Tag Designation

All allocated tags must be purchased at an IDFG regional office.  You will need to complete the outfitter certification form and pay a $5.00 fee to IDFG for each allocated tag. Non-allocated tags must also be reported to an IDFG regional office by December 20th of each year for any tags outside your designation of allocated tags that you wish to report on. Use Verification is $20 per tag you report.

Outfitter Tag Use Reporting Form

Hunt Calculations:

• Designation Calculation Breakdown
• Outfitted Hunts
• 2025 WTD
• 2025 Uncapped Elk
• 2025 Reg Deer
• 2023-2024 Capped Elk Calculations
• 2023-2024 CH Deer Calculations
• 2023-2024 CH Elk Calculations  
• Unused tag pool 2024 CH Tags    

Tag Designation Forms:

• Hardship Request Form
• Designation Surrender Form
• Tag Transfer Form
• Unused Tag(s) Waiting List Form

Important Dates:

February 5^th – Hunting Tag Use Verification Letters sent
February 19^th – Deadline to submit hardship or dispute historical tag use for 2024 season
April 10^th – Allocated tag waiting list opens for requests
April 20^th – First day for tags to become available from the waiting list if any are available
July 16^th – Deadline to pick up allocated tags from IDFG (Unused tags revert to the undesignated tag pool, this excludes CH tags)
July 31^st – All unused allocated tags (excluding CH tags) return to IDFG for sale to the general public
September 10^th – Deadline to pick up allocated CH tags from IDFG
December 20^th – Deadline to verify non-allocated tag use to IDFG

Current Designation Schedule:
August/September – General Season Deer & Uncapped Elk Zone designation for the 2026 season
April 2025 – Capped & Controlled Hunt designation for the 2025 & 2026 season

These are subject to change if allocation setting changes at the discretion of the Idaho Fish and Game Commission

For all tag designation requests and questions please email 

OGLB-allocation@dopl.idaho.gov