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Idaho Fish and Game

Supplemental brochure to Idaho Big Game Seasons & Rules

To be used in conjunction with the Idaho Big Game Seasons & Rules Brochure

To use this supplement: This supplement provides tag quotas and limits by location for general-season elk, regular deer, and whitetailed deer tag types. It is intended to be used as a cross reference with the Idaho Big Game Seasons and Rules brochure, which specifies hunt seasons and boundaries, as well as wildlife laws and other useful information. Visit idfg.idaho.gov/rules/big-game to view the brochure.

Big game seasons and bag limits are set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. The Fish and Game Commission retains emergency authority to modify or eliminate hunts within the season-setting cycle. It is the tag holder’s responsibility to know the rules for the tag they have purchased, including season dates and restrictions. IDFG will contact tag holders only if the tag holder’s hunt is entirely eliminated (all seasons eliminated) and inform them of available options. 

Please verify that your hunt has not been changed or eliminated in the most current Idaho Big Game Seasons and Rules brochure.

Resource

Big Game: 2025 Nonresident General Tags and Tags Allocated to Outfitters

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Nonresident Deer and Elk Quotas and Limits

Nonresident hunters are limited to hunter selected areas-elk zones or deer game management units (GMUs). These tags are limited and sought after. View the list and inventory.

Definitions:

  • Cap: The total number of resident, nonresident, and outfitter elk tags available by capped elk zone.
  • Limit: The total number of nonresident tags available by unit for deer or uncapped zone for elk. 
  • Quota: The total number of nonresident deer or elk tags available statewide.