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HUNTING ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAND Much of the land in Idaho is privately owned. Hunters can typically freely take game animals hunted on their own private property, or may seek permission from a landowner to hunt on private property.

Registered Landowners with at least 320 acres are eligible to apply for any leftover tags after the first landowner tag drawing. If successful, a landowner may designate his or her tag to another individual. Idaho state law prohibits selling or marketing landowner appreciation tags.

Idaho's controlled hunt permits are a true random draw. Irrespective of how many times you have applied in the past, an applicant in the random draw receives only 1 entry unlike many other states. This means every applicant in their respective residency pool has an equal chance of being drawn.

Idaho has two distinct controlled hunt application processes, depending on the species applied for. In this draw, elk, deer, pronghorn, and fall black bear hunts are available. Moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain goat are available through a separate controlled draw system, which you can read about here.

Idaho is one of the unique states in the west because there is no point system. All tags are given out in a random draw process, so first time applicants are just as likely to draw a hunt as someone who has been applying for 30 years. Idaho has both general and limited entry hunts.

Every hunter in Idaho, who was born on or after January 1st, 1975, is required to complete Hunter Education Certification unless they can provide proof of a previously purchased hunting license from Idaho or another state. Hunters must be 9 years of age or older to get certified.