, as we work to manage deer and turkey populations across the
state," said Garner. "We hope hunters will recognize the important
role they play in helping us obtain accurate and timely information."
From the IDNR
Mandatory Harvest Reporting. Decades of postcard surveys to determine
hunter success in deer and turkey seasons are giving way to online or
telephone reporting. Beginning this fall, any hunter who tags a deer or
turkey must report that kill online or through a toll-free telephone
number. "The postcard surveys were slow and cumbersome, and often
didn't provide reliable harvest information at the county level,"
explains DNR wildlife biologist Steve Roberts. "The reporting system
will provide this information much faster and with much more detail. In
turn, this will lead to more responsive management of deer and turkey
populations."
After a deer or turkey is harvested, the hunter still must record the
date and attach a transportation tag to the animal, as has been required
in the past. However, this year's tag also has a registration number
and instructions (in the lower left corner) for reporting the harvest by
phone (800-771-4692) or online (www.iowadnr.com). After answering a
short series of questions, the hunter will receive a confirmation
number. This number must be written in the blank space provided on the
tag, and the number is the hunter's proof that a report has been
completed.
The harvest report must be completed by midnight of the day following
the harvest of an animal, before processing the animal for consumption,
or before taking it to a locker, or before transporting the animal out
of state, whichever comes first.
"The easiest way to report your harvest is by using a cell phone in
the field to call the 800 number," suggests DNR wildlife bureau chief
Dale Garner.
DNR officials say the process should take less than four minutes and
that hunters should be able to access the system during peak periods,
such as weekends during the two shotgun deer seasons. Only successful
hunters - those tagging an animal - need to report the harvest. One
hunter may report multiple harvests (such as during shotgun season party
hunting), but must ensure that the correct confirmation number is
written on the appropriate tag.
Failure to report the harvest could result in a fine. Law enforcement
officers will actively enforce the new regulation during this fall and
winter.
"We look forward to the harvest data we can receive almost
immediately, as we work to manage deer and turkey populations across the
state," said Garner. "We hope hunters will recognize the important
role they play in helping us obtain accurate and timely information."