Nonresident Tags Available

Fish and Game has an established limit of 15,500 nonresident deer tags and 12,815 nonresident elk tags as general season tags, available over the counter. These tags are reserved for nonresidents through July 31.

Beginning August 1st, all hunters are eligible to purchase any remaining tags from these limits as a second tag.

Tag availability last updated Friday July 21, 2017

Total Nonresident Deer - Tags Available

	Quota	Available
Deer: Regular and/or White-tailed	12,015	10,941
Deer: White-tailed only	1,500	1,500

Total Nonresident Elk - Tags Available

	Quota	Available
Elk: Zones A or B Tag	10,415	6,401

Nonresident Elk - Zone Tags Available

"Quotas" may be lower than available tags

Nonresident, general-season tags are limited to 15,500 for deer and 12,815 for elk. These tags are sold over the counter and are reserved for nonresidents through July 31. That allotment has a few held back for outfitters, as well.

On August 1, all remaining nonresident tags (including the outfitter set-aside) are available to residents and nonresidents as second tags. They are sold at nonresident prices unless discounted by the Fish and Game commission.

Elk Zone - Tag Type	Quota	Available
Bear River – B Tag	55	SOLD OUT
Diamond Creek – A Tag	643	SOLD OUT
Dworshak – B Tag	215	22
Elk City – B Tag	326	184
Lolo – A Tag	216	181
Lolo – B Tag	222	151
Middle Fork – A Tag	174	113
Middle Fork – B Tag	267	83
Salmon – B Tag	830	SOLD OUT
Sawtooth – A Tag	43	SOLD OUT
Sawtooth – B Tag	167	SOLD OUT
Selway – A Tag	254	221
Selway – B Tag	284	79
Weiser River - A Tag	150	SOLD OUT
Weiser River - B Tag	430	194
All Other Zones	6,719	5,106

Outfitter Deer - Tags Available

	Quota	Available
Deer: Regular and/or White-tailed	1,985	0

Outfitter Elk - Capped Zone Tags Available

Unsold outfitter tags by August 1 will be added to the nonresident elk zone quota and become available for purchase as a second tag

	Quota	Available
Bear River – B Tag	54	54
Diamond Creek – A Tag	47	41
Dworshak – B Tag	47	14
Elk City – B Tag	50	50
Lolo – A Tag	60	60
Lolo – B Tag	236	236
Middle Fork – A Tag	209	136
Middle Fork – B Tag	444	260
Salmon – B Tag	88	46
Sawtooth – A Tag Available May 10 - 10AM MDT	27	7
Sawtooth – B Tag Available May 10 - 10AM MDT	69	16
Selway – A Tag	214	197
Selway – B Tag	303	236
Weiser River - A Tag	2	SOLD OUT
Weiser River - B Tag	10	10

Tag numbers will be updated Monday through Friday, as updates are available
Tag numbers may increase from previous totals due to tag returns

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