PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department now is accepting online applications for 2015 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep, fall buffalo and pheasant (the draw process for elk and pronghorn antelope took place in early April).

To apply online, visit https://az.gov/azgfd/draw/home.xhtml and scroll down to “Apply for a Draw.” The deadline by which the department must receive all applications – online or paper -- is 11:59 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, June 9. Postmarks do not count.

Paper applications can be mailed to: Arizona Game and Fish Department, Attn .: Drawing Section, P.O. Box 74020, Phoenix, AZ 85087-1052, or dropped off at any department office statewide.

As an incentive to use the online service and apply early, those who apply online no later than 11:59 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, June 2, will be entered into the department’s drawing for a $500 gift card to Sportsman’s Warehouse, courtesy of Wildlife for Tomorrow. Note the deadline to be entered into the drawing for the gift card is one week earlier than the deadline by which the department must receive all applications. This offer does not apply to those who submit paper applications.

The gift-card drawing is open to any applicant who is a legal U.S. resident 18 and older who applies online no later than 11:59 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, June 2. No purchase is necessary to be eligible for the gift-card drawing. Entry into the drawing is limited to one per applicant. The recipient will be notified June 5 by e-mail and telephone. The recipient must contact the department within five days of notification to claim the gift card or be subject to disqualification.

For more information about the gift-card drawing, click here or refer to Page 17 of the 2015-16 Arizona Hunting Regulations, which are available at department offices and license dealers statewide, or online at http://www.azgfd.gov/draw.

As a reminder, applicants should thoroughly read and understand the appropriate regulations before submitting an application or before going afield. For more information, visit http://www.azgfd.gov/draw, or call (602) 942-3000.