Application Deadline for Controlled Hunts Looming

The application period for this fall's deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear controlled hunts ends Saturday, June 5 - less than two weeks away. Hunters may apply for controlled hunts at any hunting and fishing license vendor, Fish and Game office; with a credit card by calling 1-800-55HUNT5; or online at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov. An additional fee is charged for telephone and Internet applications. Hunters must have a 2010 Idaho hunting license to apply. The 2009 harvest statistics and drawing odds for controlled hunts are available on the Idaho Fish and Game Website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov and in the Idaho Hunt Planner. Hunters can use harvest statistics and drawing odds from the past 10 years to search for similar controlled hunts for this year.