Deadline to Buy Controlled Hunt Tags

Big game hunters whose names were drawn in controlled hunt drawings have until Sunday, August 1 to buy their tags. Any tags not purchased by that date will be forfeit. After a second drawing, any leftover tags are sold over the counter. The rules have changed for controlled hunt permits. Hunters who were successful in a controlled hunt drawing no longer have to buy a separate permit. All hunt information is included on the tag. Hunters are responsible for checking whether they were drawn in the controlled hunts they entered. Results of deer, elk, pronghorn and fall black bear controlled hunt drawings are available on the Fish and Game Website at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/ch/results.cfm. Hunters can buy those tags at any Fish and Game office, license vendor, by telephone at 1-800-554-8685, or online at https://id.outdoorcentral.us/. For information on rules and dates for specific hunts consult the regulations brochure or the Fish and Game Website. And those lucky enough to draw can use Fish and Game's Hunt Planner at: http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner to plan those fall hunts. For hunters who weren't drawn, big game general season tags also are available in many big game units. For details contact license vendors or local Fish and Game offices.