Price Lock Exceptions

Idaho Residents: Price Lock has a few variations for specific license buyers. Do any of these situations apply to you?

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3-year license
Lifetime Certificate
Active military
College student
Religious absence
Resident first-time license buyer
Missed buying a 2017 license

If you have an exception that is not listed here, contact us at licenses@idfg.idaho.gov.

3-year license buyer

If you have a resident 3-year license that is valid in 2017, you are automatically locked in for the length of the 3-year license. Once the 3-year time period ends, you will need to buy a new license to remain in the Price Lock program.

Lifetime Certificate

If you have a Lifetime Certificate, you are automatically locked in for as long as the Price Lock program is active.

Active military

If you are serving in the U.S. military, together with your spouse and children under 18, and are officially transferred out of state but maintain Idaho as your official state of residence, you are eligible for Price Lock. You have two options.

With proper documentation you can purchase an annual license at 2017 prices and receive all the benefits of being locked in, as long as Price Lock is active.
You can also simply purchase a 3-year license any time, or any year, at 2017 prices and receive all the benefits of being locked in, as long as Price Lock is active.

College student

If you are a fulltime college student attending school out of state but maintain Idaho as your official state of residence, you can still lock in 2017 prices if you didn’t buy a 2017 license. You have two options.

With proper documentation you can purchase an annual license at 2017 prices and receive all the benefits of being locked in.
You can also simply purchase a 3-year license any time, or any year, at 2017 prices and receive all the benefits of being locked in, as long as Price Lock is active.

Religious absence

If you are absent from the state for religious purposes up to two years but maintain Idaho as your official state of residence, you are still eligible for Price Lock. You have two options.

With proper documentation you can purchase an annual license at 2017 prices and receive all the benefits of being locked in.
You can also simply purchase a 3-year license any time, or any year, at 2017 prices and receive all the benefits of being locked in, as long as Price Lock is active.

Resident first-time license buyer

You can still lock in 2017 prices if you didn’t need a resident license in 2017 to hunt, fish or trap. As long as the Price Lock program is active, you may purchase a 3-year resident license any time, or any year, at 2017 prices and receive all the benefits of being locked in, as long as Price Lock is active.

Missed buying a 2017 resident annual license?

If you didn’t buy a 2017 resident annual license for any reason, you can buy a 3-year resident license at 2017 prices any time and any year, as long as the program is active. This will lock you in to all the benefits of the Price Lock program.

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