Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Special
Controlled Hunt Program. The Special Controlled Hunt Program is a
program to partially fund a sportsman access program adopted by the Commission.
This program will offer forty (40) tags valid for the current year hunting
seasons; including, twelve (12) tags each for elk, deer, and pronghorn, and
four (4) tags for moose. (3-31-22)
a. The
rules for controlled hunts set forth in Section
260, of these rules, do not apply
to the Special Controlled Hunt Program. (3-31-22)
b. The Special Controlled Hunt application
will be marketed by the Department. The Department will issue these tags to
eligible persons selected by an impartial random draw process. The successful
applicants will receive the tag necessary to hunt the appropriate species.
(3-31-22)
02.
Moneys. The Department will deposit all moneys received from the
sale of Special Controlled Hunt Applications in accordance with state law. The
Department will specifically use funds for the sportsman access program.
(3-31-22)
03.
General
Rules. (3-31-22)
a. Any individual,
resident or nonresident, may purchase and submit applications without limit.
(3-31-22)
b. Special controlled
hunt applications may be entered in the name of individuals other than the
purchaser. (3-31-22)
c. Each
successful applicant must have or be eligible to obtain a valid Idaho hunting
license. (3-31-22)
d. Each tag will
be issued to the individual named on the drawn application that meets license
eligibility requirements and cannot be transferred. (3-31-22)
e. An individual may be drawn for only one
(1) special controlled hunt tag for each species. (3-31-22)
f. Each special controlled hunt tag is valid
for the designated species and allows the person to hunt in any open hunt,
general or controlled, for the designated species in the applicable year's
season. (3-31-22)
g. The special
controlled hunt tag will be in addition to any other tag the person is eligible
to obtain. (3-31-22)
h. Any
applicant, including those who harvest an animal on a special controlled hunt
tag, will be eligible to apply for any controlled hunt for the same species in
the same year or subsequent years. (3-31-22)
i. In the event a license, tag, or permit is
issued based on erroneous information, all documents issued based on the
erroneous information will be invalidated by the Department and may not be
used. The Department will notify the individual at his last known place of
residence of the invalidation of the license, tag or permit.
(3-31-22)
04.
Application Fees. Applications may be sold for individual species
(Super Hunt) or grouped for combined species (Super Hunt Combo). The
application fees will be set by Commission Order under Section
36-415, Idaho Code, or will be the
same as the controlled hunt fee set in Section
36-416, Idaho Code.
(3-31-22)
05.
Drawing
Dates. There will be two (2) drawings. All drawings will be held at the
Department's offices in Boise, Idaho. The first drawing winners will be
notified by June 10, and the second drawing winners will be notified by August
15 each year. The Commission may order a different drawing day in case of
business emergency, holiday, or non-business days. (3-31-22)
06.
Department Marketed
Applications. (3-31-22)
a. Individual
applications for special controlled hunts shall be made on a form prescribed by
the Department or submitted electronically at any Department Office or license
vendor, via Internet or telephone. (3-31-22)
b. Applications received at the Licenses
Section, Headquarters Office, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, PO Box 25,
Boise, Idaho 83707-0025, or submitted electronically, by no later than 11:59 pm
Mountain time May 31 of the current calendar year will be eligible for the
first drawing held in June; and those received after May 31 and by no later
than 11:59 pm Mountain time, August 10, of the current calendar year for the
second drawing. Applications received after August 10 will be eligible for the
drawing held in June of the following year. (3-31-22)
c. All applications entered into the first
drawing are not eligible for and will not be entered into the second drawing.
(3-31-22)
d. Any individual
application that is unreadable, has multiple or no species box checked, is
incomplete, or lacks the information or fee will be declared void and will not
be entered in the drawing. All applications will be considered final; they may
not be resubmitted after correction. (3-31-22)
e. Should the winner be ineligible, deceased,
or incapacitated to hunt, the first alternate drawn will be declared the
winner. Should the first alternate be ineligible, deceased or incapacitated to
hunt, the second alternate drawn will be declared the winner. Should the second
alternate be ineligible, deceased or incapacitated to hunt, that special
controlled hunt tag will be null and void and will not be issued to any person.
(3-31-22)
