The application period for Disabled Veterans and Children with Special Needs Big Game Tag programs is open now through January 31st.
The Disabled Veterans Special Big Game Tag program allows a qualified organization to apply for a special big game hunt tag on behalf of a disabled veteran whether an Idaho resident or not. Each year, the Idaho Division of Veterans Services will first screen all applicants and provide a list of screened applicants to Idaho Fish and Game in priority order of issuance. The top two candidates sponsored by Idaho Divisions of Veterans Services will receive a tag, and Fish and Game will issue the three remaining tags to candidates sponsored by other qualified organizations.
In addition, each year, up to five big game tags can be made available for children sponsored by a qualified organization with life-threatening medical conditions, as certified by a qualified and licensed physician. Those tags are valid in any open hunt, controlled or general, as provided by Commission proclamation, with the exception that they may not be used in any controlled hunt with less than five controlled hunt tags. The program is not limited to Idaho residents or organizations in Idaho. There is no limitation to how many applicants a qualified organization may sponsor each year for either program.
All personal information submitted will be kept confidential and used only for purposes related to the special big game tag programs. Anyone with questions can contact Fish and Game’s licensing office by email at licenses@idfg.idaho.gov.
