Give your friends or family the gift of the outdoors this holiday season

What better way to share your love for the outdoors than by buying your favorite sportsman an Idaho Fish and Game gift certificate. Whether you pony up $5 or $500, a gift certificate opens the door for your friends and family to purchase a whole slew of outdoor opportunities — from hunting/fishing licenses to Super Hunt drawings. And right now, with 2026 licenses on sale, is the perfect time to pull the trigger. 

Fishing and hunting provide a good excuse to get outside, see the beauty of Idaho's wildlife, and spend quality time with family and friends. For outdoor enthusiasts, there is a fishing or hunting season open throughout the year.

Licenses

One of easiest ways to show that sportsman in your life some holiday love is to get them set up with next year’s hunting and/or fishing license. A gift certificate can be a slam dunk Christmas gift that not only fits easily inside an envelope or a stocking, but helps your friend or loved one’s bank account when purchasing a 2026 hunting license, fishing license, or Sportsman’s Package. 

NOTE: To purchase a resident license, sportsmen do need to confirm Idaho residency, so a big-hearted person can only buy a resident license for a spouse, a child under the age of 18, or for themselves.

Several options and price ranges are available, depending on the age of the recipient and type of license — hunting, fishing, or combination.

A ‘Super’ Opportunity to Treat Your Loved Ones This Holiday

Don't forget — if your friend or family member is the type to buy their annual licenses the second they become available, there’s still the exciting prospect of giving your buddy a chance to win a Super Hunt.

Gift certificates can be cashed in for Super Hunt entries for individual deer, elk, pronghorn or moose hunts, and a Super Hunt Combo, which includes a tag for each of the four species.

Winners can participate in any open hunt in the state for deer, elk, pronghorn, or moose with a tag for that species, including general hunts and controlled hunts. Super Hunt tags are in addition to other tags, meaning if winners draw a controlled hunt tag or purchase a general season tag, they can still participate in these hunts as well as the Super Hunt. All other rules of individual hunts apply.

Money raised by Super Hunt drawings supports hunter and angler access to private lands through the Access Yes! Program. Check out our Super Hunt webpage to learn more about the drawings. 

Collectible Hard Cards

Waterproof and compact, Fish and Game collectible hard card licenses are the perfect way to save space in your wallet and ensure a quality, responsible hunting or fishing opportunity. While you can’t purchase your buddy or loved one their own hard card, you can snag yourself your own copy. Then, the next time you whip out your one-of-a-kind, commemorative hard card license to show the local conservation officer you’re above board, your hunting or fishing partner will look on with utter wonderment and admiration.

This year’s hard cards will feature the iconic redband trout and a bighorn sheep.

Where to buy and redeem gift certificates

All the major holidays (and 2026 hunting/fishing seasons) will be here before we know it, folks, so head down to your regional Fish and Game office and purchase a gift certificate for that special sportsman in your life. When they are ready to buy their 2026 license, have them swing by a Fish and Game office, where all gift certificates can be redeemed.