R657-38-11. Allowable Harvest and Permit Return Requirements

  (1)(a) A program participant may take a maximum of two general season deer within the enrollment period. Only one deer may be harvested in a single year.

  (b) The harvest of an antlerless deer using a Dedicated Hunter permit, when permissible in the extended archery areas and seasons established in the big game guidebook, shall be considered a program harvest.

  (2) Upon issuance of a Dedicated Hunter permit, the participant is credited with a program harvest.

  (a) Two program harvests are allowed within an enrollment period.

  (b) If program harvests accrue during the first year and second year of the enrollment, a permit shall not be issued for the third year.

  (c) In order to remove a program harvest credit, the participant must:

  (i) not have harvested a deer with the Dedicated Hunter permit; and

  (ii) return the permit with the attached tag, or a qualifying affidavit as proof of non-harvest to a Division office. A handling fee and notarization may be required for processing an affidavit.