Current through August 31, 2023
A person must possess an Idaho hunting license valid for taking
game animals to apply for any controlled hunt for big game species.
(3-31-22)
01.
Bighorn
Sheep. (3-31-22)
a. Any person whose
name was drawn on a controlled hunt for any bighorn sheep is not eligible to
apply for any bighorn tag for two (2) years. Except that a person may apply for
a bighorn tag in the second application period or a leftover bighorn tag the
following year. (3-31-22)
b. Any
person who has killed a California bighorn ram is not eligible to apply for a
California bighorn ram controlled hunt tag; and any person who has killed a
Rocky Mountain bighorn ram is not eligible to apply for a Rocky Mountain
bighorn ram controlled hunt tag, except any person who has killed a California
bighorn ram south of Interstate Highway 84 since 1974 and is otherwise
eligible, may apply for a Rocky Mountain bighorn ram tag for any hunt north of
Interstate Highway 84; and any person who has killed a Rocky Mountain bighorn
ram north of Interstate Highway 84 since 1974 and is otherwise eligible, may
apply for a California bighorn ram tag for any hunt south of Interstate Highway
84. (3-31-22)
c. Any person who
kills a bighorn ewe is not eligible to apply for another bighorn ewe controlled
hunt tag for five (5) years. The harvest of a bighorn ewe does not make the
person ineligible to apply for a tag to take a California bighorn ram or a
Rocky Mountain bighorn ram. Any person who applies for a bighorn ewe is not
eligible to apply for any bighorn ram the same year.
(3-31-22)
02.
Mountain Goat. (3-31-22)
a. Any
person whose name was drawn on a controlled hunt for mountain goat is not
eligible to apply for a mountain goat tag for two (2) years. Except that a
person may apply for a mountain goat tag in the second application period or a
leftover mountain goat tag the following year. (3-31-22)
b. Any person who has killed a mountain goat
since 1977 is not eligible to apply for a mountain goat tag.
(3-31-22)
03.
Moose. (3-31-22)
a. Any person
whose name was drawn on a controlled hunt for moose is not eligible to apply
for a moose permit for two (2) years. Except that a person may apply for a
moose tag in the second application period or a leftover moose tag the
following year. (3-31-22)
b. Any
person who has killed an antlered moose in Idaho is not eligible to apply for a
moose tag for antlered moose, and any person who has killed an antlerless moose
in Idaho is not eligible to apply for a tag for antlerless moose except that
any person may apply for tags remaining unsold after the controlled hunt draw.
(3-31-22)
04.
Antlered-Only Deer, Antlered-Only Elk, and Pronghorn. Any person
whose name was drawn on a controlled hunt for antlered-only deer, antlered-only
elk, or any pronghorn (including either sex, and doe and fawn) is not eligible
in the following one (1) year to apply for any controlled hunt for the
respective species drawn (antlered-only deer, antlered-only elk, or any
pronghorn). (3-31-22)
i. Exceptions. A person
drawn in the previous year remains eligible to apply for controlled hunts in
the second application period, controlled hunts with an unlimited number of
tags, or Landowner Appreciation Program hunts. Such person is also eligible to
purchase a leftover tag or Governor's Wildlife Partnership Tag.
(3-31-22)
05.
Grizzly Bear. No person who has killed a grizzly bear in Idaho may
apply for a grizzly bear tag. (3-31-22)
06.
Black Bear. Any nonresident
applying for a controlled black bear hunt who wishes to use hounds must
separately apply for a Hound Hunter Permit, subject to applicable limitations
of IDAPA 13.01.15.200.04, "Rules Governing the Use of Dogs."
(3-31-22)
07.
Landowner
Permission Hunts. Any person applying for a landowner permission hunt
must have a permission slip including the name, address, and signature of a
landowner who owns more than one hundred fifty-nine (159) acres in the hunt
area. (3-31-22)
08.
Youth
Only Hunts. Youth-only controlled hunt application eligibility is
limited to persons nine (9) to seventeen (17) years of age, provided they will
be ten (10) to seventeen (17) years of age during the hunt for which they
apply. A nine (9) year old cannot participate in the hunt until turning age ten
(10). A person who turns eighteen (18) years of age during the hunt may
continue to participate through the end of the youth-only controlled hunt. A
person sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or a person with a disabled
license, may apply during a second application period for youth-only controlled
hunts or purchase leftover youth-only controlled hunt tags on a first come,
first served basis. (3-31-22)
09.
Outfitter Allocated Hunts. Any person must have a written
agreement with an outfitter to submit an application for an outfitter allocated
controlled hunt. (3-31-22)
10.
Multiple Applications. (3-31-22)
a. Any person applying for a bighorn sheep,
mountain goat, grizzly bear, or moose controlled hunt is not eligible to apply
for any other controlled hunt in the same year, except Unlimited Controlled
Hunts, a controlled black bear hunt, a controlled gray wolf hunt, or a
designated depredation or extra tag hunt for deer, elk or pronghorn. In
addition, unsuccessful applicants for bighorn sheep, mountain goat or moose
controlled hunts are eligible to participate in the second application period
for deer, elk, and pronghorn and the first-come, first-served deer, elk, and
pronghorn controlled hunt permit sales. (3-31-22)
b. Any person may apply for both a controlled
hunt tag and a controlled hunt extra tag for the same big game species.
(3-31-22)
