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 May 17, 2:30 pm MDT.

Tag Type	Quota	Available
Regular/White-tailed Deer	14,000	8,343 **
Additional White-tailed Deer***	1,500	1,500

Elk Zone Name	Quota	Available
TOTAL Nonresident Elk Tags	12,815	4,990 **
Bear River Zone - B Tag	55	Sold Out
Big Desert Zone - B Tag New in 2019	5	Sold Out
Diamond Creek Zone - A Tag	643	Sold Out
Dworshak Zone - B Tag	215	1
Elk City Zone - A Tag New in 2019	77	34
Elk City Zone - B Tag	261	Sold Out
Lolo Zone - A Tag	216	176
Lolo Zone - B Tag	222	130
Middle Fork Zone - A Tag	174	107
Middle Fork Zone - B Tag	267	29
Pioneer Zone - B Tag New in 2019	12	Sold Out
Salmon Zone - B Tag	830	Sold Out
Sawtooth Zone - A Tag	77	Sold Out
Sawtooth Zone - B Tag	197	Sold Out
Selway Zone - A Tag	254	185
Selway Zone - B Tag	284	Sold Out
Smoky-Bennett Zone - B Tag New in 2019	22	xsold
South Hills Zone - B Tag New in 2019	7	xsold
Weiser River Zone - B Tag	430	191
All Other Zones	6,167	4,191

**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	1,824
Elk Zone Name	Quota	Available
Bear River Zone - B Tag	54	54
Diamond Creek Zone - A Tag	47	47
Dworshak Zone - B Tag	47	26
Elk City Zone - A Tag	6	6
Elk City Zone - B Tag	40	34
Lolo Zone - A Tag	60	60
Lolo Zone - B Tag	236	236
Middle Fork Zone - A Tag	209	199
Middle Fork Zone - B Tag	444	384
Pioneer Zone - B Tag	21	17
Salmon Zone - B Tag	88	73
Sawtooth Zone - A Tag	48	47
Sawtooth Zone - B Tag	81	74
Selway Zone - A Tag	214	196
Smoky-Bennett Zone - B Tag	7	7
South Hills Zone - B Tag	3	3
Selway Zone - B Tag	303	243
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)

Sawtooth, and newly capped Elk Zone Tags

The following elk tags went on sale on May 10, 2019 at 10:00 am Mountain Time. These tags were 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.