Plus application strategy info and draw result dates
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It's already that time of year again... application season!
In the table below you will find the tentative 2019 state application deadlines, application strategy article release dates and tentative draw result dates. These dates will be modified as each state releases more information. Currently, they are based on previous years' deadlines by looking at what day of the week they are typically released or even the exact calendar date they tend to follow.
If you're new to GOHUNT, we release state-by-state INSIDER Application Strategy Articles three to four weeks before each state deadline. We feel this is the perfect length of time for you to check out the new for 2019 regulations, unit boundary changes, herd dieoff information, and tag allocation changes before you try to draw your dream tag. Keep in mind, that you can always research for your upcoming season by utilizing our Filtering 2.0 tools well before we release each state's application strategy article. The 2019 Draw Odds update will be made available the first part of January 2019.
Another benefit to our online presence is you will have access to the latest and best information possible to help you prepare for hunts (we don't have to rush to publish tentative application information to meet print deadlines). Also, once an application strategy article is released, INSIDERs will be able to click on the date of release in the table below to view the entire application strategy article.
Waiting on draw results can seem to take forever! And we understand that. Currently, the draw result dates are each based on when the 2018 results were released. As application season starts cranking up, I'll run through each state and provide either a concrete result date that we receive from the state or a result date based on the yearly trend of the states. Each year we get questions on why our draw result release dates don't exactly match up with what you might find in the regulations. But... our results dates listed are actually more accurate based on how some states release their draw odds early every year. The dates below are updated when the state released the deadline for 2018 and/or the exact day they released them in years past to give you a general guideline of when to expect the results. Most states go on a typical trend in releasing draw results and a lot of times they release them well before their listed date. That is why once regulations start to pour in, we will list both the state claimed draw result date, and the actual result date from the year before.
Also, tentative application deadlines are used until each state release their 2019 regulations. So for example, in 2019, Arizona's application deadline will be February 12 because their application deadline is always the second Tuesday in February. Nevada is typically the third Monday in April, etc.
* December 1, 2018 was the first day that nonresidents could start to purchase deer and elk tags (except Sawtooth elk tags).** Note: I've included some states that we currently don't cover on INSIDER for reference.*** During Nevada's second draw, you can pick up points only for the species with hunts available in the second draw.
* Nevada technically has three periods when you can purchase points; April 29 when the main draw closes, May 6 when the bonus point application/application withdrawal period closes and July 1 when the Second Draw closes. During Nevada's second draw period and July 1 deadline, you can pick up points only for the species with hunts available in the second draw.
You can also see all of the important western hunting deadlines on our INSIDER Basecamp page. That is sort of like your INSIDER "homepage." You can find a quick link to Basecamp in the upper right-hand corner of the screen if you click on the INSIDER button. We keep that page updated with all the latest dates, deadlines and important INSIDER information.
One of the best ways to always stay up to speed on everything hunting research-based is to gain an understanding of how a state’s draw system works through our Application Strategy Articles that are available from January through June. These articles are strategically released to coincide with upcoming hunt application deadlines across the states that we cover. If you’re unfamiliar with our Application Strategy Articles, you'll quickly realize we do things a little differently. These application strategy articles are focused on helping you to gain an edge on trophy units as well as over-the-counter units and they provide important tables, charts, and graphics to help you understand key information for finding the best unit that meets your individual needs.
Another great tactic this time of year is to review our old Application Strategy articles. This can be especially useful if you're thinking about applying in a new state. All of the links to the old 2018 Application Strategy articles can be found below.
Application season can be very overwhelming and we try to keep it simple with an easy to follow schedule of article release dates. Some of the Application Strategy articles are released within a small window, but that is done to ensure we are providing the best possible information to our users. Different states release their regulations and herd information at tight windows to the application deadline. So we strive to release these articles with all the information possible. One of the best supplements to our Application Strategy articles is Filtering and Draw Odds. Both are always available for you to start your 2019 western hunting research right now.
As of April of 2019, we now cover 12 western states on INSIDER (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington). The Filtering tool is an industry first that provides you with the ability to search for hunt choices that meet your personal hunting criteria. You can filter by state, species, season, weapon type, public land percentage, trophy potential, draw odds, dates of availability, harvest success, number of bucks and bulls taken in each unit, and even male:female ratios. In addition, you can search for over-the-counter only options to extend your season. Filtering 2.0 is revolutionary in helping you to take hundreds of unit choices in a state and quickly narrow it down to only a few. Think of the time and money this can save you each year!
We have been busy the past several months testing our 2019 Draw Odds and we expect them to go live around the beginning of January. We will not only have updated odds available, but you'll also be able to see year-over-year draw odd trends to help track draw trends and points creep.
Best of luck in the 2019 draws! And as always, feel free to reach out to us at any time if you have questions.
State | South Dakota |
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Species | Deer |
State deadline | December 15 |
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Species | All Species |
State deadline | March 21 |
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Species | All Species |
State deadline | April 29*May 6*July 1* |
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Species | Whitetail |
State deadline | April 26 |
State | Iowa |
Species | Whitetail |
State deadline | June 2 |
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Species | All Species |
State deadline | July 1 to Sept. 30 |
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Species | All Species |
State deadline | July 1 to Nov. 30 |
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Species | Antelope, deer, elk,rocky bighorn, moose |
State deadline | July 1 to Oct. 31 |
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Species | Deer & Elk OTC* |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | See belowtable |
State drawresult dates | NA |
State | South Dakota |
Species | Deer Preference Points |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | December 15 |
State drawresult dates | NA |
State | Alaska |
Species | All species |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | December 17 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: |
Feb. 15 | |
State | South Dakota |
Species | Deer (archery), Youth |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | January 1 |
State drawresult dates | NA |
State | |
Species | Nonresident elk |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | January 31 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: |
Feb. 21 @ 10:00am MST | |
State | |
Species | Elk, antelope |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | January 15 (paper)February 12 (online) |
State drawresult dates | 2019 CC hit date: March 12019 date: March 8 - (Portal Account results) |
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Species | Black bear |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | February 10 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date:Feb. 20 |
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Species | Black bear |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | February 13 |
State drawresult dates | -- |
State | |
Species | Black bear |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | February 25 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date:March 6 |
State | |
Species | CC Update Deadline(elk, antelope) |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | February 28 |
State drawresult dates | -- |
State | |
Species | Moose, sheep,goat, bison |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | February 28 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 date: May 9 @ 9 a.m. PST |
State | |
Species | Mule deer, antelope, elk, sheep,moose, mountain goat(all species) |
Strategy articlereleased | Elk & Antelope - Feb. 18 / Deer - Feb. 24 / Sheep, Moose, Goat - Feb. 28 |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | March 7 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 CC hit date: May 102019 results date: May 13 - Emails sent |
State | |
Species | Mule deerguided draw |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | March 11 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: March 28(results were emailed) |
State | |
Species | Deer, elk |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | March 15 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: |
April 22 | |
State | |
Species | Guided draw(all species) |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | March 20 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 result release date: April 17 |
State | |
Species | All species |
Strategy articlereleased | Deer/Elk - Mar. 10 / Sheep/antelope - Mar. 6 / Exotics - Mar. 15 |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | March 20 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 result release date: April 17 |
State | |
Species | Bonus Point |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | March 21 |
State drawresult dates | NA |
State | North Dakota |
Species | Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Moose |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | March 27 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 result release date (elk & moose: |
April 18 | |
State | |
Species | Mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, antelope,bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat |
Strategy articlereleased | Deer - Mar. 11 / Elk, Antelope - Mar. 20 / Sheep, Moose, Goat - Mar. 26 |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | April 2 |
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State | South Dakota |
Species | Special Buck |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | April 12 |
State drawresult dates | ** |
State | |
Species | Nonresident deer |
Strategy articlereleased | Utilize Filtering 2.0 andDraw Odds for hunt research |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | April 26 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: May 27 |
State | |
Species | All species |
Strategy articlereleased | Deer - April 3 / Elk & Antelope - April 7 / Sheep, Goat - April 16 |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | April 29 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: May 24 |
State | |
Species | Moose, sheep,goat |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | April 30 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: |
May 17 | |
State | |
Species | Moose, sheep,goat, bison |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 1 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result release date: June 17 |
State | |
Species | Bonus Point/App Modify |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 6 |
State drawresult dates | NA |
State | |
Species | All species |
Strategy articlereleased | Deer - May 2 / Elk, Antelope - May 5 / Sheep, Mtn Goat - May 9 |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 15 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 19 |
State | South Dakota |
Species | Elk, sheep, goat |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 22 |
State drawresult dates | 2018 date: June 4 |
State | |
Species | All species |
Strategy articlereleased | Utilize Filtering 2.0 andDraw Odds for hunt research |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 22 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 13 |
State | |
Species | Resident elk |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 31 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 20 |
State | |
Species | Deer, antelope |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 31 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 20 |
State | |
Species | Antelope, Deer B, Elk B,Antelope B |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 1 |
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State | |
Species | All species |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 2 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 11 |
State | Iowa |
Species | Whitetail |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 2 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 21 |
State | |
Species | Deer, elk,antelope |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 5 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 25 |
State | North Dakota |
Species | Deer |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 5 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 25 |
State | |
Species | Deer, sheep, bison |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | May 14 (paper)June 11 (online) |
State drawresult dates | 2019 date: July 5 (Portal Account) |
See 2019 results here | |
State | |
Species | Kansas Elk, Antelope & Resident DeerApplication Deadline |
Strategy articlereleased | Utilize Filtering 2.0 andDraw Odds for hunt research |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 14 |
State drawresult dates | -- |
State | South Dakota |
Species | Deer Muzzleloader, West River, East River, Black HillsCuster State Park, NWR Deer |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 14 - paperJune 19 by 8 a.m. CDT online |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: June 27 |
State | |
Species | Antlerless |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 20 |
State drawresult dates | July 11, 2019 |
State | |
Species | Deer 2nd Draw |
Strategy articlereleased | Mid June |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 24 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 draw result date: July 12 |
State | |
Species | Leftover Deer, Elk,Antelope |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 24 - June 28 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 result date: July 11 |
State | |
Species | Nonresident alternate list |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | June 30 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 result date: July 10 |
State | |
Species | Second draw points*** |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | July 1 |
State drawresult dates | NA |
State | |
Species | Grizzly bear |
Strategy articlereleased | Not approved for 2019 |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | Not approved for 2019 |
State drawresult dates | Not approved for 2019 |
State | |
Species | Grizzly bear |
Strategy articlereleased | Not approved for 2019 |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | Not approved for 2019 |
State drawresult dates | Not approved for 2019 |
State | |
Species | Leftover Deer, Elk,Antelope (first come, first served) |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | NA |
State drawresult dates | Available after July 15, 2019 |
State | |
Species | Utah leftover general deer, elk and youth |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | NA |
State drawresult dates | Available on July 16, 2019 |
State | |
Species | First come, first served |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | NA |
State drawresult dates | Available July 22, 2019 |
State | |
Species | Leftover mule deer, coues deer, javelina |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | NA |
State drawresult dates | Available July 22, 2019 |
State | North Dakota |
Species | Resident only 2nd deer drawing |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | July 24 |
State drawresult dates | -- |
State | South Dakota |
Species | 2nd draw for East River,West River, Refuge Deer |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | Paper: July 26Online: July 31 |
State drawresult dates | -- |
State | |
Species | First-come-first-served leftover tags available |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | NA |
State drawresult dates | Available July 29 |
State | Colorado |
Species | Leftover deer, elk, antelope |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | NA |
State drawresult dates | Available starting August 6 |
State | North Dakota |
Species | Antelope |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | August 7 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 result date: August 14 |
State | South Dakota |
Species | Antelope - Firearm |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | August 9 |
State drawresult dates | August 15 |
State | |
Species | Surplus 900-20 antelope, antlerless deer and elk |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | Starting August 12 |
State drawresult dates | NA |
State | |
Species | 2nd Controlled Draw |
Strategy articlereleased | |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | August 15 |
State drawresult dates | 2019 result date: August 22 |
State | |
Species | Spring bison, bear &javelina |
Strategy articlereleased | NA |
Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | October 8: Online ONLY |
State drawresult dates | 2019 date: Oct. 30 (portal account) |
State | Species | Strategy articlereleased | Stateapplication deadlines(bold are state approved dates) | State drawresult dates | ||
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Deer & Elk OTC* | NA | See belowtable | NA | |||
South Dakota | Deer Preference Points | NA | December 15 | NA | ||
Alaska | All species | NA | December 17 | 2019 draw result release date: | Feb. 15 | |
South Dakota | Deer (archery), Youth | NA | January 1 | NA | ||
Nonresident elk | January 31 | 2019 draw result release date: | Feb. 21 @ 10:00am MST | |||
Elk, antelope | January 15 (paper)February 12 (online) | 2019 CC hit date: March 12019 date: March 8 - (Portal Account results) | ||||
Black bear | NA | February 10 | 2019 draw result release date:Feb. 20 | |||
Black bear | NA | February 13 | -- | |||
Black bear | NA | February 25 | 2019 draw result release date:March 6 | |||
CC Update Deadline(elk, antelope) | NA | February 28 | -- | |||
Moose, sheep,goat, bison | February 28 | 2019 date: May 9 @ 9 a.m. PST | ||||
Mule deer, antelope, elk, sheep,moose, mountain goat(all species) | Elk & Antelope - Feb. 18 / Deer - Feb. 24 / Sheep, Moose, Goat - Feb. 28 | March 7 | 2019 CC hit date: May 102019 results date: May 13 - Emails sent | |||
Mule deerguided draw | March 11 | 2019 draw result release date: March 28(results were emailed) | ||||
Deer, elk | March 15 | 2019 draw result release date: | April 22 | |||
Guided draw(all species) | March 20 | 2019 result release date: April 17 | ||||
All species | Deer/Elk - Mar. 10 / Sheep/antelope - Mar. 6 / Exotics - Mar. 15 | March 20 | 2019 result release date: April 17 | |||
Bonus Point | NA | March 21 | NA | |||
North Dakota | Bighorn Sheep, Elk, Moose | NA | March 27 | 2019 result release date (elk & moose: | April 18 | |
Mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, antelope,bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat | Deer - Mar. 11 / Elk, Antelope - Mar. 20 / Sheep, Moose, Goat - Mar. 26 | April 2 | ||||
South Dakota | Special Buck | NA | April 12 | ** | ||
Nonresident deer | Utilize Filtering 2.0 andDraw Odds for hunt research | April 26 | 2019 draw result release date: May 27 | |||
All species | Deer - April 3 / Elk & Antelope - April 7 / Sheep, Goat - April 16 | April 29 | 2019 draw result release date: May 24 | |||
Moose, sheep,goat | April 30 | 2019 draw result release date: | May 17 | |||
Moose, sheep,goat, bison | May 1 | 2019 draw result release date: June 17 | ||||
Bonus Point/App Modify | NA | May 6 | NA | |||
All species | Deer - May 2 / Elk, Antelope - May 5 / Sheep, Mtn Goat - May 9 | May 15 | 2019 draw result date: June 19 | |||
South Dakota | Elk, sheep, goat | NA | May 22 | 2018 date: June 4 | ||
All species | Utilize Filtering 2.0 andDraw Odds for hunt research | May 22 | 2019 draw result date: June 13 | |||
Resident elk | May 31 | 2019 draw result date: June 20 | ||||
Deer, antelope | May 31 | 2019 draw result date: June 20 | ||||
Antelope, Deer B, Elk B,Antelope B | June 1 | |||||
All species | June 2 | 2019 draw result date: June 11 | ||||
Iowa | Whitetail | NA | June 2 | 2019 draw result date: June 21 | ||
Deer, elk,antelope | June 5 | 2019 draw result date: June 25 | ||||
North Dakota | Deer | NA | June 5 | 2019 draw result date: June 25 | ||
Deer, sheep, bison | May 14 (paper)June 11 (online) | 2019 date: July 5 (Portal Account) | See 2019 results here | |||
Kansas Elk, Antelope & Resident DeerApplication Deadline | Utilize Filtering 2.0 andDraw Odds for hunt research | June 14 | -- | |||
South Dakota | Deer Muzzleloader, West River, East River, Black HillsCuster State Park, NWR Deer | NA | June 14 - paperJune 19 by 8 a.m. CDT online | 2019 draw result date: June 27 | ||
Antlerless | NA | June 20 | July 11, 2019 | |||
Deer 2nd Draw | Mid June | June 24 | 2019 draw result date: July 12 | |||
Leftover Deer, Elk,Antelope | June 24 - June 28 | 2019 result date: July 11 | ||||
Nonresident alternate list | June 30 | 2019 result date: July 10 | ||||
Second draw points*** | NA | July 1 | NA | |||
Grizzly bear | Not approved for 2019 | Not approved for 2019 | Not approved for 2019 | |||
Grizzly bear | Not approved for 2019 | Not approved for 2019 | Not approved for 2019 | |||
Leftover Deer, Elk,Antelope (first come, first served) | NA | NA | Available after July 15, 2019 | |||
Utah leftover general deer, elk and youth | NA | Available on July 16, 2019 | ||||
First come, first served | NA | NA | Available July 22, 2019 | |||
Leftover mule deer, coues deer, javelina | NA | Available July 22, 2019 | ||||
North Dakota | Resident only 2nd deer drawing | NA | July 24 | -- | ||
South Dakota | 2nd draw for East River,West River, Refuge Deer | NA | Paper: July 26Online: July 31 | -- | ||
First-come-first-served leftover tags available | NA | Available July 29 | ||||
Colorado | Leftover deer, elk, antelope | NA | Available starting August 6 | |||
North Dakota | Antelope | NA | August 7 | 2019 result date: August 14 | ||
South Dakota | Antelope - Firearm | NA | August 9 | August 15 | ||
Surplus 900-20 antelope, antlerless deer and elk | Starting August 12 | NA | ||||
2nd Controlled Draw | August 15 | 2019 result date: August 22 | ||||
Spring bison, bear &javelina | NA | October 8: Online ONLY | 2019 date: Oct. 30 (portal account) |
