Deadline to Buy Controlled Hunt Tags

Big game hunters who were drawn in controlled hunt drawings have until midnight Mountain Daylight Time, Thursday, August 1, to buy their tags. Any tags not purchased by that time will be forfeited. After a second drawing, any leftover tags are sold over the counter. The application period for the second drawing runs from August 5 to 15. The drawing will be August 20. Any left over tags will go on sale August 25. 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/public/licenses/controlledHunts/?getPage=81. Hunters can buy their tags at any Fish and Game office, license vendor, by telephone at 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. It is the responsibility of hunters to determine whether they were drawn for a controlled hunt. For hunters who weren't drawn, big game over-the-counter tags also are available in many big game units. For details contact license vendors or local Fish and Game offices. Reminder to hunters: unsold nonresident deer and elk tags go on sale to residents and nonresidents for use as second tags beginning August 1.