Fee Now Applies to Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Report Card

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RALEIGH, N.C. (July 14, 2009) – Under a new law that went into effect July 1, hunters can continue to acquire an unlimited number of Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Report Cards each season; however, they will now be charged a $10 administrative fee for each report card they receive.

The Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Report Card, available since July 1, 2007 through a bill passed by the N.C. General Assembly, allows the holder to harvest two additional antlerless deer above the season bag limit of six deer in counties with a maximum either-sex season or municipalities enrolled in the Urban Archery Season.

The administrative fee, which applies to both resident and non-resident hunters, is an amendment to the 2007 bill that requires the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to charge $10 for each bonus antlerless deer harvest report card it issues to cover the administrative costs associated with the card, including commissions paid to wildlife service agents for their time issuing the report cards.

“As with all other license or privilege license sales, revenue generated over and above the administrative costs will be used to fund activities related to hunting and fishing as prescribed by the law,” said Lisa Hocutt, Customer Support Services section chief for the Commission.

Bonus antlerless deer harvest report cards can be purchased from the agency in three ways:

• Call the Wildlife Resources Commission at 1 (888) 248-6834. Hours of operation are: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday;
• Visit a Wildlife Service Agent. Most are located in bait-and-tackle shops, hunting and sporting good stores and larger chain stores across the state;
• Visit the Wildlife Resources Commission’s headquarters at 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh

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