WDFW: Surplus multi-season deer and elk tags available

Deer and elk hunters who bought a multi-season permit application this year will have the chance to buy one of 2,369 remaining multi-season deer tags and 130 remaining multi-season elk tags as of Aug. 21.

The next sequential 130 hunters on the original, official elk multi-season draw list will have an opportunity to buy the remaining tags. The original multi-season draw is being used to prevent large gatherings at retail locations.

The 130 winners of the remaining elk tags will receive an email from the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) letting them know they are eligible to buy a tag. WDFW encourages hunters to make sure they have a valid email address in their WILD account. Once notified, there is no deadline for those newly eligible individuals to buy their tag.

The 2,369 remaining deer tags will be available to purchase online at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/login or at authorized license dealers throughout the state. Hunters can search for authorized license dealers at wdfw.wa.gov/licenses/dealers . WDFW regional offices and the headquarters office in Olympia are also open for license sales.

Hunters who want to buy a multi-season tag must have purchased a 2024 multi-season permit application. Hunters who already have a 2024 general season transport tag will need to surrender it to WDFW or a license dealer within five days of purchasing a multi-season tag, per state law.

Multi-season deer tags are $139.10 and multi-season elk tags are $182. Tag costs are the same for residents and non-residents. Hunters with multi-season tags can hunt all three weapon choices, season permitting. These weapons include modern firearms, muzzleloaders and archery.

For more information, visit wdfw.wa.gov .