Residents can check Internet to see if successful in big game drawing

Residents can check Internet to see if successful in big game drawing

July 31, 2001

BY THE COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE

DENVER — Residents and non-residents who are planning on hunting Colorado this year can check to see if they were successful in drawing their big game license by using the Internet.

Each year, Colorado’s big game hunters can apply for a license in Game Management Units where hunting for certain big game species is limited. The hunters submit their requests and license fee for the game management unit and species of animal they would like. Those applications are due by the first Tuesday in April each year. This year’s drawings have been completed, and hunters can now find the results by looking on the Division’s web site at http://wildlife.state.co.us/ database.

Personal records are accessed by entering a conservation certificate number or last name, date of birth and zip code. The records will show whether the applicant was successful, how many preference points they have, and for which species.

Jeanette Scherbarth, customer service representative for the Division, said accessing the information on the Internet is the most efficient way for license buyers to discover how they fared in the draw. "It is really a great tool," Scherbarth said. "As long as there aren’t any questions, they don’t have to call in and it saves them a lot of time."

The records on the Internet go back three years. License buyers can also print out the information allowing them to have a record of their preference points. Currently the results for the elk, deer, antelope, bear, moose, rocky mountain bighorn sheep, desert bighorn sheep and mountain goat can be viewed using the Internet. Leftover licenses are scheduled to be posted at the end of July. For questions on the Division web site or the license drawing process license buyers can call (303) 297-1192, or simply go to http://wildlife.state.co.us .