06/29/2022
If you didn’t draw a buck deer or bull elk permit but still want to hunt big game this fall, your last chance to obtain a permit this year is coming up! Here are the upcoming sales days for purchasing permits over the counter or online:
Elk permits
🥩 General-season archery elk permits — for adults and youth — will be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12. The general-season archery elk permits are unlimited.
🥩 General-season any bull elk permits — for adults and youth — will be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 14. The general-season bull elk permits allow hunters to harvest a bull elk using a muzzleloader or any legal weapon. There are 17,500 bull elk permits for adults and an unlimited number of permits for youth. You must be 17 years old or younger on July 31 to purchase any of the youth permits.
🥩 General-season spike bull elk permits — for adults and youth — will be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26. There are 15,000 available permits.
Deer permits
🦌 The general-season buck deer permits that remain after the big game drawing will be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19. There are a total of 954 permits remaining.
🦌 Youth general-season archery deer permits will also become available at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19. These permits are not left over from any type of drawing — they are set aside specifically for youth hunters each year.
Bison and limited-entry deer and pronghorn permits
🦬 Limited-entry buck deer, pronghorn and over-the-counter bison permits will all be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12. There is only one limited-entry buck deer and one limited-entry pronghorn permit available, but the Nine Mile hunting unit bison permits are unlimited. (You must complete an online orientation course before you can purchase one of the bison permits.)
Learn more about the permits that will be available next month and how to buy them: bit.ly/3y4u4jU