Delaware Hunter and Trapper Registration System Wins Second National Award
15 September 2014 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
The Public Technology Institute (PTI) has selected Delaware’s
Hunter and Trapper Registration Web application (HTR) as the
recipient of the 2014 Web 2.0 State & Local Government Awards
& Recognition Program in the category of State Government. The
annual awards program honors state and local governments that
demonstrate a use of technology and development to solve specific
problems, improve community services and internal operations, as
well as reduce costs. This is the second national award that HTR
has won this year, the first being an Outstanding Achievement in
Government recognition bestowed by the Interactive Media Awards
(IMA).
HTR demonstrates best practices and excellence in the field of
Web 2.0 and civic/social networking and citizen engagement in local
and state government. The mobile-friendly HTR provides easy ability
for hunters and trappers to obtain required Harvest Information
Program (HIP) numbers, License Exempt Numbers (LEN), manage deer
registration and snow goose permits, report snow goose harvests,
and retrieve lost registration and permit numbers. The Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
Division of Fish and Wildlife, the agency sponsor for this online
system, succeeded in its goals to improve the user experience for
hunters and trappers by updating the user interface with a fresh
look and feel. Users may access it by a mobile device, computer, or
by calling and speaking to a representative who will enter the
information.
DNREC biologists now have access to more accurate, real-time
data. “Not only is this system easy to use for hunters and
trappers, it has also provided efficiencies within our team. With
easily accessible data, it provides a better opportunity to assist
our hunters and trappers during the season. Now, the deer
registration component provides a real-time snapshot of Delaware’s
deer harvest during the season and not once the season ends, which
was the case with our former registration methods,” says Joe
Rogerson, Deer and Furbearer Biologist with the Delaware Division
of Fish & Wildlife. “Additionally, the HTR System has virtually
eliminated the time and staff needed to manage our license exempt
sportsman and migratory bird hunters by providing us the data in an
easy and ready to use electronic format.”
Last season, the HTR system processed over 27,000 registrations
for hunters and trappers, including nearly 15,000 deer
registrations. This year, the system has already processed over
4,000 records since registrations began for the 2014/2015 hunting
season, with peak season arriving in November.
To encourage online usage, this season DNREC is offering users
who register via a computer or mobile device the opportunity to be
entered into a drawing to win a $50 gift card to a local sporting
goods store. Winners are selected monthly.
The Hunter Trapper Registration system is a collaborative effort
between the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control Division of Fish and Wildlife, the Government
Information Center, and Delaware Interactive, LLC.
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through the state’s official portal, Delaware.gov.
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