Nonresident Tag Quotas

Nonresident deer and elk general tags are limited.

The established limits for nonresident general season tags are:

12,815 nonresident elk tags
14,000 Regular and White-Tailed deer tags
1,500 nonresident white-tailed deer tags (additional tags, when the regular/white-tailed tags sell out)

These tags are reserved for nonresidents through July 31. If there are any unsold tags at that time are available as second tags to everyone.

The following zones are new to the nonresident tag quotas as of the March 13 Commission big game season-setting meeting.

Big Desert Zone - B Tag
Elk City Zone - A Tag
Pioneer Zone - B Tag
Smoky-Bennett Zone - B Tag
South Hills Zone - B Tag

2019 Nonresident Elk Quotas

Nonresident Deer and Elk Quotas

Last updated: Tag count last updated March 15, 2019.

Tag Type	Quota	Available
Regular/White-tailed Deer	14,000	10,154 **
Additional White-tailed Deer***	1,500	1,500

Elk Zone Name	Quota	Available
TOTAL Nonresident Elk Tags	12,815	7,144 **
Bear River Zone - B Tag	55	Sold Out
Big Desert Zone - B Tag New in 2019	5	Available May 10*
Diamond Creek Zone - A Tag	643	Sold Out
Dworshak Zone - B Tag	215	96
Elk City Zone - A Tag New in 2019	77	54
Elk City Zone - B Tag	261	116
Lolo Zone - A Tag	216	201
Lolo Zone - B Tag	222	174
Middle Fork Zone - A Tag	174	141
Middle Fork Zone - B Tag	267	146
Pioneer Zone - B Tag New in 2019	12	Available May 10*
Salmon Zone - B Tag	830	Sold Out
Sawtooth Zone - A Tag	77	Available May 10*
Sawtooth Zone - B Tag	197	Available May 10*
Selway Zone - A Tag	254	224
Selway Zone - B Tag	284	116
Smoky-Bennett Zone - B Tag New in 2019	22	20
South Hills Zone - B Tag New in 2019	7	6
Weiser River Zone - B Tag	430	329
All Other Zones	6,167	5,262

**See Outfitter Set-aside table below. Per Idaho Code 36-408 (3), and set by the commission each July

***White-tailed Deer available after main quota of 14,000 has sold out.

Outfitter Set-aside

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

Tag Type	Quota	Available
Regular/White-tailed Deer	1,985	1,927
Elk Zone Name	Quota	Available
Bear River Zone - B Tag	54	54
Diamond Creek Zone - A Tag	47	47
Dworshak Zone - B Tag	47	37
Elk City Zone - A Tag	6	6
Elk City Zone - B Tag	40	40
Lolo Zone - A Tag	60	60
Lolo Zone - B Tag	236	236
Middle Fork Zone - A Tag	209	205
Middle Fork Zone - B Tag	444	404
Pioneer Zone - B Tag	21	Available May 10*
Salmon Zone - B Tag	88	84
Sawtooth Zone - A Tag	48	Available May 10*
Sawtooth Zone - B Tag	81	Available May 10*
Selway Zone - A Tag	214	209
Smoky-Bennett Zone - B Tag	7	7
South Hills Zone - B Tag	3	3
Selway Zone - B Tag	303	290
Weiser River Zone - B Tag	10	10

News

2019 Nonresident Elk and Deer Tags Update

Saturday, December 1, 2018 - 8:59 AM MST

Sales began for nonresident elk and deer tags on December 1, 2018. As of 8:45 am MST, both the Bear River elk zone B tag and the Diamond Creek elk zone A tags have sold out. Other wil zones will not be updated, unless they sell out, until a later date. Generally these are updated weekly. Sold out nonresident elk tags:

Licenses, tags, and permits Nonresident Tag Quotas Licenses, Tags and Permits – Nonresident License, Tag, and Permit Buying Options Elk (Cervus canadensis) Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Updated Oct. 4: Please buy your deer tags early; nonresident general deer tags sold out, whitetail tags available

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 2:20 PM MDT

Please don’t wait until the last minute to buy your hunting license and deer tags. Fish and Game is anticipating high volumes of sales immediately before the opening day of deer season on Oct. 10. Avoid the long lines and potential wait by buying your tags early.

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Updated: Nonresident/second elk tags are sold out, deer tags still available

Friday, September 21, 2018 - 3:29 PM MDT

Nonresident elk tags are sold out for 2018

Big Game Hunting Licenses, Tags and Permits – Nonresident Nonresident Tag Quotas

Sawtooth, and newly capped Elk Zone Tags

The following elk tags will go on sale on May 10, 2019 at 10:00 am Mountain Time. These tags are expected to sell out quickly due to high demand.

Big Desert Zone - B Tag
Pioneer Zone - B Tag
Sawtooth Zone - A Tag
Sawtooth Zone - B Tag

These tags will remain general hunt tags in 2019. More information.

2018 Nonresident Deer and Elk Tags Sold Out!

All 2018 nonresident deer and elk tags were sold out in September 2018.

The 2019 nonresident allocation went on sale December 1, 2018. General deer and elk tags can be exchanged for controlled hunt tags if they are drawn in June.