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Sales history shows many elk hunters who bought capped elk zone tags had previously applied for controlled hunts.
Fish and Game staff and the Commission have grappled with how to fairly distribute capped elk zone tags where demand far exceeds supply. The most notable example is the Sawtooth Elk Zone tags, which sell out within minutes and leave many hunters without those coveted tags.
While the Sawtooth Elk Zone has the highest demand, four other capped elk zones also sold out within five days in 2019.
The waiting period does not apply to nonresidents in 2020 because most nonresident elk tags have been on sale since December 1, 2019.
For more information see; Changes to 2020 Capped Elk Zone Tag Regulation
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission recently established a five-day waiting period to purchase capped elk zone tags for any resident who applies for a controlled elk hunt regardless of whether the person draws the controlled hunt tag. Capped elk zone tags go on sale in July.
Some controlled hunts will be exempt from the waiting period, including Super Hunts, extra elk hunts, depredation hunts or Landowner Appreciation Program hunts.
Establishing a waiting period for elk controlled hunt applicants is designed to reduce the initial demand for first-come, first-served capped zone elk tags when they go on sale.
Idaho 2020 Capped Elk Zone Tag Regulation Change
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 05/11/20
News # 13546
