AccountList of returned Idaho general season tags — Late October 2023
The previous October 5 Idaho returned tag sale date was canceled by Idaho Fish and Game. But... there are a few 2023 leftover tags available this week in Idaho. If you've been following along, this is the ninth and LAST period for Idaho's returned general season sold-out deer and elk tags. Also available this week are some returned controlled hunt deer and elk tags. The tags listed below were the latest information from Oct. 17 at 7:45 p.m. MT.
General season tags
Again, on the October 19 general season return sale date in Idaho at 10:00 a.m. MT, there are some tags available.
- A tag can be purchased for any of the units listed in the tables below
- Individual unit tag counts are a not-to-exceed limit.
- NOTE: This is also when a resident can buy one unsold nonresident general season deer and elk tag at the nonresident price. So, a resident can pick up a second tag, AND ALSO, a nonresident can pick up a second tag. So you could have two deer tags or two elk tags.
You can get additional information here if you don't know how Idaho's process works for picking up a tag.
Returned sold-out tags
Available tags will be listed here on Idaho's 2023 returned tag page.
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 October 19 sale date, it's a great idea to do some research on both Filtering 2.0 and GOHUNT Maps to see what units you are interested in. Jump over to those research tools below:
Research on Filtering 2.0 here Research on GOHUNT Maps
Below is a list of remaining returned tag dates:
Idaho's remaining returned sold-out tag dates for 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Sale date (10:00 a.m. MT) | Date to view available tags (10:00 a.m. MT) |
| October 19 | October 17 |
Pick up an available tag here once available
General season elk tags that are available
A total of 81 elk tags are available.
This table combines the existing capped elk zones AND the new limited elk zones to simplify finding the amount of tags per elk zone and tag type. The new limits do not apply to capped elk zones.
The limited elk zones include nonresident non-outfitted and nonresident outfitted tags.
Nonresident returned elk tags | ||
|---|---|---|
| Elk Zone Type | Tag Limit | Tags Remaining |
| Bannock — A Tag | 176 | 1 |
| Beaverhead — A Tag | 265 | 1 |
| Boise River — B Tag | 342 | 1 |
| Lolo — B Tag * | 222 | 81 |
| McCall — A Tag | 346 | 3 |
| McCall — B Tag | 320 | 68 |
| Palisades — B Tag | 38 | 1 |
| Palouse — B Tag | 189 | 1 |
| Panhandle — A Tag | 643 | 1 |
| Panhandle — B Tag | 1109 | 4 |
| Sawtooth — B Tag * | 197 | 1 |
| Selway — A Tag * | 254 | 81 |
| Selway — B Tag * | 284 | 25 |
| Smoky - Bennett — B Tag * | 6 | 1 |
| Snake River — A Tag - ^ Archery and Short-ranged only | 86 | 1 |
| Weiser River — B Tag * | 430 | 1 |
* Indicates a capped elk zone. These capped tags are set during season setting in March.
- ^ Indicates no "any weapon" season.
General deer tags that are available
A total of 14 deer tags are available.
The nonresident regular deer tag limits listed below includes nonresident non-outfitted and nonresident outfitted tags.
Nonresident returned deer tags | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Tag Limit | Tags Remaining |
| Unit 8A | 57 | 1 |
| Unit 15 | 76 | 2 |
| Unit 21A | 108 | 1 |
| Unit 23 | 172 | 2 |
| Unit 28 | 199 | 1 |
| Unit 29 | 131 | 2 |
| Unit 30A | 17 | 1 |
| Unit 36 | 113 | 2 |
| Unit 36A | 61 | 1 |
| Unit 49 | 194 | 1 |
Reserved whitetail deer tags that are available
The nonresident whitetail deer tag limits listed below include nonresident non-outfitted and nonresident outfitted tags.
Nonresident reserved whitetail deer tags | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Tag Limit | Tags Remaining |
| Unit 16 | 130 | 1 |
| Unit 21 | 10 | 1 |
| Unit 23 | 52 | 1 |
| Unit 30 | 31 | 1 |
| Unit 50 | 4 | 1 |
* Reserved Whitetail deer tags become available after the main quota of 14,000 has sold out. Count includes outfitter and non-outfitted tags.
Controlled hunt tags that are available
2023 Controlled hunt leftover tags | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Hunt number | Unit | Available tags |
| Deer | 1004 | 11A | 2 |
| Deer | 1006 | 13 | 2 |
| Deer | 1007 | 14 | 1 |
| Deer | 1008 | 14 | 1 |
| Deer | 1009 | 18 | 1 |
| Deer | 1021 | 30A | 2 |
| Deer | 1033 | 42 | 1 |
| Deer | 1065 | 8A | 1 |
| Deer | 1069 | 63A | 1 |
| Deer | 1088 | 29-1 | 1 |
| Deer | 1104 | 11 | 1 |
| Deer | 1111 | 60-2 | 2 |
| Elk | 2021 | 44 | 1 |
| Elk | 2032 | 52 | 1 |
| Elk | 2049 | 5-1 | 1 |
| Elk | 2054 | 13 | 2 |
| Elk | 2072 | 31 | 1 |
| Elk | 2086 | 48-1 | 2 |
| Elk | 2101 | 66A | 1 |
| Elk | 2107 | 13 | 1 |
| Elk | 2122 | 22 | 1 |
| Elk | 2127 | 36A-2 | 1 |
| Elk | 2132 | 49 | 1 |
| Elk | 2147 | 29 | 1 |
| Elk | 2148 | 30 | 1 |
| Elk | 2149 | 37 | 1 |
Returned resident sold-out tags that are available
Resident returned capped sold-out elk tags | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Tag Limit | Tag Remaining |
| Dworshak Zone – B Tag | 2,118 | 13 |
| Elk City Zone – B Tag | 1,131 | 10 |
| Lolo Zone – B Tag | 630 | 195 |
| Middle Fork Zone – A Tag | 1,168 | 894 |
| Middle Fork Zone – B Tag | 925 | 291 |
| Salmon Zone – B Tag | 1,792 | 21 |
| Sawtooth Zone – B Tag ** | 1,522 | 7 |
| Selway Zone – A Tag | 179 | 3 |
** Initial sale of Resident Sawtooth Zone A and B tags are sold separately from other resident tag sales on 7/12/2023, two days after other resident capped tags. Returned Sawtooth A and B tags will be sold together on scheduled Returned Tag Sale dates.
October 17, 2023
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