I plan to pick up my new license before the end of the year, but can I also buy my resident tags for next fall as well?

You can pay for tags when you buy your new license on or after December 1, but you will be issued a receipt that must be turned in for the actual tags when they are ready beginning August 1, 2005. Do remember that the receipt does not guarantee choice of elk zone. If you wait until the last minute to pick up an elk tag for a zone where tags are limited (capped), you might find yourself not having the choice you wanted.