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List of returned Idaho general season tags — April 2023


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2023 leftover tag season is here, and this is the kickoff article for Idaho's returned general season sold-out deer and elk tags.

On the April 20 return sale date in Idaho at 10:00 am MT, there are some tags available.

  • One tag can be purchased for any of the units listed in the table below (could pick up an elk and a deer tag)
  • Individual unit tag counts are a not-to-exceed limit.

Returned sold out tags

Any available tags will be listed on Idaho's 2023 returned tag page here.

If there are any returned tags, they will be available once a month until September, and then it switches to the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. MT. The list of available tags for that period will be made available two days before the sale opens at 10:00 a.m. These tags will be available online on a first come, first served basis and they will sell out quickly!

Before the April 20 sale date, it's a great idea to do some research ahead of time on both Filtering 2.0 and GOHUNT Maps to see what units you might be interested in. Jump over to those research tools below: 

Research on Filtering 2.0 here Research on GOHUNT Maps

Below is a list of returned tag available dates:

Idaho returned sold-out tag dates for 2023

Sale date
(10:00 a.m. MT)
Date to
view available tags
(10:00 a.m. MT)
April 20April 18
May 18May 16
June 22June 20
July 20July 18
August 3August 1
September 7September 5
September 21September 19
October 5October 3
October 19October 17

Pick up an available tag here once available

General tags available

Nonresident returned regular deer tags

Elk ZoneAvailable Tags

Unit 1

179

Unit 2

268

Unit 3

262

Unit 4

199

Unit 4A

17

Unit 5

83

Unit 6

5

Unit 7

19

Unit 8

22

Unit 8A

1

Unit 9

14

Unit 10

1

Unit 10A

1

Unit 12

1

Unit 15

7

Unit 16

2

Unit 16A

23

Unit 17

2

Unit 19

5

Unit 19A

8

Unit 20

2

Unit 20A

2

Unit 21

5

Unit 21A

2

Unit 22 — 2-point only

104

Unit 23

3

Unit 24

106

Unit 27

11

Unit 28

3

Unit 29

2

Unit 30

2

Unit 30A

1

Unit 31

56

Unit 32

186

Unit 32A

103

Unit 33

5

Unit 34

1

Unit 36

4

Unit 36A

1

Unit 36B

4

Unit 37

1

Unit 38 — Archery and Short-ranged only

71

Unit 39

259

Unit 40 — 2-point only

173

Unit 41 — 2-point only

36

Unit 42 — 2-point only

18

Unit 43

9

Unit 46

96

Unit 47 — Archery only

1

Unit 48

3

Unit 49

5

Unit 50

4

Unit 51

5

Unit 52A

57

Unit 53 — Short-ranged only

29

Unit 55 — Archery only

3

Unit 56

45

Unit 57 — Archery only

4

Unit 58

2

Unit 59

63

Unit 59A

12

Unit 60

90

Unit 60A

101

Unit 61

39

Unit 62

31

Unit 62A

24

Unit 63 — Archery and Short-ranged only

27

Unit 64

37

Unit 65

4

Unit 66

8

Unit 66A

1

Unit 67

4

Unit 68

49

Unit 69

68

Unit 71

33

Unit 72

5

Unit 73 — Archery only

9

Unit 73A

27

Unit 75

4

Unit 76

10

Unit 78 — Archery only

1

* These tags are for nonresidents only

Nonresident returned whitetail deer tags

UnitAvailable Tags

Unit 1

1

Unit 8A

1

Unit 11

6

Unit 11A

25

Unit 13

1

Unit 15

2

Unit 17

1

Unit 19A

5

Unit 21A

1

Unit 22

2

Unit 24

16

Unit 32A

5

Unit 33

5

Unit 58

1

Unit 59

1

Unit 60

14

Unit 60A

5

Unit 61

1

Unit 62A

3

Unit 63 — Archery and Short-ranged only

2

Unit 63A — Archery and Short-ranged only

42

Unit 64

5

Unit 69

2

* These tags are for nonresidents only

Nonresident returned elk tags

UnitAvailable Tags

Bear River-B

2

Bear River-A

5

Beaverhead-A

1

Smoky - Bennett-A — Archery only

3

Big Desert-A — Archery only

1

Boise River-B

14

Boise River-A — Archery only

3

Brownlee-A — Archery and Short-ranged only

1

Diamond Creek-A — Archery only

7

Dworshak-B

7

Dworshak-A — Archery and Muzzleloader only

3

Elk City-B

4

Elk City-A — Archery and Muzzleloader only

6

Island Park-A

2

Lolo-B

5

Lolo-A — Archery only

17

McCall-B

6

McCall-A

9

Middle Fork-B

12

Middle Fork-A

12

Palisades-B

3

Palisades-A

3

Palouse-B

19

Palouse-A

8

Panhandle-B

5

Panhandle-A

15

Pioneer-A

4

Salmon-B

8

Sawtooth-B

5

Selway-B

9

Selway-A

45

Snake River-A — Archery and Short-ranged only

20

Tex Creek-B

11

Tex Creek-A

1

Weiser River-B

8

Weiser River-A

12

South Hills-A

3

Bannock-A

5

* These tags are for nonresidents only

Returned DAV Tags

Tag TypeAvailable
Nonresident
DAV Deer Tags
1

Pick up an available tag here once available

What tags "could be available?"

  • Sold-out nonresident capped elk zones
  • Sold-out nonresident elk tags
  • Sold-out nonresident deer tags

Future eligible returned tags include:

  • Resident capped elk zones
  • Nonresident outfitter tags for elk and for regular deer
  • Nonresident outfitter tags for capped elk zones
  • Resident and nonresident controlled hunts

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